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Times -Advocate, January 21, 1981
LEADERS OF 4-H — About 40 Huron County 4-H leaders in Huron County met Wednesday for their annual meeting. From
the left are Adrian Brand, Crediton; Allan Haugh, Brucefield; Glenn Miller, Grand Bend and Ron Fleming of the Clinton Ag.
office. T -A photo
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:'ane foot in the
furrow'.w
Bedfellows make strange
politics. Or is it the other
way around?
The Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Coun-
tries is slowly but surely
strangling the developed
countries and the Third
World countries as well by
hiking oil prices again. The
new prices are going to cost
Canadians a million dollars
a day. In fact. the increase
to $36 a barrel will add more
than 5.4 billion annually to
the oil bills in Japan and
West Germany.
The OPI'' ' bills are
becoming astronomical, so
high that dullards in
mathematics such as I am
find it impossible to com-
prehend the figures.
The Third World countries
could be so strapped for
petroleum dollars that they
could all go bankrupt.
1 have said it before and
the reaction astounds roe,
what is wrong with using
food as a political tool?
In hushed tones. the
humanitarians say that such
a suggestion is horrible.
"Hold the hungry for ran-
som'''. they say. "We cannot
even think of such a thing."
Canada. the United States,
.Australia and Argentina are
the leading grain producers
in the world. Many of those
same OPE(' nations. with all
their petrodollars. cannot
grow enough wheat to feed
themselves Grain will not
do well In a desert.
Avoid the on and off
heating of coil appliances.
They are expensive to
operate because they are
high wattage users.
They buy millions of
tonnes of wheat and other
grains from the food -
producing countries. They
have formed their cartel.
Why can't the food -exporting
countries form a food cartel
and sell bushel -for -barrel?
The idea is far from new.
In effect. the U.S.A. tried,
unsuccessfully it seems, to
use food as a political tool
when President Carter opted
for a grain embargo to
Russia for the invasion of
Afghanistan. It seemed to be
a half-hearted effort. We all
know that big grain sellers in
the U.S. sold to countries
other than Russia knowing
full -well that the buyers
were only middle -men for
the U.S.S.R.
The idea of a food cartel to
deal with OPEC could be dif-
ficult to enforce. It could
take considerable organizing
and the four or five par-
ticipating nations would
have to be united in their
stand so that the dollar bill
would not be the motivating
factor.
And. of course, the par-
ticipating governments
would have to work with
agriculture so that sector of
the the economy did not suf-
fer if grain shipments were
held back. Farmers would
have to be compensated.
Does this idea sound
callous? Would the food -
exporting nations become
gods in deciding who would
eat and who would not?
Policing such a policy
would he a tremendous job,
especially now that we know
middle -men will stop at
nothing to get grain to a
destination. hut it seems to
Project completion rate high
Huron 4-H
The year 1980 for Huron 4-
H clubs was described as ex-
cellent by Huron's
Agriculture Extension assis-
tant Len MacGregor at
Wednesday's anual meeting
of the Leaders Association
held in Clinton.
MacGregor said 373 boys
and girls participated in 32
clubs with a total of 500 pro-
jects. In 1979, the number of
participants was 352 with 551
projects.
In explaining the lesser
projects, MacGregor said,
"We had more younger
members in 1980 and so
there were not as many tak-
ing two or three projects like
some of the older members
do."
He went on to say, "Our
first year members amoun-
ting to 136 wits the largest
number in four years. The
completion of project
percentage was also high at
92. The province l average is
about 83.
The senior membership
dropped from 116 to 102 in
1980 but MacGregor said
that was because of a strong
Junior Farmers group in
Huron and some of the older
• membeis moved on to that
organization.
Bob Hern of trsborne
township a long-time 4-H
leader added. -We should be
proud that 40 of our
members are still with us at
the age of 17."
Huron's Ag. Rep Don
Pullen paid tribute to the
leaders and 4-11 members
and said. " our youth are liv-
ing at an important time of
discovery and leaders need
to encourage them to be am-
bitious." Pullen continued,
"This ambition must have a
purpose. You must help
them to do things that pay
off. We must keep believing
in what we are doing."
The Huron Ag. Rep. in
talking about his decreased
staff said Jane .\Iuigy has
been added to the home
economic staff and he hoped
a replacement for soils and
crop specialist Mike Miller
would be found in the near
future. Miller left the Clin-
ton office last summer to
Letters are apprenated by Bob Trotter Etdale Rd Eim.ra Ont N3B 2C 7 •
me Canada, the United
States and Australia have as
much or more in common
than the petroleum expor-
ting nations. Iraqis and
Iranians. neighbors in their
desert culture, are even now
at war. Jordanians do not
like Libyans. Libyans don't
like the Saudis and all of
them hate the Israelis.
The volatile situation in
the Middle East would be a
plus factor for a food cartel.
Play cards
at Whalen
WHALEN
Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton
Hodgins were the conveners
at the last Whalen com-
munity card party.
Winners were as follows:
high mens prize, Larry
Hern; high lady, Josie
Taziar; lone hands, Jerry
Wallis; low score, Barb
Wallis.
The next card party will be
held this Friday evening
(January 23) at 8:30 with
Mr. & Mrs. John Scott as
conveners. A hearty
welcome is extended to all
community members and
friends to come out for a fun
evening of euchre.
The Whalen bowling team,
the "Whalen Wizards" took 5
points in the Friday evening
mixed bowling in Exeter.
Welcome home, to Mr. &
Mrs. Rob Morley who have
returned after a two week
vacation in Freeport,
Bahamas.
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Paving $50 for a bushel of
wheat,should be a deterrent
to charging $50 a barrel for
oil.
have said many times
that. some day. agriculture
will regain its place in the
political picture. a place of
prominence and respect.
