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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-04-05, Page 10111111,1111111111111111111111111111118tailinammiiiiiillaii11111111611111111111181111191111118119111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIII11111111111111111,11111111111191111111111111111111111g The Perfect Marriage FOR CORN and BEAN GROWERS Saves Time! Saves Money! TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURE The Huron Federation of Agriculture held its annual dinner Saturday in Clinton when briefs were presented to the area Members of Parliament. Shown above are president Mason Bailey, 2nd vice-president Doug Fortune, Huron MPP Jack Riddell, vice-president Allan Turnbull, Huron MP Robert McKinley and Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt. T-A photo. 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We at Huron Tractor (Exeter) Ltd, look forward to providing you with even better service in the future, and if you are con- templating new or used equipment this spring, we urge you to consider the fact that service will now be available to you at Blyth. HURON TRACTOR (Exeter) LTD. Huron Tractor (Exeter) Ltd, is pleased to announce they have purchased property at the intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 25 in Blyth as the site of their new John Deere Service Cen- tre. The new service centre, to be opened later in 1973, will employ a parts manager and three qualified mechanics to look after the service and warranty needs of our customers in the north Huron area. In addition to qualified staff, there will be a COMPLETE stock of parts for all John Deere machinery, plus accessories which you may require, A delivery vehicle will also be operated out of the new Blyth WE EMPHASIZE THE SERVICE AFTER THE SALE AT Submit briefs on white beans, ways to keep youth on farms Several briefs presented by committees of the Huron Federation of Agriculture Saturday to Huron's three members of parliament voiced concern over the number of people leaving farms. Several suggestions were made Saturday in Clinton for alleviating the critical shortage of farm labour in Ontario. Allan Turnbull, RR 1, Grand Bend in presenting a brief to Huron's members of parliament on behalf of the Huron Federation of Agriculture said there is only one option if farm labour and that is government subsidies. Turnbull suggested the costs would be moderate if the savings in welfare and unemployment insurance are considered. Huron MPP Murray Gaunt asked if the Manpower training program extended to a year would help. Turnbull replied, "yes, it would help as far as training is concerned but how do we keep them," Turnbull quoted figures showing the Ontario farm worker averaged $1.78 per hour in 1972 while the average factory worker wage was $3.49 per hour and in construction the rate was $4.77 per hour. Russell Bolton of Seaforth said subsidies were not the answer. He continued, "we need better prices to pay proper wages. If this doesn't happen we may be in for a real food shortage," Huron's new MPP Jack Rid- dell suggested when farmers get good prices for their products that they give bonuses to their employees. He was told white bean farmers have done this in the past. Wheat Producers "We are planning on registering all wheat producers within the next month, "Bob Henry district director of Ontario Wheat Producers told the Huron County Federation of Agriculture in Clinton Saturday. Henry said this will simplify payments of subsidies from government rebates from the wheat board and bring the list of producers up to date. He also said agency marketing of wheat will buy and sell the total crop in somewhat the same milk powder. When questioned by Huron MP Robert McKinley, Matthison said he thought the new policy would be sufficient encouragement for dairy farmers to continue in the business. He added, "As of November 1 we only had 5,100 cream producers in Ontario and losing about 60 producers a month. Some are selling their quotas to other cream producers and encouragement that young farm people can be expected to recognize is better financial return for their labour. Bailey continued, "If they continue to be discouraged by low income for high productivity porting 6.4 million bushels, Domestic consumption of wheat used about 7 million bushels and an estimated half million bushels remain in farm storage. PLUS> • Afrazine • Bladex • PaStran • Lasso • Sutan • Treflan • Epfam One Trip Over The Field Preplant or Pre Emerge 7 RENTAL MACHINES TO SERVE YOU E-.. Cann's Mill ,::..._ ,_.... .,..,.. F.-2 Exeter 235-1782 -4, = =.... F.