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The Huron Expositor, 1981-02-05, Page 11Schneiders Chunk luncheon-Meat, Chieken 'Loaf or Beerwurst COOKED MEATS 1.79.. cif 527 • 71.1r= .1 '1! • I THE HURON EX ITOR• FOOROARY • y r Jock's Jottings Jack Riddell MPP • • Dairy farmers in Ontario-aregotagtoget hettli;testia, ,Orogram shoved4own•tbeir thcoats whether they 104 it :0. net,. • • •' •‘ „.', A • • k But, ‘yriu bets lisOgfe toorct 044liatktr., f4t,,Yegft4ctrOlW*. what about and poOdar ..1?}PA• the v al ,t1Aitx herd, improvement ..asgociation •;•• Which :a nornber.Offarmers,are using? Yes. That, toe.' .• Dairy farmers have been given plenty' ofopportunity to: -participate in testing and peribrmance i.etords., Other. -incentives are available. Both the •-go,-0.10r. 19,45, of • government, the province and, Ottawa, - have provided plenty of encouragement in the form of grants and subsidies. . But production in Ontario has dropped in the last few „ years and the Ontario Milk Marketing Board wants to know why. That is precisely why the. OMMB, is going to impose a testing program on dairy farmers, a program which will eventually force every dairyman in Ontario' to keep responsible records. Every Wednesday is 'Senior Citizens Day! 5% DISCOUNT ON ORDER KNECHTEL OR FREE DELIVERY. At one One Ontario was known a-, the "Lind of Opportunr. At the present time it istiot oneetnnton to heakthe Oression "Ontario is a niacto leave." thtfor- tudatelydiere is a reason for this attiide an'd it relates to Ontarieff economy. ' UnitaloVMent is a very reeFit to of Ontar.• *is" tuber 198087% f. tli OnemloyOlga occurred fn 0 . v The term "iot,ttit fa'1Usart Avheo ref Ot4lt b..0!#90 iti , 1 tO- 24. Of 01.4 WOW.. some '10#1.0 nte 009.?12 This lacteal'sa over P *Ms matitho and co-inci; debally- a 7,000 increase- ott* Deeernbek1979.• For the ptXte earning group (aged • 2-to 54 years.) the uneni- kyment figure for 'Decem- br 1980 was 128,000 - a 1,000 (10%) increase over Breember 1979. The total timber of "unemployed, tbarkrio-wit 166.000. which - • represented a 21.000 (8.6%) increase, over the previous December, and an, increase of 20,000 f%) over, NOY- emler 1980, The situation with respect to permanent and indefinite 1..laypffs is another indication ;of the seriousness y4f the employment Witte in this Pr,„9410. SUMO P.910, ersweroitbicerf on ao ent itidefinitelarftduring the 'fit* el evert months ice,, , ''Ontario's budgetary post- lion is also cause for Consi- derable coacern. According to 'the most recent 'Ontario Finances Report, dated Sep- tember 30th, 19801 Ontario's budgetary deficit had risen 23 per cent in six meths. The mini-budget of November 13. 1980, pushed net cash re- quirements to $1,059 billion, an increase of 81 per cent over the final result-S.' for 1979/80. Interest on the public debt stands at $4.4 Million per day: compared to $94000 per day in 1971. her„ economic , 44W Vittfilt cannot be ioVei- 100(0 is the nittubet. .of zbankrapteleraihich hnve cc , 'Ourred,,f ()yea the Vast let IWCIAldnes-'0114111#400: Cint*Atro ifiave *teased tenfold. 1979, ihere ,were. 10;590 t!!I province. In its latest , prov *jail forecast; dated October 28. 1980. the Conference Ward also predicts that Ontario will experience a 4 pei cent decline in manufacturing output in 1980, while Alberta will have 6 per &Ingrowth in manufacturing output, ' and Saskatchewan and Manitoba will also both benefit by strong performances in their__ manufacturing sectors. Ont- ario is expected to lag behind the national average in man- ufacturing growtl? again this year, 1981. Other economic factors which help to complete an assessment of the 'state of Ontario's economy are the following:. lo'a share, declined.fiman 51.8 income in constant 1971 dollars in Pr:Karla dropped from. $13.510- in 1%74 rp $12,916 in 1978. in relative terms the average income for tarifiters in Ontario in 1977 was $11,080. $34 less than • the average national lucerne. IMAM. for the first time. 0400 qualified for etptalira- parneritS from the fed- eral governMent a5 a have: nnt province. Under the •.. fommtg, before recent feder- al • amendments to etraere- that ncycr 'receive ,pa Meats,' 01004 was entitled' *.'S$00-• i et,thttp .0:4-19§0 While one ot tc.aSetta- 0,4000 ."13e(ionte .11.00."0.01 is growth in.provineial cit . and 'gas. reventles , in Western' Canada; equally important-is - the ,slow growth in revenues from Ontario's traditiOnal tax sources- personal and corp- orate income tax. Between 'January and June 1980, 15,744 Qntarians left this _province for Western Canada. On a annualized. basis, this means a projected , Corr for MO of over .711.000s OFA wants hydro rates the