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Pirnitititian Can =ill a great deal tethe sense of a sen-
tence,..
Caddie this: Woman! Without heronan would be savage.
That's untng Immo:Written properly. Now, mile the sentence
writhed pnentaation: Weman without her man would he
•savage-
Theineaning of the vroirdsis erectly the opposite.
I tend to the femme Without wnen, men coidd become
Savo* Whwh leads into some praise for the National Farm
Weeateeseenference.'
'Faiiii-nimmen are sterthig to get recognition from society
f-var
thereIllw; Dlari aariremdture.Net
mind you, bat attitudes are changing. 1 know of hundreds of
fermiers who would have gone banknipt Were ft not for the
' help and encouragement of a wife.
A federal study am rural women two years ago revealed
some startling agates. They spend almost 30 hours a week,
cm average, doing farm chores and bookkeeping as well as
mother 5.3 haus doing householii chores.
•"- I -daft-Wan* dirhiamenned the edece that says a woman'
work is never done. Whoever it was must have had farm,
waren himind.
Net long ago, I was a guest eak at an air-ii2ljaerti. ig of
a county federation Of agriculture. 1 made it a point to get
away early so I could visit the president of the organization
• beforegoingto the hail where the meet* was held.
I *Bed isto the lane and was greeted by a cheery voice
,frem a gal in dtmgarees coming out of thestunmer kitchen
=In spite of the =shapely clothing, the rubber boots and a
battered .bat on her head, Ms farm wife was shit attractive
and oui-gang.-ahe skipped to the bam and told her I
• was there. Re took a few mieretas off the milking chores to get
some information about me. The two of theme working as a
close-knit team; finished thechores in jig time.
- An hour later, both of them_walitedinto the hall as hand-
.
4,e&L4 41.**, te Blot: eOn,
same a couple as, any in the nation. She sparkled with clean,
cups goodness and chatted knenaledgeablYwith the men -
The following year, she became president of the federation
following her husband' s terne
-The national conference of film women were told they
should become active in all farm inganizations - everything
from meanie out at local milk committee meetings to
competing for top, elected posts on national commodity
boatels.
Al!311-1111iStiar Eugene Whelan told the conference that farm
men trust recognize and accept, the cencerneficing farm
C.FA.attac.ks fee,
government support
The Ontario Federation
of Agriculture has at-
tacked the government
for its feeble support of
the agriculture industry.
Conferee is expected
cease operations in the
new 'emyear. . And the
federation is concerned
about lack of funds
available to Farm Credit
Corporation
Merle Gunby. from
Huron County Federatien
of Agriculture, is a user
of the present Canfarm
system. He say, "It is a
good management.tool. It
keeps •track of our
breening- Jams and sow
* —t • WIL.JItta .11 7ipt
husbands by law,.
- If that study mentioned above', is correct - and 1 lave
reason to -doubt it- then farm women are putting in the hours
-of two,' full-tinate jobs and not getting a salary for either one of
them_ '
It is meaniy time that fanners will be able to claim wages
paid to their spouses forfarm work as mix/Tense on inmate
taxes -Xis just too had the* could iwt have been
eberged years age. And it is time, too, that the Canada
Pension Plan was changed to allow farm women to con-
steile‘•-• v-l---vnen-they
hope this organization of farm women will continile to be
successful. I hope they get swamped with memberships. I
hope their members, take their jobs Seriouslyenough to
challenge every top agricultural position in this country,
especially some of these senior government positions.held by
men
If this hmnble servant can do anything to help them
•
achieve their goals, then 1 will consider this year worthwhile..
No organizatilin canteens -A for long and be as influential as it
should be without the support, the help and -the leadership
that canes from women in today's world. -
Bless you, ale and may the Force he with yoe
Economy study at farmer week
Market outlooks' and will be held at 2:15 p.m.,
the - economic en- following Mr. Mercer's
Vir,onment for agrimdture feature speech at 1:15
in 1981 are 'themes for p.m.
„, some •of the feature, The Family -Farm
speakers at the South- Management Program
- , ' western Ontario Far- features an address,
- niers' Week at Ridgetown "Subsistence to Sub -
College W Agricultural stance: The Evolution of
Tiedmidogy, January 12 the Family Farm", by C.
to 16, 1981. That' may Earl Mie,hton " of, the
seeme bite a lot of atm Ontario Ministry of
• tenth* to local issues, ,Agriculture and Food,
• but, wtaidly concerns will Toronto.'
• get the spotlights as well Wednesday's -Corn and
• ape the, livestock in-- Field Bean Program
in Australia and will feature a speech by
New Zealand, and hor- G.A. Kearns of Merrill
ticidtural crops' in North Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
America and the world and Smith Inc., Detroit.
are also speech themes The January 13 Corn and
for the 43rd' edition of Field Bean feature
• Farmers' Week. speech topic is entitled
"Market Outlook'''.
The economic per- Friday's Vegetable
spectives dominate •for Crops and -Burley
,the first three feature Tobanco Day Program.
• speaking presentations of features. a presentation
Fanners' Week, while by De. S.H. Wittwer from
the last talo days focus on •
prceduction information,
• news and concerns.
