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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-29, Page 15TALKING ABOUT LAND USE - Close to 200 persons attended a .and Use Conference in Clinton Thursday sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Shown above during an intermission are Stephen Rodd of the University of Guelph, Ian McAllister, Huron County planning board, Soil and Crop president Howard Datars, Huron warden Roy Pattison and 1972 warden Elmer Hayter. T-A photo. Discuss use of farm lands at soil and crop conference Power Steering • Al Condition Plant 2 or more PIONEER® BRAND SEED CORN Varieties Spread the risk and increase your chances of producing a PROFITABLE corn crop For complete selection see or call GEO. SERUM & SONS RR 1, CENTRALIA 229-6383 PIONEER is a brand name, numbers, iden- tity. Varieties. 'Registered trademark of Pioneer HI-Bred International, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa. HOTEL GM — Robert E. Tuckey, Exeter has been appointed general manager at the Twin Gables Hotel in Listowel. 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PLEASE PHONE March 29, 1973 Page 15 Free enterprise dead states NFU official Sugar works Hiccup hex hits most "Free enterprize is dead," stated Joe O'Neill to members of Northeast Middlesex Local 312 National Farmers Union who attended the recent regular monthly meeting of the local, He went on to explain that basically the prices of products in Canada that persist and cause trouble, and respiratory disease contact your local tuberculosis association. They have the facts. t. ,4•7". ?"41 17- LOST ^HP POUND /// "Anyone turn in a pair of glasses, Mac?" BUY OF THE WEEK 4000 Ford Diesel WAS PRICED AT S1975 NOW . . 1 590 USED TRACTORS 5200 Ford with cab, 5000 Super Major low hours 3000 Ford Diesel Hiccups hex almost everybody at some time or other. Drinking or eating too much or too fast can trigger them. So can excessive smoking. Or just laughing or swallowing air. Hiccups are actually spasms in the diaphragm, the center of breathing, that cause the wind- pipe to shut tight. A few hiccups are funny, Alot can be scary. There are kinds of folk remedies to deal with hiccups. Holding one's breath to the count of ten, Drinking a glass of water rapidly, Exhaling and inhaling fast into a paper bag. But no scientific tests have ever con- firmed the value of these techniques. A medical researcher in San Francisco, however, has tested another folk remedy — swallowing a teaspoon of sugar — and found it highly effective in stopping hiccups immediately. In controlled studies Dr. Edgar G. Engleman at the University of California School of Medicine found that most persons in good health, who had not been hic- cuping more than several hours, got prompt relief from one teaspoonful of sugar — taken straight. Dr. Engleman also studied patients who had suffered from persistent hiccups for periods ranging from 18 hours to six weeks, A sizable number of these persons responded only to repeated treatments; about a third did not respond at all. Of this group, most were suffering from conditions that can stimulate hiccups, such as peneumonia, diabetes, and stroke, If hiccups persist for more than six hours at a stretch or keep cropping up, this can be a sign of trouble and should be checked out with a doctor. To find out more about other problems related to breathing 4000 Ford Diesel 1060 Nuffield with cab 4000 Ford Gas USED EQUIPMENT Spreaders Swathers Close to 200 Huron County residents attended a Land Use Conference in Clinton, Thursday to discuss aspects of rural development and use of farm land. An assistant professor of economics at the University of Guelph Stephen Rodd called for a revitalization of the towns and villages in Huron. He said this is one area where people from the cities and urban area could find a quiet place to live without using up valuable farm lands. The meeting was told by Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Gordon Hill of Varna that Huron's prime concern in the question of land use should be the protection of farming, it's basic industry. While emphasizing the fact he was speaking as an individual farmer and not as OFA president, Hill suggested caution be used in the issue of residential development in rural farm areas. He continued, "What's going to happen in about 10 years. Are we going to have city people screaming about the smell from livestock operations?" "We're going to holler loudly when this thing pinches us. So far, farmers haven't played too much of a role in formation of the official plan." The OFA president also asked if farmers are soon going to be living in the middle of refuse of urban areas. He was referring to current plans to bury garbage from large cities like Toronto in rural areas, He called for compensation to farmers if the use of rural land was restricted to farming and could not be sold for residential development. New sewer system said key to community's future , • 3 Outstanding Varieties' From