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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-02-25, Page 19K -W FARMERS CLUB EXECUTIVE The annual meeting of the Kirkton-Woodham Farmers CIQb was held Thursday. The executive is shown here. Back, left, directors Bob Hern and Ted Brine and recording secretory David Wheeler. Front, secretary -treasurer Ron Grant, vice-president John Simpson, president Burns Blackler and past president Bill Arthur. T -A photo The end of November it was. I said if the animal rights people get control loot in the roma) tine -aa err_ epprevatea by eo0 Trott., MO* Rd rrm'.a On We 2C' of the humane societies in this pro- vince, the mind would boggle at the Cook's Producers Meeting and Crop Planning Seminar February 27/87 - South Huron Recreation Centre EExeter)1Combined Meeting for Hensall, Centralia and Kirkton Producers) `"Speaker - Alex Henry - Sylvite Sales Inc. March 2/87 - Brussels Community Centre (Brussels) **Speaker - Ross Daily - CFPL TV London ALL MEETINGS START AT 11:00 A.M. Everyone welcome CONTACT YOUR NEAREST COOK'S BRANCH FOR MORE DETAILS Centralia 228-6661 Kirkton 229-8986 DIVISION OF GERBRO INC. Hensall 262-2410 Walton 527-1540 887-9261 problems it would cause farmers. I hate to say I told you so... Victoria ,.filler is now president of the Toronto Humane -Society. She has given fair warning that she enjoys a fight and she sure must be -enjoying her life. She has already appeared at a cou- ple of farm meetings. She told the fanners she was fighting for animal rights and did not hesitate to state her position. • If what has transpired up to now is an indication of her method of opera- tion, she will be the last one to back down from a fight. When she agreed to be a last-minute guest speaker at an annual farmers meeting, she brazenly talked to farmers, face to face and word for word. She has battled the Toronto Socie- ty to a standstill- and is facing Tom Hughes and the -Ontario Humane ==--Soe:16Cy in the saiwe of kind --of fight. She has changed the hoard -of air tors in Toronto and has them all eating out of her hand. She is about to gird her loins against the provincial legislature. Farmers can pooh-pooh people like Vicki Miller. They can laugh at them. They can call them names. But farmers should not ignore them. A small group of fanatics can change the face of farming. Two whale lovers almost scuttled Iceland's whaling fleet. As I said before, I am as concerned as anyone about the fate of whales but sinking ships with no thought for human life is nothing but an act of terrorism. And if you think animal rightists will not resort to such tactics, you better think again. These people believe that animals have the same rights as humans. They equate. in their philosophy. a cow or a hen with a human being. Frank Hurnik of the University of Guelph says there are two philosophies asfar as animals are concerned. One is speciesism, a bias in favor of the human species. The other is the belief that animals h e rlhts. much the same as humans alive ri hts:-Now-no-o would deny the fact that animals have f-' rights. That's why humane societies were formed in the first place. They have, for many years. prevented cruelty to animals. But when they equate animals with humans. it seems to me the view becomes warped. There is no reasonable system for measuring animal suffering nor 'is there a method of comparing rights for different species. Discomfort, fear; pain. terror should not be inflicted on an animal. Until this is done, farmers should be left alone. Farmers need healthy animals to produce health -giving -`toad--Noother_ss ent of the popula- tion is more intereittt`im-keeping animals healthy than farmers. They. more than anyone else, know their animals must be free from fear and pain and discomfort. What is even more troubling. though. is the fact that many statements made by animal rightists are exaggerated and even untrue, yet too many city dwellers are so damn- ed ignorant about modern farming methods, they believe the statements. They support the avid animal -lovers with money and moral righteousness. in addition. the big city media give them support. too. and legitimate farmers are the ultimate sufferers. - The 2000010 RRSP. Your RRSP is a long-term investment. So it demands Tong -term perfortiiance. And Canada'S-best a cord of long-term performance is what you'll get from an Industrial Growth Fund RRSP =eFtaiu we (1010 know of any RRSP-eligibleinvestment Ti e that can match rtn • er 19 years, Industrial Growth has achieved total growth of Amos That means that $10,000 invested in 19671967 i $209y364_ - today. 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The rebates for 1986 amount •to $98,218 and are based on six percent for fertilizers, three percent for chemicals, aqua, steel, wheat, grain and forage and five percent for beans. Grant said fertilizer prices for 1987 had already risen by six to eight per- cent and he expected further in- creases in the next couple of weeks. On the subject of obtaining new members president Blackler said. "up to now we haven't advertised for new members. Our present members usually did that. Ron Grant pointed out the advan- tages of being a club member. These include substantial discounts from suppliers and rebates on eurchases. He added, "Our fertilizer prices have been running $:30 lower due to your support." Membership in the club is $5 per year and new applicants must be ap- proved by the board of directors and sign a $1.000 book note for collateral. A grant of $500 was made to the Kirkton Agricultural Society to bets- ed e t s- ed for 4-11 awards at the fair. The new constitution with a few minor amendments wiU be available for anyone interested at the home of secretary -treasurer Ron Grant. Burns Blackler is president of the club and vice-president is John Simp- son. Board of management includes Rick Debrabandere, Ted Brine, Bob Hern and Albert Weernick who will