The Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-04-05, Page 14PAGE 14—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSD Y, APRIL 5, 1973
Meat prices problem ...
(Continued from page 1)
pigs carefully and ship only
thorte in the top end of the
weight range,". says Blake
Snobelen, chairman, Ontario
Pork Producers' Marketing
Board,
"Beef' producers should
examine their cattle carefully
and sell only the animals ready
for market," say's Gordon Hill,
president, Ontario Federation
of Agriculture. ."We are not
trying to short the market. We
are trying to avoid ari over-
supply during what may be a
sh`►,rt period of reduced
demand. Producers should
watch -.the market closely and
be prepared to respond quickly
to clav•t0-dav circumstances."
Hill, who is a Varna hog and
white bean farmer, notes that
� Canadian. livestock
t .� d (arra 11.1 r1
ill
prices nave dipped recently
because of threatened con-
sumer meat boycotts, and the
temporary withdrawal of
Japanese buyers from the sof-
tening North American pork
market.
"Chaintores have cut back
their purchases in anticipation
of the boycott. In turn, packing
plants have eased up on their
buying. As a result, livestock
prices have tumbled on the
major markets," he said. The
Canadian Federation of
Agriculture recently renewed
its requests to have the border
protection re -instated that was
withdrawn in Finance Minister
John Turner's budget. U.S. beef
markets have fallen further
than the Canadian Market, and
larger than normal supplies of
1.?.S
"A normal market could
readily absorb all the livestock
available. The market has tum-
bled because of artificial
pressures. Supplies are not
greater than visahle demand,"
stres-es Hill.
"Heavy rnarketitags, par-
ticularly of under -finished
animals, would lower prices
evert further," he adds. Hill
also warns that panic • sellers
will deplete their herds and
have no stock to sell when the
market goes back up, "---as it
likly will in a week or t'wo."
WHAT TO DO?
'\oval housewives this. week
are urged to write'to their local
MP Robert E.-`McJ{inlev (PC -
Huron) and MPP -Jack Riddell
(Lib. -Huron). This suggestion
was made by Mona Mulhern
and Betty Thompson, two
young .homemakers from
Goderich who are raising
• families..
On Monday at Queen's Park,-
newly
ark, .newsy elected MPP Jack Rid-
dell questioned Hon. William
Stewart Ontario Minister of
Agriculture and Food concer-
ning the meat costs. Riddell
suggested that the Department
should publish some facts to
shcl_w, the- consuma_r sjust how
much money it costs the farmer
to 15rodui•e meat for market.
Stan Paquette of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Food
in Clinton provided some
figures - about the cost of beef
•production to farmers.
Paquette said that afigures
show that feed costs account for
along :2:24025--isin-per•post nd-
of beef produced; and labor,
depreciation and interest etc.
claim another eight to ten cents
' per pound of beef produced
bringing the .total production
cost per pound of beef to
something like :30 to 35 rents.
The average anima) at
market time weighs 1,000
pounds. Current.heef prices are
about 40 cents per pound. At
five cents profit per pound for
1,000 pounds, that's $50 profit.
But there's about one tent per
pound off that profit for
marketing costs reducing the
total profit to about $40 per
animal on an average - if
nothing goes wrong and prices
stav up.
"Good interest return on
their investment is about what
they are realizing," said
Paquette who works closely
with beef farmers in Huron.
Paquette also noted that
replacement costs for beef have
gone up substantially. The last
study„ completed showed that
cattle were selling for 33.5
cents a pound.and replacement
cattle were selling at 17 cents!
Many consumers are buying
their meat in quantity. Ben
Sheardown says that while a-
few- months ago he was
retailing two animals and
wholesaling one, he is now
wholesaling two and retailing
one.
Recently the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food released
figures on this type of buying
especially for consumers who
want to know why they end.up
with only 225 pounds of meat
from a :tide of beef advertised
as being 300 pounds.
