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11 THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 7, 1979
High interest leaves some farmers in. shock
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BY ALICE OIBB
Frank Wall, a Member of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (GFA) executive,
told members of the Huron
County Federation of , Agri'
culture that he thinks the
current high interest rates
will "seriously jeopardize
our way of production, what
we produce and how effic,
iently we produce it."
Mr. Wall told the meeting
the interest rates are going to
create problems for farmers
due to the "high cost of short
term money,"
He told federation mem-
bers there wasn't any re-
solution on interest rates
submitted for discussion at
the upcoming OFA conven-
tion in Toronto at the end of
the month, which surprised
him,
Merle Gunby, president of
the Huron County federation
said, "I think we're still in a
state of shock, Frank."
Mr. Wall said the reason
given for higher interest
rates was as a, curb for
inflation, but he said if
farmers can't get -short term
money, and food supplies
become scarce, then prices
will increase anyway.
He said for example he
didn't know how long corn
growers will be able to stay
in business if the costs of
energy and the costs of short
term money keep rising.
Mr. Wall was speaking to
federation members on the
proper way to draft re-
solutions to the OFA conven-
tion. He told members that
people who set up re-
solutions must make sure
they do their homework well,
before presenting the re-
solution to the OFA board of
directors.
He also criticized "pro-
paganda sheets" which are
telling the public that if the
government would get rid of
marketing boards, "then
everything will be alright."
Mr. Wall said nothing is
needed more than getting
the farmer's story across to
the public.
TAX EQUALIZATION
In other business, the fed-
eration received replies from
six of the county's 16 town-
ship councils about the 1980
revised tax equalization fac-
tors.
The federation wrote to the
councils to see if the farm
organization and the councils
could co-ordinate action on a
campaign on the factors
which are expected to in-
crease taxes in rural areas.
The councils from Howick,
Goderich, Usborne, McKil-
lop and Stephen indicated
they would be interested in a
joint meeting with federation
members on the issue.
Hay Township council re-
sponded that they weren't
opposed to the new equaliz-
ation factors. Hay is the only
Huron County township
which won't face any real
change in equalization fac-
tors.
The federation members
voted to send a letter to the
16 township councils indicat-
ing the need for a joint
meeting to discuss the issue
at some future date.
The federation also receiv-
ed a response from Minister
of Agriculture Lorne Hen-
derson to a letter sent to the
minister criticizing his stand
on farm severances for retir-
ing farmers.
The minister told the.
federation the severance
issue is "an issue I feel
strongly. about." He said, "A
farmer should be allowed a
lot on which to retire or a lot
to help get his children
started on the farm. am not
against a farmer building the
extra house on his farm if he
wants to but I think he should
have the option of an extra
jot "
Jim McIntosh said he
didn't feel the minister had
backed up his arguments for
severance in the letter,
Merle Gunby said, "These
so-called farm severances
are'usually only used for that
purpose for less than live
years,"
Frank Wall told the meet-
ing statistics indicate three
or four years is all the time
those severances remain in
the farmer's hands.
Gerry Fortune asked,
"Does, Mr. Henderson own a
farm and is he thinking of
retiring soon?"
Max Demeray suggested
when the retired farmer is
done with the severed parcel
of land, it should revert back
to the original farm. Mr.
Wall said, "then we don't
need a severance."
Bob Robinson requested
that the federation reply to
Mr. Henderson's letter ask-
ing the minister to state what
the lot.
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