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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-08-05, Page 17PAGE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5,198I ne Ifurrow LeUe.s ate .poneoatted br Boo hone. E!dete Rd Etm..a Om N38 2C 7 . Qty dwellers and antique hunters scan the auction sale advertisements.looking for bargains. fleck the pages of your favorite newspaper and you will find farm sales are taking up more and more space. What is a bargain to. some, though, is the shattering of hopes and dreams to others; not always,' mind you, but sometimes. Auctioneers sometimes have a better idea of what is going on out there in the boondocks than many other observers of the farm scene. They are keenly aware of prices for farm livestock, feed, hay and machinery. They also have a pouchfui of horror stories. A beef' farmer near us, after 30 years of farming, was forced by a sank to liquidate. He was helpless to prevent it. High interest rates with a subsequent lowering of equity caused tproblem. At first, he was. not .bitter about it Later, when bank of- ficials did same surprising things, he felt he had been taken fora ride. The bank wanted its money. Fair enough, but officials put a price on his herd that was ridiculously low. No one took into consideration the increased value of his cow -calf operation between the time of the foreclosure and when a number of calves were born. The bank got its money. The farmer feels he got shafted. Another case was also documented by art auctioneer friend of mine. The foreclosure proceedings started. Another far- mer made a bid for the blue silo on the farm. He felt the price was reasonable. When he started to remove the silo, he found it almost full of feed. He told the bank officials that the feed in the silo was worth almost as much as he paid for the silo. "What do f' do with this feed?" he asked. The bank said it was his problem, not theirs, and the original owner againgot shafted. The reason? For the auctioneer, it was because the bank officials knew next to nothing about farming. They had no idea of the increased value of the cow -calf herd. They saw the contents of the silo as a nuisance. The original owners could have come out of the bankruptcy perhaps owing a little less and some other creditors besides the bank may have received more money. Now that the government has moved to name a committee to review farm foreclosures, some improvement can be expected. Henry Davis, a beef farmer from the Barrie area, appears to have the credentials to help farmers. He was named to the conunittee in mid-June. He has indicated a certain amount of reluctance for the job. He may be caught in that damned -if -you -do and damned -if -you -don't position. The work of reviewing foreclosures has been in the muds of three civil servants. The new committee will certainly have its hands full if wecan believe all the stories in agricultural circles. The recently -announced program to give beef farmers $40 a head for every animal marketed in 1980 will be a step in the right direction. The program is expected to cost more than $30 million. The program will certainly help some beef farmers. Ralph Barrie, president of the federation of agriculture, said far- mers cannot expect governments to bail out farmers for all their losses ,but .the program is "rich" enough to help some . ieople. What is desperately needed right now is a low-interest loan program to help farmers in financial difficulties. I do not think for a moment that fanners enjoy being forced to belly up to the public trough for help. They would rather see a low-interest loan program than be given government handouts. They are still a fiercely independent group. I am convinced they would prefer that all government subsidies be dropped, even in milk, if it were at all possible. But until such time as the general public is ready, willing and able to pay full price for all food products, those sub- sidies will remain. The Farmers' Market which is being held at the Goderich grandstand for the second year in a row, has not been at- tracting much attention this year. It features fresh produce and is open every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until noon. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Agricultural winners named Total number of corn-. . petitors -150. Senior Section - Seven competitors - Open to yob people 18 to 30 years of age and all those who are graduates of the two-year diploma course in agriculture. First - Sherri Marshall, R.R. 3, Blyth - score 738 out of a possible 850; Second - Mary Ann Van Dorp, R.R. 2, Seaforth - score 702 out of a possible 850. - Intermediate Section - 38 competitors - Open to young people 15 to 17 years of age. First - Cathy McGavin, R.R. 4, Walton - score 728 out of a . possible 850; Second - Brian McGavin, R.R. 4,- Walton score 725,• out of a possible 850. Junior Section - 42 com- petitors - Open to young peo- ple 13 to 14. years of age. First • - Mary Gibson, R.R. 5, Clin- ton - score 722 out of a possi- ble 850; Second - Julie Town- send, R.R. 4, Seaforth - score 714 out of a possible 850. Novice Section - 63 com- petitors - Open to young peo- ple 11 to 17 years of age enter- ing the Judging Competition for the first time. First - Allison Edgar, R.R. 2, Wrox- eter - score 686 out of a possi- ble 850; Second - Linda Merkley, R.R. 1, Wroxeter - score. 