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a tyme. AS ---- [ | 46 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 5, 1989 by Olive Rodgers Lindsay Presbyterial UCW Executive Meeting was held June 14 at Trinity United Churchin Beaverton. Joyce Jones, President, while welcoming everyone, read a poem, "When We Build" and led in prayer. Joyce McMullen and Willa Cameron of Sunderland, led in worship with the theme "The Lord's Prayer." In dialogue, they showed us how important it is to think about what we say when we pray. Along with the hymn, "New Every Morning," and scripture taken from Matthew 6:6-8, the worship was conclud- ed with prayer. Mrs. Jean Van- wart, president of Beaverton UCW, welcomed everyone. The attendance sheet was cir- culated and introductions and regrets followed. The minutes of the February Executive meeting were adopted as print- ed. It was announced that Mar- garet Lownsbrough has accept- ed the office of auditor since Miss Vina Neal and her brother no longer feel able to do this. Regional Chairladies are asked to forward names of dele- gates attending Quin Mo Lac and the Mid Week Event, to the Treasurer. The Secretary read a letter of appreciation from Wendall White, for Canadian Tire Coupons, donations, etc. sent to Quin Mo Lac. We are now to save the entire Campbell Soup Label, which can be used for two purposes. The Treasurer distributed a written report, and $50 which had been donated for no specific use was designated to M&S. Local presidents shared in- teresting events. Marion Thurs- ton reported that she still needs volunteers to work at the Fair Booth. Region 6 Rally will be held at Lochlin on September 13. Please watch your local paper for dates of Region 2 and gion 5 Rallies. Shirley Reesor gave a brief summary of several books which were available during the lunch hour. Following Grace we enjoyed our bag lunches and tea and coffee sup- plied by the Beaverton ladies. CW's are urged to donate to the Quinte C.A.N. Fund, a spe- cial appeal over and above do- nations to Quin Mo Lac. Orlee Wells, nominated con- venor, appealed for a Fair Booth Coordinator as Marion Thurs- ton's term is completed this Fall. Carol Thompson displayed her T-shirt emphasizing World Outreach. She also drew our at- tention to the study book, Cana- da's Cultural Mosaic. Mary Winterbottom related some in- formation she had received at a recent meeting, she mentioned cocaine is now one of the main drugs causing problems with our youth. Teacher Training courses are available and we are thankful for anti-drug pro- grammes in our schools. Mollie out CARON Fie «AL sa GORGE FREEMAN ah o LAY DANE! JAN KIEREEN a ROSARY uf y ood DFEORAH BLUR WARNER HOME VIDED 68 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY 985.9888 SUNDAY to THURSDAY -- Noon to 8:30 PM Open until 10:00 PM -- FRI. & SAT. Wood expressed concern for leadership of youth and empha- sized the need of prayer for youth, Isabel Wessell announced that she is still missing some church histories and would like these forwarded to her to com- plete her collection. Appointments to Presbytery were outlined with two of the ten representatives still not named. Announcements were made weekend, Sept. 8, 9, 10. Mid- week event, Nov. 1 and 2, Bob- ca n United Church. e Fall Executive meeting will be at Bethel on October 18. Joyce Junkin and Joyce Jones conducted a worthwhile work- shop on the responsibilities of the UCW President. They de- scribed the organization from the local unit to the National Consultation of Women of the United Church. Lindsay Preshyterial UCW meeting held .of coming events: Quin Mo Lac Joyce began with reading from Romans 11 and 12. Our UCW should be "Life in God's Service." Sometimes we concen- trate on having too many speak- ers when we could be spending our time on Bible study. Pat Burley of Bethel ex- pressed thanks to all who had contributed to this meeting. The hymn, O Master Let Me Walk With Thee, was sung and the printed Benediction was read in unison. Farmers can maximize their economic yields A group of Durham Region farmers undertook to study their costs of production for corn in 1988. They wanted to find out how to reduce the cost of growing a bushel of corn. Because selling the farm and moving to a lower cost area was not a real option, they considered only those costs over which they had control - equipment and materials to produce the crop. And because they wanted all producers to be on an equal footing, a standard interest rate was applied to all farms inputs. in this article, we will consider two anonymous growers. Producer A grew 152 bushels of corn with controllable costs of $179. This gave him a cost per bushel of $1.17. Producer B, on the other hand, grew 140 bushels of corn at a cost of $140, or about $1.00 per bushel. Which crop was the most profitable? If both producers sold their crops on the same market, getting $3.50 per bushel picked up at the combine, Producer A would have a profit of $353 per acre over variable costs (drying costs ingnored). 'than Producer B's net on the basis would be $350, a difference of on- ly $3.00 per acre in spite of the 12 bushel difference in yeild. In real terms, the difference is less than one bushel of corn --- probably less the error in yield measurement. What made the difference in these farms? Both farms had fairly new equipment, both were excellent, experienced growers and had dairy herds, utilizing much of the manure on the corn crop. Producer A had equipment costs more than $20 per acre higher than Producer B. This was mainly because he had fewer acres on which to use this equip- ment. Thus his interest cost was higher, too. Producer B used no fertilizer as was indicated by his soil test. Pro- ducer A used a starter fertilizer which may have helped his yield, but cost him more as well. The Maximum Economic Yield is-the combination of yield and cost which results in the highest profit per acre. To reach it, each farmer must be conscijous of those costs which reduée'his profit or in- crease returns and by how much. Joe Layton, a soybean grower in Maryland, has outlined five im- portant practices for maximizing profits. 1. Keep accurate records, both physical and financial. This will help the producer understand what inputs contribute to greater profit, and which do not. 2.Take time to study your records. They won't help you if they are in a closed book. 3. Pay attention to detail. It's the details that make the dif- ference between good yields and good profits. 4. Keep yields at a near max- imum. Highest yields may not be most profitable, but low yields seldom are. 5. Make long term decisions. Short term decisions often result in repeated costs rather than repeated savings. = s ort Perry Star ADVERTISING DEADLINE 'MONDAY - 12 NOON Real Estates - 5 PM Friday A first for French graduates The first graduating class in the French Immersi party to celebrate their passage. the experimental projects. Next year it will be no diff. ADA Ti oy 7 ht $ IME RSION BE. shai: WAS Perry High School for further experimentation. . on program at R.H. Cornish had a little They have been the guinea pigs, always first In line for erent, as the group moves onto Port