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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-09-01, Page 13Vos hits nail on the hea says Trotter ONE FOOT IN THE FURROW by Bob Trotter Adrian Vos, a well-known farm writer and a farmer, hit the nail ori the head in Farm and Country magazine last month. An outspoken man, Adrianexpressed feelings about a hoax perpetrated by farmers which I share completely. Farmers who block highways with useless tractor parades and who throw dead. cattle on the steps of banks or who make threatening Bestures by a display, of ski-maskedfaces and rifles leaning against straw bales do little to enhance the im- age of agriculture in the eyes of the general public. In an age when four per cent of the public are actively engaged in, agriculture, it is absolutely necessary to get public support for the plight of farmers. More than that, farmers must gain the respect of the nation if they are going to continue to gain concessions from all levels of the marketplace and all levels of government. Mr. Vos decries the methods used by a group of farmers in Owen Sound last year. The group literally duped the press, especially the Toronto Star, into accepting a story about farmers becoming vigilantes. "As a farmer and a farm journalist who has, for many years, tried to get the farmers' message across to the city public, I am outraged" by the stupidity of the group who pull- ed the hoax, wrote Mr. Vos. Right on, Adrian. I share your sentiments 100 per cent. Fifty years ago, most people had some connection with agriculture, perhaps were even born on the farm. Most had a - relative still working the land. But that is no longer true. Most people do not know a Hereford from a Holstein. As an example, I offer you a program on television from an independent station only a few weeks ago. The newscaster was talking about the increases pending for dairy products. On the screen behind him was a film clip to ,illustrate hls- news. It was a herd of Angus cattle, for heaven's sake! It is just another example of how uninformed people are about agriculture. It is a huge job that farmers have: To educate the general public about agricultural problems. I have castigated big -city newspapers for years about their lack of knowledge and their reluctance to cover agricultural affairs. When they do, it is usually done by a city -born reporter who is afraid to get manure,on his boots. Most of the readers ® 96 per cent of them v are in cities, towns, urban centres. Therefore, the big circulation bucks are not found in the country. Which is why farmers, quite often, are ignored. "We may only hope that the (Toronto) Star won't hold the actions of a few back -concession clods' against the farm population as a whole -• and refuse to report farm concerns except when it comes from non-farm sources," wrote Adrian. I echo that hope. Farmers find it tough getting coverage, accurate coverage, in any big, urban newspaper. The Star sent one of its best reporters to cover the Owen Sound story. Fran Reynolds is respected in the business. The story she wrote was only recently revealed as a hoax by the group responsible. "We may only hope that this reporter, now with the CBC, won't carry a grudge against the farm community for the cruel and cretinous joke inflicted upon her," said Adrian. This type of stupidity is reprehensible. It makes it doubly difficult for farm writers to continue to plug away at trying to help farmers educate the rest of the public. J Over 100 farmers attend Huron Soil Conservation Day field By Stephanie Levesque The pros and cons of no -till planting are still swirling in the minds of those who were 'present at the Huron soil conservation day near Clin- ton on Thursday. Over 100 farmers and others interested in soil con- servation toured farms in Hullett and Colborne Townships in Huron County. The event was sponsored by the Huron County Soils and Crops Improvement Association with assistance from both Perth and Huron Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food -(OMAF) offices, Ausable- Bayfield and Maitland Valley Conservation Authorities staff and chemical, implement and seed.dealers. No -till planting results were viewed and the advan- tages and disadvantages were discussed. Dwight Quisenberry, a conservation agronomist with the United - States . Department of Agriculture ' Soil Con- servation Service, is very much in favor of no -till plan- ting. Mr. Quisenberry has been involved in this form of plan- ting in Michigan since 1968. He said no -till will work for any crop in any soil where conventional tillage is used. There is a saving in time (labor), reduced fuel costs, less soil runoff and less - pollution. 