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production incentive program,"
he said.
' In spite of these measures, Mr.
Newman said he was still
concerned that some producers
may not have enough quota to
carry them through the balance of
the dairy year.
"Producers in other provinces
are also in trouble, and. at a
meeting of Agriculture Ministers
in Winnipeg next week a full day
will be set aside for discussion of
dairy problems and possible
-solution's."
Usborne council
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tiv ON ,PcP9OROR,.0EPTEmBE11...6), 1976,
Huron Jr. Fair members were
among 123 4-11 Homemaking
Club girls from the counties hr .
Southwestern. Ontario, who
participated in the Junior Day at •
the Weaterta Pair in London on
Friday,
The girls Whiz, attended from•
Hiiron were: Louise Gibson, )314.•
79, Wrotteter; Rhea Behrns,
R.101, WrMteter; Karen
McAllister, Zurich; ,
Darleite, 4aYilatd.,
Bluevale; Laura Dennis, R,.R.#1,-
Walton; Gayle Herten., IMO,
Clinton; Lori Lynn Stewart,
R.R.#1, Kirkton; Marilyn Pepper,'
96 Mill St., Hensall; Mary Jean
Kettles, R,R.#2, Hayfield; Patti
Lou Down, _ R.R,#1, Hensall;
Donna • Henderson, R.R.#5,
Seaforth; Joanne VanOseh,
R.R.#3, Goderich; Julie
Shoobrook, R,R,#3, Walton; Loiri
Anne • O'Brien, R.R.#3,
Dashwood; Donna Chertleburgh,
R. R . #5 , Winktiarn; Sherri
Marsh#14. Blyth; Bett
grrington,Auburn;
Kathy Fiseheti R.R.#2,
'gingham; Elizaheth Datars,
R.R.#1, DaShwood; Sylvia
Forbes, R.R.#2, Clinton.
The program included ' a film
And -discussion nutrition, a
fashion shovy, and a craft session
featuring Macrame plant
hangers.
The highlight of the evening
was a joint banquet with the
Agricultural Club members at the
top-of-the-Fair Clubhouse. Club
members also Saw the evening
grandstand show.,
A readers poem
Harvesting beans
The bean fungus was among us
So heavy was the foliage
A forecasted light yield made us
fuss
Some sprayed from air to lessen
spoilage.
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Wheat
Fertilizer
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TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED
JUST LIKE NEW!— With its new boiler completed
by Bell Industries Ltd. of Seaforth this Sawyer-
Massie Stqam Engine is ready for transport to the
National Museum of Science & Technology in
Ottawa. The engine bears a patent plate dated 1893.
Before turning the first furrow
for the International Plowing
Match near Walkerton Minister
of Agriculture and Food for
Ontario William G. Newman
told a gathering of press and
exhibitors that he felt the future
was very bright for the future of
agriculture in Ontario,
He observed that agriculture
• 'has doubled its production in the
span of 15 years which, he said,
was more than other industry has
done:
'Ontario is blessed with some.
____of(the finest agricultural land
anywhere and some of the finest
farmers anywhere," he said. "I producers have suffered, such
think all of us know from past
experience that when the price is
right the Ontario farther can
produce all the products we can
ever use 'in our province."
,Mn, Newman admitted
however that the price was not
right. -
Speaking of the depressed
market for beef calf producers he
recalled that Ontairo had
introduced a price support
program for beef last year. "I'm
happy to say," he added, "it has
been well received,"
Some 12,000 farmers enrolled
more than 312,000 cows in the
plan last year and received . net
- payments of $72 per cow, or a
total of $22.5 million, he said.
This year the program has been
even more popular. Applications
are still being processed. the
Minister explained, but it appears
that about 15,000 producers have
-. registered more than 36,000
cows. The support price will
. remain- at 50 cents a pound, the
same as last year.
Mr.Newman said• the cow-calf
program was introduced' to help
offset disastrously low market
. prices in the beef industry, which
accounts for abou 20 ,per cent of
Ontario's Agricultural cash
receipts. "The industry was
recovering nicely until
unrestricted imports of off shore
beef started driving our cattle
price down and created extreme
financial problems' for many
Ontario producers:"
The Canadian Cattlemen's
Association has estimated that
,beef imports increased 52 percent
in the first half of this year
compared to the same period in
1975. The Federal Department of
Agriculture places this increase at
only 25 per cent. "Even the lower
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provide a public forum for all
discussion with the farm
community before re-introducing
a plan that would.be open to all
producers on a voluntary and
contributory basis." .
The minister said he had held
meetings with the marketing
boards for various farm .products
and had also had discussions with
the three major farm organizat-
ions. • The dates ' for
public meetings to solicit the view
of individual farmers before the
next session of the legislature
would be announced within the
next 10 days, he said.
Mr. Newman also discussed
the dairy industry.
"Many Ontario dairymen have
been severely affected by a switch
in the -national dairy policy last
April," he observed. -•
The Federal- government, had
been' Calling for increased milk
production. for three years, and
the provinces had responded with
incentives for producers, he
recalled. 'Dairy surpluses
resulted, and Ottawa ordered
sharp cutbacks in production.
