The Huron Expositor, 1979-06-07, Page 21•
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Letters aieetatifereeterr 'Netter tefto, Elmira Dot N38 2C?
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The Services provided by
the veterinary laboratories at
Centralia Agricultural Ca
lege in Huron Park are of MO
moch te area farmers
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Members of the Perth
Canhe deliberate killingof *mantel:1.04 the state
ever he justified?
What kick place in Florida two weeks ago was, murder,
legal Murder. And if that. is a contradiction in terMs, so be
it.
I'll probably get castigated for saying it because rural
people are supposed te be in favor of capital punishment
Legislaters ip Canada have all but abolished, killing by
the state. Recent •surveys indicate that those same
legislators, if they listened to the eleeterate, should return,
capital punishment,
l'm against iticannet see that the state has the right to
kill anyone. It doesn4 Matter to me who that ether person
has killed. Put the condemned murderer away for life
without chance of parole, Be Oubly sure that a menace to
society is kept out of society for life. Bot do not suggest to
me that killing a condemned intorlerer is right
There are many convincing arguments in support of
eapital punishment You can say that aoeiety has been
• purged of an evil, that a wrong has be redressed, or a
life given for a life
I am not suggesting that John Spenkelink was a good
boy, He was a convicted killer. The full process of the law
was invoked for him. He was sentenced to death, And he
was killed by the state,
His death was condoned, .carried out, by the state,
I think the state was wrong.
Police associations access this country are Campaigning
for the return of capital punishment, death by the state,
Policemen's wives are dedicated to this cause 1 can
understand their Concern. They want the return of capital
punishment, especially for those who murder policemen
or prison guards.
Is a policeman going about his duties any different from
you and me? Why should he get special treatment under
the law? If this society --and I hope Canada never, never,
never returns to the use of capital punishment—condones
capital punishment, the law should be the same for
everyone, Let us kill all who kill and not just kill those who
kill policemen. •
Let us not condone killing at all, That s what happened
Perth Farm News
MIKE.MILLER
Huron County farmers
have unwanted harvesters in
their alfalfa fields this year.
This help is the numerous
insects that feed on alfalfa.
The most troublesome One is
Ifalfa Weevil. We ,first no
deed weevil feeding this year
on May 241h, On both farms
the weevil were very small
and causinglittle damage.
It is still too early to know
how serious the problem will
be this year. You should
check your alfalfa fields and
watch the development of
this insect. This insect tends
to do the most damage
during hot weather, Wet or
cold weather tends to de
crease the number of insects
and the amount of damage
done by individual insects.
How to get rid of them?
Right now, "mother nature
• is on your side." Cold, wet
weather favours the develop
. .
nient of a fungus disease that
kills the larva, Mother nature
has also supplied us with a
wasp that kill§ ' the weevil
larva. The wasp lays its eggs
on the back of the larva. As
these wasp eggs hatch, they
kill the larva. You can help
by cutting early, This will
physically remove the larva
from the field. If you are
unable to cut, the weevil can
be controlled with insecti
cides, Check page 21 of the
1979 Field Crop, Recommen-
dations for specific chemiCals
and rates.
Generally, this insect is
only a problem in first cut
• crops. However, last year the
second growth in some fields
in Huron County was affect-
ed by adults of the weevil.
This year, we hope to keep a
closer check on this problem.
To date, all that we can
suggest is - if the second
growth seems to be standing
still, for no apparent reason -
check closely for insect prob
lems. This would be the early
part of July.
PHASE OUT OF GRAIN
STORAGE PLAN
The Federal government
has announced the procedure
fer the phasing out of the
grain storage, handling and
feed preparation program.
Applications will be pro-
cessed in the order received
until the budget is used up.
At that time, agricultural
offices will be instructed not
to forward any more applic
ationsAll protessed apph-
.
cations will be returned to
*the farmers with an accomp-
anying letter of explanation.
Applications held up by in.
adequate information will
maintain their right to pay-
ment.