'You're planting instead of plowing," said Mr. Quisenberry: No -till is exactly as its name . suggests. Crops are harvested one year. The next year, the crop is planted with no plowing in between. Insects and weeds are not much of a problemin no -till Mr. Quisenberry said. He ad- mitted there are problems in the early stages as farmers experiment with the process. No -till has come a long way in Michigan, and this year, out of three million acres farmed, 30,000 acres were 'no -till planted. On a lighter note, Mr. Quisenberry , said stones .didn't have to be picked up in the no -till method. Relating to his youth, he had . to pick Goderich woman wins $1,000 A Goderich woman, Norma Porter was the big winner at the Clinton Monster Bingo on Monday night. She took the $1,000 jackpot prize. Florence Stone of Strat- ford won $237.50, while Bonnie Baker of Mitchell finished with $221.25 in her pocket. A third special game was split between Ron Smith of Goderieh and June Beben of Mitchell, each winning $114. In the $50 games individual winners included: Freda Smith, Clinton; Shirley Smith, Goderich; Valerie Miller, Clinton; Vi George, Goderich and Heather Hart, Clinton. Those splitting the prize winnings were: Phyllis Lee - of Clinton and Joanne Bell of Hensall; Phyllis Lee and Carol Finlayson of Exeter; Marion Castle of Clinton and Rosemary Brand of Ailsa Craig; Marleen Hart of Clinton, Sandra Teddy of Goderich, Velma Donnelly of Goderich, Marjorie Meidingier of Goderich, Mrs. Roy McGonigle of Seaforth, Wm. Gough of Kitchener, Ova Russell of Turnball's Grove, Cheryl Byron of Brucefield, Jackie Gandyt of, Mitchell, Marie Voisin of Varna, Norman Leddy of _.-Goderich; Pat Shaw of Myth and Marg Counter of Clinton. Mrs. Austin of Seaforth, Grace Littlechild of Goderich, Pat Shaw of Blyth and Carol Finlayson of Exeter split winnings in one round as did Bill Brown of Port Albert and Jack Upshall of Staffa in another match. Other game winners were: Dorothy Fleet of Clinton, Barbara Hoy of Vanastra and Irene Green of Goderich; Joan Beierling of Varna and Doris McClinchey of Varna; Mary Jane Armstrong of Kippen and Mary Gregg of Clinton; Carol Finlayson of Exeter and Marjorie Lease of Stratford. - stones annually - not one 'of his favorite chores. • Defending traditional' methods; Pat Lynch, soils and crop specialist with Perth OMAF and Dr: Terry Daynard of the University of Guelph's crop science department, said yield on no - till land can be down 15 per cent. Herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals must be applied more often and can run into increased costs. The biggest concern, said Mr. Lynch is a problem with perennial weeds. They have to be watched closely, especially for weeds not common to this area. Spot treatment of these weeds will help, said Mr. Lynch. The Perth soils and crop specialist suggested the land had to be walked regularly, requiring more time in management. Dr. Daynard commented that where erosion is the issue, no -till planting would be the best. not no -till nomically were said he had tried a grass waterway on his gently slop- °-ing land, but it required a lot of maintenance. Terracing involves placing tile outlets about 200 feet apart on sloping land. Mr. Maaskant said it is easy to get farm equipment around a protruding inlet. When For farmers, the bottom line is whether or planting is eco feasible. Still in the ex- perimental stage here, the effect on the crop yield in Huron County has yet to be determined: Other methods of soil con- servation demonstrated. At the farm of John and Hugo Maaskant of RR 2, Clinton, terracing was shown. John Maaskant W.J. HUGHES REALTY LIMITED 30 Kingston St. Goderich 524-7373 524-8100 RIVERFRONT, EXECUTIVE Spacious ranch nestled In the trees, privacy, main floor familyroom, 2 fireplaces, 2 baths, Bonmillor, Call Rita Alien 324-8480. RURAL RARITY One & half storey elate to town an '/, acre lot. 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Don McCauley 524.4226 524.0531 completed, his land will take about 12,000 feet of terrac- ing. To date he has about 1,000 feet completed at a cost •of around $1,200. It's worth it, he says, to save thesoil.- On the farm of Don Lobb of RR 2, Clinton, Ausable- Bayfield Conservation. Authority representatives demonstrated how top -soil wears off from the top of a slope and accumulates at the bottom. No -tilled corn at the bottom reduced further ero- sion of soil. Deputy minister of agriculture Duncan Allen toured Mr. Lobb's farm. He was in thearea attending a cattle auction and attended the conservation day, even though it was not on his of- ficial itinerary,. The evening meal was supplied by Mon- santo Chemicals and Cyanamid Pesticide Divi- • sion. GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,191$1. --PAM 13 Baal Estate Ltd. 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