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Times -Advocate, November 13, 1991
FARM ]JPDATE
Farming is the expression of a greater spiritual vi-
sion says Diane Baltaz, author of Living Off the Land:
The Spirituality of Farming.
She may have the explanation as to why so many
people stay on the farm through bad weather, bad pric-
es, rising inputs and high interest rates.
Although I was born on a farm many years ago, we
moved off the land in the Great Depression and my
memories are vague. But when I was able to buy a few
acres of land in the country 30 years ago and raise and
train horses, I did get a first-hand taste of it.
We did not have enough land to grow our own
grains but we did go through the wonderful thrills of
having new-born colts gambol across our land. We
kept horses for more than two decades and all three of
our children learned to ride almost before they learned
to walk.
I can readily agree with Diane Baltaz. There is some-
thing wonderful, spiritual, close to God, about agricul-
ture. I can vividly remember closing the barn door in
the cold of winter after feeding, especially at night. To
walk away knowing the barn was full of hay and
enough grain to last a month or two was probably the
sweetest feeling in the world. It was worth all the mon-
ey we lost trying to raise, train and sell riding horses.
Leaving half a dozen horses contentedly munching is
next door to heaven. To have our buckskin mare nuz-
zle me with her velvet nose was worth all the aggrava-
tion and hard work entailed in a hobby farm.
She was called Pippin, after a character in Lord of
the Rings. She was ridden by many children but was
always my horse. She was born on my birthday and,
even after we sold the hobby farm in the country and
moved into the city, we kept her at my daughter's
place.
Some farmers call themselves "co -creators with
God." Marty feel the awareness of a higher power, says
Baltaz, who interviewed 130 farmers across Canada for
her book. They see themselves as caretakers of the land,
that precious commodity out there in the boondocks
which is stuff that God ain't making any more of.
I agree. Years ago when Gordon Hill was president of
the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, he used to say
that farmers were different. They cannot be treated the
same as any other sector of the economy because they
are different. He was always at a loss to describe why
they were different but 1 think, perhaps, Baltaz comes
pretty close to defining it.
Farmers, she says, are angry that big corporations and
the media put the finger on them, their marketing
boards and the huge subsidies given to them as nothing
but a big drain on the economy. They would dearly love
to know that Canadians want agriculture to thrive in
this country; that they are considered stewards of the
land and not just as beggars with their hands out for
public money every year.
They know that the high price of their products when
they get to the consumer has not been caused by the
fanners. High food prices occur after that food leaves
the farm gate. Farmers, in some sectors, are getting less
now that they were 30 years ago.
Who do you know is getting less than they were get-
ting 30 years ago?
"The economic vision of efficiency is very popular to-
day," writes Baltaz. "Current farmer militancy is cer-
tainly about money but it's about more than money. Per-
haps it suggests that there are alternative visions of what
our countryside can be. Especially since farmers' esteem
for an integrated holistic lifestyle with closer ties to land
and community is an intrinsic value which we all need
in order to be fully human. And this spirituality tran-
scends economics."
Well said!
Hunters will continue
to lobby for changes
to firearms legislation
PETERBOROUGH - The Onta-
rio Federatitiff br'Aiiglers and
Hunted ((PAH) -.w01 matinee lb
lobby for tougher legislation to
slow the criminal tate of firearms,
while not restricting use by law-
abiding citizens.
The OFAH - which with 74,000
members is the largest group in
Canada with a direct interest in
firearms - will continue to affect
new federal legislation after the
House of Commons passed Bill C-
17 Thursday.
Many of the primary portions of
the bill still have not been defined
and a rational Advisory Council
on Firearms will be expected to
provide information to Justice Min-
ister Kim Campbell for essential
definitions, said Rick Morgan,
OFAH Executive Vice President.
For example:
The minister will rely on the
council--fart-standards of le a.1 fire-
arms storage. The OFAH continues
to advocate different definitions for
different conditions (i.e., urban
crime areas compared with a north-
ern hunt camp or farm.)
The definition of prohibited
weapons will also be proposed by
the council. The lowering of a mag-
azine capacity to five shots for ri-
fles could eliminate thousands of
common, lawful hunting firearms,
if exceptions are not made.
The Cost of a Firearms Acquis -
tion Certificate (FAC) will be rec-
ommended by the council. Al-
though the minister has said the fee
will rise by 400 percent (to $50
from the current $10), the bill miff
cut that cost in half for renewals,
after repeated OFAH rocommenda-
dorts. The OFAH has urged that the
cost be kept low to encourage prop-
er FAC application.
