HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1977-02-24, Page 121,20,-THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 24, 1977
Letters Ord appricieter).by Bob TroBer. Elilele Elmira, oni. NB 2C7
The theme has,. been repeated two or three limes. The
connections and intet connections of the huge Weston em-
pire and Argus Corp. hdvebeen listed to point out -that a
great degree skf manipulation is available to these cOnglorm
'erates. Whether the manipulation has taken place is not for
this reporter to •say. I have neither the time nor the money
to make the, necessary investigations.
But these enmires can control a product, from the time
it leaves• the farm gate to the time it reaches„,,,the consumer's__
table. And by control, I don't just mean the processing and
the retailing. I mean the packaging, the transportation,
the storage, the wholesaling and the distribution, '
Another name can be included in the list: ,McCain Foods
Ltd. •McCaie:s,„ according to Farm and Coutry magazine,
is a completely vertically integrated corporation. It buys
• potatoes from growers'on contract, loans them Money, con-
. trots .karth machinerY dealershipS, a; string :Of processing
plants, a trucking company, fertilizer ouifets and'3,,000 acres
of growing land that, at one time, belonged to individnal
farmer's.
So Powerful is this company's grip on the potato -industry
in New BrunSwick that one farmer complained when he
bought Seed from the corporation which had a poor germi,
nation record and tried to: claim credit, from McCain. The
company denied-fesponsibility:
An investigation was launched by_ thefederal Anti-Corn-
bines Branch about charges that McCain gave grower con-.
tracts only to those farmers who bought eqpipment from
Thomas Equipment Ltd. And who owns Thomas Equipment?'
McCains, naturally. The investigation petered out.
Why? Who knows? 'What is knoWn, though, is that the four
McCain brothers — Andrew, .Robert, Harrison and Wallace
— are Or have been bigWigs with the. Liberal party federally.
From time to tiMe, this column has enumerated the rea-
sons why farmers Must work together in• the marketplace
to combat the huge multi-national conglomerates connect-
-ed with the foodindustry.
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Now, there is nothing wrong-with being a member of a poll;
Beal party. In• fact, I think every Canadian should have
some sort of pa rty.af filiation." . .
Regular readers of. this ailtunn know that the writer has
been a Conservative supporter.• for years and I don't care
who'knows it.
But when a • suspicion is rampant that' such political af-
filiations get favors for a litie.company like McCain, then
that's carrying thirigstoo far.
Why- do, .I -think• it has gone too far? Because the federal
Foods;
is considering a $2.5 million handout to McCain
Foods Ltd. 'id build a potato processing plant •in southern
-Manitoba.
The annual meeting of. the
Huron County Pork Producers at
the Clinton Legion last Wedees-
day, Feb. 16, returned chairman
Elmer. Harding, R,,R. 1, °mite;
first vice chairman-Tom Papple,
R.R. 4, Seaforth and secretary
"treasurer Lloyd Stewart, R.R. 1,
Clinton _to the Association's '
executive' for' 1977.
The meeting of 100 also,
, returned two-thirds' a its• 1976
township directors and delegates,
who will represent.the association
at the Ontario Pork Producers'.
Convention in Toronto, March 17 •
• Here are 10 ways producerican
cut hydro bills without affecting
production.
1. Check the insulation,
. ceilings and attics. Use insulation
with a minimum 'resistance to
heat transfer. of R28 far: ceilings.;
h'isplation in the walls of farin
huildings flrl,.residetice's Should
be . a minimum of R12.
2. Check ventilation systems in
animal ,housing buildings., The
Ventilation system should be tied
:Dock Producers Producers hold. .annoat
—.."Rechicing energy waste on the-
fain-fean save producers money,"
says Grapt Webber, agricultural
energy Conservation supervisor
for Ontario Hydre. '
present, :the grading system e ute dto bills down. Any hog weighing in over
graduates from 170 pounds and
170 pounds is ineligible for the
grade index set at 100 to 112. The'
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and 18. New • faces to the
directorate are Colborne, Harin•
' Kloeze, R.R. 3, Goderich; Stanley,
- John Paul Rau, R.R. 2, Zurichlii • -
Stephen -• Simon Brand, R.R, 1,
Exeter; McKillop = Robert Robin-
son, R.R. 4, Walton;,MOrris - Don'
Henry, R, R. 1, Bluevale.
