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400,000 acres
is a fair slice
of Canada's
corn cake
There will be close to
2.6 million acres of corn
grown in Canada this coming year.
More than 400,000 acres will be planted
with Pride varieties.
And that's a kir slice of the cake.
No-one gives yo at sort of market share,
It's not magic
and it's certainly no accident. It has to be
earned the hard way - like
25 years experience in the corn business,
a continual research
and development program
and an aggressive expansion program
into the new corn areas of
the Maritimes, Quebec
and Western Canada.
You can buy seed corn from more than
18 different sources,
each with a network of dealers,
but you cannot escape the facts.
There's no substitute for experience,
Let us prove it to you.
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RR 3, Exeter, Ontario
229-6403
DOUG LIGHTFOOT
RR 1, Crediton, Ontario
234-6287
ROSS BALLANTYNE
RR 1, Kirkton, Ontario
, 229.6503
TED OUD
RR 3, Kippen, Ontario'
262-5900
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'tit 1, Lucan, Ontario
227.4896 227.4723
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Systemic treated animals gained about 23 pounds more in 4
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— treated cattle gained 16% faster — for a return of around
$10 for every $1 spent on treatment.
Table 1. 1972 LOSS DUE TO WARBLE GRUBS (dollars)*
No, of grubs Trim Loss
per animal Loin Rib
Devalue Loss
Loin Rib
Hide
Loss Total
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Page 22
Times-Advocate, November 11, 1976
GOOD HABIT
TO GET INTO!
This is municipal elections
year. Hopefully there will be
plenty of sound thinking can-
didates ready to accept respon-
01lay for decision making at
the local level. It is so easy to
Criticize those in public office, in
fact it's always easier to tear
SOmeone, or something, down
than it is to build or make a con-
structive, meaningful contribu-
tion.
"So often in the past few years
there has been general apathy
toward municipal elections, not
only by the taxpayers but by
those who could and should run
for office. Perhaps it is because
there is so much criticism levell-
ed at local council and school
board members that many who
could make a worthwhile con-
tribution just aren't going to take
the flack that seems to go with
every public office — and I can
speak from nearly thirty years of
such experience.
However in a democracy such
as we should enjoy in Canada,
public discussion, debate and
hopefully concensus of opinion
should lead to wise and useful
decisions that have, over the
years, 'contributed to a way of
life which is the envy of many
other jurisdictions. The only
other alternative is dictatorship
where the concerns of the in-
dividual are completely subser-
vient to the State. So I have a
great admiration for those who
are willing to do their part in
helping to run our local, provin-
cial or federal governments even
though I don't always agree with
all their decisions.
Today one hears much about
the housing shortage. More is
heard about land use — the
preservation of agricultural crop
production land. But where are
houses going to be built? Certain-
ly in Southwestern Ontario there
is very little poor quality land for
agricultural food crop produc-
tion. Yet the greatest problem
farmers face today is food sur-
pluses that depress prices out of
all comparison to cost of produc-
tion — as examples, beef, milk,
wheat, corn, white beans, apples,
vegetable crops and now hog
prices which have dropped over
$25 per cwt. in the last few
months. No wonder farmers are
sick and tired of politicians try-
ing'to whip up alarm among ur-
ban consumers that unless all
agricultural land is preserved for
ever and a day we'll all be star-
ving in a few years. What utter
ballderdash nonsense! If the
price is right, in other words
where there's a profit in produc-
ing food products, there will con-
tinue to be an abundant supply of
essential food products. It is only
when prices for farm produce
are so low as to not even return
cost of production with today's
high energy, machinery and
labour costs that farmers are
tempted to sell their farms to ur-
banites who look upon rural liv-
ing through romantic eyes with
little, if any, practical ex-
perience. The great open spaces
with trees and streams tend to
make some urbanites feel that
farmers enjoy living in a park-
like atmosphere the year around.
Most municipalities are now
required to draft official plans
which are really guidelines for
the type of development, usually
continuing agricultural use, that
is wished by the majority for
their municipality. Such action
must surely be a constructive
step in controlling undesirable
ribbon development and the
possible building of homes too
close to existing livestock or
poultry operations where
nature's smells can cause
neighbourhood dissentions. It
also controls the building of
homes on productive
agricultural lands.
