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Times-Advocate, 1982-03-24, Page 14Pori 14 Thine -Advocate, March 24, 1942 Confirmation is held at Clandeboye church CIANDEBOYE The Rt. Rev. Derwyn Jones, Suffragan Bishop of Huron, cogiirmed ten candidates 'at "5t. James Church, Clandeboye, Sunday morning. , 1 Three of the candidates were from Clandeboye, Lisa Carter, Karen Leger, and Gerald Cunningham. A Cecil R Squire Soles & Service Repair Shop Equipment 92 Waterloo St. Exeter 235-0465 detailed report is given in the Lucan church news. Sympathy is extended to Hazel and Rupert Williams in the death of their son-in- law Jim McComb. Visitors with the Williams are Mrs. Dorothy Joyce, Windsor and Sandra and Chuck. Sch- wanke, Pincher Creek, Alberta. Bob and Mary Latta ac- companied by Joanne and Larry Glavin have recently returned from .a holiday with Mary's aunt, Mrs. Luella Hammond, Fairhope, Alabama. Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Tomes and Kanesia of Little Current, Manitoulin Island, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lynn last week and attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Ruth Mains. ET THE TRIPLE IIEADSTART! Mikt The Triple K seedbed preparation end chemical incorporation system gats the best out of your crop Inputs. your time and your =cyeoeta with single pass rT BREAKS GOWN clods and shatters the soil with up to 117 of the. famous Kongskilde 'S' tines. Those vibrating tines penetrate and uniformly mix your seedbed to within .•irldl of the pre-set depth. That Means proper aeration, seedbed flrnnees for good moisture retention. and even germination and emergence for your crops. IT FINISHES your seedbed with adjustable Rota Harrows that chum and pulverise the soil to produce thorough even distribution of chemicals throughout the seeding zone. Finger Harrows and Vibra Blade Harrows are also available. 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United States, Cargill Grain registers the highest return on investment of any other company in the United States, higher than drug firms, com- puter firms, high 'technology firms. That firm registered a return do investment of more than 33 present. Who feeds Cargill Grain? The farmers of North America. ' Cargill gets rich on farmers and so do some of the largest corporations in Canada. In the Financial Post's compila- tion of the 50 largest com- panies is found the George Weston empire, Dominion Stores, Safeway, Provigo and Steinberg.. Many other companies within the food chain have grown in the last three decades to become enormous multi -national corporations. The Weston Corporation alone has about 245 com- panies around the world. All thesefirms profited from the productivity of farmers. Do not misconstrue my statements. I'm not trying to discredit these .companies. They are in business to make a profit. They are businessmen and excellent businessmen at that. But I do not know how many officials of those com- panies are aware that they are killing the goose that laid their golden eggs. I have just returned from a marketing seminar spon- sored by the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture. Speakers from a dozen sectors of the farming commmlutity stress- ed the same thing, over and over again: Farmers in both Canada and the United States are in deep, deep trouble. They have just come through three years of disastrous prices: They are in debt in On- tario alone to the tune of $5 billion. Most of the speakers said they did not think the cries of farmers were being taken seriously. They're chronic complainers, these farmers. They'll complain all the time anyway. Doesn't matter what is done for them. But this is not the case. The farming community is going to die a slow death out there and nobody seems to be doing much about it except for a few politicians at Queen's Park. Ontario's newest program will help a few of them but it may be too little, too late. The situation is serious. Farmers cannot continue to produce and get less than what it costs to grow their products. It is happening in beef, hogs, grain, corn and in some vegetables. Farmers were able to bor- row on their equity until recently but that equity has disappeared. With a $5 -billion debt load, interest rates alone will eat up all the earnings of all the farmers in the pro- vince this year. Which leaves nothing at all for labor or living. Agricultural specialists,. ' farm economist, farm leaders and just•piain producers told the same tale of diminishing returns. Not one of them saw any light at the end of the turn nel. An increase in farmgate prices was not predicted by any one at that conference. They all said it will not be this year or next year and maybe not for three years. 