Clinton News-Record, 1980-03-20, Page 12it's maple syrup time -
again in -Ontario. Maple
syrup, of course,is made
from maple sap, the
nutrient liquid which is
used - by the tree for,.
growth. To, start the sap
running in the., maple
tree, a marked seasonal
' change from the cold of
winter to a prolonged
warm yet frosty spring: of
warm days and cool
nights is neces.sary..The
sap runs only once a year,
usually, anytime during
the period' Alm about
early ' March through
mid -.April, a season of
about three to six weeks
in Ontario.
Curling spiel
The Belmore Com-
munity, Centre and
Curling Club hosted the
Huron Cattlemen's
Association Annual
Bonspiel on Wednesday,
March 12.
Nine o'clock draw
winners were: John
McKenzie's rink of the
Maitland Curling Club;
Bob Martin's rink of
Belmore; Peter Ingles`
team of Belrnore; and
Harvey Darling's
Belmore foursome
received consolation.
Eleven o'clock winning
rinks were: -Bill Taylor of
Belrnore; Murray Shiell
of the Wingham Curling
Club; Elmer Smeltzer of
Ripley and Don Ross'
team of Howick came in
for consolation.
The Huron Cattlemen's
Association- sponsored
the all -beef prize table,
supplied by Green's of
Wingham,.'.
Hensall ...
• from page 7
"One half of One Per-
cent" depicting the daily
lives of the people of
Japan for the study at the
Unit 2 meeting of Hensall
United Church on
Monday evening, March
20. This small percentage
is the number of people in
Japan who are Protestant
Christians.
Following the showing
of the film, some thought-
provoking questions were
put to the members:
During the first part of
the meeting, Mrs. Elva
Forrest showed pictures
of , her recent trip to the
Holy Land and Greece
telling a little about each
picture. Displayed were
the Sea of Galilee,.Mount
Tabor, Caesarear by the
Sea which is just now
being. excavated, Jacob's
Well, the Garden Tomb,
Caperniumand Haifa. In
Greece she also saw the
Parthenon, the Acropolis
and Corinth. On display
were a beautiful carved
vase, two camels and two
communion cups, all
from olive tree wood.
The devotional was led
by Mrs. Eleanor Man-
sfield, who 'spoke on
"what have we to serve
with?" giving examples
of those who serve God
faithfully yet have very
few worldly possessions.
The meeting was
conducted by Miss Mary
Goodwin who read a
poem before the business
and a minute's silence
was observed.in memory
of a past member Mrs:.
Pat Venner with Joyce.
conducting the business.
Westminster weekend
will be on May, 30 to June
1 and Alma College for
women will be held on
August 1 to 13 this year.
The next general
meeting will be on June 2 -
when Unit Two is
responsible for the
program. The UCW
service will be held April
13 and special 'Con-
firmation service will be
held at 7:30 p.m. on April
27. There will also be a
special Easter service.
Any volunteers to drive
Queensway residents to
outside activities should
get in touch with Joyce
and the group in charge
of entertainment there
during May. The April
meeting will be on April
14 at 8 p.m. at the Manse.
Following another
poem read by Mary, all
repeated the Mizpah
Benediction and
hostesses Elva and Mrs.
Mary Alexander served
lunch while all enjoyed
fellowship.
Maple sap contains;
from 1 to 4 percent sugar.
Once collected from the
trees, the sap is boiled
until it reaches a
Minimum of 66 percent
sugar, the result is pure*
maple syrup. It takes
from .30 to 40 gallons of
maple sap to shake one
gallon of maple syrup,
- In Ontario,. all maple
syrup sold, for retail must
be labeled "Maple
Syrup" or "Pure Maple
Syrup", say the
marketing officers at the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
The name and address of
Ontario
Ministry of
Agriculture
and Food
the producer' or to
packer' and the quantity
of !maple syrup must also
-appear on the container.
Products labeled
"Pancake Syrup"' and:
Table Syrup" are not.
pure maple syrup,, .and.
will indicate, the words
"artificially -Maple
flavored" on their labels,
Always ,cheek the labels
to be sure which kind of
syrup you're buying.
Enjoy this spring with
the taste of maple syrup.
Watch for the new
decorative packaging on
the containers, and
always be sure it's maple
syrup from Ontario,
huron farm
and
home news
BY
LEN MacGREGOR
EXTENSION
ASSISTANT
For the eighth consecutive year, the Gover-
nment of Ontario is operating the Experience
Program.
Sponsored by the Ontario Youth Secretariat,
`experience '80 offers the province's young men
'and women 10,450 jobs in government ministries
and associated agencies.
AI -1 -Experience '80 positions Pay the Provincial
minimum wage: students under 18 years of age.
$2.15 per hour, young people - student and non-
student - 18 years of age or over $3.00 per hour.
Application deadlines are for post -secondary
April 1, 1980 and for secondary and all others
April 16, 1980.
