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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-05-21, Page 9.0 1. t: *riio11.1.41,$.11.}31,701.14 ..Por pout declares war on wild oats It provides growers with effective control before there is a chance of yield loss. Wypout is effective on wheat, barley, lentils, rapeseed, mustard, fababeans, sugar beets, sunflowers, flax .and peas. Let WypoUt become your formidable ally in the war on wild oats. UNIROYAL.CHEMICAL Div. of UNIROYAL Ltd. Elmira, Ontario Wypout is among the most economical post- emergence wild oat treatments available in Canada. Choice cows - 55.00 to of 29.25. 57.00 with-sales to 59.75. - 50 to 60-lb. Pigs to a high Good cows - 53.00 to 55.00. of 36.50 Canners & Cutters - 50,00 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high , to 53.00. of 39.00. 30 to 40-lb. pigs traded to a high of 24.5n , 70 to 80-lb. pigs to a high the enemy's armour. 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high of 43.00. This year Uniroyal Chemical has committed Wypout to the fight and Flex-Heat' Radiant Ceiling the rrierim this hard-hitting herbi- cide is going to make its presence felt very quickly. An alternative to rising gas prices and Increasing oil shortages. The newest and most comfortable way to heat—for' industrial commercial and residential use. HEATING am SYSTEMS "lel( heet For more information about the Flex-Heat System contact: FRED- LAWRENCE Electric Lttl' Au urn,Ontario 526-75.05 UNIROYAL Trademark of UNIROYAL Ltd. Wut is available from W.G. Thompson & Bons Ltd. Blenheim, po RodneY, Granton, Mitchell, Kent Bridge, and Hensan. y the war on wild oats for years. But it will take a powerful force to make a dent in o u ve been waging BY MURRAY GAUNT This `Week the Social Dev- ieloPment Committee under- took the study of the Esti- mates of , the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. The Minister, in introduc, ing the spending program for 1980/81, drew the attention of the committee to the fact that there was an actual decline in overall enrolment - in universities of about 2.9% although it was not an across the-board decline. Enrol- ment in engineering and applied sciences, the health professions and the social sciences continued to grow, while enrolment in, mathe- matics and physical sciences remained steady and de- clines occurred in education, humanities and life sciences. The Minister indicated an. immediate concern over the chronic deficiency in the skilled trades area. In the field of apprenticeship, a master plan is in the process of development with an, ob- jective to- achieve 12,000 additional active apprentices in two years and a five 'per cent reduction, in dropout Farmers will now benefit from a provincial program allowing them a three per cent subsidy for interest on loans up to $50,000. The farmer's debt-to-equity ratio must be 50 per cent or higher to qualify. This is a result of OFA pressure on the governMents; for assistance. Gerry Fortune, first vice president of the Huron County Federation of Agri- culture, says about the 30 million dollar fund, "It's going to help some people in the short term. It gives .a breatbing space. But what's going to happen at the end of December when the subsidy Subsidy will benefit some rate in 1980/81,, and ten* pet cent in 1981182, Part of the master plan includes a "Linkage" pro- gram, to inform young people in secondary schools 'of the opportunities in var- ious trades. The program is designed to identify young people who have an interest and the potential to enter the skilled trades sector of the work force. By linking stu- dents 'early with a trades training, course for the ap- prenticeship, thereby reduce ing the time reqUired to complete an apprenticeship program. ° As of January 31, 1980, 11,422 students were enrol- led in the occupations pre- sently within this ',program. In Addition, employers con- nected with eight occup- ations which have shown a critical skills, shortage will be given special financial assis- tance to ' encourage their involvement in training pro- grams. Fitter-Welder and Instrument Mechanic are two new skill areas which have been identified as being in short supply. is lifted? "What we need is long term committment from the government which we haven't received in the past. We need help to solve the i problem of high input costs and low return for our commodities." The mech- anics of the program will be developed next week by a joint committee composed of OFA representatives, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the. Ministry of Treas- ury, and the banks., Dull demand at yards Form business, moriOgement BY JACK HA' WATT ' and the ions wow ow A mother,. him, 'sons *and 1*ms-outside the family in one daughtevin-law visited the future., A deferral of 'recently with an Agricultural t, capital gains occurs provided Representative.. She has a tI that immediately prior to problem. Her hueband died a i'death the land is sued for couple. of years ago. ',She's ,:.farming purposes by the left with. three' -farms--300 'tfarmer or child. , Mother acres in total of prime awl- i could not rent the' land to a cultural land. And a promise stranger and make use pf this made to her husband--to give °J *rait— the boys a chance to farm. doesn't give sons pride of Her net worth is $750,000— ownership. Maybe! But then mainly in land. One son is .1 isn't it just our tradition of returning from agricultural ownership--getting in our college, The other has been, view. If the' land can