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Times-Advocate, 1983-10-19, Page 23Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food huron farm and home news Competition was tough and prices were excellent at the Annual Huron -Bruce 4-H Show and Sale held at the Brussels Stockyards on Thanksgiving Day. Thirty- five steers and eight heifers competed in the show judged by Jim Coultes of Wingham. Sandy MacDonald of RR 3 Teeswater captured the trophy for the overall grand champion which was donated by Modern Livestock of Clyde, Alberta and presented by Randy Scott. Sandy's steer was the grand champion steer and Rod McGillivray of RR 4, Paisley showed the reserve champion steer. In the heifer class, two brothers from RR 3 Teeswater, Steven and Kevin McKague, won the grand and reserve champion heifer ribbons. In the afternoon, the calves were sold by auctioneer, Jack Riddell, MPP for an average price of $84.68 per hundred weight. The Huron -Perth 4-H Calf Club Sale purchased San- dy MacDonald's steer for $1.10 per pound. The reserve steer sold for $1.08 per pound to the Port Elgin Meat Market. Morris Weber bought the champion heifer for $1.07 per pound and Hettinger Meat Market purchased the reserve champion heifer for $1.01 per pound. The strong support of all the buyers made for a very successful sale for the 4-H members. Also contributing to success of the Show and Sale was the Howick Mutual Insurance Company of Wroxeter who provided each 4-11 member with a pen and lunch at noon. A special thank you to the r, t%J the co.opetatofs INSURANCE SERVICES * LIFE * HOME * AUTO * FARM * COMMERCIAL Ca fl Verna Gingerich 374 Main St, Exeter Clinton Community Credit Union Office `esidence 239.1109 Business Brussels Stockyards for the free use of their facilities and to Jack Riddell and Jim Coultes for their time and effort. This show and sale provides a very successful ending for the 4-H members involved. Everyone who participated and helped to support this 4-H function was a winner. W at could be better than the op- portunity to show support to our young agricultural leaders of tomorrow? John Bancroft, Rural Organization Specialist (Agriculture) Beef finishing program Computer use is becoming commonplace. The computer run, beef finishing program is available through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at the University of Guelph. Many beef producers test corn silage and grains for pro- tein, calcium and phosphorus, but don't participate in the beef finishing program. What can you get out of the program? The usual reports give a printout on mineral mix for- mula, grain mix, batch weight, financial analysis, cost analysis of feeds, feed re- quirement analysis and in- ventories. Breakeven selling price is included in the finan- cial analysis. Inputs needed are feed test results of home grown feeds, age, sex, weight, type of cat- tle, purchase weight, selling weight, expected death loss and implants and growth hor- mones to be used. For finan- cial analysis, information on purchase and selling prices, discounts anticipated, vet, medicine, marketing, truck- ing costs and overhead costs are required. By using figures from his own feeding opera- tion, a meaningful report is returned to the producer. What better way is there to help make those decisions on cattle purchases and feeding programs? The first computer run is $4&f plus- $20- for --additional runs within the same feeding year. We are pleased to assist beef producers in completing the input form, feed sampling and interpretation of the results. If interested please contact your OMAF office. -Stan Paquette Farm Management Specialist LIONS CLUB AWARDS — Exeter Lions Club president John Norris presented awards to the top student in each grade at Friday's Commencement of SHDHS. From the left are Koren Dauber, Deb Josephson, Eva Takacs, Karla Josephson and David Dougall. T -A photo SHDHS TOP GRADE 13 SCHOLARS — In addition to receiving Ontario Scholarships at Friday's Commencement at SHDHS these students received the Gaiser-Kneale academic shield. From the left are Rob Gratton, Stuart Hodgins, David Creery, Susan Deichert, Jim Ward, Corinne Weernink, Jeff Greb, Susan Bies and Sarah McClure. Missing at the time were Maja Gans and Joo'-ie fieHoan. T -A photo Replies to comments on Hydro ('ontinued from page 22 weighed against the facts: - Hydro's rate increases have not kept pace with rising _inflation, , In:: the- last five years, the cost