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A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1976.
• "Would you believe someta r. me rt+ know; how• to write?
'' Only last.week...this.,co;rner suggested niany.agricultur.
alists have.forgotten •howw •because So few put their thoughts
on paper. et.• six letters' - count 'em.Mr. Editor .- six!'
letters arrived this we.ek and five of them were in support
of the' cdluiln written last week explaining. why farmers,
should support marketing boards • • •
Qne from the Stratford area said I. -should have. explained_..
just what the Ontario harm Products Marketing .Board is
so that Consumers have an idea that farm mark,'ing boards
are not apower unto themsel.ve,s. ••
Ariether from the Kincardine area: up in Bruce C'ounty.,
and a third'trom the Marmor.a area-in,eastern Ontario, said •
{ should have explained that only five boards in Ontario
are'sutiject to any.quota system oI''productton limits
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Too. 'many consumers, said these letter's: have an idea
.. that these farm marketing boards 'set production quotas
which. in turn. ,keep price, at an artificially high level. But..
said' the writers. only Live boards have this power and those
boards found it necessary to establish a quota system' to
keep a steady stream of quality products getting to the con-
sumers. •
Milk. for instance., falls into this category along with'to-
hacco. eggs and broiler chickens. And nobody could possibly
suggest that the Ontario Milk Marketing Board has not
brought order out of c tiaOs in the dairy business
"Now." said a Draytor. letter. 'it is up to the federal gqv-
ernment to come up with a long-term dairy policy so that we
can plan properly for two or three years."
And a cash crop: farmer from the Dresden area simply
:: scribbled .'.:thanks".on a piece of paper. signed it,•ind mail-
. ed it. •
Finally. a beef farmer from the •Brighton area south of
. Highway.401 down near Bowmanvi11e said:, "I'll be:strung.
up by my thumbs if you mention My name -but l think the
beef industry would .surely bene.t•it.:if a •marketing board..
were organized for us.••
He was. of course.. referring to the fact that beef farmers
across (lntarid have -vehemently uppi,ivti the teirrnation of
'a _marketing board'through the Ontario Cattlemen's Asso-
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Letter'sere,aVv,ecaeey by BobT,riiu;e Eiaaie Rd Elinua Om N38 2C7,
ciation. - . .
The Ontario, Farin Products...Marketing Board., then: •is
'.the go[icing agE:nt for moi'k•'th:ur 40•nlai•lietittg board's.with
this province AII,boa rtls aro ulbjyet •to legislation. None •
of themis allowed. to Operate -outside the laity. Their actions
are carefully monitored by this agency.Otthe governMen.t: •
Members irnilude senutf• civl•1 sc rw•.intSthiee 'Partners .and
the'r•'hairperson of the't)ntario•c.liapter of the Canadian Con-
'sunters Association • . '• -
To quotes big Jim 'Boynton. manager of •t:he Ontario Com-
modity. council •A•farmer should be .able to anticipate a
reasonable ,return rat his capital investnient for the risks he •
.takes it this return is not provided -then the drift froth the
farm and into industry or cnnituerce will a(Celerate.
•'Without an internal food preiduetron and processing sys
tent. Ontario _ and Canadian c•on>umers..will be. denied
.competition benefits 01 price •copetition betwween:doeestic -and. .
imported pre due'ls.. • says Mi' Boynton `'As -world. food sup-
plies•connnue to Llecline. the prii•es demanded may well -be-
come a sei'e' d ir\ situation
"Farm products marketing hoards provide a measure.or
protection :or c)ntarie, producers and dire.tly benefit the.
cOnstitner beth.ua short terns and the long.'
Of course •\ a s.li. •Ijan Boynton -will 'Say such things.
Hess hired In :!:e r lnt;trio Commodity Council tzr ntlrke these
statement
It doesn .. e le \\here the statements corne from if they
are -true tti'' :'op1e• need a .viable agricultural corn-
nninitw r.. .. :'.c .tgricul,tural c' mmunity needs •them...:.
