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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-04-08, Page 1• Py 35c WEDNESDAY APRIL 8, 1981 b—, PAGES, lay Alke Clbb Every other prevince in'Canada has better ric .,�►g ultural� programs for ,young farmers than Ontario rio • that was the message ,,..tit g `delivered by 'Bob Coleman, of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's ynook farmers' committee.: Presenting his brief at the annual members of parliament dinner i n Clinton Saturday, he ' "fhe only substantial assistance this province offers farmers comes from the tile drainage e This is,of little solace to the oun". program, - � :. g farmer who can't afford to bua farm in:the first place.' . Calling the Ontario Young Farmers' Credit Program, which allows farmers to borrow bank funds' atprime plus one,,, "antiquated", .d,.' , , Mr. Coleman. told Murray Elston (Liberal MPP, Huron -Bruce); Murray Cardiff (Cons. MP, Huron -Bruce) and NDP agricultural critic Donald McDonald of the York South Riding, that Nova Scotian young farmers.. can ::borrow up to $200,000 at reduced rates and Quebec farmers can borrow up to $250,000, at interest rates from two -and -a -half° to eight pet cent. The young farmer told the three politic- ,ians that, besides the chartered :banks, the only other place Ontario young "farmers can get money is the Perm Credit Corporation, adding "The waiting lists are getting longer at FCC offices and the available funds fall short of supplying everyone's needs. This shortfall must be 'filled." Mr. Coleman recommended'th t' g a retiring farmers be allowed to invest their farm it proceeds in • Perm Credit "to keepan p Y ongoing viable source of financing." Murray Cardiff said his party would like to see increased funding to the Farm Credit. Corporation, adding he's concerned with the time an applicant must wait to know where his: loan stands. : Mr. Coleman agreed, saying, "People who go (to the FCC) tell eniles ti their;fnends it'S a waste of time even to Murray Elston said provincial . assitance for farmers was anissue raised by all candidates in Huron -Druce in the recent provincial election. he. said, "It behooves our people here in Ontario to make sure we're competitive, not only manufacturing, but also in the . farm industry. = He, suggested -now is a good time for farm organizations to bepresentinga ve stron lobbyboth to the ", �►. B party ,in power and to members of the opposition. Donald McDonald criticized the federal m for government believing the way tocontrol n . ton to page 2• Brad Humphrey seined with "less than ;five minutes remaining as Lucknow edged ,South' River by.a score:of 9.8 in overtime Saturday night, winning the first game of the best of five All Ontario finals. Lucknow had held a'slim 7 - 6 lead late in thethirdperiod:but with only one `second -left in regulation time, South River tied the score and forced the game into.overtime._ They scored again at the"6.06 mark of the rvertitsto but 13 seconds l ateri Kevin' Clark pisi'lrentitliteRIVett to tie .tire une,at'8 8.: Steve 'MacPherson and Paul:. --amilton assisted on Brad %tumphrey's goal a minute later and " with some . superb goaltending from Donnie' borscht, 'Lucknow held• on for the win. Lucknow took a 2 - 4 lead in the series on Sunday afternoon as they trounced the home team by a store of 10 : 3..Lucknow came out flying in the first period outscoring their opponents and at the end of the second they held a 5 '- 2 lead. Ray Guay and a much improved defence limited South River to one goal in, the third period while. the Lucknow offence • rallied • for five.. Steve "Guy" Simpson,. always's crowd pleaser, stored the A ptrtrt. presidents' :plaque was unveiled during the banquet honouring the.4Oth anniversar3t of the Lucknow Legion, Saturday► night. The wife of the charter president, ,Mrs. Allister Hughes, right, utnvelled, the plaque, assisted by Lucknow Branch president, Eldon Mann. • Jessie Johnston, left, was acknowledged during the , program for her active war 'effort: A ,story appears on pa ;e. 13 of today's Sentinel.. (Sentinel Staff Photol • %►td is being farmed Abierite0 .owitor0h,p .doobks By Rhea Hanliton While the portion of Huron County land under foreign absentee ownership has doubled in 'five years, the land is still bei g farmed, • This wasjust one of the.points revealed by the second phase Of the Rural Oeveiopment Outreach Project (ROOP) survey for the Huron Federation of Agriculture. • Rental fees range from a maximum of$95 to a verbal agreement with ne