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Then, add on the figure for debt payments and personal living. The resulting figure is the in- come you need to meet your cash outflow commitments. Livestock purchases can be left in if they are small and of a regular nature. Deduct purchases of a larger dollar amount that will be financed by a separate loan. Interest is deducted from the expenses and then added back in with the debt payments. . is the income sufficient if you sell your usual number of hogs on a 55 cent market? Where do you stand with a 52 cent market? If you cash crop, then this income should be included along with the income from the pigs. Get talking with your advisors right away if the income is less than the cash outflow, Maybe some loans can be spread over more years. Maybe some other source of income can make up the shortfall. In any event, it's vital to take some action before the negative cash flow eats up equity. Rate your management You .can rate your management, whether you are a beginner with high debt payments or an "old pro" with few debts. You simply deduct interest, livestock purchases, and labbur payments off the total of your cash expenses (without depreciation) and subtract the resulting figure from your, gross income minus livestock purchases. This final figure is the dollars that you have for: debt servicing, personal living, hired and owner labour. It should be calculated as a percent of gross income. You can then note your management: Good 35 -40 percent. Average 25 - 30 percent. Fair 15 - 20 percent. A good manager, with an adjusted gross income of $100,000, would have $35,000 to .$40,000 for debt servicing, family living, wages and or "Implementing a single quality standard for all farm milk and farm premises must encompass, at the same time, one pool pricing for all milk producers in the province," says Fred Kabbes,. Chairman of the National Farmers Union Dairy Committee in Ontario. The Ontario Milk Marketing Board has decided on a program which will require all Group two pool producers to meet the quality standards of the Group one pool producers, with complete conversion by hired labour. The poor manager would have only $15,000 to $20,000. Naturally, the first man can handle a much greater debt load or he can handle the same debt load with a small volume of production. He's keeping more out of each dollar for himself. Sept. 1, 1981: Mr. Kabbes, an Arthur Ontario area dairy farmer, said he agrees there are benefits that go along with one pool .quality, with sub- stantial savings in trucking and administration fees, "But, after more than 14 years in operation the O.M.M. B. can now end its discrimination of. Group two producers and accept one price pooling for all quality milk." According to an 0.M.M.B, information bulletin the plan is; commencing February 1, 1980, all milk will be required to meet Grade A quality requirements, (less than 100,000 bacteria per ml,); commencing September 1, 1980, the milk quality penalties applied in the Group one pool will become effective for the Group 2 pool; and, commencing September 1, 1981, all producers will be required to have farm premises that meet the Grade A standards. "A great many Group 2 pool shippers already qualify for Grade A standards, and have for some time, therefore they are entitled to a totally blended price now. It's time we have some equality among producers," Kabbes said. He said with the new quota exchange about to come into operation, without the ap- proval of farmers, the 0.M.M.B. should exhibit some form of responsibility to ensure the transition to one-pool pricing is not made impossible by Group 1 pool prices going too high. He said the O.M.M.B. should be quite aware of producers' feelings in favour of one pool pricing, as many had attempted to voice opinions during county meetings even though board members present always appeared to try to bury the question. Middlesex ups salaries Middlesex County Council,, only 14 months ago incensed by an eight per cent salary increase to teachers, has boosted the pay of its ad- ministrative personnel by about nine per cent. County road superinten- dent (county engineer) Don Husson receives a raise of $2,650 to a 1980 salary of $32,- 750, His deputy gets an in- crease of $2,000 to $27,250. An increase of $2,500 raises clerk administrator Ron Eddy to $30,500 and the county treasurer gets an equivalent increase of $22,- 500. The social services ad- ministrator will receive a salary of $21,250, a raise of $2,178. Strathmere Lodge ad- ministrator Bernie Jordan was granted an increase of $2,300 to $25,000. After con- siderable discussion in camera, the lodge comp- troller gets a boost of $1,250 instead of a recommended $750. to bring his salary to $19,750. Staged increases will br- ing Strathmere's director of nursing from $19,490 to $21,- 924 by September and the assistant nursing director from $18,287 to $20,570. Labour Association of Canada. Task Force members were particularly interested in an innovative suggestion presented by the President