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W.S.A. an outlet for rural concerns
Many have over the past W.S.A. meetings has farming is perhaps now a ever. Many factors inhibit her '
several months heard rum- brought to light some inter- luxury. The stress -free, care- full participation. Lack of'
bling about a new force on the esting observations.
local agricultural scone, us- Farm womeja hate to waste
ing code letters W.S.A. Per- time. The meetings held, are
haps you have harboured prompt and adjourn at a
doubts about these letters. reasonable hour.
- Are they a threat or a Farm women enjoy meet -
solution? ing and hearing the opinions
What does the W.S.A. of their associates after the
stand for? The letters mean evening's discussion. A short
Women for the " Survival of social time follows for those
Agriculture. This group was who wish to stay.
established in the U.S. over Women ask more ques-
10 years ago and is not to be tions, have more comments,
confused with other existing and discuss mote options, in
farm survival organizations. the company of other women.
In 1975, several farm women Members often state they
in Eastern Ontario formed hesitate to ask questions .in
W.S.A. Canada. They now mixed company, not wanting
have W.S.A. members all to appear uninformed.
across Canada. Middlesex The reason farm women do
County and Perth -Oxford not wish to waste time is
W.S.A. have been in exist- because they often do not
ence since the spring of 1982 have it. With so many de -
when young farm women in mands on their time they are
these areas met and agreed, professional at organizing.
that farm women needed They cannot be bothered with
more access to information tedious business procedure at
about themselves and their meetings. Give them the
position as farm women. facts. let them ask questions
This fall -winter, monthly and enjoy themselves when
meetings have been held in they do get ,out. W.S.A.
Stratford and London at the meetings 'have no executive,
O M A F offices. Women no minutes.. Items of inter.�st'
JUNIOR FARMERS—The Annual Conference of the Junior Farmers' Association was held
recently In Hamilton', Representing Western Ontario were from left: Stuart Budd -new
president, Norfolk; Janice Walsh, Lambton; Brenda Lamont, Bruce; Brenda B Photo)
Elgin and Les Falconer, Huron. (OM
Development reflected
BY ALAN SCOTT
AG. REP.
THE MINUTES OF THE
LAST MEETING
We negd to know our
history in order to set goals
for the future. Difficulties
arise because each genera-
tions forgets to read the
minutes of the last meeting.
These comments were made
by Ken Knox, Director of the
Rural Organizations Branch
of the Ontario Ministry of
• Agriculture and Food. He
was spCl king at Pork Day at
the Perth County Ag. Week.
History documents the tre-
mendous increase in the
productivity of agriculture.
At one time man used a spade
and it took eight 12 -hour days
to cultivate an acre. We've
' evolved through oxen and
horse power to the four wheel
drive tractor which can now
cultivate an acre in one- and
two-thirds minutes if the
fields are large enough.
In 1790 it took 14 people to
feed a single person. By 1910
one farmer was feeding seven
people. This total increased
to 14 in 1940, 26 in 1960. 66 in
1971 and 75 in 1980. This
figure could be increased to
200 people by the year 2000
by only making use of the
technology that is known to
exist today.
History tells us that there
has been a tremendous in-
crease in technology. We can
expect the same in the future.
We have to be aware of the
possibility of nes technology
or we won't be able to set
goals and take advantage Of
One has to be optimistic
about agriculture. The world
population is increasing by
two per cent per year. There's
a new Saskatchewan every
two days. a new Ontario every
39 days, a new Canada -every
118 days. and a new U.S.A.
every 3.6 years. There's a
challenge in helping develop-
ing countries to increase their
food potential. There's a
challenge in finding new
export markets and in design-
ing transportation systems to
take advantage of then(.
We can learn from history
about cycles and markets.
There was a surplus'of food in
Ontario in 1888, and this
brought about a major move
for exports. A food shortage
in LBO' marked the beginning
of the Agricultural Repre-
sentatives Branch. Refer-
ences to the importances of
financial management can be
found in Ag. Rep. reports
from the depression years of
the 1930s. The economy soar-
ed in the period from 1965 to
1980. Since 1980 there has
been increasing attention to
the importance of farm busi-
ness management. We can
learn from reading the min-
utes of the last meeting.
Ke_n pointed out how tech-
nology has affected the home.
By 1990 60 per cent of
mothers with youngsters un-
der six will be working away
from home. Fathers who work
away from home spend 25
minutes per week communi-
cating with each child.
A lot of people can't afford
to farm in traditional fashion.
A Grey -Bruce study indicated
that 55 per cent of the women
and 34 per cent of the men
held off- farni jobs. •
SET GOALS
, Ken emphasized the im-
portance of goal setting.
'Those who determine where
they want to go, get there
faster." there are some
people farming who really
don't w ant to farm. The same
applies to some people milk-
ing cows. Dreams and goals
start out the same way, but a
-bream will remain a dream
unless one takes action.
Each family needs to ap-
praise their situation and
come to 0 decision on short
and long terns goals. Each
situation is different. We
need long tern( goals and
short term routes to get there.
All members of a family or
organisation have to be in-
solVed in goal setting. -
Ken referred to the six M's
of successful farm manage-
ment as set out by Dr. Hiram
Draehe, from Baker, Minne-
sota, Dr. Drache's six M's
include mechanization, mar-
keting, money. management.
motivation. and mate. In one
sunny, 68 per cent of those
present indicated that the
most important decision that
tney nad ever made was the
decision to marry and their
selection of a spouse. Ken
used this point in emphasiz-
ing the importance of involv-
ing both husband and wife in
the business management
decisions involving the farm.
tram building is just as
important for the farm family
as it is for a company or
organ it at ion. Most people
point to Japan as a successful
example of teamwork. In
Japan the individual has a
st$c ut the success of the
rot pane, Teamwork seems
to come naturally rather than
intik idual effort. Is this one of
the reasons why Japan's
ceonotm is a bright light in
the world economic mess?
