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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-23, Page 14Page 14 Times-Advocate, April 23, 1970 Will discourage surplus Plan to increase dairy returns GET YOUR JACKET HERE — Last week students at South Huron District High School had the opportunity to place orders for school jackets. Showing a sample jacket to Jack Mayer are Joanne Gaiser and Joanne Burke. T-A photo. • 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 Attention Farmers! Rydall Has Taken The Labour Out of Tiling Install Only Clay Tile For Lasting Quality Time Performance Proven RYDALL BRICK & TILE LTD. 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Phone 227-4851 We will come to your Farm or Place of Business. CUSTOM APPLICATION OF Treflan, Patoran, Atrazine and 24D Sprays WADE INSURANCE AGENCY ID,T, (Terry) Wade IOW Insurance Service Auto Fire — Liability — Glass Sickness and Accident !morns Life — Pensicins —Surety Bonds, etc. I Would be happy to discutt your particular insurance needs, Cell today of at renewal tints. Phone trediton 234.6368 or 234.6224 'imra••m•mmi•••••n•mr• HENSALL. PHONE 262.2527 Advisory board is set up to review machine complaints Ariculture Minister H. A. (Bud) Olsgn last week announced a mnitIpronged federal government Plan of action to increase net returns for dairy farmers by discouraging surplus production of dairy products; In announcing the Canadian Dairy Commission policy for the 1970-71. fiscal year, Mr, Olson noted that the biggest problem the industry faces is continued surplus production, "As the year progreswd, our surplus production rose compared to year-earlier levels. This surplus — in the form of skim milk powder, butter and cheese — must be sold in world markets at extremely depressed prices to avoid even greater losses; much is also disposed of through international aid programs. "Until recently the surplus has been mainly in skim millt powder, plus historical exports of cheese to the United Kingdom. More recently butter supplies have been greater than consumption and there is now a surplus of more than 30,000,000 pounds equivalent to 10 percent of yearly production." I- e noted that under present conditions the cost of disposing of surplus products was using up about one-third of the funds provided for dairy supports, "in view of the world surplus and discouraging outlook on world prices for dairy products, we firmly believe that it is in the best interests of Canadian dairy farmers to limit milk production to domestic requirements," Mr. Olson said. "There is considerable agreement in the dairy industry on this point." To achieve this aim, the federal government plans to; - take immediate steps to discourage surplus production coming from farmers who hold Canadian Dairy Commission quotas. These are the only farmers over whom the federal government has direct jurisdiction. - to immediately enter discussions with provincial authorities and marketing agencies to develop methods to discourage surplus production. Be careful with seeds Treated feed should never be fed to livestock or poultry. It should be stored well away from feed and in a place where neither livestock nor children have access to it. Seed treatment chemicals that contain organic mercurial compounds are particularly poisonous to animals, and certain insecticides used for treating seed will appear in the milk of cattle fed such seed. Modern methods can detect the slightest traces of these chemicals in milk and meat. Professor C. B. Kelly, Department of Botany, University of Guelph, says that leftover treated seed each season should be bagged, labeled and stored for use the following year. The seed variety, the date, and the chemical used to treat the seed should be noted on the label. The germination of the seed should be checked the next year to see if there has been some reduction in the capacity to germinate. If the seed is not worth saving, it should be burned or buried but never dumped where birds and other animals can get it, A careful estimate of the amount of treated seed that is needed will avoid the problem of what to do with any surplus. Bags that held treated seed, says Professor Kelly, or that were used in treating seed should be used for that purpose alone and kept separate from bags used for feed. This would extend action to fluid milk shippers and to industrial milk producers who do not hold a Canadian Dairy Commission quota. One of the principal goals of these discussions will be to devise a method whereby these producers would be required to help finance the disposal of surplus dairy products their surplus milk creates. Mr. Olson noted that the government's sole intent is not to reduce surplus production, but also to increase consumption. For example, the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce recently sent a dairy mission to Europe to investigate newer dairy products which could serve to expand the Canadian market for dairy products. Mr. Olson also stated that the government proposes to place increased emphasis on the use of dairy products in its foreign aid program. The Initial impact of the federal government action to reduce surpluses will be on dairy farmers who hold Canadian Dairy Commission quotas because the Commission policy took effect April 1, 1970. "We have taken steps to ensure that quota holders who do not exceed their quota will continue to receive the same amount of subsidy