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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-01-03, Page 14AT CO-OP ANNUAL MEETING — The above picture shows four delegates from the Klondyke Gardens branch at the recent annual meeting of the United Co-Operatives of Ontario, From the left are Cornelius Rood, Jack Smeekens, Theo Kelders and Peter Mennen with Ontario Dairy Princess Heather lnnes. Price spread growing Watch protein substitutes REDI-MIX CONCRETE Washed Sand & Stone (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237-3381 or 237-3422 Best Interest We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest be- ing offered on Guaranteed Investment Cer- tificates. * 910 Guaranteed Trust Certificates are term deposits by which $100.00 or more can be left on deposit for periods of one to five years interest and principal are fully guaranteed . ideal for churches, societies and associations as well as private investors ... an excellent legal investment for estate funds. All companie,s_represented are members of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. Every depositor is insured up to $20,000. HODGSON LIMITED INSURANCE — REALTOR • EXETER 235-2420 * Subject to change Todays Rate Warm Winter Work Clothing • Suede and Nylon Vests ▪ Heavy Shirts • Trousers • Parkas (Duck and Blue Nylon) • Gloves • Wool and Nylon Socks • Boots (Some with Felt Liners) Snowmobilers • • • We Have Quality Oil For Your Machines GET OUR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY Please Note: Effective January 5 our downtown office and mill will be closed Saturdays until Spring OUR OTHER FACILITIES WILL REMAIN OPEN AS USUAL UNTIL NOON EACH SATURDAY EXETER DISTRICT Phone 235.2081 Beside CNR Station Dekalb Seed Corn GRAIN CORN XL12 XL311 XL304 XL301 032 045 SILAGE CORN XL316 XL15A XL315A XL21 XL321 XL45A 80,000 Kernels Per Bag Order your seed corn now and get one Free package of 0, L. Plus with every bag of seed corn plus company discounts, William L. Allen WOODHAM, RR 1 229-8267 Exclusive Authorized/Del:1lb Dectler in Usborne Township since Oct. 11, 1972 DEKALB CANADA LTD. Chatham, Ont. Announcement Gabble Mol is pleaied to announce he has taken over late H. R. S the business has by the herwood. The firm will now Sherwood be known as (Exeter) Ltd. and will continue to offer complete sale and service of all Massey Ferguson equipment. Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd. 18 WELLINGTON ST. W. 235-0743 ' CIi #s/v/7.4 rioNs NPoktida ts ANNOUNCE mENrs ,4ccessoRiEs SK F., Our Gift to You .tokintiessataitg4k, wa„/,p acJ Frankly sentimental - the pagos of this book are beautifully and appropriately illustrated in 2 colors for all the events associated with your wedding There are pages to record your first meeting, engagement, showers, parties, trousseau, gowns. wedding party and ceremony. There are spaces for photographs and clippings And a complete section to list wedding guests and gifts. Luxurious white durable simulated leather cover, decorated in silver Size find 0" with any wedding order over $50.00 Your Engagement Announced Free With Your Order exeferZimesakweede 235-1331 - 14011,01111101011011,01411000sellweimmimPOINIM F of A backs dairymen A recent press release from J. D: Jamieson, co-ordinator of winter short courses at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology lists a total of eight courses available to district farmers. Jamieson states, "Managing a farm business today isn't easy. New technology is constantly appearing and capital costs are increasing on the fast changing farm scene. Making the right decision at the right time is important, We hope these Cen- tralia courses will help farmers become better managers, The following courses are being offered: Swine Farmers Short Course January 16 and 17, takes a look at management for increasing production and profit in the sow herd and feeder pig operation. Feeding, breeding and disease control are important topics to be discussed. Beef Farmers Short Course January 23, emphasizes profitability in the feedlot operation. How do high-grain rations and liquid protein sup- plements fit in? What's the market outlook? These and other topics of interest will be discussed. Crop Fertility Short Course January 30 and 31. Is there really a fertilizer shortage? Find out how to make the best use of your fertilizer dollars and livestock manure. The new nitrogen recommendations along with new ideas in tillage equip- ment will be discussed. Income Tax Filing Short Course February 5, Did last year's income tax forms give you trouble? Here's a one-day By ADRIAN VOS With a whole new year ahead of us, many will be taking a good look on how to save on food cost. One of the first items to come to mind will be meat. The Women's News Service reports from New York that one has to be careful with protein substitutes. Only protein provided by animal sources have complete proteins. This means that by eating soyatburgers, you may get all the protein that