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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-08-12, Page 198. rurrow •Consumers, tend to become insulated frorrt fanners' prob- lems. Communications systems are so sophisticated that most people hear about an agricultural dispute and,then forget it. ' The dairy problem has been flogged to death, it seems, by the mass media. Yet few people understand it in its entirety. I have been an observer of the agricultural scene:for:a cou- ple -of decades but the complications in dairy 'farming are still, in some areas, beyond my understanding. - M• ost,people• consumers' give up.after a few days or weeki and let: naturetake its course:- But ourse:^But is this enough? We have.just.,feturnedfroma vacation tripinto northern Quebec, specifically the Saguenay River valley-=and-C-hiceutimFand along -the �shw a ot`Lac-Sf: J'ea.n..- We made it a point not to take the double' lane highways but: to stick to the lesser -used roads•f rom Montreal north: Wherever the traveller_ goes, prominent"signs are display- ed in almost every industrial milk productngfarm in the .. - �prtlVfuce';"1'cb fereurs Larters.Baisse de-Revenus de 20% pour '76 Initiative du Federal.'' • • My high school F-rench-i's-lackTrig"in accuracy 1iut. roughly translated, I think these signs say that milk producers' reve- • nues have been cut 20 per Eent_this.year by. the federal goy-: - ernrnent. - . Hardest hit"liy the federal, government's dairy policy are the Quebec farmers because many of them are in •the indus- '" trial milk producing business; that it* milk not used for table purposes but for -making Cheese, butter and powdered milk and a• few ether milk -based products such as yogurt. A couple of months ago, Quebec dairy farmers stormed • Parliament Hill and caused considerable turmoil, At that. - time,' one of Canada's leading' political journalists, Douglas Fisher, expressed grave. Concern. Those. people on the Hill that day were not young revolu- • tionaries, he' said. They were not. green -behind -the -lads or .Maoists or young radicals -or separatists. They were ' t.etters are aeereeratedby Bob Miner, Eldale Ad . Elm.ra. Ont N3a 2C7 honest -to -God farmers, most of them iniddle-aged with the hrawny•arms of those who toil in the fields for a living, He was obviously, disturbed by the confrontation.'The . solidarity of the Quebec farmers becomes apparent driving through the province. They -have been ordered to take a 20 per cent cut in their•returns and they are not going to accept Clan you; blame them?'As mentioned before in this corner,' how marry unionists would accept a 20 per cent cut? They are . indignant becausethey have been askedordered, perhaps, is a better word to accept a 10 per cent increase. And they are angst about that. What would happen if they had to ac- cept a 20 -per, cent decrease in wages? The -mess -left- behind--by-the Quebec-dairrfarmers wouid� be nothing compared to what organized labor could. perpe'' trate. Labor unionists, especially labor;leaders, are familiar with. confrontation. They have used confrontation tactics to great advantage over the years.' --Butfarmera-ar new tolh-e gaffe: Unly the Natrona la arm- ers Union has suggested withholding of produce to gain ob-:___ jectives: And -few people in piitario have been taking the farmers union -seriously in recent years. This, too, is unfor- tunate because atone tirile, the old On Was a voice to be reckoned within the p The federal dairy policy has been' modified slightly in recent°'weeks and indications are that More changes will be made. • In my humble opinion, it is high time. Industrial milk • producers have been .caught in a di-eadful bind even though some of the fault lies within their own barnyards. They did roves- .iodate last; year in spite f warnings from both federal p. ,y a p or and provincial agriculture ministers. ' But the penalties they are forced to pay now seem to be a drastic method to force .them into line. , ' • I'.m sure most of us would quit and go on unemployment if we worked' for a month.and ended up' with a minus figure ori our pay cheques. Walier Miller S� .CxODERI<CH 4;I(i`14AL-$TAR, T IUR giving FEMA nafio�nn.t control good mays Walter Miller, Vice marketing agendies there will