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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-21, Page 34PAGE 12A--•GODERICFI SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1976 h 1S tars from around world est Central il�isteirshowtops High quality breeding 'was evident among the 158 Holsteins shown b,x_..75 j exhibitors en Friday, October 8, 1976 at the West Central Ontario, Championship Holstein Show in Erin. where ' the top animals from the area covered by the ten counties east of Oxford and west of York competed for district honors. Visitors. from Australia, Italy and the United States were among the large ''interested ringside. Douglas Gregson,.Hillsburgh' Beef; veal imports into Canada under individual permit control • Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan announced that the federal government has moved -to place beef and veal imports into Canada -under individual ..permit canWol, effe• a-1 s -t Silndax midnight,,October 1"ir; 155.7-6. '.'- This action was taken' in the. light • of disruptions in the Canadian market which might follow .from. •a U.S. decision to limit beef and veal imports into that country. Mr. Whelan said the effects. on the Canadian.beef market of the° U.S. global import quota announced Oct. 9 by President Gerald Ford are: still. unclear. ' "However, , there is no question that prices paid to Canadian, cattle producers are influenced by theNorth 'American 'livestock economy," Mr. Whelan said. • "Therefore, the federal government 'is • acting to protect` our beef . markets from any disruption due to the U.S. action: ' "We are already consulting with the United States to find out -exactly how their quota will affect Canadian beef exports. into the U:S. "Also, we are consulting with two of . our important trading:•partners - Australia end :„dew_zealand " w eons ••cprning "j°rtrpl';'cations.,`'of,'-thea' U.S. decision and ourown action to protect beef markets in Canada. • "My colleague, the Minister of Industry, Trade :and Commerce, Jean Chretien, has instructed that the general import permit for beef and veal into Canada be changed at midnight next Sunday,"'Mr. Whelan said. "After aridnight on October 17, imports of beef and veal into Canada will be allowed under individual permits only." ' The decision' to place beef and veal • imports under in- dividual permit control puts Canada ' in 'a position to respond quickly to any effects of,, the U.S. decision, which may threaten to disrupt Canadian markets, Mr. Whelan said, won the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners. Oak .Knoll Gina, the second. prize three-year-old was one the the animals which helped Gregson win these two awards. Judge ' David Houck, Gormley selected from the female championship lineup, the first prize •-aged cow shown by Rowntree Farms Ltd., Brampton. Winchester Marquis Topsy who was Reserve Gxand,=Champion at. Madison, Wisconsin a week earlier, is a strong, powerful cow with a very -desirable, firmly .attached udder with which she won the trophy for best uddered Hols,/ein. The very stylish first place four- year-old, Lantland Hagen Lisa shown by R.F. Brown, -- -Paris received Reserve Grand Champion honors. ,Lisa, also contender for best udder,r�-typed.aiin very well in • the -Grand `Ckiaamrsion female.. She is tali, stylish with an exceptionally good . udder. R.F. Brown also received the Paul Ekstein Trophy for Junior Chanipion, Browndale Fury Lib, a tall stylish, Ideal Fury Reflector daughter who was the .first prize Senior Yearling heifer. The first prize junior yearling; A. Mors Nugget Polly was shown by W.S. Proud, Oakville, Ontario. This dairy, deep, stylish daughter of Bond Haven Nugget was -named by Judge .Houck as Reserve Junior Champion. R.F. Brown and T. Cowan, Ohio are the joint owners of the first prize senior calf, A International Nugget. Mona. This Bond ' Haven Nugget daughter was the winner of the calf class a'week earlier in•Madison,' The .first prize yearling bull, International Design was shown by R.J. Stewart, Bolton. Design, sired by Burtshill Lad.ysrnanwas named Grand. Champion Bull. He was named champion over the well balanced, smooth first prize" bull calf exhibited by Bertram Stewart, Hornby; Harry Moore, Terra Cotta and Agro Bros. Ltd., Waterdown : who received the Reserve award for Agro Acres Announcer, the, winner of the .,bud calf class sired by Puget Sound Higlimark. The first prize junior bull calf described by the judge as .. having tremendous height. ., and stretch with a strong loin and" top was- Mardix Supreme Stylemaster. ' ' This Apache Citation Stylemaster son was shown by George E. Dixon, Georgetown. M,D.. Wingrove, Camp - is the proud owner of the first prize two-year-old. A1'langrove Unique Mary sired by Agro Acres Unique was the Grand Champion female at, the • Wentworth Black and White show, September 25, 1976. Judge Houck commented onthe size and power of Mary 'and her nearly