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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-11, Page 10.raw PAGE 2A--GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, I I, 19 5 • tifis A ,t: ne foot in the furrow by GCS Letters are appreciated by Bob Tiotte' .,Eldale Rd Elmiia Ont N39 2C7 a� North American farmers are in mach the same position of power as the OPEC oil producers they command a large share of an essential and limited resource I have said this before in this corner but not quite as succinctly. Although thel4houghts behind those words are in complete harmony with mine. they were said originally -by a man far more famous and more knowledgeable than Iam,._. He is John 11 Graflund, president of John Deere Ltd.. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deere and Company of Illinois. John Deere Ltd. had sales of $2 5 billion last year, 81.9 billion in farm equipment and that makes John Deere the world's largest supplier of farm equipment -^The Canadian subsidiary grosses more• than" $200 million a year. The company sells in more than 100 rouritries. Mr. Graflund. then, has a vote that should be heard, He maintains that attempts to solve the problem of enough fond is causing headaches now and into 1977. But what about 1990 and the year, 2000" It teed'tng the hungry is causing problems today, think of the headaches 25. years from now Be,' that time, 3 billion more people -will hove to be fed in this ever -diminishing -globe The extra 'production' of grain alone will have to be, two and a halt tines more than what is being produced right now It will take an extra 225 million tons'of grain, according to Mr Gratlund • "If •we put it all ►n box. cars it would stretch from St, Johns to Vancouver 10 trains abreast or till one ' train 50,000 miles long. "The only conclusion I can .reach from all•ahis is that the best years for the farmer are certainly still 'in the . future, - Mr. nGraflund•s ,remarks are ducted from the October • issue of Executive Magazine, a Southam business publica- tion, and he says he would like to preach on the world food situatic once a month. Why preach`'.. Because. preaching is necessary because of what hap- pened in oil, Most Americans in the administration branch of the government over there are' strangely silent about a Ontaruo report prepared about 25 years ago that actually pin- pointed that the mrd -1970s was a time when- Americans were going to have an oil crunch "That report warned ,'V ou d better dei something about it' ' • '1 The report, maintains Mr Graflund. was prepared. sub- mitted, and filed - and gathered dust "I'm afraid the same thing is going to happen on food. We talk about what this problem is going to be in 25 years "'Indeed. we have the problem today there are people starving. there's malnutrition all over -the' world Yet the oil crisis was prophesied and ignored That s why I think that this world food problem needs to be preached op and- preached on " Thankyou. Mr. (,raflund and Executive Magaiine May I join your congregation" - This corner has, been preaching about the problem for a dozen }'ears In Fact: 1 get °reprimanded by many tordWelling on it ad infinitum. ad nauseum. . 1 do not think rt can be over -emphasized. Research by all sectors of the economy is needed Tremendous incen- tives to keep people on the land and keep arable land in production are vitally needed today if the world food prob- lem is going to be solved The time of talking and bickering is past. All levels of government must work together to preserve - the. farm land in this country All levels of government, all organizations even remotely connected with farming~, must be urged to support government Measures to encourage farmers ,and farming. 1t government subsidies 'to keep 'people on the land are necessary. then let us give those ' subsidies uncomplainingly If we don't' OW every farmer in this nation a reasonable . return on his labor and investment, we will tie terribly sorry in years to come. G ' The growls of an empty belly incite a man to desperation. And a desperate man is a dangerous man. If we want to survive in these affluent countries, we will be forced to fill a lot of empty bellies, heat Board reports SIIOW 19,300,000 bushels sold in 1975 A purchaase and sales report eluding 1$00,000 bushels of released December 4th by the 1974 crop carryover. Ontario Wheat, ,Producers Board , chairman Fergus Marketing Board indicates Young; RR 'l, Ennismore, 19,300,000 busfrels •of 1975 crop said additional export sales of Ontario winter wheat have about 5,300.000 bushels have been sold to the board by been made but not yet -producers up to the end of 'delivered. , ' •; ��, November. ' He said the hoard's present Completed ,board sales for unsold ,stocks total ,4,400,000 both domestic and export bushels, markets to "-date total ap- It 'has been estimated that proximately 11 ,400,000 the winter, wheat crop for 1975 bushels for the same period„ totalle,d• 22,•700,000 bushels, with expoKts accounting for the highest volume produced "-'about .5,100,000 bushels in- since 1958. when 23,800.000 bushels were produced. The marketing board'`also adored -'that there will not he an interim payment to producers 'prior to the ---new year. -and that the 'hoard would prbbab'ly-. be in a position sometime, after January t� estimate when an interim payment ' may be made.by the board. Mr. Young said that the interim payment on the 1974 crop was made to producers in April of 1975. P.rod.ucers' are pard ' an 1 initial payment,when • they sell their whet, and sub- sequent interim and fir4;.il payments are made out of ironies pooled from board sales. • The initial, 'price f'or Dcce'rrr'her is $2.1.0 -per bushel. They initial prices ' for future Months are - January $2.13: February. March .and