Ontario's share of national milk
production was reduced 15 per
cent and a levy of $8.60 per
hundredweight was ...imposed on
farmers who exceeded their
qiiotas,
"The Ontario Milk Marketing
Board has taken over quota
allocations, buying up quota as it
becomes available and re selling
it to those with the greatest need.
Some unused quota is in the
hands of producers 'who, by their
production records so . far, are
unlikely to use it in the current
dairy year," he' said. "The board
plans to encourage them,to sell or
lend that unused quota to other
producers who really need it."
All quota available through a
so-called sleeve in the national
dairy policy is being distributed
on the ' basis of need, ' he
explained. Ontario still intends to
comply with the federal quota
allocations. HoweVer, in the event
of a small amount of over-quota
production at the end of the dairy
years the Ontario government will
pay $7.25' of the $8.60 levy per
hundredweight. "We have also
arranged a two year extension of
the repayment period for all loans
under ,1,.c/ntario's industrial milk
It's Labour Day and we'll "make
hay"
And we start to pull the crop
From early morn we work all day
And into bed we drop.
In just three hours those beans
are ours
And landed at the mill
A thunder cloud above us towers
As I watch from my window sill. 4
Not it's rained but we have
gained
A rest that's dearly needed.
We have accomplished for what
we aimed,
The weather, us yet has not
defeated,
By all means we'll get those
•beans.3
When this rainy spell has ended
And Old Sol down upon us beams
His rays these wet beans
blended.
They say that
averaged 41
And others 37
I'll be quiet, then just for fun, ,
Speak up, and say, "mine run
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Bean Dust
At the controls is T.A.
for the Museum. The
Robert Bell Engine
Seaforth early in the C
Brown, Curator of Agriculture
boiler in the background is a
and Thresher Co. built in
entury. (Staff Photo)
Usborne • Council met
September 7 with Reeve Walter
McBride, Deputy Reeve William
. Morley and councillors John
Stewart, Gordon Johns :lid
Murray Dawson in attendance.
Council agreed to participate in
the South Huron ' Recreation
Group composed of Hay,
Stephen, Uorne and Exeter,
Onmotto of councillors W.
Morley and J. Stewart the
Ellerington-Ptout drain
was passed.
The Drainage Commissioner
reported that the Cronyn-Prance
drain was partially completed and
that an advance ,payment to the
contractors of $10,000 had been
authorized by the engineer. -The-
Huron Street drain was virtually
completed and , work was
progressing on the Leyes-Hern
, drain.
The Building Inspector said a
permit was issued. for a dwelling
in August and 'that several
'projects were proceeding without
Permits. Letters are to be sent.
An OHRP loan .was authorized to
be paid in full.
Road accounts of $15,632.46
and "urrent accounts . of
$55,116.51 were paid.
Council instructed the clerk to
advise the Huron bounty Land
Division committee that it doe's'
not approve of the splitting of Lot
B Concession 10 and that John
,Zubick Ltd. be advised that it may
remove metal from, the Kirkton
dump area.
Council directed that the
planner be advised that infill'ing
on Huion St, North and Highway
4 south of Exeter need not be
restricted to residential but,
should be designated as urban.
The clerk of Hay advised
council that at a result ' of
• redetermination of representation
on the Huron-Perth Separate
School Board, Usborne was now
grouped with the municipalities
of Hibbert, Fullarton and Mitchell
with one representataive.
Ontario Ministry of Culture and
Recreation informed council that
a grant of up to $87,500. toward
the construction of the Exeter
Arena and Hall had been
approved.
Plowing Match Exhibitors hear
Bright future for agriculture in Ontario
figure is clear evidence of the
urgent need for a meat import law
which .would 'set quotas," Mr.
Newman said.
"The United States has such a
law, and our producers deserve
the same kind of protection. I
have sent Ottawa two telegrams
urging the introduction of such a
law as soon as possible," he said,
"and I have also raised the issne
in- discussions With Mr. Whelan,
but there has been no Federal
action yet."
"I will continue pressing for a
meat import law," the minister
promised, "because Ontario
serious losses that I'm afraid
they'll cutback production to the
point where they jeopardize
future Canadian beef supplies."
strengthen the agricultural
economy•Mr: Newman pointed td
his introduction' of Bill 96' dining
the last sessidn of the legislature
to provide a farm income
stabilization plan for Ontario.
The Ontairo plan was designed
t o er e tasically at the same
leve of s Pi3F,Ft as the Federal
program so that it wouldn't
disturb the existing market
system or obstruct a meaningful
expansion of the national
program, according to Mr.
Newman.
"It would set support prices
equal to 90 per cent of the market
price for various commodities,"
he explained, "averaged over the
precious five years• and adjusted
for increases in production
costs." • .
In special circumstances, the
support price could be increased
temporarily for a specific
commodity.
"While we continued to press
for improvements in the Federal
plan, Bill 96 would cover all
Ontario producers of commodities
not yet covered nationally, except
for those already protected by
marketing boards which have
quota and price setting
authcirity."
"You will recall that the bill
was refused second reading," he
pointed out, "so that it could
proceed , to the committee stage
Where farmers and their
organizations could say what they
thought of it. Instead, the
government was • instructed' to
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It is so hot we drink a lot
Time sped by and you and I The sun, is shining steady
An average crop could see Pulled half the beans that I've
Uneven ripening to the eye got
It's then the weather is the key. For the combine now we're ready.
some have
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