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Farmers meed warranties,
A Jarvis farmer who sued a farm equipment dealer for
$52,400 aver machinery he claimed was defective, has lost
the court case,.
Intheu ement he ordered. topay the farm,
judgement a was: _r _._ _.
equipment dealers; 516,400;. It began 'when the farmer
bought a four-wheel-drive tractor worth S45,000 in 1975, a
sprayer and a cultivator. The farmer claimed the tractor
andthe other equipment broke down just when he needed.
it most and he lost $2,000 a year for two years,
The disgruntled farmer took the equipment and dumped
it back in the .dealer's yard, and refused to pay for it. He
refused to make more than one:paymentr. on the total
purchasepaidy
of S69,407. Heonly because, he
said, the tractor did not have enough power topull the:
equipment and the ether implements wouldn't' do the job:
as they were supposed to do. .
The farmer lost 140 hours of use of his tractor because
he couldn't get it repaired after rocker arms broke a week
_ after he bought it, It was alsoout of commission for five
weeks, he claimed, at a time when he needed it 12 hours a
day..
They said they repaired it 14 days, after it broke down
and did not charge the farmer for. repairs because the
tractor was still under warranty..,.'They•also; claimed they
lost more than 521,000. when they resold • all the
equipment,
' The judge' agreed with the company although the farmer.
was allowed to deduct 54,500 for lost time,.
Another case is before: the courts to be heard in June
nvolving a leased tractor, also supposed to have broken
town when needed. ,
These are only two cases. `Hundredsof others could be
cited; ,
Ontariofarmers are spending S240 million a year 'on
machinery with no guarantee the equipment will do the job
hebought
t y i t for.
Farm equipment warranties claim the companies will
repair a tractor for any defects during the first two. years,
But the dealers and the manufacturers spell out: in no
uncertain terms that no money will be paid for time lost or
,crop losses, if the equipment will not .do the job,.
InSaskatchewan, Alberta and, Manitoba,go ernten....
t
legislation forces faun equipment manufacturers to,
replace defective parts within 72 hours or pay for, crops or
time lost.
,The only recourse farmers in; Ontario have is the
toothless tiger called the farm machinery review board. Its.
five members can only investigate and make recommend-
ations. They have absolutely no power to do anything, This
board's clout is so minimal that the Ontario Federation, of
Agriculture doesn't even bother to refer• cases to it because
the ;federation believes - althoughit has no legal powers?
with farm equipment manufacturers and dealers either
' can get more action on its own. •
Farmers are not included in the Consumers Protection .;
Actand havefi ht warrantybattles on their own. The
B
urban consumer who gets a defective car or an appliance
has a warranty backed by the act. Companies which do not
honor their warranties can be charged and the province
will help the consumer fight the case.
Legislation has forced manufacturers with farm dealer-
ships in western: Canada to keep large inventories of parts
on. the Prairies;:
is agree with Ed Morden, secretary -manager of the
National Farmers Union regional office in Guelph: "A
tractor that used to cost 5.10;000 now costs anywhere from
540,000' to S70,000. If it doesn't do the job„there isn't a
thing you can do except sue'. The Ontario' government just
won't mov e in the direction of government warranties."
A. promise to help farmers was made m the. Throne
Speech .when this session of the legislature opened.
Nothing has been done so far,
The budget for agriculture in Ontario increased Less
than three per 'cent. If the government is not going to de
• anythingin these times of restraint, then it could certainly
give, thought to putting' some teeth in the toothless tiger.
, .
Report from{ Q'ue.enIs Park
•, •
oxen
_Dioxin, one ;of the most
toxic of chemicals, has been
found in minute quantities in.
fish taken, from Lake Ontario,.
It. is . the first time the.
chemicalhas been
discovered in fish from the
lake.
Environment. Minister
Harry Parrot .stated, that
there is .no doubt about the
safety of drinkilg water from
Lake Ontario:: However: he
said that the ministry has
never testedfor dioxin in the
province's drinking water or
fish.
The minister also said that
"tliere is no 'danger in the
quantities of fish we are
likely : to consumer in
Ontario". He does advise that
pregnant women. ` nursing
mothers' and children should
not cat fish caught` in Lake
Ontario.. however. Also,
adults are cautioned: to eat
.only the occasional meal of
fish. If it's only one or two
fish a week, then that's''
line."
The Opposition has
strongly condemned the
Government for sponsoring
advertisements in British
newspapers for skilled
workers while there are :.
319,000 people unemployed
in Ontario.
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Apparently. att,Advertise-
mentja-tile: London Sun in
Match called for experienced
tradesmen to work in) the
General Motors transmission
plant in Windsor, Although.:
the adwas paid for by the
automotive company, it was
Placed and sponsored by the
Ontario Government's
selective 'placemtat service'
in. London. •
When asked why Ontario
residents are not being
trained to fill such positions,
the Minister of Education
rephed that she was not
aware of the advertisement,
and that while adequate
training exists in Ontario.' the
Government can't '.'go out
and coerce people into
training programs
Union spokesmen,,
however say they were • not~.
notified . bf :the. vacancies.
g Ontario
They say there are more than
600 unemployed tradesmen
in . the Toronto area With
skills. required for some of
•
the jobs.
