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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-05-12, Page 18THE EQUIPMENT PEOPLE HURON TRACTOR EXETER 519-235-1 11 5 `JOHN DEERE) BLYTH 519-523-4244 IIMINEMEMEMMIlb MMINIOMMEMI TEST DRIVE a John Deere 8630 Tractor on your farm 8430 and 8630 John Deere Four Wheel Drive Tractors are available now If you have been considering moving up to a larger tractor, now or in the future, why not let us demonstrate a John Deere Four Wheel Drive model? No obligation . . . just ask for Jack Van Bussel or Harry Winters. PREPARE FAIR CALVES — Members of the Hensall Fair calf club are getting special instruction in prepar- ing their calves for the Fair set for June 21. Above, club leaders Beth Cooper and Les Coleman help Scott Cooper with his grooming techniques. T-A photo Move to one organization only way to change tariff very complex matter to change any tariffs under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). GATT, which regulates most of Canada's foreign trade, is being renegotiated this year and will not be renegotiated for at least ten years after this agreement is reached. "There is no question some groups are going to lose and some are going to gain under any trade„ agreement," he said. "The benefits from trade are never equally distributed." Professor McGregor said negotiating a better deal for Canadian farmers would mean Canada would have to make concessions in other trade areas. If the concessions were too high farmers might end up worse off, he said. The Russian wheat deal a few years ago meant that Canada had to buy a commodity from the Soviet Union. "They took an amount of plywood and were soon met with complaints by wood producers," Prof. McGregor said. "For every major export deal there is always another side to that trade." "Wny have farmers always got the short shaft?" asked one farmer. Prof. McGregor said when Canada first formed, the government wanted to get an industrial base going and therefore protected industry Sir John A. MacDonald's National Policy. This meant farmers paid a higher price for manufacturing goods. "Once something like this gets started in a system it is hard to get it changed," he said. The Tariff Board which does the negotiating for Canada is under pressure from all sectors of the Canadian economy, the Guelph professor said. "Maybe we haven't done enough lobbying from the agriculture side," he said. Agriculture is a particularly difficult commodity to negotiate with, Prof McGregor said, because "most countries try to protect their agriculture in- dustry. They don't want any change in the tariff." The professor maintained Canadian farmers were "not stuck with what we've got". "We just have to work from where we are," he said. 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There doesn't seem to be enough community interest among different farm groups now," Prof. Murray McGregor of Guelph University told about 35 farmers in Belgrave Public School. Prof. McGregor said it was a Heavy winds on Sunday wreaked havoc with the onion crops, especially in the Thedford- Grand Bend area according to Stan Pachlarz, one of the farmers in the area affected. Dr. A. L. A. Middleton of the Zoology Dept., Univ. of Guelph. has indicated that researchers from the University will again be seeking to collect eggs from the nests of wild Ruffed Grouse. The assistance of the public in locating nests is desired because of the difficulty in locating the bird's well-hidden nests. Gabian Stone Calcium Chloride in 100 pound bags Sand & Stone Gravel Stone for Weeping Beds EARL LIPPERT TRUCKING LTD. Crediton 234-6382 Mr. Pachlarz said Monday most of the onion crops in the area were coming up nicely when the winds hit, The high winds rolled along the ground sending sprays of fine fertile dirt into the Any person knowing the loca- tion of a grouse nest within 125 miles of Guelph is requested not to disturb the nest, but to contact the research team. This may be done by phoning collect to: During office hours: Mrs. Betty Campbell (519 (-824-4120. Ext. 2703 At other times: Allan Garbutt 519 (-836-5346 Dr. A. L. A. Middleton (510)-836-3303 Arrangements will then be made for University personnel to pick up the eggs at the nest site. as soon as possible. Co-operators will be paid $1.00 per egg for their assistance. The eggs are required to main- tain hybrid vigour in the captive population at Guelph and to provide grouse for use in research funded by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Areas of investigation include the various effects of environmental factors on Ruffed Grouse reproduction including nesting success, and factors influencing chick sur- vival. This long-term project has yielded much valuable informa- tion on a number of aspects of Ruffed Grouse biology. All cap- tive birds are given the best possible care. another 14 I'm not too sure about." The fields will not likely be replanted as the cost of the seed is prohibitive, close to $120 per acre. Since the seed is so ex- pensive dealers only purchase could fall." Even those farmers wilo had crop insurance have lost due to the winds. The cost of the seed is $120 per acre with another $50 per acre in fertilizer. That puts the cost ,of planting at $170 per acre and that does not include any pay for the time spent, Crop in- surance pays about $180 per acre but with a premium of $22 per acre paid for the insurance the real benefits fall far below the cost. In the Zurich area, several of the market gardening en- terprisers fared better as the numerous woodlots helped cut the drifting soil. Also, as in the case of Soudants near Varna, the sprinklers had been going and the ground around the onion crops was wet, thus it did not cause as much damage. Don Pullen, Agriculture representative for the area says the frosts in the area have caused more damage than the high winds. "The tips of the clover and alfalfa are turning black in some areas and will certainly be stunted by the frosts." Mr. Pullen added the fruit blossoms have also been hurt by the frosts. "What we need is some gentle rain and some warm weather" he remarked. "Other wise we could have problems," Wind, frost damage crops; ruin badly needed Looking for eggs!