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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-07-05, Page 17Perth Farm Afews, • tenors am aowitc.elad Ike t toilet Mete Re (tows Ont It438 2C7 has introduced a Farm, Pm, We need incentive ,• irate truckers in the United States ,ara Creating shortages in supermarkets here. They're angry about the price of gasoline and diesel oil. •Newspapers are carrying horror storlea about snipers along the highway and ambushes along interstate roads. Fresh fruits and vegetables are not finding their way • through the food chain to .our dining tables. A few of the big buyers have already been quoted as saying they are feeling the pinch, They cannot keep their shelves filled. For years, farmers in this country have been crying for more protection for Canadian -grown products. The Ontario goverrunent has had a Foodland Ontario campaign underway for many months ' in an effort to persuade shoppers to buy. Ontario produce: Farm writers have been `urging, people to support Canadian farmers by buying local food items. The campaign has been moderately successful. But if Canadians need any more evidence that Canadian food producers should be supported, then the actions of the truckers across the line should provide that evidence. Think of it: a handful of truckers terrorizing the roads has had an effect in Canadian stores. Think of the ramifications! If the time ever comes when American shoppers want all of a product grown in the states, they'll get it and Canadians will simply do without it. An the more reason Canadian growers should •be supported When they ask for some aancessions from senior levels of government: Unfair international trade regu lations, for years, have been preventing Canadian farmers from reaching their full potential. • Too many other countries, including the Hew Hess Hay,, use all ,kinds of methods of protecting, farmers. And Canadian fanners just cannot compete against the treasuries of other nations. The European Common Market, 'tor instance, -has tremendous barriers to protect agriculture. The current French export subsidy for barley going to China is $131 a ten. This is higher thanthe price Canadian.farmers get :for . , barley. In other words, the French government pays a floor price to farmers in France which is higher than the Canadian farmer gets on the open market. And that's just the floor price. The tariff on some processed meats going to the United, States from Canada is 10 times higher than, the Canadian tariff on similar products corning here from the LI,S. Canadian farmers are more efficient in many ways than any in the world. They can compete in both quality and price if they are given half a chance. But government policies in some areas just don't give them a chance. Some recent tariff changes from the last general agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT) meetings .have given a few fruits and vegetables grown in Canada, especially Ontario, a better chance, But it's only a start and 'much more is necessary if Canadian farmersuare going to remain in production. • Agriculture needs fair trade regulations plus improved and concentrated sales efferta both at home and around the world. One of the first statements made by Canada's new minister of agriculture, John VVise of Elgin County, was: "We must follow a policy of fair trade before free trade." The statement makes a lot of sense. It remains to be seen whether he can get the, support of his Cabinet colleagues to make the necessary changes. It certainly seemed to me, sitting out here in the boondocks, that the Trudeau Cabinet paid little attention to Eugene Whelan the last four years. Perhaps that's one of the reasons the Tories made so many gains in rural ridings. The farm vote may not "be es hefty as it once was but.it still holds some clout. We wish John Wise well in his new responsibilities. He's got a tough job, ahead of him when:you consider a. few truckers across the line can influence our eating habits. Give Canadian fanners enough incentives and we won't have to depend on importing a lot of those foods brought in, by trucks. Farm Business Management To i Man injured ductivity Incentive Program, 11 replaces the old capital, grant program 'which ended: March 31st. 1979. The new program began April 1st and will run until March 3Ist,, 1984. During the last year of the program, no further grants will, be made when the total budget has been corn. mitted. To be eligible. a farmer'S principal residence must be in Ontario and he must either own or lease the land (to another farmer) on which the improvement is to be made. In addition, gross agrkut., tura! income from the farm, must be at least $8,000. for the 12 months preceding the, application. Partnerships and corporations are also, eligible with the maximum; grant being the same as for individuals. • • Production facilities: This Section is restricted to begin- ning farmers. As well, farn. ers who did not use the full 53,000, available to them under the old program may qualify for the unused port- ion.Eligible items include new buildings to house dairy, hogs, beef, sheep, poultry and fur bearing animals; storage for grain, feed, fruits and vegetables; greenhouses maple syrup structures; milk houses, mushroom houses, silos; tile drainage and tobacco kilns. Renovations to old buildings aren't eligible. .B�ttie explodes • A Clinton man, Ken John- ston; was injured last week when' a 26 ounce bottle of unopened pop exploded in hishand. Mr. Johnston was taking . case whenit blew up, and he Y ou can save one •receithved hand laceraitons and a cut on e top of his BY JACK HAGARTY Some smarwagAajd ,the, heat, by ' these days is i 10 cent phone call io the tight person." I