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ARERR SATAN Mr. Ossie Hickman, a young farmer from New Zealand had a recent stay in Ontario County, as part of an eight-month trip to Canada and the U.S. Ossie, - who will return to New Zealand this month talked of his travels, and of farming in New Zealand. "New Zealand young farmer tells of , B-month visit to Canada, U.S.A. J Py ' finishing dn eight-month Ossie Hickman is a young = man from:New-Zealand. In partnership with his. father, Ossie farms nearly 500 acres of 'land in the northern ~~ section of New Zeland's South Island, With 200 head of Registered 'Angus. beef cattle, and' 1,000 Romney sheep, there is work enough to keep Ossie and his father busy. - In spite; of: this, he is just visit to the United States and Canada. For the past couple of weeks he has been living "with farming families in ~. Ontario County. . 5 For 12 years; he-has been a member of a Young Far- mers- Club in New Zealand, and. it. was through his association © with this organization that his trip was made possible. Ossie describes his trip as 'sort of -a cultural ex- change" providing him with + the opportunity to observe -agricultural operations and to live with farming families. And Ossie says that for him, being able to meet and talk with people hasbeen the most rewarding part-of the whole trip. He left New Zealandby boat in the first week of April. -After spending some time'in California, he went to Texas, . where he stayed for three. months. From there, he went on to Minnesota, where. he also stayed for three months. He took side trips to New -York City and Vancouver. For the past several weeks he has been living with rural families in the counties of Simcoe, Dufferin, York, Kent, and Ontario. Ossie says that the higgest difference in New Zealand and Canadian farming is that in New Zealand, there is very little grain feeding, as livestock are able to graze. . all year round. He says that except for the grain feeding equipment used by Canadian farmers, machinery and ~~ technology in this country is pretty much the same as in New Zeland, He says that the size of some Canadian farms is impressive, as is the ob- vious amount of capital investment involved in some In both Canada and New Zealand, Ossie believes that efficient farm management is a real necessity, "Far- mers simply have to - get more efficient. If you have an investment of $100,000 or $200,000 which is not unusual, you must- must be an ef- "ficient businessman or you go under." He adds that the day of the small farmer is limited. This is happening in Canada; and the same is happening in New Zealand. : "New Zealand is primarily ~ an agricultural nation," he explains. "We have to produce goods cheaply, because most of our-exports go to the United Kingdom, and the transportation costs are high." Last year he says, New Zealand exported ..somewhere...around. ..200,000-- tons of butter and 100,000 tons of cheese, most to the British Isles. = Naturally enough, Ossie is more than a little concerned over-England's recent entry into the European Common Market. "This is going to affect us very much," he' says, "especially the butter and cheese cxports. But I (continued on page 18) {SECOND SECTION RC A A PRA EL A SB IE AR SET pl A A Se i : i P2RT §{ PERRY "PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec 1, 1971 -- 147 While the Ontario County Board of Education will be able to begin hiring teachers for next year after Jan. 1, 1972, it is not likely to start until the spring, ministrative Assistant Cyril Taylor, told Oshawa Times last week. We will be able to hire after Jan, 1, but we don't know what our requirements will be yet," said Mr. Taylor. "We don't know yet if we will be hiring on that date". Since there will be a sur- plus of teacher applicants this year, the board will probably complete its hiring over a period of time, rather than all at once, he said. - "The days of the mass hiring at the Royal York are over. The hiring will now Ad- probably be done over a period of time." Earlier this year, the Ontario: School Trustees - Council and the govern. ment approved a plan allow- ing local boards to begin hiring after Jan, 1." Previ- ously, the boards could not begin hiring until earlv March, after three days of advertising. "The original restrictions were necessary when there was a shortage of teachers and consequently strong competition by boards, according to Percival Muir, executive director of the Ontario School Trustees Council. "The problem has disappeared now." "We anticipate there aill County Board of E ducation to hire teachers after