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Seed, fertilizer, chemicals and fertilizer services including soil testing, prescription mixing, spreading equipment and supplemental nitrogen, along with the latest crop information and growing techniques are available from your Co-operative The CO-OP Total Crop Production Program will give you a higher yield return on investment. It takes planning. Contact your CO-OP crop specialist Times-Advocatei January 8, 1978 Page 14 Direct memberships Suggest improvements for crop insurance In making numerous suggestions for improvements in Ontario's crop insurance program at last week's meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture and district members of parliament, insurance committee chairman Bruce Shapton suggested that ninety-seven percent of Ontario's farmers can't be wrong. While making a total of eleven suggested changes in the Act, Shapton said only three percent of the province's farmers have been enrolled in the scheme and "it must be made more attractive." Some o f t h e recommendations presented by Shapton were: • At present, the yield of the individual's crop for the last five years is required on the application for insurance and as in most cases an accurate figure cannot be obtained, it is recommended that the last three years be sufficient. • If an individual has made an application for insurance before a specified date and then because of adverse weather or "" other causes beyond his control the crop could not be planted, that by paying the balance of the premium, the insurance would be considered in force. • As only varieties recommended by the Department of Agriculture may be insured, we recommend that quicker and closer Need suggestions from local groups PRESENT BRIEFS TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT-During the holiday season, chairmen of most commodity groups of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture met in Clinton to present briefs to the three members of Parliament of the County. Shown above after the meeting are, from left, John Soldan, Hay township and Bruce Shapton of Stephen, who presented briefs; Huron's Warden James Hayter, Provincial Treasurer Charles MacNaughton, Huron F of A president Bob Henry, Huron MP Bob McKinley and Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt. /35,1782 communication be maintained between the Department of Agriculture and the Crop Insurance Commission. • Betze barley has been tested by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association in Huron County and has produced quite favourably but because it has not been tested by the Department of Agriculture, it cannot be insured. Therefore we recommend that when a situation such as this arises that the variety be insurable. • At the present, wheat is settled on guaranteed yield only, and no allowance is made for grade. We recommend that the value of No. 1 wheat be guaranteed. is As the risk of a crop failure of corn or spring grain is not as great as some other crops and as corn is not as perishable at harvest time as most other crops, we ask that the premium be lowered on these crops. • In the present plan ensilage corn is considered to be a forage and in order to insure this crop all hay and pasture must be insured also. We think this is unfair and ask that ensilage corn be insured separately on the same basis as grain corn with tons per acre replacing bushels per acre. • The present practise of using the County average of 20 bushels of beans creates a hardship on the higher yield growers. If the individual's three year average yield could be used, he could insure at a more realistic level. • We recommend that a replanting clause be added to the bean contract to allow a settlement of $10.00 per acre to replant a crop if it can still be done at an early enough date. This clause is already in the corn and soybean contract. • As the individual's yield determines the level of his insurance, we recommend that in the event of a disaster in one year that this one year's yield be excluded in calculating his average yield. • Where there is discrepancy between the actual seeded acreage and the acreage declared on the final acreage report, we recommend that a refund of premium be paid by the Commission if an over payment has been paid. There is still a place for the County Federation of Agriculture despite the formation of a provincial organization with direct membership. This was the opinion expressed by Robert Henry, president of the Huron County F of A at a year-end meeting of the county farm group in Clinton, December 28. Henry said, "Just because we are selling membership directly to the Provincial organization does not mean we can do without a county organization, or at least some group, at the local level. Farmers have to have a place they can sit down and discuss their problems together and make joint recommendations to their provincial organization." "There will always be problems in agriculture that will have to be dealt with by local groups of farmers. For instance our County Federation through Following is a brief presented by Huron County Federation of Agriculture lady director Mrs. Ruth Bond at the annual meeting with the county members of parliament: "In our race for higher production on the farm we are using more and more chemicals and pesticides. As a result the wild life population as well as humans are suffering. With the exception of the starling which seems 'to thrive on anything, many small birds are becoming practically extinct. Dead seagulls have been examined and found to have large amounts of D.D.T. in their bodies. Soft shelled eggs found in nests do not produce young. Are we making a barren waste in our race for money?" Every time you pick up a paper or listen to the news on TV or radio you hear something about youth and the use of drugs. But why do we always think of drug usage in connection with only youth? From the year one young people have always felt obliged to better their parents record in daring and adventure. They felt that it is expected of them. If then we, as parents, keep living it up with peppy parties and soggy Saturday nights, can we be surprised if our children try something more daring for kicks by using marijuana, L.S.D. and the rest of the trip producing drugs? As, adults we take pills to go to sleep, wake us up, relieve tension, relieve our aches and resolutions to OFA paved the way to many changes that took place recently that effects all farmers." Examples of these: 1. The changes in the authorities of the Humane Society certainly gives the farmer more protection. 2. The change in the gas rebate gives us full rebate on our gasoline when we are doing custom work for our neighbours. 3. The new breathalizer test law. 4. We had the sales tax taken off farm tractor tires. 