The Huron Expositor, 1981-09-02, Page 14is "continued cover-up and
stonewalling". He has also
repeated his charge that
ministry documents in-
dicate—organzed crime may
have been connected with
the collapse of Re-Mor and
Astra, and insisted that
members of the legislative
committee who examined
government, drOcuinents be
released from their oath of
secrecy "so•that they. can say
exactly what they have seen
that ne,rtains to • organized
ClirUp".. • •
• *Mg .the' worse'. a.
heated *e)iclian.ge of this
Matter last: week, the Oppii,
' *JO .tenter was expelled.
• from the Legislature after
refusing to withdraw his
descriptiou of the Minister of,
Consumer. and Commercial
Relations as "the Minister of
cover-up."
When the Minister was
asked to explain discrepanc-
ies in testimony of the former
registrar of mortgage brok-
ers and Ontario Security
Commission officials, he.
stated that contradictions in
officials' testimony were the
r:E•of faulty memory.
The Minister of CouSt!mer
and Cinantercial• Relations,
Gordon Walker. has soted
that inSoranee0MPanieS are
justified in raisin premiums
for car inSurappe hy.:,t ip 2p
Per. cent ,.ecattae,„•.pre*itteial.
government' monitoring
show.Stbar the cost of crptins',
far 'Ourpaisett the rates.
He says • consumers have
beengetting a bargan in auto
insurance over tbe past few
months because 'the cost of
repairs has skyrocketed.
xpositor
nothing has• been reported
yet.
Allan Scott, the Agricul-
tural representative at the
Perth OMAF office in Strat-
ford said there were concerns
regarding the spring grain,
but no problems showed_ up
Mr. Scott noted that corn
root , worm is always a prob-
leM. lie said with, strong
winds experienced earlier
this summer corn that had not
been treated during planting
was knocked down, Mr.
Scott said treating the corn
root problem does not• always
provide complete control,
MiKlfeaid: id& iffif 'right
now he is figuring on an
average yield of white beans
for Huron County.
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— THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 2, 1981 —
miss"the Farmers Union'
BY JACKRIDDELL
Senator Hazen Argue met
with the Liberal Caucus
and dis, usscd matt.s
of an agricultural n.tturr. In
eluding the compensation to
farmers for losses resulting
from the 1980.partial embar-
go on grain sales to the
USSR.
supportortheMS.partial
embargo. Canada agreed net,
to sell more than 3.8 million
tootles. of Wheat acrd other
grain
.1V9/198() ern!? year. That
,'-to the VS$R in the :
"PPAPiSe' was kept, 4ettlgor
Argue said. anti: the'''OoY•••
ertiment decided last Jtdy
:not to-Wilt grain exports in'
this crop year tt hiett helped
strengthen 'gran) prices.
The.Pnited States lifted its
partial grain embargo April
24. and the Canadian Gov,
ernment has now calculated.
the amount of producer
losses for which compensat-
ion will be paid. Compensat-
ion will he paid on wheat,
oats. bark.. and corn, cover-
ing the period from January
4 to July 31, 1 980.
Ontario winter wheat pro-
ducers will be paid directly,
using delivery records of the
Ontario Wheat Producers
Marketing Board. However,
corn growers and others not
covered by these direct pay-
ments will be required to
complete individual applicat-
ion forms and document the
sales on which th.: are
claiming, compensation. Only
grain sold commercially will
be covered by the payments.
The net price reducing
effect of the. embargo for
which farmers will ,be paid
has been +alculated at $5.78
•`1161 ThimeIor •wheat (about
16c per bushel), $5.05 per
tonne for barley (about llc
per btishel), S5,51,per tonne
for corn (about 14c per
bushel) and $4.86 per tonne
for oats (7.5 c per bushel).