Indisldual effort is not good
enough ut the 1980s. Success
goes to the farmer or organi-
ration 'which can build an
effecti'e team.
Financial
management
1s• •
"Planning for profit"
"Charting your progress"
"Balancing your books"
"Earning your fair share"
"Serviceable debt"
Talk to your
TI) Manager today
about financial services
designed to help you
achieve your ghats.
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TD Farm Pac
TO
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free, do as you will and
farm -it -forever, lifestyle is in
the past.
Today requires strict man-
agement in order to reserve a
spot in agriculture's future.
DEMANDS
Demands of increased pro-
duction and increased effi-
ciency force consideration of
all personal aspects. When
scrutinizing over all manage-
ment, the greatest untapped
resource, the farm wife, often
steals the limelight. She has
much to offer through other
acquired skills such as book-
keeping, nursing and teach-
ing. There is a problem, in
tapping the resource, how -
attending the sessions at- and upcoming agricultu
Stratford elected to be called opportunities are mailed
Women Supporting Agricul-
t1TPe, still keeping the W.S.A.
letters intact.
Why should women attend
these meetings when existing
agricultural organizations
need more members and
directors to become involved?
If you are interested in joining
the gradually increasing
numaber of women assisting
the existing organizations,
the W .S.A. whole-heartedly
encourages participation.
These form the heart of the
industry.
NO TIME TO WASTE
Unfortunately, farm
women have not been joining
these organizations for a
variety of reasons. The ever-
increasing attendance at local
the members by way o
newsletter. Topic material is
presented in an informative
interesting manner. It is
clearly understood because it
is questioned. Farm women
see a new way of approaching
farm life.
It is difficult to attend
meetings with a young family
making so many demands on
time. In Perth County, plans
are underway for afternoon or
morning sessions, with baby-
sitting provided. Topics will
be chosen by participants and
emphasis Will be on the social
aspect of farm life. Details
will be available at the Ag.
Office later this year. It is only
a matter of time before more •
young farm families will
realize that the old way of
al
to
a
interest often goes hand in
hand with lack of knowledge
about farming. Children, es-
pecially pre-schoolers, war-
rant first consideration on
time demands.
What does this farm
women's group expect to
achieve? To increase know-
ledge and improve personal
skills of farm women. To
create an optimistic and
proud attitude about farming,
even in hard times, resulting
in a better image of agricul-
ture to the public. To
strengthen existing agricul-
tural organizations by learn-
ing about and supporting
their aims,
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maximum of $7500. per farm
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We expect to receive appli-
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l u Agr. Rep. .
problem
1 have just sat through
another one of those meet-
ings about soil erosion, the
kind where we see picture
after picture of 6 foot deep
gulleys. and eroded ditch
banks and dirty water. And
again the suggested solution
seems to be grassed water-
ways and. increased buffer
strips.
I wonder whether some
people really grasp the soil
erosion problem, or whether
they are avid golfers and want
to see more fairways in the
country. But, up until a
couple of years ago, these
were the only real erosion
control measures we could
suggest. Nothing else had
really been tried in Huron.
In just two years we ve
come a long way.
Firstly. a conservation til-
lage program is underway in
the county. Last year no till
corn production was demon-
strated over 8 plots. This year
the no till project is expand-
ing. some ridges will be
formed for ridge planting in
'984, and other minimum
tillage practices may be de-
monstrated. Chisel plowing
or mulch tilling is already
common in some townships.
A few fellows, such as Jack
McGregor in Stanley Town-
ship. are doing a great job of
leaving residue on the surface
conservation plowing with
the mouldboard.
A completely new erosion
control device was introduced
in 1982. A 'wide base' terrace
has been constructed on the
Maaskant farm in Colborne
Township with imported
technology from Iowa. This
year the entire farm will be
terraced. Now Huron will
have Iowa Technology de-
monstrated in their backyard,
where before the only appar-
ent solution was seeding
down the farm.
But many farmers are
already using conservation
minded farming practices.
1 ve seen dozens and dozens
of 'lift plow' waterways
around the county this
winter. For the cash cropper,
this is very practical and
economical. I also do not see
many farmers working within
centimeters of the ditch
banks as in Essex and Kent
Counties. (Thank God our
land isn't that expensive yet.)
Farmers are leaving buffer
strips.
Even so. Huron County is
losing sonic 53.8 million of
soil each year, which woLks to
514.50 per acre of row crop-
land.
A new grant will be in place
in April. such to help farmers
construct grass waterways,
terraces. buffer strips. etc.
This program should be taken
advantage of. But. remember
that two thirds of erosion
occurs on field surfaces - so
keep an eve on 'Huron's
continuing tillage projects.
-John Heard
Asst. Ae. Ren.
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We; The Corporation of the Township of Logan,
R.R. 111, Bornholm, Ontario, NOK IAO, hereby
give notice that application for a licence to open.
establish or operate a pit on the lands described as
follows:
Part Lot 12, Concession 13, Township of McKillop
County of Huron, consisting of 7.15 hectares
more or less
The estimated amount 4. sand and gravel to be
extracted annually is 60,0'0 tonnes. The operation
will he an intermittent operation with a portable
plant installation. The last day upon which
objections may be filed with the Minister of
Natural Resources is May 9. 1983. Objections
and/or requests for a hearing are to be made in
writing and directed to:
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This is a public meeting held under.Section 12 and
11 of The Planning Act. RSO 1980. to discuss a
proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the
County of Huron Planning Area permitting the
establishment of a municipal gravel pit on Part of
• Lot 13. Concession 2 as shown on the Key Map.
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