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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-08, Page 31Ig • GODER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, fin ,-PAIGE 7, insurance payments could hit. $100 milli Crop insurance payouts will ikely surpass $100 million his year, according to rreliminary en timat Correll, by Gl (rector of crop insurance at griculture Canada. Last year, the total payout o producers for crop in- urance was $64 million. More than 00 Canadian armersboughtcropin- urance n rf16 o cent from the the ear, up evious year. About 80 r ercent of participating armers were in the three rairie provinces. In all, Canadian farmers sured crop for $1.5 billion, 28 percent increase from g76•77. The premiums tailed $198 million. Through ost-sharing agreements, the ederal and provincial overnments paid 50 percent f premiums, plus all ad- inislration costs. In 1977-78, e federal contribution mounted to some $75 illion, while the combined rovincial contribution will talabout$17 million. "The fear of a drought in ly spring prompted many airie farmers to buy crop surance," Mr. Gorrell says. tut most of the payments e for losses caused by hail ing the growing season d prolonged wet weather ing harvest." CB rate p5.6% The average, assessment ate for employers will rise ly 5.6 percent in 1978, bstantially less than the 3percent increase'that was cessary in 1977, the Ontario orkmen's Compensation ard has announced. The average 1978 rate will 12,07 per $100'of assessable yroll, compared with $1.96 1977, In 1978, assessment rates Irise for 72 employer rate oups, go down for 30 of m, and remain unchanged six others. Employers ance workmen's com- sation in the province and categorized in 108 'dif: rentrate groups, according their accident -expense cord. The 1978 assessment rates tenable -the Board to cover refit payments for 1978 'ms in• 1978^and all sub- uent years, as well as et safety -association and ministration costs for the In addition, the 1978 rates ude a surcharge that will tinue the retirement of an founded liability of $500 Ilion, to be completed by year 1991. he unfunded liability veloped in recent years due nflation, longer duration of kerdisabilities, legislated nefit increases and similar tors, ainfall e ar1es At the 1 recent annual etingofthe Huron Soil and op Improvement ociation, a rainfall report wed a big difference in the aunt of rainfall between ght locations in Perth unty and one at Centralia liege of Agricultural chnology, n May, the Centralia tion showed. 2.99 inchesof n while the rainfall at E. ago's in Blanshard nship measured only .7 les. e wettest spot in June s in Wallace township at inches while Centralia rded only .29 inches. ere was little variance in nfall amounts in June ging only from 3.75 to 5.59 hes. The Centralia total 54.39 inches. nluly,Centralia listed 2.23 hes while 6.1 inches fell in nshard township. The me pattern existed in gust with 3.5 inches at AT nseha d, 8.1 inches in befall was high in Sep- er ranging from 5.4 es in Wallace township to inches in Blanshard. The traria total was 6.41 in- s, October the Centralia .fall'was 1.74 inches sing the seven month Wing season total to 23.54 eriod tlansha d townshior the same p total thehighest at 33,4 inches. Prairie farmers will lead the way in , indemnities. Saskatchewan, with 47,200 participating farmers, will see payouts of about $35 million. Alberta's 21,000 in- sured farmers will get about OP 833 million , and in Manitoba 18,000 farmers will get $12 million. Most of the payments are for weather -damaged gip in crops. Ontario, with 16,120 par- ticipatiing farmers, will likely A&P is a shop for Christmas Party Items SHOPSYS - COLE SIAM OR 24dZ CARTON Potato Salad 89? 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