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• ,• • Lettmma,eappeeaatedtiy Bob trotter. Vela e'Ad . Elmna, Ont' N3B 2C7r
• t' es -t eao et .. ranerstos - ak,out.,� c Eras acquired: a;precarious-lean-v'ith a-iaank eVerdraft
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A broader ,and r riiore'.
flexi1le policy to,compensate
•->I property, owners,for Use of
" land.required for low=voltage.
wood pole distrib'utibn lines is
being implemented by :.
a t ii about breeding =. $67,000, bank loan of $695.,000, • :Along with other 'ROMs, th.
wr"i e g $
ey Ontario Hydra :
ensure.thareveryotle directly
affected is dealt with ,openly
and'' equitably;: encompasses
• '• land. v , la
'Values. , luescro/ losses, and
nconveniences.- 'in . °working
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.- around po , r i`nestructures.:'
w e l •
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ow -valla e lines,are in
rnostcae carried rried' on sin •le
n woodenpoles' in areas,
.ortwi P.,_e
-ctl " served: •b : Ontario..
• dire . y e :.: s'uah
Hydra:They areu.: y
. outside the boundaries of ,
distribution systems operated
by more than 350 municipal. ,•
.electric :. utilities and the
• Majority are • norinaI1
eceeper-atixtes•'aridthe-cost-to•' n rs`;t' havurg; teehn e ins .: have Total-llab tides- 1 evert '
• fit m,co-o .sinseminatingCattle •" ' ?'a budget, to the meinbershtp for: consideration. "just spend
nee da staff. scurrytn g ali• oven • they' smile and ,tell you•,what.:a great bargain you are en
the .br`egding ceati�ps •ddn. t ,, d. ... , . g � . ; .•
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the•countr: -`. aT, :.• jiving., ' .
• ' a . •'True,..WOBI has nev been confronted with •a ,,ear like •
.. Let-tt. sai . a: ata: T did not start lie, conirove>=sy. and. �►•'y
be _.. g •ti i : ;this before: 1 conversation with. the. president in Novein
• ` have no'ax�e to grind:witheitheg side in the argiirnent-- -a�. � •. .�
bier, ' e he' :waited t'oo.:lo : bef i :ri akin an
_, •-.. h admittedt , Y , ng Vie' $ Y.
.,''• I redicted that the: co -OPS would •respond•,quickly• and •
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- p P ves :to .ehalide the�•�iir-eetion: the :wef e, headed I, have'
.; , : : . a tour of�llie Western ' �o Y.
with, dignity. They did: .I was given . .
lois s,us ected acid after the Meeting « feel WOBI mem:
1 acilities and�told how Much
g lig:
..,Ontario Breeders Inc. C WOBI f
bers.have kieerilhelping pay for blue. suits for too, many fat
a . rrr� n . was' noted as say ing that it, add itup and expect membership to ,pay,the freight
c In that calliinn, a d,arY...a . tl , . . �. .
e• wa;ar . e s slit ;the'knife: oto oli. and; as the tire. it a twist;
ori ' ood, husbandman .could:lent=n to iin�ie;�,ina� ,fP ck . •y Y.� • .:,:
Yg
• training the technicians need and get
I also predicted that few, if any, farmers would door say cats."
• S says one of the more onto oken farmers using the
'o a . p
' anything to- substantiate the claim that they could do their' , ser�:ices provided by:WOBL. I have yet to tear from anyone
own technical wotk:: • ,,
',..When the'l strike ended, half a dozen lettersappeared
dealing with the other breeding co-ops such as "'United
en mai s ri e en e d d Breeders'or' Eastern Ontario- Breeders 'Inc..1'do know that
the response ,.was in favor":'of the. original argument. that
-'-hi addition, .a couple •of° telephone calls were receive •an
many technicians are not needed. •
' In' mid-December, this corner quoted' a farmer who had
called to say that the 24-hour service promised by breeding
co-ops is a'lot ofmalarkey. :T -o quote him: 'If you, can"get.
a technician into your ,place after 12:30 noon' I"11 .eat your
hat."
To .quote one' letter- in. part: "In. December, '1974, w,e
° -were paying; a 'ser'vice fee :of '$S.50.., On January 1, 1975,. it
'Went to $7:. In, September 'it was 'raised, again to $8 and
•now, on January 1, 1976, it went to` $10: an increase of 81 0
per cent over the' period of time, mentioned :all vet: net=
essary, they say, •because of a sudden shift in income. and
expenses., ..
