The Huron Expositor, 1976-01-29, Page 13Roger Martin who has been the
resources manager of the
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority for the past five years is
leaving this area.
Beginning February 2, Martin
will become resources manager of
two authorities. he will.• be
responsible for operation of the
Sauble Valley and the North Grey
Conservation authorities. His
office will be located in Owen
Sound.'
The present resources manager,
at Owen Sound was recently
promoted to the region office in
London and the Ontario Ministry
of Natdral Relources asked
Martin to till the vacancy.
While taking over in Owen •
Sound in February, Martin wilt be
returning to the Exeter,office one. 4
day per week until a replacer-Int
is found. "
Martin says he ., expects
problems in the Owen Sound\area
to be somewhat different from the
Ausable-Baytield Authority,
He continued, "Our, main
problems of erosion and flooding
are not as severe up there. They
are more involved in acquiring
land to be wed for future
generations."
"I will likely be 40444 171P.re-
with small watershed
management whet* individual
land owners are encouraged to
practice their own' conservatioit,"
added.. Martin.
He also said more emphasis
will be placed on fish and wildlife
areas. The Rankin Marsh within
the two northern Authorities is a
good breeding and nesting spot
for Canada geese.
Conservation education and
information programs which have
been one of Martin's strong
points in this area will be stressed
at his new position.
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as good as -
you feel
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Fitness. In your heart you know k's right.
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• be used carefully according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
Some also require a Withdrawal
period before Slaughter. Lindane
(no less than 30 days before
• slaughter}, Korl„art, and
-Malathion (no less than 2 days
ore slaughter), 'have been
effective ,in treating mange.
However, in both farrowing
and fatteningbarns, the key to
mange control is preven tion, says .
Dr. Oliver. All new ' additions'
'should be treated for mange prior
to introduction into the herd.
Breeding stock sht:arld be sprayed
twice a year, If there is an
outbreak of mange, the control
program, whether it's spraying or
dusting, should.be carried out on
a total herd basis, he states.. 'e bile the mites cannot survive
ery long in the environment,
producers should also treat walls
and floors 'of the pens to prevent
reinfestation from that source,
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Local men were among the top
prize winners in the Western
Ontario Tractor Pullet's
Association competitions/ last
year. Trophies were prese nted to
them at the Association's annual
banquet in Listowel last week;
Paul Murray of R.R.5, Seaforth
placed first in both the heavy duty
16,000 and 20,000 pound pull
stock classes with his 4630 John
Deere. Wayne Hopper of
Brussels tied for fourth place in
the 20,000 crass.
In the 8.000 stock competition,
Harry Swinkels'of R.R.4, Seaforth
and Bill Beuerman of R.R,1,
Dublin placed fourth and fifth.
Both drove 2130 John Deere
tractors.
Larry Consitt of Hensall won
third prize in the 9000 Olen
competitions, pulling with his 30
. Massey. Albert Rooseboom of
Hensall was third with his 33
Massey in' the 7000,open class.
Jim Alexander of Walton tied for
fifth in the same class with a 5000
Ford.
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Douglas Point, altfojitgki possiblt performance•
' compounding certain • environ- •
mental effect's, could :be better
absorbed' in terms, of municipal
impact ''since '••: Construction
employment levels would be
mainly sustained . rather, than •
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increased." , •
Commission . chairthan Dr.
Arthur er said the main PtOr.
inquiry of th' commission- would
run until late July and would
include session's outside Toronto
as well,
, He explained that the main,
enquiry will call representatives
of Ontario Hydro and Ontario
government agencies to respond
to the concerns raised in .the
preliminary. briefs.
He specified the health,.
planning' and energy ministries.
Dr. Porter Said the commission
needed to know the situation with
other energy sources in the
province — gas: oil and coal.
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Pride has an impi'essise line of best-selling single, [Ionia and
7ihree.u.a.‘ crosses. the 're ideal for combining, picking or silage
producliott, fnr the hest quality Certified No. I Seed.ehDose
Pride and for the • hest sers ice, call, ,sour loCal dealer n914,
The lack of goivernrrient•
planning for the impact that large
scale Hydro development
have on . hoSt community
caused a lot of proPleitris whe'n'the
big nuclear plant was built at '•
Douglas Point, a brief from Bruce
County . told r
..the Porter.
