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SHORTAGE MAY BE MECHANICS
AND REPAIRMEN
In recent weeks much has been
written and said about the tre-
mendous shortage of farm equip-
ment, particularly new and used
tractors. There has been much
banter about the lack of replace-
mentparts for farm machinery
as well.
I spend the better part of every
week travelling throughout the
CROSSROADS circulation area
talking to many orthe farm ma-
chinery dealers. I also spend a lot
of time on the telephone talking
with those people I can't get to in
person and* has become quite
clear that part Of the shortage is
mechanics and repairmen -l -not
• used tractors and impleMents.
New are Rare
There is no question, about the
acute lack of new equipment.
Many dealers and district repre-
sentatives for several of the lead-
ing farm equipment manufactur-
ers readily agree, they -are being
short shipped and in some
cases—they aren't receiving any
equipment at all.
Furthermore, we are told, the
situation is only going to get
worse.
Hal Wright, secretary -man-
ager of the Forth \ Machinery
Board, tells us sales of farm ma-
chinery were up 20 to 25 per cent
last year and stocks at dealer-
ships and distribution centres
were cleared, in many cases.
"The situation is expected to
continue through 1973, particular-
ly since the release of more than
4,000,000 acres of land for agri-
cultural \production in the United
States, an area about equal to the
total cropland of Ontario,". adds
Mr. Wright.
Tractors Silty in U.S.
This new farmland in •the
United States is quite obviously
the Prime market for production
from nutnufacturers, many of
WhOM are located south of the
.border.
Our good friends at Statistics
Canada in Ottawa support Mr.
Wright, with respect to tremen-
dous Sales \increases in the last
ear or set. ' -
release from ,the Ottawa-
ureau,lisued late In1972illtild bs
sales in the first ten months of the
year for farm machines, garden
tractors and attachments rose
24.5 per cent from the corres-
ponding period the previous year.
The JanuarvOctober sales in
-1972' totalled $456,477,000, com-
pared to onli$366,660,000 in 1971.
Ontario maintained its position
, as, the biggest market for farm
equipment sales (in the •first .10
'Months of 1972) totalling $118,-
951000, an increase of 22 per cent
• over the period year.
Strikes have been a problem
for Many, , Manufacturers, not
only for the final product, but for
• suppliers' tires, hydraulic equip-
ment and electrical supplies for
.the machinery, says Mr. Wright.
Added to this situation are
rumors of energY shortages at
prodUction plants and a lack of
steel alienable to produce the
equipment.
Dealers in Midwestern Ontario
report low stocks and question-
able ability to deliver tractors
already sold in a specified time
period.
— NOT TRACTORS
Dealer to Dealer
In instances like this, it is ob-
vious the dealers are dealing with
other dealers in order to fill the
requirements el customers at
each end.
Another dealer in our area,
Gordon Neable at Gorrie, has
brought in equipment from East-
ern Ontario to satisfy his cus-
tomers.
The most common comment is:
"If I could get it, it's sold."
There are some dealers in the
area who are fortunate to have a
good seleetiOn of used equipment
and we are pleased to have some
of them on the pages of this issue.
Like Mr. Wright says, farmers
should understand the current
situation is not a temporary
problem, and' should, whenever
possible, take steps to prevent
breakdowns that Could leave
them stranded.
Leasing or short-term rentals
may be the answer for some
farmers. I,arge farms who lease,
reduce their machinery inven-
tory, reduce overall maintenance
costs and free up more working
capitaL
Rental arrangements should be
made early.
Area Dealers Report
• A Wallterten dealer says one
big, problem is getting good
mechanies; and repairmen to re-
condition lusext equipment in
order to sell it; He has about six
, tractoritorn down right now and
they are all sold as soon as he can
make them run.
Another dealer in Milverton
feels he's just about past the re-
pair stage. "Smile farmers take •
them lag is, before we can do any
work on them."
Distance doesn't seem to be
any problem for some farmers
and many are travelling con-
siderable distances from our
area to get both tractors and
equipment. Dealers in Wallen -
stein, Stratford, Cambridge
, (Galt), Brantford, London, Chat-
ham and other distant points are
selling„ equipment to fariners in
this area.,
• • Some farmers from our area
have even gone to the US. andzi,
mbetightz what flityli@eiklf,iii per
son and broughrit honfe '•
On the other hand, tractor -
trailer loads of used equipment
' have arrived in our area and4he
same trucks are returning to ,
their home areas with—loads of
used equipment.
EXPECTANT FATHER—A lone Canada goose guards his mate and family -to -be, as she
sits on her eggs, waiting for them to hatch. He looks too nervous to have remembered the
cigars, but nobody can blame him for that. He is lust one ofthe many proud fathers on the
goose preserve at Luther Marsh. • (Staff Photo)
• Your buffet for
special occasions
This time of the year brings
many special occasions—
graduations, showers, receptions
and family reunions—when you
may want ,to entertain a larger
group of people than you can seat
comfortably in your dining area.
One simple solution is to serve a
meal buffet-stYle where your
guests serve themselves from a
table on which an array of food is
placed. Good food, an attractive
table and congenial company can
combine to give a buffet which
has all the graciousness of a meal
that you would serve formally.
Fix me, I may be
your onlychoice!,
unique marsh
named "Luther"
Situated on the Headwaters of
Black Creek, Luther Marsh is a
man-made reservoir, built in 1952
for flood control purposes. It also
provides sewage abatement for
the Grand River watershed.
