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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-10-11, Page 22Page 0 Crossroa —0CMber U0 AD" L,USTOWEL (LIVESTOCK MARKET PERT" COUNTY'S tARGEST DAIRY .SALE Foa4zceag Uugs, dairy same, cows Cally' a fE ERY T 1ESDAY AT 1 RM. 41.1 ilimmoupwwwwwww NATIONAL. P11 .42 SUPERSTAR CW..IIINGIS YOUR AVDHITE HYBII1D The Challenge I PX 442 challenges your favorite hybrid on yield and overall performance. Plant them together, treat them the same. We believe you will see PX 442 code out on top. That's the reason corn growers across Ontario plant more PX 442 every year. Now is the time to accept the challenge. Timeto think. ..investigate ...compare. Plant PX 442 with your best. After all, if your old favorite loses. you win. That's the PX 442 challenge. Fair enough? For strength under. stress PX 442 is a proven stress fighter. It has the breeding to produce high • yields good years and bad. J. W. • Curtis. Ontario, reported. "We can't lose growing a winning hybrid • like P)( 442. We've grown PX 442 for 3 years and can depend on high yields. even in dry weather." Get your Seed. Buyers Guide .See your National -NK Seed Corn Dealer today for your 1974 copy. rhatinet um", .fflimiewlmilogh rims 1 Superstar 1(A71 '� REQS dealerK4TC ENE , todayONT.: .LEONA.RD,BAUMAN,, R: R. 3,'LISTOWEL, .IAC�B�-3 70 ROH ERR,R. 1,,L.4CKNOV, 52-2245 }E A ,R � 2T EWRI 3x 1 RONALD KUNTZ,. R.R. 2, MiLDMAY, 3674125 ROSS KING, R.R. 1, GO_ RRIE, 335-6120 1 l V111AcNAUGHTON, R.R. 1, BLUEVALE, 335-3860 .RO1C.ROBINSON, R- R-1, fig LGRAVE, 357-2269 ROB'ER.T,MOLE, R. R: 1,'DUNGANNON,X529-7340 ARNOLD'ROTH, R.R. 1, GADSHILL, 656-2048 You don't have to pamper a. George White snowblower. It rips through the heaviest drift. It cleans right down to the surface of yard or driveway. Fast. Even heavy, wet or wind -packed snow is hurled dear. Fast. Don't fight the snow next winter. Blast it out of the way with the tough snowblower. Talk to your George White dealer before the winter comes. THERE'S EXTRA ENGINEERING BUILT-IN 0 s t ia5i, GEORGE WHITE & SONS CO. LTD. " O. sox 9ZZ. l2i! y'II i, MITA**, ti, CANADA MGM: 640422.2L3J MU: 0$.72J' !3S 11115 844.61AS, 8146 .11.014 a;Slt flY144VACINTIM, 04. CANADA VtL: 694-n24013 New farm assessment system �+� • � n land .dtivi Ontario's new aub each , F,SC 55AIIEE gaT>02a for l ball tax i a poses on the basis of the land's productivity has been weal - received by the farmer's of Druce County, the first to be reassessed by the Provincial Croveriiment. Traqitionally, all p operties, inclu ung, farms, were supposed to be assessed on the basis of the property's probable sales price - a sore point with farrntners Who found speculators, developers, city hobby farmers and sptead- ing urbanization penetrating far -country and pushing land values lip. The new farm assessment ap- proach, however, involves valu- ing farm land on the basis of its or'oduetivity This means that in most parts of Ontario, farm as- sessments will be lower than the property's actual market value. The new assessment policy re- cognizes the unique land use re- quirements of far ing and protects genuine farmers from rising property taxes. What happened to farm assess- ments in Bruce County? "Most of them increased, but not to the probable sales price of market value level of the property," explained Harold Hill, of the Ontario Government's Bruce -Grey Regional Assess- ment Office. In rural townships with little or no residential and commercial properties, some taxes went up, some went down, and the rest re- mained much the same, as the tax burden was redistributed more fairly among farm proper- ties. In other municipalities, where residential, commercial or resort properties formed a significant portion of the taxable baser most. farm tax bills declined with re- assessment because the *farms had been previously ' oyer - assessed relative to other proper- ties. This kind of favourable tax re- distribution for farmers oc- eurredl for example in itincard- ine Township, where the muni- cipality held its revenue needs relatively stable. BELIEVES IT'S FAIRER Orland Avery, who owns 200 acres , in Kincardine Township, believes "with this reassessment, things are fairer," His 1973taxes decreased by $182 to $400. As will happen to,,all .farmers in Ontario taxes e . 'a 'further. . s_.w1,U . be .Lredue d by .. further. estii i its' 40 Per cent when he receives his farm prop- erty tax credit cheque directly from the Ontario Government later this year. • L Mr. Avery, who supports the • method .of assessing farm land according to its productivity, laughed when he recalled the assessor's visit last year. "This fella carne ' to theouse and said he wanted to asses my land. I said go right ahead.- I mentioned a streak of light land in the back field. He said "I know, I've got it marked on my map." I was. surprised at that. I've got a lot more respect for the assessor now. They seem to know what they're doing." George McKee had much the same reaction. "I was drawing manure at the,time the assessor came. He said he wanted to know what i thought of the land. whether it was stony, what the. drainage was like." Mr. McKee farms 100 acres assessed at $20,400 with a wood lot exemption of $150. Don Maus, a beef farmer, who saw his taxes drop from $2,300 to $1,590 on his properties, said he couldn't be critical of the new method ©Q farm asses$ivent "with results like That," "It shook me when it &St sava may assessment notice. 