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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-08-14, Page 10h age Turton LIFE, AUTO, FIRE AND ALL OTHER LINES 319 +I -t FON- ROA1 GPO D E R I C H •-.... -,,.. 524-7411- PAGE 2A-.:GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR; THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 19;5 t,p v4 lack's Jottiogs from �ueet's Park • '7—During i19 4'; realize"a ri'et farm income in Ontario in- creased by 11 per cent as a result of increases in cash Iecejpts., During 1375 net farm income-inr4Ontarias is- expected to drop by 8.5 per cent, the chief culprit being input costs. Farmers in 1975 can expect to pay more for nearly every major farm input. There are innumerable new high costs whichdrmers must pay. , The hulk price for am- monium nitrate in February 1973 was $69 a ton. February 1975 it was $174.00 an increase of $105 a ton or 152 percent. A common nitrogen fertilizer, diomonium phosphate climbed from $108 a ton in " February 1973 to $240 a ton February 1975, an increase of $132,;QQ a ton or 122 per cent. le1970, the price' of , corn .was $1.25 a bushel. Today, the price is $3.00, up 140 per cent. In 1970, soybean meal cost $95.00 a ton, today It is $130 •a ton, an increase of 30 percent. I'n the spring of 1972, baler, tw inen1c ost9 $5.89 abale• . By, the . . . . . 1 .,.1'fal'il'11'I•WY"1 I'i•1•Y',��1Y1.1,1 ItiINnililill%j II, IIFy}i{y,1hIN1YRT'Nw.unN N',IIN v'N NkNYlN4Nx46NN•I jumped to $29:95, an•increas,e of over 400 percent. • Surely, it- is time that the government in Ontario put an end to the boom and bust cycle which has characterized the Agricultural community in the past and bring some order and • 'stability to this ,vrit.a1sector, Initiatives mrs1 nova be - taken to protect the 'farmers from • rising production costs. The I very survival of a viable far- ming -and agricultural industry in 'OntarioT–'Is-a+--stale,--- _for . ..Ontario is slowly losing its place as ;the dominant' agricultural province in_ Canada. In the future, food production must be at its 'optimum so'that we will be able to feed our- selves. However, the .present situation indicates that farmers are increasingly leaving'. the land and our prime agricultural land is being encroached upon, at an "alarming " pace by, ur- banization., The required op- timum food production will not be forthcoming unless more stability' is established in the agricultural sector and unless society shares the farmers' risks. About 227,000 acres of far- mland are being taken out of production .each year in Ontario. The Provincial Government has no land use policy -that will preserve prime agricultural land.. The Toronto Centred Region - the area within a 90 tnile arc drawn - around Toronto - contains 11 per"cent of Ontario's best class 1 and 2 soils. Yet 'according to present development plans,. at least one third of that land is going to be taken over by housing and other ' develop- ment. A recent provincial 'task force report called tfie Central Ontario Lakeshore Urban Complex report has concluded that the Toronto Centred Region Plan of the Provin. ial Government isP unusable. The report concludes that unless something is' done now a growing popu1.tion. and with a declining land base, Ontario,. may have to import 60 percent of its food r'equirernents, by the year 2000. The Throne Speech, back. in March 1975 encouraged many farmers to believe • that programs would be developed by' the Governrrient to .ensure '' that farmers at least got back their production costs.