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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-07-16, Page 12irlemoe-AdVece10, July 16, 1970 PARTICIPATE IN 4-H SEMINAR — Members of 4-H clubs from thirteen counties in Western Ontario met at Centralia's Agricultural College early this week for an annual seminar. During their stay at the local school they visited several farms in the area. Above is shown a group at Edwin Miller's farm in Usborne township. From the left, they are, Dennis Robinson, Tupperville; Brian Miller; Graham Hooper of the Centralia College staff; Mr. Miller; Gordon Marshall, Woodstock; Ralph McIntosh, London; Andy Livingstone, Brampton; Aubrey Huntley, Ingersoll; Bruce Julian,13eachville and Jack Underwood of Centralia College. T-A photo. 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Larry Snider Motors LIMITED FORD TRACTOR EXETER 235-1640 LUCAN 227-4191 HURON COUNTY FARMERS ARE ALL INVITED TO A TWILIGHT CROP INFORMATION PROGRAM Monday, July 20 7:00 p.m. at the farm of JACK PECK, RR 3, KIPPEN. -i1/4 miles west of Kippen. See the bean and cereal crop demonstrations. Feature — Respurce People from the 0.A.C. & R,C.A.T. — 14 coloured bean varieties. HURON COUNTY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Both cc().),op Formula 5 cDETERGENT GASOLGINES CLEAN CARBURETORS EXETER DISTRICT , &4w44.000 CPO ) Phone 235-2081 Beside CNR Station 4F4)0) °Petroleum Products; c,--- ii--- -- --y- i N-- — Ailitiirmiii Ontario growers of corn and unknown is frequently used as a soybeans are being urged by the tool for manipulating people, he National FarmerS' Union to said. There are strong make provisions for storing this indications, he added, that. year's crops. suggestions of an impending In a statement issued this surplus are being circulated as 0 week, NFU Vice President means of pressuring farmers into delivering at unjustifiably low prices. In preparation for blocking production as a bargaining lever, the NFU is now offering grower members an ..opportunity to use their organization as a bargaining agent in corn and soybeans. Formal agreements providing for such service are now being circulated in areas where these crops are produced. "The success of the collective bargaining program," Mr. Miller said, "will depend upon the willingness of farmers to commit themselves to joint action as a means of exercising their economic power effectively. Ask Ontario growers prepare crop storing • BIG BITES — Ladies participating in the donut eating contest at last week's Senior Citizens picnic were forced to take big bites in order to keep the pastry from falling off the line. Shown here are Mrs. A.D. Steeper, left and Mrs. Leda Sorensen. T-A photo. evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every day except Saturday. Each tour will last about 11/2 hours. On Sunday, July 19, the College will conduct tours from 1:3 li0 4:30 p.m. for any urban peo4, and tourists who are in .tee, in seeing the various crops. The ladies' program will include a tour of the educational facilities on the campus as well as the flower gardens. Of special interest will be the variety trials and production practices involving most Ontario field and vegetable crops. Research in soil fertility, particularly maintenance studies and rates and time of application of fertilizer, should attract attention. In the herbicide research section, promising chemicals are compared to presently recommended chemicals. The effectiveness of these chemicals can be readily seen in July. This year, a special indoor program will be started showing the educational facilities available. Laboratory demonstrations in some of the courses studied in the agricultural diploma course at Ridgetown will highlight this program. A number of exhibits including farm management, sprayer calibration, crop insurance, machinery, and current crop diseases and insects will be on display, Plan research tours at Ridgetown school Mayor David Kilberg, Listowel, President of the Midwestern Ontario Regional Development Council, announced that Walter W. Gowing, 37, of Preston, has been appointed to the position of general manager. Mayor Kilberg said the Board of Directors are extremely pleased in acquiring the services of Mr. Cowing who has had extensive work in public relations as well as being in close touch with the planning and development picture of Midwestern Ontario. Mr, Gowing replaces Milton Phillips as General Manager of MODA. Mr. Phillips, a civil servant on loan from the Provincial Government to MODA for the past year, will return to provincial government duties. The new general manager assumes his duties August 1, 1970. He is presently a member of the editorial staff of the Evening Reporter, Galt. Mr. Gowing has been the paper's regional government and economic development analyst since October, 1968, He also handles municipal government and city council news coverage in the City of Galt. Interested in regional and economic development, as a writer Mr. Cowing has contributed many outstanding feature articles on this subject to the news media. RR 3 Zurich, Ont. July 10, 1970. 'The Exeter Times-Advocate, ,xeter, Ontario. Mr, Editor, I am writing this letter with regret and mostly disappointment concerning your Exeter Times-Advocate, Last week there was a news bulletin delivered to you in person entitled "National Farmers' Union Invades Borders." This delivery was made the weekend previous to July 2 edition, so there was no reason of not having appropriate time Mr, Gowing's twelve years of service as the Director and Chief Librarian for the County of Waterloo is an example of his work with both urban and rural municipalities. The new General Manager studied public relations at Perdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, as well as courses in municipal affairs. In community life, Mr. Cowing is a former member of the The sensational news coverage of pesticides is not necessarily relevant to the actual situation in Canada. Speaking to the Canadian Seed Growers' Association Convention in London, Thursday, July 9, Dr. C. M. Switzer, Botany Department, University of Guelph, said he foresaw many new attitudes and possibilities for pesticide use which could be damaged by overly sensational news coverage. Dr. Switzer said the main problem for the agricultural community, which believes in the use of pesticides, is to convince non-agriculturists that o to find room in that edition. Furthermore, in this week's issue July 8, which I have closely read, I have not recognized this bulletin, unless you seemed to see it fitting to use a very different heading and have discriminated the item beyond recognition, which is not the way any organization would wish. This is just one news item added to the many others previous to this which were not printed. Also while on the Import topic I wonder what nationality "Batt'n Around" is. All good Canadians are to buy Canadian. If