same', The Ontario Federation of Agriculture isurgihg the provincial government to make urban and rural hydro rates the-saine: RaIpN Barrie. President of the OFA,:,tays the govern- ment's $20 million subsidy program for rural bydro only- saves rural users $3.00 per Month off their bills. Rural users pay 29 pet cent more for their hydro than urban users and that figure is expected to increase.' • Ootd Yohn, office Manager for Clinton Hydro, says rural rates are higher than urban rates because the costs are higher. More hydro lines; lightning "arrestors; and - transformers " are needed. Gerry 'Fortune, president of the, Huron County Federa- tion of Agriculture, says that. "We are paying for the cost of thehydro lines which take • the service to the •,,town people. if is the only *gy .pro41034m; , b r ! e es o s ::7:0;*$.1 441 70.'H': !r°;.:g aci„ wow-40104 tegvott,panftttg,eg :come , • ileg•44,401"0:00t, ,.,.'ll'he.arYlP;1449440:410570•44:11flik.ftt441"tHin- maybe : •.'eihsteih• cantioilteep the recorda.ef that: *Ity cows ill *it': • ,, • • - • tu the' old .daYS. a good' dairyman toe* alinoStio the -pOund...,-. pardon rne,, the litre -- how each was producing. But that sort of envelope-record-keeping........ simply won't wash any more.. Under present regulations, each proa*mci is) given''a - 5mdarmektietnessha;or toc•ttap.i0Thvintzo qpurt4teare thenntaIr a allotted,hasi hefty share at national quota butOti o producers, • after, their fighting to ,get their share 'V the quota., have been • unable to- meet 'that quota. Every 'inodtleer was coaxed, cola and even pleaded with the Ontario Milk board to keep accurate recordi so that every cow in the herd couldbt-PrOven a worthwhile producer. .. No other methods has 'been devised to increase herd production. tifiiac `insemination units across the province have proven sires 'and the 'semen is used by thousands of • dairymen. Yet it is not enough, itproducers do'not keep aecurate records. if some dairy farmers get a. little4esty because another system maybe imposed on -them, they have only • themselves triblame. Always, it is a few rotten apples that . spoil the. barrel. Because some producers. refuse to keep proper records; a 'fee for the milk hbard's system will be imposed on all dairymen-. • The milk Marketing boar-a-is sptmnaginore than $6 million on promotions which are designed solely to increase 'consumption ;'.of - milk. The advertising and promotion campaigns are working. Even with the increase in tpri heceof milk, consumption has been majntained and butter consumption continues increase. _ Yet, all this. money could be spent in vain if producers cannorfill the market share quota already 'alloted to this pprovince. . The best way to increase production is to blare the top , producers in a dairy herd and the only way to fin d out is to keep. accurate records of productions It seems a shame that so many praducers, are already' keeping and paying for -- accurate records but yes windier' system may be. imposed.. No Where in farming is good Management more . important --thaw- datrying. If the milk board feels . it necessary to help farmers, in becoming better managers, I guess this is the best way to do it. - • •. 'But it seems a shame that all have to suffer for the -,,neglect of.a. few. , • Del Monte D DING ups reach Halves, Peach Slices or Fruit Cocktail Growth rate of public investment, 1970-79: Orttar- i^ -O&M; 4e0lioc4 from 37: per cent ja. 1970 to 26.9 Per cent in 1979. ' Growth Tate, of valhea of . ntannfaentring shipmenta. .1970-78"; Qatar- ...provith rate of residential constoilion 1970-78: Omar- :Ws/share declined from 46.7 r tier cant in 1970 to 33 per ,,.cent in 1978. •- Perhaps more significant 4o individual Ontarians is the --fact that sivPrsop real isonvilis pet Fetal in 1970 49.4,, per cent In 1974. • Growth rate „of' private investment. 19704879: Ont. aria's share declined .1ren1 , 39,3 per cent to 33.4 -per cetit, • ‘,.coupto„.3-0. Ice storms, high winds or fallen tree limb§ can bring hydro lines down. And even a fallen wire that seems dead can be dangerous. don't gonearthe wares, warn otherS not td and report the fallen wires to your local hydro or the police as scxyras possible. ' If a line falls across your vehicle, Stay 4 inside until a hydro •crew removes the line. If there's a live power line • touching your car, putting even one foot on the ground can be a fatal move to make. Eleclrical isnositoOktOyou' .Mclain Peas & Carrots or Mixed Veg. VEGETABLES 2 1tr. Bogs • r. Farmers.. Spring is just around the cornett ORDER YOUR FERTILIZER, EEO GRAIN, GRASS' SEED NO to: be sure of the type you need when the-time comes Also he thinking of your spraying needs