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Page 16 Times -Advocate, March 14, 1984
TImbroII q uells concerns
Many cattlemen came to
the annual meeting of the On-
tario Cattlemen's Association
in Toronto prepared to con-
front the Hon. Dennis Tim-
brell, Minister of Agriculture
and Food over some features
of the Red Meat Plan which
he launched on January 5th.
Two parts of the announce-
ment have been particularly
controversial, that a com-
pulsory clearing house
marketing agency for
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slaughter cattle would be
established and that a goal of
the development initiatives
would be to increase beef cow
numbers in Ontario by 170,000
head or 30 percent. The docu-
ment entitled "The Restruc-
turing and Development of
Ontario's Red Meat Sector"
tabled January 5 stated "the
main functions of this Agen-
cy will be to organize and
operate a competitive central
clearing house for all
slaughter cattle marketed in
Ontario.
The marketing agency
powers will incorporate pro-
ducer licensing for financing,
promotion through marketing
and advertising and industry
development." The impres-
sion was clearly left in pro-
ducers' minds on January 5th
that the marketing agency
was to be established under
the Ontario Farm Products
Marketing Act and would re-
quire that all slaughter cattle
be sold by some competitive
bidding mechanism and that
a producer would be unable to
sell his own cattle directly to
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DIRECTOR'S MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, March 14, 1984
TIME: 7:30 o'clock
PLACE: Blyth Inn, Blyth, Ontario
AGENDA: Minutes of February 13th
Report of Huron County Cattlemen's presentation
to commissioner s February 22nd, - Keith Strang
Report of activities at O.C.A. Annual Meeting =
Glen Coultes
Report of new O.C.A. Market Price Information
Committee form of result of resolution to O.C.A. An-
nual Meeting in response to Red Meat Plan. -
Graeme Hedley
New Business;
Adjournment;
If the director wishes he may bring other concern-
ed parties with him.
a packer. Ali well, the impres-
sion was left that all slaughter
cattle transactions must go
through the clearing house
marketing agency.
In a two and one-half hour
session before 650 cattlemen
at the OCA annual meeting,
Timbrell answered many
questions and, in doing so,
quelled many of theps
which had been expressed�ss . rHe
stated that the specific goal of
expansion of beef cow
numbers by30 percent would
be dropped and that the
development initiatives would
be aimed only at increasing
production efficiency.
In response to demands
that a plebiscite be held on the
detailed marketing agency
proposal, Timbrell stated that
he might hold a plebiscite but
would reserve his judgement
on that question until he saw
the report of the three
Commissioners.
He repeated statements
which he had made earlier
that he had been
misunderstood on January 5
and that the proposed agency
would not prohibit a producer
from selling his own cattle
directly to a packer, provid-
ed there was price disclosure
and the cattle had been
available for competitive
bids. In response to a question
about using the powers of the
Beef Cattle Marketing Act to
achieve price disclosure,
Timbrell stated that he was
not wedded to any particular
method of doing it, except
that it would not be run by
government and it would not
handle (sales transactions).
By the end of the question
period, the gun powder had
been defused, but most cat-
tlemen were left wondering
why a Beef Cattle Marketing
Agency was necessary to
carry out a price assembly
and reporting function.
In the debate on resolutions
which followed, delegates to
the meeting defeated a
resolution demanding a
plebiscite on the marketing
agency by a vote of 100 to 78,
tabled a resolution "vigorous-
ly opposing the compulsory
aspect of the central selling
clearing house concept" and
approved a resolution calling
on the Ontario Cattlemen's
Association and under the
jurisdiction of the Beef Cattle
Marketing Act."
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F OF A SPONSORS DINNER — Huron County Federation of Agriculture president
Tony McQuail chaired the annual member of parliament dinner held on March 10
in Clinton. In the photo, from the left are MPP Jack Riddell, federation vice-president
Paul Klopp, Ontario Federation of Agriculture director Jack Wilkinson of Lambton
County and M'r. McQuail.
Farm financing, soil erosion
feature topics at MP's dinner
The problems with farm
financing and soil erosion
dominated conversation at
the annual members' of
parliament dinner sponsored
by the Huron Federation. of
Agriculture.
