Times-Advocate, 1984-06-27, Page 8Thank You Exeter
and
southwestern Ontario
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During a 90 day General Motors selling contest completed on June 20/84 Huron Motor Pro-
ducts took an objective of delivering 292 new General Motors cars and trucks
This objective was exceeded by
delivering 371 units.
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Shown congratulating Bob Hamather owner of Huron Motors is Mr. Tom Pryde from General Motors
of Canada Ltd. Sales Department.
As a result of the above sales objective Bob and Donna Hampther will enjoy a trip to Oktoberfest
in Munich Germany as guests of General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Many Thanks from the Staff of
H.M.P.
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EXETER
PONTIAC - BUICK - CADILLAC
518 Main St. South, Exeter
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SAYING FAREWELL-- Huron Centennial School held o special assembly to soy
goodby to Principal Arnold Mothers, who goes to JAD McCurdy in September.
Shown are student council members Tracy St. Louis, Murray Townsend, Mothers,
Joe Rancher and Lisa Strong.
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loot in the
The howls fiom the boon-
docks have diminished to
whimperings because the
howlers are busy on the land,
planting more and growing
more to feed the hungry
world.
Back in April, the Farm
Credit Corporation, the
federal government's so-
called "last resort" for
farmers, announced an in-
crease in interest rates from
13 percent to 14 and 15
percent.
It was bad news for
farmers and most of the
agricultural organizations in
the country complained bit-
terly. Letters were sent to
FIRST TIME TO
EXETER AREA
Norman Alexander's
Erosion=control
Demonstration Model
from the
FOODLAND
STEWARDSHIP CENTRE
' at Londesboro
will be at the
Huron County
Soil and Water
Conservation
District Day
at Bert Visscher's
3 miles west of
Exeter
on July 4
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members of parliament. The
Canadian Federation of
Agriculture sent a strongly -
worded release to all media.
Milk boards joined the chorus
and provincial organizations
jumped on the bandwagon.
They were justifiably angry
with the increase imposed by
the FCC.
The politicians, especially
at the federal level, ignored
the protests. They were.all too
busy campaigning. Now that
the new leader is on the
throne, can farmers expect
some relief from crippling
credit policies? '
I think not.
Yet, no other segment of the
economic pie needs help more
than farmers. Agriculture
needs a strong degree of
stability. One way to provide
this stabilityis sufficient,
long-term capital at a
realistic and steady rate of
interest.
Professor John Bossons of
the Institute of Policy
Analysis, University of Toron-
to, has commented that the
current tax system causes
large companies to be
sheltered from interest rate
burdens. "The effect of high
interest rates are borne
disproportionately by small
business. farmers and
homeowners facing mortgage
renewals," he says.
And D.J. Shaughnessy, 'a
chartered accountant with
Warde Mallette, a nation-
wide accounting firm, goes
even further in suggesting
that farmers, more than
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anyone else, need relief from
interest rates. He maintains
the revenue -to -asset ratio is
extremely low for farmers.
"...it is normally as low as
one to five or one to 10 in far-
ming. In other words, farm
assets worth $I million might
produce only $100,000 or
$200,000 in revenue. In a
business such as retailing, the
revenue -to -assets ratio is nor-
mally two to one or perhaps
three to one...a general in-
terest rate increase from
about 10 percent to 20 per-
cent...is at least 10 times
more damaging to farmers
than to retailers."
A revenue -to -asset ratio
this low is simply not accep-
table for agriculture. And be
it also remembered that that
revenue figure.does not mean
profit.
Farmers are asking for
special dispensation because
they are in a different occupa-
tion than anyone else in this
society. Farm organizations
are incensed that interest
rates are again approaching
disastrous heights. They
know - but nobody else seems
to be listening -- that farming
is different. It is a why of life,
a calling, if you will, that
deserves special concessions
from the people and the
politicians.
Some powerful farm lob-
bies still exist in this country
and thank the Lord for them.
But they are becoming less in-
fluential because farmers are
becoming fewer in number.
And it is numbers that get
votes for politicians.
However, the problems at
the farm gate will not go
away and politicians will ig-
nore them too long until it gets
to the point where the family
farm will disappear.
When that day comes, this
country will have lost a great
resource that cannot be
regenerated.
"Old MacDonald HAD .a
farm..."
ld MacDonald: The
average age of the Canadian
farmer is 52. Unless younger
farmers get help, nobody will
come along to fill Old Mac -
Donald's shoes.
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A farmer panel will rpund of conservation tillage and if You need further informa- tact Robert Trout at the Clin-
out the afternoon's program conservation practices which tion, please feel free to con- ton O.M.A.F. office. 482.3428.
with discussion on their ex- they have on their farms.
periences with various forms Conservation films wW be
run continuously throughout
Clandeboye the day and many resource
boye people will be available to
provide more information
and answer questions which
arise.
Wind and water erosion
events this year have
dramatically underscored the
importance of conservation
measures to protect soil and
water qual,jty on area farms.
Plan now to attend Conserva-
tion Day this year. It's not too
late to Save Our Soil.
By Robert Trtlut
Conservation Agronomist
Huron Soil and Water Conser-
vation District
The Huron Soil and Water
Conservation District will be
holding its annual Conserva-
tion Day on July 4 on the farm
of Bert and Tina Visscher, RR
1. Hay.
Visschers were presented
with the Norman Alexander
Conservation Award last year
for their measures to control
wind and water erosion on
their farms. They are located
approximately three miles
west of Exeter on Highway 83.
Conservation Day is an ex-
cellent opportunity for all
those concerned with conser-
vation of our natural
',resources to see the work be-
ing carried out in Huron
County to prevent soil erosion
and improve water quality.
The morning program 'will
begin at 1d:00 with a wagon
tour of conservation
measures in and close to the
Visscher farms. Points of in-
terest will include discussion
on windbreaks, cover crop
and soil stabilization around
culverts.
Other stops on the morning
tour will include information
on reforestration, minimum
till corn, no -till soybeans
planted with the district's
drill and planter, herbicide
trials and then return to the
farm where lunch will be pro-
vided for a small charge.
Displays pertaining to con-
servation measures will be
set up for viewing by many
area conservation authorities,
Norman Alexander and the
Huron Soil and Water Conser-
vation District. Equipment
displays will include a John
Deere no -till planter, Bast no -
till drill, Kinze ridge planter,
ridge forming cultivator and
other conservation tillage
equipment.
The program wilt also con-
sist of a bus tour to a nearby
corn field planted on ridges
formed in the field last year.
Presentations will also be
made on ridge planting,
residue management and her-
bicide programs for no -till
and minimum till crop
production.
Presentations in the after-
noon will also include an
equipment modification up-
date offering information
from across Ontario on the
modifications to equipment
which are being made enabl-
ing conservation tillage to be
more effective.
Congratulations! to
Darlene Paton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Paton,
whose marriage to David
Howald, of Ilderton took place
in St. James Church,
Clandeboye, Saturday
evening.
Several from this com-
munity enjoyed the bus trip to
the Geritol Follies in
Hamilton, on Saturday.
Tile sympathy of the com-
munity is extended to the
families of the late Jim Cun-
ningham and Maurice
Morgan, who passed away
last week
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