replace the retiring Rea Stephen. Bill Arthur is past president. David Wheeler is recording secretary and Ron Denham is assistant secretary - treasurer. %.,oma • 0 ,-", ' : a USBORNE AND HIBBERT DIRECTORS - The annual meeting of the Usborne and Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held Wednesday at Kirkton. Directors and agents are shown here. Back, left, directors Jack Hodgert and Lorne Feeney and agents John Moore, Joseph Uniac and Ross Hodgert.. Front, directors Jack Harrigan, Robert Gardner, Lloyd Morrison and Robert Choffe and secretary -treasurer Mike Caers. - ` T -A photo Most successful year ever for insurance firm eE--i�olicyh sof the Usborne and efficient operation. It stands among. Ilibbert Mutual FireTnsu�nre-Com- th--e bestwith the least costs of any pany learned at Wednesday's annual meeting in Kirkton of a very suc- cessful year financially in 1986. President Lloyd Morrison, RR 1 St. Marys said "we are coming off another excellent year and secretary - treasurer Mike Caers added, "it's the best year we have ever -had." In the financial statement, Caers pointed out that claims paid out had dropped to $285,595 from $338,344 in 1985. He continued, "We were very for- tunate in not having any major losses last year giving us a net underwriting gain of $517,018 up some $65,000 from the previous year. -, Due to a good financial statement directors have authorized a surplus refund of $300,000 to policyholders who have been with the company for at least three years. The policy of rebating 30 percent of premiums paid was started in 1984. Enhancing the financial picture in addition to law claims paid out is in- vestment income in excess of $888,000. President Morrison cited three fac- tors for the current success of the company. He said. "We have good n lienls. 1 know at least two situations where ire extinguisher ere very helpful until firemen arriv . have excellent agents and secretary - treasurer and part-time office staff. We have quality people working for us." Auditor Ron Blake of St. Marys sup- ported Morrison's compliments of the office staff saying, "You have a most —BRANDY POINT Travel is educational. U teaches you how fast you can spend money. FARMS CENTRED AROUND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION • Our --breeding stock provides our buyers with prove ics--- from the top 3°e animals tested across Canada. • Our program enables us to offer quality and health at a price that is hard to bent • We have on ongoing supply of A.I. sired 'Hump Duroc• York, landroce boars 8 F1 York 'landroce gilts • Our closed herd is ranked "Good" by the OMAF standards of Herd Health Classification. Come and take a look at our stock anytime, Delivery available KURT KELLER R.R. 1, Mitchell, Ont. 519-348-8043 Huron Apothecary Ltd. J T WILSON PHARMACIST PHONE 235-1982 440 MAIN ST EXETER. ONT P11 hP I N We accept most major drug plans Blue Cross, Green Shield, Drug Benefit, etc. Hours Mon. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. "Your Inde ' - ndent Pharmacist" company know -of=--- In regard to cost efficiency, Mike Caers said he has received financial statements from 41 of the 51 mutual fire insurance companies. and Usborne and Hibbert has the least percentage at 23. - Caers said other companies range from 28 to 61 percent with the average at about 40 percent. Beginning this year only one year - policies are available. Caers explain- ed that a policyholder will sign a three year application. but renew on a year- ly basis. . The • premium cost is guaranteed to be .the same for the three years of the application. -- Directors -Lorne Feeney and Jack Harrigan were re-elected for a three - year term. Other directors in addition to president . Morrison are vice- president Robert Chaffe, Robert Gardner and Jack Hodgert. Company agents are Ross Hodgert. Joseph • Uniac and John Moore. The rate of remuneration for direc- tors was increased. They will receive $90 for each directors' meeting and $35 for adjusting. The previous rates were $75 and $30, respectively. Plan swine workshops There is a workshop planned for swine farmers who are interested in finding out what the Pork Manage- ment 2000 Record -Keeping System is all about. Anyone who is looking for a manual record-keeping system that is compatible with the record- keeping requirements of the Pork In- dustry Improvement Plan may find this workshop worth attending. For those producers who are not familiar with the Pork 2000 system. it is basically a manual system that ps_trac of such things as breedings,aro gs-weanings_, sales and mortality. While it helps with planning and organizing various activities in the barn. it also provides a means of monitoring and analyzing performance of a swine operation. It can be as simple or as complex a system as the producer wants it to be. interested producers should contact the Huron County Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office to pre - register. What: Pork Management 2000 Worshop. Where: Bluevale Com- munity Centre. When: Friday, February 27. 1987. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (registration is at 12:45 p.m.) ( there will be a small charge to . offset expenses). Andy Sande -f'ork-Advisor---- for Huron County Announcement Cook's Division of Gerbro Inc. FRANK BACKX' Roy T. Ellis - Manager of Commodity Marketing - Cook's Divi- sion of Gerbro Inc. in pleased to announce the appointment of FRANK BACKX to the position of Grain Merchandiser. Frank has extensive knowledge of the commodity trading business in both corn and soybeans. This appointment reflects Cook's committment to serving the needs•of our clients. For continued up-to-the-minute market information on prices, forward contracting, basis or the US farm bill call Frank at (319) 262-2701. Long distance call 1.800.262-2910 Deal with Cook's where you can trade with confidence Deal with Cook's - where you can trade ' with confidence. DIVISION OF GERBRO INC.