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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-06-03, Page 20companies can't be blamed for being resentful of being accused of oil price profiteering when the facts are realized. There is no assurance that the oil companies will use the com- paratively small increase (which is their share) for exploration in either Canada or the North-West Territories. About the only certain thing is that the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Canada are going to reap enormous tax revenues at the personal expense of consumers, and industry which is already priced out of many world markets with Cana- Predict rise in farm costs "Farm costs are going to rise because of the oil price in- creases", Gordon Hill, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said recently. "The almost six cents a gallon increase in oil prices will affect costs at every stage in the food chain and will result in higher food costs." Mr. Hill explained, "The costs of all farm inputs will increase. For example, the chemical fertilizerindustryis a largeluserof fuel. Machinery companies' costs and prices will increase due to higher transportation costs. The wages of those making farm inputs will rise due to their own added living costs." At the farming stage, Mr. Hill said, "Fieldwork operations will be more costly. Farmers are already using larger equipment to maximize efficient energy use but there are limits even with this highly developed technology," "Transportation, storage for crops after they leave the farm will also increase in cost and the processing and retailing in- dustries also use a great deal of oil" Mr. Hill continued. Mr. Hill warned: "Farmers cannot be expected to mutely shoulder the increased costs that are going to be passed on to them. Canadian consumers must realize and accept the fact that food prices, along with those of other products, are going to in- crease with this oil price in- crease, especially since the food and beverage industry is one of the largest users of energy in Ontario." dian high cost of labour and lack of productivity. All Canadians should, but organized labour through the C.L.C. doesn't, strive to make the Federal Government's anti- inflation guidelines work effec- tively in controlling inflation. If the Federal Government had heeded their own guidelines the Canadian price of well-head oil should not have been allowed to increase from $8.00 to $9.75 a barrel — even a 10% increase in price would have amounted to 80c a barrel, far short of the allowed increase of $1.75. The first increase in the Cana- dian well-head price of oil is $1,05, to take place on July 1st. There will be no price increase in gasoline until September 1st in Ontario, when the price is likely to go up by about 4c a gallon. The second price increase at the well-head is to take place on January 1st, 1977, and will amout to 70¢ a barrel, with a further price increase of 2c a gallon for gasoline on March 1st, 1977. It is estimated that natural gas and home heating oil increases will amount to an average of $40. and $48. respectively. These figures are based on a national average calculated by the Department of Energy. However it is likely that rural home heating will be much higher due to lack of appropriate insulation in most older rural homes. In this connection encourage- ment to insulate homes should be promoted. Perhaps there is no better way to save fuel dollars and energy. Caution should be used in the type of insulation used to be certain it is as fire- proof as possible. Wherever possible use could be made of alternate methods for home heating. There are many homes with fireplaces or unused chimneys that could easily han- dle wood-burning heating stoves. Some home owners are already using these methods to reduce purchasing oil, gas or electricity to heat their homes. There is all kinds of wood going to waste throughout the country that could well be used to save fuel dollars, Unfortunately the cost of producing food is going up and farmers just can't do much about it — and it's virtually impossible to pass on the extra cost to con- sumers. Perhaps it's more es- sential than ever to reduce over- cultivation since every time over the field really costs money — and, in many cases, doesn't im- prove yield. Changes have been made in the educational program for this 19th annual event to provide up-to- date information on research and on the trends taking place that Nck niltlaarfifoe.ct the poultry industry in In the Exhibition. Hall, the poultry and allied industry participants will show the latest in supplies and equipment, The exhibition area will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 9, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10. On Wednesday, June 9, following a turkey luncheon, Donald McQ. Shaver will speak to producers on world food production and its political and economic significance to Canadian producers. Dr. R. Lewis Wesley, of the Virginia Polytechnic, Institute and State University, will focus on residue research that is presently under way. New challenges for the turkey Industry will be the topic for Dr. Wm. C. Stevens, a Guelph agricultural consultant. Dr. Jim Smith of Hubbard Farms, New Hampshire, will outline some of the challenges that are facing the chicken broiler industry. A chicken barbeqoe has been arranged for Wednesday evening and tickets may be purchased at the information booth. The general meeting of the Ontario Poultry Council takes place after the meal, with guest speakers V. I. D. Spencer, director of Food Land Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and Don Baron, area head of C.B.C. Agriculture and Resources. Presentations of the 1976 O.P.C. Awards of Merit will conclude the meeting, On Thursday, June 10, the Ontario Egg Board will conduct its general meeting at 10 a.m., followed by a luncheon at noon. In the afternoon, Dr. W. D. Morrison, chairman of the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph, will discuss how researcherS adapt to satisfy a producer's needs for new technology. New poultry lighting systems will be the topic of Dr. Charles Ostrander, Department of Poultry Science, Cornell University. Concluding the af- ternoon program will be a dialogue on molds, including aflatoxins and mycotoxins, by Dr. John Summers, Department Mr. Ronald (Ron) Fleming was recently appointed Agricultural Engineer for Huron County. He succeeds George Penfold who since January has been associated with the Huron County Planning Dept., Goderich, as rural Planner. Ron is a native of Oxford County where his family operates a dairy and hog farm. He attended Woodstock Collegiate Institute and then enrolled at the University of Guelph where he majored in AgriculturallEngineering. chairman of publicity, Poultry Industry Conference and Exhibition, Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology, Ridgetown, Ontario NOP 2CO3 or Mr. Earl Fah], Western Fair Grounds, London, Ontario. At High School Ron was active in student council and school choir, As well he was a 4-H member and Junior Farmer member in Oxford County, At university Ron was active in several clubs including square dancing, Junior Farmers, University choir, rifle club, in- tramural sports and cross country skiing. Ron worked with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for two summers doing drainage surveys in the Ridgetown and Ottawa areas. 