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Times-Advocate, 1983-04-20, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, April 20, 1983 Bruce man heads conservation group A Bruce County man has been elected chairman of the Association of Conservation Authorities (ACRD) during a meeting held recently in Oshawa. John Bruce, an Elderslie Township farmer and chair- man of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, was elected for a two-year term as head of the Association which represents the collective con- cerns of the province's 39 Con- servation Authorities. A member of the Saugeen Authority since 1969, Bryce fills the position previously held by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Chairman John Stephen of Blanshard Township, Perth County, who did not seek reelection. In accepting the position, Bryce said that Conservation Authorities will be facing critical times during the next few years as they attempt to meet natural resources management demands while LIST WINNERS . Winners of South Hibbert Athletic Associations car poker rally held April 10 were, David Smyth, Jim Butson, Bill Hulley, Doug Bell, Bruce Smith, Pete Laing, Cheryl Smith, Lisa Hornet, Pauline Gulutzen, Ken Upshall, Gerald Gackstetter, Ross Corbett, Harvey Dow, Brenda Walper, Betty Stoneman, Henry Harburn, Larry Par- sons, Ron Finlayson, Jeff Cor- bett and Russ Taylor. faced with provincial and municipal government fun- ding constraints. "Individual Authority roles will have to be negotiated with other govern- ment agencies in order to pro- vide an efficient delivery ser- vice to the general public", Bryce said: In order to establish a common basis for such negotiation, Bryce stated that the ACAO must be prepared to continue to work closely with the Ontario government and organiza- tions like the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Bryce made specific reference to the resumption of ACAO discussions with the Ministry of the Environment concerning the Environmen- tal Assessment Act and the need for further research in- to agricultural land drainage and soil erosion in coopera- tion with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Also at the meeting Dennis Reed, Chairman, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authori- ty, was elected Vice - Chairman of ACAO. Reed has had a long involvement in the field of conservation, both on a personal and a professional basis. His first involvement with the Cataraqui Authority was in 1967 when he was in- vited to serve as an ad hoc member of the Authority's Conservation Education Ad- visory Board due to his special interest in outdoor education and his position as a Learning Program Consul- tant for the Frontenac Coun- ty Board of Education. Custom •Seed Cleaning & Treating Grains.8, Beans Maple Seeds Supersweet Feeds Schroeder Milling Ltd. Dashwood 237-3651 CANADA•ONTARIO Crop Insurance FARM PRODUCTION COSTS ARE HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE You stand to lose more than you might think from unexpected hail, frost, drought, flood, wind, insect damage and disease. Crop Insurance makes better sense every year. 1* Donald Weigand RR 1, Dashwood, Ontario Agriculture Canada Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food A FOREST OF TREES -- Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority conservation ser- vices coordinator John Schwindt checks some of the evergreens ordered by private landowners for use as windbreaks. "The generosity of farmers, even during this time of economic hardship, attests to the broader world view that you people (most farmers) have." So said Roy Schlegel, On- tario director of the Men- nonite Central Committee, at the second annual sale of heifers donated by dairy farmers for world relief. More than $140,000 was rais- ed at the sale. "It's kind of fantastic, the way people responded," said Roy Snyder of Waterloo, one of the organizers. Broad smiles greeted most visitors and buyers at the sale which was held at the Brubacher Sale Arena near Guelph March 30. An air of fun and camaraderie permeates the place during these sales.: Everyone from donors to buyers are aware of the good work that will be done with the money raised. The arena is donated as is the auctioneering. The heifers are donated and even some of the drovers donate their trucks and services. The spirit of giving is con- tagious. A number of buyers re -donated animals. In fact, at least one was re -donated three times! - No one can deny the depressed times in the farm- ing industry and a surplus of milk and dairy cattle right across North Amerioa; yet, the bidding was brisk because everyone present knew the money raised was going to a good cause. The idea for the sale was the brainchild of the late Ward Shantz of Waterloo Region. The famous May sale of arts, crafts, quilts and bak- ing at the New Hamburg Arena sparked the plan. Shantz correctly figured that the men needed an opportuni- ty to match the efforts of their wives who have always been. the most active in preparing for the New Hamburg sale. But hold on, friends, the end is not in sight. Beef farmers --probably hardest hit in this recession -- are not going to let their counterparts in dairying get the upper hand. They are now preparing for yet another sale being organized by the Men- nonite Relief Sale Inc. Farmers are now donating animals for a sale that will be held in mid-October at the Kitchener- Waterloo Stockyards, north of Waterloo. And not just farmrTs will be invited. The general public can participate in this sale. GROWERS NEEDED FOR NATTAWA SOYBEAN CONTRACTS "Hurry, only a few contracts left" Premiums up to $6.00 per bushel over published board price ALSO EXPORT MALTING BARLEY CONTRACTS NOW AVAILABLE GRANTOR 225-2360 MITCHELL 348.8433 HENSALL 262-2527 Many of the animals will be ready for slaughter and anybody who wants beef for a freezer can attend. People will be on hand at this sale to Please turn to page 11 Early spring is second best time When is the best time to plant a tree? According to one landscape gardener, the answer to that question is "Thirty years ago." The Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority will settle for second-best. Early spring. The seedlings and larger trees ordered by the Authori- ty for themselves and private landowners are now being delivered. John Schwindt, in charge of the tree -planting program, said Authority employees will plant 175,000 seedling trees this spring, 125,000 on private land and 50,000 on conserva- tion areas. Fifty thousand more are being distributed to individual customers. The little pine and poplars, still called penny stock, now cost a landowner 2.5 cents each. They will be used for field and plantation planting and windbreaks. The Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority will distribute 8,000 larger evergreens, each about three to five feet high with roots neatly wrapped in burlap, to 125 landowners. Deciduous .trees can also be ordered. 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