HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-20, Page 18Clinton firemen were. called out on Tuesday night to the Harry Reid residence on Spencer
Street, after a large quantity of gasoline spilled from 'Mr. Reid's car. No fire started.
(News -Record photo)
Remember safety this spring
As the time for planting
crops approaches, many
farmers are anxious to begin
work on the land. But in the
planting rush many will
forget about safety.
WLarry Swinn, public
elations co-ordinator for the
Farm Safety Association of
Ontario, says tractor -related
accidents caused 18 fatalities
on Ontario farms last year.
According to the statistics
compiled by the Association,
these tractor -related
fatalities accounted for
nearly 40 percent of the total
number of farm fatalities in
1977.
"These accidents could
have been prevented if far-
mers were more safety
conscious."
Tractor rollovers, resulting
primarily from unsafe
operating practices and lack
of common sense, caused the
majority of these fatalities.
"Many accidents occur
because farmers rush too
much. To get crops planted
farmers work overtime, often
beyond their physica)
capabilities."
This creates the potential
for injuries.
This season Mr. Swinn
suggests farmers slow down
and take extra time to do the
work. Working the land in a
logical manner will put the
farmer ahead in the long run.
Before taking the equip-
ment out on the field, Mr.
Swinn suggests farmers
make sure the tractor is well
maintained and in safe
working order.
"Equipment breakdowns
costs the farmer valuable
time. To make up the lost
time farmers have to run the
tractor faster than ever. This
invites accidents."
NFU wants elevators licensed
Blake Sanford of the
National Farmers Union
attended the Canada Grains
Commission hearing in
London on Tuesday, April 11.
Mr. Sanford recommended
to the Commission the ex-
tension of the Canada Grain
Act, particularly in the
grading and in the licensing
of elevators. This is most
urgent for producers in the
province of Ontario.
Grain producers in Ontario
now operate under a hodge-
podge of regulations.
Elevators are licensed under
the Ontario Grain Elevator
Storage Act, and also under
the Farm Products
Marketing Act where a
marketing board exists for a
Hannan says,
grow food,
don't import it
Food prices could increase
sharply in the future if
Canada continues to import
those products we can
produce at home Peter
Hannam, President of the
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) told the
Brampton Rotary Club.
Mr. Hannam explained,
present agricultural policies,
both federal and provincial,
ere short-term ones that
fail to comprehend the full
extent of our poor tariff
policy.
"We are faced with
decreasing markets both at
home and abroad. Because of
the lack of tariff protection,
other countries dump their
food here and it seems to the
consumer to be cheaper." he
said.
"However, if markets for
our produce continue to
shrink, then our costs will
increase and the prices for
imported foods will escalate.
After all, with no competition,
why should other countries
provide low prices to
Canadian consumers."
Mr. Hannam added, the
OFA's monthly Farmer Price
ndex (FPI) has shown that
imported foods have in-
creased food costs to
Canadians, and that in-
creases beyond the farm gate
are much greater than those
incresases to the farmer.
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particular commodity. A corn
producer may send a sample
of his products to the Canada
Grain Commission for
grading but acceptance of the
results by the elevator is
voluntary.
i._~. Sanford added that the
extens:: n of the provisions of
the Canada Grain Act to all of
Canada would result in
benefits to producers. A
uniform grading and licen-
sing system for all elevators
would result plus a financial
protection of producers in the
event of bankruptcy or fraud
on the part of the elevator.
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1978—PAGE 17
Urban young people wanted for farrn grogram
WANTED: Three hundred
eager young people, aged 16
and 17 to participate in a
unique program designed to
introduce city young people to
the farm.
The Junior Agriculturist
program, sponsored by the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, gives
young people from non-farm
homes the opportunity to
learn about.farming.
Marilyn Sewell, program
supervisor, says students will
be placed on 300 commercial
farms throughout the
province. Attempts will be
made to locate students
within a 100 -mile radius of
their homes.
During the nine -week
period beginning June 19, the
students, under the direction
of the farmer, will take part
in the daily activities of the
farm. Hours of work can be
Cow-calfprogram set for 2978
Agriculture and Food
Minister Bill Newman has
announced that the support
price for the I978 beef calf
income stabilization program
will be 51.5 cents per pound
and the enrolment fee per
cow $8.
All cows in the producer's
possession as of April 1, 1978
are eligible for enrolment.
The closing date for ap-
plications is May 31. 1978.
Enrolment forms will be
mailed this month to
producers who participated
in the 1977 program and
additional copies will be
available from the offices of
the agricultural represen-
Clinton I 4-H
Green Thumbs
The ' Green Thumbs held
their first garden club
meeting on April 10 at the
home of Mrs. Boughen with 13
members present.
The officers elected were:
president, Julie Taylor; vice-
president, Diane Collins;
secretary, Helana Tiesma;
press reporter, Karen Dale.
The girls discussed where a
vegetable garden should be
grown and the advantages of
having one. The members
were shown a variety of
vegetable and flower seeds,
where to plant them and the
proper planning of the gar-
den.
The next meeting -will be
held at Mrs. Brandon's May 8
at 7 p.m.
tatives.
The provisions for the 1978
provincial plan are similar to
those of 1977 but it appears
there will be no federal plan
this year.
Last year 14,400 producers
enrolled nearly 350,000 cows
in the beef calf p
received $12.1
stabilization payments
additional $1.4
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paid by the federal plan.
In making the an-
nouncement, Mr. Newman
said, "The Ontario beef calf
stabilization program is now
entering its fourth year. It
was introduced during a
period of low beef prices and
has proven extremely suc-
cessful in maintaining the
incomes of beef calf
operators.
long and irregular, depending
on the farm activities and
weather.
The junior agriculturists
will be given a daily training
allowance of $11. Room and
board is provided by the host
farmers.
Host farmers are required
to pay $5 of the training
allowance and provide room
and board. The Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food provides $6 per day.
The program has proved to
be a popular one in the past
six years. There were more
than 900 applications last
year.
Students are selected on the
basis of their willingness to
learn and to work. Students
without farm experience are
preferred.
Applications for the
program can be obtained
from high school guidance
counsellors and from local
offices of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. Deadline for ap-
plications is May 1.
Farmers interested in the
program should contact local
agricultural representatives
by May 15.
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