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PROFITS AND PRICES HIGHER IN ,CANADA ON
ID E NTICAL, TRACTORS - Manufacturers profits are
generally higher in Canada than in Britain for identical
tractors, the Royal Commission on Farm Machinery has
reported. The Ford and International Harvester tractors
covered in the chart are made in Britain. The Massey-Ferguson
tractors are assembled in Detroit from British components.
The price arid profit differences shown above are even larger
than they were in 1967, before the British pound was devalued
- a move that should have reduced the Canadian selling prices
of British tractors.
A timely lesson
Nothing could have been more timely than the publication
of Prof. Clarence Barber's report on tractor prices. It came just
a day after George Ball, the former U.S. under-secretary of
state, appeared before a parliamentary committee to extol the
blessings of multi-national corporations.
Mr. Ball's theory was that the giant corporations were
rapidly losing a' specific national identity. Rather, be argued,
they spread their benefits impartially throughout the world,
governed only by the dictates of corporate profit. Since the
discipline of the market persuades them to act with maximum
efficiency, there is little need for much governmental
regulation or control.
Prof. Barber's investigation into one group of multi-national
corporations revealed a reality which had little in common
with Mr. Ball's theories. He found that most tractor sales in
Canada were dominated by a 'few huge international firms
based in Europe. Because of their international nature, these
firms have been able to operate outside the reach of the
Canadian government and, because of their power, have been
able to manipulate the market to their own advantage. As the
report pointed out:
"The multi-national corporations who dominate the farm
machinery business not only closely control the movement of
tractors and other farm machines from one country to another
but Also appear to set-on a fairly -arbitrary basis-the prices at
Which these machines are supplied to their Canadian
subsidiary."
Their control was impressive. Farmers found that they
could buy tractors in Europe and ship them to Canada much
cheaper 'than they could buy the same machinery from the
Canadian subsidiaries. But the parent corporations were able
to put pressure on the European dealers_ to stop them from
selling to Canadians.
Prof. Barber suggested steps by which the Canadian
government could counter the undisciplined power of the
manufacturers - by negotiating with them directly or by
seeking new suppliers in Czechoslovakia or Japan. But the
plain truth is that the weapons which are available to the
government to control these giants hardly seem adequate to
the job.
There is no reason to believe that the problem is restricted
to tractors. The growth of the multi-national corporation is
the dominant economic fact of the age. It is a trend which can
spread the benefits of technology and management expertise
to parts of the world where they were 'never known before.
But the governments of, the world will have to, move quickly to
devise techniques of getting these monsters under control.
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Gain-corn producers.
examine growing. costs
By G. A. f=isher, .contunist
• F arrn. Economics,.
Co-operatives wind Statistic!
Branch
Ontario .Peportment.ot
Agricoltore.and Food
c!)4tharr,,Qtitarip
.Lower prices combined with
rising produetion ,c()#$ are
proylding real incentives for corn
producers in Ootario to examine
their costs of growing this
important .crop, Grain-corn
production costs were studied in
four areas of Ontario in 19.
Production costs may vary
from farm to farm and area to
area. Most growers 'do not use
their resources in the best
possible combination to
maximize returns. Success is
measured by the trial and error
method. This method may not
be the most accurate way of
determining the most
economical plan for a particular
farm. Farmers who produce
higher yields at a reasonable cost
will obtain higher returns.
Compare your corn
production costs with those
presented in this report. The
A federal pomologist foresees
a new look for Canadian peach
orchards-rows of easy-to-reach
hedges instead of trees,
It's a matter of economics,
explains Dr. D. V. Fisher, head
of the pomology section at the
Canada Agricuiture Research
Station here. He believes that
traditional orchards, in which
trees are allowed to grow to a
height of 17 feet after being
planted 20 to .25 feet apart in
similarly spaced rows, may soon
become a thing of the past.
The reason: today's high cost
of labor and the amount of work
involved with these orchards,
" The rising production cost is
hastening the trend to the new
look in peach orchards-closely
planted trees that have been
trained to form hedges about 61/2
feet high and four feet wide.