is recommended, but you may shortchange your family on the essential amino acids or building blocks. Soybeans, ground nuts and some others are almost complete, while lentils, mung beans, oatmeal, etc.are in- complete. The best thing to do, is to eat some of both as far as cost is concerned. Another point to keep in mind is the fact that by sub- stituting plant protein for animal protein, you get less iron and vitamin B, especially the im- portant vitamin B12. Many young men, girls and young women don't get enough iron as it is, according to the report. So folks don't cut out the meat and eggs. Another report came out of New Zealand about cholesterol in the blood. Some doctors have claimed that this is caused by eating animal fats and eggs. Other equally qualified doctors have called this . a shameful claim, as there is as much proof against this claim as there is for it. Now a study of the Maoris, the New Zealand natives, shows that they suffer a higher rate of heart disease than their white coun- terparts. The fact is however that their cholesterol level is higher than the white man's. While we are on the subject of food and nutrition, let's go to Toronto. Mrs. Peggy Prowse of Hailfax claims that consumers are being brainwashed by ad- vertising, causing them to buy trash food. Nutritional values are dropping and prices are going up. "We pay about 70 cents a pound for sugar when it comes as an instant frosting on our corn- flakes. Flavoured hreadcrumbs cost over $2 a pound when they are in a package labelled Shake and Bake," She said that control of Canada's food is passing out of the hands of farmers and con- sumers and into the hands of giant corporations who have used all of the tricks of big business and consumers have not resisted the seduction. So, mothers, shop wisely. With the higher food cost and the often painful realization that food comes before the snowmobile, farmers are getting a bit more attention from our, up till recently, mainly urban governments. It shows in one region where before, the concern was mainly expressed by far- mers themselves and their' organizations, I am talking about land use. The two main farmer organizations, commodity groups, the soil and crop association and others have urged all levels of government to preserve prime farmland. For the sake of a few bucks, (it's cheaper to build onlevelfarmland than on rocky and hilly land,) the fount of our food production has been made smaller year after year. After higher food prices, caused by threatened food shortages, suddenly the urban dweller, as represented by our governments, is reminddd that food production has to come from the land. Whelan has said so, as has Stewart. Now they are joined by such as Norman Pearson, a political science professor and 'David Estrin of the Canadian Environmental Law Association, by Ron Basford Canadian minister of Urban Affairs and others. Maybe we will get some Governments have been urged to consolidate some of their agricultural credit programs and to reduce the complexity that exists in agricultural credit schemes. Russell E. Harrison, president of the Canadian Bankers Association, told an association conference on farm credit that Canadian banks now lend money to farmers under 20 different agricultural credit programs. And many of these, he said, have competing or overlapping ob- jectives. "Surely some of these programs could be eliminated." Mr. Harrison, executive vice- president and chief general manager of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, told the confernce that with the recent improvement in farm prices the farm is a more viable business enterprise than it was in the past and its borrowing potential is thus greater. At the same time, average investment a farm — $64,700 in 1971 compared with $27,400 in 1961 - is growing rapidly and this will mean a greater reliance on credit. Mr. Harrison forecast the average investment a farm will exceed $100,000 by 1980. "Total farm credit outstanding could well triple in the next decade. Banking participation in the expansion of farm credit is action to protect farm and far- mer from shortsighted greed. It is possible to grow food without. soil. I would hate to pay the cost for a hundred acres of corn though. However, Tom and Bill Loosley of Alberta grow tomatoes without soil. It is called 'hydroponics' and the soil is replaced with nutrient rich water in a gravel bed. This way they grow 240,000 lbs. per acre. In Arizona strawberries, chard, cucumbers and melons are grown by this method. The spread between the price which the farmer receives and the price we have to pay to the retailer is growing. USDA reports that the price difference on beef was 39 cents per pound in July. In October it had risen to 53 cents per pound. For pork the spread rose from 25 cents to 44 cents. One wonders who gets the extra profit. I wish each and every one of you a belated happy and prosperous New Year so you can pdy us a decent price for our labours and still have plenty