President of the National continue to be conflicts ,Farmers Union, said recently • "We intend to continue to the decision of • provincial Press real.hard for inclusion Ministers of Agriculture .to of 'other` commodities into transfer the necessary national marketing powers that• will give the: programs, especially a beef - Canadian"Egg' Marketing •market'' hority with the., Agency national controrover necessary rs for supply egg marketing in'Canada°is a management,",.:: Mr.. Miller i • positixe move. : ' said. -. m - The NFU. has for some time He noted the egteement by recommended the provinces ,eight provincial, agriculture transfer the .. `necessary ;,Ministers at their federal authority to federalprovincial conference: to have. jurisdiction; and hopes now. ,the Canadian Wheat `Board that other cominodities • will placed under the jurisdiction be included in national of the Department of Agric marketing programs-Ulture ``makes real' good -.. Mr. Mille t4t1h:e-riiuici.on _.s nse" .�_.:w-, .. . - in authorit between "It' is difficult ,to have ef.= ,'' Y provincial and . federal - fent'rye- .agriculture : pol'icies 47 governments creates- .con when a major commodity fusion and contradictions- of • such as grain is controlled by . Ontario Farmers Union farm poi i.cie-s: a-nd—>i-n-ti_r_a---nni-na-s.txy ' othe-r----th-ail-- rovince. provincial authorities are agriculture," he concluded. transferred to national . AUGUST 12,191 DuChlarline- Eiltavatinlg giashwood 236.42P TRUCKING-- BACKHOE -8 DOZER SERVE GOSCALLERICH NICK DO.W'HANIUK.5 2.4, 62,4 D DAVE•HAY1.0W ELECTRICAL Serving Industrial, Commercicl,. Residential Nee 524'-603.8. ore wheat sold in July an any month in 11 years Ontario wheat;' producers bua'helssince harvest -began have sold the largest volume about July ' 7th in Essex of wheat during the•inorith•of County:' The previous. high July_ .than Yor�_ airy „was ecor,de bythe_board•in T corresponding 'month in .t1ie: - past eleven years •: " According .to- the :first position report issued by the the Ontario Wheat Producers' • •Marketing Board for the new .'crop•;year'beginning July 1st, producers sold over 7,600,000 'CLAY - Silo Unloaders :' ^ Feeders Cleaners . ' - Stabling - Log Elevators - Liquid Manure Equipment Hog Equipment - FARMATIC -' Mills - Augers, etc. - ACORN —-,; Cleaners'- '� - Heated Waterers -ZERO —'. Bulk "Tanks -. Pipeline & Parlour Equipment W E ST E E L- R OSCO-Granaries B &• L - Hog Panelling - Bulk Tank & Pipeline cleaning • Detergents, Teat. Dip, etc. Bovadine Dyne. Losan . Uddersan. Foamcheck. , Kleeneasy_ LOW RY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Ontario •, Phone 3954286 964 at 7,300,000 bushels. Most:.of the wheat has been . moved forward to te%minal elevators by the marketing board in preparation for movement into domestic arid export markets. The report issued following a meeting of the marketing board this week also 'in- dicated the majority of the' first month's "harvest was of good quality, and :although - yields are- reported to - be down somewhat from last year's record 50 bushels per acre average, the total Crop, is estimated to be in excess of • the. 22:4 :million bushels •No..5, 12 percent, with over 12 ,,produced last year. percent grading sample.. Harvest .is progressing Board officials also advise east=w-aid --• a:eross.--`the =that about--fr-rarltlon- bus -iels province, and although Wet have been sold to date by the weather -has hampered board for export under future. operations in 'some areas in 'delivery e'ontracts recent days, -'the crop should :be completely harvested witihin.about one week. The board reported some sprouting., has occurred in south-central areas of .the province which rriay. cause .some downgrading: In this regard,. the board advises producers to watch grades care -filly.': :The tolerances for sprout . content in grade No: 1 is 1 percent; No. , 2 percent; No. 3, 5 percent; No. 4, 8 percent; and • A...FOR SALE GRAIN for sale, 3 -Way mix, barley, oats :and wheat. Phone 526-7732. -30tfnc • GRAIN for sale, .3 -.way mix, barley.,oats and ' wheat. Phone .526-7732.=30tfne " B-' CUSTOM WORK' B- CUSTOM WORK' STEVE'S custom swathing. Steve Buchanan, RR, Goderich, phone •524-.6.353. —30-33.... C -. WANTED LAND to rent for. 1977 Crop production. Short or long, ' term rent -acceptable. Phone CUSTOM Swathing: Phone 529-7890 or 529 T71 after, • 6. • :' '524-8845 or 524-2490. •--32nc. - p.m. -33,34 ' 1876.. 