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: he SATE TE GL A ' LX HN LAF FRIST HARPER TER TR 24 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 3, 1978 : Yi Fi vg § AeA < { . Dy SER FEA BE SARE FREFIA AEE RR FERNY SRNL URE TOWNER MECRSARR 1 L A) Ae Ye "Ae . CHINA] SPs Ye i APA AD AR FS SEEFAL TRS IAAL "W p the program again in 1978. The Junior Agriculturalist Program is designed to. provide a practical learning experience for young people in the 16 and 17 age group . 'from non-farm homes, who have a serious interest in agriculture, and who have had no experience working on a farm. » As a Junior Agriculturalist, a student will be placed on a selected commercial farm, where he or she will perform regular activities, relative to that farm- ing operation. In addition, the Junior Agriculturalist will have an opportunity to develop an appreciation of rural life, living with a farm family and through participating in local 4-H and Junior Farmer Pro- grams, as well as from rural activities. Selection for the program is based on the appli- cant's reason for being interested in agriculture, and his or her plans for future education and career. Host farmers for the program must be engaged in full-time farming, and the farm must be a commercial oper- ation. As well, the host farmers must be interested in helping inexperienced young people develop the skills required on a farm, and is expected to have the ability to work well with, and supervise young people. The host farmer is also required to have suitable accommodation. } The Junior Agriculturalist will be required to participate in an orientation program, which will take ~ place in mid-June. The on-the-farm assignement will be for a nine-week period commencing on June 19th and terminating on August 19th. Each Junior Agricul- turalist will receive a training allowance on $16.00 per day based on a six-day week, $6.00 of which is provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and $5.00 in cash per day by the host farmer, as well as room and board valued at $5.00 per day. Young non-farm people in the 16 or 17 age group, who are interested in the Junior Agriculturalist Program are advised to obtain an application form, and make application no later than May 1st. Farmers, who would like to act as hosts for the program, should apply no later than May 15th. Information and application forms are available at dinner and meeting of the Ontario-York Dairy Herd Improvement Associations was held in the masonic Hall, Uxbridge, with a goodly number of the associ- ation members and their wives in attendance. This was a joint meeting of the three associations under the direction of supervisors Archie McMillan, Beaverton, James Ball, Uxbridge, and Leslie Meyers, Uxbridge. . * Herds with the highest B.C.A., most improvement, and best calving interval, were recognized in each of the three associations. In the north association, the highest herd average award went to Bert Pronk, R.R.2, Beaverton, with a B.C.A. of 135 for milk and 137 for fat. The certificate for the highest production increase went to Adrian VanMil, R.R.1, Beaverton, with an increase of 11.5 B.C.A. points, and the breeding efficiency award went - to Clare MacDonald, also of R.R.1, Beaverton, with a calving interval of 12.3 months. In the central association, the highest herd aver: age award was won by Doug Wilson, R.R.1, Port Perry, witha B.C.A. of 141 for milk and 153 for fat. The certificates for the highest production increase was won by Bob Hunter, R.R.2, Seagrave, with an increase of 15 points for the year. The breeding efficiency award went to Fred and Glen Brown of Unionville, with a calving interval of 12.1 months. In the south association, the highest herd average award was won by Robert Powell, R.R.1, Ashburn, with a B.C.A. of 169 for milk and 156 for fat. Mr. Powell also won the certificate for the highest production increase, with an increase of 23 points over the previous year. The breeding efficiency award was won by Jack Skelding, R.R.4, Port Perry, with a calving interval of 12.1 months. The guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Don Taylor, Co-ordinator of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association Program for the Province. Others, who addressed the meeting, were Don Chambers, regional D.H.I.A. Supervisor, Alan Wall, Agricultural Representative, Newmarket, and. Ivan Bell, Agricultural Representative, Uxbridge. local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Offices, and at Secondary School Guidance Offices. ONTARIO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM In addition to the Junior Agriculturalist Program, farmers are eligible to participate in the Ontario Youth Employment Program. Last year about 12,000 