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economies
It wordd be incorrect to suggest that fainting ig Canada's
most important industty.
Lumbering and mining and the steel industry would
have to rank up near the top. It would be correct, thou`gh,
aa suggest that agriculture is among the top five or six as
tar as the gross national product is concerned and as far as
exports are concerned.
Therefore, it seems a shame to me that one of Canada's
most important industries must accept the fact that more,
-than-Saper cent -of those-engaged-infarlming-mustrelron-
outside sources of income to survive.
More, than half of Canada's' farmers have become
.nart-timers in recent 'Years if we can believe Murray
Hawkins, a professor of rural economics at the University
:of Alberta. This part-time income includes money earned
by farmers' wives. Personally, I know of dozens of farmers
, in my area of Canada whose wiveshas been forced to
'• return the the work force just to preserve a way of life. In
addition, Prof. Hawkins intimates that farm employment
in Canada for people outside the farm family has declined.
Agriculture is no longer hiring a lot of people.
Many in this country whose hair is no ldnger black or
blond can remember those great excursions when
easterners went west on harvest trains, a debt to western
Canada that seems to have been forgotten in recent years
now that the west has, become affluent.
That help is no longer necessary, apparently,' because
huge machines have taken over the work. Sixty-five per
cent of total farm employment in Canada comes from farm
owners and their families. One of the reasons that
agriculture no 'longer needs outside help is because young
people, to a great extent, are Staying on the farms of this
" Hawkins also contends that more anti -:more women are ,
gttiiigTnto ragriculture. In the .U.S., for example, 50 per
cent of enrolments in schools of agriculture are women.
One cannot help but question some, of these figures.
Farmers are not attracting Ouside help into agriculture
because nobody in his right mind will go to work for a
farmer. They simply won't accept the long hours, the
back -breaking toil, the tiring physical 'work that has to be
done on the farm, in spite of the great strides in
mechanization in the past 40 years. "
Also, more young people are going into farming because
the life attracts them. They have been.brou t up on the
farm and are well aware of the toil and fru tion that it
brings. But they are Willing to put up with it to reserve a
way of life. •
The reason more women appear to be going into
agriculture is simply because more wives and daughters
are willing -to work on the farm to help the old man remain
. in a way of life that is fast becoming unique.
1 knew dozens of dairy farmers who have, for years,
worked all day, every day, 365 days of -the year. Only
recently have they been able to leave the farm for a holiday
and only then .because- sons and, daughters and
daughters-in-law and sons-in-law have been trained
sufficiently to take over long enough to allow the original
Burner to take a week or two or three or four for a holiday.
A few other statements by Hawkihs deserve attention. If
Canada is to remain. successful on the world agricultural
Economist
transferred
Grace Bird, Home
Economist for Huron County
since August '1977. has trans-
ferred to the Middlesex
County Ontario Ministry of
Ariculture tnd Food office,
London, effective OZtober
6th, 1980.
While here She
has worked with the 4-11
Homemaking Clubs,
Women's Institutes and
other organizations offering
coutses in foods and
nutrition, crafts, food pre-
servation, home
management and sewing.
We will certainly miss her
pleasant manner and the
dedication she brought to the
work she did in the County.
' However, we wish her the
best in her new position, in
Middl es et.
Her partner.
Mrs. toralee Marshall. will
he continuing to supervise
the Home Economics
Program from the
Agricultural Office in
Clinton. Please call her with
yur questions as they arise.
Don Pulle
Agricultural Renresentative
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scene, a great deal more government and industry money
will have to be spent on agricultural research and
development.
Canada is spending two per cent of annual government
expenditures on agticeltural research and development.
This compares unfavorably with six per cent in Germany
and more than four per cent in the United Kingdom.
Governments, in other words; have been riding through
the resent developments in agriculture on the backs of the
- farmers: And so have-theindustrail- gicinti-who-depertd-orr--nybell ----reported- • that
agriculture in this country: They simply have not been $249,633 of the road budget
paying their way io Canada, a statement that is true about had been spent leaving a
dozes of industries in this country. balance of $22,367 for the
In fact, many of them, such as the journalism rest of 1980. This compares
profession have been quite content to let governments and to the $22,594 left in the road
educational instittitions-financed by governments-- train account at the first of Octob
the people for them with a minimum amount of money er last year. Councillor Marie
invested. ilicknell was given permiss-
It's time some help came from the people wird 'benefit ion, to attend a one -day
from the training given by others. seminar for educators and
By viTILIV1A0Kt
McKillop township
eptintit Monday accepted
tenders for snow removal on
township reads "this winter
front Ryan rlittilldozing, RR2,
, Brussels, by grader, $25,80
per hour working time and
N. *chap Construction of
Manton, by grader, $26.00
per hem: working time.
Standby time will be paid 4t
'the rate of $18.00 per day to
both firms.
Council agreed to have tax
. bills made up in London
again this year at a rate of 31
cents each, up from 29 cents
last year.
Road superintendent Bill
Egmondville
A going away dinner
was held for Brenda Papple,
on Saturday night at the
home of hey parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Papple, prior
to her leaving for France on
Friday.
Those attending were Mr.
and Mrs.. Gary Smith and
fantily, LondoriT Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Habkirk and
family, St. Thomas; Mr. and
Mrs. Etob Papple, Goderich;
Jack Teeple, London; Marty
Coonens, Kitchener; Lori
Savauge, Toronto; Joanne
Bode, Seaforth; and Dianne
and Andrea , McGrath of
Egmondville.
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October 23, The fee of $20
will be paid by the township.
Couneil members set the
rate to be paid to the deputy
returning officers in the
upcoming municipal election
at $50.00, up from $40 paid
in 1978 and $50.00 will be
paid for polling loeations, up
from $40.00 last election. It
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THE 1101191,4 PCPPSITOR
POT:OBER 9,:-.1980
. •
iOn this year with two chairs
On coiincil 'vacant. Reeve
Allan Campbell and Councill-
or Arthur Anderson are'
retiring from political life.
Reeve Campbell has been
on council about 21 years, 12.
years as reeve, and councill-
or Anderson has served 12
years. Councillor Anderson
said he would like to get
more interest before She
election. He- said it was
educational serVitig on
council. •
Deputy reeve Harvey
Craig has ddclared he
seek the .reeve's • chair and
councillor Marie nieknell wilt
seekto be elected' deputy -
reeve.
Councillor 'VVilliam
Leerning said he is nucle-
ated at this time.
Wayne Dolmage who will
takeover as road superinten-
dent on November 1 replaci-
ing VVillianr Campbell, who
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