HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-03-15, Page 14ATTENTION FARMERS
FLAX
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX
AS A CASH CROP IN' 1978
1. Flax Seed Varieties now available produce
greater yields than in the past.
2. The number of Ontario Flax Plantings in,
1977 was the Largest in Ten Years.
3. i nput cost for Seed, Fertilizer and Spray is
less than $20.00 per acre as of March 31, 1978.
4. A ready market is available immediately •
for all Ontario grown Flax.
5. Quick unload at Lucknow, Milverton and
Seaforth is available for this'crop.
6. Forward selling available' (ask manager for
details).
7. Storage available (ask Manager for
details)."
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8. Contracts available (ask Manager for
details).
9. Crop- insurance for Flax is available in 197.8
(see your Agent for details).
Flax contracting anal.seed' booking is now in .
progress. To' avoid . disappointment call today.
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expand your business and are unable to
obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and
conditions or if you are intere in the
FBDB management services of unselling
and training or wish information on
government programs available for your
business, talk to our representative.
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BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
Opening
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to small
business
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one of our representatives
will beat •
Wingham Motel, WINGHAM on the
3rd Tuesday of each month
March 21, 1978
For prior information call 271=561
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14-,-THE. BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 15, 1978
Report from Queen's Park
increase controversial marketing
NFU wants corn
as
OHIP
By Murray Gaunt
The Government announced its
fiscal plans for the year.- when
Treasurer Darcy McKeough
brought in his :budget this week,
Health insurance premiums
and Alcohol and tobacco taxes are
going tip again to help the Ontario
Government meet $14.5 billion
spending commitments in the
coming fiscal year,
The most cOntroversial meas-'
ores of the ,generally cautious
budget likely will be the increase
of more than 30% in Ontario
Health Insurance premiums. This
amounts to 1,00% increase over
`the laSt two years.
Beginning May 1st, health
insurancejrenrinniS jump 'to
$22 a mOnth from $16 for single
people, and to $44 a month from
$32 for faMilies. The money
A former resident of Belgrave,
Frederick William Cook, 96, died.
February ,23; at the Maitland
Manor Nursing Home, Goderich.
Mr. Cook was born and educat-
ed in East Wawanosh' Township.
and was a son of the David Cook
and Rebecca Harrison. He farmed
on the sixth concession of East
Wawanosh for a number of.'ears'
and after leaving the farm in 1945
he worked for area farmers. He
was also employed by Western
Foundry Wingham.
in failing health for some time
he resided at Maitland Manor for
five years. He was a member of
the Belgrave United Church,
Loyal: Orange Lodge No. 462, .
Belgrive, and the Canadian Or-
der of Forsters from, which he
reOently, received a 70 year
membership pin.
SurViving are his wife, the
former Etta Black of East
Wawanosh whom he married in
Toronto in December 1909; four
daughters, Mrs. Ross (Margaret)
Robinson, Auburn; Mrs. Garner
(Alice) Nicholson, Belgrave; Mrs,
Ernie (Zella) Crawford, Goderich;
Mrs. S.J. (Edith) 'Walker,
Wingham; one son, Albert of
BelgraVe; one sister, Mrs. George
(Ivy) Cook, Belgrave and two
brothers, Harry of R.R. 1,
Belgrave and Leonard of. Luck-
now. There are 17 grandchildren
and 23 great-grandchildren:
He was predeceased by one
son, Harvey, in January of 1973,
and • one grandson, Fred in
August, 1977; also by brothers,
Alfred Cook arid Telford Cook,
and sisters, Mrs. Albert (Violet)
Nethery, Mrs.' -Fred J. (Edna)
Cook and Mrs. James (Stella)
Kelly.
Funeral and committal - service
was conducted by Rev. John G.
Roberts, assisted by Rev. Barry
Passmore, Temporary , entomb-
ment took place in Wingham
Cemetery Chapel with spring
interment to follow in Brandon
Cemetery, Belgrave.
Pallbearers were: Clifford
Coultes, 'Simon Hallahan, Jim
COultes, Glen Van Camp, John
Nixon and Kenneth Wheeler.
Floral tributes were carried by
Harold ,Walsh.
billion, leaving a deficit of $1.05
blilion,
The budget in. effect produces
the province's fourth successive
billion-dollar deficit,
Treasurer McKeough declared
—that by holding spending growth ,
to'7% , about one per cent telow
inflation, the Ontario Government
"is actively eating inflation".
Other, aspects of the budget
include the suspension, of the 7 1/2
retail sales tax on hotel and motel
rooms, effective immediately un,
til the end of 1979, in an effort to
boost Ontario tourism. The
Government says that will mean
$30 million in lost revenue.
there will be creation of tem-
• porary summer jobs by an amount
of $78 million, which the Gover-
nment estimates will provide
work for 60,000 young people
through a variety of programs.
The creation of more permanent
jobs is- being left to the private
sector.
Retail sales tax ,will no longer
be collected on storm windows
and doors, effective immediately.
- Mr. McKeough stated that the
budget was realistic at this time.
The Corn Committee of the
National , FArmers 'Union in
Ontario has been advised by
Agriculture Minister Wm,
Newman that a marketing plan
for e`orn must be developed in
accordance with procedures
-outlined in the farm Products
Marketing Act,
The NFU made a proposal, to
Mr, Newman last November
requesting a marketing,
commission be established for
corn, based on certain principles
that would provide, controls over
imports and exports.
Chairman of the NFU Corn
Committee, JOe -Casey of
Wallacetown, said he has replied
to Mr. ,Newman's letter
requesting that --he outline
whether or not the A ct would
facilitate such a commission and,
irnot, what would be required to
accommodate the proposal.
In its original proposal the NFU
recognized that special legislation
might be necessary from the
Ontario Government; and :Mr.
Casey said the, onus is, on Mr.
Newman and the government to
provide a sufficient legislation
that will give corn producers more
plan
than just a token marketing
mechanism without effective
powers,
'"A precedent has already been
established for special:legislation,
when the Milk Act was passed
enabling milk to be priced," he
said,
- "Due to the complexity of the
corn market, and the fact corn is
priced not on a provincial basis
but by the international , grain
trade usually- on the • Chicago
exchange, it is most imPortant
that a' marketing .plan have the
necessary control to manage the
Move,ment and pricing of corn."
After having several meeting
with corn producers Mr. Casey
said his committee is convinced
growers 'want only a marketing
mechanism that can be effective.
The NFU proposal requested
that, in order to protect producers
from a flow of cheap corn fromthe
U.S., the ,Ontario Government
urge the federal government to,
vest the power to control corn
imports'with the Canadian Wheat
Board, which now haS control
over imports of wheat, oats and
barley.
generate, an Additional 1.271 mil-
lion in revenue, which was
/ described by the Government as
necessary to restore a balance in
financing soaring health costs.
In addition, drinkers 'will be
,' paying more,. A 24-bottle case of
beer will cost .15' 'cent more,
- effective April 1. Increases of'.25
cent a bottle: on Canadian wine,
and .10 cent on imported wine
.were announced. -
Tobacco taxes are being raised
for the third straight year to
collect an additional $30 million:
The-tax jumps 2.8 cents on a pack
of twenty cigarettes, and one cent
on middle-priced cigars.
Thebitdget plan calls for a 7%
growth in' spending to $14.55
• billion, 'and a '12.650' growth in
revenues, to a total of $13.5
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