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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-01-11, Page 15NOW'S THE TIME To Place Your Orders For SEED CORN While Top Co-Op Varieties Are Still Available Be Wise . . Order Your SEED GRAIN Requirements Now Too. ALL VARIETIES STILL AVAILABLE Mixed Grain • Oats. • Barley EXETER DISTRICT Phone 235-2081 Beside CNR Station LOOKING FOR POWER? Ministry of the Environment Ontario TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHEREAS the Corporation of the TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN has submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment plans for a waste disposal site for landfilling and has applied to the said Ministry for a Certificate df Approval for such site, all in accordance with Section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act, 101, as amended. AND WHEREAS it appears from art examination of the said plans that the proposed site will be located in the vicinity of Lot 3, Concession v, TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN. NOW THEREFORE this is to give notice that the Environmental Hearing Board of the said Ministry shall before the Executive Director gives his apprCival under Suction 39(1) c f the said Act, on the 18th day of January, 1973 at 1:30 o'clock EST in the afternoon at the Township Municipal Offices, Crediton, Ontario, hold o pubic hearing pursuant to Sections 330(1) and 330) of the said Act. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain the views of interested parties regarding the suitability of the site for the purpOse proposed. A copy of the proposal of the said applicant will be available for inspection in the office of the municipal dark of the TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN, Crediton, Ontario. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT T. M. Murphy, Secretory Environmontol Hooting 'gourd Cites middleman for food jump Times-Advocates January 11, 1973 Pape IS Tractors Equipment -- Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Gordon Hill Suggested in London Tuesday that the farmer and his marketing boards should not be blamed entirely for rising food costs but the middleman who is reaping all the profits, Packaging, advertising, and promotion of food products are all passed on to the consumer pushing the price of the item up while the farmer realizes only a small portion of the total cost, he claimed. In speaking to the London East Rotarians, Hill said, "I think people are not really concerned about the high cost of living, but rather the cost of high living." "And I think many times non- food items get calculated in the food bill things like detergent, toothpaste and the like that are really not food at all," Mr. Hill said, pointing out higher grocery bills are sometimes due to these commodities rather than actual increased food costs. As an example of cost disparities, he pointed to the recent increase in milk that shoved the cost of a quart to 42 cents. The farmer,'he said, who must make a major investment in cows, grows the feed, milks the animal, stores it in costly coolers, and then transports the milk to the dairy, gets only 18 cents a quart. Compared to other oc- cupations, the average farm income ($4,352 before taxes in 1971) was extremely low and represented only about seven per cent of the gross farm sales which the farmer kept, he said, despite all his work, that of his family, his management and his investment in his business. Construction workers earned an average of $4.77 per hour and factory workers $3.28 per hour by comparison "and the only investment he has is his lunch bucket and skill where a farmer has everything he owns in- vested." "I don't want to say that all farmers are starving," Mr. Hill said, "but unfortunately all farmers are not top farmers who are enjoying a reasonable standard of living." Canadian farmers are also on the losing end of government subsidies compared to other If you have any of these heating problems: countries, he said, noting that annual subsidies to farmers averaged $1,027 in. the United $tates;. to $1,350 in Britain' and only $ 350 in Canada, "Every farmer 0001 like the The National Farmers Union Local -340 held a meeting at Harriston on Wednesday January 3rd., for anyone in the surrounding area are interested to gather information con- scerning the land-fill site that is being proposed by C.P. Rail for disposing Toronto garbage. President Lloyd Willert of Local 317 South Huron attended this meeting mainly to gather information and also maybe convey some experiences en- countered by Hay Township and surrounding communities when a waste disposal company from Sarnia planned to dump toxic idea of taking subsidies. He would rather get his funds from the market place than depend on the whim of governments," he claimed. "But if we're going to compete chemicals from chemicals valley into dry holes that had been drilled for oil. Vice-President of the N.F.U. Walter Miller spoke on the problem and explained at great lengths of how the problems develop and how society is always told the only way the farmer is going to survive is to get 2/3 off the land so they move to the city. A document was -written for the Provincial Government about four years ago (The Challenge of Abundance) which also had in it 2 Plan courses at Centralia Time is limited for farmers to sign up for short courses being offered at Centralia College this winter. A one-day course on how to file 1972 farm income tax forms will be held next week, January 18. This is a very timely topic in view of the revised tax forms. A two-day course on "Getting the most for your building dollars" is scheduled for January 23 and 24th. This course is specifically designed for farmers who are planning to renovate or construct buildings in the near future. Items under discussion will include how does the building fit into the farm plan; what are the design requirements; who's responsible for insurance, per- mits, contracts and alternatives in getting the job done. Another two-day course for Beef Farmers to be held on January 30 and 31. The effects of the new carcass grading program on feeder cattle selection, feeding programs and marketing will be under study along with live animal and carcass appraisal, beef cow herd management and housing. Plan now to attend one or more of these short courses. Make application by phoning or con- tacting your county agricultural representative or J.D. Jamieson, Centralia College, Huron Park, Ontario. Further details will be sent open receiving your, ap- plication, Don't delay — act now. with other countries on the world market, then we're going to have to keep our hands in the till'; Mr. Hill emphasized, The CFA head said farmers had traded some of their freedom /3 of farmers should get off the land therefore leaving more money for the third thath left, The President of the O.F.A, helped to write this report. Mr. Miller urged the meeting to press governments to im- mediately pass legislation to recycle garbage, not only Toronto but everywhere in Canada and if they say it cannot be done to go to China and learn how. To add some remarks to this we only need to book at some of the references made by Dr. George McRobie from London England at