1976 -1 cKI.LLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCECOMPANY HEAD OFFIdIE: 10 MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT Mrs. Margaret S!.,arpd Sec. Treas., Ph., 527-0400. • FULL COVERAGE. Farm and Ur an Properties • - Fire, .Windstorm; Liabltity, Theft, Various Floater Coverages Homeowner's, Tenant's. ti ackage,Cbmposite Dwelling • Directors and Adjusters Robt.Archibald,R.R.4,Seaforth Ken Carnochan, R.R,4; Seaforth Lavern Godhtn, R.R.81, Walton Ross Leonliardt,1.11.1, Bornholm John McRwing; R.R.1, Blyth Stanley McElwain, R.R.2, Goderich Donald MclCereher, R.R.1, nulelia • ' - Wm. Pepper,'Brucefield J.N.Trewartha,Boz 661, Clinton AGENTS James Keys, R.R:1, Seaforth Win. Leiper, R.R.1, Londesboro Steve J. Murray, R.R:S, Seaforth 527.1817 527-1545 X527-1877 345.2234 523.9390 524.7051 527.1837:• 482-"9534 482.7593 527.0467 523.451 345-2172 CALLA N AGENT OR THE OFFICE 7 a - F FOR RENT 130 -ACRES for wheat at Lot 8 Con. 1 Goderich Twp. Send. proposals to Drawer 17, w. ',`Signal .. ,Saar; . _ Boxy 22Q, Goderich. —33,34. Beef Dui: upcolnin keeps farmers: aware Farm tours, displays, guest ' in Feeding". One .of the speakers and a beef barbecue - speakers. will be giving his'' • are features of this year'.s . talk from :.the Uniyersity of Southwe tern Ontario Beef.. Minnesota via telelecture. ' •Cattle D' y. • At the same time, another ' The program is being held workshop tall be held dealing at Ridgetown College of with cow -calf operations. Agricultural ,Technology .on . Farmers, ,Ridgetown staff 'Thursday, August 26 and two,featurespeaJ ors will' • beginning at 1':00' p.rny says lead discussions and a Ontario '." Ministry' of question ,period• on•"Cow Agriculture and Food beef a•ndwr`Cow Calf specialist, J. G. Forsyth. Management'.'Health'''.• ` . • ' However,. optional tours of 1. . A barbecue will be held for two slatted floor beef barns all participants at 5:30 p.m. • are offered in the morning, . Afterwards, Mr. Frank . Jacobs, a'. writer- for "Cat _•; iFeatur�kertlie---tlemalY ._ magarzlrxe—vvrtl-' be "'- afternoon is corn -cow -feeder giving a few insights .into the : "Shape of Things to Come". There is a $5.00 registration fee for' the Bay, which 'in- cludes the beef • barbecue. Anyone wishing for further, information on the day's events may contact their local Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. :` - ONLlr YOU CAN •` GIVE THE GIFT ' �• -OF LIFE! ' YOUR HEAD QUARTERS FOR • ..ROGERS, MAJESTIC TV *EXPERT TV SERVICE • ANTENNA & TOWER INSTALLATION- 1 "i 162 MARY ST.. CIODERICH .52 4 -9089 • . operators„- David Garst • of Coon :Rapids, Iowa. He will be speaking on "Beef Cattle - and Cows in Corn Country". Later in; the afternoon, a feedlot workshop is scheduled,'with.° lectures on `: "Health and Receiving ProgFarns" a'rd "What's New BR U C:E MACD O'NAL D ELECTRIC Doinestic-Cammerciar-Industrial 133 Britannia Rd. Phone Evenings .: 5 24 --8 1 4-6 CUSTOM. FARM WORK • 'Shannon and Hunter Ltd. RR 3, Goderich HIGH •CAPACITY EQUIPMENT • . ' AVAILABLE FOR * Plowing andChisel : Plowing 1 •* Cultivating.* * Planting. CALL'BOB — 5 291768 1 TIM - 5-29 7.561 9.6 p.m.. vkitrao • tv � ,:,t�.. •217 MILES FROM NO. 8 HIGHWAY -ON DRIVE IN ROAD SOUTH ,OF GOD'ERICH 5 24-7712 WATER DRILLING NEW HOMES. and FARMS .Free Estimates • • ..Y.eu-and=your- a- tri•Iy'deserve•the bastof water" so don'.t•hesitate-to ca II ' ' OM. LANG PHONE 5 24-6.4 T O • I'"M:IL NOR.TH'i�N HIGHWAY:2I, GODERICH Use `ho# water wisely- a Sane energy...Save rn�oney Apart from home heating,.a.family usually consumes - .the mostenergy in producirig hot water. Here are just a fewsmall. things you can do, thatkcan -add up, to a considerable energy sating: Turn' off hotwater taps so #?fey don't drip, fill clothes washers to • match the size of the Toad; wait until you have a full load •before -using a dishwasher and remember showers usually require less hot water than baths. Try not"to use • t more hot water than you need.: The Cascade electric water,heater will give;yb'.0 a dependable supply of hot,,water, but it's up to you • to u,se it wisely your hydro ,.