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PAGE 8A--GOQERICH SIGNAL- SSTAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 43, 1976
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..•V- ... '.:Letters are appreoated by Sob Trottel, 61daie Rd Elmra. •.nt
Considerable criticism has been levelled at facriiers ins are cone rzie TiNto-bridv-- utlnotrod5 is being- asked-to�'---
Ontario because they are interested in*an income.stabiliza- ace It frozen wages. Even. the Anti -Inflation Board guide-
:. A:ion, program. ",- lines: allow around 10 pet cent and some settler nts have
Interested:- may be too strong a word for some.farmers. A . been mutt) higher than that.
fiercely independent section of the farming 'community is Why^are farmers the only sector of the economy being
against not only stabilisation plans but any form of collective asked to take a cut in pay? FEwen the cont oversial Ontario
marketing as well. plan is based on a 95 per cent return in labsand investment.
I am aware of the costs involved. The income stabilization •eCan you see labor unions or big business a cepting a 95 per
program in British Columbia has cost a lot of money® It Was cent return? Not bloody likely.
, said after the B•.C. plan was implemented tha•tsuch`a pro- In B.0 , the farm, income 'assurance plan is already'in
dram in Oritariocould break the province. place for dairy, swine, field tomatoes, tree fruits, green-
Fa- rnie7sto ".Z `tear nowThaU"t�e pr sent government= tfoousle vegeth•b•1es•;•-beef; b•ieilcr hc>"teh-iggr.-eggs a.g.le...eggs,
the pian was implemented -by the New Democratic party —, blueberries and sheep. • • •
is backing off in introducing' the plan to any other sectors of The federation of agriculture' in that province still hopes
the agricultural community. The Social credit government' to get regulations for peas, carrots,,. beans. raspberries,
is making haste slowly, say some farmers. strawberries, tturkevs'and broiler chickens.
So far, the plans have cost the government -more than $47If costs for the present' plans have hit $47 trillion in two
million in two years. That's it, lot 'of money in any man's fan- years and the rest of these plans are implemented, think of
gunge. , : how much more it will cost in future years.
, It cost $20 million in 1974 and $27 rhillion.in 1975. The Soc- Which is just what Oratorio is trying to avoid. I can think of
—reds -have -al -feted -another -$27 mi -1 -lion. -for 1976. __ . no better wav to alienate the co_nsumer-s in this province than
• Carl Ontario afford,such a• plan?• - • by.implementing plans that will` take money' from an already
There are more farmers in this province and Much 'more dwindling treasury.
produced, than in British Columbia. It could cost Ontario tax- But don't
pavers double .the arnount. Don't misunderstand me: the economy ask s fore, paid a solution.' on other -sector of the
deserves to be a reasonable return than, the
farmers of B.C. pay into the plan much the same as every- farmers of this province. They are the most important, art
body else pays insurance premiums but the 9lrfniums,:.could . of the economy; bar none. in my humble opinion: Agriculture
not possibly take care of losses i.n a bad year. Some type, of still accounts for more than -43 per cent of the gross national
subsidization is absolutely necessary if an income stabi•liza_ product. If,anybody deserves a break it is the farmer,
tion plan is to be -implemented: ' But you can't get•blood from a stone and 1: think all sectors
Farmers are justifiably upset in B.C. because the govern of the economy should take long, hard looks at any income
rnent is suggesting that the. rates of ;income being paid to� stabilization plan or farm income assuranceplans.
farmers bp frozen for a year retroactive to Jan, 1, 1976. With Which is what the opposition ,NDP and the Liberal party.'
costs of production skyrocketing, it is no wonder farmers forced the legislature to do.
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Perth_ Huron�Jers�y Breed�e�s
sh-owcafes at S*aforth fair
The 'Perth Huron Jersey Boysvill Marksman Grace ,pion' Female, Egmond Vic -
Breeders' held their annualp,:shown by Sheila,Van. Dorp of . toes Jewel, was 'shown by J.
Parish Show: at. the Seaforth RR 2 Seaforth..:' •,, T. Van .Egmbnd of RR 1
Falb, Fair last week. The Winners' in the bull :calf ..Clinton.
ariiiynals were judge.d by Dean class were Alec Ostrom, RR 3 Alec Ostrom of RR 3
. Sayles of Paris, Ontario, Clinton' .showing Don Head . 'Clinton showed the Reserve
In the 'Junior Special, for 4 Cinderella Surville. Pal;ui Senior and Grand Champion
Hage'or•younger (all animals ' Robinson, RR. 1. St.. Marys- Female,, Elmline Spankie's
were shown by those 21 years
or younger), ' 18 calves
competed for ' the • George
T agg Menior.ial Trophy
which-` was, _ won - by Dale
Pinkney of RR 3 Listowel. He
showed a senior calf, Sunrise
-: BDM Highlight. The trophy
placed second showing Robin.
Acres. Surville Luke,
Premier Breeder. and
Exhibitor Banners were won
by Alec Ostrom. as well.
"'These banners were
presented by the Judge, Dean
Sayles.' •
Eleven exhibitors showed a
total of' 60 animals in' the
competition.