April $2,16; May $2.O8:'June $2.01. There is a 1 c per bushel board licence fee deductdd from the initial price paid to producers. insinsnot Conservation affect environment and get the tree removed. • , ,,is the kind of thing you have to do. "'ft cost the property owner a You have to show people you lot of money," he said, "hut this • Mean what you say." WROXETER" — 'Conservation with Mr. Alexander. but said authorities should insist that conservation authorities had. private arid municipal drainage difficulties because farm tile tile are installed so they do not drainage . was, something "The, damage :the environment. At Ministry of Food and Agriculture least` that is the opinion of Nor- and the Ministry of Natural Re- man Alexander of Londesboro, sources do not see eye to eye on, Huller ,Township representative "And it's quite a problem," he on the Maitland Valley Conserva- continued, "On .the one hand we tion Authority. pressure our farmers to prdduce At the general meeting of the more to feed a.hungry world and Maitland Authority held Dec. 3 in { ,on the'other we try to protect our Wroxeter, Mr, Alexander said he environment. It's hard to say' had retired last year and since which is the more important." had taken on the/position of ditch Vice chairman Lorne Murray commissioner for his township, of Maryborough Township said "The Authority," he said, "gets he too agreed with Mr. Alexander notice of all drainage 'works and that cons'erva'tion- authorities has 30 days ta..-approve the ap- ought to pay more attention to plication. I have found out that a drainage works. lot of municipaladitches are not "You can't be a nice guy, that s being properly installed with the for sure. result that soil 'fills in and then But according to Mr. Murray, washes • down into our water- it's only been, lately that munici- ways." • palities w'e're even notifying the Besides poorly connected conservation authorities of drain -1 drains, Mr, Alexander said age application's. He also, noted drainage levels should be that Maryborough Township also checked more carefully. H` also had to watch property .owners said he had seen drainage ditches regarding the dumping of dead filled with debris and more elms in the ditches. He cited one t M1 ._ic•' y, dead elm trees. example where the township • said, we spend about a didn't find out about one such tree half a million dollars to clean up 2n U1 after the snow came, Then, our lakes. *aid Mr, 'Murray; the township Maitland Authority Chairman made the owner get ina hack hoe "Jack Graul of Milverton -'agreed GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES Bruce Erskine TO ..86 North St, Phone 524-9555 4.4 Huron bean growers would bypass dealers; market own product Huron county bean producers came a step closer to bypassing dealers and marketing all beans produced themselves at the meeting of the Huron County district five of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board held at Zurich arena last Week. Basically, the meeting was 0 confrontation between two , factions. One faction, led by one time board •member Bob Allan of Brucefield, took the stand that at the present time, at ,least, it would not be wise to Ary to market the beans through the board, by-passing dealers. Mr. Allan suggested that 'radicals§' who thought the hoard could do it were misguided, On the other side of the controversy was a group headed by board chairman Phil Durand of Zu`r'ich. 'Mr. Durand said he had in- vestigateid the' operation of- many other marketing hoards including the wheat board and found 'that the method -of marketing directly without dealers was working satisfadtorily, Mr: Durand was supported by board • members Richard Erb and John Hazlitt. When the dust cleared, .,Durand, Erb and Hazlitt had keen re-elected to the board from. Huron county and Bob 'Allan w ' d.ef'rated: Replacing Mr. Allan was "another, supporter of the 'sell the beans' faction, Joe Millar of Dhwood. Mr. • Durand - pulled n9 punches in addressing the ‘Meeting as he reported that the hoard had been unable to take steps towards Marketing the crop • lndelaerident of the dealers since some - board members seemed. to take the side of the.dealers. `It's been very costly „to producers' said Mr. Durand when he was confronted with a charge that the hoard has.. - been neglect in its duties by not taking- these steps whic were suggested at last Yh' ear"s' lice winter problem • • Lice m4 he more of a problem' this fall and•w•inter in Huron County. Warm weather contributes to reproduction and lice in- festations may have built up, says Stan Paquette, .of the Agriculture office, .Systemic insecticides for warble control gives only temporary control of lice. Inspect your cattle for lice every two weeks between mid December and March. Look for lice by parting the hair over the tail head, along the hack, between the shoulders and around the neck and ears. .Cattle heavily infested with lice ' should be sprayed or dusted to eliminate the pest. • annual meeting. Bub Allan, in i stating tits position, admitted he was one of the board members who was against the board taking an independent stance and also had been in favour of the board Members preparing the chairman's report. 'The board has done a lot of good for the bean producers in Huron' said Mr. Allen. ',It's (continued on page 3A The use of hack rubbers should preve pt further, buildup. Precautions should be taken: use only recom- mended materials and foltow directions closely; wear protective clothing, gloves and a respirator if in a closed area. Recommended materials such as Sevin, Ciodrin, Lindane and Malathion sprays and Sevin, Ciodrin, Malathion and Rotenone dusts are available' at your local feed dealers and farm ,, supply centres. 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