N.F.U. Convention which refers to the Club of Rome. Upon reading the book (Limits to Growth) written for the Club of Rome you will find many in7 teresting things such as the, population will increase from 3 billion (1970) to 7 billion by the year 2000 only thirty years from now. They say 113 of population of the world is going hungry now and the land suitable for Agriculture is going to be mighty precious by then. Also many non renewable recourses, copper, tin, petroleum, natural gas, to name a few will last only 50 years at the most, to back this up they say prices on many of these things already are priced so high the ordinary citizen won't be able to afford them, on the news this morning (Thursday) the U.S. demand for gasoline is going to make prices high for Canadians." Farmers in Ohio don't have enough natural gas to dry their crops which are being harvested now on account of the wet weather. Local president Willert, added everything looks like we will be going into a planned food economy sometime in the future whether we like it or not, to eliminate the speculation and profiteering on farm products. The myth, of bigness is the root of all evil, people who control the Governments lead us to believe to get bigger and bigger until there is no place to go. This is the problem with cities like Toronto, they would dump garbage on top of us if there was money to be made for someone. away with the establishment of farm Marketing hoards to gain better prices and better incomes. Control of agricultural product prices had been taken away from the processors and placed in the laps of the marketing boards, giving farmers a better deal in the selling of the basic product. "We can't stop the effects of supply and demand on pricing, but we can slow the speculators and manipulators," he said of the marketing boards' influence. Mr. Hill said marketing boards Honourable Wm. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food for Ontario, today announced the implementation of a new Egg Marketing Plan for Ontario ef- fective January 1, 1973. The new .plan extends authority to the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketihg Board to allocate quotas to all Ontario egg producers with flocks of 500 birds or more, and to require that all eggs from flocks of producers to whom quotas have been allocated be either sold to, or through, the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board. In making this announcement the Minister noted that this move was imperative if Ontario is to be in a position to participate in the National Egg Marketing program which was recently proclaimed. Mr. Stewart also pointed out that this action follows closely the principal recommendations of Judge James F.W. Ross in his 1972 Royal Commission Report on the Egg Industry in Ontario. At the same time, Mr. Stewart announced a change in the structure of the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board. This Board, which up until December 31, 1972 consisted of 9 elected producer represen- tatives, has been expanded to 12 members; the three members of the Ontario Egg Quota Allocation Commission being appointed to the Board. , As of January 1, 1973 the Board appointments are: Harvey Beaty, Thamesford; Edward R. uer, Burlington; Joseph is s son, RR 2, Lyn; John Hyde, R13,10Dundas; James Johnstone, Box 698, Alliston; Eric S.J. Kaiser, RR' 3, Napanee; Albert Langer, RR 3, Proton Station, George Lindblad, RR 1, Guelph; Bernard R. May, RR 5, Belleville; William L. Mickle, Box 183, Hensall; Robert Mur- doch, RR 1, Essex; James Pilkington, Mount Brydges. Edward R. Hoover, Burlington has been appointed Chairman of the new Board. In commenting on this development, Honourable Wm. Dairy course at. Londesboro A course of interest to all dairy producers is scheduled for the Londesboro Hall on January 16 at 10.30 a.m. Speakers on the program will include Dr. Clugston and Dr. Banbury of United Breeders and Dr. Gaylen Josephson of Cen- tralia College. Subjects covercd will be pre- calving, calving, pre-breeding, heat detection, pregnancy checks and mastitis testing and dry cow treatment. The course is sponsored jointly by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and United Breeders. Population drops sharply Within the past 30 years, the percentage of people living on farms in Canada has dropped from 27 per cent to 6.9 per cent. J.B.R. Daviault, of the federal department of agriculture's economics branch, in this week's department information bulletin used the 1971 census to show the dimensions of this change. Dr. Daviault pointed out that this same trend to declining numbers of people living on farms was taking place in other countries undergoing rapid in- dustrialization. Canada's population totalled 21.6 million in 1971, of which 1.5 million lived on farms. Shop at home seem to be "always under at- tack" over pricing issues and have therefore been unable to pursue a main part of its purpose searching out new Markets for agricultwal products. He predicted boards will begin to expand into this area soon to give farmers the opportunity to produce more and thereby in- crease their profit. But he warned, board officials will still keep a wary eye open to avoid overnarodocing that could spell financial disaster to far- mers. A. Stewart had this to say: "In recent months we have had continuing discussions with the Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board on how Ontario egg producers could be best represented nationally; how quotas can be fairly and equitable allocated in Ontario; and how the Egg Board itself could move into the larger responsibilities entailed in this plan with the most effective administrative organization. A committee of three members of the Egg Board has been working with the Egg Quota Allocation Commission and the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board during the past two months to assist in the transition. We want the Egg Board to have the benefit of the valuable ex- perience and expertise of the members of the Egg Quota Allocation Commission, who have acquired an intimate knowledge of the production and marketing patterns of all Ontario producers. The Egg Quota Allocation Commission has completed its studies of the data that resulted from the producer questionnaires; and as a result, the new Board will very shortly begin to allocate basic quotas to individual producers. The new Board has other responsibilities that will challenge it in the months ahead. It will be expected to develop an equitable system of regional representation on the new Board, and to develop a practical electoral system over a period of time. This is a major development in producer marketing in this province, and I call on all egg producers to be patient with the new Board and to afford it their fullest cooperation during the period of administrative ad- justment. We have already seen what can be accomplished through orderly marketing of eggs nit this province, as a result of interim measures that were brought into effect in recent months. I have faith in the future of the egg industry in Ontario and in Canada, and I am convinced the development of the national plan is in the best interests of all poultry producers." 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