Commission on electric_ power
planning Thursday.
• The Commission • heard 12
briefs in it§ ListOwel meeting; a
continuation of a' largely
attended meeting in Wingham in
December: • About 100 people
attended the ling, in, spite of
stormy drivi weather.
Bruce my south planning
departure t pointed to the
benefits resultingt• from the
Douglas POint development' and
said few, area rriitnicipal
councillors . wish it hadn't
occurred. • ,
•,/ However, it asked that before
any ,other large-si;ale . Hydro
development is' started a rural_
study be•made. included in the
study would be an independent
environmental.survey. -The brief
says housing should' be planned
ahead.and the necessary finances
'.and • services should be
established before vonstriletion is'
approved.
• tt The brief said that as result
the Douglas • Point
development, the main burden of
housing -the .workers and
employees fell on the county's
small municipalities. ' whose
facilities .and services)were not
adequate to cope. with the sudden
influx.Planning 'problems
occurred as well as financial and
other problems. •
'Although - grants wet-c
provided to municipalities in lieu
of taxes, these were grossh
inadequate to cope with the costs
incurred. It was not until 1973,
five years after development
commenced. in 1968, that an
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THE HURON EXPOSITC/R,..4.AttilARY.V.,i9*'"9„
°COI. me.n 'prize Ausa-ble CoHnsrefi.ty0VO:
t,actor pidler s 'manager is. leo1409,
FIRST PLACE TRACTOR PULLERS Taking firsts
in •Western Ontario. Tractor' Pullers' Association
when trophies Were handed out last Saturday night.
in Listowel were from left, standing:- Greg Baer
accepting for LarryPentland of DungannOn in classes
Marketing boards are here to stay only if farmers are
willing to fight forthem.
Dries that,statement sound familiar. , It has been said
many times in this corner and is being said by many others
connected either directly or indirectly with agriculture. •
But it' needS"to" be said again:. peated and repeated, as it
Were,
Marketing boards' are under firefrom-many sectors in
eluding the Consigners Association of Canada and by Beryl
Plumptre of the anti-inflation review hoard. She seems to
have the chairman of the. board, Jean-Luc Pepin, *brain-
.-------'washed to believe that marketing boards are out to'rip off
the food-buying.public, too.
• ' Back in November. the first sentence in this colunin was
identical to this week's: --Farmers are, going, to .have to
fight to keep what they have' in the way of orderly.market-
i rig• •
cil is girding its 1 'ns for battle. For Many years:it was a
It is refreShingre that the Ontario Commodity Ceun-
sort of toothless organization with repreSentatives from 16
of, the province's more than 40 markejoards as -mem-
bers.
As far as I know,, the 'board members met when they
felt like it and didn't do much of anything but pasS an in-
nocuous budge.-to promote the member marketing boards.'
Recently, though, the courted has taken on new life.
Much of the life conies from a big, gruff guy called Jim
Boynton, for almost 20 years the, secretary-manager oL
the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board, Jim but
a few enemies duringtenure on the. pork board but. he
made a host of frie s, ability as a co-ordinator cannot
be questioned. He is, .organizing a concerted attack
against those who would scuttle one or any of the marketing
boards in Ontario.
One of his best moves in the new job was•to prepare a
letter and a 12-page public relations and publicity document
to acquaint editors across this province with information
on marketing boards.
•• As faithful, readers of this corner know, the policies of
most major daily papers in Ontario have been to ignore
farmers and farin prciblems most of the time, Only when
food prices increase do they take the trouble to investigate.
And then they usually come up with, the wrong answers.
Whether most daily newspaper people will take •the time
Treat pigs for mange
intense itchiu and rubbinghair
.loss and thickening and redness
of a pig's skin are signs that,
producers should be aware of.
These symptoms, as well as
rough, dry skin and loss of bloom,
are sure indications of inange,
one of the most common skin
diseases in Ontario pigs.
