HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-04, Page 14PAC .E 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975
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It must be chittcult to be abeet producer these days
On one hand. the prpvincial government's cow -calf stabi•
lrzatrub program appears. attt'ac'tive On the other hand.
the Ontario Reet Improvetent .Associations. secretarv-
manager is screaming at farmers to be»'are of subsidies ot
any kind .
Throughout all this..the politicians are making all kinds
ot promise's as the Untario election campaign gets into gear
Bob Nixon and his Liberals and Stephen' Levt'is and his
New Democrats are making some headw&y, especially
the NDP with that party's farm program
The Conservatives. meanwhile. are , standing on their
record of havpf some of the. best farm, legislation in Can-
ada or, perhaps. in the world l•nt'o'htunlately. since 13
Stewart, Ontario's , • rteultural minister., decided ti re-
tire from politics bei:-gduse of his recent heart Litt, , the
P("s appear to be a little rudderless, in rural poll s at the
moment.
Mr *Stew'art chin hardly make any pronVes now since
he w'on't be around to fulfil them and no cine knows who his'.' to rcegt In ther tore the-E3ruce area,province s teet calf stabi aa the leading beef prig.-,
ing
successor will be g 90
raThe beet' farmers of Ontario have been notoriously Inde- . counties in Ceeeprcoed to or Cohanr Aper cent of the cow
pendent over the years' Although -legislation for a market- • calf men we P
ing board is available, the betmpr0vement association Some producers have held back because they do not yet
has been wary of any idea which would see them lose :some understand the complicated pricing system. Not being a
of this independence. beef pi,. ducer, 1 haven't stti'died it but agricultural repre-
c;raeme Hedley, a spokesman for the association, has ,senta.ti'ves tell me it is relatively simple
been quoted many times. as saying that subsidies can and It. -prices fall below 40 cents a ,pound, the farmer reg-•
usually' do — hurt the farmer eventually' He has a great istered in" the program will en¢ up with $33.25 tor each
deal of knowledge and a great many statistics to hack up cow The $33,25 conies about by subtracting] the first 10
his claims,- too He sees the beef industry here as, part ot cents a pound difference between the floor price and the
the international 'picture, especially as a North American • actual price paid. Another 15 per cent is deducted because
market - °' • Ontario's guessperts calculate a cow herd will yield an 85
- ('anadian beet' men.,; he marc tains, could cut their own per cent calf drop That's $38.A25. , Then, deduct $5 per c.ow'
throats by accepting large su'bidies because Amerman, as a registration fee and you get $33,25.
legislation now. allows the Wanks to complain if a product, t nderstand' It takes a little time when you are as bad
is being imported there from 'a country, which is subsidizing'a mathematician as I am
- - production of the ,commodity' This can escalate ,into a However, the producers are going fqr it in a,biwg way in
-border-blocking .move .w•hic,h.c•ouad. preven.LCiir saian cattle 'spite -of • Mr Hetitey s•warnings..
being's* across the line
lette,6 die dppre »dted, by Bub Trutt
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`And 't'anadian producers •ed the American market
more thanAhe American m• • et needs them. he claims
Hes probably right N •re important. he !eels the phtlos-
ophv of accepting gov rnrijent subsidies and handouts is a
dangerous phrlosop •`. dangerous to the social structure of
Canada and fareners V,ydA V
Cattlemen. e mrlrnta,lns, must simply. learn to live with
the cycle o igh-low prices and not go to the governments
with hat: n hand asking to be bailed out
Gra �e Hedley is an articulate., intelligent Man He'
pre icts that the so-called exotic breeds from Europe have
road their heyday and the smaller, •stockier British breeds
are the best because they t'tten easier and better on for-
age Feed grain. he say's, will remain, at exorbitantly high
levels for at least tour or tive years and forage -fed cattle
wilt be much cheaper to produce.
A,t the same time as Mr Hedley was imploring beefmen
not to count an government subsidies, the major cow -calf
producers in Ontario were knocking each other over trying
Blyth girl awarded
pork hostess cr�wii
r.nthu�tastic crowd of '1974 Hotess, crowned the now
1 r k lovers partook of the
Hostess and spoke briefly of her.
Ar i,tt 1orik B4-rbecue and experiences during the yca�
the Seaforth a,
when she had the title.
fl +� more' haul Arento . be
tt1 r because the
of the barbecue
by Leo Rroonen' of
Dtri �a, strained to - the
ling '
Ail, the delicious Meal,
comp, :, tior the honor to be
Hurllo ; ' u:nty Pork Hostess
1975 t 1r place. Six lovely girls•
;'0'trtle
After +!1 interview with the
three iudges•, who quizzed them
on their knowledge of pork
cooking and table display, each
spoke for JW'u minutes on the
merits of pork. The judges were
Mrs, Rlthcrt McKinley,. .Mrs.
