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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-02-12, Page 12PAGE 12-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1981 S.:J.eUiUfl1 deficiency BY DENNIS MARTIN, AG. . Selenium deficiency has blimp itailva l to occur in some deli ► Cattle Mena Ontario., May deed Camipan%s have Wl .a bw,i,' toconeVlete dein! nations end protein ales to help correct tihiaptohlele. Q1e of *Raisin benefits of 'selenium supplementation is. is reducing the indden®e dared placenta and' its proving early calf health. Other deficiencies inlay betide white muscle disease beeves orheifers, anthills, allbortion,nreducedjfedility ad 4. growth. No feed ( is t unently available for selenium However, Veterinary Ser- vices Branch is making a Mood test for glutathione peroxidase activity (reflects: selenium status) available to veterirariain at $3 per sample, plus $1 per ad- ditional sample up to $10 per 1teb_ Sig cows at various stages of lactation should provide an adequate sample. DAIRY MEETINGS Dairy herd management meetings will be held February 17 in the Hanover Coliseum and February 18 in the Stratford Coliseum, The theme is "The Competitive Edge" and there will be panel discussionand question period Meetings begin at 10 a°nL and end at 3 pm. Lunch is provided. For more information, call theOMAF office in Clinton ree after PC Three mien have declared their intentions to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Huron -Bruce. Michael Snobelen, Gary Harron and Robert Emerson have announced they will seek the PC nomination inthe riding in Kincardine Thursday. Emerson, 36, is a single bed and cash crop farmer in Huron Township with seven years experience in local and countygovernment nt. Emerson has been actively ineolved in the PC organization at the local level ffoco several years. &w ielen is a former reeve of Huron township and otmer • of Anderson Flax Products, Lucknow and Snoblelen Farms in Huron Township. Although reed from municipal politics, he is serving a term trustee oe-the Bruce County Board of Education. &iobelen . is a developer in the proposed Bruce Energy Centre indastrial park and is involved in the develop- ntoftheBlliceAgri Park. Harron is a former warden of Bruce County and is, clwrently chairing the Bruce Economic Development COQUDittee. He is a farmer in Amabel Township and a fo'mer reeve of that township. • A,frQj.:iifr.back. Tbny McQual7, a West Wawanosh ;farmer, was unanimously declared the NDP candidate in the Huron- Brnce riding at a nomination Meeting held February 7 at the F.E. Madill Secondary School,Mr. Qua , ranasthe NDP: candtdae in- lest,A Fellaarreridatlek ls' He has served as the ND} provincial ,councll delegate for this area forth a po$t year and has been active,- local agricultural organizations. hi He also has an ongoing in - direst In energy and energy- relatedissues. • Mr. McQuail addressed a gathering of approximately 10 supporters at themeeting. He identified "rising energy prices, high interest rates and monopoly pricing contentious issues in . the teicomhggcampaign. The problem of rising energy prices was cited as the most important aspect of this election. Mr. McQuail contended that, "we must shift our dependence from rapidly depleting energy sources to those energy supplies which are renewable. " He proposed that such a shift would en - sure secure supplies at a more stable cost. Mr. McQuail went on to say that his party proposes to cancel the Darlington Nuclear- _ __Power -Station., because there is no foreseeable need for the project. He said that if smaller projects in many st 4undertaken the economic benefits would be more widespread G Although it was a little blustery at times, a good crowd turned out for the Optimist Winter Carnival poker rally last Sunday. Here some of the participants go through the checkpoint at Arnold Riley's Outdoor Conservation Area. (Steve Cooke photo) news iarm news Jan J ry food basket January, 1981 brings -anew _look to the OFA Food Basket. Due to many requests for more specific product in- formation, a new section has been added that contains prices for several items found in the food basket. The products included in this new section will. change from month to month inorder to provide information on a variety of produces. The WA Food Basket, in a condensed form, will con - Smile • While travelling in Europe a tourist assured a customs inspector that his luggage contained nothing but clothing. The inspector open- ed one suitcase and found a bottle of rye inside. "I thought you said there was only clothing in here," the customs mart -said. •- "I did," the tourist replied. "You're looking at my nightcap." HFA says farmers should control industry by Alice Gibb Huron County Federation of Agriculture members were told - last Thursday night in Brucefield it's time farmers had control of their industry. The man deliver- ing this message was George Kloster, -chairman of the On- tario Federation of Agriculture's (OFA) en- vironment committee, and an Oxford County farmer. Before Mr. Kloster started speaking on the need for safeguards for the farming industry', federation members were handed a .,copy of the OFA's proposed Agncidtuial Development and Protection Act.' which the federation plans to pre- sent to the provincial government. The act, which now has the status of a work- ingpaper,-is currently.urrder discussion by county federa- - tions around the province. One of the act's major pro- posals is provincial agricultural zoning,tube im- plemented in any municipality with agricultural land- and which would "in effect, result in agricultural reserves." ' The act recommends a reserve could be established on agricultural areas presently designated in ex- isting official plans and could include any -farmland 1,000 feet outside the perimeter , of urban, com- mercial or industrial zones. An agricultural zone designation would