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Directontirom-Lmknovi Distriet Co-apendive were amens -
Ma* ef the erksperaters fresit acmes- Ontario adtendlig
DON 33rd ammal oseedlog held December 17 ,•18 at tie
110all'York Hotel, 'Torontio. Approllmately 1,888 delegate./
directors, their wives and staff ittirsided. '"The annual .
meeting gives iilieetate and delegate*the oppottsidti1.•
voice the oplaims and concenrs, says Doug Canieniasil
Licknow and *director of the Lithiraw.C‘Op. Ilals Uri .
remits In' the centlisterl .otrelled! and *Mil or *sr.
co-Operotivi.7 •Erkteire Vihelaus,federal adiditer of\
Orellealtsere was the guest speaker at the banquet held.. the
lint evening of the aUsn' kaseethig. From left Is debt are
Mare elthe directors wilb Mar*'Bradfield, Ontorlo Dairy
fiont,left, Dag Cameras; Locknowt BO Andre*
loieboavit Leo Whirroy,,, iloblioodi mho. ML-oosoogor of
die Locikikow-c.40 back, 101t, Charlie :117011114, GiderIch;
Robert Irwin, Lacknow; Tay MflIeubg, Dangennan and
&nth' Muth, Inclarinv. .„ •„ - • ,
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eattle are down
At the annual meeting of
• the local livestock shipping
company, rt was reported
that for the year ending.
•October 31, 1980, the num-
her of hogs handled through
the 1.ucknow yard was 45,797
compared to 41,760 for the
previous year. The number
• of sows also increased -from
1184 to 1412 for the year. -
The Ontario poi* Produc
ers' Marketing Board rents
the load yard from the
Farmers' ..Company of Luck -
new, Limited, which is own-
ed by a group of local
farmers and has been opend-
ing continuously since 1926.
Shipper William 3. Taylor
• of Udall:my, consigning cat -
*to United CO -operatives of
Ontario at the Ontario Public
Stockyards, sent cattle for
the year, numbering 3177,
also 153 calves,.compared to
3817 cattle and 139 calves,
the previous year. The num-
ber of sheep handled increas-
ed considerably, 838 for the
year, up from 376 the
previous year and 264 in
1978.
Alvin Robb of
Township. was
pnuident of the parry
and Lorne Cook, also of
Ashfield, is 1st vice-presid-
ent. The secretary is Evan
Keith of Kinloss Township
and Al kwin of 'Aetna* ts
treasurer*
High interest rates ,
jeopardize
IM'OWEL -11ilgh interest
rates are eroding family
fann ownership, acconling
to Elbert van Doiltasgoed
of Drayton.
Mr. van Dookersgoed says
maw family farmers are
losing equity in their
farnily farm
reinaice at significantly
over interest rates that
farm is almost certauily
doomed." 1,
Farm bankruptcies have
snore than doubled this year
over bat bi Ontario, ac-
cording to the federal
department of Owisumer
and CorponteAffaks.
Mr. van Donkersgoal is
• research and policy director
with the Christian Farmers'
Federal= of Ontario and is
the chairman of the Cialitien
.10 Preserve Food Land.,
He will contest the nezt
Provincial election in the
riding of Wellington-
Dufferin-Peel under the
Liberal banner. .1
bUsin" esses.
'grim lust anent a day,
chairing a Meeting of alarm
family ansi their four major
creditors," lie said. "It was a
classic ease of afannitinloSt
free Of debt a few years ago
but now being eaten.' up by
high interestrates."
The meeting won time
until April 1, 19111- to find
refiatuietreg he noted. but
• added:, "If this family cannot
Addition! Adult Edw
n Courses
1. Chair Caning -Thursdays 8 to 10 p.m. Skirting January 8
2. 'Agriculture Thursdays, 1 ,to 3 p.m. starting January 15
Also new ' nwymbere are welcome to existing courses
Thursdays, 8' to 10 p.m. starting 'January 8
. Physical Fitness kornenj • China Painting
• Sewing Quilting
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting January 10
UphOistery
FEE $10.00
T.11,1M315P.r1260111Pal 1
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Electric Fencing
VP* Heritage Deluxe 595.00
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Heilus Wind Generator 389.00
Entail), BlolOgical To1140 74900
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