The Huron Expositor, 1976-02-19, Page 1741
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On the farm front
BY GORD . . . . .
lunation ,has had' both good and had effetfs• on
farmers in , Ontario; good for those who are
wanting to leave tl-- profession and find .that their
assets bring much more money than would have
been the case otherwise. Inflation has had
disastrous effects. on savings, insurance policies and
some investments Which ha-Ye : seriously declined
in value.
How much Money is needed to provide , for
the unknown number of years ahead? Particularly,
if the inflation rate continues at its preSent pace.
For the }tong farmer with modest earnings who
must make' huge capital payments for land and
machinery and livestock -- what kind of a living
standard is left? - • • . •
No one would argue that the effects of the •
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Fede al ' Government's guidelines. must • - e imping"
itably upon us all -- workers, business.,
gt4fera,ment and farmers:.
By controlling food priceS at the chain store;
the price of produce at the farm 'gate is very
effectively controlled._ Retailers and processors have
shown clearly by their practices in the past that
their costs are , deducted , from the 'final price
-that can be secured before a bid is made for farm
products.
Canada's farm economy is bulaknegig !la .ra4or's i?\,
edge, ,With too, bale produOioti', 'pike ,pan.lise
rapidly,* as our pork—prodUce'rS knew. On___th e
other hand, toO,little demand and prices plummet,
as our beef-calf producers know quite II. ;:
lire ,. The fact is, that Cana..da'''..farin ,e'cot my I• -: to a , mayor extent on \internalic)nal„,\ stfpprSlan
demand, and that.means On internailonal prEces.
• To 'be more specific, our farn`i-econeiny iS•based
upon the, international grain -market>L 111,, Our 'farmers
can sell their grain for a reasonable' price, they
sell. If the grain can't bersOld, then they try to,
turn it into income by feeding it to livestock.
ON HILL*
Thus, the tremors of the international grain market
are felt all' the way through ,pur Canadian farm
economy.,,... . . .
It now looks as if this spring's ,circumstances
might be similar' to those last year. In fact,
in eastern Canada, .our t airy-over could well be
higher than a year ago. What then will be the grain
price in "76? Which country's food crop "disaster
must we hope for -- for a prosperous year?
ifecause of ever-present danger, inequities and
unknown factors, we must continue to press for a.
means 'to achieve some income security. I have no
doubt that Ontario farmers prefer to get all of
their income frorhthe marketplace; if possible.
We have developed man'? effective marketing
boards ai id ewe must strive- in xthe years ahead
.,to-imp-rove the effectiveness of our marketing plans.
The Federation's proposal for an income proteCtion
plan has ,beeli a request for an insurance-type
program where premiums, would be paid by
producers and, on 'behalf of society, by govern-
' ments, into a. fund which would be used to repay
fainters when their returns from the market place;
were less than, those agreed upon ,as -being a
'reasonable cost of production.
, Farmer are not lazy; indeed, they would 'like i
to wrest rom the soil every ounce of food that is
possible. No • Magic is required to get farmers to
produce Fall . they can. All that is needed'
is the assurance of a fair price. All that we.
ved4,a system that. will' ensure the farmers a , 1
little prOfit. ,.
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`"'me lN*E4i:T WEEK: FARMERS ANDCONS.UMERS
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Federation of Agriculture which represents nearly
25,000 Ontario farmers. He operates a farm at
Varnia, Ontario.
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In order to aSsist our RRSP and
RHOSP customers - our office will
be open - rrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
each remaining Saturday in
February.
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Easy to find out, Because I'll be on hand to Emcee
your' Allis-Chalmers dealer's big EXPO '76! We're
going to show you in an exciting and fun 'way what's
new.at Allis-Chalmers.
YoU'Itsee the brand new Allis-Chalmers farm trac-
tors. They're truly the Rising ,Power in Tractors.'rind
out about the tough, beefier new .implements from .
Allis-Chalmers. The neW Air Champ Planter' will open..,.
your eyes. And, you'll learn about,what's even better '
in1976 on the unbeatable GLEANER Combines.
'There'll be fun and door prizes for the whole family.
Free lunch and' refreshments, -too, so plan to spend
the day with us Come one, come all for a good Mid- •
winter break. Visit.with your neighbors and your Allis-
Chalmers dealer, It's all. free,, . and we hope to see
you there.
Also including in program, 'Pio'neer Hybrid Ltd.
will ) haVe -a . half hour film • on corn research and
production. /11
FEB. 24 - 8:00P.M.
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BILL COLEMAN, KIPPEN
PIONEER SEED CORN DEALER
Last October, a speech by Earl Butz, the American sec-
retary of agriculture, was quoted in this column:' Mr. Butz
made 'some cogent remarks about productivity. He said
production in agriculture is three times higher today than
was 20 years ago. But output per man in the industrial
tea is only 1.8 per cent highfr today than it was 20 years
4 ago.
