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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-16, Page 31i • Bruce County is the largest beef.. producing county in Ontar o, so it is Only natural that the beef industry should be well represented at this Plowing Match. Visitors to the site will find the Bruce °County Beef • Producers .building to be a bustling • place filled with attractive. displays and lots of hel•ful information. Themetal: ;frame .bui'1 in . easily' distinguished by a. large red and white banner, on the peak of the roof:. And out front is Big Bruce the 20 feet 'long ll feet high-'eplica of a beef steer. It's International Plowing Match time again, this time on the farm of Earl Johnston two and one half miles. west of Walkerton between: Sept. 28 and Qct. 2.' All systems rare go for what appears to be'the biggest competition ever staged. Some of the men behind the event are the executive ofwthe Ontario Plowmen's Association. Front row,,lefito right,' J. Slattery, past president, 4Stephen, president; E.A. Staff, secretary manager, 'M. Steadman, first: vice president land A.' Mitchell, second vice president Back row, A.J.. Peppin„assistant secre!arymanager, J. Armstrong, L. Kirby, B. Parker, P..'reeit1ees, Telfer and R. Morrison. Junior Farmers7attend conference on :leadership: Four young people, . member -- represented Huron . County provide Junior Farmers at• :the program Provincial. Junior : Farmer whether Leadership Training Camp at evening Bark Lake in Haliburton vespers, County from September 5-12. skill or irlev activitie rrey "Doo hert�y RR 6 Goderich, F Dougherty, Pers In addition, Rick :Archambault, RR : 1 .development' : was ' stressed Auburn; Lisa Gunby, through discussion and group Dungannon; and. Susan Irvin, experiences: Sessions on RR 7 Lucknow'. . Communication, , program i eanand ac was expecte o leadership to the • iii• various .ways, it .was planning :the social event or sharing a camping working on, other s :.. . o.nal leadership: During the week,. . h pl nng; leisure activity .can be brightculture � tore cNewman_ says ari � g .. there to h pam phlet enclosed ."A • - - For souvenir hunters Big Bruce miniatures along with T-shirts, mugs : and charms are available. Inside the building there will be. a display of some of Bruce- county's finesst beef animals :. -, cow.. and- calf, stockers and fed cattle. "Sir. Loin” a monocled caricature: will then lead visitors down• the Beef Trail, showing them how beef is produced, graded,- inspected, raded,inspected, cut and .even cooked. An information booth wi1Tfeature a'Wide'variety of booklets and recipes, sucli'as lnformatin entre in'. Torontoi11 assist and provide•heltaful information. ThiS program, scheduled from 11:00 - 12:00 each day, is a must3.for All ladies attending GODERICli SIGNAL -STAR, tu4• ttt.itch. Sample. recipes include; .Italian Herb .Pie, Cabbage Rolls and S,tayabed Stew. Pick up your copy of the recipes in the Ladies Tent. Area 4-H .q els tern Fair as guests ,Friday, September 10, 123 `•includea variety -'of topics -`a 4-H .Homemaking • Club -girls ' film and discussion on from. the c suntjes in South- .nutrition, a fashion show, and western Ontario participated , a craft . session '-featuring in the Junior Day at .the Macrame plant hangers. Western Fair in London. ' • The highlight of the evening The girls who attended was joint banquet'with the fro= this- area of •' Huron Agricultural club members at 'County were:. Gayle -Horton, the Top -of- t•he-Fair RR 5 Clinton; Mary Jean Clubhouse. Betties, RR 2 . Bayfield;Glub members also had the 'Joanne VanOsch, RR • 3• GoderiChi Betty Errington, Opportunity to • view the • RR 2 Auburn; and Sylvia evening grandstand •.show, Forbes, RR 2 Clinton. says Jane S. •Pengilley, Home — E-conormisrf Hui in_c tx; , A nTniiram lva�.nl�rinrt7 to - Tender Look at Steaky JimNivins top �_ will : be �i � o r information on the beef in- . dustry in Bruce County and a ° ,. map olocating all the local fromHuronin contest... Auction �Sales within ••'the. _ county, other topics mp local'. Junior Farmer Clubs /were a key part of -the camp. On . their return home, delegates are e,;ypected to use their.new skills and abilities in community and .Junior` Farmer programs. The Junior Farmer Leadership Training Camp is. conducted by the Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food: . h Senior --4=H dairy calf club members from across midwestern and central Ontario: competed in this year's 4-1-1 Dairy Silver Dollar Competition held at Orangeville and sponsored by. United Breeders Inc. The champion, winner of 75 -silver dollars an as.ilver .tray, was feature. Beef Producers and .19 -year-old' Scott Stewart of their wives demonstrating 'RR '4, Bolton. their families favourite beef' The' winning score was 801 recipes. The Home of a possible • 1000 points. Economists from the -Beef Points; • were awarded for And if that s not enoug , there . will be a daily beef draw. To tempt your. appetite. a 10 pound roast of beefwill be barbecued each day and when,the roast is cooked sample's will be distributed to lucky visitors. . -For the ladies visiting. the - .'76 Plowing Match, Beef cooking demonstrations will l 't becomes Before turningthe first• which would set quotas," Mr. ; yet covered nationally, .ex buying up quota as i producers in • other cept for those' already available and re selling it to furrow for the International Newman.saided States 'has protected by' marketing those with -the greatest need. ,. mat ora meso ting blof ;P;lowing Match near "The Unit boards wh'ichhave quota and Some unused quota is in the,, :Walkerton., Minister of . such a law, and Our producers rice setting authority. hands of..producers who .1:,',1. Agriculture Ministers . in Agriculture and Food'for deserve the same kind of p•,e gSo Winnipeg next week day or Ontario William. G. Newman •protection. I have sent You will recall that the g," their production • records will be set aside for was refused second reading,, far', . are • unlikely to use rt in: discussion: of dairy problem. s told• -a -gathering of press and Ottawa two telegrams urging „ exhibitors that he felt the the introduction of such a law he .pointed out, so that it the current dairy year,' he• futurewasvery bright for the .. as soon as possible," he said, could proceed to the coin said, "The board ,•plans `to and possible solutions. • future of abricult in ' "arid I have also raised the mittee, stage where farmers, encourage them to sell or lend Ontario. issue in discussions with Mr.. and their' organizations could that unused quota to other He observed that Whelan, but there has been no say :what they thought of it. producers who really need. e 1 action Instead, the government was it." . et ' , _agrieul.tti,re .has _dmt�b�ed._<ts �,d .Ia, , _ . ,_._. ,.., _ <.