'i'he reason for this dif-
ference is that the price of a
aide of beef is based on the car-
cass weight," the Ministry ex-
plains.
Carcass or hanging weight is
the weight before boning, trim-
ming, shrinkage and other cut -
,r ting losses are figured. These
losses can run about 25 to 35
percent; as pointed out earlier
in this article by Max Cutt.
What this means is that the ac-
tual cost per pound is higher
than the advertised price per
pound, since the consumer will
pay for cutting waste as well as
usable cuts of meat.' ..
'I'o illustrate: If you purchase
a 300 -pound side of Grade A 1
or B1 beef at 80 cents per
pound, with an average 25 per-
cent loss in fat, bone and
shrinkage, you will have 225
pounds" of usable cuts of meat
at a cost of 80 cents per pound
times 300 pounds equals $240
O
or $1.06 per pound of, usable
meat (225 pounds).
JimMcWhinney of
Remington's IGA is promoting
fish in the meat department
there. McWhinney says shop-
pers can buy frozen Ocean
Perch for 79 cents a pound and
frozen sod fish cakes for as lit-
,tle as 69 cents a pound. The
store doesn't handle too much
fresh fish, he said, because it is
expensive.
Jim Searls at A & P says
housewives can economize by
buying meat while it is on sale
at special prices. He also ad-
vocates the' use of many more
cheaper cuts of beef. Searls says
that if less expensive steaks
and roasts are marinated
before cooking, they are most
acceptable.
Catherine Hunt, Huron
County Home Economist,
provided the Signal -Star with a
marinade recipe. She says to
use a 112 cup of vegetable oil
with !/4.cup vinegar or wine (or
tomato juice, depending on the
flavor desired) with salt, par-
sley, some garlic and any other
spices preferred by the cook.
The meat is soaked in this mix-
ture for two or three hours
(some say overnight) before
cooking.
Mrs. Bev. Zoethout of the
Home Economics Department
at GDCI, advises cooking less
expensive cuts of meat at lower
temperatures a little longer.
She says pot roasting or
braising is the best way to get
the top flavor and tenderness.
Mrs. Zoethout claimed that
Canadians are perhaps eating
better than they would need to.
She says Canada's Food Rules
,advise one serving of meat per
Farm land ...
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utility corridors.
"We all recognize," it said,
"the need for more services as
our population continues to
rise. These services must be
placed in well-planned,
multiple -use corridors to con-
sume as little prime farmland
as possible."
A government -appointed
board to investigate all odour
and pollution complaints in-
volving farms was also recom-
mended. Another request was
for government action to force
;recycling -urban -garbage -rather
than using land -fill sites in
rural areas. ''Urban people
must assume the cost of
disposing of the garbage they
create, rather than defiling and
polluting farm land with it"
the brief said.
Complaints about a long
form used by Ontario Hydro at
public meetings called to
discuss the future sites of power
corridors were also laid before
the members. Mr. Fortune told
of lengthy forms which people
were given only 12-15 minutes
to fill in. The answers,• he said,
reflected more emotion than
reason on the part of those an-
swering the questionnaire.
The problem of declining
membership was dealtwith
when Faye Rihey of RR6,
Goderich, president of the
Huron County Junior Farmers
presented a brief. She stated
that though membership this
year was about even with last
year in. Huron it was nearly a
third lower than in 1971. She
said there are now only two
clubs in Huron where once
there had been five.
She cifed lack of interest of
young people in returning to
the farm as a major reason for
the decline. Higher salaries
and shorter work weeks were
too inviting to most people to
be bothered staying on the
farm, she said. Although mem-
bership is down in Huron, it is
up in Ontario with over 7,000
members. The increase is par-
tly due to growing interest in
Northern Ontario and in
several urban clubs.
