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AT';' nsu tells rme S arose. and Ms. Jackson said she is not against some advertising and promotion because "they are certainly good products. nil rather see people drinking milk and eating yogurt then some other so- called foacie..t..- said Ms. Jack- son. 1301 N1S- ,JaelfSen is, con- e:m=4 the money OW achter- ash* COWS- Q.Ot ottbe cOst,of pretlitetiOtt and .nos -Up being pairtfOr by Antotners. A 4airy-ffrtriet. said tooncy torsadvertistiig cattle .off.his milk.t#9ne,.-.VI:e 4100 see WitY4torsn Myr* are •coMplaltt- Mg, if the, Waters are ,payIng for the• advertising, The farmer said statistics show butter consumption 'is up since it has been promot- ed. He added advertising should have been done years ago. One farmer pointed out that the milk adds have no "subliminal sex" and are promoting a ''w holesome Product". Another farmer said it is "normal. business practice" to adse-ise. Ms. Jackson said she does not find the cost-o€-produc- tion formula used by the marketing boards an entirely and tatr have Sbe soaiffideroib: ,fotniulAia.leitolatedfederally ileterprewion*-- giZAInkig949t sure blatwlce a"reiati the high got of tcott, He suggested - the con; sumer Istgettittg "shafted" 'by the k;igh fOt$ „ the farmers are-being blame- ed. . In her talk 'Ms. 3acksen cited accomplishments of the Consumers.' Association 'of Canada. As example she said the Consumers' Association has spoken at Bell Capada hearings, energy export hear- ings and others. Ms. Jackson added she would like to see consumer would be "ridleolotts" td go back on, the deeisiOn new- -Mr. Vos was the -only person voting in 'favor of the motion. Ati amendment tothe caused tne problem. At first, he was not bitter about it. Later, when bank officials did some surprising things. he felt he had been taken for a ride. The bank wanted its money. Fair enough, but officials -put a price on his-herd-that-was ridiculously low. Plc- one took into consideration the increased value of his cow-calf operation between the time of the foreclosure and when a number of calves were born. The bank got its money. The farmer feels he got shafted. Another case was also documented by an auctioneer friend of .mine. The foreclosure proceedings started. Another farmer mad a bid for the blue silo on the farm. He felt the price wasp reasonable. When he started to remove the silo, he found it almost full of feed. he told the bank officials that the feed in the silo was worth almost as much as he paid for the silo. , "What do I do with 'this feed?" he asked. The bank said it was his problem, not theirs, and the original owner again got shafted. The reason? For the auctioneer, it' was because the bank' officials knew next to nothing about-farming. They had no idea of the increased value of the cow-calf herd., They saw the Contents of the silo as a nuisance. The original, owner could have come out of the bankruptcy perhaps owing a little less and some other creditors besides the bank may have received more money. Now that the government. has moved to name a committee to review farm foreclosures, some improvement can be expected. Henry Davis, a beef farmer from the Barrie area, appears to have the credentials to help fainters.. He was named to the committee in mid-June. He has indicated a' certain ainount uf reluctance for the' job. He may be caught in that damned-if-you-do and damned-if -you-don't "position. The work of reviewing foreclosures has been in the hands of three civil servants. The new committee will certainly have its hands full if we can believe all the stories in agricultural circles, The recently-announced program to give beef farmers Sglea head for, every animal marketed in 1980 will be a step in the right.direction. The ,program is expected to cost' more than $30 million. The program will certainly help some beef farmers. Ralph Barrie, president of the federation of agriculture, said' farmers cannot expect governments to bail out farmers for all their losses but the program is "rich" enough to help some people. What is desperately needed right now is a low-interest loan program to help farmers in financial difficulties. I do not think for a moment that farmers enjoy being forced to billy up to the public trough for help. They would rather see a low-interest loan prOgram than be given government handouts. They are still a fiercely indepen- dent group. I am convinced they would prefer that all government subsidies be dropped, even in milk, if it were at all possible. But until such time as the general public is ready, willing and able to pay full price for all food products, those subsidies wilt remain. Jim Becker Construction DASHWOOD 237.3526 Five Inch Steel Seamless Eavestroughing Now Available In 6 colors With all accessories STELCO RESIDENTIAL ULTRAGARD SIDING JIM RECKER CONSTRUCTION A produel of Stela° Inc FOr a tree:11040Oligalinn d ornate contact kS Auctions By Stephank• LoYeigluo HOLMESVILLE — Farm- ers feel "dumped" on but consemers are sytnpathic to their plight. These messages emerged at Thursday's Huron Federation of Agricul- ture meeting here. Ruth Jacksen, vice-presid- eet of the COnstneerS As- sociation spoke at she meet- Grain insects Ate you doing an tieequate • .1* Mit grain. pr are ycitt fattening up grain hatikettOttgh tt proteet mit growing crop from insects, make sure your storage losses are mini- mired. Granary insects cause damage by lowering seed • weight, reducing food value, lowering seed •germination. contributing to heating and spoilage. contamination, and reduction in market value, Sanitation is the most im- portant management prac- tice. Store grain in clean bins. Thoroughly clean out the bin, and