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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-07-13, Page 24PAGE 8A— THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1978 an ers- p out When the cars and trucks start to roll into the Inrternational Plowing Match site early on the morning of Sept. , a team of 35 Huron County bank tellers and an ad- ditional 10 Huron residents will be waiting, ready to sell tickets to the annual, plowing match and farm machinery show. Nearly 17,000 vehicles are expected to. pass through the IPM '78 entrance gates the first day at the south end of the plowing match site. The main entrance is just off the first concession' of Morris Township, IPM '78 gates and tickets committee chairman Doug Farquhar, RR 1, Clinton says. About 250,000 people are expected at the plowing match this year, organizers say, which would make it the biggest,. IPM ever. The match will be held one mile east of Wingham Sept. 26 to 30: on the Jim Armstrong and neighboring farms. When the cans and trucks arrive at IPM '78, Mr. Farquhar and his committee will expect an average of three people in each, an average which has varied little throughout the years. The entrance gates will be kept off the highway "this year, Mr. Farquhar said, and most of the gates ,for paying visitors will be off Con. 1 of Morris Township, which is a mile and a quarter south of, and parallel to Highway 86 just southeast of Wingham Bank of Montreal branches_ throughout the county will provide bank tellers to act as ticket takers for the five slays of the match, and other Huron residents will round out the schedule at the gates. Mr.,Farquhar has been working on gates and tickets planning for almost a year and a half now, and he watched the plowing match take shape in 1977 in Fron- tenac County, near Kingston. Since then, the Huron gates and tickets committee has met several times with the Friontenac committee and with the gates and tickets committee for the 1979 match, to be held in Kent County. The Huron committee is made up of Doug- and Betty Farquhar, Keith (vice-chairman) and Phyllis Tyndall, Bob and Betty Harris, Oliver and Thelma Price, Bob and Donna Gibbings and Bill Alcock. Though Mr: Farquhar has been to see IPM every year for the last couple decades, he doesn't think he'll see much -of the 1978 match because he'll be too busy. He is in charge of collecting the money from each entrance booth every hour or so, and having it counted and shipped to a nearby bank. A police escort will be provided for security. In case the weather is bad and the plowing match site., is wet, Mr. Farquhar . and vice chairman Keith Tyndall will be provided with four-wheel drive vehicles to collect money. The committee is also responsible for, finding trailers for the ticket takers to warm .up in. It is tough to book trailers now because trailer dealers won't commit themselves as to whether they will have any for rent in Se-pte'mber, Mr. Farquhar said. Mr,. Farquhar noted that visitors to the plowing match, coming from the north, will probably park to the north of the IPM, site, in Turnberry Township, while people coming from the south will park in areas to the south and west of the site. Because the parking let locations aren't yet finalized, many of the gate entrances to the match haven't yet been decided on either. The bus parking lot will be close to the tented city and a tent will be set up for bus passengers to buy tickets. Ticket prices this year wild°be $2.50 per adult and $1 per elementary school child, plus $2 per car ,or truck for parking. Local IPM secretary Don Pullen, Clinton, says schools can get a good deal for pre -arranged visits to the plowing match. A busload of elementary children with reservations cuts the admission fee to 50 cents a student, while pre- arranged busloads of • secondary school students will be charged $1 per student, Mr. Pullen said. Foodland .Ontario, the advertising campaign for home- grown products instituted by the province. has •been de- clared a great success by most people involved. Most of the major food chains opted to co-operate and carried Foodland signs. Ontario is Canada's No. 1 agricul- tural province. More agricultural products come from On- tario than anywhere else in the country. I'll wager, though• that buyers and consumers are far more familiar with New Zealand lamb. Florida orange juice, P.E.I. potatoes, Swiss cheese, B.C. apples and French wines than with products grown here at home. It is a shame that Ontarions are not ready to accept the fact that agriculture is more important to the economy than any other industry. Peter Hannam. president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, maintains that the government has missed a unique opportunity to stimulate the economy by not doing more for farmers and farm -related industties. The OFA's annual brief to the provincial Cabinet suggest- ed that politicians are dazzled by the glamor of industry. Farmers are concerned by the growing dependency on im- ported foods. Back in 1961, Ontario was almost self-suf- ficient but is rapidly losing the capacity to feed its citizens. The federation's brief points out that, if present trends con- tinue, by 1985, Ontario will be producing only 74 per cent of the wheat needed, 57 per cent of the beef, 75 per cent of the pork and only 46 per cent of the fruits and potatoes. • Hannam said the best indication of°the lack of commit- ment is the budget of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Most ministries got,an increase but. if inflation is taken into consideration, the budget for agriculture was re- duced by six to eight per cent this year. This translates into more than just trouble for the farming community because it means more than $340 iniThon in food- stuffs is being imported which could be produced here, given the incentives. Which means 6,000 farmers could be The n County Home Improvement Show attractetO thousa ds f Visitors Centre onooe weekend. The o show, esponsored ch District Conklin Lumber by Company featured many displays and practical demonstrations for the handyman. On Sunday there was also a draw on several door prizes including a sailboat. (photo by Dave Sykes) ..Tractor rodeos big challenge. Ontario Junior Far- mers will be mounting mechanized steeds in tractor safety rodeos to be held at 15 fairs, from July 22 to September 17. Two winners from each competition will vie for prizes, September 26, opening day of the International Plowing Match at Wingham. Competing members of the Junior Farmers' organization must drive a tractor and wagon -through a skill -testing --course. The second exercise requires manoeuvres with a tractor and front-end loader. Both courses are timed. The practical demands of the regional and provincial competitions are complemented by a written exam on farm safety and health. "The purpose •of these rodeos is to promote farm safety and skill in the operation of farm equipment," says Larry Swinn, public relations co-ordinator, Farm Safety A.s.sociation. Besides involving;;Junior Farmers aged 16 to 30, tiie contest attracts many WATER. 