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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-31, Page 38is 7E PAGE 6B—GODERICHrSIGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1977' This corner has been quick to condemn the provincial government for not implementing a comprehensive land - use policy in Ontario. For too mann years. good agricultural land has been al- lowed to go under the developers hammer or be burled under miles of asphalt and shopping plazas to say nothing of expropriation for power corridors and gas lines'. " But a copy of the recently released green paper on land use for the province has been sent to me by the Ontario Ministry of Agrieuttlire and Food I have waded through the entire docutnent and I am optimistic Not ecstatic. mind you. Just optimistic. I am convinced that Bill :Newman is trying Fie has ob- viously persuaded his cabinet counterparts that some policy — any policy — would be better than the haphazard patchwork that has passed for land use legislation in the last 10 or 20 years. Many critics have been quick to condemn this set of guidelines suggesting that the green paper just does not have enough teeth. that legislation is needed to preserve the good land But if the Tories at Queen's Park really mean what they say: perhaps the guidelines may be enough. As I see it — and 1 may be brimming over with pig manure -- the most important paragraph says: While many factors must be taken into account-. the allocation of land among the various land use designations, must re- flect a priority for agriculture. If good agricultural lands are converted to other land uses. this loss of food land must be justified." The success of these guidelines will depend on local municipalities. It will be up to local .councillors to adapt to them. If the guidelines are not applied. presumably the province will step into the picture and overrule local councils that do not stick to the spirit and the letter of the Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter. Eldate Rd . Elrnva. Ont N38 2C7 guidelines. It is to be hoped the province will have the guts to do just that when necessary. T,he wording throughout the rest of the paper is tough. It seems to me that the province might be on the right track. Farmers can use the paper to back them up when they are confronted by planners. developers. councillors and power corridor people. They must become more vocal in their support of the spirit of the guidelines. an idea that is close to my heart. In tact. for more years than 1 care to remember. I have been suggesting. cajoling and even shaming farmers into putting their case before the powers -that -be in a more forceful manner. Here's another important paragraph from the guidelines:' "In all instances. the underlying principle is that better 'badlands are retained. While consideration must be given to the logical extension of existing urban areas. in those cases where the better agricultural lands are not retained for agricultural use, the need of this land for other pur- poses must be justified. This includes a documented and demonstrated need for the land use in that municipality or particular urban centre. with reasoning as to why the use cannot be located on poor or non-agricultural lands or with- in existing non-agricultural designations... Those are .high-sounding words. It is going to take a lot of backbone by local planners and local councillors to up- hold these principles. It is going to mean some hardheaded consultation with provincial officials and. again. I think the crux of the guidelines rests right at the top: with pro- vincial officials who will have to make the final decisions. If the tough wording in the guidelines is any indication of how the province will react if and when prime farmland is involved. the maybe — just maybe — we are on the verge of an excellent land use policy in Ontario. For once. it may not be a case of too little, too late. as it usually is in agricultural matters. ref Area jr.farmers at conference Junior Farriers Provincial Conference was held on March 18, 19 and 20 in Toronto at the Prince Hotel. The members attending this conference from the West Huron club were Jim Pen- tland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pentland, Don Ritchie son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ritchie, Mary Ann Milten- burg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marinus Miltenburg, More planningstarts. for '78 plow match With spring well on the way the Farmstead and -- Home -- I mprov ement ome-Improvement ,Committee in conjunction with the 1978 Plowing Match, have chosen five areas' .of competition which they hope will give everyone in Huron County a chance to participate. The officers and directors are asked to be sure to attend the= next general meeting in the Agricultural Board Rooms in Clinton on Wed- nesday April 6 at 8:30 p.m. At this time they will be given the Publicity prepared for their area, as well as registration forms. HPPPS stages table show The Huron Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association staged a table show when they met for their March meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture offices in Clinton recently. Judging of the entries was carried out by Cliff Pepper, Harvey Daniels, Vic Daniels and Gord Stienacher. The competition involved a large entry of standard and bantam poultry. Seventeen members and three guests were on hand for the meeting and Emery Baechler won the attendance draw. The next meeting of the Association is planned for 8:00 p.m. April 19 at the same location. Milk cheaper now than coffee It's unbelievable - but true! On a per ounce basis, it costs less to drink than it does to drink coffee. ' Take one pound of private label, ground coffee. It now costs about $3.60 a pound and makes 50 to 60 cups. Each cup of coffee costs you 6 to 7.2 cents per 6 -ounce cup. That's just for coffee. Sugar and cream are extra. Take a three quart retur- • nable jug of 2 percent milk. That's 120 ounces of milk. It costs $1.29. That's a little over one cent an ounce, Six ounces of milk would then cost you slightly over six cents. It's unbelievable - but true! You can drink milk, get all that food value and on a per ounce basis it costs less than for a cup of coffee. Have you had your milk today? Sign at a reducing salon: "We recycle waists!" WATER WELL DRILLING "1'6 YEARS EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • 4 ROTARY & PERCUSSION DRILLS "OUR EXPERIENCE ASS(JRF. LOWER COST`WATF mut t Rotary and PsrcusNit Drills • PHONE 3S74fi$ G`LINIrTED WINGHAM C;oII•ct Cftlls;Accepi l INESTWA't It WiELLS_ s titt,00'; r • Linda Hendriks daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hen- driks and Mary Anne Alton daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Alton. The theme of the con- ference was "Youth in Society". Some of the major activities were a panel discussion with the Honourable William G. Newman, Minister of U Agriculture and Food, 'with the topic "The future of Young,, People in Agriculture", presentations and discussion .on-topicssuch as "todays education system", "energy con- servation", "Young people's responsibilities in keeping the family unit together", "consumer information and behaviour" and "Physical Fitness of Canadians". The election of officers for the coming year was held and the Annual Banquet and Dance. The deputy minister of Agriculture and Food R.E. Bennett was present at the Banquet along with members from similar organizations from Quebec, Prince Edward's Island and the United States. West Huron club members are having a "Fun Night" for everyone interested in having a good_ time and becoming memers. Theirnextmeeting will be a membership meeting. Everyone wanting to join Junior Farmers must bring their money to this meeting on April 11 at Brookside school 8:15 p.m. metro bership f�reign ownership growing Mel Hurtig was guest speaker at the ' National Farmers Union Convention Mr. Hurtig is a publisher of Canadian books, and is well known for his views on foreign ownership of Canadian 'resources. He is one of the founding members of the Committee for an Independent Canada, and in I9 5 helped to form a new group called Public Petroleum Association of Canada. In spite of our new Canadian Nationalism, Mr. Hurtig said, foreign ownership in Canada has grown every year, and 1976 will break the record again. "Through our own laziness, myopia, ignorance, what we have allowed to happen in Canada, has not happened in any other country," he said. "Take all the foreign ownership" in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland,. Denmark, West Germany, Ireland, Scotland, England, Finland, Sweden, Holland, Norway and Japan, add them all together and you have approximately the foreign ownership which we have in Canada right now. It is growing in spite of the Foreign Ownership Act." The automobile industry in 97 percent foreign owned; the aircraft industry is 94 percent foreign owned, rubber in- dustry, 92 percent, electrical appliances - 88 percent, tobacco industry about 92 percent and petroleum., refining industry 99.9 per- cent, he said. "When we hear politicians say that foreign investment has slowed down, it is probably true," Mr. Hurtig said. "When 99.9 percent of an industry is already foreign owned there isn't much room for growth. In Saskatchewan Cargill grain elevators are being built, now foreign ownership is moving into the Canadian grain industry.'' ,..,-, "As hard as it is to believe that we have sold our country off, we have also put up most of the money," Mr. Hurtig said. The money has . copse from the savings of the average Canadian, according lam 10 gallons of lbaco's(lubrica� and you'II save 20C a gallon. Now isrthe time to save on this special offer, You'll save as much as 20C a gallon on current farm prices. You know the high quality and performance you can expect from our big names... Havoline, Ursa, Rando and Texaco TDH ... and' now you know you can buy them at the best possible price. r FreeWrite for our free brochure "Your Guide to,the Care and Maintenance of Farm Equipment" to: (Dealers name and address) NAME ADDRESS Off r'•xp1iHisJuty 31,1~7 '1 .WALDENFUELS to a ° U.S. magazine 'called Survey of Current Business, in July 1976, In 1970 American owner- ship expanded by billions of dollars with 11 percent of the money coming from U.S. and 89 percent from Canada. In 1972 six percent come from U.S, and 94 percent. from Canada. Money pours out of Canada every day, Mr. Hurtig said, in interest, dividends and service chargeon foreign investment. ' "To each one of us it will mean a reduced standard of living, higher taxes, and more inflation. -As as service the cost of foreign ownership we produce a current account deficit." "Three years ago this deficit was one billion dollars. In 1975 the current account deficit was five billion and 1970 will be over, five billion. CLAY — Silo Unloaders Feeders Cleaners Stabling Leg Elevators Liquid Manure Equipment Hog Equipment BUTLER — Silo Unloaders Feeders • Conveyors FARMATIC — Mills Augers, etc. ACORN — Cleaners .. Heated Waterers ZERO — Bulk Tanks Pipeline & Parlour Equipment WESTEEL-ROSCO, Granaries B & L - Hog Panelling LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Ontario Phone 395-5286 NT _A—For -sate BARLEY grown from Cer- tified Laurier, either cleaned and treated or from the bin. Contact George Wraith, 524- 7351 or • 524- 7002.-10,11,12,13,14,15ar FOR SALE — One hundred ton of corn; sixty ton of mixed grain. Phone 529-7459.-10-13 A. For sale INTERNAT tractor with:. plough with tires nearly 7148.-13x IMPLEMENT she his is wooden r titnber in goo Must be movedi1 9155.-13 iLull BALES of Straw. Phone 5 1 •118-11,I1',I'ix 9N FORD tractor with im- plements; plow disc; cultivator and snow blower. Phone 526-7753. —12,13 HAY, 80 ,cents per bale. Palomino and Arabian colt, two years old in July. Phone 526-7719. —12tf GOOD quality conditioned hay. Phone 524-6371.-13,14 `GOOD quality fj Reasonably price' 529-7517 after 5 p;rn ONE tractor Inter j414oader,diesel. 3 pointFront hitt '''power takeoff, G Phone 524-7632,....13 C. Wanted SIX or eight Rocker laying. Phone 524.63 For deto Corn, Spring, Grain, : Beans, Hay & Pasture call: GEORGE TURTON 319 HURON ROAD GODERICH 524-7411 Or opplicOtions st is deodline Wei Gt OF ATTENTION FARMERS FLAX WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX AS A CASH CROP IN 1977 1. Flax Futures for 1977 continue at an • attractive level. 2. Flax Plantings in our area have continued to grow. 3. Input Cost for seed, fertilizer and spray less than $20.00 per acre as of March 31, 1977. '4. "A market is available immediately for all Ontario grown flax. 5. Quick unload as compared with other cash crops. 6. Forward selling available (ask Manager for details) 7. Storage available (ask Manager for,details) 8. Contracts available (ask Manager for details) 9. Crop insurance for flax is available in 1977 (See your Agent for details) Don't delay because interest inthis seed To avoid disappointment call today. .For seed please contact: r or. ANDERSON FLAX PR (i ns {ON oFt iihrirtta-: ilverton, 1>n�tlt>r"io