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farm business management
advice, including estate plan-
ning. farm . transfers. tax
implications. father-son
working agreements and fin,
•ancial counsIling.
Because
atniaowaveoven is
morethana5 minute
DRYSDALE MAZTARPE PIT
CE
I-4FMSALL 2fv) 2 A
Upen 8-o
Friday night
till 9 p en
in to cover these possibilities
and include the poorer than
expected returns that usually
occur in the start-up year.
However, young people want
to farm. At the time pork
production seemed the only
way to be able to buy the
farm next door.
The established farmer
can weather the storm. It's
serious for '.the young man
with large amounts of bor-
rowed capital. Hopefully, my
ballpark figures will help
everyone 10 better inOeciate
how it feels to stand in their
.shoes.
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SAUSAGE
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THE HURON EXPOSITQR, MAY 6, 101111
Perth looks at pork operations
t
C,Phadiatik nuu have, to lUtg tip to lux •
Ally kinds of, fo0f1 is Available. Yet ',;ompl tints are
'029;5400.3i. heard ut the,high cost of 11)54 At a sociat '
galikking $1,X "of II•tcolgy'"ert petticcin a cOrner
coriversatiOri-CurScit,and.chitp1Aitied fuu4 wives,
WhOher v.-g 'realize it in Canada or nett. ive ATV the
best-fed nation in the world and we- get our food at the
10Wqst..;Pr*eS of any other nation in ;the-world. We,,AQ nor
have to line up for it. •We do not have to wan for another
nation's largesse to supply us with: food.
Our farmers are the most proficient in the world, In fact.
they are too proficient fur their own goad. They can
produce too much for this nation. That is ob-Vious by the
fact that many farmers are forced to limit production
through marketing boards which have instituted supply
management.
Canadians. if that weekend conversation is, an indica-
tion, should be happy to pay the going prices.
The 'entire Amid is in a more precarious food supply
situation that at any time sihee the grail[ shortages of the
mid-1970s. The United Nations Food and Agriculture
. Association (FM:111 recently completed a survey around the
world and dire warnings of grain shortages in main
nations has been reported.
Estimates vary but more than a million people could
starve to death this year of 1981. Major food aid programs
are already underway in some African regions.
China's, cereal harvest last season was far short of
projections. Russia. in spite of many five-year plans.
continues to be unable to grow enough gt'ain to supply the
people. The world begins this season with virtually, no
cushion against major crop shortfalls this year. The
harvests around the world this year will be crucial.
Because of this precarious position, more farmers will
plant more grain. They know of the shortages. Rising
prices-it's the old raw of supply and demand--will-
encourage larger plantings. But rising prices adversely
affect the Third World nations which arc forced to import
,Every week more and
more people discover what
nighty jobs are accom-
plished by low cost Huron
Expositor Want Ads. Dial
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food •stipplies. avid' Ray .01.0re for those . •
Eft•POtZt to.seethea rt -tending Menges ine,ft
next" all. Rictitre-s, ,staty'ing Childrca held 301,
.to' heat. report,'• of. n1111114; ,
knititcsin north, mitt W•cht---"qta.oti.i:oiintrn,
and act*, food -shortaggs in' the .Asian
cannot feed. ttignit,el,:•es, Think of those 01415%. of
people in many nations around the world oho told
hungry. perhaps not starving but certaink >.
night of the week. moroh after month
Because now that the embargo on grain to grisst,) has
been lifted, that country tt ill he shopping thi olld i fight
along with China buying as much grain as Is at.
World grain stocks are low enough now, the low esr ui sty
or seven' years. If any major food produiing are., atormit.
the globe has a bad hart est. the w stile pit tort y% ill ht t o 'n~t
even more drastic.
Any crop failure in either Canada or the t twirl 'oaks
will become disastrous.
So, think of those things after you has &' earls ,, ct
meal this summer and next winter. Think of thust star t tie
people all over the world when-you loosen your hell .t not, it
because you are overfed' and overweight.
Most important. think of those people ti
complain so:bitterly about rising food prices in Canada this
year. Do not lay the blame on the farmer who toiled in his
fields. Do not suggest that all marketing hoards. espci tall>
those with supply management, should he scrapped 'at
price of food will go down. -
With food shortages aroundTheViiVe, theprice of food
in Canada cannot go any place else but up.
Just be thankful to the farmers and the wird Lord w lio
placed you in such -a • wonderful country o here food is
plentiful and relatiYely cheap:
Remember. Canadians spend less of their disposable
income dollar on food than any other nation in die, w of Id
becaUse Canada has hard-working. progressis c farm rs
who produce the best food in the world to fill tour begs.
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26 LOVELY PATTERNS
TO CHOOSE.FROMI
ure, microwave ovens cut
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That's what they're for.
But even With a microwave
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Last year turned Out to be
a better than average crop
year. , according to Mr.
Pullen.
Early spring inqUiries con-
cerning the growing of - oil
seed crops. flax. rape and
soybeans. were numerous as
growers attempted to switch
'from a depressed cereal crop
Market. •
. Portunately white mold
failed to develop and damage
white beans in tate 'July and
August and the white bean
harvest was generally excel-
lent.
Grain corn was affected by
stalk breakage 'with signifi-
cant variety differences.
As we enter the 1981
planting season, growers` are
making.. inquiries about al-
cro s such as kidney
beans, said u °
bean growers are very opti-
mistic following two good
harvest years and buoyant
prices and the Soybean crop
will likely remain constant.