never add new grain op the top of old grain. Grain storage bins should be separ- ate from feed storage and livestock housing. This is to reduce migration of insects, and prevent heating of the grain by outside sources. Maintain storage facilities in grain tight conditions. Before adding new grain to clean bin s, malathion insec- ticide can be sprayed on floor and walls to kill insects that rentain in ormigrate to empty bind: You should spray at least two weeks prior to storage for best control. The grain itself can make a difference. Storing clean, dry and cool grain (11% moi- sture) inhibits insect activity. Insects are inactive at tem- peratures below 40 degrees F. In winters moving—the grain, perhaps several times, can lower the grain te mpera- ture to safe levels. Properly applied fumigants to stored grain may also give satisfac- tory control, ' but for best results; clean out the grain bin thoroughly prior to stor- age of new grain. ing August Ms. Jackson. o the Kitch- ener area. said I consumers have a "sympathetic view" towards the farmer. ..They may not understand entirely but there is a •gut feeling of sympathy." Said Ms. Jackson. Several farmers in the audience said they; u felt "doMPed on'' by censturcr,s- *'V'e are Mfitheenntributors high firiceS."'" said one. the tarmers • aSketi Jacksonif she could 'attack" theretager*Who •they feel are making thePr011ts. Ms. Jack. soaagreed retailers are mak- ing• profits that last year were better than they had been for some time. She added there is "not adequate' competition" among all retailers. Ms. Jackson said better competitive legislatio n is , needed. She noted the issue will be up before the federal parliament in its fall session.. She suggested the federation could help support this legisl- ation. The farmers at the meeting said they are in favor of marketing boards. while Ms. Jackson said the boards do many, good things, but "Can be' changed to work better-for the farmers and the rest of Canada". • She said that with the present ecOnotnic•'situation in • Canada. -for example the kerrent high WOO rates. cltio1aS Sethtthe hoards "are like a millstone abiOntl.• the neck of the young-farnier". One farmer, ,disagreed,. suggesting that if there, were no quotas, and all but one commodity was trouble, farmers would turn to the commodity not in trouble and there would be a surplus of that product on the market. Ms. Jackson said there are many good things about marketing boards. 'but other things should be changed. The question of advertising ikpresentation on the market • lug boards. something more than a "token". She wOttki like to see a useful consumer representative. To the statement that food prices have increased 13 per cent every. year for the past three years. a farmer said that faetwas due partially to ielpOrted foods.. klesOcom- MOdities governed by mark- eting box* willvtototO had increased lewer rare Theo the rest of the food basket, JackSon • 0415 thanked 'by the federation Inc 4,e4)t- ing. :Was said that while the , farmers don,t always agree 'with what the consumers' • association is, doing. they realize the group is' working on behalf of all consumers. ONTARIO. HYDRO A motion that the Huron Federation of Agriculture participate in the Listowel working group regarding the six proposed power line routes was defeated. Adrian Vos of the Blyth area, who brought the motion to the floor, said Ontario Hydro would be making its decision by October 31 and it would be too late for the Huron group to have any say in where the lines would go. At the last meeting of the Listowel working group the meetings were postponed until November because the summer months are busy ones for the farmers. Tony McQuail of R.R. I, Lucknow. the vice-president of the Huron Federation of Agricul- ture and representative to the hydro ' meetings, said the decision to postpone the meetings was made, by the executive. He added that in meetings prior to the Listowel meeting, groups involved from across Huron County agreed tce, having the meet- ings postponed. Mr, McQuail said farmers attending the meetings could not do an adequate job if they have the 'pressures of operat-. ing the farm on them. He agreed Hydro would make its decision on October .31, but. the final decision would not be until January or FebritarY 1982. He said once Hydro had a proposed route at the end of October. the groups would be able to explore that decision and work at getting it revers-, ed Mr. Vos disagreed with that approach, stating it would be ap uphill b.4410.. It • was pointed opt the Ition foccleratirc7f t CO- (4 trot NI! 110 deci0e0 to ,•*Opetw the meetitk04 .40 il-rovi of the ••111:xth'„Foo • , said thatfor yearsthe.goverfe Ment would' Meet otith.fArtn-, em during the sittomer months,. '.t,The crucial 'season , for the farmers" She said it 0 • City dwellers and antique hunters scan the auction sale advertisements looking for bargains. Check the pages of your favourite newspaper and you will find farm sales are taking up more and more space. What-a bargain to some, though, is She shattering of hems and dreams trt others; not always, mind you, but sometimes. Auctioneers sometimes have a better idea of what is going on out ther&ti -the boondocks than many other observers of the farm scene. They are keenly aware of prices for firm livestock, feed, hay and machinery. They also have a pouchful of horror stories. A beef farmer near us, after 30 years of farming, was forced by a bank to liquidate. He was helpless to preyent it, High interest rates with a subsequent lowering of equity motion ktlittitlft that the Pr'' soft attegding, the -14xtqwel working group mg0tiAg* be paid apee dierrerate was also defeated. '4