Oil seeds and other grains
,are not covered by the grain
embargo compensation pay-
inents,
ELECTRICAL POWER'
Ontario Hydro has been
closed between the silo room" strong laundry bleach smell. studying alternative plans for
and the barn. ... „ for. an orange, zeddish...7-expandinfr the:. bulk power-
If ari exhaust fan is to be or brown haze. coughing or transmission system for •
installed in the feed room, put throat irritation Or. other signs Southwestern Ontario vfrom
it as close as possible to floor that silo gas is present. When the fall of 1976 through to the .
level as silo gas is . heavier any of these conditions pre- summer of 1977. citizen
than air 'and will tend to sent themselves, get out of committees in"Southwestern
accumulate at floor level. If the silo and surrounding area Ontario. 'met and discussed
you have to work in the feed and see a doctor for treatment environmental constraints to
room, run the far. for a couple immediately. the' location of future bulk
of hours beforehand, power transmission facilities
Be alert to any disagree- _Dennis' Martin, ASsoCiate in Southwestern Ontario. In
able odour, something like a Agricultural Representative. • 1977 the Committees concur-
, *PA *hat Ontario Hydro
Grain producers get compensation
irssatt to see a oneeactiveand militant organizatioa, such
as ,the farmers union disappearing into. liinho,
Eartners have precious few ergantratiOns willing to speak
fqk theirtat4111-tirnea.As nil obServer of the farm scene for
more. than 30 Years. I regret the coming, demise of
National Farrnets (stress the fact, tbo. that Earn an
ObSerVer • and not a "lull-time, active participant in
.agrieulture. ,
' lean remember when the Ontario Fanners Union was a.
strong, clear voice. When men s_ti,e. 11 as Frank Gamble of
Chatsworth, Frank Millstiffeversham, George Sutherland
of Chatsworth, Albert Cormack of Arthur, John Dolmer of
Corbetton, Mel Tebbutt of Markdale and Walter Miller 01
Tara were at the helm of the union, it was fun to listen to
them. And yes. even Gordon Hill of Varna who was
president from about 1957 to 1960.
He was young and outspoken even them, a man not afraid
to Voice his opinion and take his lumps when they came. His
experience with the union, no doubt, gave him plenty of
training for his later years as president of the federation of
agriculture.
Back in the late '60's, the union was a voice to reckon
with.
The farmers union demonstrated a militant attitude in
carrying out the wishes of its members. In April of 1965,
more than 2‘..000 memberS marched 'on. Ottawa demanding
better faun. prices. A year later, more than 1.500 union
members paraded to Queen's Park. That same year, the
farmers union organized tractor parades to emphasize
farmer's demands.
A mammoth march on Ottawa was organized in 1967 and
tractors clogged roads all across Ontario and even into
Quebec as farmers took to the highways to bring their plight
forcibly:in front of the public.
What gave the union a great clout in those days was the
women's brands with. such stalwarts as president as Mrs.
Arnold Bain of Grand Valley. Mrs. George Prosser of
Blackstock, Mrs. Harold Hopkins of,'Fenelon Falls. Mrs.
George Williams of Stirling and Mrs. Michael Opsitnik of
Pon tv000l
Silo filling time is rapidly the lungs. STAY OUT OF
approaching. Something you
should keep iii7-rrilfidig the ,
THE SILO FOR AT LEAST
TWO •WEEKS AFTER FILP-
possibility of silo gas forming. ING.Run the blower 15 to'20
during the ensiling process. minutes before entering. For
Nitrogen dioxide is one of the your own safety, use a self
most dangerous gases around contained breathing appara-
the silo. It causes inflamm- tun. To prevent silo gas
ation of the lungs and can (nitrogen dioxide) from kill-
cause, fatal fluid collection in ing livestock, keep the doors
TheOntario chapter of what is now know n as ;ilt! National
fartnets.'Union seems to 4e, in its death throes. A few
attempts to mice it arc being:made lakta •few people believe
jt wiirj*osurroto. Blame is. beingeast in the direction of
Roy '3i# Red" Atitinstm„ the port) westerner who' was
eau.Onal president for half a decade. •
Those who ghould know are saying the Atkinson used the
farmers union- and the memberships money-- aSit means
to further his own political power and prestige. They accuse
him of bankropting the union by abusing his power and
prestige.
I'm not sure it is all that simple. The union would not have
allowe d it had the membership been on its toes.
