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gional officials-that anger the farmer and the laborer. They
work hard to make $12,000 or $15,000 a year but they see
planners, clerks, road superintendents, administrators and
their assistants getting huge pay cheques sometimes more
than double what they have to scratch to make.
It doesn't stop, either. The increases keep coming even
though the anti-inflation board is trying to keep a lid on
things. Ten per cent of $32,000 is an increase of $3,200 a year
which means an extra $51,a week,•less taxes, in salary. But
10 per cent of $15,000 is an 'increase of only $29 a week, less
taxds.
About the only consolation the little guy has is that those
high-salaried bureaucrats have to pay egreat deal in income
taxes. That is little consolation.
Premier , Davis publicly admitted that maybe-the disen-
chantment of Ontario voters in the last provincial election
stemmed from the province's urgings to Aplement regional
governments and also because the province pushed the
Toronto regional development plan. '
To his credit, the people at 'Queen's Park have never sa
that regional government would' be less expensive than th
former county governments. When regional goverthents
were in their infancy, provincial politicians stayed clear of
such statements'although some local politicians said so.
The province pushed the idea of efficiency, less. duplica-
tion and greater. responsiveness on the part of appointed of-
ficials. The increase in efficiency is questionable, the lessen-
ing of duplication may be apparent in Toronto — but I ques-
tion it at the local level — and the responsiveness is not
obvious in most regional jurisdictions.
About the only improvement I have noticed is that a re-
gional police cruiser now makes a trip past our home in the
country fourer five times 'a week,
5es-rarely saw a police car "hefore regional policing and
I'm not convinced that a few more patrols is worth the price
we are forced to pay.
Letters are a 'mated by Bob 7 ratter. flitale Rd.. Elmira. Ont. N3S 2C7
Jeffrey and Bradley Cook,
fourteen and eleven year old sans
. of Arnold Cook, Belgrave, and
the tot') indexing boar in the
August group of 83 boars which
completed test at the Ontario
Swine Test Station,R.R.#2,.New
Hamburg.
The4op indexing boar was an
outstanding Yorkshire with a high
performance index of 134 which
combined low backfat thickness of
.48", high average daily gain-on
test of 2.15 pounds and.very low
feed conversion of only 2.24
pounds feed per pound gain.
Second highest indexing boar
was a Hampshire fromAhe herd of
Glen Kehoe and Dick Cheswick,
Windsor. This top Hampshire,
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More on regional government
More worm,
needed
for corn.
The corn crop in Huron County
looks good at this stage, but it
needs at least another month of
frost free weather to mature
properly, according to Don
.Pullen, Huron County agriculture
representative.
"The corn isn't as far• advanced
as it was this time last year and
the cold' nights aren't helping,"
he said. "We need more heat if it
is going of filature properly for
grain."
The stand is good and the plant
pOpulation is good. If we get the
warm weather immediately or
very shortly there shoulcin't be •
any problem," said Mr. Pullen.
The heavy rains on the
southern edge of the County have
caused considerable damage to
the white bean crop, The
lisborne Township area received
• 'slightly less than 3 inches of rain
on • the weekend.
"It has been quite serious. The
weather conditions have been
ideal for white bean mould and
we will likely have our share of
it," Mr. Pullen said.
A lot of farmers sprayed for the
mould, Mr. _Pullen said, but the
treatment is only good for two•
weeks. Nowit , is pretty well past
the stage where it can be treated.
But conditions north of the
Hensall area and through central
Ruron are fairly good as this area
hasn't received near as much
rain, he said.
Ali systems are go for the 0.71$
international. Plowing Match and
74.T14 KnOlkory to be held
inf3rac0 county from September
28. thrn4B.0 October 2; This year's
Match, Site is the earl Johnston
and neighbouringfanns„. located:—
just-west of 'Walkerton.
The Tented City arpti. covers
100 acres, with more than 400
exhibitors displaying the,latest in-
fant) machinery, automobiles and
home appliances.
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"The.Inte.rn atioo al P00108
an Match ci-Faqn.MachillerY Pow
provides one of the largest
outdoor ,showrOonis for farm
equip ant in, North America,'
states .r.gd • Stair, 'Secretary.