Fruiting branches begin only 12
inches from the ground instead
of at the usual four feet.
The low height makes it easy
for workers to reach all parts of
the trees. The result is a speedup
in such orchard operations as
pruning, thinning and
picking-and a labor bill that is
cut by at least a half, says Dr.
Fisher.
Orchards of this type begin
producing early and yields are at
least as large as those from
conventional orchards of the
same age, he adds.
In establishing an orchard,
trees are planted 18 feet apart in
a row and rows are spaced at 10
to 12 feet. Training a row of
trees to form a hedge is
accomplished with a system
called the two-arm oblique
palmette.
Steps leading to
establishment of an orchard of
this kind begin at planting time
when a 40-pound piece, of
concrete is placed in the ground
with each young tree. A
foot-long wire, one end
embedded 'in the concrete,
extends above ground and a loop
is made in the exposed portion.
Eight-foot cedar posts, set to
a depth of two feet, are spaced
between the trees in the row to
support the training wire. This is
strung from the top of a post
down through the loop in the
anchor wire and up to the top, of
the next post and so on for the
length of the row.
results presented are from
average production in each area
and a grower must aim above
these yields to be successful year
after year,
OW value per acre ranged
from a low of $82 in central
'Ontarto to a high of $107 and
$106 in southern and western
Ontario. The crop value was
Mg per acre in eastern Ontario.
The lowest production costs
of $77 per acre occurred in
central Ontario, while western
Ontario recorded the highest
costs at $95 per acre, Growers in
eastern and southern Ontario
incurred production costs of $81
and $87 per acre,
Returns to risk and
management at $22 per acre
were the highest for eastern
Ontario growers. The other areas
obtained net returns as follows:
southern $20, western $11, and
the lowest was $5 in central
Ontario. Production costs for all
areas averaged $86 per acre.
Material costs, including seed,
fertilizer and sprays, etc.,
amounted to 40 percent, labor
and machinery to 36 percent,
and land to 21 percent of the
total cost.
The young' trees, grown on
seedling roots, are headed at 14
inches from the ground and two
strong shoots arising at the cut
are selected and encouraged to
grow strongly for two years.
Then the shoots-which are to
become the trunks-are bent in
opposite directions and tied part
way down to the wire.
Later, when they have grown
out to the adjacent posts, the
trunks are tied firmly and
directly to the wire. Branches
are allowed to fill in both above
and below the trunks and as
much fruiting wood as possible
is retained.
All branches growing higher
that 61/2 feet should be cut off in
June to maintain the proper,
easy-to-work height, Dr. Fisher
says. Width is maintained by
winter pruning.
Establishment of this type of
orchard involves an extra initial
outlay of about $375 per acre
for the larger number of trees
required and for the other
materials. But it is an investment
that will return impressive
dividends in annual savings of at
labor costs, Dr. Fisher
emphasizes.
The Spring Club "Featuring
Fruit" for Holmesville 1, 2, 3
clubs will begin in February.
Girls must be 12 years old by
March 1. Anyone interested
please call' not later than
February 9 one of the local
leaders, Mrs. Eldon • Yeo, Mrs.
John Westbrook or Mrs. Alvin
Betties.
Sheep club
The January meeting of the
Huron County Sheep Club was
held in the Department of
Agriculture Board Rooms with
the president, Neil Vincent,
conducting the meeting.
The members discussed the
program for 1970, and decided a
new point system was• needed.
The topic of the meeting was
"Care . of Ewes at Lambing
Time,"
The next meeting will be on
February 14..
Letter to the
.PREJUDICE CPNCPIN
There are a few words.. that.
should be sajd about the
difference between . the cause,
and effect .of •SafetY regulations
44a opinion before the law of
two motor vehicles that are 'in.
use today the snowmobile and
the motorcycle.
