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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-09-04, Page 6A Seedfax THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Sp,temBOR 44:1900 BY JACK Rintomm.p.p. deinstitutionalization. , • Senior citizens are Ontario's population is widely affected by the policy rapidly aging; By year „ Now is the time to order your Seed Wheat •Frederiqc • Yorkstar Genesse- Foundation and certified seed available. Order early; supplies are limited. Call your Stewart Seed dealer: RYAN DRYING LTD Walton, Ont. Brussels Seaforth 887-9261 527-0527 Pride 2206 is a stand -out Pride 2206 is one of the most widely recommend- ed and best-selling corn hybrids in the 2850 CHU Maturity range today 2206 is a single cross with such profit making features as • Consistent, high yields. • High seedling vigor. • Superior dual-purpose hybrid, giving top yields of high test weight corn and quality silage with an above average amount of grain. • Extremely fast dri- down. • Medium tall plant with excellent stalk' strength. • Easy shelling, good combining variety. The popularity of Pride 2206 can be attributed to its consistent top per- formance In official trials and Jr actual fie d r0 - d uC t lOrt Jim Cooper R.R. No. 3 Kippen, Ont. 262-6104 Receiving White Beans KEN R. CAMPBELL FARMS LTD. R.R. 1, Dublin 527-0249 , 2001, with the post war, baby boom moving up the age scale, 13.6 per cent of the total population will be over 65, compared with 8.9 per cent in 1976. 1978 statistics from the Treasury Ministry confirm that not only is the elderly population growing at a much faster rate than the population al large, but more significantly, the 75.plus group, who need the greatest amount of health care and use a disproportionate num- ber of hospital beds, will increase by 120.6 per cent! In Metro Toronto, for example, 206,000 people, representing one in ten, are now over 65, one in four are over 50 years of age. The social and economic implications of this "geriat- ric boom" have been widely discussed for the past five years. The Provincial Gov- ernment has recognized that we must, where possible, care for the elderly outside our costly medical framework d has/doiced its support for the eMmunity-based service approach. - However, as with the mentally ill, the concept of non -institutionalization has not been matched to a corresponding expansion of alternative coiiimunity ser- vices. , Two Provincial Ministries - Health and Community and Social Services (ComSoc), share responsibility for ser- vices to the "elderly. "Broth -Wfinistries provide programs in institutions and both look after certain home support services. Each program has its own eligibility rules, user fees and funding formulae. SERVICES For instance, both Minis- tries provide nursing and home -making services. A patient who has been releas- ed form hospital can obtain free -of -charge, nursing or homemaking services for a short period of time through a program called Hoine Care, which is funded by OHIP; if that same person needs this help on a long term basis or if the person did not go to hospital, ComSoc Will pro- vide the sertice under the Homemakers and Nurses Services program and there will be a user charge. Legislative fragmentation leads to manipulation and overuse of the Home Care program as well as gaps in the Continuum of support services fdr seniors. This continuum must be created if we really intend to' main- tain the independence of elderly citizens, and prevent or postpone institutionaliz- ation. Often the split seems completely artificial. On the institutional side. three dif- ferent levels of care. know as "residential''. "extended— and "chronic". are provided in different facilities. For instance. both nursing homes and homes for the aged provide "extended care" services • a minimum d 1.5 hours of nursing care per day. Although these services are similar -in each of the facilities, the sources of funding and funding formul- ' ae! are Iliferent. -NtirSing 'Mines , are pri- vately owned and operated under contract to the Minis- try of Health. Homes for the Aged are non-profit, run by either charitable organiz- ations or municipal copora.- dons. The original distinction between different types of institutions offering different levels of care has become very blurred. As a result, the consumer faces a confusing set of rates, with costs varying according to the -type of care and institution. Many elderly people end up receiv- h itaidier of care not stilted to their needs. • FRAGMENTATION Service providers are hard bit by this fragmentation of responsibility. In many areas, over half of the home support services for seniors isprovided by volunteer Fkganizations. Meals on wheels, housekeeping, shop- ping, friendly visiting, per- sonal care and transportation services - these and many more services, which are so essential to the physical and mental well-being of seniors, are provided by a host of volunteer organizations with the help of thousands of volunteers. Funding re- quirements seem althest ,de - Perth Farm News Continued from page 7 continued at that figure until calving. It might also be advisable to add 2-3 ounce of -a high phosphorus mineral to the grain mix during this period. A limited 'quantity of T.M. salt should also be given. If retained placenta is a herd problem, then an injection of selenium with vitamin E should be given 3-4 weeks prior to freshening. However, your veterinarian should be consulted regard- ing dosage, etc. Bruce Lobb is Pesticiaes Control officer for Huron,. Perth; •Bruce -and. Grey court- - ties. He's located in the Agricultural office in