"It is quite' evident there: has beena.shift; in fact, WOBI •
United: Breeders has been having• problems of a different :located on road allowances.
sqrt such as. thousands of dollars Wirth of semen being. -• The: program • includes
stolen ' Agail the membership ends up paying for this vision for securing
varies with line voltage,
location and other" factors,
but 20 -feet arid- 3$ -feet are
most. common. Underground
cables require .only a' 10 -,foot
easement •
An' : easement allows •,
<years The '• policy-•• comp..
plements:. H ydro's property
• •acquisition program for'hhi�gh-
voltage. . ti"ansrnission• lines
• whichwas.establish,ed in -1974.
It: .: wasp: , drafted • :following
Qn'tar.ia H;vcrvLimited rights
of ion use:. If ;may; build a
powor line„,enter the:propelrty.
frotn Gime to:;tinne to inspect,
repair, ;•mm
aintain; or remove'
the line and—do #essential .tree
cutting or trimming.,O;wners'
are paid for the easement and
are full . : cointne
nsaedforinitialtree;etc'
cuttg and anycr"'orotherdaa'.e'caused:
,P g
during such ``work. '.Although
zoo . permitted , .to • erect
buildings" ,on' the easement
area,, -owners retain ordinary
use of'.the land; along with: they
resto an rights.
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The -.nem policy became
effective Janu.ary;,1, 19x76 and
will be reviewed every three
theirfland ht
mishap; too.•
., :. `, pro..
"• easements' on residential,
To conclude, one'ofthe letters said there are many Other
matters.that might be touched -en but, likemost farmers
as pair have said in *your column, letter writing is not our'
usual thing '
Intriguing, isn't it?
And it all began over, aV°ehance remarkmade by a dairy
farmer. • •
.I.11 be happy to air'both sides of the controversy if ers are interested. As mentioned before, this corner will
trY'to be impartial inp.resenting both sides of` the argument., : •
But ;I would like to get an idea :from other readers. as. to•
whether it
they thinknecesssry.to carry tt farther . .
commercial industrial, ;arid.
cottage properties', as.'well:as
farmland. • F;asemertts are•...
negotiated' only :where Hydro
lines ' physically- occupy or;'
overhang private property_
along boundary limits,
Approximately 6,000-
.;p-re'perty. owners . ;grant
•e, cements each yearfor low--
voltage, -lutes• serving their
communities. Normal width
• CLAY-
. • , � ._ � - Silo. Unloadera
v►'t fa raver stow `catchtt.n on ' ° Feeders
Federal �o • 9. - Cleaners
The friendly neighbour
hood;exercise. -
nannaaarr�,. -
Seventeen months ,agog money' they have`• coming to,
Agriculture Minister Eugene : the". e'
.W.h.elan : aziaiouncede•.:that the_ Hmowever,. Mr.' Locl irig
,federal g`fiverriment� was• expects aptilications-fli.t -the
going to back up beef price's payment to. increase,.in.: the.
with a stabilisation program new "year. Producers should
• The ' f irGt year of:• the `.make their claims now
program ended in.August 'and : . Here' •s how the beef
stabilization payment •is
made'.
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°17' Thepayment is not,
automatic:, , Producers Who
sold• steers• and heifers for
slaughter ,b6tween ;August 12;,
'1974' and August 11, 1975 must
;apply to ;..the .Agricultural
• 'Stabilization-Board';in 'ordr
cv
t..
y?
Mr. . Whelan subsequently.
announced • • a payment to.
Producersof about I5 ,a. head
for all steers and heifers sold
•_ for slaughter between August
.12, 1974 and August 11, 197.5:..
""So far, response . from
farmer's- has • •teen --light and.
some producers areconfused
about how' ' ` the beef
stabilization payment works toreceive the ; mone=y
says •_o_er ry. '-Locking=-af--Application forms are
Agriculture Canada s available from "stockya s,
Livestock.Divisfan. ,packing plants abattoirs,
p.r.ovincia;l:.agricultural
When the payment was ' . representatives arid regional
announced producers were •:offices of the Liv-estock
busy' harvesting <crops. The Division.
- mail strike. in' October also.
