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i v Toy Library Children Enjoy Year-End Picnic Canada Post Shows Much Improvement Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. July 8, 1987 Canadian Tire Owner Discusses His Work e: $g ! B- f# 1 Mi • Canada Post's 1986-87 Annual Annual Report reveals it earned revenues of close to $3 billion, the highestsince becoming a Crown corporation corporation in 1981, handled record mail volumes of 7.9 billion pieces and added 162,000 addresses to the 10 million already served. The Honorable Harvie Andre, Minister responsible responsible for Canada Post, tabled the report in the House of Commons, June 26. Canada Post's loss from operations, which was in the $600 million range in 1981, now stands at a record low of $129 million. The Annual Report also shows that while the Corporation Corporation had planned to reduce reduce its loss from operations operations from $210 million in 1985-86 to $132 million during during the fiscal year ended March 31 of this year, it actually actually was lower by $3 million. million. The continued growth in mail volume, reflected in nearly all services and products, is the most relevant relevant indicator of the success of Canada Post's efforts to provide reliable service at a reasonable cost to the user. With record-setting accomplishments accomplishments in the past fiscal year, as revealed in its Annual Report, Canada Post is now moving closer to its target of reaching operating breakeven in 1988-89. Newtonville Over 400 enjoyed the Beef Barbeque held on the church grounds on Wednesday Wednesday afternoon. The picnic tables were decorated with flags to commemorate Dominion (Canada) Day. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Henderson Henderson of Oshawa visitid Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henderson Henderson on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stapleton, Sharon and Nadine travelled to Trois Rivieres on Sunday, returned returned home on Monday. Sharon will be studying Conversational French at the University of Quebec for a six-week period. Mr. and Mrs. Trueman Henderson visited Mr. and Mrs. Moreton Henderson and Edward at Morrish on Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Marc Durand of Toronto Toronto were also spending the week-end with them. m B3HZ1 38BBBSS if 4 The Bowmanville Rotarians hailed one their own Thursday, June 18. In his classification talk, John Brown, (centre) told of his climb through the ranks of the business world to become manager of the Canadian Tire Store in Bowman- villc. Mr. Brown is flanked by President Bill.Hall (right), and Bob Stevens (left). The Bowmanville-bascd Children's Toy Library held its end-of-year picnic at Memorial Park last week. Some of the younger participants are shown here as President Gillian O'Connell helps one of the children draw a ticket for the winner of the 50-50 draw. From left are: Mrs. O'Connell; John O'Connell; Sarah* O'Connell; Terri Lynn Thomas; Kerri Lynn Rath; Christine Frisina; and Tim Kocar. The winner of the draw was Ralph Allgood, of Pickering. The Children's Toy Library will be closed during the summer months but re-opens in mid-September. mid-September. Membership in the co-operative has grown to approximately 40 families and an additional day (Thursday) has been added to the schedule. Durham Agri-News Dears and susc By John E. Finlay, Agricultural Representative New Phone Number As of June 16th, the Bowmanville Agricultural Office has a free long- distance-direct-dial number. The number is: 1-800-263-8023. This replaces the previous Zenith number, which involved involved calling the operator to assist with the call. The new number may be used in the 416, 70S and 613 area code districts. Agricultural Census Data Data released recently provides information on an Ontario basis for the Agricultural Agricultural Census taken on June 3, 1986. Some fairly significant changes in crops since the last census in 1981; winter wheat acreage up 27 percent' to 641,427 acres, oat acreage decreased by 32 percent to 214,315 acres from 326,383 acres, barley acreage increased by 23 percent to 576,358 acres, mixed grain down 32 percent to 534,011 acres; corn for grain reduced by 16 percent from 2.17 million acres to 1.83 million acres. Corn for silage reduced from 643,000 acres to 469,000 acres in 1986, hay down 4 percent to 2.47 million acres, tobacco down 46 percent to 64,687 acres, soybeans increased dramatically from 689 thousand acres to 939,738 acres. Acreage of apples has increased from 25,871 acres to 32,286 acres. Acreage of harvested harvested strawberries has increased approximately 25 percent to 4,382 acres. Sweet corn acreage has increased to 48,724 acres in 1986 from 42,982 acres in 1981. In the livestock and poultry section, egg production had declined in Ontario from 185 million dozen to 169.7 million dozen. Chicken production has climbed sharply to 104 million produced in 1986. Dairy cattle numbers are down by 14 percent from 552 thousand head to 475 thousand head. The number of beef cows has declined from 378 thousand head to 343 thousand. The total number of pigs is almost identical at 3.16 million head. The total number of mature sheep has declined from 145 thousand head in 1981 to 119 thousand head in 1986. These livestock figures support the demand trend away from red meats toward poultry and fish. Further regional breakdowns breakdowns on production will