business and farmer employers participated in this program, creating approximately 21,500 new summer jobs. The program has been re-introduced for 1978, and expanded in two ways. The incentive grant will be increased from $1.00 to $1.25 per hour, and the program will run for 25 weeks as compared to 16 weeks last summer. The minimum employment period is 6 weeks. All employers, who created jobs under the program last year, will be eligible for the $1.25 subsidy on both their 1977 level of Ontario Youth Employment... Program jobs plus new jobs created in'1978. Employees, who did not participate last year, will be eligible for the subsidy for new jobs that-they create this summer over and abové their normal summer help requirements. Information on this program should be available in the near future. BIRCH LEAF MINER If you have birch trees on your lawn, you have probably noticed large dead areas in the leaved during the summer months, causing many leaves to turn yellow and drop prematurely. This is caused by the Birch Leaf Miner, which burrows between the upper and lower leaf surface, and feeds on the green tissue. The adult of this pest is a tiny black sawfly. About mid-May the sawflies emerge, and the females start egg laying as soon as the leaves unfold from the buds. The eggs are inserted singularly into the tender leaf tissue. When the eggs hatch, the latvae feed between the upper and lower leaf surfaces, forming mines which often unite to form one large, blotch, involving School price tag going ahead with any plans to purchase the school, coun- cillors Neil McLaughlin and Vern Asselstine were not happy with the decision. Both, councillors suggested the school could serve a useful purpose for commun- ity functions, and councillor weeks ago that the Municip- ality had a third right of refusal on. the school, and councillors at that time re- quested that the Board quote a selling -price. Councillors Richard Drew, Reg Rose and Don Crosier voted against any purchase by the Town- ship at the $25,000 price. "The new tax Henry W. Block 2 | forms. A good reason to let us help with your taxes." At H&R Block, we understand these new forms, we know the laws. We'll do every- thing we can to save you money. And that's Reason No. 1 why you should let H&R Block do your taxes. All types ot personal returns - including Farms and Business. BE LLL THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE 16 WATER STREET - PORT PERRY (Beside the License Bureau) Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Mon. to Sat. Closed Wednesdays PHONE 416-985-2232 No appointment necessary. STAR Stationery & Office Supply A Division of Port Perry Star Co. Ltd. 191 Queen Street - Port Perry, Ont. 985-8123 See Us Today For ~All Your OFFICE SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS The Farm Scene h too high "| JUNIOR AGRICULTURALIST PROGRAM The first application of Cygon 2E should normall . Co , colcti iq For the past. five years, a Junior Agriculturalist be applied in the spring when green shows at the tips of At $25,000 Seugog Town- fsgeiched ay 2 he y Program has been carried on by the Ontario Ministry the buds, followed by a second application in mid to _ ship council felt the price Bane Aa ar Ta : i, | of Agriculture and Foode This program hasbeen... ... EC TT RT St Lt wag too steep for-a-one-roony » ¥ ye one on a successful in providing a number of young people, who Be sure to follow the manufacturer's directions school in Blackstock being a ging dbs the Beenie in are interested in agriculture, with some practical when using any insecticide. offered for sale by the Dur- Tosh owned by the peop experience on commercial farms. ham Board of Education, ol wine nship was noti- As a result of the experience gained in the first five D.H.LA. MEETING While three members of pep PR a oS years of the program, it has been decided to continue On the evening of Tuesday, April 11th, the annual the council voted against fied by the Board several half or more of the leaf... : : a & EE I i. ' Several methods of control are available including REP Al R SERVICE oy overall sprays, and the use of systemic: materials : oh which can be painted on the trunk. Overall sprays oe -TO ALL MAKES & MODELS i difficult for the home gardener to use because most o gs J the birch trees are too large to be sprayed with a home OF OFFICE MACHINERY. Gi garden sprayer, and secondly the timing of this "I i ' application is very difficult as it must be applied about tS the time that the adult lays its eggs. A A systemic material such as Cygon 2E can be Ef painted in a band around the trunk of the tree. This material is absorbed into the say stream and carried to all parts of the tree, where it will kill the insects when they start to feed. ° i