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The federal government's Throne Speech
could provide welcome support for the farm
community, the first vice-president of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture ( OFA
said recently.
"All of the major points the OFA has been
arguing for were touched on," Harry
Pelissero said. "But what is needed now is
the leadership and commitment to see those
programs introduced. "
Pelissero was referring to statements in
the speech that promised a livestock
stabilization plan, changes to bankruptcy
legislation to provide for greater flexibility
and paying more attention to the long-term
financial needs of farmers. As well, Ontario
farmers should benefit payments under the
Advance Payments Program and amend-
ments to the National Farm Products
Marketing Council.
"In the speech the government talked
about introducing policies to provide for the
long-term strength of agriculture. Talking
and doing are two entirely different things.
Only time will tell if the government plans to
live up to the promises it made today," he
said.
Pelissero also commented on a statement
in the speech that small-scale entrepreneurs
were the "unsung heroes" of the econornic
recovery. He said farmers should be added
to the list, because they have been one of the
most successful sectors in fighting inflation.
According to OFA research, prices for
Ontario -grown food have not increased in
the last year.
"The speech sounded like the government
was laying the planks of its election plat-
form. If they want to nail down the support
of the farm community they they will have
to act quickly in meeting the needs of
agriculture," Pelissero added.
The first vice-president commented on the
speech from his farm in the Niagara penin-
sula.
Executive
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be avoided
A large percentage of our population
pursues a sedentary way of life. We allow
ourselves to become overweight and sloppy
due to extremely poor eating habits and an
almost total lack of any physical endeavour.
We in the chiropractic profession
recognize the importance of physical fitness
to good health. Chiropractic preventive,
rehabilitative and maintenance procedures
include an individualized exercise program
to strengthen and re-educate those muscles
groups causing an imbalance to the
structural and functional integrity of the
human body. Through his comprehensive
examination, a doctor of chiropractic can
detect the inadequacies that exist within the
musculo -skeletal system and from this
information he is able tti develop an exere1se
program suitable to the patient's individual
needs.
He seeks to not only locate the problem
and give relief from symptoms, but also to
correct the fundamental cause.
The best type of exercises are those that
require no equipment, for they enable you to
pursue them anywhere at any time and to do
so without the risk of injury.
Whatever the exercise, it is best to make it
part of your daily routine. Establish a set
time when you do them, for example in the
morning, at noon or at bedtime, and follow
your schedule religiously.
By getting physically fit, and maintaining
good health we can lead a better life and
enjoy it more.
These health views are published by
members of the Ontario Chiropractic
Association in the interest of better public
health.
Approximately 10 pounds of potatoes were cooked and peeled for an
early Christmas meal at Clinton Public School last Friday. The
students of the school's Special Education Class prepared the meal
for their parents and themselves in the morning and were able to
'dig in' by the afternoon. ( Wendy Somerville photo)
Conduit future hinges on easement
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
has formally given the green light for the
Listowel conduit ,reconstruction under the
privately -owned sections. But the future of
the reconstruction hinges on the town being
able to obtain easements from the lan-
downers and Ministry of Natural Resources
approval.
The go-ahead was given at MVCA's•
general meeting held on Nov. 23 in
Wroxeter. That day MVCA received a letter
from the Town of Listowel indicating its
preference for retaining the existing
buildings as opposed to building all new
buildings or tearing down and leaving down
the buildings over the river.
The next step is for MVCA staff to prepare
and submit a brief to the Ministry of Natural
Resources for technical and funding ap-
proval of the project.
MVCA has budgeted $495,000 for 1984 work
on the buildings. General -manager Bryan
Howard said the budget figure is based on
preliminary engineering studies. The
Ministry of Natural Resources will pick up
85 per cent of the tab with the town and
affected landowners paying the remaining
45 per cent.
Listowel Coun. Douglas Trench said the
percentage to be paid by the landowners has
not vet been determined by council's finance
committee.
The town also has to obtain easements
from the eight landowners affected. Coun.
Trench told authority members that the
landowners have been asked to come for-
ward with proposals and the town will ap-
prove, for 1984, the first acceptable
proposal.
Elma Township's representative on the
authority, John Vander Eyk, questioned
why easements wouldn't be obtained in one
year.
Mr. Howard and Coun. Trench both said it
would be financially impossible to un-
dertake the entire reconstruction of the
buildings over the river in one year.
The Elma representative also asked what
would happen if the town couldn't get
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easements from al the landowners.
"The town has taken an optimistic
viewpoint," commented Mr. Howard.