FILTER SPECIAL Buy dGete . . . FREE ALL OIL and FUEL FILTERS 5% OFF ALL BATTERIES During Months of April and May Disc Harrows Plows Cultivators Sprayers 600 Case Combine 660 Case Combine with corn head Forage Boxes are established by the law of supply and demand, Although Canada was established on the free enterprize theory the government almost immediately interfered with this theory by the establishment of a tariff wall around Canada. Then they again interfered by highly subsidzing the C.P.R. and have continued to interfere. As the country developed the individual companies merged forming corporations and as a general rule forcing those who wished to remain as individuals, out of business. These large corporations are international in size now, With very few competitors these corporations can manipulate the supply or demand situation to their best advantage, A good example of this being done is shown in letters disclosed in the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Report concerning the meat packing7industry and the aquisition of Wllsil Limited of Montreal and Calgary Packers Limited, Calgary by Canada Packers Limited. In two of the letters it disclosed how hogs were moved by two different packing companies from their packing plant to the country assembly yards to break the price. This co-ordinated effort lowered the price substantially. In another letter the president of one packing company is directing that a large number of cattle be shipped direct to his plant so that his company would not have to buy at the Toronto Stockyards thus holding the price down even though there was a light run of cattle at the stockyards. "The National Farmers Union's policies recognize that free enterprize is dead but that it is desirable that the farmers remain as individual en- trepreneurs," Mr. O'Neil said. "They are geared to move far- mers marketing methods out of the 17th century and into the 20th century," he said. John Martens reported to the meeting that there would be an announcement of a 50 cent per cwt increase in fluid milk price possibly the next day but he felt this increase did not justify an increase to the consumer. Peter Vandeborne who at- tended the NFU youth seminar in Toronto in preparation for the youth exchange in the summer reported that when a tally of those present was taken as to how many intended to farm there were only 8 percent of the youth who indicated that they wanted to, farm under the present cir- cumstances. He also reported that some of the provinces have or are close to having 51 percent of the farmers as members of the National Farmers Union. This percentage is necessary in order for the Union to become the collective bargaining agent for farmers, Setter Farming Starts At EXETER FORD Equipment Sales Ltd EXETER 235-2200 Construction of a $575,000 sewer system in Zurich is ex- pected to begin in early April. Village clerk-treasurer Doug Armstrong said Monday some preliminary prep'aration at the pumping station site has already begun, and the contractor is hoping to move in equipment soon. The system, slated for com- pletion next fall, will include complete sanitary sewer service throughout the village, a pum- ping station, and two 6.5-acre treatment lagoons. Huron County planners, outlining proposals last summer for future development of the village (population 730), said a sewer system is vital to Zurich's growth. They said sewer facilities will transform Zurich from a "retirement village" into an attractive site for industry and new residents. SeWers will allow residential lots to be smaller and more competitive in market pricing than the half-acre minimum size now required for septic tank installation. Job contractor is C. A. McDowell Ltd. of Centralia. The system is being financed by the province and the municipality will be charged 59,3 cents per thousand gallons of sewage pumped. Ontario will absorb 40 per cent of the total cost, leaving Zurich to pay off the remainder over a 40- year period. Goderich lawyer Dan Murphy suggested scattered residential development should be permitted in some rural areas of Huron, Murphy said the county's of- ficial plan would forbid a farmer from selling a small parcel of land to an urban dweller for residence purposes. The official plan was recently approved by Huron County council but is still waiting for provincial government approval. He said only the rich could afford a small piece of land in the country as any purchases of farmland must be made in blocks. "The farmer should be allowed to sever his properties to allow the sale of marginal land, un- suitable for agriculture to the average city dweller for an out- of-the-way home," added Mr. Murphy. He contended the provincial government is opposed to residential development in rural areas and said recent appeals for such severance decisions have consistently been rejected. He called for land use planning decisions to be made by local land development committees and by the county planning board