• prevented • farmers from :+`The one-page application
sending in their claims. •The • forms are simple. Directions
result . is that `matey farriers ..are printed'. on the back. Key
dates when; 'the cattle.were •
'sold, the nuriiber of. animals •
sold on each date and the total
live- or-dre'ssed--•weight for
each . sale lot:<•For easy'
record-keeping, : there's ,an
extra copy :of the form for the
farmer to keep. . '
{ When the claims are
`submitted to' :the' address on •
the feral,: they must' be. -ac-•
cornpanied by. proofvof. sale
and slaughter.•Norinally; this•
twiill
be a scale ticket or sales
: :.invoice stating the ,.type of
. .animals (cows • and -mature
~'bulls are riot • 'elig.ible)•,,
dumber of, anifnels,• date of
sale, natne.' of slaughtering-
Plant : i-f-a=vzilablg,-1 Lv. e_wei ght.
or dressed weight; selling,
price ,,and. the , halt 's 'of the
buyer.;and seller. If the cattle
are sold through a drover or.
other intermediary, farmers
need• a statement from that
intermediarythat the cattle
were slaughtered within 45
days. •If cattle were sold for .'
custom killing, farmers imrist
submit a receipt.,,from•• the
• have not ' yet applied for • items, •in • addition to na=pe
.• and ,address, include ''the
Attention
Farmers
A- FOR 'SALE
4 •
P•ALOMgINO. Mare ' and
American saddle bred mare,
very well,. trained_ : •Ha'lf
Arabian, registered, colts and -
,fillies. Phone 529-.7945.-3
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abattoir and from the person
to whom the'.: carcasses were
sold
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The payment . is -48. cents .
per hundredweight based on
liveweigh.t..' D'resSed • weights'
are con ierted_to a liyeweight .
equivalent for-the.purpoSe, of.
making the payment, The
payment • is* -48- 'cen•ts=cwt:-.
•' regardless of the price •:the
farther received when he sold '.
the animals.
.claims' are filled out
correctly',. 'producers. .,can
rn�
off- surplus
The year, 1976; mai-be an
anxious.year for. Ontario
dairyme, Unless the`current•
trend- of .. significantly'_ in -
Creased milk _production is
slowed,.,-' the s imply
management_ aspect of the
Canadian milk .:marketing,
system will • be tested. In
essence', this means the 'in-
. dei.vidu.a1 dairym en's
:""management skillsm •will • be
WANTED' tested,- says' BillBroadworth,'
': a`s.s.lac iate agr'iciiltvr.e:
WANTED`: Holstein` dair• --
cows 'or. beefers duenciw br
recently . freshened:::. Fred
Crawford, 529-7134:-3x '
rvEsracK• . ,..,
representative of ,Huron
County. • ,
`' One factor contributing to
our incredsed prOdadicei has
been the:retentibti. oL dairy
-tows the last couple of years
• on -,our dairy farms. These'
cowsin-many- instances were
prime `cull cows.. Given the
beef "market the 1as't:.year or
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• so," these so-called cull w co"�s
HEALTHY, ,white faced
:calves for sale. Once to three
'"Weeks - old. Phone . lvl.
Steenstra, 482-7223.-3
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rov,
probably : provided more
money , in the milking 'herd
than at the stockyards.
Now that the milk supply is
quite. liberal, :dairyman,
should: take.- another look at
these •cull, .'cow's. Dairy;
building°. facilities may, have.
been expanded to • ac=
commodat'e , more milking
cattle. A dairymari:Might feel
he =bust keep enough tattle to,
fii•11 the°ini'lking line. He might
also feel;he should cut back a
little on feeding as econorhics
might nd't • dictate full
production ' • .
Such:an 'apnroach, in Mr
BroadWorth',s view, would,be°
totally W,ron'g: Dairymen"
have indicated attend toward
better nutrition • for their .
cattle. This trend is: .very
desirable and ..must be con-
tinued as today's, better, bred
dairy cow. requires better
nutrition:
If economics. in 1976 in:
dieate a, des irability.Qfesifpply-•
restraint :on the part of
dairymen, then dairyrrien
should cull 'rigorously even'at•
the •depressed •beef. prices.
. The.•pass word on dairy farms .
in=t-1976am-ay'well.be'- cull the ;
poor cows and better feed the
good cows, -• '
expect their paynent within
month,' Sales receipts. sub'- ••
mitted•'.with claims: are
returned- to farmers b_y�
separate mail:
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"There ; were 2.5' million
cattleslaughtered'during this: -
stabilization • period.`''' Most
beef 'producers- have money
corning to e them :;from ' the
program and -'I. would en=
'courage them to submit . a
clairri. form in order to derive
financial , benefit from- it,`'-
Mr. Locking says_
Thurs., Fri., Sat,, Jan 15. 1
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