The Citizen, 1993-03-03, Page 19MARCH SPECIAL
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NOTICE
RESIDENTS OF
HULLETT TOWNSHIP
Hullett Council is seeking
Volunteer(s) residing In the
municipality to organize the
Minor Ball Program for the
summer of 1993.
Anyone interested in providing
this opportunity for the youth
of the municipality is asked to
submit their name at the
Municipal Office, Londesboro,
Ontario.
The ongoing commitment to
youth depends largely on
community Involvement and
interest
P.O. Box 226
Londesboro, Ont.
NOM 2H0
523-4340
NOTICE TO DOG
OWNERS
TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT
As of February 2, 1993, all
dogs must be licenced
according to By•Law No.
1993-1, being a by-law to
licence and prohibit the
running at large of dogs.
LICENCES AND TAGS WILL
BE AVAILABLE AT THE
MUNICIPAL OFFICE ONLY
AS OF MARCH 1, 1993.
Dogs must be registered by
March 31st of each year.
Every person who becomes
the owner of a dog on or
after March 31st shall
register same at the
Municipal Office within one
month.
The Fee Schedule to be paid
shall be:
a) for each neutered male
dog or spayed
female dog. $10.00
b) for each additional
neutered male dog or
spayed female dog.
$15.00
c) for each male or female
dog if only one
Is kept. $20.00
d) for each additional male
or female dog. $30.00
Proof that dog has been
neutered or spayed must be
shown at time of registration
and before a licence tag is
issued.
Kennel licences may be
issued upon payment of an
annual fee of $30.00 under
the following conditions:-
dogs must be pure-bred and
a Certificate of Registration
in the Canadian or any other
recognized Kennel Club
shall be provided.
PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP
Improving Productivity While yVorking With
T nyironment
Sponsored by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
Date: March 10, 1993
Place: Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre, Brussels
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Topics: The Evolution of a Successful Farm
Pasture Management for Higher Profit
No-till Planting on Clay Soils
CURB Program- What You Should Know
Roofed Manure Storage- Will it Work on Your Farm?
Admission: Free
Lunch: Available for $3.00
Registration, coffee and donuts, beginning at 9:30 a.m.,
first session begins at 10:00.
For more information contact the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority at (519) 335-3557.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993. PAGE 19.
Dairy groups reach agreement on cream industry
The Ontario Farm Products
Marketing Commission, the
Ontario Cream Producers'
Marketing Board and the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board are pleased
to announce that an agreement has
been reached on issues relating to
the Ontario farm separated cream
industry.
Cream producers market butterfat
and retain the skim milk portion of
their milk on farm. The cream
industry recognizes the need to
provide options for their producers
as a shift in the relative value of
by Dennis Martin
Farm Management Specialist
for Huron County
Net farm income varies a great
deal from one farm to the next, and
for good reason! Commodity
prices, debt load, production levels,
and weather conditions can all
influence how Much profit or loss
your farm is likely to generate.
Some of these factors may be under
your control, others are not.
The current economic environ-
ment will not let you sit back and
coast if you hope to survive.
Evaluation of your farm's
performance is one useful tool that
can help assess overall
management. To do this, you need
information about your business
and some basis for comparison.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to
compare your "cost of production"
with averages obtained from other
farms.
The Ontario Farm Management
Analysis Project provides a
"comparative analysis" exercise
milk components will most likely
occur on August 1, 1993. Value is
expected to shift from butterfat to
the skim milk component.
The key points in the agreement
include:
1. Commencing Aug. 1, cream
producers converting to milk
production will be able to convert
100 per cent of their cream quota to
milk quota.
2. The cream quota exchange
will remain closed and cream
producers will have access to the
Ontario Milk Marketing Board's
that can be used to evaluate
production and financial
performance of your business. This
confidential report will provide you
with a profit check list including
such factors as: return on
investment, rates and costs of
production, labour efficiency, and
capital efficiency. Farms in the
provincial summary are grouped
according to net farm income,
representing the low third, the
average and the top third.
In 1991, Huron County had 228
farms participate in this project.
The breakdown is as follows: Cash
Crop, 24; Dairy, 33; Goats, four;
Poultry, nine; Swine (Finish), 15;
Swine (Farrow), 15; Beef Cow, 32;
Beef Feedlot, 66; Other, two;
Sheep, 10 and Swine (Farrow to
Finish), 18.
