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• New. Near's tAs..the time to look • to the future -mid -make'
EllSolutions and *Jibes. •
Berowitharit tny'WiShes for 1977. -
I wish the Consumers A.ssociation of Canada would
cease taking potshots at farm orgOnizations. Not long ago,
my friend Ruth Jackson, immediate past -president of the
Ontario Division of the CAC,. was guest columnist for
one in the Xitchener-Waterloo Record. Her "gifts" for
the Yuletide season inchlded three against farm organiza-
tions.andtiveagaiript alt the rest of the world. ,
I 'wish June Menzies, vice -Chairman of the anti-inflation
board, would spend less time trying to onarlate Beryl
Plurriptreby also taking potshots atfarm organizations
and marketing boards. More than -a year „ago, the Ontario
government agreed. that 'mite -setting marketing boards
would adhere to the spirit of the MB guidelines. A month
ago, Mrs: Menzies met with senior marketing board of-
ficials and .leaders in the Ontario Ministry. of Agriculture
and nod:
She spelled out rigid terms to those people. In fact, she
asked fluid milk and chicken boards to Check their costs.
Mrs. Menzies did not ask those .two boards to scrap their
present price -setting policies. She couldn't. It turned out
that both boards were setting prices below the AIB
guidelines.
For hog producers, I wish for a return to prices of a
Year ago of $77 a hundredweight, not the lows of $52 now.
For milk producers, an increase in quota, especially for
those who spent thoqsands in recent years expecting that
increase, not the decrease thrown at them by the federal
government lastspring.
For corn growers, much -enlarged storage facilities in
Ontario so they can send their crops to market when
prices are better.
I wish the provincial government would pay more at-
tention to a recent private members' bill which would
4eSittnat*441000Intrat4a Cm'
itOnntY&'W.n7 which would tiVent ton!!
beirigt0hbled.un at an unprecedented tntel*
for. GordorrHill; the' energetia past4President...
tario Federation of AlltletilnAre,,an easier:101i„M`:
tirement." Those who know will agree he WOn't stay
inactive long..„Ilirefforts turned the OFA.frain. ,
lustre organization 10 ,years ago to ai driving fOreesfr
farmers today. PSI
And for Peter Hannam, the new presidenttthe
best Wishes' for the next two- years in keelgeg the OFA In
front. . He's y9ung3 well-educated, articulate., and-, pro-
gressive, just thetype of new blood needed,. , '
For Bill Newman, Ontario's Minister of Ariculture and
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Food, success in his farm Mame stabilization bill: Unt
fortunately, he was forced into making some major chang-
es m that bill which thelleve were not necestaiy. The op-
pesition parties forced -the changes and I'm, predicting
now that the Liberal party, in this province .will have
trouble living Wlibthe changes.
But that's their problem.
To all the editors who are smart enough to buy -this ,
column for their newspapers, may you have another
prosperouS year.
But most of all, best wishes to those wonderful readers
of this deathless prose. One editor this year cancelled
the column --for lack of interest, he said — and got half •
a dozen calls and letters to get it back in the paper.
And an extra special wish for those readers who took the
time and trouble to put pen to paper and write a letter
either in support of, or disagreeing with, some of .the
opinions expressed here.
I cannot acknowledge all of them and I want the writers
to know they are appreciated.
Have a happy, happy New Year, my friends.
May your best day of 1976 be your worst day of 1977.
.CFF feors more goiett.
• The Christian Fanners
Federation Of Ontario has
flatly rejected proposed
provincial subsidies and has
appealed to the Resources
Committee of the Provincial
.Legislature to drop Bill 131,
an - Act .respecting Farm
-Income Stabilization. ---
In a Itatement.thateharply
contrasted • the position'
presented by Peter Hannam,*
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture's new President,
the Christian Farmers
Federation warned that the
income program would
guarantee the incomeof most
Christian farmers and that it
would be a significant in-
centive to many farmers in
theprovince,
CFFsPokesman, Elbert governinent-planned.',„„
van Dorikersgaed, warned the ,—production-l!Our_diffjcultieS
20 -member Committee of the with industrial milk are_ an
Legislattee that . such in- example of the problems we
'centives tied to government wish to avoid.” ---
funds would lead to more nd The Christian Fianrier-A.
attmore gOyernment-pl - ed" Federation , en dories
production. • ' • producer -Planned productl'on
"The- members of the when producers in specific
CFF," says Mr. van Commodities have lottgAerfn
Donkersgoed are opposed to . income difficnities. . ''csc•L
cortriers e
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., hit:, '301C00.000, an-' 'egg • Re-elected T.'„ as Vice-
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Pradncer born Watford has •Fireside -tit of The Federation
been ire -elected for a Second was Herman , Deen, a
tern ''' as President , of the dairyman and , chicken
C h r iat i an - 'Fa i m e r s producer from Drayton.
..Feder'ation of on' tstissio by the The annual meeting of the
Fed&Oration's Annual province4vide general farm
Meeting. •, •
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people to he reports - and
make plans for 1977 at the
Hornby Tower Golf Club near
Georgetown. •-
• There was- unanilirous
support from Local delegates
to almost double _the
Short courses planned
Centralia- :CoIlege of 9:38, am. to 4 p.m. and
Agricultural :technology has "Farm Inctiine TaxPrin. •
notrahOrtage • ofahert courses'ciples" is set for January 19.
scheduled torrinin January, '.°Beef • Feed •Let'
FebruaryandMnrch,„„ Managernenn 4
Srivellent „Managemento short ;Coirrie. 'te be held
is set for January 12, from January* the 26th..
• 4 1-,t'i=&, with a .° Shcirt courses in February, .
Pig'.,Management" begin-with"Canvincing
course to held on January, BanI Manager' on t-ite 9th!„
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is.offererion:-.7anit.ary-18, from Management" is scheduled.
Pcistal reminder
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—the Canada Post Office
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jaiMary 1,- postage rates for.
• international triailingS.' (ex --
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March,' and is scheduled for
the 8th.
For more infOrMation,,
contact- the Ruton or Perth
Agricultut's,, or •
Centralia College. •
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Federation's budg‘frona the
$34,000 spent this year to
$61,000 for 1977. Delegates;'%
from as !fir east as- Cornwall; -3.'
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representative< for stk.
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contribUte' $90.00 in 1977 t�
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