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(519). 364,2921 ill•••111111111111111•11111, Expansion of capital grants announced for formers NFU EXECUTIVE NAMEP — The 1071 executive of Local 317 of the National Farmers Union was named at the annual meeting held in Zurich, Friday, From the left, directors Paul Steckle, RR 2, Zurich; Lloyd Willert, RR 1, Dashwood; president John Laporte, RR 2, Zurich; vice-president Randy Collins, RR 1, Varna and director Gerald Regier, RR 3, Zurich: Zurich Citizens News photo. F of A directors bitter on lack of county support "Do both of these gentlemen's wives work? wondered vice- president Mason Bailey. President Stafford said that if this was good, it looked' as if farmers had a long, tough road ahead. NFU local names slate Directors of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture reacted bitterly Thursday night to the news that Huron County Council had refused to support a resolution from Perth County calling for legislation to stop the importation of "cheap beef" from Australia and New Zealand. But it wasn't so much the failure to approve the resolution that had the members of the farm group angry, but the remarks made by some councillors in turning the resolution down. Heaviest criticism came to a First Year Report from Hundreds of Farmers: remark. by William Elston, reeye of Morris Township who claimed importing and exporting was a two-way street, He was quoted in newspaper accounts of the council session as saying 40 percent of the hogs produced in Canada were exported. Jack Stafford, president of the federation said he had seen the quote in the paper and hoped it was a misprint. He said the figure should have'been more like four percent. Other speakers were equally appalled by the figure and the implications they felt it would have on the general public. (Figures supplied by the Department of Agriculture and Food show about 500,000 hogs of the total number of 10 million hogs produced in the country are exported, approximately five percent), Members were also incensed over the remark of Tuckersmith reeve Elgin Thompson who had said, "We've never had it so good." wells, Cisterns for farm use are also included in the expanded program. Two new classifications have been provided for eligibility as recipients of a Capital Grant for Ontario farmers, The first of these is Farm vacation hosting. It has been demonstrated that many urban persons are anxious to spend vacations on farms. This is a potentially important source of new farm income, In an effort to encourage and enable farm owners to engage in the farm- vacations business, capital grants will be made available under ARDA for the provision of certain facilities necessary to bring the farm home up to a suitable standard for these purposes. These facilities, now eligible for capital grants, include plumbing installations, electrical wiring, structural renovations, and the provision of fire exits. It must be demonstrated that present facilities inadequate. The husband-wife team must have attended a training course, or be considered capable of hosting vacationers, and have made a long-term commitment to the program. The family must also agree to maintain accurate records from this venture. Grants for this purpose shall be on the basis of 40 percent of the cost of the facilities, to a maximum of $1,500 per family. It should be pointed out here that this is a special research project of our ARDA branch. The second of the new classifications is a program to assist in the removal of diseased and dead elm trees. For some years Ontario has assisted municipalities in the work of removing trees suffering from dutch elm disease,and we are currently involved in anextensive seasonal employment program along our major traffic arteries. This extension of the program will extend the same kind it did to farmers, Under this section of the program farmers will receive $5 per tree to a maximum grant of $500 per farmer. To qualify the farmer must apply to the operation of the farm, the part- nership or corporation will now be eligible for double the grant available to a single individual, in other words, $6,000, Whereas in the past capital grants have been based on varying percentages of the costs of the works provided, as of April 1, 1971, all grants will be based on 40 percent of the cost, The farmer himself decided whether he will use all of his Capital Grant allotment for a single project, or if he wishes to spread it out over the several classes of projects available for grant purposes. However, any individual is limited to $ 1,500 on the projects assisted by ARDA, for example, field enlargement, farm water supply, and orchard removal. A number of additional items are included in the classification "Farm Drainage and Farm Structure," effective April 1, 1971. These include maple syrup structures; fixed equipment, such as piping, plumbing, stabling, pumping equipment, bulk milk tanks, permanently installed live stock scales; fixed equipment that is part of a manure storage or waste disposal system; electrical wiring and natural gas installations other than for farm dwellings; bridges and culverts. The "Field enlargement and farm water supply" section of the program, which has been provided under ARDA, has also been amended and expanded. The uniform 40 percent cost figure will apply on all of these projects in the future. Field enlargement through fencerow removal has been expanded to include the removal of old orchards, but