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gone as high as. $30 to $32
per pound and aslow as
$3," said Drennan. "The
boardhas set the price at
$16 per pound."
Adrian Vos criticized.
the panelfor allowing
bigger farm s to get
bigger and keeping the
little farmer out,
"There are broiler
operations for sale to
anyone. The board will
even help in the . tran-
sfer," replied George
Underwood.
Former OFA president
Gordon Hill told the
group that new producers
are being left out in the
cold.
"When quotas are
available it was said that
a large percentage would
be made available for
new producers"; he said.
"But it didn't work out
that way, Most of it went
to the established far-
mers."
'Where are... farms
available for those who
want to get into egg
producing business. At
present we are working
on 61 .'per cent of our
-quota We are nowhere
near filling our barns",
said Bill Scott. "Existing
producers can afford to
pay moire than a new
producer."
`Whenyou buy a dairy
farm you buy into the
system gradually", said
Jim . Drennan. "The
board'w. now ::offers, .°an; -.
opportunity :.for ° .new,
producers to buy in to the
quota system".
"You can , get funds
from any chartered bank
in Canada to buy a quota
with", said Ken
Crawford.
The- .one : problem: in
common .which some
board members saw was
with consumer groups.
There is a certain amount
of misunderstanding
which marketing boards
are trying to clear up.
"Our biggest problem
is not the consumer" said
.'Ken Crawford,_ "We have
more problems in our
own ranks. There are
eight provinces under the
National- Canadian
Turkey Marketing Board,
and on' every one of our
sittings there isa con-
sumer rep. there. We
have a good. relationship
with the consumers", he
said. .
Bill Scott pointed out
that "The minute you
limit the product to make
money the '"consumer
yells . and calls it inef-
ficient-,!'
nef-ficient.'
"'The fact today in
chicken producing is that..
,we can ' produce a 414
pound bird .on .75 sof a
';:square foot. It used, to be.
on one square foot" said
George Underwood, "We
are now able to put out
more per square foot." '
"1 think the' consumer'
probleni"` stems' " from
fluctuating prlces", said.
Mr. Scott. "Quotas have
produced . stable prices.
In the US producers have
tree ° enterprise and are
'.'►ow -sympathetic teus"'
'11'11014 we gent over •
„Qur.e'cono'bniGfor}yL'iula
repeF'
4` ons er'ress]�Ji trative'M
b �e
Af B;; -said. Tir. Drennan.
"We are efficient. We
have 15,800 farmers
producing . 5.2 billion
pounds of milk,"
"Take u look at turkey
prices", said. Ken.
Crawford, "in the early
60's the' price was bet,
ween 89 cents to $1.12, It's
the same today."
I am a supporter of
management, quotas,
and marketing boards
and think they are
essential", said Mr. Mill,
"I suspect that supply
management will be used
in future years, But I am
.concerned at the value of
quotas. It could confirm
suspicions that a large
profit is made. I mean
who' would pay $2, per
year just to keep a hen?"'
"Marketing boards
have been negligent",
Gordon Hill said. "Don't
you guys go and bugger
up the system'so when the
hog producers want to try
quotas the . public won't
let them,''
It was agreed by the
panel that by -combining
their efforts' they will get
a more reasonable
system,
"`Despite the fact that
we are trying to get more
stability on ,the farm the
quota system takes out
the highs and lows in the
market", summorized
OFA executive member,
Frank Wall.
Stocker Sale
A total of 467 head of cattle
were sold at the Lucknow
Stocker Sale on Monday,
October 16.
6 steer calves averaging
475 lbs. were sold. by K.
Leddy, Auburn to Ross
Taylor, Belgrave . at .90c.
9 steers averaging 715 lbs.
sold by. Don Brooks, Lucknow
to H. Crawford, Goderich
went for 78.25.
18 heifer calves averaging
380 lbs. sold by R. Brecken-
ridge, Bluevale, to L. Col-
well, Blyth, at 78.25.
4 heifers averaging 795.1
went. to' Allan Anstett, Car
gill, ` at 67c, sold by Ray
Buchmeier, Lucknow.
Value of the sales for the
day ws $233,,060:
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Toronto Stun:
Receipts at the Ontario.
Stockyards for the week
ending October 13, were
cattle, 7,816; calves, 2,789;
hogs,. 4,800 and sheep,
1,156,
Cattle receipts are down
1,356 from last week. Calf
numbers are down 1,375
head from last week's rece-
ipts. Sheep and lambs are
down 400 head from last
week. •
Trading on choice steers
and heifers started out slow
at the beginning of the week,
j but then regained and, finish-
ed with strong prices by the
end of the week, Cows sold.
under pressure at Si - 2/cwt.
lower.
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750 lbs. sold from $70 to $78
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io steer calves from $75 to
$85 with sales to $92/cwt.
Western- and Ontario, heifer
calves were selling from $72 -
$80 with sales to $88.50.•
l' Veal sold steady,..- Good
calves from 200 to 30Q lbs..
sold from $70 to $80 400 to
1500 lb. calves sold from $65 - ,
1875 and 500 to 750 ib. calves
traded from .$50 -to $60/cwt.
Plain, light and heavy calves
sold from '$35 to $50/cwt.
Sheep are .selling, from $28
to. $41Y with sales to . $42.
Heavy fat sheep went for $20
- $25. The lamb trade was
higher. Good handyweight
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withsales to $82.
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