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DONUTS AND A DRAW FOR FREE HOLIDAY AT "WHEELS INN" IN CHATHAM i �� 11���7��� i�� 1l its Milli l • ►i f > > t i i t 11- i7i il') iii rl'� illi ill's 111 t ill's li 1 s 1-i i'' of debt load in Ontario simply cannot hang in there that long: We have heard that farm bankruptcies have skyrocketed in the last two years. Well, if you can believe the beat brains in the business, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The next two years will be worse than the last three. Agriculture will die when some of the best farmers in the country are forced out of business. And where will Cargill go then for their astronomical profits? Problem monkeys By Jack Hagarty. Area Coor- dinator and Farm Manage- ment Specialist Your son or daughter is coming home to farm. What's your reaction? How will you handle. the situation? Recently, parents of . the graduating class in agricultural business management at Centralia College met for two days. Theydiscussed problems and solutions to their dilemma of how bftkto integrate a fami- ly mer into their farm business., F fun and to help us reach a q nsensus, we identified problems as "monkeys". We said these problems are like monkeys that need to be fed. But, soon we realized "that there were too many monkeys. There was not enough time to feed them all. We decided that monkeys shouldn't be allowed to starve to death. We should feed them or shoot them. . A farm busniess full of screaming hungry monkeys is a stressful. place to work and very frustrating for both parents and young graduates. To feed a monkey it is necessary to commit more time and effort. It. may be necessary to do some research - contact advisors, discuss with other family members, draw up agreements, etc. To shoot a monkey it is necessary to identify it as low priority and to not waste timeon it. The number one monkey identified by everyone was finances. Time needs to be devoted to money manage- ment, budgeting, and cash flow analysis. They said "a lot of the problems can be over- come if there is enough in- come for parents and new graduates." They identified three other important monkeys --1) need to share responsibility; 2) business agreement in writing; 3) means of making decisions. These are somewhat related. Much of this can be accomplished by working through a farm business agreement. OMAF county offices have these forms. The headings act as agenda topics for a family discussion. The headings are term and extent of agree- ment. ownership of farming assets. plan of operation, divi- sion of income, record keep- ing, banking arrangements, drawings, provision for changes and annual review. Usually a testing period is required. This may take the form of wages, income share agreement of farm business agreement before any formal partnership or corporation is formed. You might be wondering what monkeys were shot. The ' monkey labelled Inexperience was "laid to rest". Parents seem to be saying if we com- municate with our young peo- ple and feed the needs of finance, sharing or respon- sibility and decision making, we needn't worryabout inex- perience. That's a positive message •. a note of con- fidence in our young people. Huron farm and home news Present quilting programs If you are then what you should do is come out to "Quilting Unlimited Open Houses that will have beautiful displays of a varie- ty of quilted articles com- pleted by malty people In Huron County. There will be people on hand to answer your question concerning dif- ferent techniques, also films shown continuously on quilting and door prizes. There's no , admission charge, it's open to all and because it's open house just drop in when you can and stay as little or as long as you like. See you there., EXETER - Tuesday, March 30, Exeter Recreation Centre, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WINGHAM - Wednesday, March 31, Legion Hall, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. CLINTON - Wednesday, March 31, Clinton & District Christian School, Princess St., 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jane Muegge, Home Economist Feeding for more production There is no one best feed for dairy cows, however the key to maintaining good produc- tion isto maximize on grow- ing and feeding quality roughages followed by balan- cing the cow's roughage diet with an adequate grain mix containing all essential nutrients. Protein, energy and