it does not include land clearing. The farm pond section of this program has been expanded to include the cost of piping, plumbing and pumping equip- ment as an allowable expense. The farm wells section has also been expanded to include as an allowable expense the provision of piping, plumbing, pumping equipment and, where necessary, electrical wiring to service these Expansion of the capital grants program available to Ontario farmers was announced last Week in the Legislature by Agriculture Minister William A. Stewart. The capital grants program was introduced in 1967 as a 12- year program to assist com- mercial farm operators in Ontario to finance the farm improvements necessary to lower their production costs and improve income. The capital grants program is available to all farmers in Ontario, including fur farmers, who are able to meet the minimum rule of eligibility, which is an annual income from his farm operation of $3,000. If the farm is leased the owner may apply for a grant if the tenant can demonstrate an annual $3,000 farm income. Farmers who lease their land from ARDA are also eligible. Grants have been available for a number of capital works such as farm structures, drainage, farm water supplies and field enlargement through fencerow removal. Until now the maximum grant that any farmer could receive was $2,500 for any project or combination of projects. The maximum amount of the grants is being increased, and the range of capital works eligible for assistance will be expanded, Specifically the changes in the program are as follows: The maximum amount available to any one farmer under the program has been increased from $2,500 to $3,000 and all grants paid to farmers since the program was initiated in 1967 will be included in this calculation. There is however, one major change respecting these maximum grants. We recognize that more and more farm families are consolidating their holdings, entering into part- nerships and incorporated farm businesses. Therefore, when two or more persons form a partnership or incorporated farm business, and are each actively engaged in the Local 317 of the National Farmers Union held their annual meeting at the Zurich Com- munity Centre, Friday evening. The meeting began with about 150 guests and members present to enjoy a turkey supper. The guest speaker was Dr, Finlay G. Stewart, St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church Kitchener. Dr. Stewart gave some very interesting and amusing com- ments on some of his past ex- periences. The theme of his speech was "The Scoundrels of Our Society Who Hide Behind the Bill of Rights. The chairman of the meeting Mr. Baxter Ramsay , District Director of the N.F.U. outlined the accomplishments of Local 317 during the past year. He stressed the importance of choosing responsible leadership in their election of officers which was to follow, The new executive for Local 317 is as follows: President, John Laporte, R.R. 2 Zurich; vice- president, Randy Collins, R.R, 1 Varna; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Ursula Regier, R.R. 3, Zurich; directors, Lloyd Willert, R.R. 1, Dashwood, Gerald Regier, R.R. 3, Zurich, Paul Steckle, R.R.2, Zurich. Drop in interest for farm loans • A small decrease in interest rates to farmers on Farm Credit Corporation loans was announced recently* by Agriculture Minister H.A. (Bud) Olson. The new rate, now in effect and until September 30, 1971, will be 72/4 percent per annum on long- term mortgage loans under the Farm Credit Act, a drop of 3/4 percent from the rate used in the previous six months. Under the Farm Syndicates Credit Act the new rate is seven percent, a decrease of one per- cent from the previous rate. Where a farmer already has a loan under the Farm Credit Act and this loan is being con- solidated with a new loan, a composite interest rate will be used. Lasso 4 with Atrazine gives season long control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds Ontario hydro' has its own fleet of 12 helicopters to inspect and string power lines, transport men and materials and spray rights-of-way. Department and have the af- fected trees marked. The wood must be disposed of or piled in a satisafactory manner, The grants made for diseased and dead elm tree removal are in addition to the maximum amounts available under the other sections of this program. The Capital grants program for Ontario farmers will continue to he administered by the Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food. Application forms are available from county and district offices and assistance will be rendered to the applicant by staff. Agricultural engineers will 'b available to advise on the best facilities and the proper in- stallation procedures. When the work is completed and the necessary receipts and receipted invoices have been assembled, our staff in the county and district offices will proceed to inspect the work. Every far- mer who seeks to participate in this Capital Grants program is urged to consult with our ex- tension staff and our engineers before the work is begun. In this way we can ensure that the greatest benefit of the farmer can accrue from the program, and the applications can be processed quickly and accurately. BARLEY FERGUS HERTA B ROCK RECOMMENDED WHEAT MANITOU OATS GARRY STORMONT SIOUX ASK FOR OUR SPECIALS ON SOME VARIETIES AND MIXTURES - WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. 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