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100 young heifers this summer and turn
them out to pasture.
Then, in the fall, keep the top 50 and sell
the other S0. The money should pay off
your investment and cover all costs but
labor. Breed the remaining heifers.
Then, by the summer of 1980, as beef
prices peak, the 50 cows and their calves
should be worth $1,000 a pair and a nest
egg of $50,000 would be a good start on
buying a farm.
Morris said. "The saddest thing I hear
today is when they tell young people they
can't buy a farm and succeed today. You
can do it, but not the way your grandpa
did.'.
Opinions wanted
on line fence act
W. Darcy McKcough. Treasurer of
Ontario. wants to hear from all residents of
Ontario interested in the proposed 1978
line Fences Act.
The Act was introduced by Mr.
Mckeough. Minister of Intergovernmental
Affairs. in June.
"The Government look forward to
receiving and discussing comments and
recommendations for changes to this Bill
over the summer months. and to con-
sideration by the Legislature in the Fall."
said Mr. McKcough.
The major reason for the new act is the
need to provide a simpler and quicker
method for settling fencing disputes in
both rural and urban areas.
A line fence is a legal term which applies
to a fence built on a boundary line between
two properties.
The proposed act. if passed, will replace
the current Line Fences Act which has
been in existence since 1913. However, the
whole issue of line fences and the
resolution of disputes dates back even
further.
By an Act passed in 1793 in the second
session of the first provincial parliament of
Upper Canada which met at Niagara,
provision was made for the appointment of
not less than two or more than six persons
to serve the office of Fence Viewers in eac4,,
parish. township, reputed township or
place. Acts were subsequently passed in
1834, 1845, 1859, 1868, and 1874 re-
specting line fences with the 1913 act really
reenacting the 1874 legislation. Since than,
there have been only minor amendments.
Also, in addition to the methods in the
current act, it is proposed that if the
municipal council passes a bylaw, one
owner may collect the funds owed, by the
defaulting owner, from the municipal
treasurer. The municipality will then
collect the amount from the defaulting
owner as taxes with interest.
Anyone interested in receiving a copy of
Mr. McKeough's statement may contact:
Local Governmental Organization Branch,
Ministry of Treasurey, Economics and
Intergovernmental Affairs,
4th floor, Frost Bldg. North,
Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario.
M7A 1Y7
(416)965-6934
G. Bennett studies
family farms' future
Agriculture and Food Minister Bill
Newman has announced the appointment
of R. Gordon Bennett to conduct a study
into the future of the family farm.
Mr. Bennett, who retired last May as
Ontario's deputy minister of agriculture
and food, will inquire especially into the
opinions held by farmers and their families
about their futures.
In announcing Mr. Bennett's appoint-
ment, Mr. Newman said:
"The family farm has been fundamental
to our way of life for nearly 200 years. It is
our oldest and most efficient economic and
social institution. In our constant efforts to
improve our programs for agriculture in
Ontario, it is essential that we understand
the farmers' point of view and understand
what changing social and economic con-
ditions mean to them as individuals and as
businessmen. It is one thing to know what
the facts are; it is another to know how the
people affected by those facts perceive
them."
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