The Junior Champion
Female class . was won by Ont. w e a t gro.Wers
Paul .Robinson, RR 1 St. •
Marys showing Robin ,Acres •
SOB Eva. Jack and Fred to
Armstrong;. RR - 2 Auburn �'l 2.2 million bus
was presented by Gordon showing Huronia Moda 9F
Young •af Monkton, President Avon the ..,Reserve. Junior
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of the club, • Champion Female Sales of Ontario wheat by quality, board sales of feed.
Runner . up calf , .was Senior and Grand Cha producers during the month
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of August totalled' 12,2 rrtill•ion
�►����`� bushels.
Look ..neighbour In its monthly position
:�report,, the Ontario : Wheat
. Producers'' Marketing Board
said' while' the volume for
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August is. abouts 600,00p
,. bushels, less than that sold by
producers - during .the' same
-mon.th:.on.e_year'ago, the -total.
!or the first two months 21
- new • 'crop year, July and
' August,'incre'ased two million_
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SO.YOIJ CAN . FARM.
Rugged -Butler VII..
silage distributor-unloader
with power ring drive
cuts level,, feeds fast
to save you time and worl'c.-
AND SO •DO WE
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bushels.
According to board of- -
ficials, the two month,tbtal is
19.8 million ,bushels, the
•-• ••highest. volume...-..on_u board_
record fo'r the July -August
• period.
Producer •sales wit
decrease . in ,succeeding
months since the largest.
portion of the 1976 crop of
Ontario wheat estimated. at
between 22 and 25 . million
bushels has already been sold
- by producers..
The marketing beard's 1976
sales',- positions: remained
relatively unchanged from a
month ago with about 6
mil'l'ionbushels sold to date
for export under future
delivery contracts.
Sales to date for .domestic.
human consumption total 2.2
million bushels.
Due 'to inclement weather
conditions in . some 'central
aril eastern sections of ,the
province, which resulted in,
sprouted wheat of only` feed
tlrr MtLES.FROM NO, 8 HIGHWAY ON
bRIVE-IN ROAD SOUTH OF'GODERtCH-•
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grade wheat totalled 7,500 at
the end of August, slightly.
;higher than the volume sold
for feed at the'sa'rrce date one •
year ago. '.
Early estimates • by the
board place,., the volume of
feed grade because of
sprouting `'at approximately
one million bushels:
Last ... year, about° 175,000
bushels of feed grade wheat
was sold by the board.
Seed sales reported to the
end of August were . not.
significant„, but are now
accumulating as Seeding time
,,nears beginning about the end
of September.
" L"a-st-year, boa d meed sales--
totalled
ales—
totalled about 465,000 bushels,
somewhat higher than•, the
previous. year:
The initial price to.
producet„s' for the , month of
September is $2.01 per bushel,'
less one dent per bushel board
licence fee.
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'Perform a
death -defying
act.
Give Heart Fund.
;Give Heart Fund
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 &r Parlour Equipment
W E STE E L-ROSCO-Granaries
-WA L.- Hog Panelling •
Bulk tank & Pipeline cleaning
Detergents, Teat Dip, etc.
Bovadine
Dyne
'Loan. •- r
Uddersan
Poarncheck
Kleeneasy
LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS
RR 1, Kincardine, Ontario
Phone' 39S4286_ _
Ken Duncan .and Eli Mast turned back the hands of trine
Saturday when they began to plow•land with this horse
drawn'•valking plow.'The two were making the piece of:
equipment ready fo'r the contestants in the businessmen's
class at the• Huron.• County Plowing 'Match held at Mr.
SMILE.
There are two periods when
fishirig is good. Before you get.
there, and after you leave:
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Vacation: Three weeks on the
,sands — arid -the • rest of the
year on the rocks. '
Truth has only- to change
hands a few times to become
-fiction.
Getting to a cocktail party
late is like trying to get on a
merry-go-round'• after it's
started.
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Money may talk,but it seems
to be very hard of hearing
•when you call it.
Sign in a travel bureau: "Go
away." •
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( SHEET, METAL WORK,}
1 ALL KINDS WE. DO - /
AT PRICES
f THAT ARE
FAIR TO
YOU
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MBING
it NEA !NG
- SS KINGSTON ST
Slat. all.W.10114W/intallp
Duncan'.s-Usborne township .Earn],. Mr. Mia-S—br'oiaghT pile""—
team of horses to 'the match from his Si: Marys farm and
offered to drive' the other teams broughtto the match by
Lorne and Howard Ross of Kirk ton. (staff -photo)
MacGILL•1VRAY &w CO. .
. Chartered Accountants '
and
A'. M.. HARPER
CharteredAccountant - ,
ANNOUNCE THE'' MERGER OF .THEIR PRACTICES
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER„ 7th, •1976,
THE PRACTICE HENCEFORTH.. WiLL BE KNOWN AS. •
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Chartered Accountants
40 THE SQUARE, GODERICH, ONT.-
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NT.. (519) 524-2922. .
RONALD -E, TAKALO,• C.A..'
RESIDENT /y1ANAGER
LISTOWEL OFFICE =380 WALLACE AVE. N.
( 519) 291-1251. LISTOWEL, ONT.
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By insulating his attic,\
Thomas Fleming of London, saved
226 gallons ofoil. About 3o%.
Adding insulation is one of the
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Keeping the heat in helps to conserve Canada's - —t- ` ""` "'
dwindling energy reserves. And cuts your fuel bills_ I -
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