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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-10-30, Page 25• g HVRQN ,Fr77177,,,r ,,,r,7,•^,7^7,-,77,7," Expo-eitoiir 15cicisi 1 0 7 7.'"" 7,7,71.7 9 b• -^ in Leiters are Approcivio by Bob 'trolly.. Wale Rd Elmiia Qht N3B 2C7 his clout? Months ago, • I .suggested ' that Eugene Whelan, Canada'S.agininister; was losinghis clout in the federal cabinet. • When he -was first appointed, he made big noises and created considerable goodwill across this Country in the agriculture sector. He was credited- with helping to win a dozen or more rural seats fol. the 'Liberals.. .. When Prime Minister Trudeau resigned a year ago,- Whefarrwa . .itlate rurthe1eader— of the Liberal party. But Trudeau did not leave as leader. If. anyone has any doubt about Trudeau's personalitY, thOse. doubts should be dis pelled now. Whelan has obviously been relegated to a back seat in 'the -cabinet and in the caucus because he had the effrontery to think he could replace Pierre. • . •-• • More proof was evident to me during the public heariegs this summer into the establishing of a marketing boardTor potatoes in Eastern Canada, I am, of course, on, the outside loofting i. I am not privy to cabinet decisidifs. But there are disturbing signs that farming is in trouble at the federal level.. ' During those potato board hearings, Robert 1:trtrand made a submission. And who i he? He is an anti -combines investigator for the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs—He works for that department. lie blasted, the idea of a marketing board that controlled 4 suppl) and ,management of the product. He said a farmer -controlled, board would increase costs, make the system too rigidt aqd make it difficult for eTficient farmers tomake more money. o his credit, he told the hearing that he was speaking for himself and not for Andre Ouellette, his minister, nor I or_ offter _ail .corge_rate affaira„.. His ideas are in direct opposition 'to that of the ministry of agriculture. Far be it from irne call Mr. Bertrand a liar. He has eery right to express his opiniori in public hearings, 'HOW come his remarks to the hearing were mailed to reporters from coast to coasf? Did he pay for this mailing himself or did the consumer and corporate affairs pay for , it? I suggest, too, that this minister surely knew he wa9 going to appear at.the hearings and his minister probably knew- what—Beffearid-wa s—going—to• -say. It is just another spike in Whelan's coffin and Another nail to the wall for farming. Marketing boards f'or" farmers have alwayemade'sense to me but this sounds like the opening pistol shot in an all-out War betvveen these two ministries. It seems to me that farmers had better get ready to fight like hell to keep what they have. Eugene Whelan will need all the help he can get frOm every sector of the agricultural community if subsequent battles are going tb be won. for farming. , Whelan was the darling of the press corps some years back. His homely face and his humorous remarks made him good copy for reporters. His common sense, too, was apparent in the national press. But when -he said he would be a cnadidate for the 'leadership when Trudeau announced his resignation before the fall of the Tory government', I noticed a subtle change ia the press' attitude towardS Eugene. , One paper in Quebee made fun of his Candidacy, It -said 'something to the effect that,- if Whelan becomes leader of *Liberal party, Canada will have a candidate who cannot •-• speak either one of the official languages., Such spoofing elicits a little chuckle but much of it can Treat early, OMAF advises While Huron County fanners are slightly behind schedule in' harvesting their grain . cdrn., a Slow harvest isn't the only problem • they face Stan. Paquette of the Clinton OMAF office said crop yields aredown this fall from what was expected earlier in the season. Also, the corn crop has been damaged by stalk rot and stalk break ige and an increase in corn herer and rootworm ,due to the wet weather and high winds earlier this fall. Mr. Paquette said as a result of wet conditions, the nioisture content remains high, which means a longer drying time for the crop. He said field conditions are _particulatlY__bacl_.,some .. places. like the ' Wingham. area, where farmers are even further behind in harvesting their crop. Despite the poor harvest conditions, the Ontario Grain Corn Council is predicting the 1980 corn crop will bes a. record harvest. However, because of the stalk rot brought on bythe weMeather, it won't reaeh the magic 200 million bushels the industry has sought for many years, said Ken Patterson, chairman of the council. • Mr. Patterson is predicting the 1980 harvest will be 175 to 180 million bushel's, down from earlier estimates of 200 million bushels. Even the lower yield however Will beat last year's record harvest of 169 million bushels, and the previous record in 1977 of 152 million. While corn grain yields may be down slightly, Ontario white bean producers rvest • N should have few com.plaints. With about three per cent of the harvest yet to come in, it has, hit an unexpected 1,350;000 bags,, (each weighing 160 pounds). and already 388,000 bags have been marketed at $30 to , , $34 each; Charles Brodwell, manager of the Ont- ario Bean Producers' Marketing Board in London said, "That's the highest price range we've ever experienced at the opening of selling. Something funny's happening out there and we're net sure what it is, but we hope it keep happening." . . Ontario is the world's second largest .producer,of