If you need more information or clarification
of the Ontario Experience program, write to:
Ontario Experience '80, Box '500, Queen's Park,
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1Z1 or call Toronto (416)
965-0546. If you live outside Toronto call collect.
But, please call •only if -you --cannot first get suf
ficient information from the above,address:
Jobs are available in the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Attorney
General, Ministry of Community and Social
Services, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial
Relations, Ministry of • Correctional Services,
Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Colleges and Univer-
sities, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of
Environment. Ministry.. of Health, Ministry of
Housing, Ministry of Natural Resources,
Ministry of Northern Affairs, Secretariat of
Social Development, Ministry pf Solicitor
General, Civil Service Comrin;ission, 1Provindial
Secretariat' for Justice, Legislative Assembly,
Secretariat for Resources Development,
Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Thanks to a volunteer work program as part of a
manpower retaining program', at Clinton's
Conestoga College,"Tuckersmith Township now has
a completely renovated room In their Vanastra
building that could be used for council meetings in
the future. The former cell block at the old guard
house was fixed up by the 23 persons of Walter
Armes' class over the past several weeks, (News-
" Record photo)
news farm news
How much debt can you handle?
BY ALAN SCOTT,
AG. REP.
Take twenty minutes
when your income tax
return is complete to
determine your debt
repayment capacity.
First, list your loans
and opposite each, put
down the total amount
owing and the annual
payment in interest and
principal. Total the an-
nual payments.
Next, take your total
for cash expenses and
deduct the amount for
livestock purchases and
interest. Then, add on the
figure for debt payments
and personal living.
The resulting figure is:
the income you need to
meet your cash outflow
cornmitm_ents.
Livestock purchases
can be left in if they are
small and of a regular
nature. Deduct purchases
of a larger dollar amount
that will be financed by a
separate loan. Interest is
deducted from the ex-
penses- and then added
back in with the debt
payments.
Is the income sufficient
if you sell your usual
number of hogs on a 55
cent market? Where do
you stand with a 52 cent
market? If you cash crop,
then this income should
be included along with
the income -from the pigs.
Get talking with your
advisors right away if the
income is less than the
cash outflow. Maybe
some loans can be spread
over mo"e years. Maybe
some other source of
income can make up the
shortfall, - In any event,.___
it's vital to take some
action before the
negative cash flow eats
up equity.
You can rate: your
management, whether
you are a beginner with
high debt payments or an
"old pro" with few debts.
You simply deduct in-
terest, livestock pur-
chases, and labour
payments off the total of
your cash expenses
(without depreciation)
and subtract the resulting -
figure from your gross
income minus livestock
purchases.
This final figure is the
dollars that you have for:
debt servicing, personal
living and hired and
junior Conservation program
Are you Junior Con-
svrvationist material? If
you are between the ages
or 16 and 18 and actively
participate in some
aspect of conservation,
then you may qualify for
an award program
sponsored by the Con-
servation Authorities and
Water Management
Branch of the Ontario
Ministry' of Natural
Resources.
Should you get such an
award, you would spehd
seven weeks: in a
program that involves
studies related to land,
water and resource
PIONEER BRAND ALFALFA FOR...
GTE;
STANDS
management, including
one week at • a
recreational activity.
The Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority is
lookingfor. such a.student
to sponsor. If you can
'show active involvement
through a club or other
organization in a con-
-servation or resource
management related
field, then you are invited
to apply to the A.B.C.A.
head office in Exeter, no
later than March 28.
The successful ap-
plicant will be sent to
Toronto for training
ownerdabour.
It should be calculated
as a percent of gross
income. You can then
note your managment:
good 35 - 40 percent;
average 25 - 30 percent, or
fair 15 - 20 percent.
A good manager, with
an adjusted gross income
of $100,000 would have
$35,000 to $40,000 for debt
r_ servicing, _family living,
wages and -or hired
labour. The poor
manager would have only
$15;000 to $20,000.
Naturally, the first
man can handle a much
greater debt load or he
can handle the same debt
load with a small volume
of production. He's ,
keeping,more out of each
dollar for. himself.
Se-ek bier ga.
Hensall Reeve Earold
Knight , advicd council.
"this wl;e►s that Inion Gas
would be snaking ap-
plication :to the Energy
Board for approval to
build a larger pipeline to
feed into Hensall.
At the present time,' the
gas supply is not suf-
ficient 'to meet all the
demands and at times the
mills have to shut down •
their dryers or switch to.
oil --due to the limited
•supply.
Reeve. Knight' said the
new line would be
brought in from. Seaforth
and this would serve also
.to '•t loop the line ,from
Stratford to London. '
It was reported that the
$ fred
dryers at the mills are
rated at 30,000,000 BTO`
and Reeve Knight noted
this ;was, almost enough, to
heat the rest iof ertsalt:
In comparison he said an
average house gas fur-
nace had -a rating ef'
.80,400 BTU.
One of the mills has an
oil -fired dryer that uses
over 5,000 gallons of fuel
oil in less than 24 hours;
and when the gas supply
is diminished,, the firm
has to continually truck
ftiel oil from. London to
meet theii" needs.
