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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-05, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1988. 4-H Leader Bonnie Johnston, left, and ROS Jane Mnegge flank Petro-Canada representatives Bob Foxton of Wingham, Greg Bitton of Ustowel, and Howard Bernard of Brussels as their company handed over cheques totalling more than $500 to the Friends of 4-H Fund recently. The fund assists with travel expenses in 4-H cultural and educational exchanges. Photo courtesy of the Wingham Advance-Times. MNR trees rise in cost Effective July 1, 1988, the Ministry of Natural Resources raised the price of tree seedlings sold to the public for reforestation purposes to 7.5 cents per tree plus a $10.00chargeperorder. Atthis new price, the private landowner who purchases tree seedlings will pay approximately one-half of the production cost. The remaining cost is subsidized by the Ministry as an incentive to encourage reforestation of marginal or erod- ible farmland. Wise's resignation seen as protest Tree seedlings were first made available to private landowners in 1905 for purposes of rehabilitating abandoned farmland in the desert like blow-sand areas that resulted from indiscriminate land clearing in many parts of Southern Ontario. Initially, the seedlings were sup plied free to eligible landowners. By 1952, landowners were requir ed to pay 1.0 cent per tree to help offset production costs. In 1981, the price was increased to 2.5 cents per tree plus a charge of $10.00 per order. This price remained in effect until August 1, 1986, when the price per tree was increased to 5.0 cents. Since 1905, over 800,000,000 tree seedlings have been distribut ed by the Province for reforestation of private land in Southern On tario. Currently, about 20,000,000 trees are distributed each year by the Ministry of Natural Resources for this purpose, with nearly one million of these being planted locally within the Wingham Dis trict. Landowners owning at least two hectares (five acres) of land exclusive of any part occupied by structures are eligible to purchase these tree seedlings for use in reforestation projects. Details are availablefromthe local District Offices of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The sudden resignation of Fed eral Minister of Agriculture, John Wise has shocked and surprised Ontario Regional Co-ordinator, National Farmers Union, Raye- Anne Briscoe. The N.F.U. Co-ordinator said that Wise’s sudden departure occurring so near the calling of the Federal election strongly suggests that Wise’s future in Cabinet was uncertain. ‘‘I believe farmers generally across the country will be wonder ing what motivated the Minister’s unexpected action at this time. My personal belief is that as a strong proponent of orderly marketing and supply management, Wise could no longer intellectually justify the apparent contradictions he had to face daily of telling farmers that marketing boards would not be affected by the Canada/U.S. Free Trade Agree ment when in his own mind he knows the F.T. A. will devastate Canada’s supply management programs and food processing industries,” Briscoe said. Wise’s resignation coincides with the publication in many daily newspapers of full page advertise ment suggesting that the F.T.A. will seriously harm Canada’s food production and processing indus tries. Sponsors of the ad included McCains Food Ltd. - Nova Scotia Chicken Marketing Bd. - Fraser Valley Farms Ltd. - Ont. Federa tion of Agriculture - Union de Producteurs Agricoloes du Que bec. Briscoe commented that while the N. F. U. had its differences with Wise the organization respected the Ministers concerns for the interests of rural people. Agri-Food Week: How much do you know? 1. Q: Yukon Gold: is it animal, mineral or vegetable? 2. Q: How many gallons of maple sap must be collected to produce a single gallon of maple syrup: 30, 40 or 50? 3. Q: True or False? Buttermilk has more calories than skim milk. 4. Q: At what temperature should you keep your tomatoes, both ripe and unripe, if you want the best flavor and color? Answers______ asaaqo sji jo jjEq XjjEau puE iqiuj s(EpEtiEj jo pjiqj e joao saanpojd Ioijejuq ‘[HJS aaqanD :y •uijej aqj uo asn j^jnduioo jo aasjjns aqj saqojEjas Xpio jsqj pay -ooj ‘spjooaj SuijunoaoE daaif Xaqj ‘asjnoa jo -spjoaaj Suipaajq dao5[ oj puE ‘pooj jo junouiE jq#u aqj jaS sjeuiiue Jiaqj ajns'ansui oj Uiaqj asnXaqi [Xjuaij-iy jj 5. Q: About 20 years ago, one Ontario farmer grew enough food to feed 30 people. How many people does he feed today? 6. Q: How much of your disposable income goes toward food: 16 per cent, 24 per cent or 30 per cent? 7. Q: What is Ontario’s largest fruit crop? 8. Q: Iscornjustgoodfor eating and feeding livestock? 9. Q: What is Ontario’s biggest export product? wheat, pork, or apples? 10. Q: Does the average Canadian eat more meat, fish or poultry than the Canada Food Guide recom mends, or less? 11. Q: Do farmers have any use for computers? 12. Q: Which is the only province that has more dairy farmers than Ontario: Quebec, Manitoba or Newfoundland? SNOW ( JOGGER ) AND WINTERk •saauno aojqj jnoqE s.jEqj •Xep E SOApElUOqE jeoui jo jeouj jo suiejS 06 jnoqE jeo 044 'sujejS Qg[ oj 0ZI papuauiuiooaj aqj iiEqj ssaj jE9 3M ‘q^noua XiSuisudjng :y QI •sjjodxa ^jod jno jo juao jad eg jsouije sXnq sajsjg pajiufj aqj, jjodxa jEjnjinaiJ^E auo jaquinu s(ouejuo s! 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You are the one who knows what conditions it has to function in and what your land is capable of. To assist you in making a decision on which conservation tool would work on your land, the Huron Soil and Water Conserva tion District has setup a demon stration day. The day will consist of active demonstrations involving dealers from throughout the Huron-Perth County areas. Tools included in the day range from modified mouldboard plow, disc chisel plows, no-till drills and deep-till tools. This event is scheduled for Thursday, October 13 with demon strations running in the morning from 10-12 and in the afternoon from 1-3. The demonstration will be located 8 miles east of Exeter on Hwy. 83 on the property of Calvin and StairChristie. LSALESB00T . WINTER & SNOW NOW IN VALUED BOOTS JOGGERS STOCK TO $35.00 25 UP SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION ........ Stone R R. #1, Blyth, Cone. 12 Hullett 2 mileseast of Hwy. 4 523-4426 '' Drive a little -- save a lot" OPEN6DAYSAWEEK9TO9 If* L WHYTE BROS. 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