minerals are usually obtain- ed at a lower cost in the roughage form than if these nutrients are supplied in the grain mix. Therefore, we like to ensure maximum roughage intake. Dairy cows should consume approx- imately 2 pounds of roughage (on a dry matter .basis) per 100 pounds of body weight. If roughage intake is low, pro- blems such as digestive disorders and butterfat depresssion may -occur. It can become increasingly difficult to balance the roughage diet in early lacta- tion. During the first 100 days of a cow's lactation nearly 50 percent of the cows total pro- duction for the year is produc- ed. Coupled with this, addi- tional stress is placed on the cow in the form of meeting high nutrient requirements, keeping the cow healthy (disease free) through peak production periods and hay - ins the cow rebred and safe in calf within 100 days after calving. Stress in early lacta- tion does effect milk production. Each Additional pound of milk in peak production means SOO in the cow's lactation. So It becomes very Important to feed a balanced ration and have fresh cows in good working condition if you hope to max- imize on production. The time to recondition cows is in late lactation not in the dry period. Fat cows seem to have more problems at calving and nearly always have a poor appetite. Having a good dry sow feeding pro- gram will alleviate some stress in early lactation, howeiver fresh palatable teed, fed several times a day, is one of the best measures to en- sure maximum intake to meet high production levels. D. Martin, ,Asaoclate Agricultural Representative Ontario farm adjustment assistance program, Ontario. Minister of A>culture� Dennis Timbrell, ethe Legislature on.March llth, 1982, an extension of the On- tario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program. 1. The value for products produced on the farm 10,1981 has been towered to x,000 from 136,000. 9. The percent egtdtY allow- ed has been raised trap 50 percent to 110 percent. For further information, contact your bank nuusager or the Agricultural Office, Clinton, 482-3498 or Zenith 7-3010. D. Pullen, Agricultural Representative w ecanPr°pert introduce ` 10i "as v� doors s 10 5 �r°m ford `e opening paa�o �e� r d tractor `",,c ex�`tihe re'" '" S eacia is ° � / P Are. Offered Throughout The Day Such as 10% Off Ali Parts 8 Service Booked Day of Show Representatives Will be present from Ford Motor Co., Claas, White -McKee, Killbros. & Ariens Consumer products will also feature special prices Films, as well as displays; and a spedal door prize and draw Will be featured Coffee and Donuts will be at your convenience so come out and see why we at Exeter Ford believe our new series 10 is built to take on the world. EXETER FORD EQUIPMENT SALES LTD. Rene 233-2200 HELPING HAND FOR FARMERS THE PROGRAM New criteria for the 1982 Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Pro- gram \vi11 help more farmers re -struc- ture. re -organize and consolidate viable farm enterprises:facing finan- cial difficulties. In addition ti direct financial aid. farm business management Coun- selling is provided. This program has three partici- pants: the farmer. an approved lender and the Ontario Government. ASSISTANCE Farmers can take advantage of one or more of the following options: 1. Deferral of interest by the lender on IoanlsLfor a period of six months backed by a Provincial guarantee. I_)uring this time. the lender will not compound the interest. 2. An interest reduction grant on floating-rate loans and short term. fixed-rate operating Ioans.The maxi- mum grant will be 5% and will not reduce the interest rate below 12%. 3. An additional line of credit for operating purposes only, guaranteed by the Province of Ontario.This new credit would be provided by the lender at the prime rate. THE NEW CRITERIA The farmer must have equity in the farm business of at least 10% and not more than 60%.4 new upper limit. Present interest and principal payments must exceed 20% of operating costs. The farmer must prepare a farm viability plan based on sound pro- . ducticin and financial management and carryout this plan. The total value of food or tobacco products produced on the farm in 1981 must exceed S12.000. a reduc- tion from S25.000. APPLICATIONS_ For further information on this program and application instructions see your lender or visit an OMAF county office or \rrite:1982 Farm Assistance Program. Queens Park. Toronto.. Ontario M7A 1B7 The Ontario Government - working to help people. Ministry of Agriculture and Food - .nano Dennis Timbrell, Minister William Davis, Premier 1