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MODERN FARM FINANCING — Iner Smith, manager of the Exeter branch of the Royal Bank of Canada as well as the agribusiness section of the bank, was guest speaker at the January meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture which was held at South Huron District High School. From the left: Adrienne Vos, president of the Federation, Mr. Smith, Glen Miller, director and executive member, and Allan Walper, first vice-president. Photo by Robinson, Page 6 Combat inflation by self denial Times-Advocate, January 15, 1976 Year End reviews and New Year forecasts are always pop- ular subjects for almost everyone. Price and wage con- trols seem to have captured the attention of most people as 1975 went out and 1976 came in. Inflation generates decreasing value of currency of whatever kind. As inflation rates escalated from 31/2 to 5% three years ago to 11 or 12% in 1975, one could easi- ly see the incredible economic merry-go-round in which almost everyone became an unwilling rider. All of us find it easy to blame some scapegoat, and from per- sonal experience, I've found Government always seems han- dy for such a purpose. Certainly the main issue on which the Progressive Conservative Party focused attention in the last Federal election of 1974 was in- flation. The Hon. Robert Stan- field wisely proposed a 90-day freeze on all wages and prices. The Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Trudeau, claimed wage and price controls wouldn't and couldn't work. Obviously the majority of Canadians believed Mr. Trudeau and elected a ma- jority Liberal Government. Canadians were promised infla- tion would be "wrestled to the ground" to quote the Prime Minister during the election. And Senator Keith Davey, who is sup- posed to have been the chief strategist behind the Liberal election victory of 1974, is reported to have told the annual meeting of the Halton Liberal Association prior to the Ontario Provincial election of 1975, "Let's not make the same mis- take Stanfield made when he came out in favour of price and wage controls." What a change must have come over the Federal Liberal Government who now have implemented severe regulation of wage and price controls! Canadians listened with rapt attention to Prime Minister Trudeau on national television on the evening of December 18, 1975, advising the nation of the supposedly enormous cutback in Federal Government spending for the next fiscal year. He told This year may be an anxious year for Ontario dairymen. Unless the current trend of significantly increased milk production is slowed, the supply management aspect of the Canadian milk marketing system will be tested. In essence, this means the individual dairymen's management skills will be tested. One factor contributing to our increased production has been the retention of dairy cows the last couple of years on our dairy farms, These cows in many in- stances were prime cull cows. Given the beef market the last year or so, these so-called cull cows probably provided more money in the milking herd than at the stockyards. Now that the milk supply is quite liberal, dairymen should take another look at these cull us, among other matters, the already announced increase in M.P.'s salaries would be aban- doned, and that Supreme Court judges' salaries would not be in- creased. The Hon Mr. Chretien, Chairman of Treasury Board, ad- vised the House of Commons that a $332 million loan was being re- jected to the C.N.R. However, the very next day, December 19, the Federal Government introduced legisla- tion granting M.P,'s a $700 in- crease in their tax-free expense allowance. And it now has been determined there was no in- crease in judges' salaries plann-' ed for the next two years anyway. It has also been stated by the C.N.R. that, while extra financing would be required by the C.N.R., there had never been any commitment given by the Federal Government to provide the $332 million loan. It is little wonder news media editorial comment is calling into serious question the credibility of Canada's Federal Government leaders, If Canadians are ever going to bring inflation under control, it is going to require self-denial of all Canadians even at the Federally elected level. Compare the Federal Government's recent in- excusable action with the 5% cut voluntarily taken by all Ontario Provincial Cabinet Ministers and Robert Nixon, then leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario, not only on salary but on their tax-free expense allowance, effective January 1st, 1975. On the recent CFPL-TV program "Inquiry" shown on December 28, 1975, I was concerned, but not surprised, to hear the spokesman for Labour, a representative of the United Steel Workers of America, clearly state that organized Labour was not going to accept the Federal wage guidelines. He emphasized strikes were inevitable against employers and even against the Federal Government guidelines in 1976. When on considers that Canada must continue to trade on world markets in competition with other countries where such enormous wage and salary cows. Dairy building facilities may have been expanded to accommodate more milking cattle. A dairyman might feel he must keep enough cattle to fill the milking line. He might also feel he should cut back a little on feeding as economics might not dictate full production. Such an approach, in my view, wpuld be totally wrong. Dairymen have indicated a trend toward better nutrition for their cattle. This trend is very desirable and must be continued as today's better bred dairy cow requires better nutrition. If economics in 1976 indicate a desirability of supply restraint on the part of dairymen, then dairymen should cull rigorously even at the depressed beef prices. The pass word on dairy farms in 1976 may well be — cull the poor cows and better feed the good cows. settlements have not happened as in Canada, it doesn't take much intelligence to realize Canada is pricing herself out of world markets. It's little wonder the U.S.A. last year had the most favourable balance