HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-11-07, Page 5, e
Luclmooc S.ntlgelz Weda,aday, Novo ber 7e 197ale
High
interest rates ra(es.,,jeoptodfro.farmere
BY ALICE GIHB
Frank Wall, a .member of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) executive,
told members of the Huron
County Federation of Agri-
culturethat he thinks _the
current : high interest rates
will "seriously jeopardize
our way of ,production, what
we produce and how effici-
ently we produce. it.ar
Mr. Wall told the meeting
the interest rates are going to
create problems for farmers •
due to the "high cost of short
term money."
He told federation mem-
bers there wasn't any resolu-
tion on interest rates submit-
ted for discussion at the . up-
coming OFA convention in.
fronto at the end of the
aganda .sheets" which are
telling the public that if the
government would get rid of
marketing boards, "then ev-
erything will be alright."
Mr, Wall said nothing is
needed more than getting
the farmer's story across' to
the public.
TAX EQUALIZATION
In other business, the fed-
eration received 'replies from
six of the county's 16 town.
ship 'councils about the 1980
revised tax equalization fac-
tors.
The federation wrote to the
councils to see if the farm
organization and the councils
could co-ordinate action on a
campaign on the .factors
..which are expectedto in-
crease taxes in rural areas.
The .councils from... Howick,
Ooderich,. Usborne, McKil-
lop and Stephen indicated
they would be interested, in a
joint meeting' with federation
members on the issue.
H_'ay Township council' re-
sponded That they -weren't
opposed to the new equa1iiza}
tion factors. Hay is the only
Huron County •township
which won't face any real
change in equalization. fac-
tors.'
The federation members
voted to send a letter to the
16 township councils indicat-
ing the need for a• joint
meeting to discuss the issue
at some future date.
The federation also receiv-
ed a response from Minister
of Agriculture Lorne Hen-
derson to a letter sent to the
month, which surprised him. • • • •
Merle Gunby, president of
the Huron County Federa-
tion, said, "1 think we're still
in a state of shock, Frank."'
Mr, Wallsaid. the reason
given for higher interest.
rates was as a curb for
inflation, but he said 'if
farmers can't get short ,term
money, . and foodsupplies
become scarce, then prices
will increase anyway:
He said for example he
didn't know .'how long corn
growers will be able to stay
in business ' if the costs of
energy and the costs of short
termmoney keep rising:
Mr. Wall was speaking': to
federation members on the
proper way to draft. resolu-
tions • submitted .to the. OFA
for consideration. •He •, told
members that people who set
up resolutions must make
sure they do their homework
well, before • presenting the
resolution to the,OFA board
of directors. . ,
•
He also criticized.' "prop -
Conservative
policy._:.
•from page 1
Smith wants mandatory home insulation,standards in gas
consumption for cars; More money put into public -transit and'
investment in renewable sourcesof energy such as . portable
liquid fuel's,
The province does . not. require more hydro -electric
generating stations said Smith referring -to Ontario's surplus
generating capacity.
"The crisis is not at the wall plug,14it's .at the gas pump:"
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minister criticizing his stand
on farm .severances for retir-
ing farmers,
The minister told the fed-
eration the severance issue is
"an "-issue I feel strongly
about," He said, "a farmer
should be allowed a lot on
which to retire or a lot to help
get his children.' started on
the farm. I am not against a
farmer • building the extra
house onhis farm if he wants
to but I think he should have
the option of an extra lot."
Jim McIntosh said he
didn't,
feel the minister had
backed Alp his arguments for
severance in the letter.
Merle Gunby said, "These
so called farm severances are
usually • only used for that
purpose for less than five
years."
Frank Wall told the meet-
ing statistics indicate three
or four years is all the time
those severances remain in
the farmer's hands.
Gerry Fortune asked,
."Does Mr. Henderson own a
farm and is_ he thinking` of
on?
retiring o"' ••
.Max' Demeray suggested
when the retired farmer is
done with the severed parcel
of land, it should revert back
to the original farm. Mr.
Wall said, "then -we don't
need a severance."
Bob Robinson requested
that the federation reply. to
Mr. Henderson's letter ask-
ing the minister to state what
protection thereis for the
farmer who owns the farm
that the lot is severed .from
when someone else buys the
lot.
The federation is concern-
ed that when severed 'prop
erty is purchasedby non -
farmers, the owner will com-
plain about farm activities
and odours.
Members also discussed a
letter from the Oxford Coun-
ty Federation on the disaster
relief program in the Wood-
stock area.
To date the Huron County
Federation has raised ap
t-
Fro4n'iately $16,000 tQ con-•
tribute .to. the .disaster relief
fund, in addition to sending
feed and manpower to assist
farmers, whose farms were
damaged in the August torn-
ado. •
The Oxford Federation ex-
pressed concern that the
costs of trucking feed to the
damaged farms won't be'
covered by the disasterrelief
fund.
The Huron County feder-
ation members voted to give
support to the Oxford. County
federation's request that
transportation costs be mat-
ched , or else covered with
funds from the disaster relief
fund.
The members also elected
their four remaining direct-
ors on the Huron County
federation executive. The
directors are Tony McQuail
of. West Wawanosh, Jim
McIntosh of, Tuckersmith,
and Walter Elliott and Jim.
Hunter of East Wawanosh
Township.
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