MVCA CHAIRMAN Dave Gower of
Goderich said the town has been holding
discussions with the affected property
owners. Mr. Howard added that it is up to
the town, not MVCA, to obtain the
easements.
Commenting on Mr. Vander Eyk's
question about obtaining all easements in
one year, Coun. Trench states, "the town
can't afford to lose eight businesses in one
year."
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Over 500 farmers, their spouses and
agribusiness people are expected to attend
the annual conferences sponsored by the On-
tario Agricultural College of the University
of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food in Guelph from
January 3 to 5. The program will look at the
practical and psychological aspects of life
for the farmer and his family. One day's ses-
sions will be devoted to farm family
business perspectives.
Dr. Stan Young, extension co-ordinator
for the Ontario Agricultural College, says
that other subjects to be discussed at the
conference include dairy production
systems on January 3 and intensive field
crop management and the use of micro com-
puters on the farm January 5. In addition,
the 36th annual Food Producers' Fieldman's
Conference and the Annual Poultry Industry
School will be held during the conference.
Sessions on the family farm to be held on
January 4 will include discussion on how to
avoid trouble between in-laws and genera-
tions. Gisele Ireland of Teeswater, a writer
for Rural Voice and member of the Concern-
ed Farm Women group, will talk about the
rights and responsibilities of farm women.
Other subjects to be addressed in this pro-
gram are spousal partnerships, futures con-
tracts, six keys to success in farming, and
OAC programs.
The program on micro computers is
designed to help farm families decide
whether a computer would be helpful in run-
ning private and business affairs. Discus-
sion will centre on how to sort through the
vast selection of equipment available. Part
of the program will be a demonstration of
. Grassroots, an agricultural education
system using videotex, by Dr. Ab Moore of
the Universitel Production Centre.
Among highlights of the conference will
be presentation of three awards - the
Samuel Leister Carr and the William Park
Carr scholarships and the new T.R. Hilliard
award. The two Carr awards, each worth
$3,500, are presented annually to a graduate
of the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
and of the Diploma in Agriculture pro-
grams, based on qualities of leadership in
college and community activities, academic
record and intention to farm. This year the
awards have been won by B. Sc. (Agr. )
graduate David Kemp who is farming with
his father at R.R. 2, Ramsayville, near Ot-
tawa, and diploma course graduate
Geraldine Pulver who is in partnership on
the family dairy farm at R.R. 1, Carrying
Place, near Trenton. The presentation will
be made by Mrs. W.H. Carr of Mississauga,
sister-in-law of the late S.L. Carr who left
$50,000 to the University for the awards.
The new T.R. Hilliard Distinguished
Agricultural Extension Award will be
presented on January 5 at the Intensive
Field Crop Management day to George
Jones of Walkerton. George Jones was a
faculty member in the Crop Science Depart-
ment at OAC from 1958 to 1971, when he
became director of research for Stewarts
Seeds (now Ciba-Geigy Seeds) at Ailsa
Craig. He has now retired to his farm at
Walkerton. At OAC he was recognized as an
excellent teacher and applied researcher,
and he travelled the province tirelessly
speaking at farm meetings, melding
research findings and his own far-seeing
ideas. He promoted the expansion of grain
corn and soy bean crops beyond their tradi-
tional area of the five southwestern counties
of Ontario, and under this impetus the
acreage of grain corn in Ontario has grown
from 250,000 acres to more than three
million. He was a world leader in developing
the idea of a weed free environment through
use of herbicides. A colleague describes
George Jones as one of those rare in-
dividuals whose name alone is enough to
draw a crowd to a farm meeting.
The OAC conferences will all be held at
the Royal Canadian Legion, 919 York Road
in Guelph beginning at 9:30 a.m. The
Poultry Industry School and Fieldman's
Conference will be held on the University
campus. For further information, contact
Dr. Young at (519) 824-4120, Ext. 3933.
Co-op merger is a solution
SEAFORTH - In an effort to stave off
possible bankruptcy, directors of the
Seaforth Farmers Co-op asked their
members to consider a merger agreement
with the Hensall District Co-operative.
The Co-op's financial situation was
discussed at a special meeting on Nov. 10
when 100 members were told of the
problems and alternative solutions the Co-
op could take. The major concern is the Co-
op cannot repay member loans of $33,000
and $14,000 in interest. The loans were due
Oct. 1, 1983 and cannot be repaid because the
Co-op has a deficit.
"In the late 1970s and '80s, our sales in-
creased but gross margins suffered," said
Don McKercher, Co-op secretary. "The
accounts receivable also became a major
concern. The gross margin is where the
profits are and if we don't make any money,
we can't add to the general reserve fund."
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