be working in construction and: rented for $80. per acre-- wonders about returning to. rather than paying $195. per farm. At age 50 she wants to acre interest--I'd swallow my assure herself of. a livelihood 'pride and keep the family until age 80. income tax levels lower. And One option—sell 100 acres I'd call the farm my own. I'd. to each of the sons--at a ',tell my banker, because reduced price.. Land in the mother may have to sign for area has been selling for security reasons. What dif- $2,200 p,er acre: But, she'd ference does it make to the sell to her sons at $1,500. per neighbours? , It's a family acre. At interest rates similar matter. Sons get a chance_ to to Farm Credit Corporation, farm, each has assuranceof i.e. 13%, the, yearly principal owning 100 acres at a cost of and interest payback over 29 $30,000., mother retains years would be $20,080. HoW some control and father's does that sound? Let's take wish is fulfilled. a look: That's $1,673. per month. That's over $200. per acre.' Wow! That's a bit steep. You can rent land for $80 per acre. What if they Paid interest only—that's $19,500.--$1,625. per month $195 per acre? Not a lot of difference! And so it goes. The two 'sons shook their heads in disbelief. How does one get a start in farming? • Mother realized that in- come tax on $40,000 of income would be approxi- mately $8,000 per year. We searched for altern- atives. One was for mother to sell the farms and take back a demand note at .a lower rate DONALD WILLIAM • Another.; alternative 'ap-, ARMSTRONG veiled, to therti.'' She could son of Mr: rand Mrs. John now give each son an 'option Armstrong of R.R.1, Ethel' ito purchase" 100 acres at its will graduate from the Ridge 1972 , value ($30,000). The town College of Agricultural option would apply at the TechnolOgy on May 23 with a time of her death. Until then Field Crops and Livestock the sons could rent the Major in the Agricultural farms--at the going rate—and Production and Management farm the lands as their own: Program. He is presently There wouldn't be any capi- employed by King Grain, tal gains tax payable until, Zone 7. 4actitional needs resulting from tuition fee increases at Ontario colleges and nniver- sities will, be met through increased granta or loans to students qualifying for assis- tance under the Ontario Student Assistance Program.: Themerit-based Ontario Graduate Scholarship Pro- gram, which now stands at $1,630 per term, has been increased to offset the effect of. tuition fee increases, in iniversities in 1980/81'i Students' who could,,Apt.: • apply for grants in 197i*90, because they had already' completed •the equivalent of four years , of post-secondary , study, will receive a remis- iion of fifty per cent of their - 1979/80 loans in excess of $500 per term, for the Sept- ember '79 to August '80 period of study. Students whose parents have gross assets in excess of $250,000 will not be preclud- ed from aPplying for assis- tance. During 1979/80 such students could only apply ,upon appeal. In 1980/81 only 'the net assets of the parents will be considered in the ,calculation formula. A small :flange has been made in the ,:onsideration of assets for married students to equate tne handling 'of t assets. for ,married students with those f cinni. YOUNG'S Variety • Party Nee& • Baked Goods- . Tobacco . Groceries Stationery Weekdays 9-9, Holidays & Sundays 12 - 6, Brussels • 887-6224 of interest. In June of 1979, a special, additional operating grant' of ,$7 million was provided to the colleges of applied arts and technology to cover the direct academic and educ- ational resources, cost assoc- iated with the 'admission in September of a further 4,000 students, many of whom will be taking advantage of the technical training available at the colleges, It is interesting to note the job placement success of community college gradu-, ,ates'. In 1979 there were 18,591 graduates from the colleges; and as of. November 15, 1979, 89.2 per cent of the '79 graduates who were avail, able for employment had obtained job A. The Mii.ster also com- mented on the student sup- port program, expressing- concern abouat the accessib- ility of 'post-secondary educ- ation to all students in Ont- ario. ,The . current estimates reflect increased funding in a lumber of student assistance nograms. Personal and living costs haye been increased under the Ontario Student 'Assist- ance Program by $7 from $65 to $72 per week of study. This increase applies to stu- dents studying away from home. The market at. Brussels Stockyards met a dull de- mand with steers trading lower, heifers barely steady. There were 916 cattle and 1606 pigs on offer. -Choice Steers - 74.00 to 76.00 with sales to 76.50. Good steers - 72.00 to 74.00. A steer consigned by Emerson Mitchell of Walton weighing 1330 lbS. sold for 76.50 with his 17 steers averaging 1200 lbs. selling for 74.50. A steer consigned by Ross Durnin of Lucknow weighing 1100 lbs. sold• for 76:25 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1131 lbs. selling for 74.25. Forty-six steers consigned by Underwood Farms of Wingham averaging 1156 lbs. sold for the overall price of 74.50. Nine steers consigned by K & L Beef "Farms of Ethel averaging 1164 lbs. sold for 75.25 with their 45 steers averaging 1145 lbs. selling for an overall price of 74.50. Nine steers consigned by Ed Batte of Walkerton aver- aging 1183 lbs. sold for 75.00. Twenty-eight ►Hereford heifers consigned by Henry Farms of Blyth averaging 906 lbs. sold for an overall price of 73.10.