Anyone wanting to participate in
the Ontario Farm Management
Analysis Project should contact our
office. We would be happy to work
with you on this project.
to $115; 700 - 800 lbs., $100 to
$110; 800 and over, $90 to $110.
Heifers: 400 - 500 lbs., sold $110
to $125; 500 - 600 lbs., $105 to
$115; 600 - 700 lbs., $100 to $110;
and 700 and over, $90 to $105.
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Sat. 8 am. -1 p.m.
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Market Sharing Quota (MSW)
quota exchanges effective Aug. 1.
3. There will be no transfer
assessment on cream quota sold on
the exchanges for the period Aug. 1
to July 31, 1994. After that time,
the transfer assessment applying to
milk quota sales will also apply to
cream quota sales.
4. Cream producers who do not
wish to market whole milk or to
sell their quote may continue
marketing farm separated cream.
5. A joint Ontario presentation
will be made to the Federal
Government to seek a minimum
guaranteed price for farm separated
cream during a two year period of
adjustment.
6. Both Boards will work toward
creating one dairy marketing board
MVCA to host
progressive
agriculture
workshop
Farmers interested in improving
the environment while maintaining
or increasing profit should plan to
attend the Progressive Agriculture
Workshop on Wednesday, March
10 at Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre sponsored by
the Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority (MVCA). The workshop
begins at 9:30 a.m. and runs until
2:30 p.m.
The workshop will include talks
by farmers, who have successfully
set up conservation practices and
have profited both economically
and environmentally. Speakers will
discuss how profits can be
increased through pasture
management, and how to use no-till
planting in clay soils. The
construction of roofed manure
storages will also be explained
along with CURB (Clean Up Rural
Beaches) Program grants that
farmers can take advantage of in
1993.
for Ontario over the next two years.
"We are pleased that the two
boards were able to agree that
cream producers should be given
an opportunity to either convert to
milk production, remain as cream
producers or exit the industry," said
Mr. Russell Duckworth, Chairman
of the Ontario Farm Products
Marketing Commission.
He added, "the Commission feels
this is a very positive step for the
Ontario dairy industry and we were
impressed with the spirit of co-
operation that was displayed by
both parties in reaching this
agreement."
The full details of the agreement
will be provided in a letter to all
cream producers and in the Ontario
Milk Producer magazine.
Proposed legislation will raise
the legal age for tobacco purchase
to 19 from 18 to make it more diffi-
cult for teens to get addicted.
The proposed law was revealed
in a press release issued by the
Ontario Ministry of Health Feb. 9.
Other law changes concerning
cigarette purchasing require retail-
ers to check identification and post
signs on their premises. It also calls
for adult supervision of cigarette
vending machines.
As well, the so-called 'kiddie-
packs', small packages containing
only five or 15 cigarettes will be
banned.
"Smoking is Ontario's number
one health problem," stated the
release. "In fact, more than 13,000
Ontarians die each year from tobac-
co-related respiratory and heart dis-
eases, cancer and stroke."
The smoking problem is some-
thing the province is determined to
tackle, adds the release, not only
with legislation, but with public
education and community pro-
grams too.
The issue of second-hand smoke
is another issue the government is
looking at.
It wants to set minimum provin-
cial standards to reduce smoking.
These include banning the practice
in such places as elevators, retail
stores, banks and transit shelters.
Participants welcome in
farm management project
Brussels Livestock report
Continued from page 18 There were 189 veal on offer
Ron Kaufman of Clifford, selling from $79 to $109 with sales
weighing 1460 lbs. sold for $77.25. to $117. Five veal consigned by
A cow consigned by Joe King, Wayne Brown, Monkton, averag-
Teeswater, weighing 1430 lbs. sold ing 536 lbs. sold for an average
for $75.75. A limo bull consigned price of $101.97, with sales to
by James Wright, Kippen weighing $117.
2090 lbs. sold for $87.50. A veal consigned by Albert
Miller, Lucknow, weighing 610
Government to lbs. sold for $114. A veal
consigned by Jim Hickey, Auburn,
weighing 630 lbs. sold for $113. A raise age to veal consigned by Peter Martin,
Listowel, weighing 570 lbs. sold buy cigarettes for $113.
Lambs: under 50 lbs. sold up to
$190; and over 50 lbs., up to $170.
Stockers: steers, 400 - 500 lbs.
sold $115 to $133; 500 - 600 lbs.,
$105 to $120; 600 - 700 lbs., $100