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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-11-20, Page 37ne foot intJ*e fu/ by CW Marketing boards are here to stay. I hope, From the looks. of -things at the federal level, rough, ruff Eugene Whelan, the farmers' friend. is going to have an uphill battle .to preserve what has already •been developed by marketing boards, let alone institute any new ideas. The ink appointing Jean -Luc Pepin chairman of the anti- inflation review board and Beryl Plurliptre as vice-chair- man was hardly dry wtken� both of them made a • strong pitch against marketing boards. Both of them suggested that the anti-inflation review board would take some long: hard Looks at marketing boards in general and nation'l marketing boards in particular. For more than a decade. 1 have been in favor•of market- ing boards for farmers: organized by farmers, run by ° `farmers for the benefit of farmers. In my humble opinion, marketing boards are the best and perhaps the only legal tool farmers have to battle big national and international 'business cartels which can set prices right from the time the ingredients are manufactured to the.time those finished products are in the hands of consumers. Not only that, but those same multi -national companies , take a big chunk out of the profits earned all along the way. In other words, they -, can take many "pieces out of the same pie. Not long ago, two major. food enterprises were chronicled in this column. The explanation of how bread, for instance, and its price, is controlled right from the time the wheat leaves the farm gate until you eat that bread at your table. The conglomerates get their bite at every step along the way and the profits go into the same super -pocket. Marketing boards are the answer for farmers. The farm products marketing act in Ontario allows farmers,• in some areas, to ,bargain for fair prices. a reasonable return- on• their labor and investment. Nothing is intrin- sically wrong with this.concept. Marketing boards have been the saviour of many far- mers; You can argue as long as you like that some of them Letters are apprec ated by Bob Trotter Eldale Rd Elmira Ont N3.8 2C7 penalize the big, efficient producer to keep the smaller.. inefficient producer in business, I just don't believe it and you caacall me 18 kinds of damnfool if you like Remember, the days before the tobacco board was in operation? To sell their products, many tobacco farmers almost sold their souls Under-the-table deals. blackmail. payola and goodness -knows -what -else went on in the industry before the marketing board brought some order out of the chaos. On the whole. marketing boards have been exactly what farmers need.,..,They have given them the clout they need in the market lace, a clout sadly lacking before the neces- sary legislation was passed. • Some abuses have taken place. Think back to the for- mation 'of the hog. producers board. In the early years, its formation was fraught with tough ,times and some. glaring errors. And most of us can remember FAME, the farm -owned meat -packing enterprise that never got off the ground. A lot of farmers lost a lot of money on that ill- fated affair. But on the whole, marketing boards have helped farmers to where they can see some semblance of •order when sell- ing their products. ` Mrs, Plumptre knows a great deal about marketing 'boards. She has shown considerable fortitude by express- ing views opposed to the concept. I don't know what Pepin knows about them but he's probably as much in the dark as most 'people_,.He should know better than to pop off at the first opportunity against marketing boards. Farmers,' it would seem, are going to have a fight on their hands to preserve what they've got, especially at the L'ed.eral level. Eugene Whelan, in spite of the fact that he has risen to become a genuine power in the Cabinet. is going to be deluged with what appear to be reasonable excuses not to expand legislation allowing more federal marketing plans, He is going td need the support of every farm organiza- tion in this province. It's to be hoped he will get it. rm researchers looking for est diet forIaying' hens Researchers at the new Arkell Poultry Research Centre are experimenting with feeding methods which may considerably reduce the egg producer's feed bill. Drs. J.D. Summers and S. Leeson, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Ontario Agricultural College, point out that feed costs represent 70 to 80 percent of the cost of producingeggs, so if this sizeable percentage can be reduced, subst,,,rttial savings will be realized. The resear- chers have divided 176 laying hens, into five groups and have developed different diets and feeding programs for each group. They hope to find out which treatment is best in terms of cost, numbers of eggs Attention Farmers A- FOR SALE , INA 7 Fattrowing pens, good condition. Phone 482-9960.