Mr. Pullen noted that junior
farmers make so many oppor-
tunities available to the mem-
hers that it is a shame more
people don't join.
day and most Canadians tend
to think of a serving a neat per
meal
Senior horse economics
students 10 MrsZoethout's
cooking classes learn how to
prepare tirire-saving meals on a
budget Itis cents per per.on ► as
well as nutritious budget wise
meals for a family on a fixed
incol)le (:35 cents pt'r person)
Beginning next week, the
Signal -Star will feature recipes
and menu suggestions from
Mrs. Zoethout's classes
Harbouraires
on CKNX - TV
The Harbouraires will he
featured on the Palm Sunday
"Sing t -rifle'' show over
CKNX-----TV
The chorus has appeared on
CKNX---TV many times and
have been prac'ticrng every Sun-
day evening in preparation for
this and other upcoming events.
Anniversay services for local
churches is a specialty for the
group.
They will be travelling to
Brantford on April 28 where
they have been invited to par-
ticipate in a "Big Sing". They
will be singing with- one big
chorus made up of ap-
proximately 1,000 male voices.
The Harbouraires are under
the -direction of. George
Buchanan and accompanists
Lorne Dotterer and Ed. Styles.
New voices are always
needed and anyone who would
like to sing is invited to come
out to the North St. United
Church each Sunday evening at
8:30 p.m.
County rate ..:
(Continued -from page 1)
about the same as last year,
made up of $27,200 from fees
and $6,000 of county money. In
this case, revenue will depend
upon the number of ap-
plications and again this year,
the committee is expecting ap-
plications from Ontario Hydro
regarding transmission lines
which will he running from the
Bruce Nuclear Station through
the northern part of Huron.
According to the budget, 680
;applications at $4() each will
total $27,200.
The museum budget showed
that $11,200. is expected this
year in admissions and sales.
The County of Huron is expec-
ted to add the. remaining
$27,800 to the budget:
Deputy -clerk Bill Hanly, ac-
ting in the place of Clerk John
Berry ,at Thursday's meeting,
said the committee had been
"very pessimistic on the ad-
mission side".
Museum curator- Ray Scotch -
mer -said admission rates had
been adjusted upward and
should result in increased
revenue for the museum. He
also reminded council that he
would like to see a souvenir
stand in the museum and noted
that any sales promotions the
museum had attempted in the
past had realized additional
It should be noted that in-
cluded in the.museum budget is
$1,000 for maintenance at
Dunlop Tomb where steps need
to he replaced and some
masonry work must he com-
pleted.
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This solid little single offers
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Those exam, written before
the Mid -Winter break are now
being returned to the students,
with, as usual, many mixed
react ions!
Everyone is anticipating this
last terra of the school year and
its varied activities. The Chess
Club' will •travel to Stratford,
Thursday, April 5 to par-
i it a Chess 'l'ou r-
ticipate
ilarnent.
The following week (April
121, our Debating Club goes to
Brantford, and the Viking Con-
cert trul Stage Bands depart
for a two-day trip. The Band
will play at Owen Sound,
MCaford ,and Elmira Secondary
r
School.. Our program will in-
clude selections from. the
musical "Hair," "Northern
Song," a medley of songs by
)firma\ Webb, ..Two
Bagatelles" and chorales.
The Rifle Club, since the
holidays, have begun regular
Shooting practice. The boys
shoot each night at. 3:30. The
('lub js composed mainly of
Junior students this year, and
t hese members will be com-
peting for shooting badges On
April :10.
The majority of the members
;are presently shooting in the
Drone position. From this
position, they are graded into
Bronze, Silver, and Gold
BY SUSAN FREEMAN
Categories. A Bronze Pin
show; that you have completed
five targets of at least eighty of
one hundred points; a Silver
1'in shows a score of ten targets
of at least ninety-three, and
those students who shto)t ten
targets over ninety-eight are
;awarded a Gold Pin .
