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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-05-14, Page 29Timos,Advocate Ma 14 1980' OLIVER AT STEPHEN — Students at Stephen Central School will be presenting "Oliver" at the school on the evenings of May 21 and 22. Shown in the cast are Debbie Zielman, Kristyn Darling, Irene Brand, Michelle Vondeworp, Susan Hayter, Wendy Wallace, Elaine Carter and Alan Brand as Oliver. T-A photo Lucan firm get agreement GIVEN C. UNTY HONOURS,— Janet Regier, Dashwood 2, Arlene Walper, Grand Bend 2, Dinette Steffens, Crediton 3, and SusT Sullivan, Crediton 5, 'all received county honours for completing 6 clubs at a 4-H Achievement Day as Stephen Central fvhool Saturday. Absent from the photo were Karen Hodge of Crediton 2 and Barbara Morrissey of Crediton 5. There's more to your far than your fields. You do every- ting you can to antral weeds in your fields. But en the best weed 11 anagement pro- gam can be under- ined by weeds owing in road- ' es and ditches, Ong fencerows, and Found buildings and forage areas. Because Here's more to your farm tian your fields. Left untreated, p6r- 6nial and annual weeds in non-crop eas can grow and spread. Reaching light into the crops you've worked 6 hard to protect. You can control those tough, ugly reeds with Roundup ' herbicide by "Monsanto. Applied to the foliage of ctively growing weeds at the proper Rage of growth, Roundup acts fast. ( pr estroying treated weeds in days, roots and all. Cleaning up the farmstead, and help- ing, to prevent re- infestation of your crop. Roundup is ideal for use in sensitive • • areas. There's no residual soil activity. It won't wash or leash into - untreated areas or sur- rounding vegetation. And, Roundup is non -volatile. Naturally, care'must be 'taken to avoid direct contact with desirable, vegetation. Use Roundup all around the farm. Because weeds mean trouble where- ever they grow. Roundup is now available in a trial size. There's never been a herbicide like this before. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEL FOR ROUNDUP. Roundups is a registered trademark of Monsanto Co. sMonsanto Company 1980 RCN'8/80. Monsanto MONSANTO CANADA, INC. TORONTO, MONTREAL VANCOUVER, WINNIPEG, REGINA, CALGARY C 000 P The great do-it-yourself cover-up. it's no secret how beautiful our home is, or how much money we saved doing it ourselves To the Unfit If you just sit You won't quit Being unfit. 4110) parirmiVoron kos0.4.0 614o — ' Hog bi Stn 11 7ert • IN IR program, is announced by Whelan „ Agriculture MiniSter. Eugene Vhelan has an- nounced ,a, , stabilization payment f $2.46 per bun- dredweig carcass weight for mar t hogs sold bet- ween Ap 1 1, 1979 and March 31, pm, The otal payment to Canadi hog farmers is expect to be about $46 million "Ho receipts normally acco for about leper cent of far income, so theiow hog p ices of the past year have d a big impact on the who]. Canadian farm econ my, This major stabi zation payment will be' muc needed cash income for .many farmers," Mr. Whe n said. ' wever, as I haVe said pub ly on several recent occ ions, I believe hog pro ucers bear some respmsbility for the current hig production and low pri S. I would like to see pr ucers gear their pr action more closely to I ,, "The stippo,rt price will add about five per cent to the market price farmers got in .1979-80," "More than 11 million. hogs Were marketed by Canadian farmers in 1979-80," Mr. Whelan pointed out, "This was a record level Of production, Coupled with the increased production in the United States, this resulted in lower-than-average prices and the necessity of making a payment under the Stabilization Act." Farmers• who raised and marketed hogs in 1979-80 may claim payment on a maximum of 5,000 animals. All hogs grading Index 80 or above, • excepts sows and boars, are covered by the stabilization payment. Application forms will soon 'be available from Agriculture Canada in- spectors and graders at local stockyards, the depart- ment's regional livestock offices, Farm Credit Cor- o Oration regional ()Mem and from the Agricultural Stabilization Board in Ottawa, Producers must submit bog carcass grading cer- tificates as proof of sale and slaughter and to show the weight of the hogs for which payment is claimed. All Canadian hog producers are eligible for federal stabilization payment, even if they have received deficiency payments for hogs under a provincial income assurance program. ° .As with other federal stabilization programs, bona fide partnerships will be eligible for separate payments. Up to three partners may claim on a share of total sales (up to the, individual maximum of 5,000 hogs) provided they can show 'equal investment, labor, management and risk or profit se haring' Whilepayment is being hnioagds"npae rmaxfainirmumero,f 5rhe0 average Canadian hog producer sold less than 200 hogs in 1979-80. The average harcass weight was about 165 pounds. Therefore, the average stabilization payment per hog is about $4.07, In 1979-80, the percentage of national hog marketings by province