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FAT PROBING TESTS — Two demonstrations in Huron County Monday showed farmers the proper
way of telling how much fat is contained in their hogs. Shown above at the farm of Grant McGregor near
Kippen are Don Pullen, Huron's Ag Rep, a Clinton area farmer John Wammes, Garnet Norrish, a swine
specialist from the Ontario Livestock branch, Grant McGregor and Stephen Township farmer Jim Love.
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The Government of Ontario's Tax Assistance Plan
is helping the elderly. Cheques have already
been sent to more than 230,000 people:
and many will soon receive additional assistance.
Paying taxes is tough for everyone.
But some people have a particularly difficult time. Like the
elderly. They are hard-pressed by rising property taxes.
To help lighten their load, the Government has introduced
a new plan..lt is called 1970 Tax Assistance for the Elderly.
The plan will pay out up to $100 to help elderly people — those
who receive the Federal Guaranteed Income Supplement—to help
pay their property taxes, or rent.
In all, more than 230,000 persons across Ontario will receive
$17 million in benefits.
1970 Tax Assistance fbr.the elderly is an immediate step to
relieve the pressure of property taxes. And an important one.
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Pope, 16, Tirnee-Advecote, December 1970
Seven members of the Zurich
district local of the National
Farmers' Union attended the
first annual NFU Meeting in
Winnipeg last week.
President John Laporte,
secretary Maxine Miller and
executive members Paul Steckle,
Lloyd Willert, Richard Ayotte,
Gerald Regier and Joseph Miller
were in attendance to hear
addresses from president Roy
Atkinson and vice-president
Walter Miller,
Delegates were unanimous in
approving plans to implement
withholding action. to give
farmers collective bargaining
power in the sale of farm
produce and decided milk
should be used as a lever in the
event of any such action,
President Roy Atkinson said
the resolution gave a clear
indication of the mood of the
delegates, but he would not
speculate on when or if any such
action would be instigated.
The motion on the
withholding action came as a
surprise and was ruled out of
Order by the chair, but angry
challenges from the convention
floor soon reversed that
decision.
Earlier a policy paper was
approved calling for institution
of collective bargaining to arrive
at prices paid producers for grains
and oil seeds consumed
domestically.
The resolution said producer
collective bargaining programs
"are viewed as the method by
which the best price can be
gained for domestically -con -
sumed grain and oil seeds."
All grains and oil seeds should
be "committed" to the ,union,
which would become "the sole
negotiating agent" in
establishing domestic prices, the
paper says.
At the same time, however,
the policy paper adopted calls
for increased authority for the
Canadian wheat board for
marketing grains abroad.
The paper says export of all
grains, including feed grains,
flax, rye and rapeseed should
become the responsibility of the
board, and the board should also
have the power to regulate the
import of grains under its
jurisdiction.
The convention also called
for continuation of the wheat
board policy of announcing each
year, in advance, the level of
quotas which will be accepted
from producers.
However, elevators should
accept only those deliveries
needed to meet domestic and
export sales, and if by the end of
a crop year the announced
quotas have not been reached,
the balance should be accepted
by the board, and kept in sealed
bins.
Delegates also approved a
policy paper on fruits and
vegetables, calling for "more
stringent and rapid research on
the danger of chemicals" and a
prohibition on the import of
fruits and 'vegetables which have
been subjected to pesticides
prohibited in Canada.
Speaking to the opening
session, Mr. Atkinson said the
next year will be crucial to the
union and the future of farming
in this country.
He said forces inside and
outside the NFU are working to
destroy the brotherhood and
solidarity of the union.
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The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture passed
several important resolutions at
the annual meeting held in
Londesboro, Wednesday.
More than 200 Huron farmers
attended the meeting and solidly
supported a resolution that will
ask County Council to change its
policy of retiring employees at
the age of 65:
The resolution will ask
especially that the age limit,
,mainly affecting part-time
librarians be rescinded.
' At the same time the county
library board will be asked to
reconsider plans to close libraries
in smaller communities. These
libraries, delegates said, are a big
asset to farm families they serve.
A surprise was the election of
Mrs. John (Betty) Stafford, the
president's wife, as a
director-at-large, along with
Bruce Shapton of RR 1, Exeter,
and Russell Kernighan of RR 4,
Goderich. The lone female
candidate received the largest
number of votes from the floor.
Only individual service
delegates were allowed to vote
for the three senior officers.
Directors will be elected at the
January meeting.
Programs set
for U of Guelph
Three different programs are
planned for the first week in
January 1971 at the Ontario
Agricultural College, University
of Guelph.
The three-day ference,
Changing Concepts in Agriculture
and Food, is scheduled, January
4, 5 and 6. Future food markets,
changing market requirements,
the impact of imports, pollution
and pesticides are among the
topics that will be covered.
Details of the conference can be
obtained from Dr. W. S. Young,
Coordinator for Agricultural
Extension, Ontario Agricultural
College, University of Guelph;
telephone 824-4120 (local 3933).
The Vegetable and Fruit
Fieldmen's Short Course will be .
given January 5, 6 and 7 in the
Horticultural Science Building.
Included in this course is the
annual Ontario Food Processors'
Fieldmen's Conference. 'Speakers
will provide up-to-date
information on total production
systems for processing crops in
Ontario. Further information on
this course is available from Mrs.
V. Gray, Office of Continuing
Education, University of Guelph;
telephone 824-4120 (local 3988),
Registration closes December 15.
The Ontario Department of
Health and the Ontario Food
Processing Association will
conduct a Pesticides Short Course
on January 5, in War Memorial
Hall. Spray equipment, spray
calendars, application and drift of
insecticides, and other related
areas will be discussed. Further
information is available from the
Ontario Department of Health in
Toronto, or Mr. John Ingratta, H.
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Mrs. Stafford formerly was
the federation's "lady director"
— a position abolished during
the rewriting of the county
federation's constitution this
year.
Another approved resolution
suggested that livestock and crop
producers notify the federation's
office at Clinton when surpluses
occur. This would allow the
federation to inform consumers
and urge them to use more
locally-grown produce at such
times.
John Stafford of RR 1,
Wroxeter was re-elected
federation president by
acclamation, along with first
vice-president Mason Bailey of
RR 3, Blyth.
Dashwood area farmer Case
Van Raay was elected second
vice-president over six other
contestants.
The three successful
directors-at-large were elected
from 14 who qualified from a
total of 51 nominated.
Guelph lawyer Donald G. M.
Coxe said the Canadian
Federation of Agriculture's brief
opposing sections of the federal
government's white paper on
taxation had met with 50 per
cent success.
He suggested this was a
fr.vorable response to
reconsideration of changes in the
proposed tax legislation which
had been sought by the
Canadian federation mainly
aimed at assuring the financial
survival of small-farm operators.
The annual Members of
Parliament dinner will be held,
December 29 in Clinton. This
final get-together of the year is
restricted to directors of
commodity groups and
executive members of the
Federation of Agriculture.
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