It's important that farmers
realize that this program is in
its final stages. Funds will
run out very shortly. There's
no guarantee that grant
money will be available for
facilities that are presently
being conitructed.
•&mak-WING WEEDS IN
• ALFALFA
To effectively' ' central.
:weeds iri alfalfa fields they
must be sprayed in the year
of establishment • Embutox
(2;41 -DB) is the treatment of
choice on beth direct seeded
alfalfa or alfalfa seeded down
with grain,
Embutox should be ap-
plied at a rate of 12 to 16 oz,
of acid: per acre, This means
one gallon Will cover 4-5
• in 'Florida when -the e911,40Mtled man went to The electric
chair: He was 'killed.
Those who uphold capital punishnierit say that it deters
killings, I have seen no empirical evideace garnered over a
number of years to prOVe that killing deters killing, Who:
gap possibly, stiggest that capital punishment has any
social benefits?'
Killing is killing, Period'.
Killing by the state may reassure some people that
killing will not be condoned, All it does for me is turn any
stomach that the state Oahe so naive to think I will rest a
little easier hecauSe lltilOW the person who may kill me will
also be killed.
• To read Jiow the cendeMned man was trussed in an
electric chair and "burned" is disgusting. A hanging is
even more brutal, A firing squad is even worse because a
dozen men are involved in the act of killing,
• We allow killiog in self-defence. But was the United_
States in peril? In, other words, did the state kill in
self-defence to prevent a killerfrorn. .again' '• If ,n0t,
then it as pure revenge by the state. And who owns
revenge, with the 1.ord?
If a person eOmmits a murder and does not know what
he is doing at the time of the killing, then juStice suggests
the killer has lost the capacity to distinguish between right
and wrong, Therefore,,he does not get the death sentence.,
Can the state say the SUMO thing?
By killing another human being; the only derance• the
state can .proffer is that it doesu t know the difference
between right and wrong,
Maybe that's what happened in Florida.Officials don't
know the difference between right and wrongso they
allowed a man to be killed.
I am against the return Of capital punishment in Canada.
I may be a voice crying out in the boondocks 1 may get a
dozen or .more letters from readers .of the 15 or 16,
newspapers subscribing to this :column, I may, in fact •
have a couple of papers.cancel this column
But I will remain steadfast against the proposition that
the state has a legal right to kill
• acres. Use the lower rate if
the weed popultition is loW or
if the. crop is under stress
conditions. This herbici e
should he applied in 15-20
gallons of water per acre.
•The timing of Embutox
application is crucial. It
Should be applied alf
alfa has 1 to 3 trifoliate
leaves. The stage to spray iS
shown in picture form on
page 32 of the 1979 Guide to
C nt Federation of A i*
eu y gr
agreed at 1ber
ay
,:sOloerieeti;nhge imn of At-e8rp7ree4:
ture to ide th d rt
Arent with more funds ao ft
can meet the increasing
demands of the local farm
Theo
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rnon us ntuitdiestudies
veterinaryan d labpsrovcoidne.
diagnosis on animal diseases
for farmers in Huron and
bordering coonties. The ser-'
vices include, bacteriology,
disease identification, urine
and stool analysis, and post
morterne.
Federation vice-president
Harry Greenwood said both
farmers and veterinarians
F of A
meeting
are, 'having; prehlems getting
results 'hack from the lab
ansang
papthre'lu:irstneasttCeSgGlir:;41,.;
later, his, taking as king as 4
weeks to process some of the
samples sent in by the farina
era
simplyugoanigin forbecanusethetbrcies
toom
laboratory staff to handle.
The demand has increased
"by more than 100 per cent
in the past 21/2 years" said
S a Autopsiesfrd*on pigs* for
instance, has gone from 240,
Carcasses in 1975 to more
than 1100 last year said
Sanford, "We'll pass • the
2000 mark this year."
"There's been an escal-
ation in all phases of our
work. . we're :being
swamped."