Though one is a summer
3 ehicle' and the other a winter
vehicle, I still draw a direct
parallel between' the tWo, and
feet that the law should he
little more balanCed also. The
light in which these two modes.
of transport are looked upon
'before the law leaves • a wide
credibility gap and .41 person
wondering where honest concern
for safety ends and outright
prejudice begins:
• There is news now of certain
reasonable laws to effect the safe
use of snowmobiles. There are
exaustive studies under way to
be sure no unfair legislation is
imposed to discriminate against
the rights of snowmobile
operators.
If only the motorcyclists
received an equal treatment
before the law, .1 would not be
writing this letter. A hoard of
restrictions have been placed
upon the motorcycle over the
past few years. Comptilsory
helmets, size of handlebars,
engine size, harsh tests needed to
attain an operating, license, tire
sizes and even types of seats are
but a few of the restrictions
introduced in recent years.
Opinion before the law is
another definite misbalance of
treatment 'between the
snowmobile and the motorcycle.
I see youngsters as young as ten
or twelve years of. age operating
snowmobiles. Also, snowmobiles
were Intended for use in open
country. Yet they are operated
on' town and city streets. In
winter time an automobile
operator has neither the ability
nor the maneuverability of his
vehicle to avoid a snowmobile
that he cannot see
approaching-hidden by a high
bank or drift of snow.
On the other hand, a cycle is
built for use on highways and is
the most maneuverable of all
road vehicles, It is high enough
to be seen and equipped with,
adequate lighting to be entirely
visable at night. A motorcycle
can stop, by the use,„. of brakes
and gearing, in 2/3 the distance
that it takes a car at the identical
speed. Yet motorcycles are
looked upon as "death-traps"
while snowmobiles are "just
clean fun". There were 17
deaths in . Ontario last month
because of snowmobiles. I just
wonder what would happen to
the motorcycle if as many
deaths were recorded in one
month with the cycle as a cause.
The answer is in the opinion
held by citizens and by the.
constabulary of the class or type
of people who operate the two
Editor
vehicles. Yes, this is a very
definite case of diserhninatien
right here in enlightened and
civilized little Clinton and in the
restsixtp o O
sixteen
of anndtari4.0,4pCrihgiid
lltr citizens
are allowed to buzi around the
ley and snowy streets at all
hours of the day and night,
Without any fear of interference
by the law- But in the summer,
let any person report noise late
at night, or any unruly group of
people that cause damage, or
even any thefts in town, the
motorcyclist is the first person
to be questioned or accused of
what is bothering the townsfol,k-
If you ride down the main
street in Clinton you are likely
to be hauled over by police and
accused of making unnecessary
noise or forced to prove you
have a license, ownership and '
insurance for your bike. This is
understandable one or two times
in the same town, but there are
people who have been hassled up
to ten or more times when they
have already proved the legality
of operation of their bikes on )
the previous times they have
been stopped.
Sure, the motorcycle clubs
seem to end up in trouble quite
a few times. But did anyone ever
think that most of the time it is
because some citizen or police
representative just would not let
them alone for a minute. And
because of a few isolated
incidents all motorcyclists are
tainted and thought of as
something just a little less than
human.
It seems that all the true and
mythical escapades of the Hell's
Angels seem to enter the minds
of many people whenever they
see a few cyclist together. Even
if every person who rode a
motorcycle in the world was a
murderer and a rapist, it is
people who murder and rape,
not motorcycles. The action
taken by the government is like
banning a certain fashion of
trousers because a law-breaker
was wearing that apparel when
he committed a crime.
Because people who ride
bikes are usually young and wear
different types of clothing than
accountants do, and because not
many bank presidents, store
owners and members of councils
ride motorcycles, they are
subject to harsh laws and
criticisms even though they are „
va's't'l'y " g 'HAW' ,The'd'..
snowmobiles. 'And beciuse bank :
presidents, store owners 'and '
members of councils do drive
snowmobiles, they are allowed -
freedoms and are virtually '
unrestricted even though they
are many times more dangerous
than the motorcycle.
Motorcyclists have resigned
themselves to not expect any
better treatment from hypocrisy,
but I feel prejudice • and
discrimination should ' be
exposed wherever it exists.
An evil, degenerate
motorcyclist.
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