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Clinton News-Record, 1979-07-26, Page 12r n PAGE 12 —CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1979 Horan farn. treport Time for 13y Pat Lynch and D. S. Pullen, Ag. Rep. "A 'Round Tuit" for soil testing This past spring and winter we have made •a lot , of fertilizer recom- mendations. Too many of them are without the benefit of a soil test. You know the reason for and value of soil testing. But you said yoil did not soil test, you justnever got "a round tuit." We are proud to announce that we have a big supply of round twits. at the Ag office. You can pick one up when you are picking up, your soil test boxes and sheets. You will need one box for every 15-20 acres. Sample at least one core per acre. We will try and make one fertilizer recommendation p'er crop. However, the more samples you ' take, the better our recom- mendationn, will be. Right now is a good time to soil test because you clan walk most fields easily. 1'f you soil test now, take samples between the rows. If you sample in the row, you can pick up some of the unused fertilizer and throw the analysis off.. If ^ some areas of a field • appear poorer send; them in .as a separate sample. A soil test is good for at least two . years' recom- mendations. . Oh, by the way - we must limit • you to one round tuit per farmer. We will need the rest for all the jobs ' that we have been putting off. Onion -Leaved corn plants We have had numerous calls . concerning corn plants with yellow leaves. These leaves turned yellow because the leaves were curled up or "onion - leaved." Most of these were onion -leaved due to the extreme dry weather Goderich Twp. council conditions during June. This onion -leaving is the plant's natural reaction to drought stress. During normal. growth the corn plant takes moisture from the soil through ,its roots. Thismoisture then travels through the plant and eventually to the leaves. When it reaches the ;leaves, it then exits thraugh cells on - the leaves. Under drought con- ditions, these cells become less rigid. Continued' drought eventually makes the leaves curl. hen • the leaves curl, the un no longer shines on these leaves. If the sun does not get to. these leaves, they remain yellow. Once- we get rain to .end the drought these leaves uncurl. When they un-' curl, they are yellowish. The •next leaves will appear a normal green. Discuss sewage agreement Goderich Township Council -tnet o on July with Goderich Town Council represented by Reeve Eileen . Palmer, . Councillor Stan Profit, Deputy -Reeve Bob Allen .and Works Commissioner Ken Hunter who in- dicatedthat there was no agreement with the town regarding water, sewage and services to .the township. • Conklin, represented by J. Cox and Mr. Harris and Mr. Lynds, indicated a willingness to enter into an• agreement with the town in lieuf'of = drilling a well and installing a sewage disposal system. Goderich Township Council then moved that the reeve, Councillor Sturdy and G.G. Ginn be appointed to a committee to negotiate ; the possibility of extending services from the town into the township. This committee is to meet with the appropriate authority from the town: In other township business', Goderich Township Council issued building permits to Tony Van Dongen for an ad- dition to his barn and manure. storage and to. -Robert Welsh for a steel granary. Four tenders for loading and hauling for the Deeves Bridge- were reviewed by council and the Radford tender at .39 for 5,000 yards and .69 for 500 yards was accepted. Land severances were requested by Bluewater Golf Course and Les Jervis. Council passed a motion ,1,_.that the severances be dealt with as per questionaire. Council then adjourned to meet again on July 16. Dave Reed, representing Frank Cowan, reviewed the township insurance policies at the July 16 meeting and, council moved that the insurance policies be revised as agreed upon in the in- surance brief. J. Alexander was present to protest the smell of burning refuse at the land fill site and Deputy -Reeve Wright agrred to investigate. M. Hartrtian was present to inquire into the status of his building permit. -Bylaw number 14;-1979;:_ DRYSDALE MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD., SALES WITH SERVICE The Place To Buy Appliances NEW AND USED Hensall 262.2728 Closed Mondays a bylaw to permit the 2 township to borrow up to $500,000 to aid in the construction of tile drains, was given two readings and forwarded to the O.M.B. for con- sideration and'approvar.-- _ Building permits were issued to M. Hartman for a machine shed, Francis Cantelon for a steel granary, Don. Buchanan fqr a. hog feeding area, Joseph Laurie for a storage shed and Jack Gerrits . for a storage shed. O.T.E.V.A. requested the township- to revise. their subdividers ` agreement regarding the drainage easement requirement. .Council passed .a motion that the "reeve and Councillor Reder interview the owners of Lighthouse Cove regarding . outlet and -or easement for the drainage ditch. Tax write-offs were authtrized by council for Don Watson -2; Joe Potter -$9; Orville Rodges-$12; S. Briuinsma- ....$32.42;_..-_H._..To.rr.ance= $148.77; 'J. Oskam-$24.34; E. Horton -$57.84; F. and F. Yeo -$1.0.82; J. Nyman - $54.10 ; yman-$54.10; Ministry Government Services - $135.84; Township of Stanley -$142.1.2; L. Rutledge -$111.18; D. Dalzell-$27.05; G. Wright - $5.41 ;. Phyllis Cox - $162.94; R. Wilson -$36.66; Fotomat Canada -$117.80 and $14.73; Western Auto Parts -$220.87; Toyerama- $87.01; and Jas Collins Stedmans-$505.74 and $6.32. Accounts totalling over $60,000 were ordered paid by council. Council then adjourned until August 6. Fire destroys Exeter police station The - 'Exeter police station was gutted in a July 12 fire which left damage estimated to be $50,000. - The Exeter Times - Advocate ' reported that no decision has been made by . the town on where to re -locate the police station that had operated out ' of a renovated home. Cause for the blaze has been blamed on the of- fice's photo copying machine which jammed. Chief