The Huron Expositor, 1975-09-25, Page 9Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter, PO Box 267, Elmira
government will come to anybody's rescue.
A misconception has arisen, too, about just what a stabili-
zation program should be. Some agricultural producers
think that a stabilization program should guarantee them
their entire cost of production plus a neat profit as well. But
stabilizing a program should not entail a complete guar-
antee that every producer in Canada will get a guaranteed
annual income.
This writer is in complete agreement with the philosophy
behind government promises to help farmers get some re-
turn on their labor and investment. But to support a pro-
gra'nri , which would guarantee full costs goes against my
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The' key word in the above paragraph is the word help.
Help. But not legislation which would give some farmers a
licence to rip-off the nation,
It must be the work ethic instilled in me as a child and a
teen-ager. I remember working with grandfather "after-
four-and-Saturdays" to earn enough money for a bicycle.
.Many times, I trudged out 'to hoe potatoes or some other
equally distasteful chore when many of my pals were head-
ing to the river for a swim or out to the many sugarhushes
in the area for a hike.
I don't think it did me any harm. In fact, I know a few
teen-agers today who would benefit a great deal by getting
some mud or manure on their boots.
And I don't think the majority of farmers in this prov-
ince want a licence to make money by bellying up to the
public purse. I think most of them would agree to a plan or
a joint program involving both the province and federal
government which would help them through the ups-and-
downs of the marketplace and give them enough to keep
them on the land.
As a group, farmers are honest, straightforward and
fiercely independent people. All they want is a fair shake.
And don't ever forget that they work in the most important
basic industry in the world.
Politicians — and governments — come and go but the
bureaucrats remain.
Sometimes, it's a good thing, too.
Gerry Locking works for the federal department of agri-
culture. He is probably interested in politics to the point
where he likes to know who his next boss is going to be. But
he is also a civil servant.
He is not likely to be turfed out of office or out of his
job if a change of government occurs at Ottawa. Which is
why he was able to lay it on the line to farmers at the semi-
annual meeting of the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing
Board.
A politician could-lose.votes fon saying sorne-of athethingso
Mr. Locking said.
He told the pork producers that Ottawa, in any efforts to
create a stabilization program for farmers, will not allow
what has been termed top-loading by provinces. Top-loading
will simply not be tolerated. '
And what is toptloading? It•comes about when the feder-
al government announces a system for say, hog producers,
where they will be guaranteed a certain amount for produc-
tion, Then, the provincial governments announce another
plan to provide extra subsidies. Farthers, naturally, would
take advantage of both programs. Can you blame them?
That is top-loading.
Ottawa, said Mr. Locking, will definitely not agree to a
program of any kind which will give producers in one area
of Canada an artificial advantage over producers in another
' area. It takes some courage to make statements like that
and this nation is fortunate to have people in positions of
formulating policy who will be frank.
In the beef industry, for instance, British Columbia farm-
ers are guaranteed 77 cents a pound for calves. Ontario
farmers through the beef calf stabilization program are
guaranteed 50 cents a pound. Mr. Locking's statements to
pork producers, indicate very strongly that the provinces
will have to clean up their own backyards before the federal
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A MEAN LOOK — Barry Miller of R.R.3, Exeter
exhibits a steer with a piercing stare in the 4-H
championship beef show at Seaforth Fall Fair on • • *•-•:.—
Friday. (Staff Photo)
More Fall Fair results next week
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There were Jersey cattle a
plenty at the Seaforth Fall Fair on
Friday. Judge Jacky Macklin of
Clinton commented"It was one of
the best iersey shows that I have
judged, all classes were good."
Premier exhibitor and premier
breeder awards were both won by
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dale, while J.
T. Van Egmond of Clinton was
runner up.,
Junior calf winner was exhibit-
ed by Fred Armstrong. Jim
Sparling, R.R. 1, St. Marys had
the. Winning senior calf, with
Susan Van Egmond second and
Tony Van Dorp third.
Fred Armstrong's calf won the
mature cow class, and Paul
Robinson won the junior and
senior calf class.
J. T. Van Egmond's three year
old won that class, with Mr. and
Mrs. Dale's coming second and
Alec Ostrom's third.
Mr. Ostrom's exhibit won the
four year old class, with the
Dale's entry second and the Van
Egmond third.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale had both the
junior champion female and the
reserve champion female. The
grand champion female was , a
Dale entry and Alex Ostrom had
the reserve champion.
Kentwood beans
Last spring a certain
percentage of Kentwood 'beans
were planted. This new variety
had been extensively tested prior
to its licencing. One of the
characteristics of this bean is that
it is a larger size than either
Sanilac or Seafarer. Any grower
delivering Kentwood beans would
be well advised to check withdiis
local elevator operator before
delivering this variety. Since the
Kentwood bean is larger than
Seafarer or Sanila a different size
of screen is required for handling
this bean. If Kentwood beans are
handled on the same size of
screen as Seafarer and Sanila a
certain percentage of Kentwood
beans will be screened out.
Therefore in order to minimize
the amount of cleanout from these
beans Kentwood beans should
only be cleaned through the
correct size of screen.
NOW IS THE TIME
To give your Lawn
that
FALL APPLICATION
so you have
A Good Healthy Lawn
Next Spring
3-6-12 Winterizer
or
3-6-12
Winterizer Weeder .
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A LONG LINE OF JERSEYS — The judge checks the
udder of one of the jersey cows competing in one
class of the Perth Huron Parish Jersey Breeders
Show at Friday's Fall Fair. (Staff Photo)
Jersey Show
competition keen
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