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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-06-09, Page 27PANCAKE FLIPPERS — Firemen Jon Gaiser, chief Gary Middleton and John Morgan traded fire hoses for pancake utensils at Saturday's breakfast sponsored by the firemen and the EMBA. T -A photo Huron farm and home news Times -Advocate, Atone 9,1982 Pane 27 list top crop, livestock judges in annual youth contest D.S. Pullen, P.Ag. Agricultural Representative for Huron County "I place this class" These words were uttered several hundred tithes on the Clinton Fairground grands- tand on May 29. Twenty-one official judges listened to reasons being given by a record number of competitors at the Huron County Livefatock and Field Crops Judging Competition. A total of 175 young people bet- ween 12 and 30 judged five classes of livestock, three field crop classes, and answered two quizzes. Top judges at the competi- tion were: novice - John Bos, RR 3 Auburn; junior - Michael McGregor, RR 2 Kip - pen; intermediate - Lisa Thompson, RR 5 Wingham; senior - Brian McGavin, RR 4 Walton. Award winners are: Brian McGavin - highest score in the competition; John Bos - high novice - judge; Mark McGregor - highest score in swine section; Bevan Shapton - high dairy score; Susan VanEgmond - top sheep judge; Bill Gibson - high beef score; Shona Rae - top score in horse section. Trophies and other major awards will be given out at the 4-H Awards Night at Cen- tral Huron Secondary School on November 26. ¥ ¥ ¥ As we are fast approaching the bummer months, it is time, once again, to think about those odd jobs which just don't seem to get done. Is the fence down the back lane in need of repair? Does the stabling and fence around the yard need to be painted, or the ' wood for next winter's warmth need to be stacked? The answer is Agricrew '82. The jobs need not be out-of- doors. Granaries have to be cleaned out, stalls have to cleaned, and pens must be repaired and painted. Within Huron County there will be three crews ready and willing to get those unfinish- ed jobs done. Each crew is made up of one foreperson and three crew members. Those hired have all had some previous agricultural experience, and have demonstrated the ability to work as part of the Agricrew team. The crews supply their Own transportation to and from the farm as well as their own Lunch every day. The crews begin work on June 21, but because of the tremenous response from the farming community, we are completely booked up un- til July 8. The last day of work Treasury Board President Donald Johnston has now jumped on the anti - marketing -board bandwagon. As if farmers were not hav- ing it tough enough what with the Economic Council of Canada castigating their quota -setting boards, now Mr. Johnston is coming out of his closet and shooting with both barrels. • Now, I hate to say 1 told you so but...- It ut...-It has taken farmers 25 or 30 years to get their marketing boards in opera- tion. They had no choice. Something had to be done to give them some power against the huge forces mar- shalled against them in the marketplace. They have fought long and hard. There may be better methods but nobody has come up with a workable way for farmers to organize except by marketing boards. Restricting the supply of goods and services is "perhaps the least defensible of all measures we have in our regulatory catalogue," Johnston told a group of Canadian and American businessmen recently at a conference on regulatory reform. He said the type of supply management used, for in- stance, in the egg industry and being considered by other agriculture industries can "reduce output, raise prices to the public and create substantial windfall benefits • to the lucky beneficiaries of the regulations." Great to be a member of parliament, isn't it? Mr. Johnston can sit back and decry the system of marketing while hauling down his huge salary and his indexed pension and his tai - free allowance and his living allowance and all the wonder- ful perks he gets while telling farmers they shouldn't be Drainage pays in healthy soil bacteria 13octero in the sod txeak down tertdizers. vegetable and animal wastes and gases into nutrient forms which can be absorbed by plants The health of the plant is dependent on a critical babnce Of ON water and temperature -a balance which is rnaintaaned by good drainage KISTAER Drainage R.R. 1 GADSHILL. ONTARIO NOK 1.10 519-656-2618 BUTLER ...the better way Why wait to install? When that old silo unloader needs replacing, we can install a new V -III distributor/unloader by Butler right away. True, whether your silo is full, empty or partly empty, thanks to our special installation kit. And you get Butler's wide -stance hexapod 3 -point suspension plus a line-up of features and performancethat the others try to Butler.b see us fout can't. r systems ere's no and serhan V.IQ silage distributor/unloader Frank's Farm Systems Sales & Service 6 years experience servicing Butler & Farmatic` Frank Thuss RR 5, Parkhill Daytime 294-692 Evening (Collect) 294.6152 allowed to have clout in the marketplace. He said, in the same talk, that Canadian industry ---not including agriculture -needs some regulation in order to protect it from large U.S. companies. I suggest that agriculture needs someregulationstopro- tect it from ill-informed poli- cians such as Donald Johnston who probably has never had manure on his boots. The buying power now be- ing collected in a few hands by the major food chains in this country is awesome. But the government looks the other way. These com- panies are doing nothing il- legal. The anti -combines law has about as many teeth as a hen and government does nothing about it. But because the most important industry -- agriculture - in Canada has been able to bring some order out of chaos, every two-bit politician in the country gets a few Brownie points with big business by sniping at farmers. Originally, it was the con- sumers associations that did the sniping. The farm organisations -and the con- sumers associations got. together. Consumer represen- tatives were invited to par- ticipate in farm meetings.