HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-02-10, Page 3Canadian federation snowing
Steady Increase in Strength
By Lloyd Jasper
The following is a report of the
annual convention of the Canadian'
Federation of Agriculture, made by
Lloyd Jasper, vice-president of the
Ontario Feredation of Agriculture
and a director of the CFA. The con-' still holding bffice of president in the
vention was held in* London, Ontario, | Carrick Township Federation^
this year, during the last week of j The strongest impression which I
January and drew delegates
across. Canada. The writer ip well
known in Bruce County for his Fed
eration work, having been a past pre
sident of the county organization and
from
of Agriculture’s annual convention,
was the dejnocratic wa'y In which the
business of the organization is dis
posed of and I can only explain its
procedure by comparing It to that of
our own Canadian government and
the way business of the nation zis
carried on—a way of which, I am
sure, we are ajl proud of. While this
is not necessarily a speedy process,
it does give time to reflect the opin
ion of every farm group in the coun
try and is most certainly fair to all
concerned. The way in which deci
sions are reached and the difficulties
ironed put, makes one proud to be a
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adian farmer.
The CFA Downtlon, by the time
it closed^ presented a picture pf co
operation which ,, proved that the
voice of agriculture in this country
speaks with a unity that is unmatch
ed elsewhere. This is an important
feature if the 400,000 Canadian farm
ers, represented by the CFA, are to
reach the ends and objectives which
they desire. It Js only by the use of
democratic procedure, co-operation
and mutual understanding between
farmers that these high alms may be
reached,
The various groups represented
within the CFA cannot, of course, see
eye to eye on all problems due to the
local conditions under which each
segment operates. However, this
year saw separate pre-convention
conferences of representatives from
Ontario east and of representatives
of farm organization from Manitoba
west. It was interesting to note
how the two groups came together
for the national convention and were
able to settle differences of opinion
and then speak, with a unified voice,
which received and earned the re
spect of the country as a whole.
A perfect example of this came
with a resolution by the Western
Conference that a recommendation
be made to the Canadian Wheat
Board that the use of speculative
market should be eliminated from the
marketing of coarse grains, Eastern
feeders have . been asking for this
over a period of years and the west
ern groups have finally given it ap
proval, realizing that the final out
come will be to their benefit as well
as the eastern farmers.
For the first time in history, a
national labour organization pre
sented a brief to the CFA requesting
the support of farmers in helping
overcome some of the problems facing
the laboring man. It augurs well for
the good of the country when two
groups, which formerly went' their
own independent way, begin to realize
tha^ one cannot survive without the
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not in exactly the same position ns
the element,'* both groups lean
heavily oq each other for markets. It
can be seen that by mutual co-opera
tion a great deal can be-accomplished
towards Improving conditions for the
two groups concerned.
In this particular instance, it was
the national association of farm im
plement manufacturing workers who
requested the support of the CFA in
jmprpving the unemployment situation
which exists in that labor field. While
their brief was not taken to heart 100
per cent, the board of the CFA gave
it most serious consideration. The
final outcome was one of which we
farmers may well feel proud, While it
is not assured that the labor group
will heed our recommendations com
pletely, it is highly likely that they
will give serious thought to the CFA
suggestions. The decision reached by
the CFA executive is a resolution that
has a foundation of common sense.
The executive suggested that if dif
ficulties affecting both labor and ag
riculture are to be solved, then a joint
board should be formed consisting of
representatives of labor, management
and the dealers connected with farm
implements and representatives of ag
riculture and government, to sit down
and discuss the whole pattern as it
effects all parties, in an attempt to
find solutions that will be beneficial
co all concerned..
Knowing that there has been a good
deal of interest in having a sound na
tional policy for agriculture, I am
happy to be able to report that the
policy committee of the CFA which
was set up at the semi-annual meet
ing of the Federation in Winnipeg last
summer has been attenjpting to pro
duce a planned policy which will be
suitable to every farmer in Canada.
At the present time this committee
has done a considerable amount of
work towards this end, however, their
brief was still in a tentative state. It
is hoped that it will be completed in
the near future and after having seen
what has been done to date I know
that the final draft will be one which
will be a credit to every farmer in
Canada. Its broad scope is such that
it will be read with approval, not
only by farmers, but by everyone in
the nation.
Mr, Arthur Stewart, of Almont, On
tario, as past-president of the OFA
and now CFA’s appointment to the
National Employment Committee,
spoke at some length to the directors
and his remarks were heard with a
great deal of interest and ’ were such
that they should be of considerable
interest in this district. He explained
to the directors the difficulties in
finding the proper type of experienced
farm worker in Europe. Boiled down
to a nut-shell it was easily seen that
the European farm organizations do
not want to see good farmers leaving
the home land for Canada, because
there, as here, there is a shortage of
experienced agricultural workers.
While immigrants are being brought
out from Europe, they are not neces
sarily people who have had proper
farm training and the net result has
l^een that while in many cases the
European farm laborer brought to
Canada has proved to be of a high
calibre, many of the new Canadians
are not particularly adapted to farm
conditions in this country and shortly
leave the farm for what they feel to
be more lucrative fields.
It was completely obvious from the
CFA convention that every major
problem facing Canadian farmers to
day, falls back and the individuals at
home. While not everyone can be so
fortunate as myself in attending the
major farm meetings in Ontario, it
makes one realize the importance of
the average farmer, not only to the
nation, but to the people everywhere
in the world. It is of true interest to
myself to realize that every problem
presented to the CFA was given seri
ous thought, and handled in such a
fashion that we at home may realize
that a vast amount of common sense
is being applied to the difficulties
herent to agriculture.
Thursday night wag a very busy
night at the Cub meeting, The Cubs
started off their meeting with the
Grand Howl, given by Paul Bennett.
Then came the inspection by the
leaders, with the boys showing a little
better than they did last week. Next
week they will be asked to show clean
handkerchiefs, shiny shoes, clean fin
gernails and combed hair. These
things are to be done by the boys
themselves.
Then came the instruction. Some of
the boys were taught to tell the time,
while others were taught knots, com
position of the flag, book balancing
and somersaults. Bagheera (Barb Ed
wards) then took in the dues.
Games were then played and points
awarded to the different sixes. Last
week’s honor six was the Orange Six.
The meeting was closed by the Grand
Howl and prayer given by Phillip
Adams<
As I was on my way out of the
church I heard a noise in the other
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’ By G. W. Montgomery
Approximately 15 to 20 inches
snow fell in some of the sections
the county last week and particularly
over the week-end. However, with up-
to-date snow removal equipment,
farm meetings held in the county this
week were exceptionally well attend
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meeting of the county Hog producers’
Association that weanling pigs were
selling at community and farm sales
for as much as $28.50 apiece.
Approximately 100 people including
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