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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-03-29, Page 5Cr Laeknow _Mich, Wednesday, Mar `' ,1 a :5 Brussels be€f producer will vehemently vote "no" Dear editor: In a recent T.V. debate with my fellow beef producer, Dori Mill, Don Stated that a beef agency would result in about -a 5080-100 rise in Ontario beef.prices ,and at temptaedtaexpIain:how'this would happen. I :challenged him to Show with facts what he was>tdii ing about -I'm Still waiting for the facts! Some °of'my neighbours and I attended the annual -me;eting of the Beef Producers' For Change, and were all surprised and disappointed to hear nothing about 'this spectacular 60-80400 price rise. The =annual meeting .of this 'so-called grass roots organization was presented with a sketchy verbal 'financial statement (no printed statement) and most of The :meeting was taken up with •pro- nouncements:from the podium with an ab- solute minimum of participation from The audience. A few resolutions were voted on with practically no discussion by the ap- proximately 40 to 50 people who were voting. Have you heard about the restauranteur .who added frogs' legs to his menu on the word of afriend who toldhim that he had a frog pond : full of thousands of frogs, and could supply as many frogs' legs as he could ever need. A new chef was hired — new menus printed -1000 frogs' legs were ordered and the friend delivered only 100 legs. The restauranteur frantically asked "his friend for an explanation — the friend said- he was -very sorry but-- from the noise from the pond, he was sure there were thousands, but when he went to catch them, there were only 50 frogs! Oh boy ! Ontario has had single desk selling for hogs for quite a few years. On March 2, 1989: U.S. hog price 42e per lb. live wt. U.S. $ or 500 per lb. live wt. Can. $. Ont. hog price $1.20 per kg. or :55' per ib. carcass, at 75% dress equals 410 per Ib. live weight in Can. $. THE EDII'OR Ontario hag price 9e Ubelow U.S. hog price. Ag. Canada data shows this to be typical from 198341988. Ontario steer and heifer prices under to- day's free : market in Ontario are running just over or , just under :the impact ceiling and .arethehighest in North America — so where's the 60.80400 price jump going to come from? At our farm we've been feeding virgin bulls for slaughter since 1968 •-- we .find This works well for us when we are free to negotiate a.price with a packerand move relatively.: small lots, _ usually 6 to 15 bulls direct from our farm to the kill floor --<a beef agency wouldgreatly complicate and or probably eliminate this opportunity for us as well as others. Breeding and feeding cattle of a par- ticular'typefor a special:market is -a grow- ing opportunity for beef producers in On- tario, where customers want to know how it was grown; where it was grown, and that you can deliver the same quality time after time — a beef agency would 'break the direct contact between producer and consumer and complicate or probably eliminate this growing opportunity. Supply management is a bit like Ben's alleged steroid injection — a bit of a lift for the "short run," (no pun intended) but the after effects aren't so hot! Here at Bodmin Farms, we've made some easy money with chicken broilers, because we got our quota for "being alive and breathing," when it was voted in, but now at $15.00 per bird, the next generation is out of luck, and if we capitalize our quota Let Cook's help you get your .crop into the ground this spring. We handle a full range of dry: and liquid fertilizers, crop protection products and quality seed. With over 100 years of experience, the experts at Cook's can help you develop a crop program that's both economical and effective in reaching your yield goals. For -everything you need this spring, come to Cook's. Nobody puts more into helping you grow a profitable crop. Branches: HenSall (519) 262-2410 Centralia (519)228.6661 Kirkton (519) 229-8986 Walton (519) 527-1540 Amberley (519) 395-3601 Atwood (519) 356-2292 Part of the Cook's Crop Input 'Darn (from Jell to right) : Frank Catry - Hensall Axl -sales Representative,. 2 years with Cook's Harold Poster - Centralia Agri -Sales Representative, 15 years with Cook's Paul Bushell - Amberley Branch Manager, 2 years with Cook's -- we aren't making any money — it won't pencil out. So I;.guess'the 'best I can say for supply management is that it rewards the first few for a 'little while. Yesterday a dairy neighbour 'of mine asked me if I had any idea how supply management could be made to work in beef. He said he ,didn't know. I told him I didn't. Beef Producers For Change haven't given any concrete details. So I'll leave that one with you. Please call or write as soon as you have it figured out. I'll sign off now with something I:saw on an office wall In the 1950s — I don't know who wrote it but here it: is: - I hate the guys Who criticize The guys 'Whose enterprise Helps them rise Above :the guys Who criticize! P.S. I'm voting "NO" so my kids and grandkids have at least something they can try without paying for, and or :answer- ing tor, a board or agency. Sincerely Ross Proctor RR 5, Brussels To the Editor, 1 would like to let the people of this area know of one of Canada Post's latest in- dignations to purchasers and more work for its employees. Ifireri r=boughfi `-speoiai notepaper to help the organization, Amnesty International, .and wrote a long overdue letter to a friend, I did not expect it back in my box the next day with a sticker requiring 10 cents more postage on it. Has the public been notified of all these new rules and regulations? Don't be surprised if you get a sticker too, unless you take your measuring tape n ballot to the store when next you buy a card for a special person. Even a speck over 15 cen- timetres in width will `require extra postage unless you find a way to make it pass inspection. A large postage user Laura Lee Cayley Health inspector tells how to avoid food poisoning Jack McKinnon, Huron County Health Inspector, was guest speaker at the St. Helen's Women's Institute meeting. He spoke on food poisoning and how to avoid it. Following the o , • g Ode and Mary Stewart Collect, the rollcall was answered by 12 members on duties of farm women. Minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer's report were given and new and old business discussed. Edith Cooper, Muriel Moffat, Elaine Er- rington and Jean Phillips will attend the meeting in a nidetborough, sto plarr the district annual. The Sunshine Sister banquet will be held in April with Donnybrook ladies catering. Upcoming catering includes April 6 a banquet, card parties on April 4 and 17. The display at Lucknow Fall Fair will be based on a .Christmas theme, with minutes of yester year 1983 by Irene Markham. GE iNWWN WMF1LL .J1TE tIfititilirSin l� ilkbd ll +' ile` MI A recycling depot -4e+hill:be,availablezat,the.Landfilt;Site -foruse bythe residents of the following municipalities: Town of Goderich, Town -of Seeforth, Town of Clinton, Township of Goderich, Township of Colborne, TownshipnfTuckersmith, Village of Bayfield, Village of Lucknow. :starting on Monday, April 3, 1989 Materials that are able to be recycled must be brought to the 6I,& and deposited at the proper location. The following items will be accepted for recycling: 1. Scrap Metal - including stoves, refrigerators, etc. 2. 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