Murr< y Gaunt and Mrs,• Jack
Ridd 1 c iv es of Huron
County s three representatives
in'Parliaments.
They, awarded the Hostess
crown to'Miss Cathy Madill of
Blyth. Second- place was taken
by Miss Judy Miller of Das'h-
wood. The runner-ups were
Miss .Barbara Miller df Exeter,
Miss Glennsi Ellis of Clinton,
` Miss Teresa,, Ondrejicka of
Exeter and lyl„iss \'a Doornik of
Seaforth.
Frank Baiton of Bainton's
Old Mill of lyth presented -the
winner wi ' a beautiful suede
pigskin ' cket, The 'other
contestants received a cheque
from the Huron Pork Producer
Association who sponsored the
event.
Miss Brenda---- Moore- of
Goderich ,Township, who was
01x! t'
.
September 13.
for Huron
plow match
Give two-week extensionlo enroll in calf program'
The Honourable William A.
Stewart, Minister of
Agriculture and Food for
Ontario, has announced a two-
week extension 'of the
enrollment deadline for the
provincial Beef f Calf Income
Stabilization Program.' The
cutoff date has been extended
from August 31 to September
12, 1975. .
Int making the announcement
Mr. Stewart said: "Due to wet
weather delaying harvest,
some 'producers have been
unable to find the time to` enroll
their cow herds prior to the
August 31 deadline. No doubt
'some farmers caught with
.11Arvesting commitments may
have encountered problems in
getting to local agricultural
representatives' offices to
discuss and complete the
necessary forms and
procedures for the program. At
present, well.over 3000 beef calf
producers have enrolled in the
ogram.'.'
In addition to the extended
deadline, Mr. Stewart an-
nounced the principal sales
for the government's Beef
Income Stabilization Progr
if
'During the months of Sep-
tember, October and
November, feeder cattle sales
and regular sales in . .which
significant numbers of stocker
calves are sold will be
monitored to determine the
weighted average ,r market
price. In Northern Ontario
these include Little ,Current,
South River, Wiarton, Rainy
River, New Liskeard and
Thessalon. "
In Eastern Ontario, Galetta
and Cobdenwill serve as the
central selling points. In
Central Ontario, Lindsay
(Kawartha) and Woodville and
in Western Ontario, -Kitchener
and Tara will be included. Sales
of stocker calves at Torontp
Stock Yards will be included in
the market price calculation.
Q. Mr. Stewart
stressed that
only Ontario -produced beef
calves will be included in the
.market price determination.
Male and female beef, `stocker
calves in the following weight
whatever, weight his calves are, •
fact, it is not necessary to
calves in the year in which
yards for Ontario stocker ranges will be used to calculate
calves which will be used .'in the weighted average price:
determining the weighted male,calves, 300-5751b.; female
average market price this 'fall ' calves, 300-550 lb.
The .weighted average
market price will then deter-
mine
the extent of the producer
payout. If the average hap-
pened to be 30c. per lb. then the
payout would amount to 20c per °
ib. of calfproduced. Based on
the formula used ins„ the
program this amounts . to a
payment of $76.50 per cow..
From this amount the $5 per
cow ' producer, fee will be
deducted.
In the announcement of the
Ontario Beef Calf Income
Stabilization Program,
enrolled farmers were
guaranteed a stabilization
price for 1975 at 50c per lb.
Mr. Stewart added, "It
should be noted here that every
-participating farmer gets the
same payment per cow
whatever price he as an, in-,
div`,idual gets for his calves, or
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„they are produced- to spar- , manage his cow -calf enterprise
ticipate, in the program. eery to get the best .returns, he can
producer should strive to from the market."
The 1975 Huron County
"Queen of the Furrow'' coni' -
petition will be held in con-
junction with the annual
plowing match on,Septe'rnber 13
at John Clark's farm at RR 5.
Goderich. - - -
Girls who are interested in
this competition must" be 16
years of age and not have
reached their 25th birthday by
November 1. They can be
married Qr single but must
reside on a farm.in Huron.
Contestants will be required
to deliver a ,short prepared
speech on "In 1978 the
International Plowing Match
will beheld in Huron. How will
it affect the County?" They will
also have indi'v'idual interviews
by the judges and also each girl
will be asked to give an im-
promptu speech. -
All contestants"..must make a
strike out and plow two rounds
on their land. A. coaching day
for. plowing will be held the day
before the competition.
All girls participating in the
Queen of the Furrow com-
petition in+ill be'receivinrgifts: --
The: Queen of the Furrow will
receive .a trophy, plus a
valuable gift from .Bainton's
Original Old Mill in Blyth.
-Girls interested, in par-
ticipating in the' competition
should contact Mrs. Jim
Armstrong, RR 4, Wingham or
Mrs. .Howard Datars, RR" 1,
Dashwood:
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