Those figures, of course, apply to the United States farm-
er. The difference is even greater in Canada. Thanks to
John Phillips and his staff at that hard-hitting voice for
the farmer in Ontario, Farm and Country magazine, we
now have some figures available for Canada.,
If nothing else, the statistics-should dispel the notion
that farmers are dumb and will not accept technological
changes quickly. I get tired of people using disparaging
remarks about{ ariners.
For Canada, output per employee for commercial in-
dustries increased by three per cent from 1961 to ,1972.
10-year period. The non-agricultural goods-producing sec- ,
tor increased about four per cent during the decade. Ser-
vice industries increased productivity by 2.1 per cent:
It should also be pointed out, says Farm 'and Country.
that government employee output actually dropped three
per cent since1968.„ • What about agriculture?
The average annual increase - get that, the annual in-
crease; not th'e'decade - in agriculture was 5.1 per cent.
lloW do you like them' apples,;
Unfortunately, those figures have never been quoted in "
the news. columns of this nation's metropolitan daily news-
papers to my knowledge' Farm and Country magazine.
in fact, devoted a biting editorial chastizing Toronto's—
Globe and Mail for perpetrating a lie in its pages.
The Globe, apparently in a backhanded reference, claim-,
ed "agriculture has a productivity level below the average
for the economy.").,The paper gave no statistics or figures
to proVe the statement and so a few hundred thousand read- .
ers again were treated to a misconception; a lie, really.
The lie will live longer than the facts,. I'm afraid. .Once
again, farmers get the „manure end of the stick. if they
try to play ball with the big daily papers, they get a bat
up the ass. They are under fire frorri consumers associa-
tions, the Food Prices Review Board, a number of politi-
cians trying to make gains in urban areas and any other
city-slicker who doesn't know the difference between a
Holstein and a- Hereford.
Food producers have pathetically weak defences in try-
ing to combat such drivel. Gordon Hill, the Outspoken pres-
ident of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, keeps pound-
ing at the forces which,tend to weaken farm organizations.
He had an ally for years when the National Farmers Union
was an active voice in this province but stands alone now
that the NFU membership has dwindled in Ontario.
The Ontario Commodity Council appears to be growing
some new teeth this-year 'With the appointment of Jim
Boynton with a new and fresh approach for that organiza-
tion.
The Ontario"Milk Marketing Board is another farm group
that continues to do more than its snare of educating the
public. Pork producers, too, are becoming increasingly
aware of the necessity to spend more money on promotion.
But the Canadian Cattlemen's Association members spend
so much time arguing among themselves about,a marketing
board that their voice is lost,
It's been said before but needs to be said again: Farmers
in this province must come to the realization that they are
fighting for .survival. They must be prepared to speak out
al all times, whenever the opportUnity preSents. itself, and
let the consumingpublic know about their.problems.
It's past the stage where they can sit back and let George
do it, Besides. George McLaughlin. the esteemed chair-
man of the milk marketing hoard, says he's going to retire
next year.
Every farmer has to become 'a public relations man.
And soon,
Let Usborne drain
rtivel contracts
Opening and consideration of
tenders occupied a good portion
of the time at the February
meeting of Usborne township
council.
Jennison Construction of Grand
Bend will . be crushing and
applying 16,000 cubic yards of
gravel to township roads.
The Jennison bids the lowest of
six received called for $1.36 per
cubic yard applied on roads and
84 cents a yard stockpiled.
Contracts were also let on three
municipal drains. Roth Drainage
Limited submitted the lowest bids
on the Huron Street and Ley
esHern drains at $15,200 and
$3,500 respectively.
Parker and Parker of Hensall
will be constructing the Cronyn-
Prance drain at a total costs of
Kippen people return
from south holidays
I aylor, 1 he death occurred on
I hursilip. in F.xeter Hospital.
Mrs. Hank, Bitmendykc has
holidayed at Fort Myers, Florida.
Mr,• and Mrs. Dean Gibson,
LMlan, Mrs, Mary MeGillivary
Lond o n visited on Saturday with
' Mr. and Mrs. Meths.
Mr. and Mrs. G..1 ohnson have
'returned from a try to liar
Mr. and 'Mrs,. Cliff Henderson
Ino.c returned from 'Cuba. .
$21,423.72. it wag' the lowest of
Joir tenders received.
Council approved the purchase
of a Kirkton gravel pit from the
Ontario Ministry of Transpor-
tation and Communication for
$2,500.
A petition relating to the
Skinner municipal drain was
received from H. Kerslake and
others was referred to engineer
A.J.DeVos for a• survey and
report.
Road superintendent John
Batten was instructed to call
tenders for the supply of pipes for
the Alexander and McDougal
culverts on NEB Concession.
Tenders will also be invited for
the upply of fuel to the road
depaitment.
CM.respondent
Rena ell
Grace Mil)ritle, the courteous
mail courier. on R.R.2. had the
"misfortune to fall on the ice and
break right arrn..
Mr. and Mrs. Don Littleton,
London. tisired with the formers
parents Mr, and Miii-`i•fs• Ron
Littleton,
'I he ‘.0 moat h of the
community geics out to the Wright
Family in Ow death of Mr.