Withouts A-:_::.ermers, noire than 40. per cent of the
gross n,attar..'. :.., •; 11 this .ountry wwilulddisappear.
tt'hen 'i,-•:.innut be .produced in. Ontario. -such'
as coffee - .>; ;w`: :n Industi v is allowed to die•-- such:as-a
the sugarbeet ::,el - r• took what happens to•the prices
of•those,Su 'f:fiolic• eliu..calls the _t.une..arzd...we.all-.....
know -what is happening to the price of coffee and what hap-•
penal a few months ago to the price of sugar.
Who. in.his right mind. 'would want the sarne thing to hap-
pen to all farm produ' ts.
. Not thts•horse-luw'er. that's for sort. .
Wil -Ilam Stewart believes urban
development has-plac-iiif arrn 1 �n
Former Ontario "Restrictions on residential
Agticulture Minister William: construction except for farm
• Stewart said •recently he ishouses will certainly cut
_not entirely in favorof rural down on- ribbon development:
land freezes •whiweh are so • but it also seems •to•go a little
*•r ey-ddo-net-al-lew-henres—toe-far," "paid Mr. Stewart,
to be built on land not suitable "Under.' most controls
for farming. • effect, you:can't sever a piece .
Speaking on a CFPL of land . Which . has' 'no
London radio open line. Show,. agricultural value and would
Mr. Stewart said land use was be an excellent site to build a
one of the most controversial 'home on."
and complex faced by the Mr. Stewart said that he.
province today and some felt'the role of the province in
controls Must beinforce. this area was to provide
• ' we say. we are „going to
• Blyth man .named to Ontario . WPM preserve agricultural land
then w e 'are' telling towns and
cities they can't expand."
guidelines; which. the Ontario
government has done; --and.
allow the ,townships to im-
plement these guidelines in
their zoning bylaws. -- -
"I•-thrnk -thel'e has to
.flexibility," .said Mr.:Stewart.
"We 'shouldn't be denying
people the right to buy land to
build homes on but we have to
be rigid about not losing
suitable farmland.":
Mr.. Stewart said he did not
see how a government rnta!d,
bring in a land freeze
referring to .the: British
Columbia government which
did that and . is .no- longer.
around He said that Ontario
is in a very serious position
because it has a large amount
of the nation's good farmland
with heat units . available to
' grow crops'which are needed
such as corn.
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"Are we 'ready to say to
towns and .cities - "Zero
• Growth" because that's
actually what, we are talking.
• about," said Mr. Stewart. "If
Irving : Kleiman, .RR 1,.
Simcoe,• has " been ' ,elected
chairman of.' the Ontario.
Wheat' Producers' `Marketing
Board.
The announcement was,
made following the board's
inauguralmeeting held in
Toronto April 5 and 6, at
which time the. 1976 slate of
officers *ere elected.
Mr. Kleiman has. been a
director on the, provincial
board since 1971, and moves
up from the .`first vice-
cha=rr.rnan's position held
during the past year.
He„replaces Fergus Young,
RR 1, Ennismore, who has
been chairman • for the past
three years, and who remains'
on the five m n R ~executive
a
committee,..of board as
past chairman.
Russell" Rogers, RR 1,
Kingsville,. ,was -elected as
first , .vice-chairman, and
Bruce: Clark, RR 3,
Caledonia, was re-elected to
the second vice -chairman's
position:
Robert Henry,` pi h, was
elected as -fifth member of the
executive committee,
replacing Harvey Eves,. RR 5,
Wallaceburg.
In making. • the an-
nouncement, L:R: Addeinafi,
general . Manager: of the
board, said there are no new
directors on thetwelve man
board this year,. all having
been re-elected by their'
respective districts. •
Other members are Robert
.Butler, RR 2, Croton; Euclid
:.Vartin, R 1 .Inwoood, .Tames
O'Shea, RR 3, Granton;.
Morris Taylor, RR 8, St.
Thomas; ` William Brander, .: •
Mississauga; and • Peter .. Mr. Stewart also touched on
1VIacKinnon, RR 2, Bath. the problems involved with.
The board also released the' non -rural people taking. up
'latest position• report on• the .residence in rural areas. He.
1975 wheat crop. Mr. • said rural areas don't have
Addeman said•. .p oducers. the services 'urban people
have sold'?0,000,000 ushe•ls to have•come to expect and also
the board to the end of March. urban people tend .to object to
Board° sales for -domestic some of the smells associated
use totalled.. approximately with the agricultural in:
7.6 million bushels, including dustry.
