The Rural Voice, 1978-09, Page 29TheOntarto support price is based on 95
per cent of the average market prices for
the previous five years, plus an adjustment
for cash production costs. Establishment of
theOntarioprice follows a recent announce-
ment by the federal govenment of a $2.26
per bushel support level under the federal
plan.
The average market price for the 1977
crop year will not be determined until the
middle of September. If that price is less
than $2.26, however, producers enrolled in
the Ontario plan can expect a net payment
of at least eight cents per bushel.
The Ontario plan is funded one-third by
producers and two-thirds by the Ontario
government. The producer's share will be
deducted from the payment.
Forms must be filled out and returned with
receipts attached for payment to be made.
Gracey disputes 3 myths
about farmers
Charles Gracey, manager of the
Canadian Cattlemen's Association in Tor-
onto has written a speech he calls "Let's
Hear It For Our Good Farmers," in which
he tries to dispel some major myths about
farming.
The central and over-riding myth is that
farming today remains a form of peasantry
and farmers are underpaid; the second
myth is that the family farm is disappear-
ing and the third, although he's having
second thoughts on it, is that the Canadian
government has an overt "cheap food
policy," according to Gracey.
Gracey uses 1971 census figures to
dispel the first myth. The figures show that
roughly 100,000. or one-third of the
country's farmers, produced more than
three-quarters of the food.
"The evidence is that these are the
productive, businessmen -farmers who are
not going broke." he said.
Conversely, about 200,000 or two-thirds
of the farmers, produce less than one-
quarter of the country's food.
As for the second myth concerning loss
of family farms, Gracey didn't think there
should be too much concern since "all the
farms in Canada are family farms, and we
shouldn't be too concerned about the
decline in the number of farms until the
situation shows that the commercial,
highly productive farms are disappearing
He fears, however, that now the third
myth is getting closer to reality. "It
certainly appears now that cheap food is
the policy of at least the consumer and
corporate affairs ministry."
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THE RURAL VOICE/SEPTEMBER 1978 PG. 29