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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-03-05, Page 17• Silo Unloaders • Milking Parlors • Barn Cleaners • Bunk Feeders • Honey Wagons • Belt Bucket Elevators • Farm Gates • Forage Boxes • Comfort Stalls • Water Bowls • Waterers • Farrowing Stalls • Livestock Pens ' • Exhaust Fans • Roof Ventilators • Roof Grain Doors • Meter/Mills • Windows SALES SERVICE INSTALLATION Kerslake Barn Supply JIM KERSLAKE RR 1 Centralia 235-1606 Treflan the most dependable weed killer available for Soybeans, White Beans, Snap Beans The higher your bean yield, the better your profit picture, But to get top yields requires top flight weed control. Treflan, properly applied and incorporated, offers the dependable long lasting weed control you need to boost yields and increase profits. Treflan works, no matter what the weather, and con- tinues working right up to harvest. Treflan, applied with your Spring tillage, helps eliminate hard to get weeds in the row. 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"It is a basic tax principle and ability to pay should be the most important basis for taxation," states the OFA President. "The income and corporation tax system is much more related to ability, to pay than is the property tax. ' Mr. Hill explains that the benefit principle must be added to this. He emphasizes that land or property do not benefit from education; people benefit from education and these are divided into several categories. "The Individual himself will eventually repay any money invested in education 20 times over by his ability to create wealth and pay taxes," he continues. The Federation leader concludes that there is no longer any justification for education being financed from property taxes. He calls on farmers to make this point clear to all politieal parties. Rabbit breeders hold euchre party The South Huron Rabbit Breeders' Association held their monthly euchre party in. Elimville Hall on Tuesday evening with a good crowd in attendance. Prizes were won by; Men's high, Ed. Murray; men's lone hands, Gordon Murray; ladies' high, Kay Murray; ladies' lone hands, Francis Shadick; men's low, Archie Webber; ladies' low, Ethel Donaldson. Winner of the lucky draw was' Mrs. Annie Fischer. Lunch was served following the party. The next party will be held March 17. Machinery across ocean The Agricultural Central Trading Limited in Great Britain has supplied farm machinery imported by the Ontario Farm Machinery Agency, a special company owned by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. ACT will continue to assist Ontario farmers to import farm machinery until' restrictions are removed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. ACT officials, accused of bootlegging by the Agricultural Engineers Association, claim that the recent Barber Commission Report s "fully justifies arranging to by-pass the overgorged distributor channels" in order to supply Tarm machinery to Canadian farmers. It is stressed that discrimination continues, in Great Britain and farm machinery cannot be made available to British farmers at the savings that can be made by Ontario farmers who import farm machinery from Britain. Manufacturing companies in Britain will not supply the Agricultural Central Trading Limited with farm machinery for sale to ACT members. Further orders will be placed with ACT in Britain. ACT officials suggest that an inquiry into the farm machinery price situation in Great Britain would likely reveal inflated prices which must be paid by -British `farmers: Prepare for syrup season Good bush 'management could mean double sap flow and profit to the maple syrup season, the latest production techniques will be discussed at meetings to be held in maple syrup producing areas throughout Ontario, The meetings, sponsored by the Ontario' Department of Agriculture and . Food, the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, and the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, are called Information Days. Each has been planned to show producers how they can increase the flow of sap from Ontario's one million tapped maple trees. "All those interested in the maple syrup industry are welcome to attend," says Mr. W. A. Humphreys, Maple Syrup Extension Specialist, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. "Those- attending will hear of one producer who had a labor income of $20 per hour by making maple syrup, and another who doubled his sap• flow by using good maple bush management. Farm leaders at this week's National Conference on Price Stability, held in Ottawa, agree that farmers will have much more to gain than they have to lose if a program is implemented to restrain inflation. Malcolm Davidson, executive member and representative of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture at the two-day meeting, believes that farmers do not generally have sufficient control over prices. He explains that it makes it almost impossible for the farmer to pass on the costs resulting from inflation. Other farm leaders present at the conference included: Charles Munro, President of the Asks government to use both ears +=,-,Gordon L. Hill, .President of, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture wants government to start listening with both ears to what farmers have to say. He strongly suggests that government start acting on entire recommendations made by farmers and their organizations. The OFA leader points out that too often governments act on only part of any recommendation put forth by farmers. .As a result of this habit by governments to act only on a portion of any recommendation, Mr. Hill emphasizes that farmers fear they may be worse off after making any sincere suggestion, as in the case of the new hog-grading system. The Federation president explains that this fear will go on long as government continue to use only parts of recommendations put forth in an honest attempt to communicate needs and desires. The stern warning comes in an editorial statement 10 days before the OFA is scheduled to present its annual brief to the Ontario Cabinet. Mr. Hill states that, if this continues, the sorry result will be a breakdown of communication between governments and farmers. He stresses that continued abuse of the consultation process by governments has lead to defensive and suspicious attitude on behalf of farmers. The OFA president believes that abuse by governments puts into serious question the wisdom of putting forth any significant recommendation for government programs and expenditures. He also says that farmers and the Federation must know where government stands. March is honey month Agriculture Minister H. A. (Bud)Olson has proclaimed Marchas National Honey Month. "Honey is one of Canada's most glamorous foods," Mr. Olson said. "I suppose one might say that milk and honey rank as the silver and gold among foods." Mr. Olson has also proclaimed March as Good Seed Month and noted that it seems fitting that farmers are promoting both products at the same time. Bees are necessary for the successful production of many Canadian pedigreed seed crops. Indeed, some of the best honey is produced by bees pollinating these crops. Mr. Olson urged housewives to buy Canadian honey, especially during the month of March. for more control of Canadian Federation of Agriculture; James Boynton, Secretary of the Ontario Hog Producers' Marketing Board; George McLaughlin, of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board; and Gordon Mather, Feed Department Manager for United Co-operatives of Ontario. Mr. McLaughlin states that the O.M.M.B. is prepared to allow review of any Increase introduced during 1970 by his board. He points out that Ontario Milk Producers' have nothing to fear from this review since any price increase will barely cover increased production costs. "Unfortunately, any increase will not bring return to capital investment to the same levels, by any standards, that the capital business community would accept," he emphasized. The farm group at the • prices conference agreed that where returns on investment were adequate for any major commodity, those producers should play their part to hold their prices in line with the criteria of the restraining program. Mr. Boynton stresses that time will tell how the program will work out. He firmly states that farmers have been doing more than their share to hold down inflation. The O.H.P.M.B. secretary reminded his colleagues that the recent cut in hog premiums were taken without any review procedure. "Perhaps the government and the rest of society will now believe that there is no more blood in the stone," he retorts. "It is time that some other groups helped," Mr. Boynton concluded.