NFU preslciiflt says
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•doctors„ .dentistt, Attention :Farmers
labs gouging tie public
Expressing disap.pointmemt Much lower premliums and `
A FOR "SALE .: F - FOR RENT
at the regressive nature of the . continue to expand health-
recent Ontario • budget,
Walter Miller, Vice President
of the National Farmers
Union, "said it included the
continued . a'ttack by the
government do the Ontario
Health., Insurance. program,
with higher premiums, while
making no attempt _ to ' get
needed revenue from large
industrial; financial•,•_and
commercial interests.'
He said. it iS "ironic" that
sane of the pooreraprpvinces,,,
with smaller populations and
natural resources, • . can
provide health insurance' at ,
Lett
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_ ''A
meeting
The Hullett' Federation of
.Agriculture met in March for
a luncheon meeting.
A $10. grant 'was voted for
the Clinton Spring Fair. A
letter -of protest concerning
the closing. of .Clinton -hospital
was sent.
Renee Jones from . the
Ministry of '. Natural
Resources was the speaker;:.
_He._spQkH
e..on ullett-,Wildlife _
Management Area. •
Mr.- Jones explained why
this area was chosen and
,what had been . done. The
pians of the future are in-
definite
due to . spending
restraints. A qu'bstion and
answer. period followed.
It was decided to'. have.
another meeting April 20.at -
8:,30 p.m. The speaker will be
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Earl Hdlderley.frothe Bank
of Montreal, The:subjec.t will
i edit. • • '
All interested. people are
.welcom'e to attend. The
meeting will take ,place in.
Londesboro Hall.'
LARGEST STOCK
TNT TE- COUNTY
seed an deed sates; ana .a.
million bushels sold for ex
port. ' '
Iri addition; Mr. Addeman
said 1.9 million bushel's of the
1974 crop carryover have also
been sold for export, making
total export sales to date over
eleven million bushels.
Mr; Addeman' said that
-.present' :unsold stocks total
slightly over 2.3 million
bushels. -
"In most cases the farmer
. was , there before ' the
residence," said Mr. Stewart.
"•‘:The. 'municipality can
control this by using the;Code
of Practice which controls'the
distance from a farm
operation that a new home
must be built and conversely •
the distance from a residence
that a new farm Operation
must be built."
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care, while Ontario with all -
its wealth continues to reduce
itsservices, at, increased
premiums, ..• • -
Mr, Miller said -the budget
reflectsthe results of bad
management in the past, 'and.
an, arrogant attitude toward'
the public.
He said instead of hoisting
such premium increaseson
the public . the • .Ontario
government should at least
have implementedmeasures
to correct abuses constantly:'
reported about laboratories,
dentists and doctors taking
the public purse for excessive.
amounts of money.
Mr. Miller said the•people
of Ontario have every right to
demand` a much ' better ac-
counting of OHIP funds from
h O
t eOntario governmer3t.
"The' irregularities of some
have been too lightly fluffed,..
off, while the charge of in-
creased medical costs are
levelled• at the public,' he
said.
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TTENTION FARMERS
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. FLAX.
ASA CASH CROP IN 1971
.1. Flax Futures for 1976continue at an.
attractive level. ' - . .
2: Flax Plantings in our area have
the last two years:
trippledin
3. Possibility of new flax seed Varieties with
higher yields being available for. 1976:. -
4.Input Cost for seed fertilizer and spray-
less
than $20.00 per acre.
5. A market is available immediately for all
Ontario grown, flax.
6. Quick unload as compared with other, cash
. crops. ' . -
7. Forward selling available (Ask ,Manager for
details)
8• Storage available (ask Manager for 'details)
9. Contracts available (ask Manager, for details)
Don't delay because interest in this °seed is high.
Toavoid disappointment call today.-
For seed please contact.
PNS 'CW
TOPNOTCH reEDS LIMITED '
Milverton Ontario
phone 595494.1
or ANDERSON.FLAX PRODUCTS
Luc now, Ontario
phone 52842026