A previous request
from Union Gas to in-
crease the line size was
turned down by the
Vnergy Board.
Facelift tabied
KINCARDINE- A motion
to instruct architects Hill
and Borgal of Goderich to
call tenders on the
Kincardine town hall has
been tabled by council.
Councillor Barb Fisher
said she •couldn't see
renovating two buildings
(the old post office
building was renovated)
in one term, that there
were priorities.
• Councillor Birger
Ekbl,ad said, "We're not
committed by calling
tender."
Councillor Fisher
replied, "That is .exactly
what happened last July
with the playing field. We
weren't committed. and
we ended up in a
bad
situation." "
Council agreed that the
town hall renovations did
not have to be completed
immediately and felt
finances should be
directed towards im-
Disaster Fund
Donations for
Howard and Tracy Poswalk
can be made at the Bank of Montreal, Brucefield; Bank
of Commerce, Bayfield; or. Varna General Store, Varna.
For information contact Jim Kirton 482-7130 or Mar''J
Wood 482-9161. Donations will be accepted until April 1,
1980.
Proving the town's
sewage system.
The plan for the town
hall, drawn up by Hill and
Borgal, called for a new
entranceway to include a
ramp for handicap ac-
cess. Additions would be
made, the fire escape
moved and original
styled windows would
replace the present ones:
The plans also called for
fire proofing the ceiling in
part of the building.
Ship your livestock
with
FRANK VOOGEL
DASHWOQD
Independent
Shipper To United
Co-operatives Of
Ontario Livestock
Departments Toronto
Monday is shipping
day from Varna
Stockyards
CALL DASMWOOD•
238-2707
OR BAYFIELD
565-2636
By 7:30 A.M. For
Prompt Service
Also 'Western
Stockers & Feeders
Available
That's what you get with Pioneer®
brand alfalfas. You put them down
and they keep coming up year after
year after year with top yields. And
with the time, effort and money it
takes to establish an alfalfa field, it's
nice to know you won't have to do
it so often.
Banner is an outstanding early
alfalfa with fast regrowth, excellent
winter hardiness and top perform-
ance yields. Irt The Ontario Forage
Committee tests, . Banner ranked
first" among 23 varieties tested in
Ontario in total yield for first
cutting 1978 and 1979. It was first
in yield for three cuttings in 1979 at
Guelph against 15 other varieties.
Pioneer brand 520 has an estab-
lished record for long term stands,
exceptional -yields and outstanding
tolerance Ito bacterial wilt. 520 has
ranked right at the top in yield
compared to other varieties tested
in 1978 and 1979 at Guelph,
Ridgetown and Ottawa.
Year after year after year ...
Pioneer alfalfas are consistently
among the leaders.
See your Pioneer dealer. Try
Pioneer alfalfas. -
Available now at $2.90/lb. less volume discounts.
/\PIONEEfi.
Your Pioneer dealer in
Londesboro, Clinton, Blyth, and Auburn area
BRUCE ROY
ALFALFA —
Wu\ SEED l
7'
LONDESBORO 523-4237
The Limitation of Warranty and remedy appearing on the label is part of.the terms of sale.
Pioneer Is a brand name; numbers Identify varieties. ®Registered trademark of Pioneer HI -Bred -Limited, Chatham, ontd-no, Canada.
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F311111.:
FORAG.S
A
Now, you can use Roundup' to
control many tough annual and
perennial weeds in forage
systems.
Now, you can actually control
many of those tough, emerged
weeds -- weeds that aren't only an
eyesore, but cui into your profits —
with a treatment of Roundup' her-
bicide by Monsanto.
The use of Roundup in forage
systems to control tough weeds
like quackgrass and Canada thistle
can lead to:
• An improvement in forage
quality;
• A reduced investment in protein
supplements
• And a clean, well-managed
appearance in the field.
Applied directly to actively
4.7
Roundup' is a registered trademark nl klonsantr, ( n
ALWAYS RE.A[) AND FOW P11 1 ABEL FOR R(
Monsanto Canada, Inc. Montreal. Toronto. Vancouver.
growing labeled weeds like
quackgrass and Canada thistle, at .
the proper stage of growth,
Roundup will "translocate" (cir-
culate) down into the treated
weed's root system, destroying the
entire plant.
You can apply Roundup: 1) prior
to planting forage legumes and
grasses, or prior to planting a label-
ed cover crop which will be
overseeded with a forage crop; 2)
prior to emergence of zero -tillage
seeded legumes into established
sod for pasture renovation; 3) as a ,
spot treatment in established
forage crops grown for seed or for
grazing.
To learn more about the use of
Roundup in forages,'see your farm
chemicals dealer. Get your copy of
Mor,sonto ( ornpariy 1980
Winnipeg RC5.8o
the label for Roundup -- the
herbicide that gets to the root
of the problem.
Monsanto
There's never "been
a herbicide like this before.