5. Although many of the counties sent in resolutions when the ARDA fund dried up for municipal drains, it was the resolution from Huron County that was presented at OFA and acted upon. This all means a saving of resources to the farmers of Huron. We are presently involved in promoting changes in education assessment, taxation and insurance. pains, stop our noses running, destroy infection, limit our families, keep us regular, keep us alive. Everything to avoid misery or discomfort or just plain facing up to issues. Is it so surprising then, that youth too, seeks the easy way out of difficult situations? We want a crutch to help us over any unpleasantness. Neither old or young can afford to preserve one particle of brain power in alcohol or drugs. None of us has that much to spare. We hear discussion on the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. Is it much use banning some drugs when a person can become high or addicted to such common things as aspirin, apple seeds, nutmeg, bromo seltzer, and many everyday products? Let us get at the reason for wanting to escape. It is still a pretty wonderful world if you look at it with unclouded vision. SHUR-GAIN leadership in nutrition • continuous research • management skills • growing animal health service T-A photo. If for instance you nave a problem in marketing that you want to bring to the attention of the Province, we can bring the problem directly to the parent organization while it is going through the commodity board. This way the problem will receive much more attention than if it just goes to the one provincial board." "As you can see we have our work cut out for us for the coming year. There are changes within our organization that we can only do ourselves. But there are changes that we need to help the farmers of Huron County that each and every one of us should have a hand in. We don't mind doing the ground work, but when our problems come before government, we are grateful for the membership we have there, so that our suggestions can be spoken to and acted upon as they have been in the past." Time to analyze farm records It is Farm Record Book analysis time again. Anyone who may wish to have their 1969 Farm Record Book summarized should forward it to the Agricultural Office, Clinton, during January. As before, the completed Farm Record Book will not be leaving our office. The checking of the book will be done by local Agricultural Office staff, Clinton, and a summary card forwarded to the computer at the University of Guelph for analysis. The book may be brought to the Agricultural Office or mailed in. Anyone who would like assistance on completing their record book may call our office for an. appointment. Every farmer in Huron County who has completed an Ontario Farm Record Book in 1969 is welcome to make use of this "no fee" analysis service. A clinic for anyone who wishes to learn how to keep the Record Book will be held at the Agricultural Office Board Room, Tuesday, January 13, at 2 P.M. A major direct membership drive will be launched during January and February in Huron County on behalf of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. President Bob Henry told chairmen of Huron's commodity groups and the three members of parliament that the $25 memberships would be available at the Clinton office of Huron's F of A from secretary-treasurer Mrs. Faye Fear. Henry was answering a question from Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt as to the methods used in getting new members. ,The president added "I have been surprised at the number of farmers that want memberships, including some that have not been connected previously with our organization.' Gaunt replied, "This is a unique opportunity as the Federation is Ontario's only farm voice." Huron's Federal representative Bob McKinley asked if farmers would still be charged on municipal taxes in addition to the membership charge. He was told they could pay both ways. This brought a further question from Huron's Warden James Hayter on how the mill rate for Federation of Agriculture purposes was established in the townships of Huron. In order to have the authority to deduct the normal two-fifths of one mill for Federation purposes on a tax roll, a township needed a petition of 15% of farm owners. Now, if farmers take out provincial memberships and do not wish to pay the municipal levy, another petition, also of 15% of farm owners will be necessary. It was also noted that although the Hay Township Federation of Agriculture folded recently, council forwarded a levy equal to one-fifth of a mill to the county group. New Ag Rep is appointed Everett Biggs, Deputy Minister of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, recently announced the appointment of Ralph S. Winslade as Agricultural Representative for Lincoln County to succeed James W. McCullough, Mr. Winslade, who was raised on a farm in Wellington County, graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1964. His service with the Department includes: Middlesex County Assistant and Associate Agricultural Representative, from 1964 to the present. This meeting is another good example of why we should maintain our local federation. It is very important that at least once a year all the leaders of the different commodities get together and discuss their problems, not only to the members of parliament, even though this is the real purpose of the meeting, we all benefit by hearing what the other groups problems are. Henry went on to say, "All too often, we in the County Federation tend to leave the problems of marketing to the marketing board. I believe this is a mistake on our part. The Federation and the commodity groups should work very closely together even at the local level. Serious loss for producers The individual agricultural producer should not be expected to carry the cost of recent changes in the policy of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Gordon L. Hill, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, emphasizes that "these changes come when returns are already too low." Mr. Hill is very disturbed with the proposed changes, especially with the fact that dairy farmers will lose about $1 million in funds. The Federation President points out that "the hog premiums will be an equally serious loss" to producers. He says that this will be especially apparent when the hog production cycle reaches its peak. Mr. Hill goes on to stress that the government, in a period where inflation is a serious reality, is unwilling or unable to curb rising production costs. "Yet they do not hesitate to cut the incomes of farmers which are already well below those of other parts of Canada's prosperous society," he argues. "Farmers are not causing the rising inflation, but they are being heavily penalized because the government cannot control it," he continues. Brief on pesticides presented to F of A County F of A necessary milk production SHUR-GAIN DAIRY SILASUPPLEMENT. The feed that is helping to change the outlook of the countryside. Count the number of silos in your community that were not there ten or five years ago. They symbolize the growing popularity of corn as the major source of feed in dairy operations. Shur-Gain were leaders in this trend by developing Silasupplement, to supplement silage with the additional nutrients needed for optimum milk production and body weight maintenance. 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