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Dyfonate* Stauffer CHEMICALS anDyfonate THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 13, 1977 1S Farmers cha-nge to met.ric for .a week, but we'd soon know what it meant," Mr. Brulbaker said. • "No we wouldn't," quipped one -farmer, "We'd take up arms. and overthrow the government:" is resurveyed will be done in metric, 100 pound, concentrate bags will be changed to 40 kilogram bags which is about 88 pounds. Fertilizer will be packaged in 25 (By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P.) This week the leaders of the Opposition took their turns in the Throne Speech debate. Opposition Leader Stephen Lewis attacked the Government for failing to create jobs either directly or through substantial tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Mr. Lewis also called on the Government to ask for an early end to the federal anti-inflation program. As well, the N.D.P. leader criticized the administration of the Workmen's Compensation Board. Mr. Lewis called on the' Government to make the teaching Farmers soon won't have to system", he said. worry about how many pounds Mr. Brulbaker said the easiest er acre of fertilizer they should way to learn the metric system pi*/ - it will be kilograms per was to start to use it without ectare. referring back to the old system. Fertilizer companies will begin "The best thing for us to do witching over to the metric would be to throw our Fahrenheit system this summer and fertilizer thermometers away," he said. pplication recommendations will Bev. Brown questioned the be given in metric, Ed Brulbaker advantage of switching f the University of Guelph told temperature scales when the members of the Huron Federation variation of one degree Celsius of Agriculture Thursday night. was less accurate and could be Three of the major farm Critical in a pig operation. machinery companies - Massey "The best thing would be to get Ferguson, John Deere and a thermometer, measured in half nternational - are designing degrees," Mr. Brulbaker told almost entirely in metric now, her. Mr. Brulbaker said. Farm deeds which are "It is an emotional thing. None presently based on the English of us like to change, but in many measurement system would not ways we are going from a have to be resurveyed, Mr. omplex system to a simple Brulbaker said. But anything that inister of Agriculture Releases report to protect producers involved in agriculture to prevent even this loss," Mr. Newman said. "I hope commodity groups will consider this report very carefully and give me their comments as to how they believe their situations could be improved." Mr. N ewman said he and- his staff will review the recommen- dations in detail, giving particular attention to those requiring changes in legislation. Task force members were Morris Huff, chairman, Hubert McGill, Richard Heard, and Dr. J.A. Meiser, all of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food; Marshall Dawson, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations; Hugh Baird, dairy farmer; Sam Piott, Ontario Tender Fruit Growers' Marketing Board; and Charles Gracey, Canadian Cattlemen's Association. Copies of the report are available, at no charge from the Information Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and FoOd, Legislative Buildings, Toronto, M7a 1A5. rey adopts rain report Grey Council adopted the ngineer's Report of the cDonald Municipal Drain dated ebruary 28 when they met April Gramsby and Mannerow mited were instructed to survey nd prepare plan profile and pecifications for the repair and mprovement of a drain requested y the petition of Gerald Ryan, en Jackson and Ross Bennett in he Townships of Grey and cKillop, A Community Planning Study ant in the amount of $1,'41.50 ll be forwarded to the easurer, County of Huron. B. M.Ross & AsSociates welted, Goderich, were ppoittted to do Municipal Bridge ppraisals, Building permits Were granted on Brian and Elaine Armstrong, oyal Home; 'Robin Dunbar, ouse renovations; Alvin Donald, mobile home; George object, driving shed; Cleon rubacher, Suriroorn; Murray implernetit shed'; anther takerniatin, barn; Aaron LiePfer, trailer; Donald and inda Fischer, implement shed; kilogram bags or about 55 pounds. "The problem is that they are dragging out the change, If Monday they said we are going completely metric, we'd struggle of French obligatory at some level Smith said. He called for an in elementary schools. He said Ontario youth service to create grants could be given as public service jobs for young incentives to boards to teach people. other languages as well. About 1,650 civil service jobs in Liberal Leader Stuart Smith Metro Toronto are to be relocated said he would not forCe a in Kingston and Oshawa as some provincial election over the of the first major steps of the Throne .Speech, but found much Ontario Government 's long- to criticize in the Government's promised Go East policy. The handling of the - economy. cost to the province of moving Dr. Smith said the economy is staff and of extensive travel back sick and Treasurer Darcy and forth is expected to be $9 - 10 McKeough is optimistically million in the first few months of predicting a 5% growth rate, the program. while the Conference Board of The head office of OHIP will be Canada predicts 2,9%. moved to Kingston, and will Youth unemployment means involve 980 jobs. The head office the Government has "broken of Revenue will go to Oshawa, faith" with young people, Dr. and will involve 750 jobs. Agriculture and Food Minister William G. Newman has released areport on financial protection for agricultural producers in cases where buyers go bankrupt before payment is made. The-report was prepared by the Financial Protection Task Force, established by Mr. Newman . in 1976 to make a systematic review of the effects of such bank- uptcies. The task force recommends that all those who buy from agricultural producers be licensed and that prompt payment procedures be implemented for all commodities. Where necessary, the task force ecommends a fund be established for individual commodities under The Farm Products Payment Act. The report says that Ontario producers lose a total of only $135,000 a year as a result of buyer bankruptcies. "Of course, this is no comfort to the individual who suffers and it should be the aim of everyone Gerald Blake, livestock barn; Gerald Ryan, grain bins and weigh scales; James M. Armstrong.„ implement shed and worshop; William A. Stevenson, implement shed. All insurance policies were renewed with the Frank Cowan Insurance Co. Council accepted the resignation of Cecil Raynard as Tile Drainage inspector. Council appointed Clifford Bray to look after repairs to the Brewer Drain and John Gillis to look after repairing the Locking Drain. Council approved a grant of $10,00 to the Huron County Historical Society arid a donation of $10.00 to the Canadian Cancer Society Office at Clinton. Applicants for drainage loans will be allowed 40% of the applications until the township allocation of tnOneys is used -up, council decided. Nod meeting is May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Or at the call of the Reeve. Approved accounts paid included General; $2,144.82 and Roads $17, 618.16 for a total of $10,762.08, Report from Queen's Park Opposition leaders heard