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Page 16 THE HERALD Wednesday October Agriculture A fond farewell Last j friends of Pin lib Master and and Jeff Nurse present a Peter gathered at the Hugh Foster Room in print tilled as token of tin Milton to bid farewell to a good friend and Agricultural communities for Pictured from to ird llerild photo right are irr and Brandt r Mac Winter wheat bonanza Milton Fall Fair hosts Clubs competition CHATHAM The Ontario Wheat Producers Marketing Board reports that the 1990 crop of On soft white winter wheat is harvested and is generally of good quality The board estimates that the crop will yield approximately higher than the 189 crop and the record wheat crop an may reach ly l million tonne It is estimated that of the deliveries will be grade and fit with the balance grading and feed Board export sales to the end of September of the crop t date total tonne with a projected total volume for export by crop year end and nearly one million tonne The bahnce or 300 tonne will be sold into the domestic milling feed and seed markets The current pricing of the 1990 crop can only be described as a financial disaster Of the export sales to date the selling price has averaged per tonne Cur rent price for export wheat is ap proximately per tonne in store Lakes or down approximately per tonne from March and down from one year ago Domestic sales are priced weekly and the current pricing for Ontario soft white winter wheat is 26 per tonne down approximately per tonne from March and down per tonne from one year ago The pricing drop is a direct result of substantial losses against the Chicago market on domestic human consumption pricing Fur ther depressed world wheat prices due to the USA export enhance ment and EEC export restitution projected world wheat price sup plies and carryover excellent world wheat harvest stronger Canadian dollar and the recent Ira trade embargo have had a ma impact on the sharp drop wheat prices SAVE YOUR BODY NORTH END NISSAN 878 Martin St MILTON DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY HO AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 BKEDAL RSI- Herald Special The Beef Dairy and Sheep Clubs held their achieve ment day at the Milton fair 22 is a program that develops skills and self confidence in people between the ages of 21 The young people who exhibited a project at Milton took an interest in a particular livestock and com with the animal to finish this year club The top winners included Dam Junior Showmanship Todd and Brett tor Georgetown Dam Senior Showmanship Kelly Stewart Hornby and 2 Ron Bird Georgetown Senior Heifer Hols cms Connie Bennett Burl ingtoni and 2 Jill Georgetown Junior Yearling and Summer Yearling 1 Kellv Stewart and Ron Bird Heifer ns Brett Cormier and Heather Mar shall Milton Overall winners of the Champion Dam calf was Kellv Stewart while the Reserve being Connie Bennett The Beef club s overall calf Champ on for Halton was Laurie Georgetown winner of the award The Reserve winner was McDonald In the Showmanship section Ryan McDonald won the Junior Andrew Wilson the Senior The Steer section was headed by Brad followed by Cathy Bntton Acton The Sheep Club also com pleted their year with Christine White Acton winning the Ar McKlnnon Showmanship Award with Tyler Georgetown Reserve The top Ewe lamb was claimed by Tyler and the Reserve being received by Lisa Murray Acton There was also a prejumor Showmanship special Ml years and under at Milton The Beef sec had Julie Hewitt in first follow b Vickie While Acton The Dam was topped Lee Nurse Georgetown and Cor mier Georgetown in second The Inter club show in the after noon presented a First Year Showmanship class won Downs Milton and 2 Jason Brow n in the Dairy section The overall winner was the sole beef entrant Dale Hew i tt inner of the Monteith award The recipient of the Aberfeldv Beef Show was Karen Acton and the winner of the Ward Brownndge Dam Award was Kelly Stewart the Grand Champion Livestock Showman was presented with the Topof theLine award This resulting con sisting of the Champion and Reserve of all livestock clubs must exhibit a horse dairy calf beef calf and a lamb The contestant with the top points awarded from successfully show ing all livestock is named top win ner and this it wis Ron Bird of Georgetown Congratulations DRIVING SCHOOL NEXT CLASS OCT 22nd NOV 14th MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS 30 For Information About Courses or Private Lessons phone 8772671 Ron Bird PLUG Power lines are up on poles because they are dangerous please be careful It takes just a second of carelessness All of a sudden that long ladder youre carrying touches a power line If youre very lucky nothing will happen But you could be severely injured In fact it could prove to be fatal Whenever youre doing overhead work please be aware of power lines on and around your property Be especially careful if youre working with ladders cranes dump trucks or any equipment that extends Always look up for power lines If you are about to start a job where power lines might get in your way call your hydro first Well help you work safely a member EnerMark ENERGY HINTS How To Keep Energy Efficient Windows Adda layer of glass or plastic to old single pane windows to help reduce and save on heating and cooling costs Insulate Your Caulk and weather Basement strip wherever you The standard con feel a draft foundation in a basement has about the same insulation value glazed window Typ ically 20 to of home s heal loss is from the basement lasul ik your bast m h it in I or more free tin ry tips on itiiiL oolitic much jusl by our off ly Ask for your I KM I