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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-01-28, Page 24PAGE 10A—GODERICH SIGNAL -TAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1981 The neer 1981 Huron County 4-H Club Leaders' executive, elected at their amoral meeting Cyton lastweek are '(beck row, left to riot) seer ary-treasurer Maurice riratishan, R.R..1, Belgrave; first vice-president John Van Vliet, R.R. 2, Brussels and second vice- president Brian Oldfield, R.R. 4, $eafiortb and (front row) president Kenneth McWhin- bey, R.R.1,.Lucknow and past -president, Barrybliller, R.R. 3, Exeter. (photo by Oke ) Lucknow area man elected president of 4-H Leaders By Wilma Oke .Kenneth Mewhinney of. R.R. 1, Lucknow was elected president of Huron County 4- H Club Leaders' Association at the annual . meeting in Clinton last Wednesday. He succeeds Barry Miler of R.R. 3, Exeter. Vi e -presidents are John VanVliet, R.R. 2 Brussels and Brian Oldfield, R.A. 4 Seaforth; . and secretary - treasurer, Maurice Hallahan, R.R. 1 Belgrave. Len MacGregor, extension assistant for Huron County for the ministry of agriculture and food,. reported last year there were 373 4-11 members in Huron enrolled . in 32 clubs taking 500 projects' with• a completion rate of 92 per cent. Of the 373 members, 102 are senior members and the average age is 14.6 years with the average tenure in 4- H about 3.1' years. Don Pullen, Huron County Agricultural Represen- tative,, -commended the 4-11 club leaders for looking ahead to build a good sound future, contributing to youth leadership and providing encouragement and guidance while young people are living in a time of discovery. Mr. Pullen said, "We can encourage them to be am- bitious but youth must have a purpose and a long-lasting motive. We are trying to help them to achieve, to ac- complish things that will eventually pay off, and we. are helping them to make choices from all the different alternatives that they are being asked to make." He said youth asks, "How do I know what Iwant to be. Maybe my job hasnt' been invented yet!" He added, "The croWn of life is the exercise of choice." Mr. Pullen said that ability varies but youth must have the ability to do things, adaptability to cope with new things and reliability to 'do things well, and keep on believing in what one is doing as "we learn to do by doing". He said success is not won without effort, thought alone is no use, actionis necessary. Courage and tenacity, are necessary and "we must learn to take knocks and develop the tendency -to persevere in spite of kindness,. discouragement and im- possibilities. Mr: Pullen spoke of the a .. 1 ,,..:4 11 rieGJ w get aaai+.� with all sorts of people, which is a sign of maturity. He said maturity involves willingness to listen and look, knowing what is real or illusionaryk ability to discriminate to choose. He told the leaders the meeting is a chance to up- date and to look ahead. Paul Steckle the Stanley Township reeve, com- mended the leaders for giving a lot of time to the young people and in co- ordinating community ac- tivities. He' said not many - people are affordedthe chance to be born and able to live in Huron County — - a heritage that -can't be fully. measured — the only truly agricultural county in the province. During . the business meeting, it was agreed to have a 4-H beef show in the fall with the. beef club leaders serving . on the. committee to work out the details such as time and date. Perth County 4-H mem- bers will be asked to con- sider affiliating with Huron members for the sale. 4-H exchanges for 1981• may possibly 77 be with 4-H members in fur on County in Michigan who have ex pressed an interest in this and also with another province, possibly Manitoba. Junior Farmers to hold Winter Games in Exeter Valentine's Day for many ale is a day to send something . special to their sweetheart. February 14 this year is the. date for something special to happen in Huron County. Yes, Junior Farmers from all over On- tario will be travelling to Ex- eter in Huron County to par- ticipate in the Junior Farmers Provincial Winter Games. The local County Junior Farmer members have been busy for several months making preparations to host this event. They will be on hand to welcome Junior Farmers who will be arriv- ing in Exeter any time after 8:30 a.m. to participate in the competition. The various types of sports will include curling, volleyball, basketball, bad- minton, bowling and cross- country skiing. These events will take place at South Huron District High School, Exeter Bowling Lanes, Ex- eter Curling Club and the Ausable-Rayfield Con- servation Authority cross- country ski trail at the Mor- rison Dam. After the competition is completed, there will be an exhibition broornball game at the South Huron Recrea- tion Centre, The Huron County Junior . Farmers will challenge the executive of the Provincial Junior Farmers. Spectators will en- joy this fast paced game. Dancing at the South Huron Recreation Centre from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. to the music of `Shannon' will con- clude the day's events. The Huron County Junior, Farmers are really enthused. and excited about hosting the Winter Games which will involve several hundred young men and women in the province. All the people in Huron are invited to share, in this enthusiasm by coming to watch these events. Exeter will be booming WATER WELL DRILLING "80 YEARS EXPERIENCIF" a FARM ? SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL a MUNICIPAL'0 a FREE EIIfIMATES a GUARANTEED WELLS • a FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT a 4 ROTARY d. 