were as follows: Quebec 36 per cent; Ontario 32 per cent; Alberta 13 per cent; Manitoba nine per cent; Sakatchewan five per cent; Atlantic Provinces four per cent and British Columbia one per cent. Farmers who have questions about the program or who cannot obtain ap- plication forms locally should contact the Agricultural Stabilization Board, 9th Floor, Sir William Logan Building, 580 Booth St., Ottawa, K1A 0Y9. consumer deMand. With a penses in 1979-80 compared system of orderly to the previous five years. marketing, they could get a "The average market reasonable return from the price for Index 100 hogs last marketplace and would not year was $58.59 per hun- need stabilization payments, dredweight. The By overproducing, pork stabilization payment is the Producers have given con- difference between this price sumers about $70 million in and the support price," Mr. reduced pork priceS at the Whelan said, retail level,, "Hogs are a named commodity ,under the Agricultural Stabilization Act," Mr. Whelan explained, "a support price is set each. year according to the terms of the Act, based on 90 per cent• of the average market price of hogs in the previous five years. The support price includes an adjustment for changes in cash production costs." The 1979-80 support level was $61.05 per hun- dredweight (Index 100 hogs), including an adjustment of $4.36 per hundredweight to reflect higher feed costs, interest rates and machinery and other operating ex- Saysiaid not enough "The announcement by Agriculture Minister Whelan of $2.46 per cwtt subsidy to hog producers will be welcome, although very inadequate to the average hog producer," says Joe Casey, National Farmers Union. He said the subsidy is no consolation to the hog far- mers that have already been forced into bankruptcy, nor is it the remedy to future erratic trends in, prices and production. "Surely farmers can now see the need for 'an orderly national marketing agency for hogs, for all meats for that matter, in order to stabilize price and production." Casey said "the Ontario government should assist and encourage the • developmentea national agency or be -prepared to accept responsibility for the consequences of a vertically integrated hog industry in Ontario." He said too, that the Hog Marketing Board should be offering foresight, and leadership for national marketing, rather than allowing a market economy to dictate the boom or bust cycles that spell disaster for family farm hog,producers. Rutabagas in ample supplies Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan recently signed agreements to provide almost $1 million to Canadian fruit and vegetable procincers to construct and upgrade facilities for storage crops, The 18 new agreements are in addition to 25 previously announced under Agriculture Canada's Fruit and Vegetable Storage Construction Financial Assistance Program for 1979 -80. Under this program, the federal government con- tributes up to one-third of the cost of each approved project to a maximum of $500,000. In 1979-80, contributions of more than $3 million were made to producer groups, bringing the total under the program to $10 million since it began in 1973. It is ad- ministered by the marketing services division of Agriculture Canada. Ontario producers received seven contributions totalling , $303,530. Agreements have been signed with Algoma Farms Ltd. at Whitby, Chobrda Brothers at Leamington, Vanmarlin Produce Storage Ltd. at Brantford, Prince Edward County Fruit Growers Co-op at Picton, Durham Growers Co- operative Storage at Newcastle, Glavin Produce Ltd. at Lucan, and Brad- ford Marsh Growers -Cold Storage Ltd. at Bradford. Campers, here's a tip: Along with dry matches, pack lint from the clothes dryer into a small plastic pill bottle, It ignites quickly and can make tinder for several fires, It's light in weight and takes no space. Ample supplies of Ontario rutabagas continue to be available at very reasonable prices for consumers. Even though rutabagas were once regarded as a fall and winter vegetable, they are now used regularly throughout the year. This continuity of supply has been made possible by suppliers who have made substantial financial outlay to provide very effecient storage and marketing facilities to maintain "Farm Fresh" product. Rutabagas are a "Best Buy"! There has been no in- crease in price, and they may be served (raw or cooked) in a wide variety of c% ways. All enquiries including requests for a complete set of thrifty recipes may be received without charge from The Ontario Rutabagas Producers Marketing Board, 194 Main Street, 130x 328, Lucan, Ontario, NOM 2J0. In order to expand ser- vices for the industry, The Ontario Rutabaga Council has disbanded its activities, and turned over its assets to the new Marketing Board. Mr. R.E. (Dick) Goodin former Sec.-Tres. has agreed to remain as tem- porary consultant, during the period of transition. ,, 4,104.44,110,44 Our neighbours can get away too ... from all the painting, the repairing, the up-keep. 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