of Fanshawe College Faculty members in Local 110 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, In con- nection with the solution of disputes between teachers and management, he suggested the law be changed to allow members of a bargaining unit to vote at the outset for either the strike lock-out method or compulsory arbitration for a set time period- perhaps five years - after which time •the situation could be reviewed. He argued that such a policy would mean the termination of an "endless cycle of theoretical 'argument" over which method is better and would be a practical test of each. Neither option would be imposed by the govern- ment or dictated from the head office of a union, He predicted the change would finally lead to quicker set- tlements without "stalling and posturing" in negotiationa.. The 14,500 member Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation presented a brief which contended that there is no evidence that strikes by teachers harm students' education, and called for ,repeal of legislation which separates teachers and principals during a strike, because this prejudices the harmonious relationship necessary to accomplish a common goal. A London Board of Education Administrator,) stressing that he was speaking as a private in- dividual, maintained that too little attention is given to the rights of the employer. He also questioned the expertise of government inspectors, politicians and others who are given more authority than industry specialists to write and enforce legislation. In Hamilton, only five people representing four unions turned up to address the Task Force, although some 27 groups and in- dividuals had been con- tacted. The president of Local 1005- United Steel Workers of America is quoted as saying that unions deliberately ignored the Task Force, stating "We support the NDP. It's as simple as that". Ron Van Borne, Chairman of the Task Farce, expressed concern about this attitude, because it is the intention to seek input on labour - management questions in as open and non-partisan manner as. possible. "We don't want people to shy away from us because we are Liberal," he said. A presentation was made by the Christian Labour Association of Canada, whose spokesmank said : "There should be a law to ensure that a person can join the union of his choice. My people are being harrassed because of the particular union to which they belong. Union membership should be a free chbice and not a forced Matter. It should not be a condition of employment," The Hamilton and District Labour Council sent a brief but no representative. However, representation was present from the Hamilton District Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, C.U.P,E, and United Workers Retirees. In Kitchener, two presentations of note were those from the Kitchener- Waterloo Labour Council and the Status of Women Council. The former ex- pressed particular concern about the severe shortage of skilled labour, and the needs of unorganized workers.' Women in the workplace and day care facilities were also discussed at some length in Now Available At the Council's brief, as were management responsibil- ities. The Status of Women Council brief stated that women's work is systematically undervalued in the labour force and that a wide gap in wages persists, In the Kitchener- Waterloo area an office job is worth more if done by a man: a woman is paid less in a similar occupational classification. A female office worker in the area is receiving, on average, 20.8 percent less than her male counterpart, apparently. Jack's Jottings By JACK RIDDELL mppHurora-Middlesex To date, the Liberal Labour Task Force has visited London, Hamilton and. Kitchener. In all, there have been some 16 presentations, the majority by grouPS• An attempt was made to contact in advance as many representatives as possible of management, organized 'labour, unorganized workers and the private sector. So far, however, only one representative from management and two private citizens have ap- peared before the Task Force. All others have been from the organized side of labour or the teaching profession. Within the next two months, the Task Force plans to visit Northern and Eastern Ontario. While written presentations are encouraged, all represen- tations are most welcome. Please send any suggestions to Ron Van Horne, MPP (London North), Parliament Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A2 In London, there was a notable lack of participation by major trade unions, and the Task Force was disap- pointed that no submissions were received from, for example, the United Auto Workers, the London and District Labour Council and other grass roots trade unionists. Six briefs were presented: two from teachers' federations, one from a community college faculty, one from a private citizen, one from the Canadian Chemical Workers Union and one from the Christian Ask one standard for milk produced 48% SOYA BEAN MEAL BAG & BULK AND LINSEED OIL CAKE MEAL Kirkton Farm Supplies Clip This Coupon and Save a 4.