The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-01, Page 19intpect
"The Ontario Ministry
culture and Food is
tis rabbit *dotty and
Pired to -provide some
assistance te rabbit
through tian efforts
into*, Vebreinsay
Extension Stenches and, Y la
1973 there will be two2and
sibly .03311,10,4Y *X four bbit pro,
plants
tion service
Branch,'''says,Williann Clark-
son, associate iiireeter of The
Livestock Branch of thepntario,
„: Mr. clarkson's cominents are
the latest in a long and often
a It Boo s
- suecessftlly (for fancy or
food) . withoutimowiedget s'
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many people int
who in tine past have
felt slighted, ignored aml at best,
misunderstood by provincial
agricultural OW*.
The communication Problems
really °began in March ,ot 1971
when the Ontario Ministry of*
Agriculture 'and Peed Conducted
a survey of the rabbit industry of
Ontario. '
Martin Jaeger an econOmist.
with the. Ministry, conducted a
masa mailing -of a stueetionneire
to as many rabbit growers at he
Was aware of. The questionnaiM'
"asked rabhttrY people to On,*
many questiOns ,and return' the
form to idol. Some qiestions
were felt by rabbit people to be
too specific and the residt *me
that many did not cOmpletc the
questionnaire and the return Was
very ow '
In my talks to many rabbit peo-
Pie, they- agree this was a mis-
"I feel Mr. Yaeger's report
wasn't sufficiently explained to
the growers (the recipients) and
many people didn't " attswet'' to()
poidtively and in fact, their an-
si.fers were clOudy (due to in-
come ta* implications) and
therefore the report' is' not AC-
cUrate," Biwa William Dickey,
president of the Canadian com,
mercia1 Rabbit Growers Maeda,
Mr. Dickey, who liVes at RR 1,
Centralia, went on to explain that
Mr. Jaeger was roUghly received
by the CCRGA at their annUal
meeting in November, "but we
were fair 'enough to concede it
was' a good effort in view of the
material he had to 4v0},,k with."
Others I talked to including
Paul Fretz of Winterbourne and
Charles Clay of Bewdley agreed
that Mr, Jaeger's report was a
fair assessment of the industry
based on the material he had to
work with.
Better Relations
Now that the smoke has cleared
ilea fth the"
elfielals le mmeesm. They
inworecinite and' understand theirs
must be a stronger, owe unified
voice am, the race* organbration
of The Ontario Rabbit Federation
indicative of their attitude to-
"The Federation has been
fes* an effort to mote all
facets of the rabbit industry, both
to the provincial government and
the mal. per. We hope to
Prot► a ,stronger, died voice
during ntiations with both
pfmri ci l and federal govt-
t bodims," says Charles Clay,
President.
.would, a tin that as a
result of d i a er's report,
these people involved In the rah -
bit industry ins,Ontorio are pre-
paredtO establish improved rela
tions ips. ' with the provincial
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
Tothis, say, and wish
them well in the fit „,pause I
believe there IS a future for the
rabbit industry.
It May be in the embryonic
Stage .at'this point, but x can re-
eall nat,too many ye•ago when
the chicken- people were . in the
same position and they ocame
their ,growing, processing and
marketing probteme—tto .the
point where thicken t iarVery im-
portant part of our daily. diet,
Milling `back to Mr. Clarkson;
who was kind enough to provide
me with considerable docu-
nueated information on the entire
\rabbit question, and some of his
comments; _
Government;Position
"The Canadian Commercial
Rabbit Growers' Association has
requested that the Dog Tax and.
Livestock and Poultry Protection
Act be amended to include com-
mercial rabbits. Our initial reac-
tion to this request has been such
that we,have some reServations.
There bave been other petitions
made to us by other organizations
representing other . species of
livestock. However, it has been
felt that any aniniais or poultry
kept under confinement really
should not require compensation
paid under -the Dog Tax and Live-
stoclkand Poultry Protection Act.