As part of an on-going
program. soil tests doubled
compared with the previous
fall, Farmers are concerned"
about rising costs and a soil
test is the best •way " to
maximize fertilizer returns..
noted Mr. Pullen.
"We will encourage crop
farmers to soil test in mid-
summer when' work load
permits, so that their soil test
program is not dependent on
the occurrence of suitable
weather in the fall.- he
added.
Weed and pest control is a
source of a large number of
inquiries, usually urgent in
nature, commented Mr. Pul-
len. In this connection Pat
Lynch of the Huron OMAF
office has developed objec-
tives on weed and pest
control. Problem weeds
like Johnson grass, fall pani-
corn, prnsomillet and triazine
resistant weeds are- Of real
concern noted Mr, Pullen.
In concluding ' hi's report.
,be told county council the
OMAF office will 'boritinUe
their objectiveis to pros ide
's difficult to pull souself
in ilk other fellow 's position.
It s that WO fur the salaried
pet son hewing the farmer
and small businessman's
problem w ith rising interest
raters
Each year on April we do
Nanual Report at our
Minx Ibe report includes
oilman son of prices iv oh the
evious year. It's interest-
"WV, halt. rrturfta.ani,
COSt1S 114,.. lthalig4;it
it"" ear 0474.'• r ,
*es tooi.44-31.1e situation'.
farrow-tailitio41• pork,
„Ortailwer, 'Pork .prig t x tit 5>f1
WVIce.
o„.0 prwc ,of Alti it [479. A
s ithdroo„on .a 7(1 lb eiiroass
onorms 'to $17 'pi t hug.
farmer %I:1th -HO salts might
ship , out . 1,200 . ings in a
ear It isn't difftiutt to see
thi problem.
13'. budgeting .1•.. ord!pg to
l ,ro prices. then will be a
short tall of gross uitumc of
s20,400 •Let's remember too
that it isn't at all unusual for
a tarot business i. he run-
ning more than t hr MO suns.
It's easy to see n hat has
Swine
news
from
OMAF
1 he swine management
section of the an 1111.11 report
show s' considerable request
for advice through farm
office and telephone
contacts.
"Efforts will ,nitinue to
pros ide credit e •itinselling
assistance to tikl, producers
during this period ''t econo-
mic instability.'' tl,mmented
Mr. PhIlen. •
There is' a bright spot in
the- report: there is plenty of
enthusiasm tin du lamb pro-
duction business as market
laMb and breeding stock
prices are eery plod: -
The Huron ,Courgy Ontario
,Ministry. of Aviculture and
Fond 1.0•MAF) personoel
have.: contrilinted considera-
ble time to pros ide informa-
tion about production eco-
nomics and flock manage.
ment, in an effort to contri.
bute to the increased profit-
ability of Ail een Operations in
the county said Pullen.
The OMAF. office has par-
-ticipated to sei0ral provincial
and regional educational
sheep programs during the
last year, Outrun reported,and
several more new flocks have
been enrolled on the sheep
ROP program this'spring.
happened to income.' How
about the other side of the
ledger--the costs? Interest
rates are the main villain.
Prime was, 8% per cent in
April of 1978, It increased to
10 44 per cent in 1979. It's
currently at 18.5 per cent.
This means a„,20:5 per cent
rate if the individual is
borrowing at prime plus 2,
The 7.75 per cent increase
could" cost' ., thte -bittl.PWet,
,',$47g0;15(:)s,i90100;0700pbockrt•Qrvyavr4 !:00pr.
ftit
At ihg:.Satit t1inq.0y,ettrea4
costs hates4.! . tOt,i4ped
climb. .9*-#thead, includes
items ' as in uranee. isauxt.
,building repa~ua and:
labour. We all know the story
for fuel and repairs.
Fertilizer has increased by
$05 -per tonne over the two
years. Manure can reduce
the amount of purchased
fertilizer. but it still isn't
difficult, to have a $1,500-
$2,000 increase for fertilizer
and crop supplies for 125
acres of corn.
Feed is another big item.
Soybean meal has increased
by $40 per tonne. Our 80 sow .
farroW-to-finish operator
could use 80 tonnes in a year.
The farmer will also use over
300 tonnes of corn. Corn has
increased in price'bry $58 per
tonne over -We: -year
period. Fortunately, most
These 000 are", tasgit
give by-sign40s some (g1c1
• uini..,$.4:72'0.,d000efigiptcf.ags.ainil4r • :?:73..
yowl farmers. it)tagine•
-income! When tack on 4:,:stra'
c er- elp.o$n2s.eos000 •
for
:r5o0p f os; tri pi nptl
ies 'i
and $5,000 to $6,000 for the
feed ingredients that aren't
grown on the farm. Don't
forget to include $2.000-
$3,000 to cover the increased
overhead costs that we're all
experiencing. *Remember too
that many young farmers
have more borrowed money
and have more crop acreage
and more animals to feed
than what has been indicated
in the theoretical.e'xantple.
Sure, it's easy to have
hindsight. We knew that a
down turn bad to come in the
hog market. The amounts of
'borrowed money were high.
lnmany cases there wasn't a
sufficient safety margin built
We can't co p, (60ot-food piites,
SETTING THE FOUNDATION-Late last week workers pOured cement
to complete-the foU. ndatlon of 'a new arena-sized building at Vincent Farm
Machinery, north of Seafortb. (Photo by Shoveller)
'80 good crop year
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it's the cost of the aforemen-
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