perfect udder. . The first prize three-year-old exhibited by the Danice Syndicate, . Glanworth. was Hazelwood Marquis Danice, a daughter . of Agro Acres Marquis Ned, and All- Cariadian two-year-old nominee in 1975.,The tall; powerful, good ' uddered female, Beckhaven : Starlite Governess shown by Donald F. Becker, Ayr was the winner in the Dry Cow class. Douglas Gregson . won the Claude Picket Trophy for the ne loot in the iarrow' •>m.c This corner has been severely chastized for last week's column suggesting 'that Anthony .Abbot. the new -minister of consumer and corporate affairs. is myopic in his outlook on farm marketing boards. • ' "You atsupposed to 'be an experiencedreporter." a ' :letter from OttWa.stated. "You did not quote some other portions of Mr. Abbot's speech which gave some reasons • why he wants to take a closer look at the operation of'Nsome marketing boards. . ',.Mr. Abbot said he was puzzled as to why. consumers in B?'.itish Columbia can drive long distances to the • United - States. buy groceries and drive home again with substan- tial sak ings." • 'b ' Yes. M'r: Abbot did say that. But I cannot see the reason for him being .puzzled. • A great many things are cheaper in the United States than. they are in Canada. simply -be- cause there are more people in the. United States than in' Canada. • • The goods Can be produced cheaper in the U.S. because the market potential' -exceeds 200. million. In Canada. we are dealing with a •population of less than 25 million. Even • a rudimentary knowledge of economics suggests that -the more goods -that are produced. the cheaper the unit cost. ." And that's why so -many things are cheaper across the 49th parallel. • Why point the finger only at food? • Ana why, the letter asks..did I not add what Mr. Abbot said -about being fair, to farmers?, • Okay. Frilsorrv. I apologize. • • Mr'. Abbot said: ••It is fundamental that we must be fair to agricultural producers who rightly expect a decent level of income•f.rom their production. But to say that tlie.con_ sumer equally has a right to reasonable prices•nutritious food should nol be controversial.' • Right -on, Tony. Just remember, though,that when. farm produee leaves the farrn. gate it is nutritious as nature •meant it .to be. It isn't the farmer who processes it and extracts all the goodness so that "enrichment" has to be added before the consumer gets it And•don't lay all the blame on the processor. either. It iS .the consumer who demands quick -and -easy. processed • Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter,'Eldale Rd . EImga, Ont N35 2C7 foods. What .;the consumer demands. the consumer gets. it seems. • Which is all the; more reason farmers: are sitting behind the eight ball. The consumer gets what he or she wants but -the farmer is ;the thirteenth piglet at feeding time be- cause less than six'people in 100 are actively engaged in farming these.days. ' To be brutally frank. farmers no longer have a political clout. Consumers do.,mind you. Everybody is'a consumer • and consurn:ers have a lot of votes. .To suggest, as Mr. Abbot has. that•as a general rule the aim., of his department is to allow the market .to govern 'itself, by the impersonal forces•of competition"'seems to be in direct opposition to his boss, Mr. Trudeau. • Was it not. Mr. Trudeau who said just a,little less than a year ago on television that the free market system in Canada has failed?' Didn't he say something like that? Impersonal forces 'of competition:indeed! It all farmers are forced to return to the so-called freg marketplace,, then you will see multi -national conglomer-, ates stepping -up their efforts to control the production'of• food in this'countrv, You will see 'them. overtly .forcing their way i.nto hig farming operations .clean across Canada . and°putting the small -farmer right out of business. • And if Mr. Abbot and' his department think that .there is a ripoff in the market place ,now, wait until, big business takes over. If marketing boards manipulate the market place L - which has been, suggested by many •people who should know better_— then watch the degree of manipulati)n when hig business wants to make money and.has effectively squeez- ed out all competition. ' I'ni not. as has-been said in a Few letters. thegreaf•cham- pion of marketing boards. I'd like to know •a better way to get farmers a better deal. But until:now. I haven't heard a word that convinces me that marketing boards for.arn products are evil. Until a better idea comes along. I stick with supporting' farrners-in^their- efforts to bring order' otit of ehaoS by ttie. formation of marketing boards .and even supply manage- ment if..thats what it takes to get a reasonable return for .the. farmer. WATER DRILLING NEW ;HOMES and FARMS Free Estimates You and your family deserve the best of water so don't hesitate to call PHONE 5 24-6410.. 1 MU. 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