Huron County. The phone number is 482-3428. Bruce has sent along some pointers on dis- posing of empty pesticide containers. Who's responsible for the pesticide containers left a- long a ditch or stream bank? These containers are the responsibility of the person who has left them exposed -to the environment. Any pro- , blems such as contamination fall back on the owner. The person leaving these contain- ers on the roadside is also liable to ptosecdtion for improper dtsposai Or tOfiraTfl= ers. Pesticide containers must be either punctured or broken -and -buried -in- at -least 50 cm (20 inches) of soil away from the water table or water course. xpositor H & N DAIRY SYSTEMS LTD. Sales, Service 8 installation .of , 887-6063 pipelines & milking parlours R.R.4 WALTON Te1.527-0410 ARNOLD J. STINNISSEN 1 IH and Mori 4 Orosorancr Pans Imornc T x Deck:: hk• Regoctered Re.loremeno Sor,ong% Annnortec. Imorne :‘,.craeme ‘antooltre,, tsk for mir no- HeeoNt• Premmm RRSP RI PRI SI NT 1NG Suril Lif-e Assurance 117 GODERICH ST. EAST SEAFORTH Company of Canada for 21 years. Seedfax Versatility makes Pride 1128 a winner! Maturity, yield and stalk strength are the maior elenients to be con- sidered when selecting a grain oom hybrid. Pride 1128 is an 80 to 85 day maturity top yielding and versatile single -cross variety which has more than earned its position as a leader in the 2700 CHU maturity category It is a medium tall plant with excellent stalkstrength and is an excellent yielder for both grain and silage As a silage corn, it is one of Pride's two recommended hybrids in the medium maturity range it -is well capable of providing a high total dry matter yield with an ideal stalk to grain ratio So, if your requirement is for a versatile corn that IS: • suitable for grain or silage • in the 2700 CHU maturity range • a high yielder • easy to harvest . . . Pride suggests 1128. It's a winner. Ontario Bean Growers Co-operative Seaforth, Ont. 345-2007 5271391 a. I en A los A A signed tO confound and frus- trate them. The same agency must go through, the annual ritual of negotiating as many as four different agreements under four separitte pro- grams with as many funding sources. • For example' one agency may be fundedby all three major home support service programs; Home Care (Health), Visiting Home- makers and Nurses Services (ComSoc), Elderly Persons Centres (ComSoc), and also the United Way. Little wonder that volunteer trea- surers are unable to cope and agencies are forced to hire experts. -There are alreaciy serious concerns about the future of volunteer efforts, with the changing role of women, and the rising- costs involved in volunteering. The lack of co-ordinated approach to funding home support ser- vices compounds the prob- lems. Clearly, what is needed is a comprehensive policy on home support services, an overall plan, combined with long term objectives, reliable estimates of present and future need, and a clear definition of the range of serveices which need to be funoted, the basis for decid- ing whether new programs • are te , '-Moreover, comprehensive community health/social services planning is only one Reducing this Pro - aspect. vice'shigh rate of institu- tiottall;itjoR for seniorS --(Which at 8.9 per.cent ls tip third highest in Canada, and much higher than those of . _ • the U.S. and England), will depend on changes in OPIPr fields - notabl y income security as well aS.,110110Nif and transportation. DUBLIN FEED MILL Order your , - SEEDWHEAT NOW. BULK AND BAGGED FERTILIZER NOW AVAILABLE - 345 -2330 Bus. Dublin, Ont. 3454884 Res. Wheat, barley, silage corn or quackgras ilifhat are you harvesting next year? ROUNDUPeWILLecOlYTROL QUACKGRASS THIS FALL, FOR A CLEAN START COME SPRING. Next spring, nothing will be more important than getting in and planting as early as possible. Un- fortunately, that doesn't leave much time for dealing with quackgrass. Unless you apply Roundupo herbicide by Monsdnto this fall after harvest. Simply allow the quackgrass to re- grow undisturbed in the crop stubble until the majority.of plants are actively growing and at least 8 inches high (3-4 leaf stage). But treat before the first killing frost Properly applied, Roundup will be absorbed and "translocated" down into the network of rhizomes – de- stroying the entire plant, above and below ground. Five days after treatment, you can resume fall tillage:Operations. Since Roundup has no re- sidual soil activity, you can plant any labeled crop next spring— without risk of crop in- jury. What's more, many farmers using Roundup as the key element in a quackgrass con- trol program, have been able to achieve manage- able quackgrass' control for as long as three years. Don't think of treating quack - grass as one more chore in the fall. Think of it as one less -, chore in the spring. See your dealer about Roundup. The herbicide that gets to the root of the problem. There's never been a herbicide like this befoie. ALWAYS IMAD AND CAREFULLY FOU_OW TfM LABEL FAECTICANS FOR ROCINDW'KECZE. R.i_rap• is ei mgetred redemerk ei o. ccoripav eMereserts Cervary cgtr) PCs 0 59:1 Monsanto IwONSANTO CANADA, CriC. TORONTO PoCli, WiCalkiS2, WIVCPEG RECCtA. CALGARY This Advertisement Prepared for Muer Jordan Herrick Ltd. For further information, contact your local cleafer- MILTONJ. DI LIMITED Purina Chow — Sanitation Products — Seed Corn — Provimi Feeds Ventilation (Wholesale & Retail) Pesticides — Spraying Equipment SEAFORTH, ONTARIO NOK 1WO . Phone 519-527-0608 Be sure to takoiadvantage of the $25.00 coupon valid until September 30, 1980. If you haven't received one in the mail contact Milton J. Dietz Ltd. al 52/.0608.