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Clinton News-Record, 1979-03-15, Page 12e PAGE 12 —CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1979 Jim Johnson of ,the Hullett roads department backs one of the plows into the new township building on Monday, following a nine -hour plowing session after a snowstorm that dumped several inches on the district. The new building is now complete, and should be fully occupied by the end of March. (News -Record photo) news farm news ,Variety of bean plants shown at day John Schleihauf of Ridgetown College provided a variety of information on varieties, planting and crop rotation at last Wed- nesday's Bean Day at the South Huron Rec Centre. He listed Fleetwood, a seed bean released in 1977 as a bushy plant with short runners, providing excellent yield and mainly adaptable to 3,000 heat units or more. Kentwood was described as a solid, upright bush with a maturity date 10 days earlier and well adapted to South Huron. Schleihauf said Seafarer is grown because "it's the'earliest variety we have. The yield is lower, though." He added, "Sanilac has set a standard for others to match. Maturity is two days later than Kentwood but, very acceptable for canning." He talked about Tuscola which was released recently in Holstein cattle sale debated by club BY RHEA HAMILTON The Huron County Holstein club seems to be in a bit of. a dilemma concerning their annual sale of stock, members discussed Monday in Clinton. Some members have suggested that the annual sale be held in con- junction with Perth county, but Perth members have not been receptive to the idea, reported Dave Marshall, director for the Huron club in South Huron. Mr. Marshall had talked with some of the Perth members about the idea of a combined sale. "I got the impression • that they did not think it was a good idea," said Mr. Marshall. Wilbert Freeman, director from North east Huron reported that at a meeting of the Walkerton Little Fair, county reps there had been given the suggestion of having a Tri county sale with .Bruce, Grey'and Huron. "The idea was brought up at the end of the meeting and I told them that Huron would have to know by the fall just what they were proposing for a sale in 1980," Mr. Freeman said. The club members decided to take the advice of their .sales agent and have their own sale sometime in the first week of August. A selection committee was organized and will meet later this month to set up regulations concerning the selection of stock for the sale. Committee members are Bob Vodden com- mittee head, Dave Marshall, Jim McKague, Joe Van Osch and Wilbert Freeman. ' Members discussed the possibility of having a dispersal sale im- mediately after their own sale and the committee agreed to look into the matter.' Rbbert McNeil . ,and Dave Marshall reported back to the Huron club the activities at the National Holstein Fresian Association meeting in Toronto when Huroh presented a resolution to the national board asking that all past Summer school to be held... • from page 3 program". The superintendant said he felt the minimum number of students needed to justify the course would be .150 with a minimum 20 students in each course offered. He added that the only salary at risk for the board would be the principal of Central Huron. He said the CHSS administrator will spend a considerable amount of time planning and administering the summer courses' and the board may want to consider making provisions for that. Clinton trustee Dorothy Williams said she was concerned the board would get involved in the summer school courses and students who ap- peared 'eager when they started the courses would drop out before they were completed. "Is there no guarantee, when they start the course that they finish it?" asked Williams. Allan explained that teachers hired for the summer school will probably be paid on the per diem rate of their contract. He said the teachers will not be working if no students show up for the courses. John Cochrane, director of education, explained to trustees that there was no way of determining now how many students could need summer I f CHANGE IN NAME INDEPENDENT SHIPPER United Co -Operatives of Ontario Livestock Department Toronto Ship your livestock with FRANK V000EL Dashwood Monday 1s shipping day from Varna Stockyard previously Roy Statham'. Call Dashwood 23$-2707 o"r Sayfteld 563.26311 Sy 7:30 a.m. Monday for prompt service No charges on pldc-up presidents of the national association be named honory life member to the National Holstein Fresian Association. The board turned down the resolution. The Huron club has decided to bring the matter to other counties in the area to solicit their support. If it is favourable then the Huron group will bring the resolution up at the fall meeting of the national association in October. The two represen- tatives suggested that the Huron club rent a room at the meetings to give local club members a place to hang their coats and meet others from their area. "It is important for 'members to know that they have a delegation own at the meetings," said Mr: McNeil. The club members agreed and a suite will be rented for the next meeting in 1980. Other highlights from the Toronto meeting included the cutting back of 'directors from the Huron area to three from four. "With an election school. The director said students do not know their marks until the end of June and until those marks are known administration can't pin down the number of students that may need