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Elgin, a member. of the OFA Enviromnental 'Committee, will present his committee's report on restrictions affec- ting farm operations and recommendations for an Agricultural Development and Protection Act:, The Pro- vincial Federation of Agriculture has asked the County Federations to discuss this proposal this month as they are planning to present it' to the Ontario Government at the end of February.. This study was carried out at the request of the 1979 OFA Annual Convention Delegates who felt that the existing Agricultural Code of Practice is unduly restric- tive and protects non- agricultural- uses • in agricultural zoned areas. Klosler's report suggests many areas where the ex- isting Agricultural Code has fallen short of solving farm- ing vs. non -farming con- flicts. The report makes ten recommendations and pro- poses a legislative act which addresses these objectives. All farmers and anyone with an L .erect in this sub- ject are invited to attend. New ways Dairy producers looking for new ways to improve effi- ciency and profits may find answers at the -Dairy Herd Management seminars scheduled in' four locations across central and western Ontario. Computerized feed sta- tions are just one example of the new developments that will be discussed at the one - day seminar called —The Competiti Edge." "The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and several agribusiness firms are sponsoringthe program to examine some of the new products and management practices available to dairymen," says Jack RodenburgMinistry- -dairy calf specialist. The program will look into financing farm im- provements, • treating dairy r•nw nr wnrrcontrolling f nc estrus with prostaglandins, and the role of betacarotene in fertility. Rodenburg will review new concepts in feeding management, in- cluding computerization, and feeding recommenda- tions based on some of the newer areas of nutrition research. Seminars will be held at the following locations: Lit- tle Britain Community Hall, February 16; Hanover Col- iseum, February 17; Strat- ford Coliseum, February 18; and the Waterloo Police Association -Hall, Cam- bridge, February. 19. Seminars begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Ad- mission is free. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 13%Y0 BRUCE ERSKINE 86 North 524-9555 tatta ne ,w7T funiso - ' ptec-ae/ 0, Bot, Trotte. Eta®te Ro Etm,.a Ont h 30 2C 7 A From time to time, this column has lambasted the major food chains inthis province for having too much clout. Less than half a dozen chains control the greater share of the food dollar and there is little an individual farrneacan do about it. For example, Canadian growers had a bumper crop of ap- ples last year, 18 percent larger than in 1979 and 20 percent higher than the five-year average. Growers were doing everything in their power to sell their crops. The age-old law of supply and demand made prices plan ge, in spite of the fact that a commission sets prices in Ontai`ib. Farmers tried extra -stringent culling to the point where their prodaz was graded even higher than those set by the federal agriculture department. Many growers did this, even when they did' not have to, just to get their best produce to market. It didn't help much. • Some supermarket chains marked up Canadian McIntosh apples 100 percent. For instance, one chain sold McIntosh ap- ples for $1.28 for a three -pound bag. • The fanner who grew those apples received less than 65 cents. The chain refused to lower its retail price to help out the hard-pressed Canadian grower. But — and this is the clincher — that: same grocery chain was offering imported Granny ;. Smith apples for 98 cents a pound. Not only that, the same chain put the imported apples in refrigerated shelves and bumped the McIntosh apples to an -island where the warmth ventually made them deteriorate in quality. Mind you, Canadian farmers can be criticized for lack of foresight and conservatism. Apple growers spent less than $1 million all across Canada in promotion and advertising. Florida citrus growers spent $49 million in Canada. But the figures are enough to make this point: Chain food stores have tremendous clout. I More evidence? Okay. Roy Misk of Canada Packers Ltd., Canada's largest food processing company, made a deal with . the largest food chain in Canada, Dominion Stores Ltd. That supermarket chain got exclusive rights to market a new line of frozen chicken products in return for a promise to promote those new products in advertising. Food processors and food growers don't just jump when a `supermarket shouts. They,say: How -high? That's how much control the chains have in this country. They can give the nod to certain people who have no other choice but to give them exclusive control over the sale of a product. • . • Statistics for last year are .not complete but in 1979, chain stores controlled more than 60 percent of every retail fpod PETER S. MacEWAN INSURANCE AGENCY REPRESENTING: Constitution Insurance Co. Economical Mutuai'Insurance Co. Dominion of Canada General Ins. Co. Gore Mutual Insurance Co. Perth Insurance Co. Pheonix ;f Canada Insurance Co. Western General insurance Co. AR Canadian Companies to serve your HOME -AUTOMOBILE _. -..,AND BUSINESS COVERAGE 38 ST. DAVID STs, GODERICH 5/4-9531 ••seesaws■•r• .. SALES TAX ;`` REMINDER E t' Novena Sales Tex Hes Been • ■ . I Ramo d Tempora,tl, On ■ 111. Many �eued,ng Matenols Items That s An E. I. ■ Saving 'For Teti Ask Us a . For The Oeteds,' ■. • e 1.1111111.1r . •b■ dollar spent in. Canada. That percentage cannot go any place but up. The chain stores have more dominance in Ontario than any other province with 73.1 percent of the market. To make the figures more intriguing, the survey I'm -quoting came from Maclean -Hunter Research Bureau and the figures do not in- clude co-operative stores. On the Prairies and the Maritimes, co-ops proliferate and they do not report their food sales' in such surveys. In other words, although not really chain stores, the co, -ops area big part of sales and may be the only hope left to com- bat the clout of the major food'chains. Just another brief example. A beet grower not far from my home town Made a• deal with a local chain store to sell his beets. They were special beets: no chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides were used. All was well when beets were relatively scarce. As soon as beets were -available in plentiful supply, he was told his beets withered — the leaves — too quickly. He ex- plained they were organically grown; that other beets are chemically sprayed -to prevent wilting, No matter. The deal was cancelled even though the supermarket got a 100 percent markup. The store got as much money to take the beets in the back door and ring them through the cash register as the grower got to plant, fertilize, nurture, pull, clean, bunch and deliver them. And take the risk of selling them to a supermarket chain. . Is it any wonder farmers complain? • Is.it any wonder they are screaming foul on that recent in- quiry into commissions and kickbacks by food chains in On- tario. • I do not happen to be one of those who believes that farm marketing boards have too much power. It's the chains that have the power. Re-elected At a special meeting of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board . held : in Toronto January 16, ' Kenneth G. McKinnon was re-elected Chairman of the Board and J. Grant. Smith was re- elected Vice -Chairman of the Board. 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