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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
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"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
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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
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Huron bean growers
would bypass dealers;
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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
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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.
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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.
Good louse control, will
result in hatter gains 'and
lower feed conversion.
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