Canada Manpower con-
ducted "an exhaustive.
nationwide search .`for mill-
wrights, electrical repair-
men, tool makers, tool' and
die. .makers: and metal
machine mechanics" before
giving GM permission to hire.
95 journeymen from Europe,
according to a spokesman,
Industry . ° ;' and Tourism
Minister Larry Grossman
told the Legislature that his
ministry also helped' with the
search.` "We saw quite
clearly that efforts were
made to find skilled workers
in Ontario and Canada," he
said.
A group of Ontario home
owners has filed a' class
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action suit asking the
Supreme Court of Ontario to
order the Canadian
Standards 'Association and.
Ontario Hydro to pay for the
rewiring of every home in the
province , that contains
aluminum wiring.
The suit,filed by lawyers•
for the Aluminum Wiring
Home; Owners Action,
estimates the rewiring job;
would. cost 5375 million,.
making it one of the largest
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A. group of beef :bulls is,
coming off test at Guelph .ott
May tBth. A Private Treaty
Bull; Sale has been let for
1:3.4 p.m, on that day. Cat.
alogue information will: be
available, and owners, will he
present to: discuss their an-
imal with prospective pur-
chasers.
The test station: at Guelph,
is located south east of the
Brucefie Id
man. is
provincial"
.teebsOrer...
JOHN W. HENDERSON of
R.R. 1, Brucefield,, was elect-
ed Grand; Treasurer of the
Grand Black Chapter of
Ontario West of the Royal
Black Knights at the 103rd
annual session held . in
Burlington last week,
Wayne Smith of Hensall
was elected; a committeeman.
Both men belong to Jub-
ilee 161 of the Local Precep-
tory in Clinton, along. with
other members from Sea-
forth, Goderieh and Clinton.
•fir 0 , pJ
class actions ever filed.
Spokesmen fir . the . CSA
and Ontario Hydro said they
can't understand the filing of
the suit, or the presumption
that aluminum wiring is
dangerous, in light of the
finding of Turo Wilson's
one-man royal commission
that properly installed
aluminum wiring is .Safe.
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WHIC 11 N1T1tOU* N-
SOURCE IS PESST. ,
It seems thatevery day
tiering Tate April and early
May someone cls uoffice
and asks W hatalsource of
.nitrogen should 1 use?" The,
answer is. always the Same -
All nitrogen; sources, when
applied tit equal irateof
actual nitrogen, give equal
yields. Different sonrt°es: of
nitrogen have different char- •
. An
aceris ics s.::t
t tt :hydrou isthe
cheapest source. Itis also .the
most dangerous to handle• it
has the highest ,application
power, requirements. Urea,
,Aq, Ammonia: te and
liquivad nitrogen arenitrasimilar in.
price. Of -these. Ujrea, is the
least expensive.' It is, the
most toxic source of nitrogen
if applied with the drill or
planter•
In all: cases, each source
has a good point and a weak
paint. The' real question is
"w ;hien source of nitrogen;
fits my system best." :For
instance. anhydrous does
not tit into a dairy haylage
program real well unless it is
custom applied. Generally,
anhydrous is applied when
first cut alfalfa is being
harvested'. Liquid nitro$en
can save money if youuse it
as a herbicide carrier,
` There are a tot of rumors
about sources of nitrogen.
One releases fast, one
washes "away etc., -these
are just rumors. Remember,
all sources of nitrogen ,give
equal yields per .lb, pf actual
nitrogen. Another rumor:.
suggests that nitrogen must
be worked' into the soil or it
will be lost. Again:this is only
rumor. Research has shown
that liquid nitrogen, Urea;'
and ammonia nitrate do not
have .to be worked into the
soil. if they are not worked
in. the 'total amount lost is in.
the neighbourhood of 1 to 5
lbs. per acre. Certainly not
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t RaJ.ER PLANT POP.
FOR: CORN SILAGI
Corn, silage growers
should be planting 25*0.00 to
27,0.00 plants per acre ac-
earding to Terry Daynard
and fellow researchers at the
1. niwcrsity of Guelph. The
research; applies to soils
Which are not abnorm...dty
droughty and for area, With
loss than 3.100 heat .units.
Ada �d br'.ds were in-
volved
h�
volved in 12 tests. at several:
planting densities, over a
three >ear period. The work
was carried out in central and
southern Ontario.
Dry matter yield was .con-
sistently higher at 25.000
plants as opposed to .20.000
plants. On average, the
25,000 and 30,000 plant .pop;
ulations had equivalent
yields—in both Cases 10'."a
greater. than the 20.000 pop-
ulation. The increased pop-
ulation had no effect on either
per cent dry matter or per
cent grain eontent of the
forage.
Seven trials in 1977.and
1978'. supported: these find.
ings, In this work the in
creased yields for higher
populations was found to be
consistent across several'.
dates of planting from early
May to late June.
This research 'is relevent
for Perth farmers, It would
appear that po. pulations of
25,000 plants per acre should.
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