-44 n-c,tf " . 1974 LEYLAN 245 tractor, 600 hours„ $43b. 8 foot Dunham Wheel Disc'', John. Deere two row corn planter, Sandrum 8 foot cultivators, Overum 3-12 plough 3 -pt. hitch, Case 75 bushel spreader. A11 machinery in excellent state of repair and , condition. Phone Lucknow. 395- 5065.-46,47,48 FORD Tractor with three point hitch. Reasonable. 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In order to acquire sut icient protein, for example, they may have to absorb large amounts of other nutrients; some of which may not be needed in such quantity. This could be one reason why' the birds tenet to get overweight during lay. Treatment One in the Summers -Leeson experiment is the -control". • — a regular. commercial feed offered without restriction. Treatment Two is a- slight variation, the difference being that each bird is .allowed 100 grams of feed per .day. The composition of the feed in Treatments One and Two is the same each con- tains 17 grams of protein, 3 grams calcium and '280 kilocalories of energy. Treatment Three sees the introduction of two different feeds; one is high in protein std energy, the other in calcium. The birds are offered unrestricted amounts of both diets simultaneously. ,. Treatment Four uses the same two feeds in unrestricted amounts, but only offers them during certain parts of the day. The energy -protein diet will be offered exclusively from '4:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m., and from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the calcium diet will be the only • one on the menu. Treatment Five is the same as Treatment Four, with the important exception that the amount of feed is restricted. Eighty grams of the energy - protein diet and 20 grams of the calcium diet will be offered. " Dr. • Leeson says that throughout the experiment, data on food intake, 'egg production, egg weight, eggshell thickness and body weight will be .collected. Thi experiment is, expected to last about one year. ATER WELL. ti DRILLIN� Latest modern equipment Domestic - Industrial - Municipal . 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Wallenstein, 669-3984 EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT BEFORE JANUARY 1st WO ER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY:, NOVEMBER 29, 1975 -,1 -PA, f B Warden says Huron sees n for staf nutritionist A balanced meal isn't a Americans have ceased to ;chocolate do-t-i*clutched in consume agricultural food both hands according to and now rely on "industrial Marnie Davidson, nutrition food" processed by com- consultant with the Ontario panies which remove Ministry of Health, necessary nutrients to add "The public isn't aware of things that improve sales. the connection between "Canadians consume five proper eating habits and good pounds of artificial additives health," she told a discussion and 114 pounds of sugar per panel in Huron County person per, year," Miss recently.. Davidson says, adding that Obesity, poor exercise ' processed foods rely heavily habits and consuming "junk" ` on such ingredients. food forms a Canadian Miss Davidson whose home lifestyle • that leads to health bade in Toronto was invited to problems, says Miss speak throughout Huron Davidson, whb • has studied county because this area's nutrition in Canada and the hea•lth''units have no resident United States. - nutritionist. Miss Davidson's talk was The county applied for one part of Huron ,gounty's but was turned down because participation in Nutrition the government, faced with. Week, It's a provincial estimated health costs of $3 campaign to spread the "food billion, wants to cut expenses, facts" and is sponsored by the "It's not even a question of Ontario .;society .of Com- keeping present staff," Miss munity Nutritionists. Davidson says. "they want to "I•t's mainly to do with cut back." lifestyle," Miss Davidson Warded Anson McKinley, says., "Between 40 and 80 Huron County council, percent of the Canadian .represented the consumer on people are, overweight, and the discussion panel in have no regular exercise plan Exeter, assured that meeting to keep in shape. We know the county is still aware a this is a cause of cardio,.,„ nutritionist is(needed. vascular ailments." Miss Davidson adds however, that quick -loss diets and the books they appear in are potentially dangerous. "The best way to lose weight is follow the Canada Food Guide, cut back , on portions, and exercise. Two pounds a week is a realistic and safe reducing plan," she said. • She .also slammed ' ad: vertisers and processing companies for this country's poor eating habits. 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