this year as last," Mr. Olson said. "That works out to $1.25 a hundred pounds for milk with a 3.5 percent butterfat content. There is a 26-cent holdback to finance the disposal of surplus dairy products. "The holdback against surplus production will be increased from 52 cents to $1.25 per hundred pounds, There is no subsidy on surplus production." The Canadian Dairy Commission will continue to support the price of butter, skim milk powder and cheese at the same levels as last year. Onion report is released A comprehensive report into the Ontario onion industry has been completed, and released for general use by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. This report was compiled by E. F. Marritt, Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Food Council, following a request from the Ontario Onion Producers' Marketing Board in 1969. The study was commissioned by the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Hon. Wm. A. Stewart, and the completed report was tabled in the Ontario Legislature by the Minister, on Monday, April 13, 1970. Impetus for the study came from the Onion Board following the 1969 plebiscite of onion growers which recommended the discontinuance of the marketing plan. Ontario onion growers had on several other occasions voted both for and against a marketing plan. Mr. Merritt was for several years Trade Development Officer with the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food at Ontario House, London, England, and was instrumental in expanding the export of Ontario onions to the United Kingdom market while serving in that capacity. Interested persons may obtain a copy of this report by writing to the Ontario Food Council, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. District man on council The Ontario Commodity Council met with Mr. Esmond Jarvis, Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Canada in Toronto this week. Discussion centred around proposal legislation for National Marketing namely Bill 0-197 which received first reading on March 17/70. The producers present expressed the hope that their recommendation for producer representation on National Marketing Agencies would be accepted. Commodity Council is made up of two representatives from each marketing board on commodity association in Ontario. Phil Durand, RR 2, Zurich is a member of the executive of the council. The Farm Machinery Advisory Board, established in 1963 by the Bon. Win. A. Stewart, Ontario Minister Of Agriculture and Food, was formed to receive and review complaints concerning farm machinery, and to assist in reaching solutions acceptable to the parties concerned. Mr. Hal Wright, Secretary-Manager of the Board, said it is made up of members from all sectors of Ontario agriculture, including dealers, distributors, manufacturers, farm organizations, and farmers. Each sector is represented by one member appointed by the Minister. Delays in parts, warranty problems, machinery malfunctions, and poor service are the most common causes for complaint, said Mr. Wright. Many of the problems arise because of a lack of proper communication. A farmer might want a machine 'rushed' for example, but will neglect to tell the dealer this, and the order comes through in the usual time. The board's proposal that a Farm Machinery Mechanics course be initiated was acted upon, and this course is currently in operation at the University of Guelph. Graduates are finding ready employment with farm machinery dealers. Mr. Wright also noted that, at the request of the Board, the parts depots of all the major farm machinery manufacturers have remained open for emergency service to their dealers on Saturdays and holidays during the production season. T wishing to file comphloaseints about any aspect of Limousin bulls now available Agriculture Minister H. A. (Bud) Olson today announced that semen from the Canada Department of Agriculture's Limousin bulls at the Research Station, Brandon, will be made available for the 1970 breeding season. The semen, and information regarding price, etc., is available either through recognized artificial insemination units in Canada or directly from the Department's processing and storage agent, Prairie Breeders Ltd., Calgary. Canadian citizens will have first call on the semen. Only after these requirements have been met may semen be exported. Limousin is a breed imported from Europe last year by the Department. The first purebred and crossbred calves sired by these bulls were born in March and April, 1970, Therefore, while it is expected the hybrid calves will show desirable growth rates, data are not yet available from which positive statements can be made. A great deal of interest has already been expressed in using Limousin in hybrid programs. It is anticipated that Canadian cattlemen will use the available semen on a trial basis. On an application that asked, "Age, if you don't mind telling it,' a a woman wrote: "Sixty-five. I don't mind telling it, I just mind being it," Mr. Wright, Ontario Farm Machinery Advisory Board, farm machinery should write to Ontario, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ATTENTION FARMERS Order Early And Make Big Savings Now ! ON: Save 25c Bu. Save 25c Bu. SEED OATS SEED BARLEY Save 30c Bag Save 2c Per Lb. MIXED GRAIN CLOVER SEED & GRASS SEED ALSO: FOR EVERY 10 BU. OF DEKALB SEED CORN YOU BUY - YOU GET ONE BU. 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