When the federation of agriculture went from a loose
organization of federated farm interests to individual
membership. the union began losing members. At no time
did the union ever divulge actual membership but 1 can
recal being unable to refute Walter Miller when he said the
union had 16,000 paid-up members in Ontario. Delmar
Bennett was another exceptionally strong union leader that
I. as a farm writer, could not argue with. They were both
just too good as leaders to get pinned down by a journalist.
I suggested the union will soon die in Ontario and across
Canada except, perhaps. in Saskatchewan. I have nothing
to base this assumption on except its inneffectiveness.
Precious little is heard even from the diehards.
Membership has dwindled to fewer than 300 in any
province but Saskatchewan.
Such a minority voice simply will not be listened to by
politicians at the provincial level, let alone at the national
leval. And that's where farmers must be heard.- by the
senior levels .of government-- if they are going to' be
effective.
When the federation of'agricolture swung to the left in
the early '70's, it took the steam from the farmers union, a
head of steam that has never been regenerated.
It appears that power. ,that steam, has dissipated
good. Too bad, too. I used to like to argue with those kifff
and gals.
Army worms gone
While army worms were a
problem to farmers in June,
spraying seems to have elim-
inated the problem.
Assistant Agricultural Re-
presentative of the Huron
Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Foorlin Clinton said
-the-irmy WtitriiitiVatiOliWaT"
over in two weeks. He added
that some years they are a
problem in the fall, but
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Jack's Jottings
'should proceed to develop
electrical system plans that
would be suitable for South-
western Ontario.
In the meantime the Royal
Commission on- electric pow-
er planning held hearings on
the need for additional power
facilities * Southwestern
Ontario. Public. invelyement
tat 't Sta,dY was 'postponed"
until " the Commission had.
*bridged its report. The
fittal.fteori Was subtitled its
'February 190.
On the basis hf the COnk,
mission's 'findings the Gov-
ernment has reonested Ont-
ario Hydro to proceed with
the next planning stage of
the planning and approval
process. Ontario Hydro pre-
pared a document, which
describes six systeit plans,
and it will conduct public
discussion of the alternativ-
es." The plans will be distri-
buted widely. throughout
Southwestern Ontario and
will provide an oppotunity for
the public to respond prior to
Ontario Hydro submitting an
environmental assessment
document for review under
the Environmental Assess-
ment Act.
Ontario Hydro will be
conducting an extensive pub-
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You and quackgrass have an on-going
fight. And at harvest time you can see
exactly where you're losing the battle.
Those patches of quackgrass are rob-
bing you of your yield. Plus they make
combining very difficult. Worst of all, when
you plow the quackgrass under... it's just
waiting to reappear next spring.
This fall, try something-different. Use
Roundups... and get a long-term control
program for quackgrass.
It's sure and easy. After your crop
comes off, let quackgrass regrow the
proper stage and spray with Roundup.
Wait five days andthen continue normal
fall plowing. (You can treat even after
d mild frost if quackgrass is actively
growing.)
If harvest is late and you don't get good.
regrowth this fall ...don't plow. Leave the
quaCkgreiss alone so yotican treat it next
spring before planting.
Huron farm news
Beware of silo gas now
lic participation program
throughout Southwestern
Ontario to ensure that citiz-
ens are aware of the propo-
sals and have opportunities
to become involved in the
study of the alternatives, The
proposed schedule includes
about three years for plan-
ning 'and public invOlyenkRnt
runnin g parallel whir. altP44
twro'. years, of .goyernntent
review Ord pablic itearkngs,
',twill likely take anladdition—
al font years Ebtlant.aequi,
Otionand. construction of the
ttansniissien line once One,Of
the alternatives has, been
selected.
DIOXIN IN FISH
The Minister .of the En-
vironments Keith Norton has
stated he was mistaken when
he said recently that a form
of dioxin has been found in
fish in the Great Lakes. Only
fish from Lake Ontario have
been found to contain TCDD,
the most toxic of the 75
member family of dioxin
chemicals.
Opposition Leader Stuart .
Smith has again demanded a
full inquiry into the collapse
of Re-mor and Astra Trust
Company, insisting that the
government's current policy
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