"Mang.c.›,-is---caused by a
parasitic smite not visible to the
naked eye." The mite spend its
lifetime in the burrow. that it digs
in the pig's skin. infection
spread by direct contact, which is
assured by the pigs' natural habit
of huddling together to sleep,"
states 'Veterinary • Services
Branch veterinarian, Dr.
'P.G.Oliver.
The main symptom,of mangos
the intense itching caused by the,
mite burrowing throligh the ski to
the burrowing and constant
scratching makes the skin thick
and reddened. Eventually a thick
brown scab may form on parts of,
the body.
Although mange can be
diagnosed on 'the basis of these
signs, the . veterinarian
recommends that a'skin scraping
be forwarded to one of, the . A - budding Young poet sent
Veterinary .DiagnOkie• etamples of his• work to/sti 'editor
Laboratories of the Ontario . with the note.: "Please let me
Ministry of Agricultttre and Food knowat once if yoti ean-use these
for a microscopic examination and for 1.have other irons in the fire."
confirmation of mange .infection, The editOr wrote back:
ChemicaR' are-available for the Suggest you remove irons and
,treattnent of mange,but theymust insert poerins."
12,000 stock and 10,000 stock; Murray McCracken of
Listowel in 8,000 'stock; Art Helm of Lucknow in
7,0.00 open; sitting, on left, Glen Porter of Lucknow
in 9,000 open; and Pail! Murray of Seaforth in 16,000
stock and 20,000 stock.
Letters are appfeciated by Bob Trotter, Wale Rd , ElnioI. Ont N38 2C7
to' read Mr. Boy,nton's information is doubtful. They,
should, mind you, but knoWing a great many of .those edi-
tors, I have my dotptS'. • •
The commodity council has a' budget of $240;006 to spend
on such projects. Mr. Boynton is not asking for uncon-
firmed support of marketing boardt, All lie wants is that
editors and agricultural writers make a telephone call or
two before sounding off about farmers, food priceNand
marketing boards. ' •
It seems a reasonable request. Reporters and .editors
are supposed to be fair-minded men. They are supposed to
get both sides of any controversy before printing a story.
BefOre printing of broadcasting attacks against such
organizations, give these organizations a, ,chance to refute
the attacks,, aD •
Farmers and farm organizations need some kind of co-
ordination. For too long, they have been tramping along
their own merry way without explaining or justifyi ,g their
actions, . This is not •to suggest that they are out o for
: themselves and will Willingly embark on program to ri •
off the buying public, It is only suggesting that their fierce
independence over the years has got them into.hot water
many times through pisunderstandings,
They • need some one or some organization to let every-
body know wherethey stand. Only 40 or 50 years ago, almost
everyone had some understanding of 'farmers and farthing
but that is not true. today. Only about five per cent of the
population of Canada is now directly involved in farming
and that five per cent must learn to become a vocal minor-
ity. • - ...., •
leis too late to sit back and let George do it. George does-
n't live here any more. The old-fashioned picture•of a farm-
er wearing bib overalls, carrying a couple of 'slop pails
across the manureyard to feed the hogs is so far out of date
that it,is a joke. But', unfortunately, a great many'people
still have this idea of farmers. •
It's going to. be .a long, hard, tough battle to -change a lot
of minds becauSe farmers are fighting huge fOod chains,
well-organized protest associations, well-educated and pro-
fessional public relations people and o'bUying public fran-
tically looking for a scapegoat for inflation.
So gobd luck to the Ontario CommOdity.,'Colindil. , And
Jim: If you have' an extra copy of that document of yours,
I would like,to have one. I had to berrow orie.
impact study was' undertaken (by
Ontario Hydro), and changes in
the grant system were not made
until 19,75.
South Bruce is now traversed
by' three major Hydro 'trans-
mission corridors and these have
caused innumerable 'problems.
'the brief said.
The , lirief :urges that .other .
source's of power. be developed as
lie loot in
furrow° "raia,
Listowel- hydro meeting told
Look at costs
of development
alt