1t was way up. Dut 1I realize m: 'UV the reass sam illi t has brought' a re- adjustment. Our tQXcs wen way out of line with what the people in town were paying -wand they ha' e all the services," &Ir. Maus com- mented. OrviIlle Trowse's IQ acres in Kincar"ne Towns 'p are assess - cd for $55,7Qi0, Hess $1'50 for, Wood flot exemptions. His taxes: came down from $033. r,°i to $30.18. tat, Mr. Trowse believes, "they should penalize the felllas who own farm land and leave it vacant. If it's not tilled or used as a farm, it should have the assess- ment changed. We're seeing more neonle earning in (from the cities) to pick up 50 acres ritl a house, but they don't care about the land." Under the new farm assess- ment policy, if the land lies dor- mant for two years or more, it is reassessed at its market value to ensure that only genuine farriers receive the benefits of farm assessment. Harold Collins summarized ..the general response of the. farming community when ho said; "It's fair to assess according to the land's ability to produce," "My assessment went up quite a bit to $36,600 on my 1255, --acre home farm. I wondered !what would happen to the taxes. Well, they came, down a bit (from $484 48 to $454.05)." BASED ON PRODUCTIVITY Just how is a farm assessed on the basis of the land pro- ductivity? The Assessment Division in Ontario's Ministry of Revenue has developed a land classifica- tion system, using 6;000 farm land sales satnples from across the Province, to produce ' set assessment rates per acre. The rate structure reflects variations in soil texture and the climatic in- fiueuces in different; regions of Ontario. The soil's productivity is in fluenced by many physical factors - whether the soil is sand, loam, clay or a mixture; whether the land is level, rolling or hilly; how much stoniness exists; ansi drainage and erosion problen s. The assessor visits the. -'faun, walks the property, and ,times „ note of these, .features. We' talk wi the farmer; IHe is available, .because°he can tell us 'a great- deal about the ch acter and productivity -of lis land," explained Harold Fill, of e of more than 20,0 Ontario assesaors‘who specialize in farm valuations. Once the assessor has a de- tailed description- of .the land, he grades it with a pointing system. There are six -classes of grading. Class one land, for example, would have good drainage, high loam texture, level topography, and no physical hazards. It would bre awarded between 85 and 95 points. Class five land, by con- trast, would be generally unsuit- able for cultivation, but useful for grazing, with some erosion, stoniness or poor drainage prob- lems. It would be awarded 'be- tween ' 25 and 35 points. An individual farm, of course, would consist of various different classes' of land., requiring the assessor to specify the exact acreages for each class. Once the land is graded on the point system, the assessor relates the information to the climatic conditions, for that farm's loca- tion. Climatic zones have been HAROLD COLLONS likes the new farm assessment system. For yw spedsI •cows%M hffsl &TR4ii8FRiiIP Citr.A51 TORTE l 10.4iil , ,el same 1l ci44 't .5Mr(*wberry ?e �^w� tit ll 11 em� package i'a:7R l sw to etied'sNce straw'berrles Al 'fgg wlai '1-4 04,p SUPF Abse can hit "three layers. Soften ice cream and thaw ra �cs5 reser Ting :x up:, Void hereZe g to ice cream, Sped ie, cream mixture betweenaya— of fake, Beat egg white until sott al►a► form, ,gradually boat is c pr s 3+ reserved ii -434! bet - and :continue beating until st f olid glixisy. Addfew drova red food aiming if diced,. read cta top and sidea of cake. Freeze. Remove from freezer 10 ,02hRiates before serving. Wen to 12 FOR EFFECTIVE TREATAIIENT QF BOVINE MASTITIS• ASSESSOR Harold Hill' discusses the new system. assessment with Mr. and Mrs. Orland Avery. identified for various parts of the Province, based on' such factors as 'temperature ranges, the length of • the frost -free season, and snow belts. Within each climatic zone a rate of assessment per acre has been established for each of the six classes of land,: For example, class one land in Kenora may be valued at $40 an acre compared with $400 an acre in. central On- tario. The difference would re- flect. climatic conditions and soil productivity and not develop- mental faptnrt In the case of •buildings, the farm house is assessed much the same as any residence on the basis of market value. Allow- ances .for obsolescence are made on outbuildings to reflect changes in farm technology and the econ- omic condktions .. of the , com- munity. 'The idea is to protect genuine farmers and ensure thnt f . mi. . ri iti`inS a� '.ktiable•k iti� 'f i 11 , us ess. � t $ an idea that has gone well in Bruce County - the first area to experience the new approach:, O of farm YOU CAN HX.IT .$y Gene i'''on PAINTING HELP You can avoid 'having• the rim of your paint can clog upwith paint if you'll punch tenor twelve holes into the bottom of the lid groove with a nail, as illustrated These boles will " then drip the paint 'back into the can. 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