Money exchang. ed and the average parcel size is 102 acres .for foreign owned, 80 acres for nott..local but Canadian . owned and 73 acres of local ' otters, The majority of land is graain.coru with some acreage under other crops Apo . diverseto mention. , While the land is being used, the Huron of i+ of A learned Thursday night at Grey Central School in an update of the first phase of the RDOP study, that the number of acres under absentee ownership has increased. In a slide presentation made by Julius Mage who spearheaded the study, graphs and naps ,illustrated the :concentration of foreign ownership purchases in the northern iakeshore area of Ashfield; Colborne, and in the inland township of i1owick. IA Huron county foreign owned , land acres(61 per tent to increased from 4,658 � 7,823 (1,03 per cent) in 1980. While foreign owned included American owned land was down from 37 owners -in 1975 'to 24 in 1980 with the average size of the holding in 1980 being 100 acres, " On .the other end of the scale, European based land owners increas. ed their holdings from three in 1975 to 21 in 1980, The acreage involved is up to 8,000 Torah page 5a final goal as the Lucknow fans .chanted "We want ten', "Guy" said later, '`1 couldn't refuse, My dad ` was leading the chant." Goal scorers for Lucknow onthe weekend were Steve MacPherson 4a Brad Humphre. 4, Steve Simpson 3, Larry MacPherson 2:' Kevin Clark-2,.Paul Hamiton 2, Pa 1 Finlay and Barry\ Elphick Lucknovv_now needs only'_ one more win AO clinch the, chanipionship and it; will take,a►11 the llard;wor'k they exhibited- last weekend to doit, as South River: is the best ct»petition they have had' to face in::`the " playoffs this year:. • The third game of the series will be helm Friday night at 8.30 in . Lucknow . and the . fourth (if necessary) will be held in Lucknow on Saturday afternoon at 2.00. South River •l ry g Sunday at 4.00 (if will host the fifth game'on . necessa ). The Lucknow fan support in South River last weekend was a pleasant surprise to sa) the least, considering the distance they had to tralvel. If it is any indication of what the • size of the crowd will be like this weekend you had better come early to get a good seat. • • Highinterest rates challenge. farmers Bruce County Federation of Agriculture annual Meet the Members ,of Parliament night was held in Kincardine April 3. Dr. 'Gary Gurbin Federal member for Bruce and Grey, and 'Murray Cardiff for Huron, and Murray Elston - newly elected MPP for Huron -Bruce were present to listen to .b,riefs presented by the Federation, Cattlemen's Association, the Bruce Hog Producers, Wheat Producers and Milk Producers. High interest rates appeared to be the greatest challenge to the farmer especially the young fanners. One director told the Meeting that the only survival for the young fanner is, to sell his farm, to an absentee landlord and work for him as .a tenant. The various ,incentive plans 'offered to fa1ji ers at provincial level are causing problems that are unfavourable at domestic and the export level, state .... y p Mark MacAuley .... representing the hog producers. The incen- tive program at provincial level should be abandoned in favour of a uniform national .policy, he added, now for The cost of production pork is o while the current ...rice. is only 76,00 cwte p y '65,00. Marketing boards are the ionly method open to farmers to influence markets and government but some agencies repres ... ... _. to destroy eating consumer groups are out st . y marketing boards, Bruce County. Milk Board spokesman, Harvey Weppler, explained the . supply management and the objective to .• have Grade A standards •prevail in all producer lines. The Wheat Producers were caught in the U'S embargo on shipment of grain to Russia. Canada endorsed the embargo and promised the farmers they would be cot"npensated for any loss. According to Mr, J. MacKay the Tern to page 23a gin drowns at PortAlbert A man drowned Saturday afternoon when high winds tiped over a canoe on Lake Huron near the mouthof the Nine Mile River at. Port Albert, and Chapman, 31iand James Trailer, 27, bath of Bilghts Grove; were fishing from the canoe when the high wind blew them north of the river mouth. They attempted to turn the canoe around when it tipppd over, Traxler was able to . swim to shore . but Chapman drowned. Neither man was wear, ing a life jacket at the time of the accident. Goderich detachment of the OPP invest- igated the accident which occurred about 3.25 p. r . Chapit an's body was w recovered anent 4.00 p.m.