The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

6, Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 30, 1982 HÉIugh Holiand heads -1 arn a thorough believer in United Way. United Way helps to mnake Oshawa- Whitby-Newcastle a better place to live andl to conduct business because of the 37 agencies which receive major support from United Way help to buiki citizenship and provide help to ctizens with special needs. There is haridfy anyone in our three com- munities who are not helped ia somne way by United Ever Before" Way." The Campaign wiIl take place in October and thé 1982 objective is $1 ,500,00M. This is an increase over last years objective of $1,300,000. but the Budget Commnittee has th-oroughly screened the re- quests, the agencies have done a job of holding the uïne and we are convinced the need is there. With everyones help, we will meet this impor- tant objective. -THANKS TO YOU - IT WORKS FOR ALL OF US." Mr. Holland and his family live in Oshawa. He is Manager of Manufacturing Planning and Devlopment for General Motors of Canada Ltd., and has previously been a Generai Motors Plant Manager in both Oshawa and Ste. Therese, Québec. He is a member of the Board of Directors for United Way, Oshawa Junior Achievemient and the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa. He is also a memnber of the association of Professionai Engineers of Ontario and the Society of Automotive Engineers. Hospital proceeds renovation plans The. Memorial Hospital Board are proceeding with plans for renovations of the 1950 wing damaged by fîre as well as other renovations which have been estimated to cost in the neighbourhood of $1.375 million. The course of action is be- ing taken as an alternative to a former proposai to con- struct .a new wing at the hospital whîch did not receive approval from the Ministry of Health. To meet Ministry re- quirements the Board has hired a Quantity Surveyor, Gordon D. Pattison and Associates, to submit a report as to the probable cost of the proposed renovations. Mr. Elston, Hospital Ad- ministrator, states that Pat- tison has aiready visisted the hospital and a report is ex- pected within the next couple of weeks. Elston also said that the ar- chitect, J. Bruce Bateman and Associates, are meeting with staff as to refinement of plans for the proposed renovations. One of the major aspects of the renovations plans is to increase the chronic care beds by fifteen bringing the total number of beds at the hospital to one hundred and two. Elston said he would hope that the proposai could get underway in the faîl but had no assurance that such would happen. He said he expected the province would assist with renovations costs in an amount somnewbere between $600,000 and $700,000 following provincial approval of tihe proposai. The hospital does have in- surance mornes available to assist with renovations. I\ Y Wet weather having a detrimental crop effeet By: Rod Stork, Assoc. Agrieultural Representative Wet Weather Hurts Crops: The cool, wet weather of thie past month has certainly had a detrimental effect on crop growth in the area. Haying and haylage- making operations have vir- tualîy been brought to a standstil as of June 25th. Less than 10 percent of the hay has been harvested and stored in the couinty. Spring grain crops such as oats and barlcy, espccially the later seeded ones, are show- ing sîgns of yellowirig and very slow growth. Corn on -the ligiter souls has progress- ed reasonably well, but the normal target of corn being knce-higis by JuIy lst certain- ly won't be reached. Weed control programs in many crops have been very ineffective because of the wet conditions. A number of farmers have not been able to spray because of wet field conditions. Spray injury has been reported on somne corn and especially on soybeans. There has also been pro- blemns in the fruit and vegetable area as weII because of the large amounits of rain- fail. Apple and fruit growers have been appiying sprays much more readily te control disease in fruit brought on by extended wet periods. Vegetable growth has been slow and in some cases ramn has washed out vegetable plants. Somne rot has been reported in vegetable crops as welI. The strawberry season has been delayed, however, pick- ing should be well underway this week across the area. The solution to the pro- blem of slow growth, delayed haying and related probiems is of course warm, dry weather. Hopefully, that will be forthcoming and we can get back to a normal growing season. Organization Change: The Ministry of Agriciture and Food is in the process of reorganizing internalîy. In most cases, this will not af- fect delivery of programs to farmers, but it will place more emphasis on certain areas of farmn production. One of these areas in that of inspection services and product quality. The former Milk Industry Section of the Farm Products Quality Branch is one area receiving a change. The new Dairy inspection Branch will have responsibili- ty for milk quality at the farm and through to thee milk pro- cessing plants. Jan Visser is the Fieldperson for our aiea working out of the Bowman- ville office of the Ministry. Producers having ques- tions about mîlk quaiity or related matters can phone Mr. Vi sser at 623-3348 or Zenith 7-3040j, Farmsiead Improvernent Programi: Requests for infor- mation on this new grant pro- gram continue to comne Up. The Program provides grants of up to $2,000 for eligible improvesitents on the farm. One of the-purposes of the Pregram is to provide employment locally for students and contractors. Labour hired te carry out imi- provement projects must be new and not exisiting ful time or family labour on the farm. Farmers have been enquir- ing about several areas related te this. Student help can be obtained by contac- ting your local Canada Farm Labour Pool or your student Manpower Placem.ent Office in your area. Agri-crews hired by a farmer qualify for labour hired under the terms of the Farmstead Imiprove- ment Program. When submîtting an ap- plication, farmers are rcminded that any labour buis must be broken down as to who was paid, for how many hours, rate of pay per hour and final payment. Farmers are also reminded that "Notice of Intent" forms must be filled out before any project is startcd for the Farmstead Improve- ment Program. R.O.P. Resuits Announced: Record of Performance results for dairy herds enroil- ed -on this testing programn were recently sent to our of- fice. The Altona Lea herd of Frank Barkey and famiiy, R.R. 2, Blackstock has the top herd with a Breed Class Average (BCA) of 159 for milk and 173 for fat on 29 records. The Browview.Farms herd of Gerald Brown and Family, R.R. 2, Newcastle had the 2nd highest Holstein herd in 1981. Their BCA on 36 of- ficiai records was 159 for milk and 168 for fat. The top Jeresy herd in Durham on ROP was the herd of Carl Sargent and Sons, R.R. 3, Cavan. Their BCA on 32 Records was 148 for milk and 152 for fat. The top Guernsey herd was that of Frank Fry and family, R. R. 1, Janetville with BCA's of 168 for milk and 158 for fat in 41 records. ROP is one of two official performance testing pro- gramsavailable to dairy pro-, ducers in Ontario. The other is the Dairy Herd Improve- ment Program (DHI.) A total of 38 herds are registered on ROP, while over 70 per cent of aIl dairy herds in Durham are on a testing Program. Our congratulations to, ail dairy operators on test and especially to the top herds.. Ken Hoc)dn, PosJack Picard, VicePres 123 King St. E., Bowmanville Ontario LI C 1N4 REALIOR For you;r tes estate neotft calf Lakeshore, Farms, Residential, Commercial DARREL DEVOLIN Office 623-4115 0 Fesidence 983-5817 Haliburton (705) 457-1842 Member of Oshawa District Real Estate Board "ORONO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY" Work for yourself Weil established business with living accommQdation "SALE OR LEA SE"