• „: .production in the span of 15 " will continue .preglifi mstrueted"`t ovide,a°pia'>41ic.�..", }1 uata,.a�r iia tai otigXi.. forum for full discussion with a so-called :sleeve in the years which, he. said, was.for a meat import -law," the . minister promised, "because.the farnn community before national dairy policy is being more than other industry has Ontara--- pxaducers._.- name re -introducing a ' plan that distributed on the basis of done: would ' be ---open to - all need he explained. Ontario- ` Ontario is blessedwith suffered such serious .losses producers on a voluntary and still.intends to comply. with sonic • of the finest that I'm afraid .they'll cut Pontributorybas.is.'.' the federal quota allocations. agricultural land anywhere back production to .the point The minister said hahad However, in'the event of a and .some of the. finest far :where they jeopardize future " held 'meetings with the'�small amount of over -quota ' mers anywhere," he said: "I Canadian beef supplies." 'the Ontario also had think all of us know from past As another measure to.. marketing boards for various' production at the end of the experience . that when the strengthen the agricultural farm pfoduc'ts"-anZhado •-dairy• year; rice is right the Ontario economy Mr. Newman ' had discussions with the three government will pay ,$7.25 of p g major farm organizations. :the $8.60: levy per'pun- porn f f ublic meetings re' were t e have a so farmer can. 'produce all thete4, o his introduction o The dates or.•p d d h . "W als we can ever use. in Bill 96 during the' last session > to solicit .the views eoft .in-' arrangededweia two .year ex our province." of the legislature to provide a dividual farmers before the tension of the :repayment Mr.. Newman admitted farm income : stabilization next session of the legislature- period for all loans under e h th rice was plan for Ontario. h ' ' industrial ' milk not right: • The Ontario • plan was Speaking of the depressed designed to operate basically . the next 10.days, he saidMr. . production incentive Newman also program," he said. market' - for beef calf at the.same level of support discussed the dairy industry. producers he recalled that as the'Federal'program so '`Many Ontario dairymen Ontario ' had introduced•, a that it wouldn't disturb the. have been severely affected price support program for existing market system or by ea switch in the" national beef last year.'"I'm happy to obstruct a meaningful ex -'dairy policy last April," he say," he added p "it has. been , ansion of the ntional well received." • - Some 12,000 farmers would be announcedwithin . Ontario s observe program, according to' Mr.d. . The --Federal government Newman.. • had been calling .for in - enrolled more than 312,000 "It would set support prices ased milk production for cows in the plan last year and equal to 90 percent. of the "crecrew years, and j the received net payments of.$72 •• ••rn;arket; price for .various ; q• . per cow, or a total of $22.5 _ commodities," he explained, . Provinces had responded with ' million, he said: This year the "averaged over the previous incentives for producers; he program has been even. more five years and adjusted for recalled, Dairy surpluses - popular. Applications are still increases in production resulted, and Ottawa ordered sharp 'cutbacks lin production. being processed, the minister 'costs. ' Ontario's Ware of national explained, but it appears that" In special circum, Lances, milk production was reduced about 15,000 producers have• the support price , could be 15 percent and a levy of $8.60 more ore'than 36,000 increased temporarily for ,a Pe, hundredweight was -cows. The; support price will specific commodity. imposed on. farmers who. remain 'at 50 cents .a .pound, "While; we continued to exceeded their quotas.' . the same as last year. re pss for ' improvements _ in ,.,The Ontario Milk Mr. Newman said the Cow- the Federal plan, Bill 96 Marketing Board has taken calf program was introduced woul'd': cover all Ontario over quota 'allocations,. to help offset disastrously low' producers of commodi.,, 4 market. prices in the beef industry, w is a In spite of these measures, Mr. Newman said he was still concerned . that . some' producers may' not have enough' quota to carry them through the balance of;the dairy year. h ti ccounts for about 20 percent of Ontario's 1 WATER. WELL • Agricultural cash receipts.. "The industry was recovering- nicely until unrestrtfted imports of off shore beef started driving our cattle price'down. and created extreme financial prpblems for• many Ontario. producers."; �- The Canadian -Cattlemen's Associationhas estimated • that beef imports increased 52: percent in the first half cif this year 'compared•, to the -same period in 1975.. • The Federal Department of Agriculture • placeS Crease at, otlly 25 percent. "Even the to 'er figure is Clear evidence' of the urgent need' for 'a mot import: law DRILLIN "76 YEARS EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • + FREE EST• IMATES - e GUARANTEED WELLS. i FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT 4 ROTARY & PERCUSSION DRILLS "OUR FXPEFUENCE ASSURES LOWER COST WATER WELLS" G answering a senior•level quiz, for an essay; for his 4-H calf and for •showmanship•. Mr. Stewart did: nothave the top score in any division but scored high in every division; winning the top pnize through all-round ability. Reserve Champion and •only' eleven ,points below the overall winner. was Gary Oxby of Moorefield,: who received 50 silver dollars ori