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cress Wednesday Aug Some men never grow up Even though Ted Hilton of Acton Is In his he still loves mucking about with worms and earth Of course he makes a good living at It Ted is one of the growing number of worm farmers In the Toronto area producing bait for North American fishermen Ted produces no ordinary dew worm the several thousand worms In his garage are super worms created in Japan after extensive research and ten years of cross breeding from three African species The resulting National nlghtcrawler Is superior for fishing to commonly used dew worms and commercially grown red worms The is approximately the same be as a dew worm but much more active lives hours underwater needs no refrigeration and is generally easier to handle Dew worms unable to be commercially raised are hand picked and highly perishable Bed worms currently the largest vermlculture worm farming Industry are small and fail to attract a lot of fish The tastiest morsels by far are said to be the new national night crawlers So much for the worms how about our local Ted Hilton is not only into worm husbandry but he is a representative for National Green thenorthemoffshootof National who started the whole ball rolling 1 At first glance the compact garage an the Hilton property looks an unlikely place for worm farming Neat white palls line shelves machinery for separating worms and bins for mixing food are arrayed down he centre The whole is much brighter and drier than one would associate with a worm It hard for the uninitiated to believe there are thousands of worms quietly reproducing in the antiseptic looking pails However every two weeks each pall is opened and several hundred worm eggs are removed Each worm produces two eggs every two weeks Each egg will hatch two or three minute worms that grow to breeding age by three months An added bonus Is the fact that every worm produces eggs Worms are and possess the power to be both mother and father to their eggs although two worms need each other to fertilize their respective eggs At eggs a pail per fortnight Ted could produce 18 million worms a year Fortunately his quota Is for only a million worms per year so he discards the eggs he doesn need When one sees how tiny those worm eggs are and how they resemble tiny crumbs of soil It amazing how Ted can even separate a few from each pall Sec the little point on each end he remarks That how you tell an egg from soil I can see anything but a brown blobof earth At the time the pails are opened the worms are fed a mixture of peat loam dried cow manure shredded newspaper and a grain and vitamin feed They live in this mixture for their required two weeks laying eggs and turning their feed Into highly profitable worm castings manure which can be sold as high potency fert iliier for gardeners Revenue from castings can offset he price of feed Ted explains leaving the sale of worms as profit With a million worm quota a farmer could expect a return of to annually after feed deductions of approximately per year Initial investment is for worms quota and access to the technology of national rawler raising A farmer should be prepared to spend 3 before he sees any return Ted Family business Time spent on the business works out to about hours a week Ted rotates his worms and services half his palls every week but some farmers have every worm on the same two week schedule and prefer to spend two or three days doing nothing but separating their pails of worms and re feeding all at once Individual worms only need attention once a fortnight In Hilton case the whole family la in volved If Ted is busy with his regular job wife Dorothy doughterllandsonStakeover Although a company representative and very knowledgeable about vermlculture Ted t got a clue about worm fanning until ten months ago He read an ad in newspaper and inquired about the livelihood offered He checked out the company and the reliability of the investment taking three weeks to make up hi3 mind Then he was suddenly up to his armpits in worms He made a study of the business and now spouts Information like a seasoned farmer of years He says National Green Products have been the source of all his assistance and know ledge Worm farming Is such a new business farmers need all the help they can get Before National started producing their super worm very little was known about raising worms at all Now business is expanding in leaps and wiggles National Green Products Intends to put 1 farmers in business and currently has room for more Worm farming sounds attractive to those familiar with other forms of livestock dry Worms t noisy they smell they don run all over the place Neither do they bit or kick I wonder If theycanbesaddle broken Parents after answers action about Acton Catholic school by Jennifer Burlington last A bus load of Acton Tuesday evening looking parents packed the answers and action separate School Board They got neither Told by the Board In Ministry only grants question like What else A by the fall of that the money to Boards was the number one tho to the Board new school In Acton was cording to their submit priority asking them to go to the the Board number one ted priority lists we felt McMahon outlined the Ministry along with a priority Acton parents confident of receiving the need for a new facility membe of their group to were angry when they necessary funding The the problem with toilets request the reallocation learned the funds for the only way wo overflowing inadequate of funds from to new school had been would be If our Board number of toilets for a the Acton project was located by the Ministry of received no grants at school now with tabled Education for the all he said studenU no gymnasium Following the meeting Board number one criticized no library or special parents outside the priority Oakville the Board for their of education facilities Board office said they Parents Association T a were disappointed and spokesman Mike Mc p to and sup- disgusted with the Motion said they were to P of the Board deeply concerned over i two schools of lion in Acton the Some felt they had the communication llon to wasted their time attend- Perhaps we hold its next full meeting the which Regional director for the Ministry John Storey who Acton wren ta l listened August 2B at the school in for the most part con said St Joseph would probably not be approved the Board cough to Mr Sherk the Acton They also asked of a discussion of Iftheywcretheonlypriority the director and the parliamentary Acton doesnt meet Ministry criteria St school In Acton might not get funding from the Ministry of Education for a new school even they re the only priority of the Separate School Board according to the chairman Chairman Robert O Director of Education Cliff Byrnes and vice chairman and local trustee Hartley Sherk recently attended a meeting with Region receives financial statements Acton would not receive money by itself right now from the Ministry since their criteria for allocation of funds based on funding new pupil places O Brlen told parents said Acton and were of equal priority and received the funding on Its own merits since they met the Ministry criteria for growth of pupil places He added the Minister would receive a request to redirect the funds to Acton although it Is unusual O said Acton would remain a Ministry priority during the fall allocation should funds bekome available Acton remains a Board priority he said Trustee Hartley said If the Halton Scparato School Board applies only for funding in Acton they stand a of not receiving any grant from the Ministry Cops host kids The Region raised funds to purchase Police Association Is a for the sponsoring a day outing dents for students of the Development Centre in Milton The Association Is planning to take stu dents and staff teachers to the African Lion Safari in Wednesday August Inspector John Barrett a member of the Association said the tour represents the organ zatlon commitment to help handicapped children Students at the director and Board between the Board members them selves and between the Board and the Ministry of education Our first concern deals with a communication break down in fact it borders on the question of mis representation McMahon said During his said they were assured by Chairman Robert O Brien the director of Education Cliff Byrnes and local trustee Hartley that they were the board primary priority In the school year 107980 we have been continually assured of our top position on the Board priority list Realizing that the and the board Perhaps later of intent no later cedure used to run the didn t ask logical than August meeting Regional tlon and Finance Com tnittee members will start getting quarterly financial reports in order that a cash flow problem can become identified before it gets serious During budget discussion earlier this year an outflow of more than in the public works department came to light and there were at first no explanations Later it was found the money was for mnje- but It started being purchased right after the budget was months of the way ac counts are being handled Development Centre are mentally and physically handicapped Members of the Association last year CMKINM FUKMN8 muuSTr PAINTS STAINS aim IS Bulova Watches 10 off I Home Gifts Cards Mill St East Acton 853 3160 Administration and Finance Committee members have been critical In the past three The Great Little Car QLC with tip litre engine and manual speed transmission has an estimated fuel economy rating or or km That works out to 41 miles per gallon And to match economy you also have spirited performance After all even an car should be fun to drive Molds Great Little Car gives you a great deal for a good deal less than the competition Take a look at what comes as standard equipment on every There a a lot to like Par Com fort Reclining front bucket seats Tinted glass all around Adjustable front headrests Mow through ventilation 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