Opgning day's feature
speaker is a represen-
tative of the agricultural
industry, Richard
•Dawson of Cargill Grain,.
Co., Ltd., Winnipeg. Mr.
Da v., s -an whose
presentation begins at'
1:15 p.m. in the College's
Livestock Building, will
t discuss a soybean and
cereal market outlook.
Chairman for the
opening day program on
Soybeans, Cereals, and
Land management, is
Ridgetown College of
Agricultural
Technology's principal,
J.A. MacDonald. Mr.
MacDonald is also the
feature ' speaker for
Livestock Day on
January 15.• as he will
deliver insights into the
Livestock Industry •of
Australia and New
Zealand. Mr. MacDonald
will base bis remarks on
his summer study -tour of
the lands "down under".
R.A. Mercer, an editor
with the Broa-dwater
Farm News Service,
Newmarket is feature
speaker for Tuesday,
January 13, for the Farm
Management Program.
His topic: "Economic
,Environment for
Agriculture in 1981". As
well, on •January 13, the
Family -Farm
Managem ent Program,
formerly Ladies' Day,
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Michigan State
University in East
Lansing. His speech:
"Horticultural Crop
Perspective in Canada,'
•United f States and the
World". •
All feature speeches
begin all :15 p. TIE on their
respecfte days and all
feature speeches will he
delivered • in RCAT's
Livestock Building.
Morning programs are
scheduled with - sessions'
beginning at 10 a.m.
Afternoon sessions begin
at 2:15 p.m., following the
feature speech of the day.
Sessions will be con-
ducted in the Livestock
Building, the W.R. Reek
Auditorium, and in
Willson Hall, all on the
campus of Rid'getown
College. •
rners do not suppore
•Canfirm, tl-e system wilt •
-fold But it needs more
tnue to prove itself. Also.
Canfarm took on corn -
M it me,nts " for the
goyerrareeitt's_ sake -7
• These cornmitments
included such things as
retaining -statistical data
for the government:
Tony McQuails, second
vice -president, -of the
Huron County Federation
of Agritulture. does not
use the Canfarrn _system_
He says. "It'maynot be
important to some I) eQpie,
now, but they may want it
in the future. 1 believe
Caniarrat needs • ad-
ditional ,work so smaller
farms can use it. Now, I
want to fullyUnderstand
my own systero `before
giving it to someone
else.
At •the OF A" s
December meeting, they
_decided to ask the
government for large
increases in funds for
FCC. Brenda McIntosh is
from Huron County
Federation, of
Agriculture. She says
from 1976-77 the average
FCC share of long term
credit loaned to !anthers
was close to- 65 percent
Banks loaned the
balance_ In 1979, FCC's
share' dropped to a low
39.8 percent. Forecasts
for 1980 are 33 percent.
The only source of
FCC's funds is from the
treastiry. McIntosh says
FCC is trying to pass an
amendment so they can
borrow from sources
other than the treasury.
For exarnple, retiring
farrners could loan
money to FCC and
receive a tax incenive.
"FCC is falling fartier
in .„
and farther beh
Farmers need • a
dependable source of
credit_ Banks gre not
always willing to lenoi
large sums of money to
farmers. FCC is not
keeping up, with' in-
flationary land values:77 -
ereit ratesu
hurting family farms
LISTOWEL - High interest
rates are eroding family
• fann owneishiP,
to Elbert van Donkersgoed
of Drayton.
Mr. vanDonkersgoed says
many family fanners are
• losing equity "in their
business's'
"I've just spent a day
chairing a meeting of a fans
family and their four major
'creditors," he said. "It was a
classic case of a farm almost
free of debt a few years ago
but now being eaten'up by
high interestrates."
The meeting won time
until April 1, 1981 to find
refinancing," he noted, but
added, "If this family cannot
refinance at significantly
lower interest rates that
farm is a'tiest certainly
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Everyone is welci5me to attend a CO-OP ,
Annual Meeting. However, as a mem-
ber and owner of your Co-operative. the
Annual Meeting- is an opportunity to
express .your ideas and opinions con-
cerning the CO-OP .what goods and
services should be offered — and so on'
YotTr Board of Directors and CO -Op.
Management welcome your suggestions
and comments — they want to know
•your likes and dislikes — so they can
formulate policiet. make decisions,
ize resources and carry out programs '
for the maximum benefit of all nembers.
So make it a date. Man to. participate in -
the next CO-OP Annual Meeting.
You re welcome...you're invited — and
you're needed! In today's economy, the
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Banquet at 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting at 8:00p.m.
Dance Following Meeting - Music by Boyd's Orchestra
Banquet tickets available from Directors or at .the co-op stor,-
doomed?
Farm bankruptcies have
'mere than doubled this year
over last in Ontario, ac-
cording to the federal
department of Consumer
and Corporate ,Affairs.
Mr. van Donkersgoed is
research and policy director
with the Christian Fanners'
Federation el Ontario and is
the chairman of the Coalition
to Preserve Food Land.
He will contest the next
• provincial election in the
riding of Wellington-
Dufferin-Peel under the
Liberal banner_
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