Ted Day said that fluid from the machine started on fire and he put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher. Minutes later the fire re -ignited itself and before it could be dowsed "the whole thing went up" according to Chief Day. Exeter firemen worked at the scene for over two hours, but the _.,building could not be saved. Fortunately, radio equipment and police records were salvaged. Gasoline saving tips Observe the legal speed limits of the municipalities and provinces. Driving within the legal speed limits will save you fuel . and will reduce the risk of ac- cidents. Driving at 90 km - h (55 mph) instead of 110 km -h (70 mph) will save up to 20 per cent of your fuel bill. Avoid jackrabbit starts. Accelerate - smoothly when passing or merging. Try to avoid rush hour traffic. Anticipate traffic flow, maintain a buffer space between your car and others around you.. Give yourself the necessary time "and space to drive and you will "ave Have the pressure on all your tires checked regularly, and certainly before starting, out on a trip. Properly inflated tires can save up to eight per cent of your fuel co`sts. The use of radial tires also adds to the efficiency of your vehicle. 8est int�r�st_ *1 �2 % SEMIANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust 'Companies. We are. often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered 'on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. 'Subject to change EXETER 235.2420 Ga ise rKneuie " InSurince Agency Inc. GRAND BE11n CLINTON • 23818484 482.9747''. r", news farm news m•, People, supposedly, are muchsmarter than cows, but if so, thenwhy is this beef Herd in Goderich Township enjoying the cool shade of a maple tree on a 90. degree day (32 Celcius) while the photographer stands in the hot sun. Agriculture,officials say that even though we need some more ,rain, we still need the heat to bring the corn up to normal growth. (News -Record photo) , Mingo barley unveiled'Stewait, Viewing a plot of -Mingo barley was the highlight of a recent Mingo Day - held at the Stewart Seeds research farm on High- way 7, east of Ailsa Craig. Close to 100 representatives from- all the- fields of media throughout Ontario were in attendance. In -- previous years, the, special event was named .. Media Day. Progress of Mingo the new strain of barley was outlined .by Dr. George Jones, • director of research and develop- ment for Ciba-Geigy Seeds Ltd. and its division Stewart Seeds. The name, Mingo comes from its creator Dr. Keh Ming Ho, a nave of Taiwan who came to Stewart's six years ago and started the dihaploid breeding technique five years ago. Rod Maclnnes director of marketing com- mented, "When one thinks back to 1974 when Stewart's pioneered the commercial use of. dihaploid technique one must stand in awe of the outstanding achievement. In 1980 there will be commercial quantities of this licensed variety for sale." "Add to this achievement of speed and planning the ' fact that Mingo is simply the.best barley in Ontario today and the combination is powerfully impressive", continued MacInnes. Dr. Jones aid the lice,i;rg of Mingo barley was a major ac- complishment. He continued, "From here on in we expect to have a continuous flow of new barley varieties. Our next release ... will likely . be another six -row feed barley for Eastern Canada followed by . a. two2row feed .possibly as early as 1981". According to Jones, Stewart's expect. -to have developed their first malting barley cultivars for both east and west. and west. Mingo barley • was tested for four years in a total of 49 trials, 21 at Stewart's and 28 eastern co-op trials. Dr. Jones believes that barley, production in Eastern Canada can be increased by more than four .million bushels because of Mingo. It has produced average yields of 94 bushels per ac 'e, Receiving Wheat While Beans Corn KEN R. ELL FARMS -LTD. R.R. 1, Dublin p7-024 Mingo the product of crossing .of Vanier and Laurier. Says Dr: Jones, "It's crossing the best with the best." Stewart's sales manager Larry Morris said, "Our marketing program is committedto offering, seed to our dealers of the very best of the licenced cultivars and Mingo barley certainly fills the bill." 0 arch sets `asp inprices. The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board has announced the price for Ontariowheat to processors for domestic human consumption has been set at $.173 per tonne f.o.b. country shipping point for the months- of August and September. The price :for July has 9 been $165 per tonne. The increase reflects Kincardine greenhouse grooming on schedule Thre Kincardine News has learned that the Greenhouse Project is progressing well and is on schedule. • Sam McGregor, one of the project investors, Said that the greenhouses shouldbe skinned by July 27 and plants willbe Moved into them from the propagation house by the end of the month. Heating. equipment is expectd to be operating . by Sep- tember. The News told that the investors have decided to move ahead with. the w'ater,,q.µali y testing for fish farming and pipeline routing studies are 'un derw,ay for thefull-scale project. project. Work on the tests is scheduled to begin by - the end of August. Film hit Outrageous at Playhouse The supersuccessful "Outrageous" was the second movie in the Playhouse Canadian Mini Film Series, . shown on Sunday July 15 at 8:00 p.m. Craig Russell and Hollis McLaren starred in this movie which is based on the real life experiences of Canadian . writer Margaret Gibson, -and her friendship- with Craig, Russell and his fantastic female im- personations recent world wheat price strengthening, and is re - keeping with' •'fed:er.al government pricing policy which provides for Canadian wheat tobe sold 'for domestic human consumption' at a' range between $147 per tonne and $181.70 per tonne. 'The 1979 Ontario wheat crop is currently ..being harvbsted, and although it is too early to place an actual grade and quality on the crop, indications ' show the first shipments to be generally good quality. 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