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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-16, Page 12NEWEST PROMENADERS GRADUATE — At Saturday's final activities of the year for the Fxeter Promenaders Square Dance club, a class of beginning dancers graduated, They are shown above. From left, Mrs, Norm Whiting, instructress, Mr. and Mrs. John Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hartwick, Mr. and Mrs, Richard Shoebottom and Mr. and Mrs. John Rodd and instructor Norm Whiting. Missing were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sararas and Mr. and Mrs. Art Finlayson. T-A photo Computers available to aid in keeping farm records Surfactant For Use With Atrazine In Corn THE LABOUR SAVER Now better than ever. Through research, lower foaming properties have been built into TRITON XA to eliminate foam Indidup in your spray tank. TRITON XA has been tested experimen- tally for four years, and proven com- mercially for the past two years. 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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. TrelianEC the multi-crop herbicide Elanco Products Division, Eli Lilly & Company (Canada) Ltd. DISTRIBUTED BY SHAMROCK CHEMICALS LIMITED P.O, BOX 321 (HIGHWAY 135 AT WELLINGTON ROAD) LONDON, ONTARIO, 438-5652 4` ew! asso for corn and so eans 4, 4 .6 The most remarkable herbicide ever developed. • Needs no incorporation. • Lasso 4 will not damage your crops or ruin your rotation plans. After it has done its job it breaks down harmlessly in the soil. • Lasso 4 by itself kills a wide variety of grasses in corn and soybeans. • Lasso 4 mixed with Atrazine 80W cOntrolp both broadleaf weeds and grasses in corn. • Lasso 4 gives excellent results with as little aS 3/10-inch Of rain, yet won't leach out with heavy rain, • Lasso 4 works consistently in heavy and light soils and performs well regardless of organic matter. Available from your local Co-op Farm Centre or your local Aero Fertilizer Blender. For free descriptive literature on Lasso 4 and its use, write Monsanto Canada Limited, 425 St. Patrick St., LaSalle, P,O. AVAILABLE FROM 235-1782 Carm's Mill Ltd. EXETER Huw"E"Monsanto Keeping records is a tedious job, disliked by most farmers. But it has to be done if one is to manage a viable farm business today. By enrolling in the Canadian Farm Management Data System (CANFARM ) the farmer gets his records done faster and easier than any other method. A modern computer performs the arduous tasks of adding, subtracting, balancing and calculating his financial transactions. It gives him most of the information he needs to manage the farm. It leaves only the simple recording to the farmer. Some farmers want only the simplest kind of analysis for the farm as a whole. Other farmers may want a very complete and comprehensive analysis of their business and its components, including a given pen of hogs, or steers. This record system will serve both of these groups, as well as the large group that falls between these two extremes. By providing a number of alternative options, a farmer will be able to select the most suitable record system for his purpose, and can progress from a simpler to a more complete option as his needs and experience increase. CANFARM is available to farmers in all parts of Canada. However, to facilitate the orderly implementation, enrollment during 1970 is limited to 5,000 farms. The Provincial Departments of Agriculture are training their farmer contact agents (farm management specialists or district agriculturists) in the use of CANFARM so that interested farmers can be enrolled and begin using the system during 1970. Universities, provincial and federal departments of agriculture and the Farm Credit Corporation planned and developed this standard farm record system for all areas of Canada. The Canada Department of Agriculture provided most of the resources for development. Other funds, professional staff and computer time have been contributed by the agricultural Economics Research Council of Canada, the Universities of Saskatchewan, Guelph and Laval, the Farm Credit Corporation and various provincial extension services. While enrollment in CANFARM is virtually closed for 1970, farmers wanting further information, or wishing to get their names on the waiting list for next year, should contact their local farm management extension specialist, their agricultural representative or district agent of their Farm Credit Corporation fieldman. Don Pullen, Huron's Agricultural representative reports 31 farmers from the county are enrolled in CANFARM. Farmers record all necessary transactions in appropriate columns on a simple journal. Every entry is identified by a code. The code indicates what the item is, whether it was purchased or sold, and the enterprise or account with which it is associated. The information is then mailed in to a processing centre, coded on magnetic tape and processed with a large-scale computer. Processed reports are , generally mailed to the farmer within ten working days after the data arrive. The individual may receive monthly, periodic and annual reports. The reports received depend upon the option, or type of records selected. Monthly reports include an Extra lead at roadside Farmers may be able to combat roadside lead pollution from cars, trucks and buses by fighting back with fertilizers, lime and soil organic matter. Scientists at the Canada Department of Agriculture have confirmed earlier research reports that exhaust from cars, trucks and buses is polluting roadside soils with an extra dose of lead. The specialists at the Soil Research Institute have also established that roadside plants absorb some of this lead, in some cases at levels which some experts consider excessive. And they have learned that this plant uptake of lead can be reduced by: • • raising the soil pH to make it less acidic (by adding lime). • adding phosphate to tie up the lead into harmless compounds the plants can't absorb. • adding soil organic matter which also ties up the lead in unusable compounds. The experiments were conducted by Dr. A. J. MacLean, Dr. R. L. Halstead and Dr. B. J. Finn of the Soil Research Institute. They sampled plants and soil from both the east and west sides of a highly-travelled Ottawa city street. Both the plants and soil closer to the road had more lead. Other researchers have reported that lead concentration is higher in urban than in rural soil and plants, The report of the research is contained in a recent issue of the Canadian Journal of Soil Science. itemized listing of the receipts and expenditures for each enterprise or account, a statement of the current status of each credit account, and a summary showing the totals for all enterprises and accounts, These monthly reports show the figures for the month and for the year to date. Annual reports include a Cash Income Statement