left over for recreation. growing dramatically and banks have adjusted to meet.the need of commercial farms, Mr, Harrison said. "One result is that bank len- ding is far more closely based on the ability to repay than it used to be and far less dependent on security. This means that far- mers with low capital in- vestment, but with demonstrated management ability are able to deal with us and to feel we have real knowledge of their potential and an understanding of their goals and abilities," The chartered banks want to have an approach to credit that would make it possible for Canada to take the fullest ad- vantage of the present situation in which there is a world-wide shortage of food. In a background paper prepared for the convention, the bankers' association discusses its concerns with farm credit that prompted it to call the con- ference. Total farm credit now out- standing totals more than $5- billion. Of this about $3-billion is short and intermediate term credit and at the end of June the chartered banks had almost $1.8 billion of the short and in- termediate term amount out- standing. For the chartered banks, this represented almost a doubling in the amount of farm credit funds provided in the past six years. In addition to the conflicting government farm credit programs, the association is also afraid that the capital requirements of Canadian agriculture are growing so rapidly that the traditional method of farm financing through savings of the owner may no longer be appropriate. The banks, the association's paper says, are particularly concerned with four trends: — The growing mechanization of farms means the requirements for intermediate term farm credit are becoming large. — Associated with this is the rapid change in technology of farm mechanization, which makes both machinery and building become obsolete more quickly and raises the demand for credit. -- Farmers are tending to buy more of their production supply requirements and this increases the proportion of operating ex- penses to farm cash income. — The requirements for long term credit are growing along with the needs for intermediate and short term credit. The Ontario. Federation of Agriculture's Board of Directors gives full support to the demands of the Dairy Farmers of Canada for an increase in the support price of butter and skim milk. The directors, who are farmers from across the province, sent a letter to federal Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan re- enforcing the request for an ad- ditional 2 cents. per pound on butter, and 6 cents a pound on skim milk powder. ln. the letter they also em- phasize the immediate need to give an increase of at least 30 cents per pound of butterfat to farm-separated cream producers, This cream goes directly into butter production, "It is in the long-term best interest of consumers to maintain a healthy dairy industry in this country" says Delmer Bennett of Foresters Falls. Bennett who is on the provincial executive of the Federation, is a dairy producer. "Canadians should be eating Canadian-produced butter, but they won't be in the future if they refuse cream producers an adequate return for their work and investment." The price these farmers get for their cream is determined solely by the federal government. Bennett also points out that the income position of the farm- separated cream producer has deteriorated far below that of industrial and table milk producers.. "Farmers cannot produce Cream. just for the fun of it. They've also got to make a. living out of it." Pa9e 14 Times-Advocate, Januat)0, 1974 ...7.1•••••". List numerous courses at Centralia College workshop for farmers on how to file your 1973 income tax. A chartered accountant will provide the instruction. Register early for this one, Beef From the Dairy Herd - February 7. A course for dairymen who raise or buy calves for veal or finishing, Topics in- clude raising the calf, veal production, finishing programs, marketing and economics, The Farmer and the Law, February 12, What are the far- mer's rights and obligations according to the law? Lawyers will discuss contracts, rights of way, expropriation, bankruptcy of processors and suppliers and public liability as they apply to farmers, Farm Business Arrangements and Estate Planning,February 27 and 28. Here's an important topic for all farm families particularly those planning a partnership or incorporation. Management specialists, a lawyer and an accountant will discuss the various programs and the legal and income tax implications, Top Farmer Short Course, February 6 and 26. A two-day course for top cash crop and livestock farmers, Use the computer to plan your cropping program and select the size of equipment needed to give you the highest net return on your in- vestment. The cost is $10.00. Apply early as enrolment is limited. She: "There is one thing I want to tell you before you go any further," He: "What's that?" She: "Don't go any further." Ask to consolidate farm credit programs