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Five leaders in the Goderich scouting movement received
their wood badge on the weekend in recognition'of the first
step in extensive leadership training. The badge, a waggle
for the neckerchief, was presented to the leaders by
Stratford District Commissioner Keith Orchard, far left.
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Receiving the honors were from left, Lim Hickox, Third '
Goderich Cubs ,Akela, Bruce Mansz, Third Goderich Cubs
Baghera, Darrell Abbott, Fourth Goderich Scout Leader ,
Ron Anderson, Fourth Goderich Scout Counsellor and Ken
Cutt, Third Goderich Cubs Baloo. (staff photo)
Uncertain markets•
Credit costs hurt farmers
Faced ,, with ui certain
markets and high credit costs,
'Huron County's 3,000 farmers
are likely to play it close'to the
vest during,1975. -
- The prediction ' from the'
Ontario ministry of agriculture
and food office in Clinton
suggests the situation may not
change for some time.
"The risk and uncertainty
facing the farmer is as bad as it
ever has been," agricultural
representative Don Pullen said.
Mr: Pullen predictedfarmers
will be `treading water" in 1975
trying to '. consolidate - gains
made in . the past two years _
which were considered bumper
years for agriculture.
"It's ,. surprising some far-
mers can be as optimistic a ' T,
they seem to be, considering
the conditions," he said. _"
The high cost of borrowing
money,' he said, ' is "really
hurting" farmers, especially
large , operators who depend
heavily on credit. `
He said current- long -lead
times , required for buying
fertilizers,. gasoline and
pesticides 4, all in yelatively
short supply means the far -
'tiler must frequently borrow
money' to purchase, the goods
before he would ordinarily
require them.
In relation to other countries,
Huron is "tops as. ' far' ' as'.
agriculture is concerned, Mr.
Pullen said.
The county has the largest•
acreage of improved' farmland
611,308 - and , leads other
countries in production of white
beans, barley and silage corn,
he said.
• In. 1974, 806,000 , hun-
dredweight bags of white beans
were produced with a total
value of ; about , $10 million,,
compared to 640,000 bags with a
value of $16.5 million in 1973.
Barley production in 1974 was
2.1 million bushels, valued at
$5.6 • million, compared to '2.5
million bushels valued at $5
• million in 1973.
Mike Miller, associate
agricultural " representative,
said field crops totalled 16.9
million bushels in 1974, for a
total value of $53.6 million. This
compared to 18,7 ' million
bushels 'worth $55 million in
1973, he said.
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Forage cropstotalled 950,060
tons worth $20 million, com-
pared to a million tons, worth
$13 million a year earlier.
Mr, Miller said except for the
county wheat crops, production
was lower in' 1974 than the
previous year. He blamed a
late spring and wet weather in
June for the drop, which in
some cases was compensated
by higher prices.
He• said sweet corn, .turnip
and .pea crops - grown
primarily in the southern part.
of the county - remained
relatively unchanged at 5,000
acres worth about $2.5 million.
County farmers will have to
become more efficient to
maintain the gains they
achieved, in the past two years
and have another; . profitable
'year, Mr. Miller said.'
"They won't be"able to fritter
away small - percentages •of
their crops as they may: have
done' last, year because of the
tightening cost -price squeeze,"
he said.
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The annual two-day con-
vention of the Ontario
'Agricultural Societies will be
held this 'year on February 19
and 20 in the Royal York
Hotel, Toronto, with over 1400
delegates expected to attend.
President -D. L. McTaggart
will lead off the Convention as
chairman of the opening
sessions on Wednesday, and
the day's guest speaker will
be Mr. Stan Darling, M.P.,
Burks Falls. The morning's
activities will include the
: colored photographic com-
petition slide -showing and
presentation,of prizes.
In the afternoon.,there will
be an address by Dr. George
Fisher, Kemptville, .followed
by a paneldiscussion on
"What makes a Successful
Fair", under, -. the chair-
manship of Mr. H. A. Telfer,
Paris. A question and answer
period will follow.
.Highlighting the Ladies'
Section on Wednesday will be
the address of the president,
Mrs.. G. Garlow, a film on
cake making, a panel
discussion oli° the "Queen of
the Fair Competition" and' a
skit entitled "Information
Please."
The eveni'ng's activities
will be in the Royal York's
Canadian Room, -with a floor
show, an introduction to the
"Queens of the Fairs" and a
dance.
Farmers will likely plant
acreages similar to .last year
although some may switch'
slightly from corn ' to mixed
grains, he said.
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• On Thursday morning- the
general meeting will " take
place in the Canadian Room
with a review of the
'Agricultural Societies Act
and Regulations followed by a
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forum with Mr. Stuart Hall as
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Milton Cornish as moderator,
and art exhibition of han-
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The luncheon will be held in
the Canadian Room and guest
speaker will be the Hon, Wm
A. Stewart, Minister of
Agriculture and Food. The
convention will conclude
after the luncheon.
There were four- and a half
tables in play at the February
11 meeting of the Goderich
Duplicate Bridge Club:
First place for the evening
went to Bill . Cochrane and
Judge Egener with a 43 point
effort. Close behind with 39.1/2
points , were Lee Ryan and
Joanne Duckworth.
Third place wept to Verna
Worthy and Jean Cook with 39
points and Evelyn Galbraith
and Dawna Sproule finished
fourth with 371/2 points.
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