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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-07-23, Page 23SOIL AND CROP TOUR — A twilight tour of South Huron farms by members of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association was held Tuesday night. Shown checking a field of'beans are Bill Muller, Art Bolton, president Ray Hartman and Maurice Ryan. T -A photo flow come it is always the innocent third party who suffers the most when bullies start a fight?. Here we have had the province pit- ted against the Ontario Medical Association with the doctors losing dignity at every turn and the poor. in- nocent patients caught between them. "A screaming throng of... doctors surrounded Ontario Premier David Peterson at a hospital sod -turning ceremony... calling him a gutless tyrant as they thrust placards in his face," said the Globe and Mail in June. Also, from the same story: "When he first arrived at the hospital, Mr. Peterson stopped to shake the hand of its physician -in -chief. The doctor pro- mptly but politely refused." Seems boorish to me. Also, the innocent Canadian farmer is caught in this war between the United States and the European Economic Community. The chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board, Esmond Jarvis, calls it a trade war and Canadian farmers are pay- ing the price. Every food commodity n Canada, from western wheat, ugar and cattle to Ontario hogs and orn, has been affected by the big -two ar. This will cost western Canadian farmers $1 -billion in lost income this year alone. Economists expect more bankruptcies, more unemployment and a sharp drop in consumer 'pending. "Farmers don't realize how hard it's going to hit." said Mr. Jarvis in recent interview. The full impact 'on't be felt until mid -1987." • G e fo�tin rrow' 1.r' Utters No,pQtKyNd 4r Nob r,apr EMM ltd. Eln,ns Q t N38 2C 7 The trade war began in 1980 when the EEC started dumping excess food on the world market at low, subsidiz- ed prices. The EEC undercut Canada, Australia and the U.S. in key markets. The U.S. fought back with its own subsidies. It has, as we all know, a huge treasury, far too big for of Canada to match. "We're competing against two giant treasuries," Mr. Jarvis said, "and they're seemingly bottomless." As an example of what,has been go- ing on, Mr. Jarvis points to Saudi Arabia, Canada's best market for barley. In May of this year, the U.S. offered barley to the Saudis at a 30 -percent discount. The EEC under- cut the U.S. price and singed its own deal. Canada was left out in the cold with a huge barley surplus. If we want to sell on world markets, we have to match the EEC price of $65 (U.S. ) a ton, a price below our cost of production. What a stupid way to run the world! If price -cutting continues on world markets, Canadian farmers may lose their two best grain customers, the Soviet Union and China. Both those nations are well aware of what is hap- pening and they will take advantage of the situation? Once again, an innocent participant in world markets gets it in the ear. We did nothing to precipitate the trade war but we are suffering -- and will continue to suffer -- because of it. A light at the end of the tunnel may be visible, though. The European community has been bolstering agriculture for 30 years to the point unior Farmers at Expo Like many others several of the luron County Junior Farmer embers felt the urge to visit Expo this year. There were 35 members total who participated on this trip eluding: Dianne Oldfield, John Van 'liet, Muriel Taylor, Paul Hoggarth, anise Ryan, Bryan Vincent, Kevin utot, Ross McIntosh. and Shirley cClure all of the Seaforth group. ichard Hamilton, Linda Cunn- gham and Larry Plaetzer from the inton group. Audrey Ritchie of West ron and Florence Ryan of South 1 ron. These people enjoyed a plane ride t Calgary where they boarded a motorcoach for a tour to Calgary and a ride to Banff, Alberta. During the following days this group visited Sulphur Mountain, Banff Plot Springs, Lake Louise, The Canadian Rockies, several National Parks, Hell's Gate, )Vhitewater rafting and stayed at a ski resort -recreation centre at Ver- non, a motel in Hope and finally to the University of British Columbia where they spent the remainder of their nights. While in Vancouver all had the op- portunity to spend three days at the Expo '86 site, and one day shopping, site seeing or on a ferry ride to Van- couver Island. rtisans at Museum Skilled artisans will be t monstrating 19th and 20th century afts as the Ontario Agricultural useum features "Artisans at ork"on Saturday, July. 27. eature demonstrations will include b oom making. production of ear - 1 'aware crockery, woodworking and ti smithing. The site will also be alive h demonstrations such as harness (king, blacksmithing. w eelwrighting and horseshoeing. U mestic crafts such as spinning and w aving"of wool will also be featured. 