New Year be a surplus of teachers this ka year," 'said Mr, Taylor. "there was a slight surplus last year and the growth of enrolment hasn't been as great as we thought it would be." : The stronger competition among teachers .will even- tually force the minimum requirements for applicants up, he said, Now, elementary school teachers in the county need at least one year of university training. "But this will gradually develop' into the situation where teachers will have to have a degree," said Mr. Taylor. "This will just be for newly-hired teachers and not teachers already in our system." Smith Bros. Holstein bull to England A Holstein bull in the herd of Smith Bros., RR 2, Port _ Perry is one of six the Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales has secured in Canada. These bulls will be used for artificial breeding, being intended primarily to provide Canadian bloodlines for use on the considerable number of Holstein - Friesian cows_of Canadian origin now in England and Wales. : Before coming into general use the bulls will be test proven for production: daughters in production tested herds. ~The Smith Bros. bull is a son of the Class Extra sire, Glenholm-Alert-Dean Pabst and his dam is a*Good Plus daughter of the Class Extra sire, Rosafe Shamrock A record total of $117,582,100 in sales of the 1971 - 72 Series of Canada Savings Bonds from 223,886 applications through payroll deductions ~~ has been achieved by the Ontario payroll savings organization in the CSB campaign which was concluded Monday (Nov. 15). It represents the highest sales recorded in the 26-year history of the CSB campaign, payroll "savings division. - This year's final figures shown an increase of 13.7 per cent over last year's sales Sales of bonds up through payroll savings in Ontario which amounted to $103.4 million from 219,000 applications. The CSB payroll savings campaign was conducted in more than 2,500 establish- ments throughout the Province by a 41-man team of organizers headed by campaign co-directors A.F. Franics of Toronto and D.R. * Dattels of Kitchener. All of the 41 organizers achieved 100 per cent or better of the total sales at- tained in last year's 'cam- paign in their respective areas. ' Perseus. The dam has a 305 = 7 day production at 3 years of 18,500 lbs. milk testing 3.86 percent butterfat. . z Rabid skunk The Animal Health Office in- Bowmanville has con- firmed that a skunk killed - by Rick Larocque on Nov- ember 24 was rabid. Mr. Larocque killed the skunk on his own property at R.R. 1 Port Perry after the skunk attacked a Pomeraman dog that was. tied in the yard. Mr. Larocque said that in the evening on November 24, he heard the dog yelping, but paid no attention until his, wife who went to investigate called that the dog was being attacked. 3 Hé said the skunk was gripping the dog's nose with its teeth. After several tries, Mr. Larocque separated the two animals, and threw the skunk onto the road. A short while later the skunk came back into the yard, where Mr. Larocque killed it. He attacks dog phoned the animal Health Office the following -mor- ning. and the confirmation of rabies was made four days later. Since_both Mr. Larocque and his wife came into contact with the rabid animal, they will receive the necessary shots. He said it was very for- tunate that he and his wife were home the night of the attack, since the dog has only a scratch on the nose to show for the fight. Had they not been 'home, they might never have known that the dog had come into contact with a rabid animal, A spokesman at the Animal Health Office in Bowmanville said that this is the first case of rabies reported from the Port Perry area since last February, However, scat. 'in Village tered cases of rabid fox and skunk have been received from Ontario and Durham Counties. Foxes and skunk are most often affected by rabies, but cases have been reported in dogs, mice, bats and cattle. The disease 'is transmitted by a bite or through a cut or scratch. An "animal afflicted with rabies will display unusual habits, such as a skunk or a fox coming close to human dwellings to attack a dog. A healthy skunk or fox would ordinarily run from a dog. The disease can also be recognized by excess saliva, caused by the animal having difficulty in swallowing. A person who suspects an animal to have rabies, or has: come in contact with a rabid animal is urged to contact the Animal Health Office in Bowmanville at 623 - 5759. - Diane Panabaker (centre) of Port Perry and Denna and Donna Ballard from Port Perry with Provincial honours at the 4-H Achievement Day. wa Cr a3 mS 0 ne ¥