HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-09-18, Page 5the foliowing was the presen-
tation made 10 A.i/teld TownshiP
farmer, Doug tlScotto' at the Septem..
r 11 meeting ' 4 Line in the
Dirt, held at the Lucktow Com-
munity Centre.
reprint it hero as it contains
an; abudance of food for thoat,ht
during this current agricultural
+ ,
am a fanner.,
I am not sated.
And 1 don't care who knows id
Ladies and gentlemen, members
of the press, honourable members
of Parliament. fellow farmers:
(Q'} Myy beef and 1 operate a 400-acrey�t, �y�r�w
65 beef cow and r s g. oper-
ation. involving t nishing ^Tl of Rour
own calves, purchased feeders, and
custom fig,; along with some
cash cropping. This puts us in the
caytye�gory^ of
/man average ongoing-
farm
ngoing•
fa m.,:oi.peration.
I will give you a comparison to
think about. Our. farm ' operation
consists of an investment in land,
livestock, equipment and buildings
8.
of a quarter to a half million dol-
lars..
In the 1990 taxation year our
itross income was in excess of
$119,000.
Our het.. income� was
under ,000. This places, uswell..
below theve y level.
po �y
I work 10 -how tq 16 -hour da ; s.
w to supplement the farM
income. She works 71 -hour days.
She has au investment of $500 ut:a
Lueknow *Qua itifeidnestiaY. September 18. 1001 Page
eid Township anner states his concerns on crisis
arp,* the economics offaraiing
warrant a better one, and an
investment it a ply lunch box.
la 1990 fin year
to st bstan�.tiall higher imae
than I did.. t int that .she
claimed mega n dependant Not
.
very ::supportive to,a mates sense of
pride and self-respect.
Yet I am far more fortunate than
many. My banker tells . 'me that.
Also that the lir and ineffc%nt.
farmer is long gond
out the window ill
tlie in0110118 and
ay, "Good o ug VW," But au
incre,'ngnumber of toda*'s
farm
ay bsay g%'"Go 0d
its morning1
Thisphrase couldj
.„ justified
With the .1991, price of wheat at
$2.04 per bushel compared to $2.14
per bushel ill in 1902; with the price
of steers at. 80 cents per pound,
compared to 90 cents per pound in
1982; with,the price of oats at $90
per tin compared to $141 per ton in
1986; with au 8.6 per cent increase
in. the}'(�dro rite' for 1991; audio'
YT
announcedannounced'increase of 44 per nt
over the next three years.
To buy au 85 -horsepower" tractor
hi, 1976 cost$16,000 COQ :' l to ',./6
te<. � la r Ay
M
„� per �
steers today.
o bu a Chrysler car in 1975
or-seven'to eight -steers;
compared to $25,000 or 25 steers
today,
kind of economic picture
inevible l ip, for the
tanner mad the 1=
tamer as well.
There are masy fps out the
that 'may a though they are
dog bud if they lord not have
the £ysteal and iinancial sum
. provided by their aging pareato
P31Bilt3i lbw o ons d
collapse. 0 .-
i!p�r in.
1!!1- individual #u �i armep 1 '
the same boatoniony;: The boat is
becoming overcrowded* : ;the point
causing ae effect the ,.
what, a have 'never; Ititowit o
contemp
that
ly, the .id�of ja�gw y"' f
lite
th(', t �A f several g rie'.etml!f agti.
when. many our f�eeatheres:. e:.
WO*. .: t y to .� `
Dies and build a life.
But they also helped to build and
maintaina.. ,Social and er.0110040
structure contrilmting to the ming
up and development orad, owns,
business, manufacturing and
emplo ent. .
Yin .t;
Todaye are Z.5 , r' cent. "
�NfQ
the population tut are .responsible
for 20 pertecent of the employment.
Surely something thathaiendured
'
'Much .
h� soto
;t�rou >ruure for
t!
S:
r . acontribution
Mp
natiOn
livelihood. my way of life and my
honie -but of a v crowing
number of fm people in this prov-
ince
aud across Canada.
11,0 not talking here of one or two
tygrutoPs,butthe'stru tur'e
agrleulture as a whole.
The spinoff this problem eat'
affect :the food our`table, the
consumersas well as the producers.
It Calihaves devastating effect on
the rural,n_ . . schools,
churches, independent
networks, seed. feed and fM
otiona, grain eleva' and ter-
minals: !
er.minals:. ° and ship-
-1011; U. small-town business
taro to page to
op
Well we the m t g!'la k
Wilkinson of the Ontarictrederation
of Agriculture (OFA) gave a ;p .
about how we would e
..10,f,armeri on a nye.
bts did not wake up° by
toher;1. ( wonder it $* r ou
falej awake4
It was armed the public ',pa
.30 per meal to s0. rt�.thei rfui
foodsup" k 1x. b�. t�s
supply.. . � :: � f
country. It, costs less tom. AOpec
da to su rt the..OFA,: et , how
many .' farmers eve not' cured
enoughgh , fo>�.''their boobs
futures to support a tarn} related
Row c^a we .S
blic to ,pay .90 n;= day. W
don't lay!' y f
,lam
wants10
ere 'i +ill `ey come a .
tba . it will be .the same,;
st wil sithome be ing
bed e for them .;Do
**vim one s cnd that 973,4
ped cent`of thewill people listen to
a.fe a `'when: they know' we
do not show' support for
... support tur get "
their attentibn
defer
wonder if.
the hat. as:pas
costs of the meetie
you whp haven't support farming .
in the ' t intMoney into. the:WO
Or were:.: ou Oven .there :;lf we are
not willing to fight: or . our. own
f
e #Cr;
u� w e t " e
u �w
dor;tt for, uls? e,.ne ,! h other.
bet's start the march. Now, of`o y
1 could find sou a ne t lend? me
to m� nia r
for sit* Kep
i use ofy�bathing {�prro�d�ucts
.'lasi
'k gets, .oils, sseea�saks.�..is
aPninisndari to .l
p*asEure and that ►nefieial'.
(Mos ofhath'.
the i► sage baths were designed to vide as ‘6jearaand superior' bodY
Y[massa�trits Oateuted conceptallows air eater tY blend together to sage
the w io ,
tie* to* toil. Aft too* a tient turbine blows waw. c'
ru hnu t s 'jets (14 to 82 ependingon the model) el) luted aroundifielower
part of the tub wall, Backrests and seats were 'shaped to provide;mprerelaxation. The
rpt is a it1100tio.119wiiit4actiint and the. best. massage a bntk.can give.
lir .
massage baths are hygienic and very easy to znaittain. Since 'only air
nomCr are totally safe with no water
suction to suck in face chitties, hair,
pi
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