'Changes have been made for egg and poultry meeting Egg and poultry meat of Animal and Poultry Science, producers should make plans to University of Guelph and Dr. attend the 1976 Poultry Industry John Sutton, Department of Conference and Exhibition on Environmental Biology. June 9 and 10 at the Western Fair Additional information on the Grounds, London, conference is available from either Mr. Don Luckham, Oxford man appointed Agricultural engineer S EXETER FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED LET US SHOW YOU THE MACHINE TO DO THE JOB FASTER & BETTER We will have a service clinic on harvesters and balers starting at 8:30 p.m. Company representatives will be on hand to answer your questions. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED Everyone welcome ..411111. tc)ria. For Pre-emergent .weed control in soybeans, field beans (white and kidney) snap and • lima beans. Why spray for weeds you don't have? If you don't have velvetleaf, cocklebur, thistle, yellow nutsedge or bindweed, but you do have troublesome grass problems like crabgrass, green foxtail, witchgrass, and weeds like lamb's- quarters, black nightshade, pigweed or ragweed, then Patoran is your most efficient and most economical weapon against weeds. AGRO-CHEMICALS OF OUR TIME. BASF Canada Limited 10 Constellation Court, Rexdale, Ontario 416-677-1280 BASF Wettable powder herbicide PREPARE CALVES — Calf Club members in the area are busy prepar- ing for the Henson Spring Fair on June 22, Above Beth Cooper and Les Coleman give instructions on grooming and handling. Legislation will limit amounts of rent hikes Ontario tenants will not be hit with two successive rent in- creases within a short period of time says Sidney Randleman, minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. Recent amendments to the Rent Review Act prohibit lan- dlords who benefited from a rent increase of up to eight percent without a rent review order from levying a further increase for at least 12 months. Mr. Randleman said some landlords were increasing rents by eight percent on a short-term basis and then writing leases, to be effective August 1, which contain provisions for a second eight percent increase. The mendments prohibit this prac- tice. The minister added that a tenant could apply for a review of any increase and that the decision of the rent review officer was binding for at least 12 months. Under the Act, landlords must seek rent review for any increase in excess of eight percent above the rent charged for the last full month for which the premises were rented prior to the first day of August. The amendments spell out that tenancies of weekly or monthly duration are now included within the scope of the Act. When an order has been issued, tenants may deduct the full PLID71371Fir Page 20 Times-Advocate, June 3,1976 Fuel price hikes concern to farmers One can scarcely pick up any weekly or daily paper, or hear any news broadcast, without observing a reference to oil prices. And if anyone has doubts about the problem just compare current oil, gasoline and natural gas prices with pre-1973 and the impact becomes more clear. There has been much doubt about Canadian shortage of oil and gas. All will recall the gas pumps being short or, in some cases, out of fuel a few years ago. But as soon as the price went up there didn't appear to be any shortage at all. Remember the tales of distress of Ontario motorists travelling in the U.S.A. not being able to get gas — the line-ups waiting for a few gallons! All that is changed now, with much higher prices being paid — and the likelihood of even higher prices in the foreseeable future. Ontario, with its enormous in- dustrial economy, including agricultural food production, is particularly vulnerable to the higher prices being demanded by the 'have oil provinces'. About the only source of energy that Ontario has in volume is nuclear — and that isn't of much use for transportation of goods, services and people so essential to our economy. If one is to believe the oil com- panies' advertising, higher prices are necessary to provide the funds for the continuing search for new oil fields and for the development of the far north- western known reserves. However one is left to doubt whether the 'have oil provinces' and the Federal Government are much concerned. The Toronto Star, of Wednes- day, May, 19, 1976, in their lead editorial states, "Of the ad- ditional $1.75 to be added to the current oil price of $8.00 a barrel, the producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan will receive about $1.00. Since there are 6.6 billion barrels of oil left in Western Canada, the increase pumps an additional $6.6 billion into those provincial coffers, the bulk of it for Alberta." The editorial continues, "Ottawa will skim off another 50p, ap- proximately, in taxes, generating about $3.3 billion for itself in future tax revenues. This leaves roughly 25c per barrel for the companies." Certainly the oil 'den a are here r AMMW •::.:: W. 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Minimum order is 24 gallons or 240 lbs. Your Bonus Certificate, based on a pos- Order now! This golden (it can be mixed). Orders must be deliv- sible 10%, is $6.60. Or, based on a possible ered within 30 days, 13% (taking into account that extra 3% for deal ends June 30th. .Reg'd tra dO mark 134 Anne St., CLARKE Exeter FUELS 235-1820 (1) overpayment from future rent cheques. Previously, these deductions were limited to one month only. Certain types of rental ac- commodation have been exempted from the Act by the amendments. These include: — public hospitals and religious institutions; — non profit educational facilities providing accommodation for students or staff (when institution officials submit a statement certifying that they have consulted with a recognized council of students or a staff association. The statement must be filed with a rent review officer before the notice of rent increase is given.) ; — rental projects owned or operated by, or on behalf of, a federal, provincial or municipal government agency. The amendments invalidate any rent review orders previously made on premises which are now exempt. "We feel the amendments will streamline the entire application of the rent review process," Mr. Randleman said. "It makes no sense to apply controls to units which are already subsidized — units which even now are rented at rates well below market value."