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Area crops go
despite .poor start
Despite an over abundance
rainfall in the month of June
prospects for •1974 " farm e�rop4
appear to be 'at least average.
Huron's Agricultural
representative Don Pullen said'
las( week "with the excellent
hot weather a :c°ontrihuting fac-
tor to good growth.
With ,-plantings ' of corp.
slowed by the weather; aasrnall,
number Of acres in Huron have
been ,diverted to white,, beans.
-.G.ereal grains are expected to
warm weather of the4ast week. 7Y eld -only` al's normal .rate at
it appears most yields will be at .. 'the' 'best. Most wheat fields
• least normal." - came through- the winter in fair.
Pullen. said the„,hay crop shape and Pullen said "a til lf..
"which was behind chedule in , decent crop” could be expected.
Huron would yield heavy tcSn- According td Clinton of -
nage .and the quality of ficials,, soya 'beans continue to
anything cut since the middle be of a minority acreage- in
of last. week world be ideally Huron,. This i5 because a
' sun cured and'high in vitamins, variety has not yet been found
- Some problems have been en- that will •perform well in this
countered in white beans. Due • area. A longer season type
to continued`,,wet fields, some plant is needed.
farmers have been forced.• to More .flax acreage has 'been
•plant the second time. planted in Huron this year ac 1 upheld th d als
Huron ti "Associate Ag Rep cording to Don Pullen. He gave . 25
Mike Miller said a few' Huron
farmers will still' plant white
0, beans this -week ' as the first The Pasture situation, con- employed at the Goderich
crops/Were very spotty in some - tinues to improve.due to thein-.
•creased Yield -of hay. Pullen ad- Psychiatric Hospital. She is -the
locations., - .
Miller. said- "with the high ded, "t -hose looking for pasture granddaughter of Mr: and Mrs.
Stewart Barber of Owen and•
..° price of seed beans, these.unex r►lay get their needs .in hay." and Mr. and Mr„s. Hug Gar -
peeled plantings will add con- , The acreage• of pasture was diner of Goderich, and a reat
siderably to farmer's '.costs'' reduced considerably •th,is....vear of of Mr. and Mrs.
The corn crop, is expected to. .when more land was plowed for granddaughter
Melville Barber and Mrs.
be 'excelleht with- the current beans. and corn - due to the Leicina Osborne, all of Owen
,higher prices r►f Che• two crops. •
The apple and peach or ,und. .
chards particularly in the
Bayfield, Clinton and Goderich
areas 'appear to ,have'Survived%
any frost : damage 'and. should
'provide good yields.- - '
Cherry trees in the Thedford .
and'Forest area' were hard hit -/;M ”' "
by frojt and yields in some or-
-chards have been cut by as
much as' 40 per cent. _ _ .
In'• summing up the• crop 'mile north of Kintail
- sit unit ion,.Pullen said, ''we may 2 on Highway '21
havE had some setback's here
Fiat we don't really knout hc►,w CRAFTS-AN''TIQUE.S-
. - fortunate we are, Eastern On-
tario has had ,rain almcril' every
• cay` and they - appear to'he. in
for the third had yetrr • in a•
row:'''.
QuartercefltUrY
•
Jr farmers celebrate 25 Hyto.t.4
is
the .County Jhunipr Farmer
Association in Huron.
Marry :Junior Farmer Clubs -
heve 'existed in Huron as far:-
. back as 1920 and some are still
o strong today.
ra years, frir the county
yea•r marks �� years -of
gig
In 1949 the South I-luron,
Clinton, Wawanash, H`owick
and North Huron Clubs felt'
• need for a county organization.
Since the 'birth of the Huron'
County Juniot Farmers, ac-
tivities and dprojects among the
organization, the Junior
rners are planning a reunion
and dance to conmernorate the
occasion.
The° reunion' will°'take the
form hf a1 da x}
n
d
smorgasbord on July 26 in the
Seaforth arena.. ,
Past and present ..r,'nembers•
interested in, participating at ,
this event are asked to'cogtact
Len MacGregor at the.
Agricultural Office in Clinton..
f
Susanne Gardiner, 19year-old , various clubs have flourished.
daughter of. Mfr. and Mrs., Their motto, ''Self Help &
Maurice Gardiner; graduated Community Betterment", has
from Kitchener -Waterloo always been the thought behind
School of Nursing July 26. She each project undertaken by'
attended Victoria Ptiblic Huron Junior Farmers. Even
School, and Victor Lauriston'before the county organization°
Public School and is a Grade was established th'e" young.
13, graduate, of Gbderich people up. a ese„r e
District Collegiate” institute. In an attempt to celebrate
She plans to return to
Goderich to • Five .and will be
resh
•
Fish Daily
Perch, Pickerel, Salmon
Whitefista All in. Season. -
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a price increase ,,as the main
reason •for more acres ,of flax.
•
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