HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-01, Page 34PAGE 14A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1978
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Many months ago a few intrepid farm writers were
suggesting to anyone who would listen that some type of
investigation was necessary between the farm gate and
the dinner table.
The charges then were exactly those being brought up
now: That the buying practices of the big food chains in
Canada did not appear to be lily white. In other words,
those big chains were demanding kickbacks and demand-
ing extra money for display spaces among other things.
This writer has been carping about the major food
chains in this country since Bill Bewman-wore short pants.
On a number of occasions. 1 have detailed the intricacies
of both Loblaws and Dominion stores and how they are
capable of interfering along the food chain because of the
tremendous power they yield. They own the trucking
firms. the flour mills, the shipping lines. the sugar com-
panies, the wholesalers, the distributors, even the pack-
agers in some cases. as well as the retail outlets.
Whether they do- interfere has never been proved but
the potential is certainly there.
Now comes Peter Hannam, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture. front and centre to say the big
food chains are interfering. His remarks were taken seri-
ously and a committee to investigate has been formed. And
it may lead to a full-scale Judicial inquiry or a royal com-
mission.
I hope it does.
I vaguely recall some years ago when the old food
prices review board was in existence that big food chain
officials refused to divulge a lot of infdrmation the board
wanted. Officials said the board had no legal reason for
demanding the information so they could go suck eggs.
It's different this time around. Even a couple of mem-
bers of the legislature are suggesting that these complaints
oftickbacks, if true. are bordering on crir.linality.
The whole can of worms was prompted by some brave
people within the Ontario Fruit Growers Association.
Letters a;e
apprecaled by Bob Tone, Eldaie Rd Elm,,a Ooi N38 2C 7
The association said that Loblaws Ltd. has been deducting
two per cent from cheques paid to growers. shippers and
packer -shippers for Ontario produce for more than a
year. Dominion Stores Ltd. began a discount program, too.
whereby suppliePs were asked to sign a form allowing a
two -per -cent discount from the p chase price of On-
tario produce.
How can they do this? By simply saying, hey, you guys'
You better give us this discount or we'll buy from some-
body else,
Those big boys have the clout to do it and it's a shame
they are allowed to use such a clout if all the charges are
true.
The practice has been discontinued by both the big
chains at the request of the provincial government. I
doubt if it would have stopped in any other way because,
apparently, it is not illegal.
Maybe it isn't. Maybe it does not 'contravene the Com-
bines Investigation Act.
I submit that maybe it is immoral and the sooner it is
stopped permanently through a full investigation and
some legislation to prevent it happening' again, the better
off the farming community and the consumers will be.
You think the consumers benefit? I ddubt it. That two
per cent probably went into the corporate pockets of the
big chains and little benefit went to the buying public.
Such offensive practices can come about when the buy-
ing power is held by half a dozen firms throughout this
whole nation. This°is the way ,t4 is in the food business.
Not more than six -or seven huge Tood chains Control as
much as 90 per cent of the buying of food in Canada. Such
corporate power is mind boggling. -
I'ower tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts abso-
lutely.
These words mean the same thing as when they were
.said in 1887 by Lord Acton. The sooner legislation can he
passed to- prevent even the ability to wield such power,
the better off we will be.
Achievement Day for Dungannon Area Four H clubs was held Saturday and
county Four H honors were presented to two girls and advanced honors
bestowed on a third. Barbara Snowden (left) a member of Dungannon Two
was given advanced honors by ministry of agriculture home economist Bea
McClenaghan while Irene Martin (centre). of Dungannon One and Barbara
Hackett of Trinity Two were awarded county honors. Here the trio look over
the project of Irene's before the presentations were made Saturday at
Brookside School. (photo by Jeff Seddon)
eaders to meet
One hundred 9-H club
members will attend a
conference to prepare
them to be leaders of the
future.
The annual provincial
4-H Leadership Con-
ference will be held from
June 17,27. It brings
together club members
from across the province
who have demonstrated
!leadership ability.
The conference, which
traditionally has been
held at a university or
college, is moving to a
wilderness setting this
year, says Janet
Whitehead, Youth
Extension, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
Using the facilities of a
camp near Dorset,
Ontario, the senior 4-H
members will be able to
learn leadership
techniques through
discussion groups and
outdoor activities.
More than 9,000 rural
young pc)ople, aged 12 to
20, participate in . 4-H
agricultural club ac-
tivities in Ontario. They
learn farm skills,
responsibility, leadership
and citizenship.
The clubs cover a wide
area of interest from
farm safety and energy to
animal husbandry.
For more information
about 4-14 club activities
in your area,contact the
local office of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
FARM CLASSIFIED SECTION
A. For sale
PATZ manure handling
system, excellent con-
dition, paint still on
chain. Three years old, 50
foot chute with 220feet of
chain, Laurence Vanden
-Heuvel, 529-9350. —20-23
Summer is no time to forget nourishment
Nutrient requirements
must not be forgotten
when cattle are on
summer pasture. If a
herd's diet is deficient in
minerals, average gains
are lower, reproductive
performance is ham-
pered and milk
production falls.
