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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-12-20, Page 28is PAQ 4A •--CLINTON NWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECE BER 20, 1979 NTOJ4.. heed gays Farmers, -could. face disaster If latest government predictions are correct, Ontario farmers could be facing a disaster, Ralph Barrie, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), said recently. Barrie was referring to figures released last week at the Agricultural Outlook Conference in Ottawa. Statistics Canada predict an average decrease in net income of 12 percent for Canadian farmers. However, Barrie said that buried in the report is the estimate that net farm incomes in Ontario will decline by 40 percent. Barrie cautioned, however, that these estimates are uncertain. He said it is safe to assume there will be hefty increases in farm costs, but yields and prices ar: unpredictable. As a re:ult, accurate forecasts are impossible. "Ontario farm. incomes could be much better than the government estimates -- but they could be worse", he said. If net incomes do decline by 40 percent, it would be a disaster for Ontario farmers. He said many farmers are on the verge of going out of business and such a decline would accelerate the trend. He said the public should be aware that the possibility of losing a large number of our farmers does exist. These estimates un- derline the tremendous uncertainties facing farmers, said Barrie. Year after year, " big investments have to be made without knowing either the yield or the price they will receive for what they produce. Farmers are now more vulnerable, he said, because they rely more upon , purchased fuel, machinery, fertj•lizr and, increasingly, credit. As a result, farmers can no longer tighten their belts to survive the bad years as, they did in. the ,past. Barrie said the OF.E has continually pointed - out this growing vulnerability of the farm community, but with few resukts. Stabilization programs are still inadequate and recently' the Federal Government refused to provide any assistance in interest rates. Barrie concluded, he is very concerned with the government predictions on farm incomes. He will be meeting with marketing boards and farm leaders to deter- mine the gravity of the situation. Newtrespass lawvon way The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation to increase the protection of landowners against trespass and to clarify the liability of owners to ` people who enter on their land. On Tuesday, Attorney General Roy McMurtry introduced two bills, The Occupiers' Liability Act, 1979, and the Trespass to Property Act, for first reading in the Legislature. Introduction of the two bills follows the publication and distribution last spring of a discussion paper on the question of trespass and liability. Reaction'to the � 1 1.11,Sirt 7 10-0471 .0oi Your star quality puts you in the spotlight at Christmas and all through the year. May your holiday be a bright album of happy days. Qt James Fitzgerald Photography 482-9502 or 482-3890 discussion paper has been favorable, with 75 per cent of the letters received by the Attorney General indicating general support for the measures. This legislation will have special meaning to Ontario's farmers who have been,- asking for clarification of the trespass situation. Agriculture and Food Minister Lorne C. Hen- derson said, "This legislation will help farmers protect them- selves against trespassers who damage their property or commit theft of their crops Bit i,/ will also enable farmers - to allow people to come on their land to hunt or fish without making the farmers liable for anything that might happen to people using their land." Mr. Henderson said there are many farmers who are willing to allow people, access' to their land, or to parts of their land, for recreational purposes. All they ask is that people behave in a responsible way. "These new bilis set out the responsibilities of both the landowner and the person who enters on his land. Both parties will know what is expected of them, what rights. they have, and the extent of their liability. I believe this legislation will make an important con- tribution to good relations between farmers and urban people," Mr. Henderson said. • Beth Cooper of RR3, Kippen, was presented with advanced honour awards at the 4-H Homemaking club achievement night Wednesday at the Seaforth Public School. She has completed 18 homemaking projects. Mrs. Cooper, who is active in 4-H agricultural clubs as well, has completed 30 projects in 4-H work and has been a leader in that area as well for the past five yearsi (photo by W. ilma Oke) 0 news farm news Virus bills cattle An outbreak of an in- fectious virus that at- tacks ,the windpipe has killed more than 80 cattle of a Varna area feedlot operator's herd, but agricultural authorities, say it hasn't spread to other farms. The loss represented more than 10 per cent of ,the herd and'anirrmals are still dying, Zurich veterinarian Dr. Doug Thiel said Friday.. . Most cattle farms in Huron County probably have traces of the virus -- which is like bronchial pneumonia — but the, largest incidence has been contained on ° one farm, Thiel said. Associate Huron County agricultural representative Stan Paquette said the disease, believed to have come from, animals shipped from Western Canada, can cause animals, to drop dead overnight or in a matter of hours. Vaccination and- an- tibiotics ar.e being used on the virus which has frequently shown up in small amounts in herds in the fall. He said symptoms include coughing, in- flamed nostrils and fever. Thiel said the symptoms were first noted two weeks ago and the virus' progress is being • wat- ched carefully by area farmers. "As far as a specific herd is con- cerned you could call it an outbreak, but not over the area," Thiel said. Bruce barley sells Kippe 's Peck Bruce barley is more than living up to its ad- vance \ billing. Seed growers now have two years' 'experience with 1Brpce, and most describe it quite simply, as the best barley they have ever grown. "Bruce barley is by far and away the number one barley on the list," confirms veteran Kippen, Ontario seed'grower Jack Peck. "We had not broken the 100 bushel per acre barrier before, but our acres of Bruce averaged 108 bushels .in 1978. This past summer, which was a bit poorer barley season, 60 acres of Bruce still yielded very close to the 100 bushel per acre mark." Bruce also rates top marks for quality. Bushel weight of Peck's 1978 crop was an incredible 60 pounds! This new six -row variety is the first barley to incorporate genetic tolerance to Helmin- thosporium, a yield - robbing disease organism that is widespread in Ontario. Bruce is also resistant to most other major barley diseases. Jack Peck ranks Bruce tops in every important trait. "It has terrific seedling vigor and tillering ability," he says. "Bruce reaches maturity early and has good lodging =resistance, which allows use of sufficient nitrogen to get top yields. It combines very nicelyando•despite the fact that the straw is relatively short and stiff, Bruce still provides an abundance of straw for livestock bedding." Bruce has also proven to be the top yielding barley for Connell Farms of Palmerston, Ontario. "Best by five bushels per acre," says ` Alex. Connell. "Our 1978 crop Thieves steal meat BRUSSELS' 'About $1,000 in' cut and prepared meat was stolen from the Thompson and Stephenson Abbatoir in Brussels last weekend. Fred Stephenson, a partner in the business, said that the outside door of the building had been pried nntn with a tire AL 14 iron: The thieves went. into the fast freezer and stole hindquarters, frontquarters andealmost every kind of meat in- cluding beef, pork and. chicken. -Also taken from the abbatoir was a rifle which is sometimes used for shooting cattle, 4. averaged 84 bushels per acre of clean seed,. with an impressive 53 -pound bushel weight. We haY-ril made the final calculations yet, but without question Bruce was our best barley again this year." Like Jack Peck, Connell was impressed with Bruce barley's lodging resistance. "The straw is shorter, yet we get surprisingly good straw yields," he says. "The barley heads seemed to be' very well attached." It is true that variety , introductions are generally heralded by rave notices. However, it is rare that growers will cite the new release as being so obviously superior in all respects. 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