be con- sidered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) only "when a petition is filed with the ministry...containing the names of at least 20 percent of the landowners eligible to receive the farm tax rebate." A referendum on the zon- ing could then be held in the ¢rtianie6gality_.,._ _.,...three months by voters receiving the farm rebate. "A majority vote would be sufficient to accept or defeat the question. A decision for or against the referendum would be binding for a period of five years at which time another referendum would beheld, if petitioned." Under the proposed act, once an area is designated as an agricultural reserve, no severances would be allowed on the land, no land could be converted fromfarmlandto non-agricultural uses, absentee foreign holdings of farmland exceeding 25 acres would have to be divested within three years and con- versions to other approved uses, such as using the land to remove aggregate (gravel) `would require OMAF approval. Also, in the case of multi ple zone designations of the land, agriculture would take precedence over other designated uses. Other proposals outlined in -the- act, -include.• the develop- ment of an agricultural development agency, "to provide technical and -or financial assistance in the areas of pollutiortabatement and 'conservation." Also the act calls for an agricultural Six seek Liberal nomination Liberal party supporters in Huron -Bruce will have no difficulty finding a successor for retired MPP Murray Gaunt with six candidates seeking the party nomination ' As of presstime, Tony Johnstone, Dave Zyluk, John Jewitt, Bruce McDonald, Remus Bailey and Murray Elston had declared their candidacy for the Liberal nomination. The meeting will be held in Lucknow, Tuesday, February 17 at the Community Centre. Liberal leader Stuart Smith will be the guest speaker. Tony Johnstone of Lucknow, general -manager of the Lucknow Sentinel weekly newspaper, is a -director of the Huron -Bruce federal Liberal Association and has worked on both' . federal and provincial cam- paigns. He is a member of the Lucknow Recreation Board, past president of the Lucknow Business Association and immediate past master of Old Tright Lodge. Tony is also vice-president of the Bluewater Shrine Club. Dave Zyluk is principal of St, Josephs community Fur sale prices set The following is a report from Elmer Trick of Clinton, local member of the Trap- per's Association, of . the December and January fur sales of the Ontario Trappers Association in North Bay, with three more sales in March, April and June. A total of $5% million was realized in December and $73/4 million dollar's in January, and an expected total of some $3.5 million is upcoming. Trucks, will be picking up fur in Clinton, Belgrave and Hanover on February 17 and April 14. • According to Mr. Trick of Clinton, the local representative on the Trappers Association, in the past few years so-called humane anti -trapping and hunting societies have started up in the U.S.A. and in Canada, and they have collected millions of dollars Beaver Coyote Red Fou Mink Racoon Muskrat Re d Skunk from innocent people. Mr. Trick reported that on investigating some their books after complaints. by - the public, it was found that little or none of these public donated funds went to preservation on con- servation, but into their own pockets. Mr. Trick said, "If it had gone to crippled children or cancer of the heart fund they would be helping, rather than trying to take the in- come from not only many southern people but thousands of northern Candian people who depend on trapping, fishing and hunting to keep meat and ,food on the table for their families Over 90 per cent of tine animals trapped today are taken humanely by drowning, or live, or by killer traps, Mr. Trick explained. "If they were allowed to PRICES DEC. JAN AVER. $37.30 $34.00 $91TOP 54.21 58.59 152.00 63.99 73.06 150.00 34.32 31.89 83.00 30.97 29.99 114.00 8.62 7. r.:r 13.75 squirrel .91 1.33 2.20 3.00 2.87 10.60 become overpopulated they would die slowly of star- vation; from cruel predators, rabies, tullaremia, pneumonia. _ and Other - diseases and no value would , be obtained from the fur or the meat." "One in every three children in the world today will die before the age of 15 from disease and star- vation," he added. Ship your livestock with FRANK VOOGEL DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping °day from Varna Stockyards. CALL DASHWOOD --\., - 238-2707 OR HAYFIELD 565-2636 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt Service Also Western Stockers & Feeders School, Kingsbridge and a former NDP candidate School, Kingsbridge a former NDP in the 1977 provincial election. He is a former chairman of the Kincardine Recreation Board and wa a can- didate in the mayoralty ele^_tion. He was instrumental in obtaining grants for the community school concept in Kingsbridge and was a delegate to the Liberal convention in 1980. He is 33, married and has a daughter. Bruce McDonald, 27, is a Wingham insurance agent and president of the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association. The Wilfred Laurier University graduate was campaign manager for Liberal can- didate Graeme Craig in two federal elections. McDonald is a director of the Howick Optimist Club and a lifelong resident of Grey Township. Remus Bailey is the owner of the Sunrise Dairy in Winghaah and has been active in that town's business community for 20 years. Londesboro area farmer John Jewitt, 41, will also seek the Liberal nomination. He is currently a trustee on the Huron County Board of Education and served for 13 years on Hullett Township council, four of them as reeve. He is past master of Hullett Masonic Lodge and a past chief ranger in the Order of Foresters. The final candidate is Wingham lawyer Murray Elston. A firm partner for the past four years, Elston is director of the Wingham Business