of trade payments in years, if not in history, when one considers that while average wage increased of 16% took place in Canada in 1975, the U.S. figure was 8% I recently read of an in- teresting survey done in the U.S.A. on concerns of business with the current economic situa- tion. By far the greatest concern expressed had to do with Govern- ment spending. Coupled with this was the growth in Civil Service jobs. Similar concerns are being expressed in Canada, But who is Government? Isn't it the sum of the people's wishes? Govern- ment at every level is accused of trying to buy votes with tax- payers' dollars. But who puts the pressure on Government to make such promises resulting in increased expenditures? If all of us are honest with ourselves, we must realize that almost every sector of our economic struc- ture, whether it be farmers, labour, civil servants, teachers, professors, doctors, nurses, social welfare groups and a host of others — all have their own pressure groups demanding more and more. Someone has to call a halt. There is,only one source for such funds and that is the tax- payers' pocket. There is no magic in Government to create dollars; they have to be obtained from the individual and from business, large or small, in- cluding farm business. Perhaps it's time a serious look was taken by the Federal and Provincial Governments at some programs that could be phased out with resulting saving of taxpayers' dollars. One has to wonder about the cost of unemployment in- surance and welfare allowances. No one would deny invalids or older people or those who must look after a family the right to a 'decent living at public expense. But there is a growing belief that many undeserving individuals are taking advantage of well- intended programs at public ex- pense. I was impressed recently on a trip to Cuba to learn that physically able people who refus- ed to work just didn't eat! And there are no strikes in Cuba! There is little consolation in learning the Federal Govern- ment is planning an increase in budgetary expenses of 15% for the next fiscal year, as well as some increase in the Civil Ser- vice. Perhaps it's time the Federal Government applied its own guidelines of not over 8%, unless it can be proven necessary to go higher, to its own affairs. And indeed it would be welcome news for Ontario taxpayers to learn the same thing is to happen in Ontario. Throughout this recent con- troversy I'm reminded of the words of the late John F. Kennedy, former President of the U.S.A. in his inaugural ad- dress — "Think not of what my country can do for me but what can I do for my country". It's about time all of us accepted that sound advice. Problems related to urban congestion apply to both Canadians and Immigrants alike, according to a brief by the Canadian Council on Rural Development submitted to the Special Joint Committee on the Green Paper on Immigration Policy. The Council argues that rural revitalization must occur before Canadians are encouraged to stay in rural areas or before the government will be suc- cessful in attracting migrants to non-metropolitan areas. In its brief, which contains 18 recommendations on im- migration policy, the Council suggested that immigrants should not be "required to live with hardships and restrictions which Canadians themselves are not prepared to accept. Policies for dealing with the redistribution or immigrants away from congested urban areas should not be essentially different than those designed to influence the settlement decisions of resident Canadians." The Council argues that "the forces which have produced urban congestion" are not "inevitable", "natural" or "irreversible". These forces can be manipulated by social and economic policy and affect both Canadian migrants and im- migrants alike. Should policies be 4-H Club gets grant Usborne township has given approval for a grant of $150 to the 9-H club. This decision was reached at the last township council meeting when a motion was passed in- structing that the grant be paid out of the Huron County Junior Extension Fund on Usborne's behalf. Also Craig firni produces new barley strain A new strain of barley, called Laurier barley, is producing higher yields in lieencing trails being run in three regions across Canada. The barley, developed by Dr, Harold Klinck at Macdonald College, produced 17 percent higher yields when tested in the Atlantic region. 18.6 percent higher gains in Quebec and 15.8 percent when tried in Ontario. .Several companies served tenders on the rights to the seeds for the new strain, with the ex- clusive contract going to Stewart Seeds from Ailsa Craig. In April of 1975, Stewart seeded 12 acres of land with 288 pounds of Laurier barley and reaped what they called "an excellent crop" despite a poor year for the growth of barley, In September of last year they shipped 500 bushels of the seed to fields in New Zealand for winter multiplication. They expect an excellent seed supply from this New Zealand crop for 1976 seeding in Canada. Anxious year for dairymen unless production slows 1/11. 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In order lb make it possible for immigrants to settle in rural Canada, the CCRD recommends: that the im- migration of family units be encouraged; that immigrant services in rural areas (par- ticularly language training) be improved, and that the selection process favour immigrants suited to jobs available in rural areas. The Council argues that Canada should favour the im- migration of a selected number of unskilled' labourers, a step Canada could afford to take if effective regional development programs were put into practice, Chairperson of the Council is Professor Jane Abramson of Saskatoon. The brief on Immigration and Rural Development was prepared by a Council Committee under the direction of Mrs. Ellen McLean of Eureka, Nova Scotia, committee chairman. The 26 members of the Canadian Council on Rural Development include representatives from organizations working in rural Canada and individuals with special interests in rural and regional problems. 41)