"Those students in the Bronze
('ategi►ry include Dave Bird,
Greg Arthur, Rod MacLennan,
Dan Grafton, David Ross, Ken
I:nlpt'y', Dennis Hirst, John
Jenkins, 'John Bogie and Bill
'Gainey. Paul Nor'tlha1 holds a
Silver pin and Marcel Stin-
nissen has achieved a (gold pin
The members of the club, ad-
vance 1� sit-
ting,
► 7 t prone t the 1
t from th
y;ant 1
ting, kneeling, and final's', stan-
ding positions. Each position
increases in its degree of dif-
ficulty. Charles Crawford is
one sui't1r member advancing
through these various levels of
shooting. He is presently trying
to achieve the Shooting Shield,
which is awarded to those
students shooting twenty
targets with a score of at least
ninety-seven. This shield is
;awarded by CiL.
April :10 is - the scheduled
date for the Legion Best Shot
('ompetition where the winner
is determined by his best score
of three targets. He then
receives a trophy. It's clear
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,that Mr. Shaw, and his Hills
Club, although nut one of the
larger organization; wlthln the
school, are an astl\e and
developing group Haven't soil
always wontlered what hap-
pened behind the closet) door of
the Shooting 1{;tnge'.'
M.r. I{ednlan's Math x-1411
class have const coded .0 114'
'w'11d and wunclt'lful' creations
for their mathematics 1)rolee1-
Ken Doherty made an l- 111!)
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Cling 10 the 111,1111 students,
really yyorks' Als0 handed in
was Computer Art ;111(1 I)iam'
('rawfurd pert together a Pin-
ball Machine'
Last ‘ti'ednesday. Marsh _r+,
the students (it l; 1) (' I
listened to Peter Flemington at
arl'a.selllbly 111 the gyr111111siu►il
on World Development Mr.`
Flemington spoke on his travel-
to the "third world," telling of
the `problems of this World ;Ind
howl 4'e should cope it h t hem
He emphasized the'fact that
we should he sensitive u1 our
charity.
The Formal tickets ;ire now
on sale, each night after school
from the Student Office The
eoSt , is $5.m per couple The
• parents of any students of
, graduated and
present students of the higlf
school are welcome to attend.
Thanks
Curlers like Goderi
Dear Sir:
The members of the
('11 111-1(1 11111 Foresters from coast --
to -0)4g join with me in exten-
ding to the citizens of Goderich,
its Council, police department
:rnd our Local Courts, our sin-
cere thanks for the warm
hospitality expressed in so
many ways during our
Dominion Curling Finals held
last week at the 'Maitland
Curling, Club.
It is the first time this event
has been held east, of Thunder
Bay.. It is also the first time
many of our Western Curlers
have visited Ontario. The
thoughtful graciousness of
Goderich and Colborne Town-
ship, their generosity and kind -
nes. assures Ontario of many
future visitors from members of'
our Western Provinces.
While we say,a sincere thank
you for the recer)tion and lunch
provided by Goderich, we'd like
you to know that our members
were particularly impressed by
the fact that your Mayor, Harry
Worsell and the entire Council
took time from a very busy
schedule to meet and greet, per-'
sonallv1 their Western guests.
The sincere cordiality of your
merchants, hotel, motel
proprietors, ,1nd industry, and
their friendly i-nterest in the
welfare of our Curlers was the
highlight of many conver-
sations.
Goderich end Township will 6, 61'
tiered by those me@
Canadian Foresters
ll
privileged to be th
such friendly and
hosts.
0.E Cook
National Director,
Public Relations'
Foresters,
Used sta
- a missiN
in themsol
Rev. L. G. Steel
secretary of the
Mission will tell how,
the sale of used stamp
equipment is port,
mission hospitals.
At Victoria Street
Church this Sunday
April H at 7.:30 p.in.col,
tures will tiehownona;
among the lepers in 1
'!'his is a Key '73
presentation in conj
with the people of Firs,
Church.
The Wharton hail
provide extra music.
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