MPP's Jack Riddell and
Murray Elston, MP Murray
Cardiff, members of Huron
County Council and Mel
Swart (NDP< - Welland -
Thorold) were the politicians.
on hand Saturday to hear
briefs from various HCFA
committees and commodity
groups.
HCFA's finance committee
chairman, Hans Rasmussen,
RR 1, Fordwich said the
number one problem facing
agriculture is lack of. fair
prices. He also outlined pro-
blems with the Farm Credit
Corporation and solutions
such as the agribond concept.
Another problem is Section
31 of the Income Tax Act
which states only $5,000 from
off -farm income can be ap-
plied to a farming operation.
The $5,000 figure hasn't
changed since 1952.
"If this were updated ac-
cording to inflation it would
be in, the neighbourhood of
$40,000 to $45,000. We don't
feel it should be raised to that
level but there is a happy
medium," said Mr.
Rasmussen.
He said the figure should be
changed immediately
because many farmers off set
their farm income by working
off the farm.
"None of this would be
needed if the price wexeceive
for our product was at a pro-
fitable level," the Fordwich
area farmer said.
MP Cardiff assured
Rasmussen that federal
estimates indicate FCC funds
Seminar on
computers
The Exeter Legion Hall will
be the scene of an agriculture
computer and marketing
seminar on Thursday March
22.
After a half hour of
registration and coffee at 9
a.m. several area computer
dealers will have products on
display and will give presen-
tations on products and ser-
vices available.
Dinner will be served at 12
noon.
There will be two afternoon
speakers. The first is former
CFPL radio farm reporter
John DePutter. He will be
discussing marketing
outlooks for 1984. DePutter
has recentlytablished Ag
Alert, a farm information
service.
Richard Smelskie, a
Ministery of Agriculture
specialist will talk about,
"marketing one's self as a
farmer."
Displays of computers and
Ag Alert will be set up all day.
The charge for the day is $10
which will include dinner.
The seminar is sponsored
by the South Huron Junior
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would increase over $20
million from about $470
to $490 million.
He added that Section 31
has been referred to a com
mittee, but there is concern
about changing that.
"We don't want to create a
tax haven," said Mr. Cardiff
referring to "hobby
farmers".
MPP Elston questioned
what interest rate the finance
committee would really want
for the Ontario Farm Adjust-
ment Assistance Program
(OFAAP) noting that when
interest rates were high, 12
percent was the figure and
now the committee is sug-
gestin,' eight percent.
OFAAFinterest ratesare now
at 12 percent.
"It depends on the price
you're going to give for our
- products," Mr. Rasmussen
responded.
MPP Riddell noted that in
the figures presented by the
finance committee that quite
a number of OFAAP loans
have been approved, but the
province has been slow in
coming through with the
money.
The Huron -Middlesex MPP
also commerftpn the begin-
ning farmer Usistance pro-
gram. He said he has been
receiving a lot of calls from
beginning farmers being told
they are ineligible for the pro-
gram because they have ren-
tal land or they have some off -
farm income.
Riddell said there has been
a change in that beginning
farmers are eligible for
assistance even if they have
rented land far up to 10 years.
No move has yet been made
regarding -the off -farm in-
come, he said.
"I'm telling all farmers to
appeal," said Mr. Riddell
noting it cost $100 to appeal..
"They stand a pretty good
chance of winning."
HCFA's drainage and soil
committee presented a brief
requesting Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food fun-
ding for soil erosion research.
"Also it is time Agriculture
Canada and Environment
ow so le No ow sr mmm
e
Canada got involved. They
are involved in other pro-
vinces and they need to give
substantial assistance to the
fight against erosion in On-
tario," said committee chair-
man Ray Hogan.
He noted that the recently
formed Huron Soil and Water
Conservation District has a
1984 budget that is less than
one percent of Huron Coun-
ty's soil erosion costs.
Huron County Warden Tom
Cunningham commended the
HSWCD's thrust of educating
farmers and he suggested
that the governments provide
some incentive to farmers so
they can practise conserva-
tion and yet maintain yields.