be available in the near future. OMAF To Provide Farmers 312.7 Million in Interim Grain Stabilization Payments Ontario farmers will receive a record $12.7 million in interim payments for grain through the 1986-87 stabilization stabilization program of the Farm Income Stabilization Commission. Commission. Interim payments are being made on a record number of crops this year - corn, soybeans, barley, winter wheat, oats and canola. Unlike the 1985 interim payment, this payment will be based on the number of tonnes a producer registered for 1986. This allows, for an earlier payment than in 1985 and cheques will begin to flow by the end of June. v . Producers will be paid for 60 percent of their registered tonnes, using a payment per tonne for corn of $3.60, soybeans soybeans $8.60, barley $3.44, winter wheat $4.25, oats $3.44 and canola $8.00. Any required adjustments will be made on the final payment, which will be based on sales, Producers growing several commodities will receive one payment cheque this year, rather than separate cheques for each commodity. Only producers registered in the 1986 Grain Plan offered by the Farm Income Stabilization Stabilization Commission are eligible for the payment. Horticultural Report By Frank Louws, Hailstorm Causes Extensive . Damage to Apples The hail of Friday, June 12th, caused extensive damage to orchards that were hit. The storm came from Uxbridge area, through Port Perry, continuing on a straight path to Tyrone. From there, the storm forked with one part continuing through Orono down to Port Hope, and the other moving straight south, damaging most orchards north of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The orchard crops along the main path of the storm had 80 - 100 percent damage. Damaged apples are no longer good for direct marketing, but can be processed for juice. Orchards at the edge of the storm experienced 10 - 20 percent damage. Other than direct loss to the crop, the major concern is the possibility of diseases which can set in once the trees have been wounded. This is especially true for fireblight, a bacterial disease that can cause extensive damage to For Life insurance, check with state Farm. • Permanent Life. • Term Life. Don Irvine • Retirement 623-4482 •Universal Life, loawaverieyRd., Bowmanville Like a gooa neighbor, Stale Farm is there. z STATE FARM INSURANCE pears and susceptible apple varieties such as Idared, Lodi, Jonathon, Onamac, Jersey- mac, Tydeman's Red, and Yellow Transparent. In the event of another hail storm, growers of these crops should be ready to apply streptomycin within 24 hours of the storm, if there has been a history of fireblight in the orchard or in a neighboring orchard. Streptomycin is an expensive expensive spray. Therefore, if your orchard has not had a history of fireblight, growers may choose to wait and see if a problem develops. Fireblight shows up as a wilting, or a characteristic down-drooping of young shoot tips (commonly called Shephard's crook sympton j. The tip will become 'brown in apples and black in pears. If these symptoms appear, break off and dispose of these shoots. If you use pruners, dip them in a sterilizing sterilizing solution between each cut, or else the disease will spread. The canker complex or black rot are secondary infections infections which can occur after hail damage. In general! a fungicide spray applied after the storm will help to suppress this complex, If the apple crop is totally lost, growers do not need sprays to protect their fruit from codling moth or apple maggot. Control programs for mites, tentiform leaf mines, and other leaf-feeding insects should be maintained according according to the need and recommendations. recommendations. R.O.S. Footnotes By Barbara Weese, R.O.S. Specialist Strawberry Picking Tips With the increased popularity popularity of Pick-your-own operations, operations, several strawberry growers have made a collection collection of "Tips For Success" for the picker. During the season many growers publish a telephone number you can call to check for availability of produce unpredictable weather or an eager lot of early bird pickers may mean there is nothing to pick that day. If this is your first trip, it is also a good idea to check who supplies the containers. containers. If bringing containers from home, a 4 - 6 quart basket or equivalent size container is ideal. Larger containers may result in the berries on the bottom being crushed. Other growers , suggest wearing loose, comfortable clothes, a sun bat and shoes - not sandals! Ideal picking days are sunny, there is no shade and berries grow low to the ground. When picking some people only like to pick the biggest and best berries, but the smaller ones are equally flavorful. You do, however, have to get down low to the ground and search under the leaves to find them, Pick only fully ripe berries, as berries do not ripen after picking. If, however, you are planning to make jam a few slightly under-ripe berries will aid in getting a good gel. Once spotted, the berry should be gently pinched from the stem with the hull left oil, The hull preserves and locks in the berry's natural moisture. Once the picker returns home the berries should be refrigerated or preserved for winter as soon as possible. II washing is necessary, rinse quickly and drain well, rather than soaking the berry in water. Hull just before using. 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