white beans, following behind • the state of Michigan. -However,- • the - American harvest is behind schedule thi-• year because of rain and Mr. Broadwell said the quality is down due to moisture damage. The Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board had originally predicted a total of 1,300,000 bushels of white beans this year, but renewed ,forecasts now put it at 1,400,000 bushels ov higher. ' Mr. Paquette said 'soybean Crop yields are a little above average in the area this yeAr. , Otis McGregor, elanager of the Ontario Soya -Bean Growers' Marketing Boarcy,vould agree yields are high. Earlier this fall he said with 15 per cent of the harvest complete, yields were high and quality good. . "I think our average yield should come out to 34 or 35 bushels per acre, down only slightly from last year's 36 bushels," Mr. Otis said. 6 make a laugliihg stock mu pf _ Leiok what happened to Joe. If' tarbie tiine Report from Queen's Park °al:energy self sufticienc by: MURitAl. (;AUNT MPP Fnerg Minisrrr Robert Weft h has announced that the ()warn, (;0‘criltrwrit spend S1n5 er the tu.txt fisc sears to help make Canada self sill -intent in en - g‘ h. 1 ‘$)11 It ill sfrent1 554) mititt;0, des..lop soalar trier g% arid another S -c to'ilr‘el op alternatno.• lark f,,r gas*, !MC 11 tr. i srort.iti..11 %It Vi•c; %ham 1.1 OilLor,.. • .11 ...n•tiri; la-% ?FIJI i• 2., bati••••k• belov. • .% Ili %pc mi ▪ Tailtte<., • , .1 •••• 7,4 V In at Re h euchre • -sairf.e P,'sE lr, • 'a1 • . .k• r. ` r,••.•.,',•14k-it••r•R . atieM aOf G- I • •MSMei Bra -.ad - Ostoalc • 1 tTon m.s tr :0 frnk'•s r ft 1, ••.1.• also plans to make grants for the re -insulation of buildings that are not cont cried from oil licating. • A background paper re• leased b‘ Mr. Welch estima- ted that the spending of S75 rnillion itt gosernment mones to deselop nen fuels for transportation. along.with an equivalent amount In prnate funds. an create 6.000 man - sears of vsork oser the five sear period fhe paper ensisages ginernment parti ,ipation in develoong alter!) misv heels up to the stage here thes be,onu• t 'unmet oalls. feasible Mr Welch said the gin ernment also plans to resist: the Ontario Baading ( ode to orporatr onsersation . •.1,1rular t ortinu nial .11141 Inj4istri hltddIttR's It' MIS of, solar encro .t•e Ontario 10,e ernment has r•o' 1,11 fi e 1 Q. air plan tel i. 1!"., .1 a hilr,hq,rt 411,13't rr h said th, Sco • Bort make imam ial and let hni, al ast.ist,i, anal 111 ente•es .,11' tr r• sidential and commercial v, ater heat mg svstcms. municipal heating systems, municipal snim! ming pool heating s% stems and agricultural space heat- ing . • The program . ha 11 0111 begin next April. a ill ha‘e a budget of S3.5 million in its first sear. hut ,A in spend more thc technologY. Fiat'sact ording to 'assistant minister for rem ., abre enerp A nes'. HU man Bights( for Ontario n ill he int r.,4111. in the next ftto st, , Labour Minister 12.,ber has a n noti nced Dr. Flew h.us r..1 .1 that the (ole ...11! plods ITV. run; fl ri t, se eral ne%v addi ions ‘• 111 int lude ph mi.,. aps 'being 3 ma timed esr,-)ii-• 1 h.r tirns hint He id thc Ontars- 11., man ght'. ( •11 1, sport He for adr••, the tode. .•, •-• • field of ft«-rs !,• • • suppon staff 1.• !. • • ,'• avmplaints Sow, officers ill sp.', , e H & N DAIRY SYSTEMS LTD. Sales, Service 8 Installation of pipelines & milking parlours 887-.6063 R.R.4 WALTON en our doors Ontari relations, and others will he .t•mgried to general duties. Trucking and express firms in Ontario have launched an appeal to the Cabinet of an Ontario High. na‘ ;Transport Board deci- sion, to grant an operating Ilk WM, e to I:lilted Parcel Survive ltd •\ sommulee representing ses cral small par,el Lamers has asked 1:ansport.o.ion Minister. I.1 MI'S Sn,,s ur dela% gi6 ing literht until the Cabinet .10 huar 11i- apPeal lhe 11101%1.1s Transport N‘aril last %Aeck had rescrsed .a I ,r)i dr, 1,4011 Ilnliting the p• rations of l•PS the rid' ed the tompato. to 1St' tru•ks Oniarit‘ high `k S to "11.1% part els under -.41 put) wis 1 141 kdogranisi ',wilt loos set on in• ht. e tis stipulatt that 1 PS most • an Independent opar • .n and must tendet, f man t' tth the Board Cattle should he treated for warble before December 1st. Warble continue to cause economic loss to the cattle industry in hide dam- age, meat trim loss„ poor milk production and low weight gains. • Severe damage from war- bles can be eliminated' with the use of systemic insecti- cides. Beef and dairy herds and feeder cattle should all he treated to cont rol %,‘ arbles. Systemics such as spcitton, grubcx, neguvon and co-ral are absorbed through the animal's skin' and kill the grubs before they cause ex- tensive damage. Treatment can be a problem Cattle should be treated prior to December 1st If feeder cal• ves and yearlings are under severe stress on arrival. wait until they are recovered be- fore treatment. otherwise they can be treated on arri- val. Read label , arefulh, before treating lak wing and non lactating dia., cows If in doubtor if treating after November loth contact your local veterinarian. Systemic insecticides are available at farm and feed R. K. PECK APPLIANCE$ In the heart of dos% ntoe n Vain . %.%(t LM (1I4NFRS ,alc, and ser‘ice of most mak, • ( B R A DIOS A ND AX CF SSORIF S • SPE ET) Qt FIN SPP.LIANCLS • %IMF ST SPPI I VS( IS • SMOKE SENSORS • INST.( T I [(MIS AND El 10111%4, UNITS • HAND (RAFTED GIFTS Varna's, Ont. 482..-7103 There has never been a greater need for foster parents in Ontario, than right now. 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