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Junior Farmers are a rural youth organization with 7,000 'members in Ontario. �l -For more information on ,J,unior Farrners,`' call the assistant agricultural representative at your local office of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. , Olson's Gravel Pit DUNGANiON, ONT. 529-7942 se®r®o AVIV A Alf' e Al/ BARV oAll, iAir re PRICES ARE PER TON SANDY. FILL B-2 GRAVEL B-1 GRAVEL DUST OR SAND . 4" UNDER STONE ROAD GRAVEL CEMENT GRAVEL 5/8" ' STONE ' 300 -100 Load tons tons Prices .30c .40c .44c -.40c .50c .54c .50c " .60c .64c 1.00 1.20 • 1.24. 1.20 1.30 1.34 1.35 1.39 1.80 1:90 1.94 OUR DELIVERY CHARGE IS LESS Dozer and scraper, available for a good leveling job 25th Anniversary 10% OFF LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY WORK BOOTS —Industrial —Farm -Factory `Plain or safety toe PUNCTURE PROOF SOLES ROSS SHOESHOP '142 The Square GoderIch, Ont. Letlers are aootecoated by, Bob Tlotter Eldaie Rd Elmira Orn N38 2C 7-� forced out of -business and more than 7,000 jobs lost in the food processing sector alone. As if we didn't have enough unemployment now. • "When you consider the farm supply sector as well as the' multiplier effect, we have probably lost well over 50.000 jobs," said Hannam. I'm not sure of his multiplication but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that when the agricultural sector' is' viable, the snowball effect on the rest of the economy is tremendous. ' Just as a f'r instance: When Russia and China bought wheat from Canada. Hamilton steel plants ran almost to capacity supplying new -grain cars for the railroads. And that is only one of thousands of spinoffs throughout the econ- omy when agriculture is healthy. And Hamilton is not part of rural Canada by any stretch of the imagination. Farmers, maintains Hannam. are faced with a tragic paradox. Farm income has fallen because of a lack of mar- kets yet hundreds of millions of people are facing near star- vation in some parts of the world. "Obviously, Ontario cannot solve the world's food prob,. lems. It's a disgrace. however, that we cannot feed even ourselves. Our minimum. objective should be to maintain our production capacity at a level of self-sufficiency," said Hannam. A less -publicized section of the federation's brief has an interesting suggestion. The brief recommends an examina- tion of welfare programs to find out if, recipients are dis- couraged from taking part-time farm jobs. The idea has some'merit; don't you think'' Suggest to those few goldbrickers who have been on welfare for yeaes... that they could earn a few bucks on the farm? The trouble is, they wouldn't last long. Few jobs on the farm are easy and few of those on welfare could take that much hard work. A. For sale TOX-O-WIK 570 .grain dryer, used only two seasons, in excellent condition; also 27 ft. in - bin dryer, with stir and unloading augers, ,plus two 5,000 bushel bins; also quantity of 4" augers and electrical equipment inclVtdding panels, magnetic switches and throw switches, all from 400 amp. service. Phone 527-1849.-28,29,30 APPROXIMATELY 1,000 choice alfalfa hay for sale. Pahone 482-.3349.-28 CLAY — Silo Unloaders. Feeders Cleaners Stabling Leg Elevators. Liquid Manure Equipment Hog Equipment BUTLER — Silo Unloaders Feeders Conveyors FARMATI'C Milts Augers, etc. ACORN -- Cleaners Cleaners Heated Waterers „ WESTEEL-ROSCO Granaries B & L - Hog Panelling LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Ont. Phone 395-5286 A. For sate YOU can save a lot of money and headaches when Edward Fuels Ltd. supplies your motor .oil and farm fluids. See our ad on page 7. Phone 524- 8386.-28, 30a r PATZ manure handling system, excellent con- dition, paint still on chain. Three years old, 50 foot chute with 220 foot of chain. Laurence Vanden Heuvel, 524-4350. —26-29 B. Custom work BULLDOZING, Allis- Chalmers No. 650, with six way hydraulic blade. Bill Robinson, RR 2, Auburn, 529-7857, —16tf C. Wanted' WANTED — Cement slab silo td take; down 12' or 14' diameter. W1=ite: Mose J. Shetler, i, RR 1, Dungannon, Ont. -28,29 WANTED — Tractor 45- 50 h.p. in good condition. Live power take -off, preferably gas. Phone 524-8083.-28 D. Livestock FOR SALE — Ser- viceablc"' age Hampshire boars, Yorkshire boars and Hamp X Duroc boars, ROP tested. Bob Robinson, RR 4 Walton, 345-2317..-28-31, The Employees of Car'tage.0 td. MOVING & STORAGE (London) To Extended Health Care and Dental Plan ? These employees now have the added bene- fits of extra health protection fo'r themselves ." and their families: the Blue Cross Extended Health Care Plan plus Dental Flan 7. 'EHC provides protection against health ser- vices not covered by the basic government health plan, coverage for 'such items as pre- scription drugs, private nursing and private room accommodation in hospital. Dental Plan ,7 provides basic preventive dental treatment to group subscribers including such services as examinations, fillings and x-rays. - Phil deBarros 227 Queens Avenue (519) 439-4431 • f7 "As your Ontario Blue, Gross representative I am pleased to add my personal welcome, and look 'forward to serving you along with the many others in this region already enjoying the protection of a variety of Blue Cross Plans." London, Ontario N6A 1J8 eCuE CROSS A DIVISION OF THE ONTARIO HOSPIT'AL ASSOCIATION L