and suggestedsome amendments be made to the county plan in this area, Goderich'realtor Deb Shewfelt who is also reeve of the town said his business office is deluged with callers from Toronto looking for properties in the country. He said this would not be possible in Huron under the of- ficial plan except for the very rich and he called for control of land use by the local municipali ties. The conference was sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association and president Howard Datars was chairman of the day's activities. To determine range Study habits of bobwhites "DEKALD" is a Registered Brand Name. The Number is a Variety Designation. SAVES YOU MONEY William L. Allen 229-8267 RRI Woodburn ASSIONOMONIMIr mortality of quail during the winter. It is hoped enough can be learned this winter to increase their range and density through prescribed management techniques.. The initial part of the study is slated for completion by the end of March. citizens, he says, will be used in conjunction with ground census being made by ministry per- sonnel, to estimate the density of quail in the various area. In addition, an intensive study of bobwhites is planned in designated areas to obtain in- formation on availability of food and cover, and factors affecting NO.529402 FARM SALE PRICE J&M SUPER KING SIZE 7' WIDE GRAVITY BOX SEED CORN SEED CORN STEWART 4o; ALL CANADIAN (• Approx, capacity-210 bu.) . Rugged built for top job performance featuring: Door opening is automatically secured by spring tension—will not drop! Box and under structure of formed steel for flexibility and strength • Increased slope to handle the many types of farm products and dry fertilizers • Tapered grain chute and ladder at each end • Drop off at door maintained for easy handling of ear corn. J M ADDED FEATURES: • Extra support braces to back of box for more support against side thrust • Floor of bed com- pletely tied in with back and front to prevent center sag • Corners are 20% larger • Corner reinforcements, extra heavy 12 ga. steel, welded inside and out • Only 131/2 " overhang over Main brace on backside • Under-structure support brace welded on INSIDE as well as out. HYDRAULIC AUGER 10.12-14 FOOT MODELS NO AUXILIARY POWER UNIT NEEDED ... OPERATES OFF TRACTOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM cl •-"°;;;,4'"' • ROBERT GALLOWAY RR No. 1 Crediton 234.6279 DELBERT GEIGER RR No. 3 Zurich 236-4883 NO,529•450 N0.529 451 NO S20:402 Size 10 ft. Size 12 ft. Size 14 ft. Pant Sale Pate tart t Sale Prize term See Price 288'9 308" 328" ta. ea, ea ELWYN KERSLAKE RR No. 1 Woodham 229-6132 GORDON and KEITH STRANG Exeter 235-1466 235.1509 EDGAR WILLERT RR No. '1 Zurich 236-4724 DONALD GEIGER RR No. 3 Zurich 236-4865 A biological study of bobwhite quail in Southwestern Ontario is being conducted this winter by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The major goals of the study are to estimate the density of quail and to determine the boundaries of their present range. The ministry is calling for the assistance of the general public to accomplish this task. Anyone knowing where quail are found this winter or having other information about quail is asked to contact the nearest ministry office. In the Exeter area people can call the Strathroy office collect at 245- 0640. Bobwhite quail need no in- troduction to residents of south- western Ontario who have this little songster as a neighbour. In the spring they make their presence known by whistling "bobwhite!" all day long from sortie conspicuous post. In the fall family groups Of quail, called "coveys", are often seen on roadsides and Along fencerows as they go about their separate tasks of procuring food, Bobwhites are found throughout. Essex, Elgin, Lambton, Middlesex and Kent Counties where suitable habitat is found, and are most abundant in an area of about 900 square Miles centred at the junction of Lambton, Middlesex and Kent Counties, Exeter is at the nor-. them extreme of their range, The present range of quail in Ontario is much less than it has been in the past, A hundred years ago quail ranged as far north as Georgian Bay and as far east as Kingston. Now they are seen only rarely north of London and east of Tillsonburg. Chris HOldsworth, a Natural Resources employee is core- ducting this study. Information obtained from • Auger Tube is one piece. 14 ga, seamless steel, 6 inch diameter • ISO' swing • Easily attaches to most gravity grain boxes • Will deliver approximately 15 bu. per minute under normal conditions • Works efficiently on dry fertilizer, bulk feed and small grains * Will discharge satisfactorily from highest to lowest vertical working range. IMPORTANT: Tractor must have MINI. MUM or 8 GALLON PER MINUTE tractor rated pressure system, BOBWHITE SURVEY ••••-• Chris HOldsworth, Aylmer is conducting a sur- vey from Exeter south to try to discover the range and habits of Audit. Here he holds, One of the bobwhite quail species. i ,fr •:•:11s.,.....•.••••i•-.,,‘I.si • ••