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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-05-08, Page 11THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1969 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE ELEVEN Most Marketing Boards Favour Plan For One General Farm Organization Mosmarketi tng boards in rhe province are supporting the idea of a General Farm Organization on the ground that it will both benefit individual produc- ers and help marketing boards with statistical and specialise services, The need to coordinate action through a GFO on a number of important subjects such as tariff and trade policies is obvious, \lalcolnt Davidson, Brueefield, chairman of the GFO campaign committee. says. In addition, a strong, well- financed GFO will he able ro provide research, statistics, legal and taxation advice. accounting specialist. and field services to help marketing hoards serve their producers better than they can at present. Dr. Davidson says that the services a GIC could provide are altnost unlimited. Ile cites negotiation on transport- ation rates; handling and elevator charges. advice on credit and banking help avail- able; assistance on general marketing regulations and on . grading and packaging: import export negotations and regul- ations: Food -:aid programs and provision of centralized com- puter equipment. With a strong CFO to negot- iate with governments and business. on many general policies and programs. mark- eting hoard personnel will he free ro concentrate on getting the hest price possible for farm products in rhe market place. Similar marketing boards in particular would benefit from the services a CFO could pro- vide. \lr. Davidson said. but even the largest could benefit if specialist skills and services were available through a GFO. This year the Ontario I log Producers' \larketing Board paid a firth or consultants $30. 000 for a study on the economics of the industry. If a well-financed GFO had been in existance. \•1r. David- son pointed out. the study could and should have been made by the research branch of the GFO, with all the profits and more important, unpublished research material, remaining with the farmers' own organiz- ation. This is but one example, Mr. Davidson comments. of the • ways in which a GFO can save marketing boards each year many thousands of dollars. "No wonder the directors of almost every marketing board have supported the GFO pro- posal with such a clear voice. At least the boards want farm- ers to learn all about the proposal," In the June ballot farmers will be asked whether they want marketing hoards repres- ented by one member per hoard on the provincial council of GFO. The campaign committee has taken no stand on this. Their slogan is "Lex the Farmers- Decide". armersDecide". However. Kenneth Nickinnon, Owen Sound, a member of the committee has been quoted as saying that as a milk. beef. wheat 'and corn producer, he wants to see the closest co- operation and understanding between the marketing boards and the GG1'Ct. regardless of the outcome 01' 1Iie vote - that is, regardless of whether or not marketing groups are represent- ed on rhe Provincial Connell of the GEO. \Ir. \IcKinnon says that is a producer is dissatisfied with some policy of his marketing hoard, and if he feels that Ile has been unable to get his ideas before that hoard, he should have the right to appr- oach the GFO for consideration of his problems for action. Conversely. \Ir. McKinnon says, a marketing board should have an opportunity to explain and justify its marketing pol- icies to the GFO. 0 VARNA The United Church Women held their spring Thankoffcring Service in the church last Sunday with a good attendance. The service was opened by \irs. A. J. Mustard assisted by Mrs. W, Webster and \irs. Charles Reid.- The guest speaker was Mrs, W, Tonge of Loddon, a returned missionary from Hong Kong, who told of conditions and the work of the churches in that arca. and the need of more helpers and financial assistance, '1'hc talk was much enjoyed by everyone, The offering was taken up by Mrs, \I, Morrison and \irs. Grant Webster. A solo by Mrs. Fred McGregor of Bruce - field was much appreciated. Mrs. Bev 11111 presided at the organ. Mrs. Mervyn Tlayter thanked the speaker and the soloist and the pastor, Rev. \I. Morrison closed the service with prayer. Lunch was served in the basement at the close. BriaQ,,McAsh was able to re- turn home from London hospital last week, ASPHALT PAVING DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, BARNYARDS Anywhere within 50 mile radius of Clinton. All Work Guaranteed FOR FREE ESTIMATES Call Dungannon 529-7686, Collect DAY OR NIGHT BLUEWATER PAVING CONTRACTORS Chemical Control Most Effective System For Control of Bugs and Worms in Corn (This message is brought to you as a public service, through rhe courtesy of the Hensel) District Co -Operative,) Corn planting time always slakes one think of corn borers, wireworms, cutworms and maggots and all those things we loosely call hugs on the farm. We never are completely free of all of them, and so yields of grain corn or silage corn arc always affected to some dLgree. Chemical control is rhe best tray to control them, particul- arly whit some of the chemical. introduced int recent years. If you are planting corn in the next short while, here are some of the chemicals to use for common inserts that damage corn. The commercial seed corn sold today is usually treated with a fungicide. Some of it may be treated with an insect- icide to control storage insects. But you should be sure that your seed corn is treated with diazinon and lindane to control maggots and wireworns. Treat seed coal annually, as the maggots arc yearly pests and the kill of wirewortus is rarely 100 percent. Sonic insects like corn root - worms can be controlled by proper crop rotation. But if corn is grown) continuously in the sante fields, or if you use a corn -legume rotation, you should use chemical controls for roorwornl. (Inc of the Phorate, Disulforon, Diazinon or Bux 10 applied as band, to 1 inch above the seed at planting risme, will given control. Cutworms, European corn borers, chic borers, chinch hugs, army worms. car worms and aphids are other pests in corn. Some don't cause enough damagc to your corn to bother with control measures, but occasionally you may have to use extra special measures. This chart matches the chemical you can use for cont- rol of these insects. The amount ru use will be on the label of the chemical package. Cutworms - Carbaryl (Sevin) European Corn Borers - Carbaryl (Sevin) Chinch Bugs - Dieldrin Army Worms - Carbaryl (Sevin) or a poison bait of bran, molasses, and either aldrin, Hept- achlor or DDT Carbaryl (Sevin) Corn earworms - Carbaryl (Sevin) Leaf -Aphids - Malathion or Thiodan Care should be used in treat- ing silage corn with insect- icides. Only Carbaryl (Sevin) should be used on portions of the crop to be fed. Use with extreme care then, as bees find it extremely toxic. CUT CALF FEEDING COSTS replace 250 Ibs. of WHOLE MILK with milk replacer EMI .1 II WIN 251bs. SHUR-GAIN Milk Replacer Feed your heifer calves 25 lbs. of SHUR- GAIN Milk Replacer in place of 2511 lbs. of whole milk you would normally feed them. The money you make from selling the whole milk will more than cover the cost of the SHUR-GAIN Milk Replacer you feed them. The rest is clear profit for you. Sl•it1R-GAIN Milk Replacer contains all the nutrients of whole milk plus an essential tom bination of antibiotics to help control scours and other•calfhood set backs. M. DEITZ and SON PHONE 236-4951 — ZURICH To be eligible for crop insurance, apply to your local agent now ! THE CROP INSURANCE COMMISSION OF ONTARIO. Parliament Buildings, Toronto 5. Crop insurance details and application forms available from: P. A. ROY INSURANCE 17 GIBBINGS STREET — CLINTON -- 482-9357 ROBERT WESTLAKE INSURANCE 236-4391 — ZURICH