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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-11-08, Page 12PAGE 11f.-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NQVEM Farm and hom BY LORAEF MARSHALL. HOME ECONOMIST WOOD FOR FRIEN,DS.' ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS H members in Huron County are participating ina new: and exciting Project entitled, "Food For Friends . Enter- taining and party food ideas are stressed throughout the project as well as energy con- servation and the use of Small appliances. The highlight of the club is the planning and preparation for a party using some of the recipe ideas from the project. The -final wrap-up for the project will take the form of Achievement Programs to be held in various communities throughout the county. I would like to extend an invitation for everyone to attend these programs. The dates and locations are as follows: Crediton - Saturday, November 8 at 9:15 a.m., Stephen Central Public School; Ethel - Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m., Grey Central Public School; Exeter - Satur- day, November 22 at 9:15 a.m., Exeter Public School ; Seaforth Thursday, November 27 at 7 p,m., Seaforth Public School; Belgrave - Saturday, November 29 at 9:15 a.m., East Wawanosh Public School; Clinton' Wed- nesday, December 3 at 7 p.m., Huron Centennial Public School, Brucefield; Gorrie Saturday, December $ at 9;15 a.m., Howlek 'Cen- tral Pubtic School and Dungannon - Thursday, 'Deoern.ber 11 at 7 p.m., Brookside Public Schogl. So come along with your friends to see the projects and work the inen4bers have done. Through skits, demon- strations and exhibits,, members will summarize information learned in this project in an en- tertaining yet educational manner. In addition, presen- tations will be made to outstanding members and leaders. Do plan to support this program in your com- munity. You'll be pleasantly surprised to see what some of the youth in Huron County are involvedin and their enthusiasm for "Food For Friends". Who knows, maybe you'll want to be part of it all! BY STAN PAQUETTE, ASSOC. AG. REP. STARTING CATTLE OR KILLING CATTLE The Bruce County Beef Cattle Health. Study results from 19,400 cattle checked show one per cent mortality or 191 dead cattle in 1979-80. In the test, mortality was the dependent variable or the yardstick for measuring the impact of a whole range of identifiable and measurable factors., One year's results suggested: 1. What . the farmer planned to do with the Reducing the rate Energy `Minister Robert Welch recently reconfirmed the government's com- mitment to reducing . the differential between the retail rate for electricity paid by rural residents and that paid by urban residents. "There has been ab- solutely no change in the commitment made by Premier Davis in the Legislature last April to reduce the rural -urban electricity',. retail rate differential", the Minister said. "I Have asked Ontario Hydro to report to me on ways thissobjective can Exports to Agriculture and Food Minister Lorne C. Hen- derson has announced that a recent Ontario food sales mission to Buffalo, N.Y., generated more than $5 million worth of new export business. It was part of his ministry's Export MarketDevelopment Program, which includes regular missions to the United States, Europe, Britain, the Caribbean, Middle East and Far Fast. The 13 Ontario firms participating in the Buffalo mission were: Ja be achieved, and expect to receive that report in the very near future." ' The Minister . 'also stated that the recent announcement by Ontario Hydro that its wholesale or bulk power rates would increase in 1981 was reviewed in detail by the Ontario Energy Board this summer and found to be reasonable. "The recently an- nounced wholesale rate increase for 1981 does not affect the government's determination and commitment to' reduce the rural -urban retail rate differential", the Minister said. U.S.A.. Dee Meat Products Ltd., Beamsville; Romi Foods Ltd., Toronto; Perth Cheese Co., Stratford; Molson Breweries Ltd., Toronto; E.D. Smith and Sons, Winona; Roman Cheese Products Ltd., Niagara Falls; Boese Foods Ltd., Mississauga; Dare Foods Ltd., Kit- chener; City Green Hydroponics Inc., Toronto; Magic Pantry Foods Inc., Hamilton; Kerr ' Brothers Ltd., 0 00 0• - ... 0 0 0 Ltd.,- Concord, and Canvin Products Ltd., Toronto. ER 6 ,1980 news cattle i.e. going to pasture, growing vs., fattening over winter seemed to set the stage for the more specific factors associated with mortality. 2. The use of corn silage as the major roughage was the most important single variable associated with high mortality, 3. Processing the cattle '(vaccinating, warble treatment etc.) par- ticularly on arrival ap- peared to increase mortality. The use of vaccines against respiratory disease appeared to increase the risk of mort� y. homogeneous groups of cattle with respect to breed and not mixing groups of cattle were associated with lower mortality. 