- They were promised some type of provincial income support plan. However, the- '"'April provin- " ' cial budget which allocated $20 million to farmers for income protectibn and the more recently announced beef -calf stabilization plan dashed any hoPes for an effective income protection plan. If the $2Q Million were allocated for corn growers in this province, ft would provide protection of only 20 ce„pts per bushel . while current poduc-, tion cost estimates are in the $2.50' per bushel range. The recent additioinal increase in the cost ° oil of $2.50 a barrel at the wellhead will cost Ontario farms close to $20 nnillion -more annually. Moreover, the recently` proposed increase in tOnta>'io Hydro rate of roughly '25• tier=. Pent -which. the Provin- cial government has failed to lower substartifiolly, would add an increase of $10 million to Ontario fartl'iers' power bills. Earlier this `year, the Minister of Agriculture had said that there would bea plan for income, protection"•in this province before the seed -,goes into the ground. The seed is now ready to The harvested but, the pro' 'iticial government has not s ee'h fit- -to; la'u-ne- h any sup h--pla t forincome protection. The Ontario Federation'' of Agriculture has proposed • %C. he •• to the provincial gover invent which would cover the full. cost of production for Keach farm comrnodity7 is UFarm Protection Act, as ,would establish a contributed to Income it is called, fund to be ,by both PruliLie el•s and the provincial l overnment on a 1 �to 2 basis respectively, and would compensate farmers in , the nature of insurance hen in come - eosts fall below` production c,osts•,Entry into the (continued on page 31 • iNS:URANCE- Come to Where the Values Are... A&P A Superb Blend, Rich in Braiilian Coffees — Custbrp Ground at Time of Purchase CHOICE QUALITY ro , ro li) • N<YN N NNNNNNyNN4 i - " NN NNNCN.... ..,4 It's salad time, help support our Ontario farmers salad lad , every day, ar4in9 fresh daily from (, GREEN ONIONS, RADISHES,lE1TOES. 'CELERY, CABBAGE,Et E, ESCAR, ROMpII4E, GREEN PEPPERS sand CbOTS. (3 -LB BAG $2.59 SAVE 30c) TOMATO 25 -FL -OZ -BTL NN PAGE ;ETcHun r. SAVE 10c ACTION 'PRICED! Peanut Butter TOPAZ PIECES & STEMS Mushrooms FANCY; FROZEN A&P Pease 2 LB" Action Priced! frozen Dinners Aylmer Soups FACELLE ROYALE • TOWELS WHITE, YELLOW, PUMPKIN. AQUA PKG OF 2 ROLLS SA VE 30c Fancy Potatoes 19-FL•OZ $ o0 TINS �- BONE IN -= POT ROAST 1 -LB - VAC PAC BORDEN'S YOGURT $ 00 ,BONELESS BEEF SHOULDER CUTS BURNS, STORE PACK w Stewing Beef b $1.08 Sausages • Beef &Pork lb 8 9? FRESH- — 'GREAT ON A GRILL!!'' ' SUPER -RIGHT BRAND, SLICED :Ground. Chuck •98y, Side Bacon. 1 -lb Vac Pa SHOPSY — COLE SLAW OR SCHNEIDERS, SLICED, 8 VARIETIES SELEC�'"•' UALtTY °' SWIFT PREMIUM, OVEN ROASTING Sliced Beef Liver Ib 48, -Corned.. Beef Vac Pac NEW ZEALAND — WHOLE OR HALF. Frozen Meats & Seafood H GHLINER, . FROZEN, HADDOCK sh Sticks ,„,w 14-pz pkg $1, 9 RUPERT BRAND, FROZEN 44?. Rainbow Trout =Pkv 99¢ c Pac HIGHLINER. FROZEN v • b $1.. 9 Boston Blue Fillets 1 lb pkg 5 9 T ON GRILL!" GOLDEN. SKILLET, FROZEN, HEAT .6 SERVE ' Lamb - Legs Ib 1.2$ Wieners Rei Hots 1-IbVacPac 9si Chicken Cutlets . Ib$ 8¢ ALL PRICES SHOWN' IN THIS AD GUARANTEED EFFECTIVE.THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th, T975. Don't Miss -These JET PUFFED ACTION PRICED! • Kraft 11 -OZ CELLOIPKG Marshrnallows 6 FLAVOURS H1 -C Fruit Danks 48 -fl -oz tin 49? CANADA NO. 1 GRADE Billy Bee Honey 2-lbplasticctn$1,79 SCHWARTZ 4, " -White Vinegarl28-fl-ozplas,ticiug 4 -az tin 75ji fe pkg ofJQ$i 09 . More a Low . Prices! PROCESS SINGI,E THIN CHEESE SLICES BLACK 16 -OZ PKG DIAMOND ••� POWDER Sail Detergent 5 -Ib poly bag s1.39 9 BdVRIL ACTION PRICED! Luncheon Meat 12 -oz tiri79 fe CORN, HOT DOG, HAMBURG, SWEET GREEN • Rose Relishes . 12 -fl -oz lar 4175' WONDERSOFT BATHROOM TISSUE GREEN, PINK. WHITE. YELLOW MRS. LUKE'S Table Syrup 32-fl:oz btl 8 9¢ . A & P - Tomato Juice 48 OZ. 49c PKG OF 4 ROLLS ti• for. 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Creamettes 3 14 -oz pkgs X1,00 JANE PARKER CHUM Twin Rolls pkg of 12 5'5 se Dog Food , 5 15 -oz tins 99¢ SPARKLING ANTACID Eno .Fruit Salts T" "'Large site btl $1.5 5 ' BOSTON = "IN TOMATO SAUCE , Aylmer Beans 3 14 -fl -oz tins $1:.00 'Long Spaghetti, Ready Cul 'Macaroni, Dumpling Noodles •Y'4 to. .ORANGE, .GRAPE, LEMONADE FLAVOURED A&P Sunmii CrystalsP 2A OZ ENVS 411W ASSORTiD COLOURS, ONE SIZE FITS ALL (IfREPRICED) Wonderfit ,Panty 'Hose Pkg 59? A&P BRAND, PURE, UNSWEETENED Grapefruit hike 48 -fl -oz tin 63? UOUID_ JAVEL A&P Bleach 128-fI-ot rilastic jug 99g, a q rt