Hogan said HSWCH's main
thrust has been to conserva-
tion tillage on row cropping
but he would like to see it ex-
panded to all crops. Govern-
ment funding would aid this
expansion he said.
MPP Riddell suggested
that if soil and water conser-
vation districts were
established across the pro-
vince, the government would
be compelled to address the
problems' of soil erosion.
Absentee foreign ownership
There was no brief this year
on absentee foreign owner-
ship, but it did not pass
unnoticed.
Riddell said he would like to
see the provincial govern-
ment restrict such ownership
as has been done in other
provinces
"We have been hitting a
stone wall for several years
on this issue and it remains at -
major concern in Huron
County," said Huron federa-
tion vice-president Doug
Garniss.
"Mr. Timbrell says the
closing of the 20 percent tax
loophole has virtually stopped
foreign buying. We hope he is
right, but our information is
that south Huron and north
Middlesex may be a new area
of absentee foreign- buying
while presently threatened
areas in north Huron and
south Bruce could face pur-
chases again in the spring."
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"When," said the wee voice
on the other end of the
telephone line, "are you and
Nana coming to see us?"
It was Kalli, our fourth and
youngest grandchild. We had
not seen her for almost a
week.
"I miss you, Pa-Bob,"she
said.
The Pa -Bob is her ab-
breviation for Papa -Bob, a
name the other three gran-
dkids have been using for a
decade.
"Well, okay, Kait. We'll
come and see you tonight," 1
replied.
"At six -thirty?"
No matter what time of the
day or night is suggested, it is
always six -thirty to Keit. For
a while, it was nine o'clock.
But now it is six -thirty for
everything, for bedtime, for
breakfast, dinner and supper,
for Sesame Street and even
the Flintstones. At two -and -a -
half, time stands still.
Shelled not, of course; dial-
ed the number herself. Her
mother did it because she had
repeatedly asked to speak to
her Pa -Bob. She can carry on
an intelligent conversation on
the phone but maybe it is
grand -parental pride talking.
"You come at six -thirty and
I will show you my picture,"
she said, coyly. "I drew a pic-
ture of you and Nana. It's on
the 'fridgerator."
Pretty plain talk for two -
and -a -half, what?
So Nana and I went to see
her.
She ran gleefully down the
hall and, with the im-
pulsiveness of the very young,
threw her arms around me
and planted a wet kiss in the
neighborhood of my left ear.
Two minutes later, she came
out of the bedroom in the
briefest of jumpsuits and
wearing a New York Yankee
baseball cap. Grinning from
ear to ear, she proceeded to
demonstrate the exercises
she does with her mother
every morning.
What is it about little girls
that is so appealing? Her stur-
dy little body gyrated this
way and that, hands poised on
hips while she did torso exer-
cises, knee -bends and back
stretches.
Not satisfied with this, she
asked for the long mirror
from the bedroom and pro-
ceeded to watch herself while
exercising. Have you ever
tried to do exercises while
looking in a mirror? It is not
impossible - as Haiti
demonstrated - but it is dif-
ficult.Occasionally, shebrush-
ed back her hair in that
wonderfully feminine way
that only little girls have.
"Pa -Bob will baff me," she
announced when it was time
to get ready for bed. After her
"baff" came story time. She
chose a book about Tweety
Pie and Sylvester because she
chuckles with great delight
when Pa -Bob imitates
Sylvester.
We headed for the bedroom
and she snuggled under the
covers.
"Thing my thong, Pa -Bob."
And I did. It's a parody of
an old Harry Belafonte song
entitled Come Back, Liza, on-
ly we change it to Come Back,
Kaitlin, Come Back, Girl,
wipe the tear from my eye.
And she reaches with her
chubby arms to brush an im-
aginary tear from my eye.
Ah, the wonder and in-
nocence of a child. especially
a grandchild and a little girl,
at that, who wriggles into the
pillow, turns her face for a
goodnight kiss and says: "I
love you, Pa -Bob."
As I left the room, the tears
were not imaginary.
She broke the spell, though,
by sitting bolt upright in bed
and completing the joke set
up by her mother. •
"It's six -thirty, Bob. Seven
o'clock in Newfoundland."
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