to assist in the preparation of the Income Tax and other returns. They also include an Accrual Income Statement and depreciation schedules on both the straight line and diminishing balance methods. In addition, they include an owner's equity statement and a financial analysis of the business as a whole. The most demanding and perhaps the most useful part of the system, however, involves the analysis of each of the enterprise and service accounts. It shows the details for the specific enterprise and provides per unit comparisons with the averages for similar enterprises on other farms. Asking for easy change The rollover provision of the Benson White Paper on Taxation could be an incentive to commit murder. This was one amusing illustration as the Ontario Federation of Agriculture explained its suggested changes to the White Paper during a day-long workshop conference at Toronto. The OFA is pressing for the provision to allow an orderly transfer of the family farm between generations without waiting for the death of the fpaarrm.en t. The White Paper stipulates waiting until after death before transferring the John Roberts, M.P., a member of the Taxation Committee, told the conference that very few farmers have written to the government to suggest changes in the White Paper Proposals. Malcolm Davidson, a member of the OFA executive, warned that farmers must abandon their role as a "silent minority" if they wish to gain any changes in the tax proposals. He stated that deliberate moves must continue to bring alternative proposals to the attention of the government. The OFA has circulated over 2,000 copies of their suggested changes to the White Paper across all of Ontario. The Federation wants all farmers to write to their M.P.'s about the White Paper. Mr. Davidson stressed that farmers across the province must become involved in the change of the tax system without getting caught up in the hysteria which has gripped many segments of society concerning the taxation proposals. He pointed out that the OFA supports the objectives of the White Paper, the establishment of a new tax system, but disagrees with a number of proposals put forth to build the new system. Other speakers at the meeting included Don Coxe of Co-operators Insurance Association of Guelph and David Davis, a tax specialist from Toronto. The Federation warns that a capital gains tax on top of estate tax, succession duties and rising inflation will make it impossible to continue the family farm. collective bargaining to replace the .commodity marketing boards. The Federation believes that the best way to determine the value of the NFU plan is for the union to use it on one or. two commodities and to allow farmers to assess its merit after a. fair trial period, Mr. Hill says that it is easy for the NFU to stand on the Sidelines and do nothing but .criticize. He explains that farmers should understand that the new national marketing legislation deals with only inter-provincial and export trade, leaving marketing within a province very much a provincial affair. The Federation leader calls on au farmers to build a better marketing system to prove its effectiveness before destroying what has been built over the years through the joint efforts of thousands of farmers and the OFA. To concentrate members drive The membership body of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture passed a resolution in a meeting last week, which orders the executive to co-ordinate a concentrated Individual Service Membership drive on a province-wide basis. To date, each county has been operating independently in promoting membership sales. James Boynton, secretary-manager of the 0 ntario Hog Producers' Marketing Board, told the meeting that involvement by farmers is bringing on a growing powerful impact for the OFA across the province. Federation President, Gordon Hill revealed during the meeting that milk producers are the first to begin purchasing Individual Service Memberships through a commodity check-off. He explained that milk producers can now direct their board to pay the OFA their membership fee in one payment, in monthly payments, or a small amount per unit of production. It was revealed that farmers producing other commodities vill soon be able to purchase their memberships by this new method. During the meeting, the OFA Piesident challenged supporters of the Federation at the local law] to start meeting challenges from other farm organizations in a more aggressive manner. 4-H Homemaking Club Achievement Days are soon to be held in Huron County. This spring the project has been "Featuring Fruit" and the club members have learned how attractively fruit can be served whether as a garnish or appetizer to begin a meal or a pie or fruit cocktail to add the finishing touch to the menu. Each member has also learned the nutritional aspects of fruit as well as how to choose fruit wisely when shopping. The Achievement Days will be held in the Seaforth District High School, April 18; Lucknow Public School, April 25; Howick Central School, May 2; South Huron District High School, May 9; Zurich Community Hall, May 23; G o de rich Collegiate Institute, May 30. The afternoon program commences after 1:15 p.m. and features skits, demonstrations and exhibits by each club. Do plan to attend this worthwhile event in your area. The girls put a great deal of effort and imagination into the program and it will prove to be an enjoyable afternoon. 'moninimeimmoio Farmers income Tax Service Year 'Round Services Bookkeeping — Income Tax Businesses — Contractors Parmers * Individuals GEORGE EIZENGA 8ox 36 Lucan, Ont. Phone 227-4861 We will sortie to your f=arm or Place of Business. Claims attempts made to destroy marketing Gordon, Hill, President of the some time for voluntary Ontario- Federation of Agriculture, challenges the National Farrnera' union to put into action their claims about voluntary collective bargaining, He suggests that the NFU start With soybeans. If that proves successful, he says that corn could be the next commodity to work on. T OFA President warns that farmers must be aware of attempts by the NFU to destroy orderly marketing programs without having any practical, proven alternative to offer as a replacement. Mr. Hal points out that threatening actions are being taken by NFU members and their sympathizers against the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, the Ontario Hog Producers' Marketing Board and other marketing groups. A petition against the OMMB is being circulated by NFU members in Eastern Ontario. The Federation recognizes that marketing boards have not yet solved all marketing problems. But Mr. Hill emphasizes that progress to date indicates that the marketing legislation must be strengthened, not destroyed, in order to build even better marketing boards. The NFU has been calling for Dates are set for 4-H days