he has all those imports he speaks of, he should hang his head, instead of expecting people to laugh with him. Also why did his foggy item be printed the very week the N.F.U. clipping was supposed to be in the paper. You seemed to have ample room for him. The imports he speaks of are entirely different to having to listen to lies of a surplus and behind everyone's back to be importing. I can see you never have been a farmer and probably like most city and town people won't go close to a farm because it smells, therefore do not understand no financial problems. I also noticed you have two items in this week July 8 paper in favor of the Federation of Agriculture indicating that the Federation have been working on this school tax reduction. Yes, I agree possibly more than 20 years, but they sure haven't done a thing about it that helped, until the N.F.U. started a lot of hard work on the situation. Now the Federation say they have been working on this for many years. My estimation is they sure work silently, of course such a minority group don't have much voice. Realizing you do not wish to Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain i Feed • Cement Building Supplies Cool 228-6638 Preston Board of Education. He has been connected with sports and is a past president of the Preston Boys' Hockey Association. He also served a number of years as a representative to the town's Recreation Committee. The MODA offices are located in Stratford and the development council serves the four-county region of Wellington, Waterloo, Perth and Huron. chemicals are valuable, and do not present a significant hazard to the environment if used correctly. "Agricultural chemicals play a large role in maintaining and enhancing our standards of living," he said. He added that the search continues for chemicals which decompose quickly after they have done their job, and thus leave no trace in plants which they have contacted. If alternative chemicals are available, long-lasting pesticides will not be used, Advances in fungicides, moreover, will continue, said Dr. Switzer, and chemicals will become more specific in their action, and thus more effective. "However," he warned "care must be taken that the 'old reliables' are not discarded before possible replacements have been thoroughly tested under a wide range of field conditions." The general use of pesticides should be regarded in the light of benefits obtained from them. Because it is expected that 5,000 people will be killed in cars next year, for example, it does not mean there will be legislation against cars, because their benefits outweigh their disadvantages. Legislation concerning pesticides should follow the same logic. Dr. Switzer said he saw an increase in the monitoring of and legislation on pesticides, but that he believed this trend would be modified in the light of new knowledge of these chemicals. print or cater in any way to the National Farmers' Union, 1 would appreciate my paper cancelled and the remainder of the yearly subscription fee refunded, For when I read news I like all the news. I am not just interested in the organization I like, I am interested in them all, that is why I renew four subscriptions yearly, but seeing your news is all one sided, I don't want any part of your paper. Sincerely, Gerald Regier Walter Miller said the ability to hold products on the farm is a crucial factor in the farmer's struggle for a profitable return, "We appear," Mr. Miller said, "to be heading into a situation in which it will be possible to establish a more satisfactory price through collective bargaining," However he said, "farmers have no bargaining power unless they are in a position to hold the product until they get an adequate price." While the idea of farmers bargaining collectively for prices on their produce is a new concept in Canada, Mr. Miller said, "we see no reason why it should not, in time, work as well for us as it has for other groups in our society. Certainly there is no other method available to us which offers a reasdnable hope of exerting an effective upward pressure on farm prices." He warned NFU members not to be stampeded by rumours and propaganda, Fear of the. The crops, soils, and horticultural research plots at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology will be on display on July 16, 17, and 18. Beginning each day at 1:30 p.m., guided tours will leave for the field plots every 15 minutes until 4:30 p.m., and in the Arrest more for drugs Two persons from out of town were arrested in Exeter Tuesday afternoon by members of the local police department and charged with possessing drugs. Gary Dale Larkey of Sacramento, California, and Alexander James Semple, 177 Chelsea Avenue, London, are at present in custody in the Huron County jail in Goderich. The pair will appear in Provincial Judge's Court in Goderich today. Saturday, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers from Sarnia arrested two Exeter youths at Grand Bend. Harold E. Fiero, 18, 238 Main street and Jack Joseph De Boeck, 94 Simcoe street appeared in Sarnia court early this week on drug charges. They were released on their own recognizance and will appear again in Sarnia court on August 11. Fiero was charged under the Narcotics Control Act with possession of hashish while De Boeck was charged under the Food and Drug Act with possession of LSD. OFA manager is guest speaker The directors of Middlesex County Federation of Agriculture were pleased to have Jack Hale recently appointed General Manager of Ontario Federation of Agriculture speak to them at their July meeting. He thought the most important work of the Federation was the communication between the farmer and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture through ideas, programs and the support for programs. He is most eager to hear from the farmer and he hopes to develop farmer involvement by circulating through the province. Middlesex County Federation of Agriculture passed a motion supporting O.F.A. on the policy of removal of education tax from all real property. They also made a motion supporting O.F.A. in their program in withholding the education portion of their taxes. The directors of Middlesex County Federation of Agriculture supported the position taken by the National Farmers' Union and Ontario Milk Board in the importation of milk powder. J. O.Shea reported for the wheat board. The price of wheat for the 1970 crop would be approximately $1.70 a bushel. MPA, the CO-OP detergent additive does clean carburetors and keeps them clean for more miles to the gallon. And that's not all ! It'cuts stalling due to carburetor icing — helps prevent rust — gives you more power when you need it and lessens power loss in storage. Start driving your car, truck and tractor carburetors the clean way — with CO-OP Formula 5 /Detergent Gasolines. THE READERS WRITE Disappointed . New attitudes seen for pesticide use