• Consumers became members of regulatory bodies with farmers. Soon, .the distrust. and the sniping subsided. Then the grocery products manufacturers fired a few volleys against marketing boards. Then, it was the economic council. Now, it is the minister in charge of regulatory reform. Mouths and months ago, _this -writer warned farmers to be on the lookout for criticism from every corner of the country. Get out and fight this criticism, I suggested. Don't sit back and let George pr Ralph or Gordon or Peter do it for you. Make yourself heard with letters and speeches and in every media outlet. Precious few letters have been written. I hate. to say I told you so but.... Budget hits theatre meal The effects of the recent provincial budget will mean an increase in the cost of. Country Suppers at the Blyth Summer Festival. The budget means that the 7 percent retail sales tax will now app- ly to the home -cooked suppers and lunches. Last year the festival arranged 3,500 meals. The- community women's groups cater these weekend events; last summer they raised $15,000 for their good works. The festival began with one lunch for one bus group with one local church. This year, they expect to book over 40 sittings of 100 with 11 women's groups. The theatre's 1982 brochure was already published when the budget was announced so the new supper, prices are not listed. The festival apologizes for the confusion this may cause. The basic prices are: Dinners $7.00, Lunches $4.50. The 7 percent tax should be calculated on the total number of Country Suppers. For more information call the Blyth Summer Festival Box Of f icea t (519) 523-9300 or 523-9225. Wives are sixty times more . likely to . become depressed than are spin- sters. The same applies to men. In a study of fourteen depressed men, twelve were married. A depressing study. READY FOR PANCAKES — Patty Smith and Elizabeth Mol purchase tickets from Ken Baker for Saturday's pancake and sausage breakfast at the Exeter fire hall. Mark Kirkton anniversary By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS • Kirkton St. Paul's Anglican Church observed their church an- niversary Sunday morning with a good attendance. The guest speaker was Reverend Jack Roundell of Maynooth.. Readers for the service were Maureen and Brent Blackler. The choir rendered an anthem. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fair- bairn of London were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis. Bill Waghorn has returned home after a.fe slaya.inSt. Marys Memorial' Hospital. Mrs. Maurice Blackler at- tended a birthday party for Mrs. Mabel Rogers at Atwood Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Burgess and son Trevor of Pembroke spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Aitken of St. Marys and Mr. and Mrs. Garth Blackler and Kirk. Sunday dinner guests in the village following the church service were: Mrs. June Robinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Marshall of Exeter, Mrs. Claire Sisson of Strathroy, Rev. and Mrs. Jack Roundell, daughter Pat- ti and son Trevor, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dobson and Mrs. Wm. J. Blackler of London. Mrs. Catharine Elston of Cen- tralia, Mrs. Orville. Rogers and Mrs. Spencer of London, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urquhart, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Robinson of RR1 St. Marys. = Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bill Schaefer, Deb- bie and Susan were. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mills of Exeter, Miss Ellen Eveleigh of Oakville, Mr. and Mrs. Nor- man Amos, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Paynter, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Eveleigh of Kirkton. Reverend and Mrs. Jack Roundell of Maynooth spent the weekend with Mr. and Get An Early Start on P FLY CONTROL`� Bring in your old fly mister and receive $5.00 off on a new mister. 2 sizes to choose from. KONK TOO flying insect killer. 680 gram and 177.2 gram. CENTRALIA FARMERS SUPPLY LTD. CENTRALIA 228-6638 SEAMI.ESS EAVESTROUGH And Stet(o SIDING FREE ESTIMATES • Stelco S utters • Aluminum Storm Doors a, Windows • Aluminum Awnings • Theenergy window roll shutters system • Renovations General Construction" JIM BECKER CONSTRUCTION DASHWOOD 237-3526 Mrs. Garth Blackler and Kirk. Mrs. Wm. J. Blackler and daughter Jean of Wales, England visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Burns Blackler. Mrs. Dennis Donohoe of Mississauga visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urquhart and John. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ur- quhart, John and Mrs. Dennis Donohoe attended the gradua- tion of Heather Urquhart at University of Western Ontario on Monday when she receiv- ed her. B.Sc.N. Mrs. Cecil Dobson returned home after being a patient in St. Marys Memorial Hospital. is August 13. The fee for a crew has remained at $90/day for an eight hour working day. Part-time and full-time farmers and Agricultural Societies may hire a crew for a maximum of five days dur- ing the summer. Anyone interested in hiring a crew, contact Rob Black in the Huron O.M.A.F. office at 482-3428. Ontario Cattlemen's Association endorses financial protection program Stanley J. Paquette, Associate Agricultural Representative, Huron Co. Tony. Noorloos, a cattle feeder from Wyoming On- tario and President of the On- tario Cattlemen's Association today stated that the Associa- tion endorses the concepts be- ing introduced by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in a program to provide protection against default in payment. He noted that in- dustry discussions and representations to govern- ment on this issue dates back over six years and that the re- cent major default in Western Ontario by a livestock dealer undoubtedly was the stimulus to bring the issue to the forefront for resolution. The Ontario Cattlemen's Association along with representatives of the Ontario Livestock Markets Associa- tion and the Canadian Meat Council have been carrying out discussions and making representations to the Ontario Government for several years on developing an in- dustry wide program which would reduce risk of default to producers, sale operators and dealers through a require- ment for prompt payment and through establishing a fund which could be drawn upon in the event of default. The concepts in the new program now being announc- ed include; (a) . the com- pulsory licensing of livestock dealers, (b) a requirement that livestock dealers prove financial responsibility, (c) a prompt payment requirement and (d) the establishment of an assurance fund which can be drawn upon in the event of default. The compulsory licensing of livestock dealers represents a shift in govern- ment policy and was sup- ported by cattlemen several years ago. The prompt pay- ment requirement has long been considered by cattlemen to be the backbone of such a program and will serve as a means of reducing the degree of exposure to default. Pro- ducers, however, will be re- quired to report any instance of late payment in order to make a claim against the assurance fund. Concerns re- main in the industry about the monitoring of prompt pay- ment and the steps which should be taken 'by program administrators to minimize exposure and claims against the fund. While the issue of the size of the contribution to the fund has been difficult to resolve within the industry, the Ontario Cattlemen's Association supports' the Ministry in having a com- pulsory Contribution to the fund on every transaction in- volving a licenced dealer of .20t per head by each of the seller, agent and buyer. It is estimated that this will generate in excess of 91 million annually and when It is deemed that an adequate reserve has been established, contributions will be suspend- ed. The Ontario Government will provide a grant of $25,000 to initiate the fund, will pro- vide for a loan of up to 9250,000 if necessary and a guarantee to the fund of $1 million if necessary. Tony Noorlos stated "Many past presidents of the Ontario Cattlemen's Association have been involved in attempting to get such a program into place. While negotiations have at times been difficult and while total industry unanimity may not exist, I can only say that we are generally pleased with the concepts of the program and pledge our support to working closely with Honourable Den- nis Ttmbrell and his staff in introducing the program, creating an awareness among producers of the details and if shortcomings are identified to work towards improving the' program as we gain ex- perience with it." nNINIM nmmtnnrnnnuuunmunnnnnuunlmtnnnmmnnnlnnuumm11unnrnmminnnnnlmrmnntmn >c Dietriih Const. & Metal Prducts RR No. 8, Parkhill Phone 294-6940 Farming, Commercial Construction a 1 Complete Building Service Concrete Forming Power Trowelling Framing Manufacturer of Metal Trim • Free Estimates, - ri Imnnntmnnnnnuummmmnnnmummnmlluiiiino mmimerm mamma lmtiiinmmiti m firma mamnittnmette neom The Ontario Farmstead Improvement Program. DO YOU QUALIFY? Upgrade your fences and outbuildings this year and generate local employment with help from a Farmstead Improvement Grant worth up to $2000. Ontario will pay half the cost of eligible improvements ($2000 maximum grant\ • per farming operation). ELIGIBILITY You're eligible if the - value of your farm production is at least $12,000 or if you own and farm a minimum of 40 hectares (100 acres). Eligibleim- provements include: • new and replacement wire fencing • outbuildings improvements (painting. rooting. siding. foundations) • removal of derelict buildings :\1l improvements must he done by local labour or contractors and materials purchased before the end of 1982. 110\\' TO APPLY For further information and to obtain application forms. write or phone !.our local ( )ntario ,%l inistry ut Agriculture and Food (01.A1.1 office. I )eadline for applleaf ions inUSt i)e date-stamped no atter than midnight 1) centher 31. 1982. The Ontario Government— Working to Help People. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ontario Dennis Timbre i�1 r `ler WIIl1,am DaVIs Premier 1