Sanford added that there
has been no increase in staff
in the department since it
aPe nheela
d 9bYoeraartaoraysgo,
Tect ion of
the college currently employe
two doctors, three lab assist-
ants, one post-mortem
assistant and one secretary.
Federation members
passed a resolution to apply
The Huron County pressure to the Minister of
Federation of Agriculture is
holding a meeting on Jane 7,
at • 8:30 in •Clinton at the
OMAF (Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food) Mark
Waldren, • University •of
Guelph will be the guest
.speaker. The topic is
"Effective Meetings" and it
will be a fine opportunity to
learn. how. to improve your (JixIJ„Iasi or
for titre spent at meetings.
meeting skills to get the most
Agriculture,urgentBiil'NeWmg getting .nto
..tyconsider
additional finances for extra
staff and apparatus for the
Huron Park facilities."
Several farmers said they
were willing;to pay more for
tests if they eiattlil feeelve the
results sooner. *We worth
much. more to us to get
results back hi 3 days than 3
weeks" Old Roy McKay*, a;
Mztchell area farmer.
Greenwood said, the ierol'
lege charges "a ridiculously
low price" for its servicesMany of the tests copdUct
ed at Centralia, cost between
• Z and S dollars.
The farmers agreed the
fees are insignificant in
comparison with the losses
resulting from a disease Out-
break in their herds.
A delegation of Members
will also be Meeting with
'Weal MPP Hugh, Ediebeffer
to have the issue raised at
Queens Park. The resolution
• has also been forwarded to
the Ontario Federation of
• Agriculture for comment
In connection with the
discussion on disease
teation services provided by
Centralia, the Federation
members said a recent not-
• break of rare pneumonia'
contributed to the heavy
workload the laboratory must
try to carry,
Hemophilus Pleuro
pneumonia has, reached
major epidemic propor-
tien.s" said Dr. Sanford,
According to Sanford the
disease first surfaced in 1961
in California and Argentina
it was simply unknown
before that".
The "bug" has skipped all
harvesting 14 If#
`Chemical Weed • Control.
Spraying later than this can
set the alfalfa back. Spraying
earlier than this • gives
incomplete weed control
this ig because the weeds are
still norall up.
Embutox will • control mus-
tard onlyif the mustard i$ 1
to 2 inches high. If at the
time of spraying the mustard
is higher than 2 inches, 2 oz.
of MCPA 80 can be applied
• with the Embutox (1 oz. of
MCPA acid/acre). Higher
rates—vvill also damage the
alfalfa.
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over the world. through Var.'
ope, the Vatted States and
mexico,
Sanford said. it 'first bit
Western Ontario in January
1978 and has spread! quickly
sine. "Last year we had
about 100 farms with it...we
have 150 f4rrns Already *hi*
year" said Sanford,
The disease seems to most
affect those swine operations
which, are finishing pigs said
Sanford. it: appears tO be
more seriousduring the fall,
winter, and spring when the
animals are inside,"
A research team. at the
University of Guelph is now
trying to come up with a
method of Controlling the
bug.
"It's a relatively weak
bug...we get it in the laber.
atory and if we blink it keeillS
to die."
Sanford said it can be
Cured with nearly any anti-
biotic. "That may stop the
individual problem but ,tit
•00041 atop the °
• The researchers are trAttg
to nod * wayofdeyigit.
permanently .aaht Sanford.
The pneumonia, bas killed
nor e than 20 per vent
some svalne herd* before tt
was brought under control.
Roy McKay told the Feder.
ation members be knows et •
"four big SWine operations
that have • gone under
becaUse of it,*
"They just die in 8 hours
or so—lt's real quick" said
McKay.
In tether business The '
directors • discussed the
establishment of a policy en
the issue of foreign owner..
ship of farm land,
The farmers cipoclect
eondtict a survey of ° how
many acres are owned by
non-residents before draw-
ing up a stand for the local
Federation.
• The •executive • will be
approaching the • township
clerks to get those figures.
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