As well, we must °bear in mind
that ,,.the munici� ah,are ties the:
i ona':'v h. have to. carry "°
the c" ' t of this service, Since
their resources, are somewhat
limited we have some reserva-
tions about mandatorily requir-
ing further extension of their fin-
ancial commitments.
Need .Documentation
"On the other hand, we have
not been provided with .docu-
mentation as to the extent of the
problem. Once documentation
has been received it is possible
that a strong argument could be
made to have the Act amended.
"With respect to the provision
of provincial meat inspection, the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food is prepared to provide
such a service in rabbit slaugh-
tering plants that comply with
the Meat Inspection Act and Reg-
ulations. Until just recently no
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• Depot receiving every second Friday noon to Saturday noon. '
• Pick-up Service provided to regular customers on large
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shipping every other Monday.
Drawing from growers from
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the, feet that a marnatiment was
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before making inspinetko avail-
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, "The Meat Invent** Aet
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mdsting provincial legislation to
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You can, with confidenoas
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how good it is.
Rabbit port
The receatirtinsed
Rabbit Federation banes
minder that the rabbit
multitude el ums to
the supply of nutritional
These include:
—P1.001444 sok diet
earthworm growers, thr
their droPPlaits.
—Used extensively in labora-
tories for a varietY Of rowel*
programs with an estimated
700,000 used annually le the U.S.
alone. Thousands more are
in Canada and hundreds -
year at the 7*011)410 General Hos-
pital and the ValvarsitY,4 um'
to.
—Their feet are sold af novel-
ties.
is considered the best in the world
for gardenty and will not burn
—Their Pelts Aire shil)P341
JaPan to he used in hi garments,
—Most felt hats produeed in
Canada are made 'from rabbit
And right here ill our area, the
01(11011, one mile south Of BlYth,,,
and
has produced V
other proclUcts from
The caribou is lie lives** of
the North, .
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.,900c! Meatyra-bbitS.. Contrary common ra do 'not take cares, them -
heti/ft-Vast, the WOaderful, flit,-
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Ontario; Rabbits fer
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BEFORE PROCESSING your 01W1 rabbiti, a trip to one of Ontario's commercial rabbit.
'processing plants,' is recommended. '
4.4
es
IIABBIT PIE
(6 SERVINGS)
21/2 lbs. rabbit ,
4 cups boiling Water
2 medium onions quartered
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 med. size potatOes peeled and
diced
2 med. size carrots scraped and
diced
1 cup green peas
4 tsp. all purpose .flour
1/2 cup cold water
1 tsp. tarragon
1 tsp. mace
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
double pie crust
Place rabbit in deep kettle. Add
boiling water, onions, salt, pep-
per and garlic powder. Cover
Table 1. Comparison Of Feed Costs --
Chicken and Rabbit
Feed Cost of
Convenion Cut -Out Feed
Ratio Ratio Cents per lb
Eviscerated
Weight
Feed Cost
Cents per lb
Chicken 2.5 80%
Rabbit 4.0 50%
6.0 19
4.5 36
CAGES HUNG FROM
ISULDING FRAMING
kettle and simmer 11/2 hours or
until tender.
Remove rabbit and 'separate
,carrOts and Peas taitock in settle
and cook about 20 min. '
Blend flour and water, stir
gradually into vegetable mix-
' tare. Cook until thickened and
smooth:Add tarragon, mace and
Worcestershire sauce. Salt to
taste. Cool. Line pan with crust,
'add filling. Cut remaining pastry
into striPs and criss-cross.
FR/ED RABBIT
I egg. beaten
Pine bread or cracker crumbs
Cut rabbit into serving pieces
and par -broil. Dip pieces in beat-
en egg and roll in cracker
crumbs. Fry in butter. Season to
taste. When done, add 1/2 cup of
red wine, simmer 10 min. and
thicken *th gravy.
LAN ON'S RED CEDAR'
BUNNY FARM SPECIALTY
Cut up cleaned rabbit: salt the
pieces.
Mix in large bowl : 2 bay leaves,
whole pepper kernels, 1 big onion
(coarse), 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1
dessert spoon Sugar, 1 cup red
wine.
