Times-Advocate, 1988-06-01, Page 18Page 6A Times -Advocate, June 1, 1988
Fred Lewis is OPA president
STRATFORD - The Ontario
Plowmen's Association has named
Fred Lewis OPA President for
1988. Albert Carson, who served as
President in 1987..stepped down in
February to allow Mr. Lcwis to as-
sume the senior position in the or-
ganization. First on Mr. Lewis's
list of responsibilities is the Inter-
national Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery Show, which will take
place September 20-24 near Strat-
ford, Perth County.
Fred Lewis, a cash crop, beef and
broiler chicken producer from Mid-
dlesex County has been an OPA
member since 1978. Mr. Lewis
served as Vice -President of the OPA
last year.
"I owe a lot to Albert Carson tune!
last year's committee," says Lewis.
f'We all learned a great deal from
their advance planning and hard
work." Lewis himself was deeply
involved in last year's Match, when
he served as vice-president of the
OPA.
"Things look great for this ycar,"
Lewis adds. "We've had plenty of
time to prepare for what promises
to be an exciting and successful
Plowing Match. We're looking for-
ward to the match .in Perth Coun-
ty."
STRATFORD - "To Perth; per-
chance to Plow...."
This, and many other Shakespear-
ean sounding phrases, will abound
when the 75th annual International
Plowing Match and Farm Machin-
ery Show is held lust southwest of
New interest
in commodities
CENTRALIA - Agriculturalists
in southwester Ontario are gaining
interest in a new type of rural or-
ganization, the commodity market-
ing club. Alison Lobb, commodity
futures lecturer (Centralia College),
joined the recently formed Huron
County club.
According to Lobb, "the objective
of a commodity marketing club is
the education of club metnbers in
the fundamental principles and tech-
niques of marketing. their agricultu-
ral products. In addition, members
gain hands-on experience with the
Chicago futures markets by invest-
ing collectively in options con-
tracts. Expenses arc kept to a mini-
mum".
Beginning with 15 interested per-
sons, the Millionaires Marketing
Club allows for 20 paid-up mcm-
bcrs and these spots were promptly
filled. Visitors to the educational
meetings are welcome.
Meetings are held thc first Mon-
day of every month, April to No-
vember and twice a month, Decem-
ber to March. Executive members
are president, Walter Vermont, Zu-
rich; vice-president, Stephen Miller,
Zurich; and secretary -treasurer, Carl
Bolton, Dublin.
In the few meetings held since
January 1988, several of southwest-
ern Ontario's best known commodi-
ty professionals have addressed the
club.
Frank Backx, a Marketing Man-
ager from Cooks in Hensall, shared
his experiences in the formation of
similar clubs in Lambton County.
Marty 1{uzcvka, a Commodity
Broker with Richardson Green-
-shields, and Fred Evans, a broker
from McLeod, Young, 1Vcir of
London, discussed the various fu-
tures alternatives. Also, Wayne
MacLean of Ag-Alcrt, London cov-
ered marketing alternatives and bas-
ic charting services and club mem-
ber Alison Lobb described the
"paper trading" game played by her
commodity futures students at
CCAT.
Education is the key to successful
. marketing and following thc Chica-
go futures markets is an excellent
way to learn about cash market
trends, whether or not one is inter-
ested in actual trading.
Only three of thc club mcmbcrs
had previously traded in the futures
markets. In March, club members
hired a broker (Fred Evans) and de-
cided to invest in a December corn
call option. Options are less risky
than futures. Now the -watching be-
gins! All mcmbcrs arc keenly fol-
lowing their contract progress.
If you wish to know more about
the Millionaires Marketing Club or
want to organize a club in your arca
contact Alison Lobb at CCAT
(228-6691) or Brian Hall at the
Clinton OMAF office (482-3428).
Don't forget, visitors are welcome
at the monthly meetings!
So mark your calendar June 6 at
the Clinton OMAF office Board-
room, 8:00 p.m. is the next meet-
ing.
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Stratford, September 20-24.
This year's 1.P.M. has adopted a
Shakespearean theme because of the
match's proximity,to thc world rc-
knnwncd Stratford Festival Theatre.
Every year, thousands of people
travel to Stratford to sec the various
performances presented on. the Fes-
tival stage.. I.P.M. organizers arc
hoping to capitalize on the Festi-
val's popularity with their Shakes-
pearean theme; and want to encour-
age those Coming to sec the
Festival, to visit the various attrac-
tions the match has to offer. •
Members of the local I.P.M.
Publicity Committee arc working
along with Festival organizers and
Stratford and arca Visitors and Con-
vention Bureau ,members to co-
ordinate various promotional mate-
rials and events. And, in keeping
with the thane, the official I.P.M.
poster depicts William Shakespeare
plowing a field with a single push
plow.
Will the Shakespearean theme at-
tract large crowds to the match! To
quote Williaun Shakespeare's "The
Tempest", local organizers hope
everyone will "... Come hither
from the furrow and be merry; make
holiday!" - at the International
Plowing Match and Farm Machin-
ery Show, September, 20-24, in
Perth County.
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