Association, chairman of that town's recreationr board and treasurer of the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association. He was born and raised in Morris Township V4111 silage distributor®unloader by BUTLER' het Capacity Another reason why all ring -drive silo unloaders are not alike: Independent power -ring drive, with separate 1/2 hp motor, powers the VII silage distributor-unloader around the silo Frees the auger/impeller motor to put its full power into big - volume unloading. Provides positive rack and pinion traction, Features slip -clutch protection See us for systems and service that help make the good life better. GLENDINNING FARM EQUiPMENT,LTD. R R 2 luco.1 int. S19-227-4493 Ken Glendinning Phone: 519-294-6474 George Glendinning 510.345-3723 Jim Yeuradfl promotion agency, to serve as a voice for farmers in On- tario and to show the public the diversity and complexity of the farming industry. Also, "problems of contact between non-farm and farm residents would be shown in the hope that the public ' would become aware that agriculture is a commercial activity which is often characterized by an- noyances not commonly found in urban areas." Transfer to OMAF Finally, the act also calls for the transfer of the Farm Pollution Advisory Commit- tee, now operating under the Ministry of Environment and ruling on complaints of animal waste disposal and other farm pollution to the - -Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The working paper states, "The board would be for- malized and empowered to investigate the wider range of complaints including " noise, waste . and odour." Also, the board would recommend what action should be taken on com- plaints received and in the case when a farmer doesn't co-operate with recommen- dations, whether he should be fined or taken to court. George Kloster told the au- dience that in his opinion the proposed act "leaves a lotto be desired." He was par- ticularly critical - of the idea that agricultural reserve THE ANNUAL MEETING of the HURON COUNTY WHEAT PRODUCERS. will be held in the O.M.A.F. Board Rooms, Clinton FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20 commencing at 1:30 p.m. lana zonings could be the subject of a vote every five years. He said already in some areas where farmers want to expand their opera- tions, they're being prevented from doing so, since urban expansion means the land will be zoned differently within the next two or three years. Also, Mr. Kloster asked why the OFA couldn't use a document already in ex- istence, the government's Strategy for the Preserva- tion of Agricultural Land, to draw up its own land use guidelines. The speaker alsocalledfor a uniform land use policy tinue to appear. Since December, sub- stantial price movement has occurred in the red meat sector. In January, the retail price of beef increased to $2.78 per pound, 13 cents mune than Lila December price of $2.65 per pound. The farm -gate price dropped three cents per pound. The retail price of pork was up four cents per pound from $1.77 a month ago. The farm - gate price declined seven cents per potuid. The rising retail prices and declining farm -gate prices resulted in a 20 percent increase in the farm -retail spread for red meats. Poultry prices remained unchanged at both retail and farm -gate levels with the exception of a very slight decrease in the farm -gate price of turkey. Egg prices moved up three cents .per dozen at-the-retailleve1 aarid.2_ cents per dozen at the farm - gate. This was in response to increases in the coat of production at the farm level For the month of January, the retail value of the OFA Food Basket was $4024 up 92 cents from December and $4.46 from January, 1980. This retail value represented over 50 percent of the cost to a family of four for food items which they would purchase in one week. Highly processed foods, tropical, citrus and fresh produce are excluded from the Food Basket. The farm -gate price was $21.87, a decrease of 27 cental from December and an in- crease of $1.47 from last January. The fararrretail - spread has risen from $15.42 last January to $18.41 this month, an increase of 19.4 percent. The farm -retail spread is the cost to the consumer of processing, packaging, .gistribedi`n, arid merchandising food. Hay Township Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The 106th Annual Meeting of the Hay Township Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company Office, Zurich, on Saturday the 28th day of February, 1981 at 2 p.m., for the presentation of the Annual Report, to elect three directors to replace those whose terms expire, to consider revision of By -Law No. 33 re: mileage allowance, and to transact all business as may be done at a general meeting of the policyholders. The Direc- tors whose term of office expire are Howard Datars, Dashwood; Ian McAllister, Zurich; and Carl Turnbull, Dashwood, who are eligible for re-election. Please Note: By -Low No. 2! - Qualifications of Directors (d) "Any person wishing to seek election or re-election as a Director must file his intention to stand for elec- tion lecttion in writing with the Secretary of the Corporation at least ten days in advance of an Annual Meeting or Special General Meeting called for the purpose of elec- ting lectting Directors." President, Ian McAllister Secretary -Manager John R. Consitt NO FEE. NO- CHARGE *Registered Retirement Savings Plan CURRENTLY PAYING 12% % DEADLINE FOR 1980 TAX 'HARM MARCH 2, 1981 See your Credit Union Clinton Communhty UNIONCREDIT 25 years of Service 374 MAIN ST. SOUTH EXETER 235-0640 70 ONTARIO ST. CLINTON 482-3467 CO.OP CUSTOM L -IQ -UID MANURE APPLICATION Broadcasted or Injected 4 LAI 11rII OS r.• ' ... •s _ •.r , aaeor o-wqli -..eo. • ai •?�_ '%--s;r•' • _+ Sys -+..c' o. . -a ` *NOTE: Customer must supply :i. suitable sized pump for agitation and loading. 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