Re-elected 'tor the coming year--
are: Ashfield - Rims Fatly, R.R, 1,
Dungannon; Goderich - , Barry
Taylor, R.R. 3, Clinton; Hay - Joe
Miller, R.R. 1; Dashwood;
Usborne = Ron Dougall, Exeter;
Grey - Jim' Williamson, R.R. 3,
Walton; Hullett • Lloyd Stewart,
R.R: ;^1, Clinton; Tuckersrultb -
Tom Papple,' R.R. 4, Seaforth;'
East,,: Wawanosh • Adrian •Vos, •
Blyth; West Wawanosh - Allan
Miller, R.R. 1, Lucknow; Turn:
berry - Glen McMichael, R.R. 1,
Bludvale; Howick - Elmer
Harding, R.R. 1, Gorrie.
The -six - directors at' large for
1977 are: George Moncrief: R.R,
3, Goderich; Don Geiger, R.R. 2,
Zurich;-John Coleman, R.R. 1,
Zurich; William Leeming, R.R. 4,
Walton;peerge Campbellp,R.R.r,
savings in ?the 'years• to come," • resolution will be presented at the
says Mr. Webber. , March convention for approval .
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convention, the Huron: group also ,
- -drifted a resolution regarding .a
grchaandigneg
system,lntn
* Present hog
• The resolution asks the Board
to negotiate a grading system to
graduate from 180 pounds and
down, i it meets with""the
approval of the packers; At
road Crew the tank of Corn Hullett Township merfe p ' Blyth
put road crew wages at $5'.50 per
hour for road grader operators
and $5.75 per hour for the road
superintendent.
Council' also beard from two'
' delegations representing school
bus drivers and a group 'of
citizens seeking a landing strip.
An agreement was reached
• with bus o_perator Ralph. Briffinea,
to revise some bus routes to
bypass concession roads'blocked
with snow. ' •
Council has yet to reach a final
decision on a request to close
sideroad ZO and convert it to a
landing strip for srop dusting.
The sideroad extends for an
eighth of a mile and ends at. the
South Maitland • River.
Hullet council is also reviewing
the banking services offered by
CoisCIP
Seaforth Farmers
Co-op
Annual Meeting
pirld Dance-
Wed. MarChl9t
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Legion Hall
Tickets available at the
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We ikiit0 know out teisitemert
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The federal handout is being touted on one side --the Mc-
Cain side -- a boost for potato growers in Manitoba. It
would give them a handy processing plant.
But those opposing the move are well aware that McCain
forced. New Brunswick farmers into stiff competitive posi-
tions when the coMpany imported cheap potatoes from its
()Orations in neighboring Maine. And those; same opposers
are aware that 'cheap 'iportS' could come into Manitoba
-from the Dakotas.
McCain has become Canada's biggest - potato exporter
and sells at least a dozen brands of potato chips, frozen,
French fries, frozen vegetables and desserts.-Sales are now
cloSe to $150 million-a-year.
Whrin the ever-lovin' world would McCain need $2.5 mil-
lion Irorn•the taxpayers of Canada? The political links and
themassive handouts from the pockets of Canadian. tax
payers may. not be connected but the coincidence seems'
just,too big a hunk of foddento swallow. •
It's time, too, that Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer Join-
ed with the federation of agriculture spokesmen to light this
smelly gift from Ottawa.
But the last report I heard was that Sehreyer had given
his blessing to the project. ,
Bedfellows make strange politics.
Don't heat or light a whole 'area
when part, will do. Put up -a
curtairi-to keep heat and light in
one,' section of the building.
