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The Rural Voice, 1978-08, Page 20insurance plan, 70 per cent live on the Fairies. Prairie farmers insure large acreages and therefore carry an even higher proportion of the total crop insurance liability. Of the federal contri- bution to the program, $57.5 million or 82 per cent will go to the three prairie provinces this year. Manitoba farmers bought $190 million in coverage, with 16,500 of them taking part. In Saskatchewan, 44,500 farmers have purchased $670 million in coverage. And crop insurance coverage in Alberta totalled $260 million and was bought by 19,500 farmers. In British Columbia, 1,750 farmers have taken out $23.5 million coverage and in the Atlantic provinces 1,665 farmers have $21.9 million protection under the crop insurance program. Ontario has enrolled 18,000 farmers with $265 million coverage. Last year, total premiums reached a record high of $147 million because of the threat of drought in some parts of the country. However, most areas had good growing weather and payouts were less than expected. Indemnities paid so far have totalled $109 million but more claims are expected, particularly on Ontario's corn cron. in me West, most claims were made on hail damage and losses caused by the wet fall weather, while damage to the white bean crop accounted for a large portion of the $22 million paid to Ontario farmers. More farmers are realizing the benefit of carrying crop insurance. The program helps to minimize the risks of farming. Hail, frost, excessive moisture, disease. drought or insects can wipe out one year's crop and the equivalent of five years' profit . Money in farming, Morris tells 4-H kids There's money to be made, and teenagers who want to get rich quickly might consider the agriculture business. That was the message of George Morris. past president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and a former beef producer - a message he delivered at the regional 4-H conference held at the University of Western Ontario recently. Mr. Morris told the 4-H'ers, "Farming is a good business, of course. your grandfather will tell you it's impossible to buy a farm, pay it off and make it go these days. They couldn't do it. But you don't have to use their methods, and you can." Morris said while it's never been easy to buy a farm, banks make it a bit easier. "If you can borrow money to get a start, do it," he told an audience of about 100 people. "With the rate of inflation, you'll be "..the best name around livestock today_" ARCHER'S CLINTON, ONT. (519) 482-3991 1 request further information on HOGS Farrowing Crates ❑ Finishing Pens❑ Dry Sow Stalls❑ BATTLE Free Stalls❑ Wide Arch Stalls❑ Maternity PensE HORSES Box Stalls❑ Standing Stalls ❑ LIVESTOCK N f%$EMENT/ SYSTEMS Breeding & Boar Pena❑ Weaner Pens❑ Combination Pens ❑ Calf Pens ❑ Bull Pens ❑ Corner Feeders ❑ Hay Racks ❑ Manure Handling Ventilation Systems❑ Steel Stalls ❑ Waterers & Sprtnlder❑ NAME ADDRESS I, armer❑ Stu4entE1 Dealer PG. 20 THE RURAL VOICE/AUGUST 1978. paying back money worth less than what you borrowed and your investment will be appreciating. I got my first bank loan at age 14," he said. Morris told the 4-H members he was born in Alberta but his father lost the family savings in a Calgary real estate deal, so the family move to Kent County. "1 was just 14 and my father took out a mortgage on a farm near Tilbury. Then he died and we were orphans with that farm to take care of." Morris, his older sister and an 11 -year old brother kept the farm and had paid for it in 10 years while other farms in the area went out of business during the Depression. "We were just kids and we didn't know it was impossible," Morris said. The speaker said the province of Ontario needs 1,200 new farm owners annually and post -graduate college men and women to develop new farm technology. "Your generation will double and triple our cattle production. You will help feed the world. And you're going to do it on garbage and on garbage land through genetic manoeuvring." Morris urged the teenagers to get the education needed for genetic break- throughs in animal science and for efficient use of land. One way Morris suggested 4-H members can get started earning a fortune is to buy HELM WELDING LIMITED RR 2,_Lucknow 529-7627 Feed tanks are built of 1/2 mile south of Lucknow 14 gauge metal, paint- ed blue. They are ruggedly reinforced with heavy angle iron ring and legs. All tanks are of side draw off design. Capacity: sizes range from 4 to 16 tons. Prices include ladder, blow pipe for filling, manhole and inspection glass. Re- quires . concrete pa base 91/2' x 9'h' square, 10" deep reinforced with steel. We also specialize i building gravity boxe farm wagons, 3 -pt hitch scraper blades. u and general fabric