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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-02-13, Page 19Marketing boards are necessary Supply management through marketing boards • has been successful, despite some much publicized set- backs. Consumers must expect marketing ,.boards to be ' used through the. foreseeable future. This was the message of George Winter, economist, in the dying minutes of the federal -provincial agricultural outlook con- ference last week. Professor Winter is chairman of the agricultural economics department at the University. of British Columbia. The Ottawa conference considered outlook trends for agricultural products presented by,, economists from federal and provincial departments of agriculture. Winter's paper showed that in 1969,. 40 percent of farmer • receipts was ob- tained from commodities marketed through boards. In 1970, the proportion rose to 47.3 percent; in 1971, to 52 percent; in 1972, it reached 55 percent. Winter stated flatly that there is no economic theory that says farmers should be purely competitive when others are not. Quite the reverse. Those who believe labor unions are bad for the economy suggest that marketing boards are a type of farmers' union and say such countervailing power should not be allowed to develop among farmers. "Such, statements seem to imply that farmers unlike almost everybody else should be competitive. The statement has no economic validity whatsoever," Winter pointed out. He added that it leads to the Theory of Second Best. "The point of view en, dorsed by most studentp of, economic theory, Winter. continued, "is that, if one industrial group, be it a trade union or a sugar _ company, fails to . meet competitive standards .then those standards are inap- plicable and inappropriate when applied in any other industry:" Translation: Since farmers buy in a market where there is not free competition and sell where competition is limited by a small number of buyers, there is no economic theory that would say far- mers themselves should operate under conditions of free competition. To back up his point Winter cited Nobel Laureate, Paul Samuelson in Foun- dations (1947) and a famous paper by Canadian Lipsey: the -Theory of Second Best. Commenting on , Winter's speech, Gordon Hill, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says farmers welcome this forthright statement in favor of marketing boards. "We have questioned often why some sound, knowledgeable, realistic agricultural economist in Ontario has not come for- ward in recent months to defend the principle of ,marketing boards," Hill comments. However, we congratulate this distinguished B.C. economist for having the • courage to speak out in such a positive (manner. The constructive action of Professor .George Winter; as head of agricultural economics at UBC, .will do much to restore farmers' confidence in economists in general and agricultural economists in particular. Sugar beets needed Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan conceded Monday that there is no time left for rebuilding the sugar beet industry in South- west era„Qntarao tbis.-41ear.- He was questioned in the Commons,.by R. E. McKinley (PC—Huron-Middlesex) who said the. time is fast ap- proaching when farmers will be deciding what crops they should plant in 1975. He asked the minister if his proposal to re-establish the sugar beet industry in South- western Ontario has received favorable con - The St. James Youth Club float at the recent Carnival parade depicted pioneer times. (News-Recordphoto) sideration. "Even if it did receive favorable consideration there is no way they would be able to plan on planting sugar beets this year, that is for sure," said Mr. ,Whelan. "I hope I have not said anything that could be so construed." Mr. Whelan added that because of the high price of sugar and the prospect of it remaining high there is a possibility of several refineries being erected in various parts of the country. Blyth boy wins trip Jim Phelan of RR 2, Blyth was selected as one of the six lucky Junior Farmers to win a Ontario Junior Farmer Scholarship trip to the United Kingdom this summer. .�.� Mr. Phelan, who was one of Agricultural Tidbits With Adrian Vos 'potatoes. up 46 percent, salmon up 56 percent, coffee Bob Eaton, parliamentary up 28 percent and steak up assistant to Ontario's 44 percent. ministry of agriculture and "-It is interesting to note," food, had some very in- Mr. Eaton said, "that over teresting -remarks to make that same period of time, in a recent speech in Lin- producers under the dsay with, regards to the marketing boards that criticism on marketing Professor Forbes was boards. At the same time condemning for unduly high that Professor Forbes prices, gave indications that condemned marketing they had a stable and boards with quota s in the _reasonable return on their name of the Food Prices product". He also blamed Review Board, these same .tariffs and export quota s as marketing boards had causing artificially high reasonable and stable prices prices and referred again to for their products. Overall milk, dairyproducts, eggs, prices went up 16 percent. broiler chickens and turkeys, The lowest increases, none of which had import however were in the very products Professor Forbes Huron poultry said that marketing boards the Huron delegates at the Junior Farmers Talent Festival recently held in Toronto, was, picked from among 17 candidates eligible for the trip. Ilailiday Homes� government... a„d THE-DALEWOOD ,ONE OF 157 HALLIDAY HOMES AND (COTTAGES we're working together to save you op to$1500.on homesiI300.Ofl cottages. The Tax cut on building materials used in Halliday Homes and Cottages will be passed along to our customers immediately, based on May/74 price list. 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'The annual'meeti.ng of the Grade A turkeys had gone Huron County Poultry, up one percent, and the eggs Pigeon, and Pet Stock had gone up five percent.. Association was held in the Those products sold O.M.A.F. board . •room in without the benefit of a .. Clinton on Tuesday evening marketing board with January 28th. quota s as fresh tomatoes, The - following slate of up 64 percent, and these officers was voted in for came in from other coup- 1975: President, Clifford tries. Red Brand strip loin Pepper; Vice-president, steak up 52 percent, potatoes Ronald Rickeyi . Secretary - up 27 percent, and salmon up 'treasurer, Harvey Daniel; 21 percent. assistant secretary, Bert The overall increase in Mills; directors, Earle price to the restaurant trade, Becker, Donald Dearing, 43 percent. The regulated Douglas Vincent; auditors, products, however, went uP George. Tieman, Bert Mills; least. The restaurant paid 12 and reporter, Victor Daniel. percent more for milk, eight The treasurer reported a percent for grade A turkeys, good balance for '1974 and five percent for chicken and following his report an in 17 percent for eggs. All well teresting program was under the average 43 percent mapped out for 1975. increase. A dutch auction for a pair The real increase was in of 4iWhite Wyandottes was the unregulated products, as held and the winner was sugar up 118 percent, Wally Saville. The Wyan- shortening up 81 percent, dottes were . donated by beef fat up 86 percent, Clifford Pepper. Only a few sets left SPECIAL SOLID STATE MOD(111R4 PHILIPS COLOR. TV Save.'60 while they lost CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1975 -PAGE 7A . Convert car exhaust Cars with catalytic con- verters are center stage this Year. AIOlig w'itll unleaded gasoline. The 1975 cars with con- verters not only spew out fewer pollutants. They also run better than last year's models, start quicker, and even .get better gas mileage. Fuel savings in 1975 models with converters, for example, are 13 percent above that for last year's cars. Part of the reason for this go&d news" is that car manufacturers have had to redesign carburetors and ignition systems in order to (get the catalysts to work restrictions. Looking at these facts, he suggested that Professor Forbes should be analyzed as to performance. Summing up, Mr. Eaton said: "Really what we are saying to ourselves when we assess performance is how well you took an interest in your board or the marketing of our product, how well you support your board, the type of people you elect to your board, and the type of management they hire. Given some commitment to these items, marketing boards can claim an in- creasingly important role in the development of a strong agricultural industry in 'Ontario." 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