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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-05-20, Page 14Page 4 Times-Advocate, Map, 1971 AGRICULTURAL GRADUATION — Several district students graduated Friday from the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. Students Larry Kipper and James Ramer are shown with guest speaker Dr. D. N. Huntley and College principal James MacDonald. T-A plioto Farmers not to be blamed for consumer price index LOW price d d --u-- nr7 p p tractors with IL [ilu ma Big Tractor Features INTERNATIONAL 454 AND 574 TRACTORS First totally new design in years in 50-70 hp class, combines farmers opinions, sug- gestions and desires with world wide experience and "Big" tractor features. Full synchromesh transmission; optional Torque Amplifier or Hydrostatic Drive; Hydro- static power steering as standard equipment and the big clean walk through operator deck with all controls resting at your finger tips, no gear shift or hydraulic controls to trip over. Drop in for the complete story . . . you'll be impressed. 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For free descriptive literature on Lasso 4 and its uses, write Monsanto Canada Limited, 175 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario. "'"'""Monsanto Ahead in farm management Ontario farmers can't be blamed for the increase in the consumer price index during April," Ontario Federation of Agriculture General Manager, Jack Hale said Wednesday. "In fact the price that Ontario far- mers received for some of their products declined over that period." Mr. Hale was commenting on the recent Dominion Bureau of Statistics announcement that consumer prices climbed seven- tenths of one percent. Food - the second major component of the index - showed an index increase of seven-tenths of one percent from March to April. "I don't know who is pushing up food prices," Hale said, "but one thing is certain - it's not the farmer." "Take hog prices for example. Farmers received an average of 24 cents a pound for hogs in March.. The average price fell to 22 cents a pound in April. That's the opposite of inflationary. "The price that dairy farmers get for milk held steady from March to April," Hale cotinued. "Right now farmers who produce milk for the fluid market are getting $6.18 a hundredweight - that's 17.2 cents a quart. "The price that farmers got for broiler chickens remained un- changed too," Hale said. "The average weighted price to producers was 20 cents a pound in March, and 20 cents a pound in April." "Beef and egg prices crept up slightly from March to April - Graduate Friday at Ridgetown Graduation exercises at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology will be held Friday with John A. Stewart of Ailsa Craig as the guest speaker. Mr. Stewart is chairman of the advisory committee on diploma education at the Ridgetown school. Diplomas will be presented by Mr. Everett Biggs, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food. A member of the 1971 graduating class is Brian Decker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Decker, RR 1, Zurich. Students from this area that have completed their junior year at Ridgetown successfully are Rick Etherington, Hensall, Robert Stone, Exeter, and Ronald Chalmers, Kippen. beef by less than a fifth of a cent a pound (choice steers at the Toronto market sold for an average of 34 cents a pound in April), and eggs by 2 cents a dozen (weighted average price to producers was 21 cents a dozen in April),Hale said. "But in general the prices that Ontario farmers have received for their products have held steady. CENTRALIA GRADUATE — Ronald Graham Ford, son of Mrs. Jack Faber, RR 1 Hensall, recently graduated from the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology with a diploma in Animal Health Technology. photo by Doerr Graduates of the third graduating class at Centralia's College of Agricultural Technology were told Friday that their college is leading in the farm management training program. The remarks came from guest speaker Dr. P. N. Huntley, executive director of the Education and Research Division of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, Centralia is the only college that uses area project farmers to assist in the business management course by offering the students practical first hand training. He paid tribute to the high calibre of instruction being of- fered at the local Agricultural College. He also made the comment, "Technology makes us rich and it makes us fools." He explained, "the foolishness exists in consuming so much that waste results, You can only waste if you are rich." After graduation ceremonies, principal James MacDonald said most of the 71 graduating students had secured jobs. Mr. MacDonald said he expects about 130 students to graduate in 1972. Enrollment