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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-10-16, Page 19Times -Advocate, October 16, 1985 Page 7A New collector for hides named Al Sherwood of Dungannon, west of Wingham, has been awarded the con- tract to collect moose and deer hides for the ministry of natural resources this year. This is the first time that the Wingham District has contracted this program. Conservation officer Glen Sturgeon said "the contracting of this service not only provides the private en- trepreneur with ari opportunity to make some money, it also provides more flexible hours and greater availability for hunters wishing to e OUT OF THE RAIN — Tryingof keep dry at Saturday's Middlesex county plowing match were president Bob Dodge, dir9ctor Wes Hodgson and McGillivray township reeve Jack Dorman. T -A photo "Why," asked my farmer friend from the tenth of Peel, "haven't you given the Americans what-fer for slapping a duty on hogs? Are you afraid the Yanks will turn you back at the border the next time you go south?" ' A good question. I do not like to be a Yankee -baiter, or a Yankee -hater. I'm always grateful that we have such a powerful and friendly neighbor on the world's longest undefended border. But my farmer friend is right. Sometimes, a bully gets petty and snarky. And that, I think, is the way the United States has acted in, this pork fiasco. Because Canadian hogs were popular and taking some sales __away_ froni American ._farmers,_the --- farm lobby over there slapped a countervailing duty on Canadian hogs. It's quite legal but it stinks. The Yanks have identified Canadian sub- sidies. 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Delivery available KURT KELLER R.R. 1, Mitchell, Ont. 519-348-8043 commaimammmor Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Exeter, Ontario NOM 150 (Established in 1876) Provides Full In- surance Coverage for Town Dwellings as well as Farm Properties DIRECTORS 8 ADJUSTERS Jock Harrigan RR 3 Rican 227-4305 Robert Gardner RR 2 Staff° 3452739 Lloyd Morrison RR 1 St. Marys 2298277 Lorne Feeney RR 2 Dublin 3452543 Jack Hodgert RR 1 Kirkton 2296152 Robert Choffe RR 5 Mitchell 3488293 AGENTS Ross Hodgert Woodham 129-6643 John Moore Dublin 3452511 Joseph Uniac Mitchell 3489012 Office manager Mike Coers Exeter 235-0350 Fire extinguishers for sole to our policy holders. Re -fills are free competition that is subsidized. The unfair part of it is that, if Cana- dians had the time and money to in- vestigate, they would probably find that American farmers are being sub- sidized to a far greater degree than they are in Canada. In addition, farmers across -the border send far more food into Canada than Canadian farmers ship to the states. The balance of trade in the entire food pic- ture is tipped heavily in favor of American farmers. They are being petty and spiteful when they slap aduty on Canadian hogs and pork. The proof of their spitefulness was apparent last April when the duty was imposed. Their hog prices went down -- not up — after the,duty .was.announced- which tells. me that their low prices are not caus- ed by a few Canadian hogs shipped to their packing plants. The number of hogs from Ontario make up about one per cent of the kill in the United States but it is close to 15 per cent of the Ontario production. And one per cent cannot make any difference to the' price in the American market. Canadian hog farmers lost all the Hurondale girls baking By Marcie Ellison The second meeting of the Huron - dale IV 4-H club was October 2 at / Mary DeBoer's home. Everyone was to comment on the tea biscuits they made at home. The "basic bakers" then split into two groups. One group went to Mrs. Poole's and the other stayed at Mrs. DeBoers. We made different kinds of pastries. First using lard„ then shortening, oil and butter. Once they were all cooked and cool- ed we judged each one. Using a "keen" eye we checked the ap- pearance, texture, and flakiness. Us- ing our taste buds we tasted the flavour of each. My conclusion was that lard tasted best and the oil pastry tasted the worst. Carrie Lovie and Paula Rohner are going to get together with Mrs. Poole and makd plans for the bake sale. I'm sure by next meeting we will get a report back. Mrs. DeBoer and Mrs. Poole rewarded us with a piece of apple pie and a piece of blueberry pie for slav- ing over the hot stove. By the way, the pie was delicious. As we made our way up to Mrs. DeBoer's door for meeting three we all waited in wonder of what delicious delight we would make tonight. Our fantasies soon disappeared when we found out we would be mak- ing carrot pie. But as it turned out it was not' as bad as we thought. The other group made chicken pie which was very good and seemed to be a hit with everyone. In business Carrie Lovie and Paula Hohner gave their report on what was going to be a bake sale but is now a baking exchange. Everyone is going to make their favourite recipe and the mothers are going to come and ex- change recipes. This week we have to bake a pie at home. Happy baking girls! turn in their moose and deer hides. Sherwood's variety store, located on the main street of Dungannon, is open during normal working hours, in- cluding Saturdays. Contracting the service may also result in a potential cost saving to the Ministry." Agents For Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board battles in this war against the truculent Yanks. The farm lobby over there was grasping at straws when this countervailing duty was impos- ed. Canadian hog farmers were a quick scapegoat, a ready-made pat- sy for Yankee ire. Canadians buy fruit, corn, tobacco, peanuts and vegetables almost the year-round from the United States and we buy it in tonnes. I'm sure, if the proper investigations were car- ried out, we could prove without a doubt that these products #re sub- sidized in the United States. We could legally slap a coutervailing duty on all of them. And then tell all the rest of the world about the subsidies so that other countries, too, could impose a countervailing :_-dut_y___ against— American ._.against— American products to protect their own farmers of course. We wouldn't do it out of spite. Would we? As mentioned, I do not like being a Yankee -baiter. I have travelled ex- tensively in the Hew Hess of Hay and have always found them to be friend- ly, easy to get along with, gregarious, proud and eager to help. But now and again, I guess the easiest -going elephant decides to flex his muscles. 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