Manager ,of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association. "It gives.
farmers oPP,Orlun43' to
evaluate and compare all types of
machinery and farm supplies, in
one place. Exhibitors have key
personnel on hand to answer any
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To ,440, In0p...0441.?ikrg.hgv.P. 0344 ,space.ni..0ie Tented City
ti).PYP.r 'before. Mr. Starr points
oott thehatMatCh offers igiotysg'•
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well as. farm families, a view .o
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the 040ipment • required :•oy
farmers for the prtidnOtlen:
quality food;
Match visitors will havean
opportunity', to see 1
contestants Compete
than T24,096.- in prizes in t.
varicaOcrac.804040nrTpicon .
classes. „
Daily parades featuring lop .
bands, farm machinery,. .#earlt
engines, Pew cars, teams of e*en
and various floats are. a,,,Iiighlight
yof the Match; Thee event has a
country • fair atmosphere,
complete with cermet corn, candy .
apples and tides for the kids.,
Some 50 caterers will be oh baP•O
to serve everything from hot dogs
to full tours home-cooked meals.
Few. columns in recent months have brought a- response
greater than the suggestion a couple, of weeks agp that re-
gional government isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Space doesn't permit quoting all of them. Calls and letters
did come from Grey, Bruce, Perth, Waterloo, Huron, On-
tario, Durham, Northumberland, Hastings and Prince
Edward Counties. I didn't know this-column was being read
in either Prince,Edward or Ontario Counties. -
Most people agreed wholeheartedly that rural municipal-
itiesshoidd be wary of regional governments. A couple of old
friends with good positions through regional government
called to suggest that4 was being too hard on' the, new sys-
tem. Give it a chance, they said.''One letter from Waterloo
County said regional government has not had time to prove
itself.
Pap, I say, •
Regional government has been a part of Ontario for more
than 10 years in the Niagara Region and in Ottawa-Carleton.
If 10 years is not enough, how much longer does it take?
I am, of course, on the outside looking in. For many'years,
I was closely connected with county and municipal govern-
ments. In recent years, I've been quite content, thank you,
to sit back and watch things develOp.
But my tax bill this year was, sky high d my municipal-
ity only pays about five per cent of regional government
costs. Yet, that five per cent is well over $1 million. And
that's too. much:
It's the little things that gall people.
For instance, a former police chief, was demoted to ser-
geant when the regional police force was formed. He was
demoted, you understand, but he got a pay increase of $3,200.
'Again, when a window was broken in a country school the
county school board took three days to get it repaired. The
men and the materials had to come from head 'office, not
from the local municipality only a stone's throw from the
schbol.
And it's the tremendously high salaries being paid to re-
Belgrave brothers have top boars
Treating weedy areas on hot or
windy days could cause more
harm. than good, warns
R.A.Fleming, horticulturist with
the Ontario Ministry of .
Agriculture and Food. On days
when the temperature exceeds
27°C(80°F),2, 4-D and combina-
tion-type products may become
volatile. Foliage may' be burnt
and planti insured or killed.
To reduce chemical drift from
the target area, avoid sprayingoon
windy days: if there is a light _ _
breeze, have your back to the
wind, or spray through a low--
pressure nozzle with a relatively
large opening. This gives off a
coarse spray and, when applied
within two or three inches of the
plant, reduces drift and damage
to n earby flowers, shrubs,,,fruits—
or vegetahles.
Before mixing the chemicals,
Mr. Fleming advises gardeners to
read the label and, follow the
insttuctiens carefully.
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with. a performance index of 132, evaluates the overall performance in the August group including the
combined extremely low backfat of each boar while on test and top indexing ones mentioned
thickness of ony .44", good combines the important economic .4above will be sold at. the Test
average daily gain of 1.97 pounds 'traits of backfat thickness,' Station on August 26 at 71'30 p.m.
and extremely good feed conver- average daily gain and feed The August group of .83 boars
sion of only 2.16 pounds feed per conversion into one composite from which the 27 for the sale
pound gain. Also among the top index.
indexing boars with an index of Th average performance
128, was a, Landrace x Yorkshire of ea group is always 100 and
crossbred from the herd of indices, of individual boars can
Donald Henry, Bluevale. , range from voer 210 down to
Top indexing Landrace which below 50. Only those boars with a
was approved for the sale by the satisfactory performance index
selection committee was from the and which are approved by a
herd of Martin Van Bilsen, culling 'committee for. physical
Glencoe while the 'highest soundness are offered for sale at"
-indexing Duroc approved for the the monthly station tested boar'
sale was from the herd of Andy sales held at the Test Station,
Schertzer, Tecumseh. R.R.#2, New Hamburg (4 miles
The Performance Index now west of New Dundee).
being used at the Test Station Twenty-seven of the top boars
were selected had the best overall
dex performance of any greup ever
tested with average backfat
thickness of .56' ,":average daily
gain of 1.95 pounds and feed
conversion of 2.46 pounds feed
per pound gain.'
As all boars at the Test Station
are fed and handled under
uniform conditions, buyers can be
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due to true genetic superiority for
low 'backfat, fast gains and good
feed conversion which will be
passel' on to the pigs they 'Sire.
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