The most commonly
ignored minerals are
calcium, phosphorus,
cobalt, salt and iodine,
says D.R. McKnight,
lecturer at Kemptville
College of Agricultural
Technology.
Pork Congress in Stratford
Many Ontario soils lack
phosphorus. Forage
crops and pasture grown
on such soil will be
deficient in this valuable
mineral. In areas where
tests show that soil is low
in magnesium, iron,
copper, manganese, zinc
or sulfur, trace mineral
supplements should be
added to cattle diet.
Many farmers supply
minerals in 'a grain
supplement to cattle on
pasture. The herd is
brought, together at
regular feeding times and
Largest event of its kind
The Ontario Pork
Congress now in its fifth
year, will be held at the
Stratford Coliseum June
20-22. It is the largest
event of its kind on the
continent and has
programs to interest
everyone, from
producers of breeding
stock and commercial
producers to
veterinarians and con-
sumers.
Jack Underwood,
promotion chairman of
the Congress, says he
expects more than 10,000
people to attend the
event.
The Congress will be
bigger than ever this
year, with more than 125
exhibitors displaying
products and services
under one roof.
Daily attractions in-
clude a feature program
from 10 a.m. to noon and
consumer education
programs beginning at 2
p.m. One of this year's
highlights will be a
special symposium on
manure management on
June 21 at 2 p.m. The
Ontario Pork Hostess
competition, held an -
Warble damage down
A survey by the Meat
Packer's Council of
Canada shows the
:lumber of Ontario beef
cattle infested by warbles
is down this year.
The survey, which
checked half of the
190,000 beef, cattle
slaughtered n Ontario
during March and April,
showed 10 percent were
damaged by warbles,
says Larry Campbell,
director of information
for the Council.
Although there was no
survey last year, it was
estimated 25 to 35 percent
of the cattle slaughtered
during March and April
1977 had significent
warble damage.
The Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food
cooperated with the
livestock industry and
warble control product
suppliers. in stressing to
producers the need to
treat animals before the
damage was done.
nually to select a
representative for the
pork industry is
scheduled June'22 from 2
to 3:30 p.m.
Of special interest to
producers is the All -
Ontario show day, June
20. About 120 purebred
pigs will be judged.
Organizers expect to top
last year's $63,000 sale
total at the sale day, June
21. The sale will include
the top 10 carcasses from
the market hog com-
petition. Two hundred
and ten pigs have been on
test since March 9. They
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Feeder'pig day will be
held June 22 with- a
morning show of weaners
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An auction will follow in
the afternoon. In con-
junction with the shows
and sales, a junior
program for young
people aged 12 to 19 is
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For more information
about the Congress
contact The Ontario Pork
Congress, P. O. Box 61,
Stratford, Ontario (519)
625-8811.
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contact:
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(Located 1/4 miles east of Benrniller)
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the farmer has a chance
to inspect for condition
and possible injury.
If minerals are sup-
plied on a free choice
basis, with or without the
grain supplement, they
should be protected from
wind and rain.
'.Deficiency symptoms
differ for each trace
mineral, says Mr.
McKnight. To prevent
grass tetany in cattle on
lush summer pasture,
magnesium is par-
ticularly important. For
necessary body..func-
tions, iodized-cobaltized
salt or trace -mineralized
"s'a'lt can be offered.
Bone defects occur
when calcium: and
phosphorus are deficient
during growth and
pregnancy. Serious
phosphorus shortages,
evident when cattle chew
on dirt or w,00d, can lead
to lowered milk yield and
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reproduction problems,
including irregular or
reduced number bf heat
periods, and restless
cattle.
The farmer should be
wary of•• choosing a
mineral supplement by
price alone for the lower
priced mixture may lack
the proper phosphorus
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level, as phosphorus is
the most expensive
element.
Mr. McKnight
recommends a free
choice 1:1 mixture of
calcium phosphate and
trace -mineralized salt.
Mineral supplements can
be the key to productive
stock this summer.
ALLIS CHALMERS, four
furrow, semi -detached
mounted plow, automatic
reset with gauge wheel
and cylinder. Phone 523-
4260,-22
PUREBRED HAMP-
A. For sale
NEW HOLLAND 7 ft.
haybine model 477, new,
has cut 15 acres. Phone
529-4438 after 6:00
p.m. -22
B. Custom work
BULLDOZING, Allis-
Chalmers No. 650, with
six way hydraulic blade.
"'Bill Robinson; RR 2,
Auburn, 529-7857. —16tf
SHIRE boars, ser- ' - '
viceable age, ROP tested,
, also HampXYork Boars
We are offering our first
group of purebred
Yorkshire boars, recently
off tests, Bob Robinson,
RR4 Walton, 345-
2317.-22-23-24
H&N "NICK
CHICK"leghorns, 20
weeks old„ available for
spring or summer
delivery; also Hubbard
Golden Cornets (brown
egg layers) for early
June delivery. Orders
now accepted for heavy
"roaster" cockerels day-
old, for spring delivery.
Call McKinley Farms &
Hatchery Ltd., 262-2857.
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BRED GILTS
predominantly York
cross Landrace, bred to
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selection with constant
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Laurence Vanden
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