HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-05-02, Page 16tion of a "meaningful" stabilization plan by higher," Pelissero said. "This frustration
the provincial government within 30 days. If comes both from concerns over low coin-,
.the plan is not introduced in that period, the modity prices and staggering debt costs."..
board called for the resignation of . The OFA is the largest general farm
Grossman; Timbrell and William Doyle, an organization in the province, with 26,000164
.assistant deputy minister of the ministry of dividual members andrepresentation from
agriculture and food. two dozen commodity groups, marketing
I: • "Governments have spent billions of boards and other farm organizations. The
dollars in ?he past few years bailing out big . OFA board meets monthly to debate major
business," Pelissero said. "At the same issues of concern to the agricultural com-
• time, fanners have been told that programs munity.
to help agriculture are on the -Way:'
"We can't wait any longer. Today's
farmers don't have the, financing options
open to the farmers of 10 years ago."
One out of seven Ontario farmers cannot
meet their loan payments to the Farm
Credit Corporation (FCC), the board was
told. To make matters worse, the FCC
recently increased its interest rates on loans
McK 1LLOP
MUTUAL
INSURANCE
COMPANY
482-3354
527-1877
345-2234
523-9390
524-7051
527-1837
482-7593
527-0687
t..
David McIf.101ey, Udder Health • "e
den with the Ontario Milk Ali
Board, is scheduled to be-hx Harm/ Ci
from May 18 to June 11.
Any producer wanting a farm visit, with
d,David should leave his name with Qnta rio,
Milk Marketing Board fieldman.' ►ille
Shewfelt at 396-2319.
e Ontario
41,
er, fertilizer spreader), vers, etc. -to
th
elan wn in shape.
With a number of slnple. agement
>'xactices, our thick green lawn can be -en-
pyedallsummer.
Most homeowners will have already ap-
Irl ..the first application of fertilizer
lured, in late April. Lawns require.a large
From the evaluation cards that have been es durt of ing nitrogen growing izer applied
several
returned to th Ont o Milk Marketing
Board, the majority of rmers--have -in --. trogen in or first application of feral/fa
dieated that they wanted thtechnician to 'promotes rapid growth to grass - e
evaluate their udder healthprogram to come to recognize this when we have to mow.
make them aware of any uit, the lawn
wn
that could be made ul milking eqP , also requireshosphous afterwards. potassium in
performance and milking prom duresa Other '. fhe fertilizer for good turfgrass growth and
farms are asking for visits because they are o build a strong deep root system. .Lawn
having problems with high somatic cell fertilizers often contain nitrogen,
counts or with clinical mastitis. .phosphorous and potash in a 4:1:2 ratio
s
10 or
ugh
Udder health management is a veu (suchios of 1064 and 76�ara coommona d
r
portant part of overall herd management'
that can influence the profitability of your pare e re a cep t bl ene fertilizer.
e tilferz r. to Application
lawn of
ex-
-
farmoperation. - Dennis Martin, , . U$e excessive top growth and a shallow
Farm Management Specialist. .00t system. This should be avoided.
Fertilizer is usually applied at three or
Fertilizing The Lawn r
more . ,four times during the growing season depen-
To the homeowner, there is spring thanothn ap- . ding on the thickness and colour of lawn
pie rancetofaa thick c reen le in the wthan desired, late April, late. May, early July, and
p With the warm spring weather, we quick- early September. After several years of this
ly shed our. -winter coat, and head for the program the April application of fertilizer
storage area to reach out our rakes, lawn can he eliminated to avoid excessive spring
growth..if slew rrelease ertilizorss
less
uu tientfe�r`'appliicatioi
req ,
A Sod test lathe best way to determine the
amount and OW, of: fert ufr
rea. � it
tests are av ble b h brie
r culture & FOOd ata Cost of $1
pie -.Solt samples arra tested at rite +
ty at Guelph and a, fertilizer repo.
tion is sent totbe owner Sail; sampler
kits may bepicked:up at the Off. °' ke in
Clinton, sampless-
but are best submitted during th+
or fail to ensureeta are reegi
for next year's fertilizer prograr4 , . .
A general recommendation for f r if
a soil test has not been taken isto ap ly, suf-
ficient fertilizer through the summa' to pro-
vide 0.5 kg. of nitrogen per 1011 ' 6quar'e
meters for one pound nitrogen per },Orb
square feet). A 7:7:7 fertilizer applied three
times during the season at a rate.of five
pounds per 1,000 square feet, each applica-
tion would be adequate. Another combina-
tion that some homeowners prefer is an ear-
ly spring application of 10:6:4 fertilizer,
followed by an early July and early
September application of 7:7:7. Rates for
this program would be five pounds per 1,000
square feet of 10:6:4, three pounds of 7:7:7
in early July and four pounds in September
per 1,000 square feet.. - Brian Hall,
Farm Management Specialist.
NDP concerned about bus safety
The Huron -Bruce NDP Riding Association
met for a family potluck dinner and general
members' meeting this past. Sunday, April 8
in Ripley.
After dinner, the children watched movies
and played gamesunder the supervision of
Robbie Peterson while the adults held their
meeting. President Michael Lohse of Kin-
cardine chaired the meeting.
The first resolution presented was on
school bus safety, a concern of the parents
of the many young children who were pre-
sent. It passed unanimously and reads: "Be
it resolved that the ONDP renew its call to
improve the safety standards for school
buses and request an immediate amend-
ment to the Highway Traffic Act to make
seatbelts mandatory on all seats, standar-
dize bumper heights, and make a 50 km per
hour zone during school busing hours, one-
half km in either direction, wherever school
buses make a left hand turn onto a
highway.