7. Reduce heat in farm build-
ings to the requirements of the
animals or birds. Many farmers
are over-heating buildings for
personal comfort: For dairy
cattle, temperatures Of 7 deg.c or
45 deg. F. are sufficient.
8. Use proper wiring. Ten
percent of the production _of an
electrical device Dna farm can' be
lost thrinigh too-small wiring.
9. Check -the accuracy and -
location of thermostats: Make
sure the thermostat is located
B.M.Ross has, also been hired •
to prepare plans for the building
of a new township garage east of
Londesboro, to replace the
present building * Road
superintendent George Hoggart
will apply fora building subsidy
for, $70,000.
The next council meeting is_ Set._•
Tor FiF.,18th, 1 p.m. w--h-en the
Tamblyn' arid_ Berway
Municipal drains will be
presented for public hearing.
Advertising...
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to better buys.'
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in with the heating system. Make where it will not be unduly
Sift you • are not pumping affected by a nearby animal,. Use 0
purchased- beat— ()adders - a thermoiriefer to check' the
unnecessarily:
3. Light only necessary areas.
4. Keep light bulbs, clean. A
clean 60 watt bulb is more
effective than a,• dirty 100 watt that 175 gallons of water are
bulb. wasted per. month:
5: Install dimmer light-controls "Although some , of these
where practical or install timer energy saving ideas may mean
devices to switch lights off and on spending more Money' new, they
automatically. ' will result in, substantial, savings
6- Localize .heat :and light. in' the near 'future and greater
with Don Dodds and Russell Convention in Toronto March 14-
Bolton of Seaforth and provincial and 15. The Huron delegates are
director Bob Henry of Blyth. The part of District 7 which includes
the counties .of Perth, Waterloo,
Wellington; Grey and• Bruce.
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accuracy of the thermostat.
10. Make sure taps aren't
dripping hot water One drip of
hot water per second can mean
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banking coming year with about one the County. committee Will meet to appoint a
— a half for, any work done over and institution, the Bank of Montreal,' •Petcent of the menthers on hand sixth member to represent the
for the voting last Thursday. - Of the 600 wheat producers in southern, portion of the county. above a5-hour week and double Londesboro. the county, only 11 attended the
c rew' t .overtime hlie Huron County 1Whea; meetings generally are, attended"
Hullett gives road Wheat producers
" Election meeting poorly attended
time on holidays following . the In other business, council A motion to--postpone elections • At present, no committeeman annual meeting in the Clinton Feb. 4th council meeting. ' extended ' its agreement with until another meeting yawn more
The employees requested tobe Seaforth Coninninity Hospital to members could be presented was Town, Hall to return. John Beane rqprestrit- the- which supports the, heaviest
Eidter-area,
of Clinton as president, and Bev paid 'overtime in lieu' of the, fact pay . $3 per patient for capital voted' down by the gathering. - Hill . of Varna as secretary- wheat production in Huron. Three
that any earlier 14 peezerit Singe expendituresr engaged the Provincial director Bob Henry ' of ' - of the committeemen will • repre- treaserer.. --..• ' ---- ' increale, now before the Anti- services ofd.M.Ross0to appraise 7-Blyth blamed lack'uf advertising sent the county with the reinain-
Inflatifin board may ' not- . be ' its 15 brids complying with 'a and the poor travelling conditions Hill ,and Beane, were also ing three to act as alternates to
approved. The wage increase will 'Ministry of ' Traniportation and for the poor turnout, but said that— elected as committeemen along the • Ontario ' Wheat ' Producers
CoMmunication edict.
Produe-ers elected their executive b-y. only 35 - 40 members, or five
and committeemen for the percent of the wheat producers in
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for the control of rootworms. '
• Dyfonate is easy to use. kfree-flowing granular which •does not
excessively. wear out applicatithi equipment'.
• Cut costs "with economical Dyfonate.
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