674 out of a possible 850. WINNERS OF TROPHIES AND AWARDS: United Co- operatives of Ontario Trophy - Highest score in entire competition - Won by Sherri Marshall, = R.R. 3, Blyth; Runner-up Cathy McGavin, R.R. 4, Walton. Canadian National Exhibi- tion Shield - High novice judge - Won by Allison Edgar, R.R. 2, Wroxeter; Runner-up - Linda Merkley, R.R. 1, Wroxeter. C.I.L. Trophy - Highest score in swine section - Won by Jeff Alce, R.R. 1, Dublin - score of 99 points out of a possible 100. Huron County Milk Com- mittee Award - Highest score in dairy section Won by Larry Baer, R.R., 5, Goderich - score of 96 points out of a possible 100. Cyanamid of Canada Award - Highest score in sheep section - Won by Terry Smith, R.R. 1, Walton - score of 95 points out of a possible 100. Huron Cattlemen's Association Award - Highest score in .beef section - Won by Harold Wiederman, R.R. 4, Walton - core of 99 points out of a possible 100; Runner- up - Mary Ann Van Dorp, R.R. 2, Seaforth - score\of 99 points out of a possible 100 (tie broken on reasons for the beef section). Exeter Saddle Club Award - Highest score in horse sec- tion - Won by Gary Godkin, R.R. 1, Walton - score of 92 points out of a possible 100; Runners-up - Rhonda McMichael, Wroxeter - 92 points out of a possible 100; Tom Inglis, R.R. 1, Clifford - 92 points out of a possible 100 (tie broken on reasons for entire coinpetition). -eLen _MacGregor_, Exten- sion Assistant Crop work not. ...one until soil samples taken Is your crop work done un- til fall? It isn't unless you have already soil sampled Your present crop land in preparation for next year's crop. Soil sampling while the Cori safety Extension cords are not all the same. Most farmers have a few extension cords of various lengths and possi- ble different gauges of wire. There are some interesting facts about these wires that you should iknow. When electricity runs through a long wire, you get "voltage drop". This is caus- ed by the resistance of the wire. If the drop is too great, you may have problems at the end of the line. Starting of motors may be difficult and full load running current may be greatly increased. This leads to overheating of both motor and wires. circuit breakers will continuously trip. The plugs on the light duty extension cords can heat up to the point that they will melt or burn. It is not hard to find the. right wire size for your ex- tension cord. You must know the electrical load of the motor at the end of the cord. You must also know the length of cord, then use this simple formula: size of `wire (in circular mils) equals 6.1 time the length or run (in feet) t�'- the full load amps at 20 volts. For example, a quarter horsepower motor with load of 5.8 amps on the end of a 100 foot cord would need a wire size of 6.1 times 5.8 times 100 equals 3538 cir- cular mils. The size of wire should be A.W.G. No. 14. However, if two motors are running continuously instead of one, the wire size -would have to be No. 10. Take the time to make the calculation. It could prevent a tradedy. 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Also, it is getting plenty late to take soil tests from fields to be fertilized for winter wheat or fr'o'm hay and pasture fields to be fer- tilized in late summer.- Get these fields sampled right away. Each of your fields should be soil sampled once every two or three years. On sandy soil where large amounts of nutrients are removed, (such as alfalfa. BY RON GRAHAM On July 29, the Algosea arrived light from Detroit and cleared the next day with salt for Newfoundland. The -Agawa Canyon arrived on August 1 from Ashtenbula to load salt. It cleared August 2 for Baie Comeau. On August 1, the Autarde arrived partly loaded from Coiling wood and cleared the next day for Sarnia light to load wheat. The Prindoc arrived light from Thunder Bay on August 3 with grain and cleared the same day light for Thunder Bay. hay- or -corn silage) test the soil yearly. The soil test recommenda- tion returned to you is only as good as the soil sample itself. The sample should be representative of the field to be fertilized. Instructions for taking soil samples are found in Publication 296, and on the soil sample informa- tion forms. Soil sample boxes and in- formation boxes are available from the O.M.A.F. office. Soil probes may be ordered from the office also. We are sending samples to Guelph via courier for the duration of the mail strike. John Heard, Assist. Ag. Rep. BUTLER - Ring' Drive Silo Unloaders B ig Jim Silo unloaders Volume Belt Feeders Convoy -n -Food Cattle Feeders Single Chain Conveyors Barn Cleaners Oswalt EnsllmIxers FARMATIC- Blender Hammer Mills B londer Roller Mills B londer Mills for Ground HI -Moisture Corn - Augers Log Elevators ACORN - Cable Barn Cleaners Hydraulic Manure Pumps WESTEEL-ROSCO Grain Bins - 1,350 to • 230,000 bu. 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