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The Rural Voice, 1988-09, Page 51WARD & UPTIGROVE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS For over 25 years we have been helping Perth County and area farmers and agribusinesses by providing a full line of professional services. LISTOWEL 291-3040 MITCHELL 348-8412 itiekijklin 7120 Come in and ask Don Rea and Wayne Stoltz to show you the new MAGNUM line, - - - the first all-new tractors from Case IH Case IH put more into the new MAGNUM Tractor line than any farm tractors developed in over twenty years. Here's why you'll get more out of it: MAGNUM means more. Outstanding field performance from a new 505 -cubic - inch turbocharged engine with reserve power. MAGNUM power. The MAGNUM Tractor's powershift puts 18 speeds of shift -on -the -go workpower at your fingertips — standard. And only MAGNUM Tractors offer full powershift creeper transmission with six additional speeds from .5 to 2.1 mph for more control and performance. MAGNUM performance. The MAGNUM Tractor's new larger cab has 48 square feet of window area — virtually unobstructed visibility — and more seating comfort. MAGNUM comfort. It all adds up: The Case IH MAGNUM 7120 Tractor sets new stan- dards for the 150 hp (112 kW) class — and for you. See us for details. MAGNUM, means more. STOLTZ SALES & SERVICE Listowel 519-291-2151 50 PERTH COUNTY SPECIAL EDITION AROUND PERTH OBPFC Work for Change in Industry Tom Graham of St. Marys, in addi- tion to being in his 13th year as a provin- cial director for the egg board, is Perth County's man on the public relations committee of the Ontario Beef Produc- ers for Change (OBPFC). The OBPFC was organized about two years ago to seek a centralized sys- tem for marketing beef in Ontario. Members argue that prices are simply too low for beef producers to survive. The OBPFC cites six goals: • to set up an all -industry commis- sion to operate the beef marketing sys- tem with producers as directors as well as directors from other parts of the in- dustry, • to get all beef producers and related producers registered, • to market all cattle through the commission and its agents using a sys- tem of competitive bidding, • to strive to meet the potential for all cows and calfs in Ontario, • to establish a pricing system that relates to the cost of production, and • to get recognition for the beef in- dustry's impact on the social and envi- ronmental structure of rural Ontario. In May of this year, the OBPFC reported a total of 2,400 members. In August, the number had climbed to 3,145. The organization is now awaiting the report of a task force set up to inves- tigate the beef industry in Ontario. The report is expected in September. "If there's no positive direction," says Graham, "we're going to continue doing what we're doing. Hopefully there will be something positive." "We're not very happy with the present situation," he adds. "It's just not a desirable price. Actually it's a disaster in the face of the price of com." The Graham family produces eggs as well as operating a 110 -cow herd of Red Angus.0