- kitiiiittitim11111118111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111I811111111101111111111181811111181811111111111111m1 ilitiffillIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiili111181118111111111111i r; Help for labour shortage It's a silver lining "It was like a silver lining." Those were the words of Jack Matthison, RR 2 Stratford, referring to the federal dairy policy announced Friday. Matthison, Huron-Perth zone director for the Ontario Cream Producers was speaking at Saturday's Huron Federation of Agriculture brief presentation to Huron's three members of parliament. The policy gives the dairy producer an additional 60 cents others switching from cream to per 100 pounds for industrial milk milk to get a higher price which as of April 1. This means con-"`milk is now paying." sumers will pay three cents a..-"With the introduction of pound more for butter and six market share quotas we thought cents per pound more for skim the problem would be over but unfortunately this plan came into being three years too late. Instead of keeping supply and demand balanced it has gone into reverse of what we used to have," "We had 80 million pounds of butter in storage but the last two years we have imported 31 million pounds and Market Share Policy is costing cream producers of the province 30 thousand dollars a year to ad- minister and is not achieving results." In conclusion, Matthison asked the members of parliament to try and obtain a small subsidy in- crease for cream producers of Ontario who produce a product that has no surplus on the market. Huron F of A president Mason Bailey asked that governments recognize farmers and their families must be encouraged to stay in the business of agriculture. He suggested the only effective manner as the white bean board operation. The Ontario Wheat Producers Marketing Board has had a record year of wheat sales, ex- Coates bull named champ A 20-month old bull from the Whitney Coates and Son herd was judged the best Hereford bull at the annual Ontario Bull Sale held at Oakville, Tuesday. The champion animal, Hi Lea S Premier 23 C was sold to Brigden Farms and brought a price of .$1,500. Whitney Coates reported it was the best sale he has ever at- tended. One bull brought $2,000. About 140 animals were up for sale from all breeds and cross breeds. Its 3 Outstanding Varieties From DEKALB ® XL-15A Tops for silage XL-311 A new early corn for combining XL-304 An old, reliable corn ...still the favorite of many area farmers (0' ' .• ....... PLANTED BY MORE FARMERS THAN ANY OTHER BRAND 'DEKALB — is a Registered Brand Name. The Number Is a Variety Designation. William L. Allen 229.8267 RR1 Woodburn mrsomilnelatrannieseilveromPaffitatemOtftnimMaSIMIl. while others are well paid, even when unemployed, is it not reasonable to expect that eventually the family farm will disappear." In the same vein, Mrs. Faye Ribey, RR 6 Goderich, president of the Huron County Junior Farmers said membership in Huron 4-H and junior farmer groups is on the decrease, She said, "with the higher wages, shorter working hours and all benefits of holidays and weekends off in urban areas, the farm is the last resort for young people. Bob McNeil, president of the Huron 4-H Club Leaders Association suggested guidelines should be privided to assist with the involvement of rural non- farm youth in 4-H by a team effort with members to orient the urban sprawl to the rural at- mosphere and problems. By team effort he referred to having the rural 4-H member share his project with his urban 4- H counterpart, in looking after a calf or an acre of corn. Oppose Nuclear Plants In his brief from the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association, president Howard Datars of Dashwood opposed the establishment of nuclear power stations in Huron and the loss of farm land for power corridors. Datars asked that Huron be kept as agricultural as possible in referring to the possibility a nuclear power station may be built in Huron. Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt said he understood Huron is one of eight areas being con- sidered. On the same subject, Jack Stafford opined, "Douglas Point created new jobs but it also created hardships for agriculture." Bean Import Duty The meeting heard the validity of an import duty on white beans exported from Canada to countries in the European Economic Community questioned by Phil Durand of Zurich of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. Durand said beans are not produced in any appreciable commercial quantities by •Common Market countries and Ontario bean growers can provide Europeans with a much wider variety of beans than is now available to them. He continued, "It's important that we get the tariff lower or off, Agriculture should be protected the same as other industries." On the subject of regional government, Huron's newly elected MPP Jack Riddell said he could assure everyone, the op- position members would fight against it. He continued, "the Premier is changing his mind, he doesn't intend to establish regional government west of Toronto. Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt added, "It's fair to say the two recent by-elections have slowed regional government plans." Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen said, "the type of dialogue at this meeting was excellent." 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