Located at the north •.end of
Wellington County, 20 miles
northwest of Orangeville, Luther
Marsh has come to be much more
than its initial role of a flood con-
e of
natural surroundings, andlie'
pro-
viding a close-up view of nature
for the many guests who visit it.
Luther Marsh boasts a rich
assortment of wildlife not com-
monly seen anywhere else in
Ontario. Ruffed grouse and
woodcock are native to the
locality, but other less common
inhabitants are widgeons,
scaups, teal, pintails, gadwall,
mallards, black ducks and wood
ducks. There are also cottontail
rabbits, snowshoe rabbits and
European hares and whitetail
deer living hi the marsh. The pre-
sence of these animals alone
makes Luther Marsh unique, but
the largest attraction is an enclo-
sure full of giant Canada geese.
The geese nest and their young
fly free. The young then return to
the marsh each spring to nest and
rear their young. This giant
Canada goose program has been
carried out by the two agencies
and the Niska Waterfowl Re-
search Foundation.
Making their comfortable
abode in Luther Marsh as well
are red squirrels, red fox, raie-
coons, weasels, porcupines and
the greatly respected skunk.
Another amazing feature of the
marsh is the colony of great blue
herons, black -crowned herons,
black -crowned night herons and
green herons. This heronry is
• used by about 150 pairs of adult
birds.
Birds found nowheri else in
Ontario inhabit the marsh, such
as the clay coloured sparrow,
in
whichhaseavib,are:on,dinegnIgrovunt,tirdr
the bog area of the southiportion.'„
r; t rug.
7'Alice, ituelflaiidleys le)
sparrow colony, '!„This is a very(
rare species of bird, and we try to,
protect it as much as we can from,
the services of hikers or bird,
• watchers or hunters or whoever it
mals and waterfowl in the' area,
therefore making it imperative
that every visitor exercise ex-
treme caution and at the same
•time enjoy nature's beauty.
Development of Luther' 'Marsh
• Wildlife Area continues to in-
crease the wildlife population.
For the benefit of waterfowl addi-
tional flowages are being plan-
ned. Campgrounds are also being
,,h11),CA'Olt fht tbe„cyjmn44ten
fefees (int% tels
frPnV. T
rot peolke. ' campgrotm
be kept priniitive for the people
who want to experience the great
outdoors and not have all the
modern conveniences.
may be within the area. . . We
have the osprey, the only nest in
Southwestern Ontario., . . This is
'3why.we have these areas marked:
as permanent sanctuaries, allow.;
ingnobody in."
.
Marsh OWnership . •
The bulk of the property be-
longs 'to the Grand River Conser-
vation Authority. The Cambridge
District Conservation Authority
'owns some of the property, with
• an agreement 'drawn up between
- the two authorities. Both autho-
rities have staff houses at the
marsh. They also both have
maintenance buildings and staff
at the location.
Naturally, everyone from
sportsmen to hikers are attracted
to the Luther Marsh area. Visi-
tors are urged to use good judg-
ment when in the plush wildlife
zone of the marsh. The respect of
closed areas and baited area
signs is greatly urged. Littering
and neglect .with fire is a hazard
to the welfare of the many ani.
Seed potato
certification
coursi '73
Agriculture Canada's plant
protection division is sponsoring
its second annual seed potato
certification course at the Ridge
town College of Agricultural
Technology. The one-week course
\ will be held at the end opune, but
• the exact date will depend on the
growth of the potatoes, already
planted.
About 45 federal and provincial
potato specialists, including in-
spectors and technicians, will at-
tend lectures, laboratory sessions
and field workshops. This year
the emphasis will be on field
workshops.
Potatoes can be planted in this
part of Southern Ontario before
any other place in Canada, so the
inspectors will have a chance to
See the growing foliage before in-
specting crops throughout the
rest of the 'Country.
• .j Whit Is an. Ultri*Onle Wive".
„2 Whet was the highest tem-
Pernbire ever recorded In
the U. S." *
30 What *Pt Ilenttrilly **now,
Wiwi to be th. ton most
Intel. .t aohnfillit
4. Whst Is the largeiginleid
hay In the MS.?
Whatia the ttealfielt element
found In nature?
6. Whit Is Canada's oldest
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veloped the „preCeite of -vs*
Welsennhilit:ipilLar400ilinlittoniticoellmhtato
during World War I?
9. What is the only beverage
10. Wttitlhahtikaliftt lbSecilluiVocitriledoPr-7::::40111:
thought of onivfor it* moUn-
tains, contain* .more than
• 1,500 good-slzed lakes?
11. Who, in the ' Bible, was
stricken blind on the road
to Damascus?
12. What are the three largest
cities in Hawaii?
ANSWERS
1. A sound of suah a high
frequency that a personcen-
• not hear IL
2. A temperature of 134 de-
grees Fahrenheit, in Death
Valley, Calif., on July 10. „
1913.
3. In order, the chimpanzee, or-
angutan, gorilla, monkey,
dog, cat, raccoon, elephant,
pig, and horse.
4. Chesapeake Bay, with an
area of 3,237 square miles.
5. Uranium.
6. Banff National Park, in
Alberta; opened in 1'885. •
7, Edward Jenner, in 1796, to
combat smallpox.
8. France, in 1914.
9. Wine. •
10. Switzerland.
11.. Saul, later known as Paul.
• 12. Honolulu, Hilo, and
Wahiawa.
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CAMERA SHY—A pair of geese get camera shy and decide
to head out for the opposite shore of one of the four ponds the
geese call home. The sanctuary is off limits to visitors, in-
side of the Confines of the electric fence, but the entire goose
preserve is visible from various observation points at
Luther Marsh. • (Staff Photo)
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