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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-03-05, Page 11O.! Prices effective- ' until Saturday,' March 7, 1981 4k8 3/4 - 4x8 3/4" Rotary cut I • 1 101 . • *waned+ THE HURON McPOSITOR, MARCH 5. 719181 Jr.:Farmers -g Several area Junior Farm- ers are going to be experien- cing an April in Wales. Fifteen young farmers from Huron, Perth and Bruce counties will be visiting Wales front April 3 to 17 in an exchange'which will brine Wales. said the sni4ti British country is#197 per tent has" which means most of the fanners raise sheep. with limited• cereal grains grown. Hp said dairy farms are very tI.Fpapvrinewrsyhirointitt,4ifverind Tkevoy • F r raregy icne th4oe couwnctratsil Young „ 'cirmers to d o oan ,t tp Brian Williams of the Sea- ford) area and Wayne and Bevan Shapton of the Exeter area. They will be visiting mixed farming operations. The Junior Farmers will stay with• two host families during . the two-week period and will 40 Young Farmers aged 18 to end the trip With three_ days 26 yeas old from Wales to . . of sightseeing in. londOn— this area, in the fall, • , . rt and •T se outs ttao meOttng • h..• "-fal. Provinelat Junior farm. — . _ WinnerS, ett!Pq 0„ for order of Speaking: Each •'payP:$ rV4I'rti 9404 the PeSsibitity of an 000'4 Agriculture s a,nd the . speaker will be allowed exchange pro rata With Huron 'Conntyfedetation' of seven.rnintites address the many ntam •you,,tig Farmers Agrieuth10. have scheduled a audience. The meeting will he 'visited there. then jointly sponsored All Candi. then be opened to questions decided, to try 'and organize dates Meeting for Monday, from the floor. While' the an exchange on the zone Match in at 8.30 p.m, at the questions may be directed at level for a Shorter period of WinghamPuhlic.School ,The the specific candidate, the time than the two month three candidates running in . other candidates may also the Huron-Bruce riding will respond to it. be present. They are Gary Chairpersons for the even- Harroni Allenford, PC: Tony, ing will be Gerry Fortune, McQuail of Lucknow, NDP. President of the Huron Fed. and Murray Eaton of Wing- of •Ag. and John McAuley. ham, Liberal second Vice-President of the jobs to go on the visit. Mr. Armstrong said exchanges such as the one he's already been on are "tremendous learning experiences.'"• • Local Junior Farmers members who will be flying to Wales in April are Randy Wilson. Dick Robinson. Pam Cartiosh.an, Roger Morrison. ..„ . . uron-Bruce to have flip Armstrong ovityint " < trip, pre responsii3to4 0o-- iharnw who S "/"1814) Lt11111 spo"nscii eci F otA '1"dwir."P wiiY. -11 last 7 44it 9, ; '• Mr. Armstrong. who's provincial exchange. Mr. Armstrong said the two- , month provincial exchange means some Junior Farmers interested in the program can't benefit from it since they would-have to give tip The candidates wilt draw Bruce County Fed. of Ag. RadflY Wg$0 0, 41(1 tie's lOoking, forward to the ett- change and plans' io • 'jost and- experience, it; , was Ca"jd tlY :Dr' T' IC (S;10-9.Wariti Of tht<upi,v,eaity., $75Q MilliOtt,' ' . , . , , , 74 ) . of Guelph - Oen he told more rhao a ltli) farntert at Vie - ,, ... , l' 4 Tnn excesses in .11* sector put the whole marketnta, sentitiar they betrei, clean up their act, or somebody else ' 4aarti system ittttOisrePttIe..... rte said. ' ' . • A • will do h for them. , Aral: that 'S when the hackles' Ottne UP and '!fanners e,rt in 1 te t , P .. • , • food industry. He said: he wasn't against Marketing boards or even the use of supply tnan.agenteht. just the abuse of it. He acttssed the "feather" industry - egg. chicken and turkey farmers-- of ripping off the Canadian public._ not ehgainst supply management only extractive supply Management." he said, repeatedly warned farmers that the. abuses of their power may proMpt governments to '-`throw out the baby 'with the beihwiter,• by reinoving marketing legislation entirely. it was like lonskipg Motherhood-4nd aiipie pie. Or spilling on the flag. It ; was at4he annual triartiNting seminar sponsered. by the Ontario Federation of Ailletliturc last week, The uproar began .lo Wend their symgm. 'Starr otstwoh of the: tie is, one of three men researchiapand writing a report Ontario Egg Marketing. Board, said ,eVerybody. say* the for the Economic Council of Canada on regulations.in the eggiprielog formula .is too rich but he didn't know tOO.' many millionaire farmers. He -candidly admitted the system was not the best but asked: Who'has got a better one to offer? Other delegates saidd marketing boards assured consumers of regular deliveries of food at reasonable prices and of high quality. They Said ;they had fogght hard and long for many years to establish an orderly system of getting their prodUets to market , with a reasOnable return to the producers. They strongly suggested they would be out to fight any recommendations that would wipe out their marketing systems. But they were also, told., in no uncertain terms, that they will have to have statistics, figures. reasons-- not excuses-- for their System. They were told they must be prepared to' "let it all hang out" by being 'open to' criticism* and ready • to defend every move they make, „.,David Kirk, executive secretary of the Canadian Federation 'of Agriculture, defended the pricing systems, even in the feathers' industry. He said he simply did not agree with the whole 'principle of the analysis done by Or. Warley and his associates in trig • study. - Pricjnghy_supply management boards, he, said, was not excessive and the fundamentalg of the' Warley position were irra. tional. He made a great case to prove that the costing and pricing formula in eggs. for instance, is not too rich and that producers are not gouging consumers. "We're asking for a return on our investment and 1 think 'that's fair," he said. "We can argue on rational terms," 14,',elir. I think some arguments are coming, If and when, 3lyth eicchange will be on the that report goes to the Etabomic Council of Canada, and in turn, to the Cabinet, the fit is going to 'hit the shan and ag;riPdnag.yOur neighbours and ' farmers-are going to, he right 'in frottt_of that _ wives to this important meet- Mind you, they are used to working ,in that atmosphere ing and let's have an active and they will come put 'fighting. discussion. , I hope. On March 11, at 1:00 p.m. in londesboro Hall the Hul- , lett Federation of Agriculture will hold their annual meet- ing. Officers for the next term will be elected. A discussion regarding placing signs on the town- , ship intersections will be an order of business. A discus- sion to try to get a toll free call area to,glinton from the- Hullett F of A to meet next week His studies ate, s,Ytoprbetie to tlik; oblen*in the chicken and turkey industries bill it will Oita** things have got bak out of hand 41 th marketing. ageucies becaitse quotas have actielred a value of Every Wednesday is' Senior Citizens Day! 5% DISCOUNT ON, RDEI OR FREE DELIVERY. Purina Cat's Cafe Dairy Dinner, Seonip or Pouftreai ' to " • • • 4 a EGG ROLLS The time is now to save, saver save on all your home - improvetiaent needs. So don't delay on getting in shape! • Make your own cupboards, vanities and cabinets. We have plans and equipment to assist you. Check this list! 4x8 9/16" BIRCH MEAT BUYS Winner of our FIRS( GREAT GROCERY CHECKOUT for 'Meaty Pork NECKBONES 2/ 771 Cut for Sweet & Sour lo II b. Schneiders _ 6 3 Vorieties PIES• 227 Gt. Pkgi. 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