summer school. Ther director said the return to basics philosophy of the ministry of education had prompted the establish- ment of summer school. He said the ministry changed the credit system in secondary schools putting more em- phasis on subjects such as English and sciences. Up until now students were permitted to' abandon courses they found difficult and still attain credits for a pass but under the mew system more credits are compulsory forcing students to attain passing grades in more subjects. Cochrane said the summer school ,programs are designed to help students who need passing grades achieve those grades or to better the grades they achieved during the school year. He said it is not meant to allow students to pick up an extra course. The board plans to operate one bus per day from the secondary schools in Wingham, Goderich, Exeter and Seaforth to Central Huron and will tell students to find their own way to their school to catch that bus. 4 Why not put your urea or ammonia nitrate on your fall wheat by air this ' year?„ LAMMEN'S SPRAYING SERVICE 519 875-2541 coming up soon, we need • another director from this area, and so I ask everyone to support a local representative like Jim Needham," Mr. Marshall said. The question of upgrading was left with the committee to do more investigating. "As far as nip cattle are concerned the committee didn't know what genetic potential the nipped cattle would have compared to the purebred," ' said Mr. McNeil. More specific information is needed. As a result of the annual meeting, the OMMB is going to come under fire to present a better dairy display. Members were concerned that the display could be more _display as it portrays the ' dairy industry to more urban than rural viewers. The procedure to elect national directors .has been changed to a new voting system based on a three year revolving term. The motion was passed and sent on to the Ontario extension committee. In other business, the Huron Holstein club has over 30 new members and all have been invited to an information day Friday March 16 at the Agricultural office, were Dennis Martin, O.M.A.F., will give general in- formation. Huron members voted to take out an ad in the Clinton Spring Fair entry book. This is the first year the fair board is selling ads' in the book and is part of some new ideas to celebrate the 125 birthday of the fair. The ad is to `entice members to come out to exhibit at more Black and White shows.' Along the same line members discussed selling ads for their own fair book which contains lists of classified en- trants. Members are to be contacted by newsletter and the secretary Don Watson will check the response. The suggested prices were $20 for a page and $10 for half page. Members agreed not to attract businesses to advertise as it. could conflict with the fair board booklet', Of the4'Z46', mbmbers in Huron .,' ounty only 89 were classified last year. Classification is paid and done by United Breeders :and every member receives a card asking when he.would like to be classified. "People over. estimate classification and are discouraged from at- tending," said Mr. McNeil. Mr. Martin pointed out that classifying would be discussed at the meeting Friday afternoon. In a comparison of clubs in fieldman Gordon Bell's area, Huron ex- celled in new members and attendance at many events Michigan, but, not licenced in Ontario, saying, "It does not offer enough advantage to be recommended here and is four to five days later than Sanilac." The Ridgetown researcher listed the maturity ,times for the following varieties as the results of testing at Kippen: Seafarer, 92; Kentwood, 98 and Fleetwood 103. The desirable air and soil temperatures for planting white beans are 65 degrees Fahrenheit but Schleihauf added, "In Huron 60 degrees might be a little more realistic." A 40 year survey in the Brucefield area suggests the first 10 days in Sep- tember as the best time for harvesting. To this fact, Schleihauf com- mented, "Planting should be as close to June 1 as possible but the harvest date should also dictate to planting time." Jim O'Toole of Cn- tralia College of Agricultural Technology who spoke on herbicides and problem weeds also noted that crop rotation is essential where white beans are grown. O'Toole continued, "the lowest yields come where beans are planted after beans." Don Littlejohns, a researcher with W. G. Thompson and Sons in- vited growers to visit some of their testing plots. He said, "Everything in our program is showable. Come and take a look. Seeing is believing. Research is an extension of our marketing arm." Littlejohns said his firth was using two farms for in -the -field testing. They are the Bell Bros., south of Hensall and Highland Farms at Morpeth. On research financing he added, "Research funded by the National Research Council in Canada is the lowest percentage of money used for research by any developing country." The next speaker was Russ Frasier, a researcher agronomist - from Michigan. He said two cents from each bag of beans marketed in Michigan goes to research. Last year this amounted to about $120,000. He suggested the third Smile Then there was the case of the cow that went dry - udder failure. week of June was the "optimal time" for planting white beans: in Michigan and taller and narrower plants wiAlict be more acceptable in the future. CANAL KITCHENS For those now kit- chens or bathrooms. For new homes and spring remodelling. 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