The OFAH is also concerned that
the bill will be defined by a minis-
ter's Orders -in -council rather than
parliamentary amendment. It could
allow amendments to be made that
doltnot reflect the majority of the
" altilicrdesirttes jbq said; '
.me ` law certainly doesn't exist
yet and really won't until the coun-
cil's recommendations are rendered
and adopts," said Morgan. "There
are literally millions of law-abiding
citizens across Canada who will de-
mand that this bill is properly de-
fined, and we represent many of
them. I fully expect that this bill's
final reading into law will be very
different."
Morgan predicted that pressure
from individual firearms owners
who have no potential to commit
crime will increase. "These people
will most certainly make their
views known and they will have an
effect on the outcome," he said.
Morgan also pointed out that the
issue continues to divide rural and
urban politicians, noting that sever-
al members of peter iamein ignored
party calls for unanimous vote and
instead voted for their constituent's
views.
"This process will continue to be
an excellent exercise in democracy.
And the people most' effected by
this bill will have their say."
The Ontario Federation of An-
glers and Hunters was founded in
1928. and represents 470 affiliate
clubs.
Fed up with
feeders
GOULDS, NFLD. - Newfound-
land's Frank and Denis Galway,
hog producers and twin brothers,
were fed up with feeders. They
couldn't find a good one anywhere.
Pigs chewed up the plastic feeders,
the steel ones rusted and others
caused food wastage. So with the
help of funding from Agriculture
Canada, they manufactured their
own long-lasting, food -saving, low-
cost aluminum devices. The feeders
work so well, the Galways now
plan to market them commercially.
THE RUGGED, DEPENDABLE
ZITOR
'Vest Drive One
Today
and You Will
Know
Why.
C.G.
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Usborne .1
Dairy Dudes
EXETER - On Monday, No-
vember 4 the Usborne 1 Dairy
Dudes held their fifth meeting
at Bev Prout's residence. To
start the meeting off they made
ice cream with whipping
cream, salt, sugar and table
cream.
Aimee Bayer called the
meeting to order. The 4-H
.pledge was repeated. Judith
Parker handed out question
and answer sheets to test the
members ice cream IQ for the
roll call. Laureen Bou gave her
report on the last meeting. Erin
Parker then gave her treasurer's
report.
Bev Prout showed a chart
which outlined the main ingre-
dients in different kinds of ice
cream and frozen yogurt. Ju-
dith Parker talked about the
difference in fat content and
price between premium and
regular ice creams. She demon-
strated a melt test to see which
ice cream would melt the fast-
est. The result was that the reg-
ular melted the fastest because
it has less fat and more air. She
read a story about a girl named
Carol. The members decided
how many servings of good,
healthy food she had eaten that
day, which weren't many. Sug-
gestions were made for im-
provements to her menu.
The homemade ice cream
and sherbet were sampled. To
finish the meeting off sundaes
were made using the premium
and the regular ice cream and
toppings brought by the mem-
bers. The meeting was ad-
joumed at 9:00.
By Rebekah Prout
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Exeter Minor Hockey Association
Presents their second annual
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SUndaNvember 17
Noon t 5 p.m..
at the
South Huron Roc Centre In Exeter
Farm credit leaving
OTTAWA - The federal govern-
ment's plan to move the headquar-
ters of the Farm Credit Corporation
to Regina from Ottawa is moving
ahead as scheduled.
Despite several media reports in-
dicating that the government is re-
thinking the move, Agriculture
Minister Bill McKnight confirmed
last week that the relocation is pro-
ceeding.
"There are several sound reasons
why the decision to move - FCC
headquarters was taken and they
haven't changed," McKnight said.
"This relocation demonstrates our
commitment to strengthening the p
presence of the Government of
Canada in the Prairies and to bring-
ing federal institutions closer to the
people they serve."
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NORTHRUP MG
A Company on the move
1992 move, the FCC's executive
has visited Regina to determine the
availability of office space in the
city. The lease will be going to ten-
der shortly.
Officials are also helping the Cor-
poration's 200 head office employ-
ees cope with the move. Plans are
in the works to invite Regina's
community leaders to Ottawa to in-
form staff about the services availa-
ble in the Saskatchewan city.
Since 1959, the Farm Credit Cor-
poration has played a key role in
helping gain Canadians establish
and maintain competitive farm op-
erations by offering loans and fi-
nancial Services to producers. Near-
ly one-half of its loans and almost
half of its loans receivable are in
the Prairie provinces.
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