This would be one way of
gaining that respect.
The guy with biggest club
gets respect.
Hungry. starving people
become desperate people,
maybe even desperate
enough to lower the price of
oil.
farm near Ridgetown.
Pullen said "in Europe
and the Ignited Kingdom the
ratio is one agricultural ad-
visor to each 100 farmers. In
Ontario it's about 800 to one,
and our agricultural
ministry spending is 1.03
percent of the overall On-
tario budget. We are rather
a frugal operation".
Attempts will be made to
establish a 4-H beef show
and sale in 1981. This would
be for members with calves
that do not advance to the
Queens Guineas competition
at the Royal Winter Fair.
Len MacGregorisaid there
were about 100 4-H calves
last year and only 22 went on
to the Royal. He reported
that the counties of Waterloo
and Wellington combined for
a similar sale in 1980.
MacGregor was instructed
to contact 4-H leaders in
Perth county to possbily es-
tablish a joint sale for the
two counties. A committee
is to be set up including one
leader from each beef club.
Veteran 4-H leader Bob
Hern added, "It would be
good to have a sale for all 4-
H members for steers and
heifers."
Considerable discussion
took place on the method of
selecting interviewees for
the Murray Cardiff
Citizenship trophy as the top
_4-H member in Huron each
year.
A suggestion that the final
interviews be cut down to
three from the north and
three from the south of the
county.
This idea was rejected and
the present method of nam-
ing about 30 candidates and
having these members
themselves do the thinning
down to five or six of the top
contenders.
Bob Hern commented,
'What we don't want is a
division of the county. Let's
leave it the same and give
Len MacGregor the right to
add any outstanding
members of he so desires."
The press reporter com-
petition was very successful
With 27 of the 32 clubs par-
ticipating. The winner was
David Marshall RR 3, Blyth
4-H LEADERS EXECUTIVE — The,1981 executive of the Huron County 4-H leaders
Association was elected Wednesday in Clinton. Back, left, secretory -treasurer Maurice
Hallahon and vice presidents John Von Vliet and Brian Oldfield. Front, president Ken
Mewhinney and past president Barry Miller. • Staff photo
Huron farm news
The ice fighters
How do you fight ice" Ice
can he a nuisance and even a
hazard around the farm and
home. There are three
chemicals which are com-
monly used to get rid of ice.
These are salt. claciurn
chloride. and urea. They all
work by forming a solution
that has a lower freezing
point than plain water.
Common salt 'sodium
'•hlonde r is the cheapest and
easiest to get. Unrefined
rock salt costs about 6 cents
per pound. It is only effec-
tive down to temperatures
of about - 12 degrees C. Salt
is very corrosive to rnefal.
Also. in strong concen-
trations. it hills grass and
garden plants.
For temperatures colder
than - 12 degrees C. calcium
chloride is the hest chemical
to use. It is effective to
temperatures of around - 22
degrees(' It is just as cor-
rosive to metals and as
lethal to plants as salt. Sold
in flakes. it costs about 40
cents per pound.
Urea is actually a high
nitrogen fertilizer. but it is
very effective in your battle
with ice It actually helps
plants grow if used in
moderation However, it is
only gond at dissolving ice
for air temperatures down to
- 4 degrees (.' The cost of
urea is about 25 cents per
pound
Sometimes. mixtures of
these chemicals are sold.
Often these are effective for
a wide temperatufe range.
Another chemical used
around livestock to improve
traction on Ice is lime. This
does not melt the ice
however it only roughens
the surtar•e
Ice is a fact of life in this
area Pl here it may pose a
k
hazard to people or animals,
it may be wise to use one of
the above listed chemicals to
get rid of it.
Ron Fleming,
Agricultural Engineer
IMPORTANT NOTICE
to all
HURON COUNTY
PORK PRODUCERS
TAKE NOTICE THAT THE
1981 ANNUAL
MEETING
of the Huron County Pork
Producers' Association will be
held
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
DINNER: 11:45 AM
MEETING: 1:00 P.M. SHARP
at the
LEGION HALL, CLINTON
for the purpose of the proper business of
the Annual Meeting, Including con.
siderotlon of a revised constitution for the
Huron County Pork Producers' Association.
JOHN PAUL RAU LLOYD STEWART
Presidanf Secretary
Dinner tickets available from any of the County dlrec.
fors one weok prior to meeting.
increasing
of the Huron 4-H veterinary
science club.
Bill Jewitt, RR 1,
Londesboro was the winner
of the 4-H gate sign competi-
tion. There were 29 excellent
entries.
Two new clubs are planned
for 1981. They are to cover
activities of poultry and con-
servation. The poultry club
will be sponsored by the
Huron pigeon and poultry
club.
The school spring break of
March 23-27 will be utilized
for the organization of com-
munity clubs and
MacGregor said county
clubs•would be organized in
April.
Exchanges with other
provinces or states are again
a possibility in 1981. Len
MacGregor said he has had
some contact with Huron
county in Michigan regar-
ding a two way exchange.
The new 4-H leaders ex-
ecutive includes president
Ken Mewhinney, vice-
presidents John Van Vliet
and Brian Oldfield and
secretary -treasurer Maurice
Hallahan. Barry Miller is
the past president.
The following committee
chairmen were named.
Beef - Neil Hemingway;
Dairy - Ray Hasenberg;
Field crops - Paul Pavekeje;
Sheep - Florence Pullen;
Horses - Rosemary
Workman: Rabbits - Ray
Hanna: Snowmobile - Bob
Pavekeje: Swine - Don
Dodds: Tractor - Allan
Haugh: Plowmen's - Bill
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