5. Housing factors were not significant. Based on the results of two years work.. the major factors affecting calf mortality are the use of corn silage; mixing of cattle groups ; and the use of respiratory disease vaccines. The suggested regime for calves then is feed them hay and grain the first -1 month. Delay treatment (i.e.) vac- cination until after they are completely adjusted to your feed lot. Spring and summer's beauty came to an end last week as members of the Clinton Horticultural Society made the final clean-up of gardens at the library Park. But as soon as the snow melts in the early months of 1981, the orgnalzation will be out with shovels and plants again, preparing the ground for another season of color. (Shelley ' McPhee photo) news farm news Freeze on farm sales The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has demanded that the provincial government put a freeze on farm sales to absentee foreign in- vestors. Joe Hunking, reeve of Hullett Township, says, "I don't think it's right when absentee foreign investors buy land and rent it back. They are speculating. If they let the buildings go, the farm population dwindles." According to the Rural Development Outreach Program study, 7,280 acres of land, was foreign owned as of last November in Huron County. This is ap- proximately one percent of the farmland in Huron County. Heavy summer sales could bring that figureupto 10,000 acres. John VanBeers, , first vice-president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture says, "These percentages may be low for the county average, but are high for some individual town- ships. For example, Ash- field Township was 3.5 percent last November, and that figure is probably closer to 5 percent now." ' ' Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island limit foreign ownership. Ontario is one of the few provinces left with no protective legislation, 0 . • s - n more foreign ownership. This December, legislation is coming where foreign owners must register their land purchases, but they are still free to buy any amount of land in Ontario that they' want. John VanBeers says Agriculture minister Lort<ie Henderson will not do anything about this situation until 1982. That is why the federation, K is demanding a freeze th. some type of legislation may be enacted. Gerry Fortune, president of the Huron County Federation, of Agriculture, says one of the objections to absentee foreign owners is that they can afford to pay more for land than the young farmer can, and therefore drive up the price of land. The second main objection, she says, is that they do not live here and'contribute to the community. She explains, "If five farms are consolidated to one, four families are eliminated. This can lead to a drop in schools and community services. It leaves other farmers without neighbours and neighbours are very important in a rural area." Fortune adds that this land is usually rented out and is therefore not treated with the same respect H,: that an owner would giv . Saskatchewan limits absentee foreign ownership to ten acres. Fortune says that ten acres would not be a viable farm unit, yet. would encourage tourism. Canadians own small parcels of land in Florida, as Americans own cottages in Canada. With a ten acre limit, cottage owning could be permitted. Growers hurt by. Canadians are eating more fruits and vegetables but Ontario growers and processors. are suffering because of rising imports, the president of grocery manufacturers' association says. David Morley, president of the Grocery $370 million deficit in 1979 Mr, Morley said. He urged that Canada seek greater . self-reliance in food and called on the Ontario government to implement the reconr- mendation of aft industry task force on the fruit and vegetable processing mports The task force, in a 'preliminary report presented last summer asked the.government to identity the 'fruits and vegetables it is prepared to support V1►tfn loans or grants for new facilities. Mr. Morley ssiid he welcomed initiatives by Products. Manufacturers i * of Canada, told the s a negattve - Windsor Rotary Club that the Ministry of Agriculture to implement some of the report's recommendations, especially in regard to the development of tomato paste and apple juice industries, and the expansion of peach growing and processing, 4 Ontario's fruit and vegetable industry. has "come through one of its most difficult and disappointing periods" due to competition from imported fresh produce and canned goods. He said imports ac- counted for 12 percent fruit and vegetable sales in Canada in 1972 and 25 percent in 1979. "We often don't realize that we are strangling our own in- dustry and our own self- reliance, for a few pen- nies in our pockets today.y Mr. Morley said Canadian canned or frozen goods "are every bit as nutritious, and offer a better price" than imported fruits and vegetables during the winter. "The biggest . single step the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food could take for the fruit and vegetable processing industry would be to start an educational and ad- vertising campaign in support of Ontario canned ..and_ _frozen fruits; and vegetables. It's time to get people away from theidea that they must .