Put all the pieces in bowl and
add enough water to cover. Cover
the bowl to preserve aroma.
Turn every piece about once an
hour, about four times. Drain in
sieve, but keep all the juice in the
MIN. OF
TO FLOOR
FEED HOPPER
DOOR, le x
SIDES AND ENDS
1" ),c 1" WIRE SCREENING
WIRE SCREENING for five -cage unit as suggested by Federal Department of Agricul-
ture.
RABBIT EQUIPMENT
FEED
WIRE
MEDICANTS
EAR, NO
SlltE
Courtesy of
Gordon S. Hughes
Ift.R. 3, BLYTII PH. 523-9424
Left Added Famed Died Bucks Does
DAM
TORONTO, t April;
a new comb' Overinlent,hos-
pitatand,medi Maur
went into iffectior the ei
ontarioi reducing AA
Premium, PaYalenta for an ;esti--
mated .1% million,people; inatta,;*
The moneY lost to The Program: bY
bowl. lowering and elinim" ating these
iums is being fUrnished.
Heat large piece of margarine prem
and same amount of lard in cast taxPaYers Ihreugh the getter
trio_rtt:, voto thue, ptrnevoviniicemirdeta:retireatr7rtitivore-
th'e fried rabbit in roasrmipam
Insame fryingipan, mix melted
fried butter with Marinade,
stirring constantly. Pour over
fried rabbit in roasting pan,
cover tightly, put on medium -hot
heat. Turn pieces occasionally
(takes about an honr).
was "not health instiance.". Dr.
Harnick said, "The plan has no
sound basis as an insurance
program. A regular insurance
program relates its premiums to
its claims and benefits. You can't
About 1/2 hour before 'serving, reduce prerinums and increase
dissolve about 2 tablespcons dry - benefits like that and have an in -
flour in cold water and stir into surance program. It is contrary
to logic "
gravy (very slowly), Dr. Harnick also said the new
RABBIT CARCASS ready for
sectioning showing the vari-
ous cuts. Pieces 1, 2, 3 and 4
are the hind legs. Some pro-
cessOrs prefer not to divide
the hind legs as above. Pieces
5, 6 and 7. are the back and
pieces 8 and 9 are shoulders
and front legs. The liver,
heart and kidneys are also in-,
cluded by the processor. This
is only one of several ways
the dressed rabbit may be
cut.
NEW ZEALAND WRITE
AND
CALIFORNIA
BREEDING „STOCK
CAGE NO.
AN exAmpLe oi the detailed iridividual recoridg required Irt, a successful commercial rabbit operation.
ItEMARICS
Plan was "diffictdt to accept as a
taxpayer," and accukd the gov-
ernment of convincing people of a
titegive-away" and then socking it
to them through increased taxes.
He stated the government should
not tty,:te.use the medical profes-
sion as a "whipPiiiib4" for the
increased taxes, and called for.
the government to be alive '
honest With the people.
"What we would like to find
out," said Dr. Harnick, "is how
much the cost of administration
runs for this program." He said
he had tried to find out this cost
through "various civil servants"
but no one would give him that in -
G. Fetherston, general man-
ager of the Ontario Health Insur-
e". xPaYerf
*Immo, fortstibmittinkaepunts
thea ,Ontario', Instirance
Plan for services he tfid not
According to J, C.,
registrar the Call
bert 'Ross was BUS
for six months when lt 'was t
that he. ciaimed paynient, to
these visits had not occurred.
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AYTON 665-7520
Halton Pouktry Prod_ucts
Rabbit.Division
Halton Poultry Products are operating the largest
domestic rabbit processing plant in Ontario. ,We will be
und•r Government Inspection in a f•w weeks.
This should give.our customers complete confidence
in the product we sell and will guarantee the iebbit
rancher a continuing outlet for his rabbits.
Our buyers now cover most of Ontario, and we
aro most anxious to serve you.
MORE RABBITS ARE NEEDED
FOR OUR GROWING BUSINESS
Halton Poultry •Products
Rabbit Divition
MILTON ONT. 4 i 6-878.44