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The Rural Voice, 1991-12, Page 6At this special time of the year, we welcome the opportunity to thank our customers. We look forwardT to serving you in 1992. RADFORD'S FARM EQUPMENT LTD. LONDESBORO 519-523-4519 3'fomejc)rThe3CoZthJs In the spirit of the season, we extend Season's Greetings to you and your families and wish you a safe and happy holiday season and a prosperous 1992. Royal Bank Agricultural Centres HANOVER and WIARTON Canada's leader in agricultural banking. ROYAL BAN K 2 THE RURAL VOICE FEEDBACK Ils/4111111111111 IISi, irk Rural Voice • iillll'�Nllllllllfllllfl CAN OF WORMS The article you featured in the No- vember issue of The Rural Voice on worm farming was very interesting. I might add, maybe of more interest to me than the average reader, as I have been dealing with some very disgrunt- led ex -worm farmers at the Queen's Bush Rural Ministries. It appears there have been cases of people losing all their investment, which in some cases was their life sav- ings, as well as all the ongoing opera- ting costs involved in this venture. Others related dismal stories detail- ing how the worms failed to reproduce as advertised, while others had their stock wiped out by disease. All in all, after some investigation into this macer, I found more failures in the worm business than successes. Therefore, I would advise anyone thinking of entering the worm busi- ness to exercise extreme caution, and engage in some extensive fact finding before investing in this venture. Brian Ireland, Co-ordinator Queen's Bush Rural Ministries, Teeswater MARKETING BOARD "REFORMS?" Federal and provincial ministers of agriculture are discussing the reform of marketing boards at the request of a "coalition of interest groups." This group consists of processor and consu- mer associations, who are demanding lower prices at the farmgate in order to be able to compete both locally and in the export market. Seven years ago, the milling and baking industry were demanding re- moval of the two price what system, because they were losing business to