11
Several other resolutions were brought
forward and approved. These included one
from Michael Lohse that an ONDP govern-
ment would commit itself to a healthier
rural economy by assisting the establish-
ment of local food processing and related in-
dustries.
One resolution opposed the Atomic
Energy Control Board's proposal to' in-
crease the amount of radiation exposure
workers, including women of childbearing
age, are allowed to receive.
A fourth resolution resolved that an
ONDP government would encourage. and
assist joint ventures with Canadian owned
companies and cooperatives utilizing in-
dustrial waste heat in greenhouses and
other agriculturally related applications.
• Concern over the lack of interest banks
are showing in financing local farms and
other small business ventures prompted a
resolution from Tony McQuail that an
ONDP government would expand the Pro-
vince of Ontario Savings Bank in coopera-
tion with the existing Credit Union System
to serve the interests and needs of their
patrons and assist in the rievelopment_of the
local and Ontario community.
The meeting also endorsed a resolution
from the Oxford"NDP regarding abandoned
railroad right of ways. The resolution called
for the return of the railroad right of way to
adjoining Landow^"rs when there is no pro -
"posed alternative use of interest in that com-
munity.
These resolutions will go to the Ontario
NDP Convention in Hamilton at the end of
June where they will be presented for
discussion, possible . amendment and be
voted upon. Huron -Bruce Riding is eligible
to send five delegates who were also elected
on Sunday. They are Murray Wightman,
Michael Lohse and Paul Machan of Kincar-
dine, and Fran McQuail and Tony McQuail-
of Lucknow.
Federation wants more assistance,
or Grossman and Timbrell resignations
Unless there is immediate provincial
assistance for beef, pork, and lamb pro-
ducers, Ontario Treasurer Larry .Grossman
and OMAF .Minister Dennis Timbrell should
resign, the board of directors of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA) decided
recently:
"Much has , beenreported about the
• healthy recovery of the general economy.
Unfortunately, the farm economy isn't get-
ting betteryr - OFA President. Harry
Pelissero said.
Pelissero added that the board decision is
• a signal of the tremendous frustration in the
farniing community. "We've been hit with
delay after delay in introducing stabiliza-
tion programs. And now we're bit with
higher interest rates that no farmer can af-
• ford."
The' board said support payments for red
meat producers should be increased to to a minimum of 14 percent.
match payments in other provinces. • The . Although the FCC is a federal agency, the
board also said the payments should be ; OFA board feels that assistance for
retroactive: to 1981. agriculture must come from both the
In a near unanimous vote, the 125-. federal and provincial governments.
member boardalso demanded the introduc- "The sense of frustration by 'the farm
community in general has never been
LES TURNER
'AIRLESS
PANTING
*B
RN PAINTING
F. WALLS
AND TRIM
*WATERBLASTING AND
SANDBLASTING
*INSULATION
OF ALL TYPES
*FOUNDATION
COATING
r. .
CALL NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATES
482-3563
R. G. Stoddart
of 72 The Square
GOLD -SILVERSMITH
-DESIGNER -
also
•ceramics • porcelains •
• weaving • glass •
CANADIAN
AWARD WINNING
DESIGNER
GODERICH, ONTARIO
524-4509
MENS SHOES DRESS &
CASUAL
9000 CHOICE IN THE GROUPS
$19." to t29."
LADIES' DRESS -UP SHOES
PLENTY TO CHOOSE!
99.'• to s44."
SEIGEL'S SHOES
IN DOWNTOWN LONDON.
129 DUNDAS 330 CLARENCE
AT MARKET. AT YORK
The,
University
of
Vilestern Ontario
SUMMER SESSIONS '84
Get the
Credits you deserve
this Summer!
Attention current U.W.O.
Students or those already admitted -
it's not too late to enrol rin summer
courses in your community:
CLINTON
SUMMER EVENING
MAY 7 - JULY 25, 1984
(Mon. & Wed.)
Examinations, July 26, 27
Classes meet in Central Huron Secon-
dary School
5:15 - 7:45 p.m.
ANTHROPOLOGY 100
(Introduction to Archaeology)
5:15. 7:45 p.m. SOCIOLOGY 236
(Social Organization)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact the:
Faculty of Part -Time & Continuing
Education
Stevenson -Lawson Building
The Univirsity of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 5
(519) 679.3631
OUR.
VOW
WAGONS
L 3 WAYS.
Gas. Diesel. Turbo.
They carry 2.2 cubic metres of cargo
in back.. And your choice of engines
in front. Come in and get carried
. away.
NITOLATO
A car you can believe in.
M -W MOTORS
SALES & SERVICE
EAST ST. GODERIC 524-2113
Established 1876
Ph. 527-0400
91 Main St. South, Seaforth
FULL COVERAGE
Farm & Urban
Properties
DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS
Ken Carnochan
Lavern Godkln
Ross Leonhardt
John McEwing
Stanley Mellwatn
Donald McKereher
J.N. Trewartha
Stuart Wilson
AGENTS
E.F. ''Bill" Durst
Bob McNaughton
Wm. Lel per
527-1455
527-1571
;523-4257
CALL AN AGENT OR
THE OFFICE
COUPON SAVINGS
"We really want you to try
our great Pizzas and Subs"
b
VALUABLE COUPON
WITH THIS COUPON
OD
SAVE X3.00
OFF THE REGULAR PRICE OF OUR
15" SQUARE 3 ITEM OR MORE
PIZZA
Eat in or
take-out only
r4.Valid only at
CLINTON
�New Orleans Pizza
usNIARINEs
CoCoupon expires
M =�
MAY 19,
1984
:SU13MARINRS .mo
"Home of the Square Perfect Party Pizza"
(DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 11 AM -12 MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS TILL 2 AM
28 HURON STREET CLINTON
-3924
0