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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-06-14, Page 16PAGE 16 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1973 Pork produces not happy (by Keith Roulston) Huron County pork producers or at least some of them, are upset at the decision of the Ont- ario Pork Producers Marketing Board to move the county's only hog assembly yard from Clinton to Hensall. In a news release last week, the marketing Board stated the reason for the move had been because of an increase in rent desired by the new owner of the Clinton Sales Barn, which had been the old assembly' yard. But a large number of pork produc- ers turned up at the Huron Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture meeting in Clinton on Thursday night and indicated they weren't happy with that decision. The producers, most from the area north of Clinton, expl- ained that they now have to drive an extra 12 miles to take their hogs to market and they don't like it. Tile marketing board had provided figures which showed that costs across Ontario for assembly yards average 19.43 cents per pig. The old Clintot cost was 19.02 but the new Clinton cost would have been 27.95. Lorne Tyndall, the new owner of the Clinton yard was present and disputed the figures saying they included an increase in salaries that he had not asked for. Several directors of the lluron County Pork Producers Associat- ion were present and came under heavy questioning about the decision. Eric Moore of Colborne Township admitted that the Huron directors had bee. given "no say what -so -ever" in the matter. Adrian Vos, of Blyth said it was an exercise in futility to condemn the board and suggest& instead that those who didn't agree with the decision should go out and take up a petition and find out just flow many hogs would be affected, then asl< for a second yard in the county if the figures warranted it. Lloyd Stewart of Clinton said that when the county association directors inquired about the reasoning behind the decision they were told "it was none of our business." The manner in which the decision was forced upon them made him wonder what the purpose of the Huron association was, he said. John Van Beers complained about the lack of rationality in the situation of assembly yards. Iie pointed out that in some are,: of Kent and Lambton counties where there were few flogs prod- uced, there were yards only 10 miles apart that combined didn't ship as many hogs a week as the Clinton yard did in a single day. Mr. Stewart said Huron County produces 200, 000 hogs annually but many do not go through the county's single yard at Hensall but go through yards such as the one at Lucknow or at Ilarriston. "1 honestly believe there are enough hogs produced to warrand two yards" he said. Another yard would help cut down on unnecessary travel for the hogs to get to market he said. A resolution was passed by the meeting asking the Pork Producers Marketing Board to consider establishing a second assembly yard in the northern - central parr of the county. The controversy concerning the proposal to locate a lagoon for the Grand Bend sewage disp- Tti Bill Broadworth has been transferred to I iuron County from Carleton County, effect- ive June. He succeeds Richard Farion who has gone farming in Alberta. lie will be Associate Agricult- ural Representative in Huron and will be specializing in farm management with dairy farmers. Bill is a native of Madoc, in Hastings County. lie grew up on a dairy farm which special- ized in purebred Holsteins. Following his 1963 graduation from the Ontario Agricultural College, Bill joined the Exten- sion Branch of rhe Ontario Dep- artment of Agriculture and Food in Peterborough County. In 1967, Bill transferred to Carleton County where he has worked until his transfer to 1-iuron. In Carleton, Bill was coordinator of the dairy extension program, as well as coordinating the 4-11 Agricultural Club program. nn for Huron B111 has been very active in sports. Ile has played on several Ontario champion softball teams in Madoc. Ile remembers playing against Wingltanl. Ile enjoys golf and cross country sl<iing. Mrs. Broadworth is a McGill University graduate in !Ionic Economics. Site also has a College of Education degree • from the University of Toronto. Mrs. Broadworth has worked as llonte Economist in Lanark County, taught high school for the Stormont- Dundas Glengarry Board of Education, and last year worked as complaints offic- er for the Federal Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs in Ottawa. Bill and Lynda are looking forward to their first child in September. 13111 is impressed with the farm land he has seen so far in Iluron and looks forward to meet ing and working with Huron's farm families. 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