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a a of "Ontario County Black and White Show. The Farm Scene GRAIN DRYING The cool damp summer this year has made it necessary for farmers to dry some of the wheat and barley. Warm temperatures and damp grain promote grain Spoilage through mold growth, and insect infestation. - The estimated allowable' times to dry grain 'to 15.5 percent, to prevent mold growth at various temperatures, are as follows: Grain temper- ature 90 degrees F...3 days; 80 degrees...4 days; 70 degrees...6 days; 60 degrees...8 days; 45 degrees...13 days. : Safe moisture contents for storage periods of one $ year or less are as follows: Wheat 14.5 percent, Barley 14.8 percent, Oats 14.0 percent, Rye 14.0 percent, Corn 15.5 percent. If longer term storage is anticipated, lower moisture contents may be required. This is because of moisture migration which may occur in grain bins as a result of changing outside temperatures. When grain is dried rapidly in a heated air-dryer, it is common to experience a moisture "rebound" of one percent. This is because the outside part of the Kernel dries faster and gives a lower moisture reading immediately after drying. nA WEATHER EFFECTS ON DRYING Unsheilded thermostats on the outside of a dryer can be affected by wind or sunshine. A cold wind can delay the activation of the thermostat and seriously over-dry the grain. The relative humidity can be practically ignored with heated air drying. Only with high air temperatur- es, high relative humidities and low drying tempera- tures, does the humidity act as a detriment to drying. Grain temperatures - a difference of 50 degrees F. in the initial grain temperature results in a difference of about 10 percent in the time and fuel requirements. Outdoor temperatures also have an effect on drying time. It is much less expensive to dry grain in the fall than in the winter. . 4-HACHIEVEMENT DAYS IN ONTARIO COUNTY The Port Perry 4-H Dairy Calf Club will hold its achievement day at the Port Perry Fairgrounds on Monday, September 6th, in conjunction with the 3 A At the Uxbridge Fair, on September 11th, four 4-H clubs will hold achievement days. Grain projects must be in place by 9:00 p.m., Friday, September 10th. The South Ontario 4-H Beef Club will hold their beef show at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11th. The South Ontario 4-H Dairy Club will show at twelve noon, and the Uxbridge 4-H Dairy Club will show at 1:00 p.m. The Sunderland 4-H Dairy Club and the North Ontario 4-H Beef Club will hold an achievement day on September 15th, at Sunderland Fair, at 1:30 p.m. The Sunderland 4-H Tractor Club will also hold a Tractor Rodeo at Sunderland Fair. The North Ontario 4-H Dairy Club will hold its acheivement day at the Beaverton Fair on Friday, September 17th. The Ontario County 4-H Livestock Championship Show will be held on Friday night, September 17th, at | 7:15 p.m. at the Beaverton Community Centre. ~~ SMALL ENGINE Sales & Service - All Makes V2 mile east of Foxhead Golf Course on Reach Road, then v4 mile north on Durham Road 23. o BRIGGS & STRATTON e TECUMSEH e HAHN Lawn & Garden Equipment e ARIENS Lawn & Garden Equipment eo M.T.D. Parts & Accessories e REMINGTON CHAIN SAWS eo HOMELITE MOWERS & TILLERS DENNIS IRWIN 852-5288 Open 9 til 9 Monday thru Friday "ie Saturday 9til 6 Boat safety, educatio "The only difference be- tween men and boys is the size and price of their toys' a' sign, reported by Reverend Al Roblin of the Bobcaygeon Chamber of Commerce, as put on one of the local boats seemed to sum up some of the discussion on boat opera- -tion and safety at the public meeting of the Canada-Ontario Rideau- Trent-Severn Advisory Com- mittee in the Bobcaygeon Community Centre. Much of the discussion "about boating, again, as in past meetings, centred on boat safety with education, enforcement, cost and licen- cing all a part of the discus- sion. Cottagers from Stoney Lake indicated that the prob- lem of safety had reached a point where four deaths had occurred last year on that lake. Stoney Lake now has a safety committee working as part of their cottagers assoc- iation to improve the boat operation through local education. A group of people from the South end of Pigeon Lake wished the Advisory Com- mittee to support them in their need to get government action on floating mats of South Ont, 4-H Beef Club report At our August meeting at Mr. Richardson's Farm in Ashburn, the minutes from three previous meetings were read and it was mentioned that the North Ontario 4-H Beef Club are having a show 'Preparation Night" at George Brown's Farm in Beaverton on Aug. 23rd at 7:30 p.m. and that if any members of the South Ontario 4-H Beef Club want- ed to go, there would be a couple of cars going up. Mr. Richarson also men- tioned entering our calves in the Open Class at Port Perry Fair on Sunday, Sept. 5th at 3:00 p.m. The membership fee is $3.00 but the prize money is good. The regis- trations have to be made before 9:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3rd. . Then it was decided that the South Ontario 4-H Beef Club would be at the Achievement Day in the Uxbridge Fairgrounds, on Sept. 11 and ready to show by 11:00 a.m. The test for the South Ontario 4-H Beef Club is on Sept. 13th at the Uxbridge Ministry of Agriculture Office and our leaders thought that we might meet early, approx. 7:30 p.m. and go bowling for a bit of recreation. Getting back to the busi- ness part of our August meeting, a demonstration on cattle clipping, how to make your calf look filled out by brushing and combing the hair up and how to show your calf was given by Asst. Ag. Rep. John Finlay, Mr. Rich- ardson and Mr. Gibson. The lesson part of the meeting was about '"'How Inheritance Works" and the leaders had us fill out some grids as examples. The meeting wound up with a delicious cake, ice cream and juice served as refresments by the Richard- son family. Eleanor O'Neill, Press Sec. bulrushes that break free and block private cottage waterfront. One large mass of over three acres drifted in and anchored in front of several cottages. Two cot- tages were still land-locked and it took twelve families to remove the remainder. There was a ensuing $3,000 in damage to boats and other property. When the Chairman, Mr. Hal Hooke, asked 'What responsibility does govern- ment have in this case?" it was indicated that, to date, the governments had not been very receptive to this problem. The feeling of severasl people at the meet- ing was that the government controlled the water levels and should remove these bogs in the spring, when they break free. Several comments were also made on the improve- ment of recreation facilities in the Kawartha's, such as improved wharf tie-up at Bobcaygeon and more pumpout facilities for house- boats throughout the water- way. This brought up the ques- tion of how much use can the 1 akes of the Kawartha's ac- commodate. A simple question of what is the maxi- mum number of boats on any lake was indicated as being unanswerable. Continued concern was expressed on the aquatic plant pollution problem with one gentleman from Che- mung Lake indicating you would soon be able to walk across that lake. Mr. Hooke indicated to the audience the "work being done on *'weed harvesting" by the provine- ial and federal governments. Research was also being done on down-watering to expose the plants to late Fall and Winter conditions. 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