'hi le a1 the Museum be sure to v it this season's feature exhibit. ural Women- Labour and Leisure 1830's to 1980's". Located in the Museum's Gambrel Barn. this dispa- ly will allow visitors to trace the evolution of the role of rural women over the past 150 years. More than a Museum and more than a farm, the Ontario Agricultural Museum is an ideal outing for the en- tire family! The Museum, located 8 km west of Milton 1 from Highway 401 take exit 320B or 3121is open until October 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $1.50 for students, seniors $1.50 and a family rate of 7.50. Discover the Ontario Agricultural Museum this summer! TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN POLICE VILLAGE OF CREDITON BALANCE SHtl' AS AT DF.CEMBER'II, 1985 ASSETS NRESTR Ic fell Accounts receivable - Township of Stephen F U N D B A 1. A N C. E 5 elicit - t.. he recovered from taaatIon In 1986 eserves STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FbR THE YEAR F.NDEo IOI:CEMRER 31, EVENIIE Taxation Ontartn grants - road•.••:; XPEND(TURF. Streetlights Robdvays Adnln(stratlnn Capt .l Fire Recreation IRPLUS (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR VRPLUS (DEFICIT) - 8eglnning of year It F1C1T - End of year sr 1985 1984 $1,552 51,507 $ (62)) S (468) 2,175 2,175 $1,552 S1,.n1 1985 43,S47 $3,527 17 2,442 3,564 5,969 2,062 ',158 I,In1• 35 )50 150 5,986 175 18 3,519 8,122 65 (2,15)1 (668) 1,485 $ (62)) S (668) where more than two-thirds of its budget is spent on subsidizing farmers. This cannot go on forever. Spain and Portugal, two new par- ticipants, are complaining. Some cracks in the wall of the EEC are widening and those nations may have to do something sensible within the next year or two. Even now, the U.S. and the EEC have signed a temporary truce and are talking to each other. In the meantime, Canadian farmers are suf- fering and will continue to suffer. The patients suffer in a doctors' strike. The farmers suffer in an inter- national trade war not of their own making. Seems a shame, don't it? Here for 10 days July 2$, 1986 Pogo 7A Middlesex 4.H bosi excbang.rs In a 411 exchange, ten members from Saskatchewan are currently en- joying a ten day visit in Middlesex county. One of the westerners, Clint Holmes of Fields, Saskatchewan is spending his Eastern Canada time with Brian O'Neill of RR 1, Lucan. The two boys have one thing in com- mon. They are the first one on their bus each morning on the way to high school. Two popular crops in Western On- tario, corn and soybeans are not grown in Saskatchewan and red clover is used for plowdown only. Clint finds the farms here are much closer together and is Impressed with the weB kept lawns and yards. His family owns 1,680 acres and rents another 150 acres. About 700 acres are cropped. They raise 250 beef cattle, mostly Mainajou. He describes them as "red and white Holsteins." At harvesting time, two 25 foot swathers are used to put grain into one row for combining. . The visitor said most of their fences are three strand barbed wire on wooden posts, which they make themselves and treat. Nuisances for the western farmers come from deer who get into feed stocks and gophers, invaders into ON 4-H EXCHANGE — Clint Holmes of near Yorkton, Saskatchewan at the left checks brochures of Ontario with Brian O'Neill of RR 1, Lucan during a 4-H exchange between the two provinces. grain bins. Outings planned for the ten western visitors include ftrips to Toronto, Niagara Falls, Canada's Wonderland, tours of area farms and a county 4-11 picnic. Brian O'Neill and nine other Mid- dlesex 4-H'ers will be returning the exchange to Saskatchewan from August 5 to 14. The visiting 4-H member was sur- prised to learn that Tom Rushton was a next-door neighbour of the O'Neills'. Rushton is well known as a judge at Western Canada shows. 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