HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-09-21, Page 31Queen of furrow repeats;
plow competition is keen
Lynne Dodds of RR 1
Seaforth has captured the ti-
tle of Huron County Queen of
the Furrow for the second
year.
Lynne, the 18 -year-old
daut,lrter of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Dodds, was crowned at the
56th annual Huron County
Plowing Match held Saturday
at the farm of Claire Deichert
of RR 1 Zurich. The Seaforth
area girl won over six other
girls competing for the title.
The runner-up was .Cheryl
Stewart, 20, of RR 1 Kirkton.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Stewart.
Other competitors were
Lisa Thompson, 18, of RR 5
Wingham, daughtc. of Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Thompson;
Estella Wilson, the
17 -year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Wilson of RR
1 Brucefield; Julie Townsend,
17, of RR 4 Seaforth, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Townsend; Sherry
Chuter, the 17 -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Chuter of RR 1 Varna
and Lisa Beuttenrniller, 17, of
Seaforth, the daughter of Mr.
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The headlines are in black
and white: Top foodland
threatened by urban sprawl;
Farmers' share of food spen-
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Those headlines do not tell
the entire story of what is
happening across Canada.
The black -and -white masks
the heartache, the shattered
dreams, the sweat and tears
in agriculture today.
The tales being told are
heartbreaking.
"I have been a farmer since
I was 19," said a pork pro-
ducer friend of mine. " I got
into 'it 21 years ago and had
most of my farm paid for
before this recession hit us.
"I did not have high mor-
tgage rates to pay but six
years ago, on the advice of
my banker, I expanded and
modernized. It was not the
right time. I have to average
better than 80 cents a pound
when I'm selling just to break
even. At 85 cents, I might
even make a dollar or two."
How many city people know
the price farmers are getting
for their hogs?
They know how much they
pay to put pork on their fork
at the supermarket but they
do not know what the farmer
gets. And they probably do
not care.
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As this is written, the
average price to farmers is 68
cents. My friend is losing $12
on every hog he sells if he
takes all expenses into ac-
count, including something
for labor and investment. Of
course, he can still exist if his
price does not go much
higher.•But he is working for
nothing and struggling eve -y
month to pay the bank.
Even dairy . farmers with
their controlled supply are not
buying new tractors. The are -
or should be --culling their
herds cautiously and wat-
ching every penny of income.
And no one needs to explain
the terrible problems faced
by beef produers. Right from
the cow -calf operator to the
finishing feedlot, the beef
business is in trouble and if
we can believe the pro-
gnosticators, prices are due to
drop this fall lower than they
are now.
The picture isnotpretty and
it is getting uglier.
Farmland is disappearing
because farmers find they
can sell the land and die rich,
rather than continue to strug-
gle against the entire
economy as well as mother
nature.
The farmers' share of the
consumer dollar has been
declining for four years. It
now stands at about 48 cents.
Four years ago, it was 59
cents.
Research indicates that
retail stores do, indeed,
decrease the price of farm
products when they buy right.
But those retail prices do not
go down as fast nor as far as
the farm gate price.
F'arm prices for pork are 30
percent .lower than a year
ago. Beef prices are off 13
cents a pound to farmers
compared to last year.
The tale of woe could go on
into the night, ad infinitum,
ad nauseum; nauseum
because it is enough to make
farmers sick. They know they
are the best producers in the
world. They know the Soviets
have produced less than the
forecast in 65 of the last 66
years. 'o much for Russian
efficiency.
The Canadian farmer con-
tinues to feed this nation and
other nations, too, because
the Canadian farmer is a
fiercely independent in-
dividual who loves the land
and loves to produce surplus
amounts of food. -
The rest of Canada is for-
tunate, indeed, that farmers
are as tough and competitive
as they are.
Maybe many Canadians do
appreciate agriculture but the
best place to show that ap-
preciation is to keep farmers
on the land by allowing
reasonable prices at the farm
gate before those black -and -
white headlines turn red
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TAKING A BREAK — Lorne Passmore, RR 3 Exeter and
Ken Duncan, RR 1 Kirkton rest for a moment after strik-
ing out lands for the businessmen and policians' class
at the Huron County Plowing Match northeast of Zurich.
Crediton women
hold birthday event
By MRS. PETER MARTIN
Crediton
Tuesday evening the United
Church Women entertained
residents of the Blue Water
Rest Home. Gloria Martin
and Glenn Hodgins entertain-
ed with songs and a sing song
for the seniors.
