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Page 16 Luctmow Sentinel, Wednesday,. Feb. 2Z, 1978
Jim Armstrong, Wingham, and host farmer for the 1978 IPM was Emcee for the Huron County
delegation at the annual convention of the Ontario Plowmen's Association. From the left are Roy
Pattison, vice-chairman of the Huron local committee; Gerry Ginn, warden of Huron County, the Ontario
Queen of the Furrow and Laurie Stafford, Huron's Queen of the Furrow.
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We may be beliyacnrng
on an empty stomach
[THE BURLINGTON GAZETTE]
.Canadians may soon have to do
their ' `.Bellyaching:'' about infla=.
tion on an empty stomach accord--
ing to Peter Hannam, president of
the Ontario Federation of Agriculw 4•"
ture.
Hannam said that Canad iir
agriculture is in trouble because,
farmers have been exploited.
Over the last three years, hesaid,
farm income dropped about 40
percent -, including a 19 percent
drop last year; 13 . percent the.
previous year; and 6 percent.
before that.,
"No other group of. Canadians
have seen, their incomes drop so
drastically," he stated. "If they
had, it would have been front
page news. We would have heard
all kind of cries for justice and
government assistance."
Hannam said,one reason for the
high standard of living in Canada
is that we pay less of our income
for food than any other people in
the world,.. He added that few..
people have considered the
question of why food prices have
risen over the past few years,
even- though farm incomes have
declined sharply.
Farmers are angry and frustrat-
ed, Hannam stated, and many are
considering leaving farming.
"If we lose our farmers, who is
going to provide Canadians with
the lowest price supply of food in
the world? Are they going to rely
on imports?" he asked. "We did
that with oil and look what
happened."
IJeiegates highlight.
plown,ens annual
Hannam stressed that Canad-
ians must realize that to have a
healthy agricultural industry,
farmers must receive a fair price
for Their produce. Government
will also have to change its
attitude, he added.
Dumping offoreign produce on
the Canadian food market will
have to . stop, he said. The
government will have to provide
reasonable ' tariff protection, and
stop other countries from building
tariff, walls against Canadian
manufactured goods.
"If agriculture is.. going to
prosper, weneed some major
changes.," Hannam stated. "If
we don't get them, we will lose
many of our farmers. It's time
that Canadians wake up to how
serious the situation really is."
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The Huron County delegation
provided the highlight of the
Ontario Plowmen's annual meet-
ing in Toronto last Tuesday.
Nearly 200 strong, the Huron
group was led into the Concert
Room of the Royal York Hotel by
the Seaforth District High School
Band, and completely circled the
perimeter of the vast room.
This is the big year for Huron
County. The International Plow-
ing Match, with a probable
'attendance . of 250,000, will be
held immediately east of Wing -
ham on Highway 86. Host farmer
is Jim Armstrong, who acted as
master of ceremonies for Tues-
day's presentation.
Lining the rear of the platform
were the chairmen of committees
which are responsible for the 1978
match, members of parliament
and legislature, Mayor Bill Wald-
en of Wingham, Reeve Joe Kerr
and Deputy Reeve Harold Wild,
each of whom were introduced to
the gathering, as was Laurie
Stafford, Huron's Queen of the
Furrow.. •
Howard Datars of Dashwood,
chairman of Huron's local com-
mittee for the IPM, outlined the
progress of organization to date
and he- was followed by the
vice-chairman; Roy Pattison of
East Wawanosh, who detailedthe
work of the committees for which.
he is responsible. He introduced
Ray Scotchmer, ' Goderich, chair-
man'
hair-man` of the publicity committee
and Barry Mulvey, Belmore,
chairman of the.lands committee.
Gerry Ginn, warden of the
county, issued. a warm invitation
to attend the 1978 International
andvoiced. his pride in Huron
County as a great place tolive and
to visit.
Don Pullen, Clinton; .Huron's
agricultural representative,. was
the featured speaker and did an
excellent job of describing the
county's history, industries and
attractions. He listed the many
agricultural products in which
Huron is the highest or second
highest producer in Ontario,
Ammumf
mentioning the outstanding re-
cord of one of the delegation on
the platform. Russel Bolton of
Seaforth, 'has won the premier
award for hay in world competi-
tion for six' consecutive years.
Pullen described Huron County
as "the last bastion of pure
agriculture in the province". He
also paid tribute to the late
Gordon McGavin of Walton, for
his contribution over the years to
plowing competition and the
International. Gordon was named
chairman of the publicity commit-
tee for the 1978 match when the
original organization was estab-
lished by the local committee four
years ago and his death saddened
his many warm friends in the
plowing fraternity.
The speaker described the soil
at the match site as excellent for
this purpose, providing the best
of conditions for plowing and with
good drainage characteristics. He
concluded with an invitation from
all the people of Huron to attend
the 1978 , IPM and enjoy the
hospitality of the county's friend-
ly residents.
The International Plowing
Match will be held September 26
to 30, 1978.
Peanuts By Charles Schulz r
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