The Rural Voice, 1979-02, Page 38"Thriving agricultural community"
Perth F of A wants $5,000
The Perth County Federation of
Agriculture is determined to convince all
the municipalities in the County that
Fe deration should be eligible for a grant to
help fund its projects in 1979.
At their January meeting in Mitchell the
directors agreed to send a form letter to the
munici 1 councils explaining why the
Federation .should receive the grant.
The Federation. which has been
established in Perth for 35 years, argues
that it is the largest single representative
of farmers in the county.
Past President Ken Green said, "Perth
County is the benificiary of a thriving
agricultural community". Agriculture both
directly and indirectly create jobs in the
county and therefore it is the prime
stimulator of the area's economy said
Green.
"It's not just that the farmers spend
money in the area but there's all the
businesses like the feedmills, cheese
factories, and machinery dealers which
benefit" he said.
Green told the
members that the
Federation made a request to County
Council's Agricultural Committee last year
for a grant. The recommendation was
defeated when it came to the council
session. "We asked for $5,000 and then
agreed to settle for $3,000 and came back
with nothing."
The Federation then had to approach the
townships individually for funds and some
still refused to contribute. The towns and
villages were not asked for money.
Treasurer Bill Osborne said eight of the
11 townships in the county gave grants
Which ranged from $75 to $350. He said, in
total $1,850 was raised.
Elma, Hibbert and North Easthope
refused to make a donation to the
Federaton.
Green said, "North Easthope's
philosophy is, they would no more support
us than a union. . . Well I don't see it that
way, I think we're more like a Chamber of
Commerce than a union."
Several directors commented that other
counties in the region give financial
support to their Federations of Agriculture.
Some have gone to a levy system to collect
funds for the Federation.
Green said that he and other re-
presentatives would be approaching Perth
County Council in March with a request for
$5.000.
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PG. 38 THE RURAL VOICE/FEBRUARY 1979
PERTH
Federation of Agriculture
Annual Meeting
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1 p.m.
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