of electricity in real terms, has actually fallen more than four percent - mak- ing Ontario's power rates among the lowest in North America; - Hydro's much publicized debt of $17.2 billion is balanc- ed by assets of almost $23 billion and the financial com- munity, which gives Hydro the top credit rating - triple A - obviously finds this propor- tion acceptable; - Hydro is highly accoun- table to the people it serves because virtually all its ac- tivities are subject to ap- proval or regulation by government or its agencies - the Ontario Cabinet, the Con- solidated Hearings Board, the Environmental Assessment Board. the Ontario Energy OPEN LETTER TO ONTARIO'S CO-OPERATIVE MEMBERS AND OUR NEIGHBOURS CO-OP WEEK is a week set aside each year, across Canada, to celebrate the freedom we have in this country, to serve ourselves the co-operative way. The co-operative way is a very direct con- cept - it's basically a system co-ordin- ated to serve common needs. It's a system which provides individuals with the oppor- tunity to have a say in how things are to be run - to become active in their commun- ity through an expression .of their concerns and needs. United Co-operatives of Ontario is proud of its heritage. We were founded in 1914 as the United Farmers Co-operative Company, and incorporated in 1948 as UCO. During these past "9 years, our members, are our owners, have helped their organization develop into a significant positive factor in the economy of rural Ontario. who and And because of our impact, each of our members has had the opportunity to improve their own quality of life. I feel that CO-OP WEEK is a time to celebrate the co-operative achievement - a time to bring before all co-operative members and before those who might not yet have had the same opportunities we have, to realize the uniqueness of co- operatives and the extent of their acceptance in Canada. It's a time where those of us who are co-op members can each do our part in making the co-operative movement better known to our friends and neighbours. It's an opportunity for us to gain new friends. I hope that each of you takes the time to visit your local co-op and take part in the celebrations in_your community. I know that you will enjoy our spirit and our enthusiasm and our belief in the importance of the individual. reside t, nited Co-operatives of Ontario. Co-op Week Oct. 17 - 22 Exeter Distrlct Co-op a Board, the National Energy Board and the Atomic Energy Control Board, to name a few. Perhaps these additional facts and fig't providra a .. better perspective of Ontario Hydro for the reader. Sincerely, Milan Nastich Chairman Times -Advocate, October 19, 1983 Page 23 Paton best at oxford Veteran Lucan area farmer Clare Paton was a big winner in Saturday's Oxford County GB news Continued from page 14 Grace Atkinson, daughter of David and Marian (Backx) Atkinson, and Gregory Jonathon Parks, son of Con- stable Larry and Anne Marie (Doyle) Parks, who were both initiated into the Catholic community this past week at the sacrament of baptism. Parishioners are asked to suport the Diocesan services fund last Sunday October 16 and next Sunday October 23. The fund will be administered by the Bishop to support various projects including Catholic hospital schools and the Priest pension fund, so please be generous. More than $9000 in total donations for church renova- tions fund were received. Father Morrissey wishes to thank everyone who helped, especially Jim Dalton, who organized ticket sales and to the other members of parish council. There will be a professional development day on October 28 for the separate schools. The teachers will be spending the day studying the media from a Catholic point of view. The P.D. Day is being held in St. Boniface, Zurich. J11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ADAMS Heating & Cooling • Heating Systems of All Types INSTALLED, Iv ODERNIZED and MAINTAINED • General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning • Humidifiers • Ventilation 235-2187 133 Huron St. East, Exeter tnunnunnnnununnnnnnunnulr, plowing match. Paton was declared best in his own division and named grand champion of the match. At the annual banquet of the Middlesex Plowmen's Association Friday night in Delaware, Jackie Giles of II- derton was named Middlesex Queen of the Furrow for 1983-84 and will represent the county at the 1984 Interna- tional plowing match. 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