Birthday gifts were
distributed to those having a
birthday in September. Those
present from the UCW were
Marie Fydenchuk, Velma
Russell, Evelyn Pickering,
Clara Ratz, Helen Ratz, Mary
Kenney, Thelma Finkbeiner,
Irene Schlenker, Nola Faist
and Gloria Martin.'
The Crediton and District
Social Club held their first
dance for the fall season.
Beechwood provided the
music and although the crowd
was small the enjoyment was
great. Lunch was served by
Larry and Mary Cronyn and
Bill and Joanne Hodge.
The Crediton Women's In-
stitute meet this evening. Roll
call is to be answered with a
recipe using honey. A speaker
from Ferguson's Apiaries,
Zurich will tell about the bee
business.
Saturday evening friends
and neighbours chivareed•
Fred and Lorraine Bowers on
their 20th aniversary. A social
time and musical evening
was enjoyed by all.
Sunday Gloria Martin and
Alanna Adams entertained
relatives and friends in
honour of Dianne Rai, bride
elect of October 8. Dianne is
marlrying their nephew D.
Brock Adams of London. Mrs.
Les Adams and Gloria Martin
gave a reading.
Lesley Adams passed the
gifts to Dianne and Ruth Mar-
tin conducted two contests.
Winners were Mrs. Jack Cor-
bett and Mrs. Sid Durie.
While the ladies watched,
Dianne open her gifts assisted
by her bridesmaid Janice Hill
of Tilbury, the menfolk en-
joyed a friendly game of
euchre around the kitchen
table.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ken-
ney, Detroit visited Harry and
Maurice Hirtzel, Mr. and
Mrs. Emmerson Wein and
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Hirtzel.
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There is no obligation and no
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and Mrs. Bob Beuttenmiller.
The new queen is the reci-
pient of the Ray Scotchmer
trophy, a leather coat from
Bainton's Original Old Mill in
Blyth, and from the Huron
County Plowmen's Associa-
tion Lynne receives 120, a
bouquet of roses and $40
towards expenses at the 1984
International Plowing Match.
Lynne will be representing
Huron at the IPM this fall in
the Ottawa -Carleton as the
1983 Queen of the Furrow.
Next year she will compete at
the IPM in Wellington Coun-
ty to be held near Teviotdale.
The threatening rain held
off for the plowing and other
events. The first, second and
third place winners in each
category are as follows:
Plowers under 20 - Steve
Adams of Brussels, Paul
Dodds of RR 1 Seaforth and
Jeff McGavin of RR 4 Walton.
Huron plowers over 20
years of age - Ken Innes of
Brussels, Brian McGavin of
RR 4 Walton and Bevan Shap -
ton of Exeter.
Open class - Ron Scotchmer
of Mitchell.
Plowers green class for
those under 15 - Vicki Gordon
of Seaforth and Brian Fear of
Brussels.
Women's plowing class for
those under 24 - Elizabeth
Stewart of Dublin.
Plowing class 7A - Steve
Adams of Brussels, Jeff
McGavin of RR 4 Walton and
Paul Dodds of RR 1 Seaforth.
Green class using non-
competition plows - Paul Hog-
garth of Kippen, Elizabeth
Stewart of Dublin and Paul
Fear of Brussels.
Open plowing class for
those over 20 - Ken Innes of
Brussels, Brian McGavin of
RR 4 Walton, and Barry Gor-
don of Egmondville.
Businessmen's plowing
class using walking plow -
Albert Carson of Listowel,
Orland Reichert of Zurich and
Ralph Weber of Dashwood.
Plowing class for tractors
with four or more plows - Neil
Williamson of Walton, Bill
McAllister of Auburn and
John Becker of Dashwood.
Antique class - Ron Scot-
chmer of Mitchell and Earl
Deichert of Zurich.
Men's nail driving - Ron
Pentland of RR 6 Goderich,,
Ernie Talbot of Kippen and
Bob Bell of Kippen.
Women's nail driving Don-
na Klopp of Zurich, Winona
Thompson of Wingham and
Donna Thiel of Zurich.
Log sawing, using your own
saw - the team of Ray Scot-
chmer and Bill Mehwinney
both of Goderich.
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petitors using the same saw -
the team of Ron Scotchmer of
Mitchell and Ray Scotchmer
of Goderich.
Log sawing for women - the
team of Cheryl Stewart and
Lynne Dodds.
Horseshoe pitching - Huron
teams - Alex Boa and Harold
Carter.
Horseshoe pitching open
class - Ernie Harburn and
Frank Elliott both of Staffa.
Prizes and awards will be
handed out at the banquet to
be held on Friday, October 28
at the Pine Ridge Chalet,
Hensail.
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