- have, or should expect to be- able to afford, fresh produce on the dinner plate every day of the year." Mr. Morley said present tariff policies are of little help to the in- dustry. Imports enjoy duty-free entry except during the short marketing season for fresh Canadian fruits and vegetables. "Canadian growers have no protection during most of the year when their only sales come from the canned and frozen fruits and vegetables which have undergone such processing," he said. The $50 million surplus that Canada enjoyed in its manufactured food trade with other coun- tries in 1971 changed to a Crazy cat! BY JACK HAGARTY, FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST A barber in a rural town must know all the reasons why it's im- possible to start farming today. He must wonder about his own future. he-11----Dave---to-- specialize in trims for balding heads. As I wait my turn in a barber shop in Mitchell, I hear people playing the "ain't it awful game". It takes me back 35 years. As a kid I waited in Goldie's shop on the same street — two doors down and heard the same comments almost word for word. "There's no way a young person can start farming today, they'll go broke trying, and their parents will end up in the po r house are sta ements these arm- chair ,reporters play out -i- 1 ke trump cards in a euchre game. It's a good thing that generations of farm families have ignored Ship our livestock with FRANK VOOGEL • DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of .Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Stockyards CALL DASHWOOD 238-2707 OR BAYFIELD 565-2636 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt Service Also Western Stockers & Feeders Available this negative game. Young people start farming every year. It's not easy. It's hard work -- but the facts are that farming in this area (maybe the best in the world) is .our most im- portant industry. Young eople will find ways to start arming. Don Risebrough of the Holstein Friesian Association visited New Zealand and came back impressed with the concept of sharemilking agreements. They are very common in that country. In fact, it's an actf parlliament. The term and conditions are clearly spelled out. In return for milking the cows and work on the farm, the sharemilker receives an agreed .percentage of the profits from the milk. The. percentage depends on the amount of work and. responsibilities he has and whether he has some form of equity in the business There are three types of agreements; the. first two (29 per cent and 39 per cent share) require no capital input into the farm apart from paying some sundry costs such as fertilizer. They are normally stepping -stones towards the more 50---p-e r—cent=---..- agreement. Under this agreement the sharemilker owns the cows and the dairy tools except for the parlour. In return he receives 50 per cent of the sales from the milk and the stock. This way the owner still has an interest and a stake in the farm without the worries of its day-to-day running and milking. A newcomer has. an opportunity to start farming and work his way up the ladder. The next time you get a hair cut — surprise your barber. Tell him a suc- cess story about farming. It'll make his day! And you'll feel good knowing he'll likely be there to cut your hair next month. E; To the Ratepayers of Mullett Township ask for your support at the polls November 10th. For respon- sible represen- tation on Hullett Council ELECT HULLETT TOWNSHIP COUNCIL To The Electors -of Tuckersmith I have been nominated to run for the office of Deputy Reeve for Tuckersrriith Township in the November 10th. 1980 election. For the past two years as a Councillor, I hope I have helped everyone who contacted me with their problems, to the best of my ability. As Deputy Reeve, 1 would appreciate it deeply, if you will please have faith again and vote for me. f` will do my very best to be worthy of each and every vote if elected. My Sincere Thanks, Bill Brown, Sr. EGMONDVILLE, ONTARIO If you need a ride to the polling booth please phone 527-1006 The cat is punching inflation left and right and got the first knock -out with . 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