this fall has risen to 250 students from 200 in 1969. The school's capacity is 300. Diplomas to the graduates were presented by Ontario's deputy minister of Agriculture Everett Biggs. The home economics candidates were presented by associate principal Miss Molly McGhee, Jack Underwood presented . the business management can- didates and the animal health graduates were presented by Dr. G. R. Doidge, co-ordinator of the animal health program. Be very cautious with dead elms Farmers removing dead and dying elm trees should take special safety precautions, says farm safety specialist Hal Wright, of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food, He offers several hints to prevent injury or death. Always wear a safety hat. Never cut trees alone. A second operator nearby will ensure help should an emergency arise. At the same time, make sure no one Is in the vicinity of falling trees. Watch out for "widow makers" - dead limbs which may break off during cutting. If the limbs ap- pear likely to break off, use a cable and tractor to shake them off, making sure the cable is longer than the height of the tree. Fasten the cable as high as possible on the tree. Use wedges as little as possible. The shock of driving them in could cause the dangerous top limbs to break off. Watch out for partially con- cealed staples or fence wire if the tree is in a fencerow. Diseased elm wood has lost its flexibility and strength. Be on guard for trees that snap • off prematurely during cutting. Special awards presented. by J, R. Stephens of the college staff went to Mrs. Sharon Hulley, West Monkton, home economics; John Duizer, Clinton, farm business management; Joan M. Fletcher, Chatham, animal health technology and Rick Windsor, To ask opinion on market plan The Farm Products Marketing Board announced recently that approval has been given under The Farm Products Marketing Act to a request by the Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board for an expression of producer opinion on proposed major amendments to the Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Plan. The proposed amendments include authority for the egg producers' board to control and regulate marketing of eggs in the province of Ontario through marketing quotas, price setting, and the pooling of returns for over-quota eggs. All egg producers are entitled to vote but must be registered with the Egg Board to establish their eligibility. Balloting will be by mail and is expected to take place the latter part of June, The proposed amendments will be discussed with egg producers at information meetings which will be held across the province by the Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board. Details of the proposed amendments and balloting procedures will be mailed by the Farm Products Marketing Board to all registered producers prior to balloting. Lists of producers who have registered with the Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board will be prepared and all producers who have not yet registered are urged to do so in order to qualify for a ballot. Mt. Elgin, best all-round student. District farmers that co-operated with the graduating class in the farm business management course and were in attendance at the graduation ceremonies were Bruce Shapton, Allan Rundle, Elgin Hendrick, John Rutten, Howard Pym, Ray Friesen and Edison Forrest. For the first time, junior year students are also participating with area farmers and will be getting on the scene training on the farms of Jerry Broers, Bill Pincombe, Simon Brand, Peter Visscher and Bill Dykes. Graduating from the im- mediate area were Barbara Dougall, RR 3 Exeter, Ronald Ford, Hensall and James Ramer and Larry Kipper, both of Zurich. Rabbit breeders hold meeting The May meeting of the South Huron Rabbit Breeders Association was held Tuesday at Elimville hall with a good turn out of members and visitors. The meeting opened with the minutes of the last meeting read by Secretary Angus Murray. Bill Dickey read a marketing report. A social committee was formed consisting of Angus and Kay Murray, Norris and Madeline Desjardine and Bill and Joyce Dickey. A trip to Wardsville by the members of the club and the 4-H rabbit club is planned for June. Main business 6f the evening was the fall show planned by the club. Angus Murray was named as show superintendent for the November 6 open show with Ivan Perrin and Bill Dickey named as assistants. Joyce Dickey was named show secretary. Auctioneer for the dutch auction was Bob Brand and winner of the prize was Louis Masnica. The next meeting of the club will be held on June 15. K J M CONSTRUCTION nga for estimates on Farm Buildings and House Framing KEN MANN 234.6401 CREDITON REDI-MIX CONCRETE IALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237.3381 or 237.3422 Speaker tells CCAT graduates