Huron farmers
on Ontario tour'
Today's farmer is becoming
increasingly aware of the im-
portance of accurate record
keeping for his farming
operation. Production records,
business agreements, financial
records, marketing returns and
credit are some of the topics that
91 young farmers from across
Ontario will be considering on the
Junior Farmer Livestock
Management Tour this week,
Murray Irvin, RR 7 Lucknow;
Jim Pentland RR 6 Goderich;
and Bill Mole, RR 1 Dungannon
are the delegates representing
Huron County.
Approximately 15 farms in the
Simcoe County area will be
visited on the tour. Operators of
swine, dairy, beef and sheep
enterprises will discuss with the
young men their management
philosophies and ideas.
USED PLOWS
1—Ford 4x14 semi mount
trip, 20" coulters
2—Cockshutt 4x14 semi
mount trip, 20" coulters
1—Cockshutt 5x14 semi
mount trip, 20" coulters
1—I.H.C. #710 6 x 18" semi
mount trip, 20" coulters
1—Kongskilde fully mount,
3x16, nearly new,
1—Hydrien 4x14, fully
mount, trip bottom, 20:
coulters, nearly new.
SPECIAL
1—McKee corn hog, for
grinding and blowing
high moisture corn.
USED GRINDER MIXERS
1—New Holland 21" mixing
mill #357 wilth 17' un-
loading augers, like new.
1—Farmhand 24" mixing'
mill with 4 screens.
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MANURE SPREADERS
New or used. We have an
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However some municipal
planners engaged, by township
- councils fail to understand that
usually there are small areas of
land, virtually useless for crop
production, but which could
readily accommodate a house
for some family. How often one
sees a small triangle of land cut
off from the main farm by a
creek or watercourse, or perhaps
a railroad, a highway, or a steep
hillside that, if broken for
cultivation, would rapidly erode
into the valley below. All of such
locations could and should be
made available for housing units
provided they do not abbrogate
the Ontario Government's Code
of Practice as it pertains to rural
residences and farm livestock
operations.
So often committees of adjust-
ment, planning boards, county
land severance committees and
municipal councils seem to feel
the official plan, which prohibits
any rural houses, not directly
associated with the farming
operation, should be absolutely
inflexible, Why shouldn't
severances be granted to let
houses be built for families to
live in even though their income
is derived from urban
employment?
. I believe it is not only
economically unfeasible but that
it is morally wrong to deny a
severance of a piece of land
large enough to accommodate a
family home that should meet
appropriate municipal size for
assessment requirements, when
that piece of land is' not now and
never likely will ever be useful
for any type of food production,
With a continuing growing pop-
ulation in this young country of
Canada, young people have every
right to expect to be able to buy a
piece of land on which to build a
home and raise their family —
just as have their parents and
grandparents. But unless virtual-
ly prohibitive building restric-
tions on less productive land are
removed they are going to find it
increasingly difficult and will
likely find themselves having to
pay absolutely unreasonably ex-
horbitant prices just to buy a lot
in some approved urban subdivi-
sion.
Perhaps it's time a little corn•
mon sense and humane flexibili•
ty was introduced into rura:
municipal planning, when it corn•
es to considering severances that
would not adversely affect fOod
production one iota. For thosE
unsuccessful applicants for,
severances where no offence'
would be committed against tak-
ing useful agricultural land out
of production for the building of
homes, nor where the new home
sites would offend against the
Ontario Code of Practice, I
would suggest that they appeal to
the Ontario Municipal Board,
and if not successful in that
appeal, to launch an appeal
directly to the Ontario Cabinet
through the office of the
Attorney-General, the Hon. Roy
McMurtry.
While it is true that the present
Ontario Government is wisely
leaving much more decision
making to local municipal coun-
cils and administrative bodies
there must be some final authori-
ty that surely must recognize the
necessity for flexibility in
matters as important as
providing building lots for homes
throughout rural Ontario.
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BOB FRENCH 348-8218
BEST IN FIRST YEAR — Ron Beierling, Zurich won the Wardent
novice trophy at Friday's Huron 4-H Achievement night in Clinton.
Above, Huron Warden Jack McCutcheon presents the trophy to Ron
who was a member of the Huron 4-H tractor club and amassed the
most points for a first year member, T-A photo
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