agree. But, ienthe fifteen calls prior to that that bugs you. • "Let your fingers do the walking' says the ad for the yellow pages.. And they're • right. The telephone and the yellow pages • are valuable tools. What would it be like without the phone? Great you say. No wayl • 'tried it in Africa- for three•years. And it's no fun. I'd spend a whole morning walking and looking for one small part. Or calling the bottleofpop out of'h on people who were busy calling on others. David Marshall, a farmer near, Kirkton, knows how to use the phone. If he needs a load of soybean rneal he phones around to at least three feed dealers for the best price. They know what he's doing. No bargaining is necessary. •' ' It's a good idea to say who you are: It lets the other person form a mental picture of • you - almost like T.V. • Have you noticed how a phone call gets immedediate attention? Usually. people &op everything else. They may have a • visitor but they'll answer the phone. It's curious - but it works. And that's what we're after. There are a few aids that help. It's good to have a note pad and pencil handy. YoU • may want to tape record the call. It's legal - if you use a suction cup with a cord that plugs into a recorder. It's a good idea to • ask the person if it's OK., You don't have it'S„g994,•,Inniness warmers., „Aatd you likelY gel mOre accurate information., • The clerk who 'might quote something "off the top" is more likely to say "just a • minute until 1. check." One thin I've found handyis a shoulder g rest that attaches to the receiver. Yon can use your hands to take notes. Be careful. though, It takes some getting,used to. The first time I dropped the phone. And my boss thought. I'd fainted. • Both the Provincial and Federal Gevern- melte have Key World Indexes. They're • available in libraries and some government -offices:. It's something like the yellow pages. A key word is listed with the • description and phone number of each branch or agency involved. Some day you'll be able to phone for information and have • it appear on your T.V. screen. If you have a student at home who's • bereft, I've a suggestion. 'Explain the • problem. The phone book is frequently lost • for days. Your list of most frequently used numbers is so badly scribbled over that • Uncle Harry's number blends in with the • Go-op's number. Notes go missing, And see if their creative talents can design a system that works. And since they've • designed it --why not give them the contract to complete the job. ,• Sheep locus on next week shows and sales will include monstrations, a sheep shear - Agriculture and Food Min- ister Bill Newman will open educational exhibits and de- Ing school. Sheep Focus '79, on July 13. • This year expanded to a • three-day sheep industry • Show, Sheep Focus will take place on July 13, 14, and 15, at Markham Fair Grounds. Markham. This event, which brings together all segments of Ontario's, expanding sheep •industry, will include some- thing of interest for everyone from producer to consumer. A special feature on Satur- day, July 14, will be a show and sale of approximately 70 'station tested rams selected on performance from a re- cord.total of more than 28( rams station tested this year. Included as well will be, a select group of genetically superior station tested and home tested ewe lambs. Also on July 14 a commercial CWC sale will be held. On the evening of July 13 the Ontar- io Dorset Club will hold a shoW and sale followed by a show and sale of coloured sheep. • Sheep Foctit'79 will com- mence at noon on Friday.' July 13 and in addition to the An Exposit& lassified will pay you dividends. nava yo Wed dent MS S21.02** Guaranteed. Investment Certificates 0 N. • percent Annual Interest for OneYear VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Stre 1844 Contact Our branch: VG ,M�thb.aflibSOiU Inientricit C�p�vahon stitches. The case of pop was purchased at Tuckey Beyer - ages. Mr. Johnston said he was concerned for others who might have the same ac - eident happen to them with pop bottles. In the past month, more than 45 people across Canada have reported injuries from exploding pop bottles. • The Department of Con- ' sumer and Corporate Affairs isiited a warping last month that most 1.51itre pop bottles will explode by falling over on a hard surface. While researchers havea f01111d4fitirtrnaller bot- tles also explode, the likeli- hood of an accident de- creases as the size of the bottle goes down. '• • KNOWLES, LANSINK, OMOND, .REAL ,ESTATEAPORAISERS & CONSULTANTS, •190 Wortley Road 879-1502, London. 'APPRAISALS FOR ALL PURPOSES INCLUDING ' • ; PURCHASE. SALE, FINANCING, TAXcESTATE EXPROPRIATION, INSURANCE, ETC • , • R. KNOWLES. AACI, SRPA ' LANSINK. CRA, SRA, • • • • F 9MOND,, AACI. SAPA' • •• • Member:Appraisal ,Institut of Canada Farm Systems Grain a FH d Handling Specialists FOR COMPLETE ... DRYING, STORAGEAND ELEVATING SYSTEMS • Your Headquarters for... • Pedlar Beatty . 'Modern Mill *Weiteel Rom Grain Bins *Cardinal Bucket Elevators *Super 11, Grain Dryers • Underground manure systems, .40 -Ventilation systems •!'Sweet" Bucket Elevators *FREE, ESTIMATES* Doug Arnold Stratton' 273,1871 Ross Jolliffe &rodent. 273-0332 Larry Smith Abeam' 356-0018 sFyasrtmems Newton, Ont luiwid Tel. 595,8182 • THE HURON .EXPOSITOR0 4.140' 5, gin ,0,10 ticibt.et An applieant is eligible for 40% of the eligible costs to a maximum of 53,000. SOIL MANAGEMENT AND MANURE STORAGE, This grant is the only one available to farmers who collected the full 53,000. under the old program. New farmers are also eligible. Three types of projects are; eligible - manure storage, erosion control, and watering devices to keep livestock from drinking front streams. The maximum grant is 53,000. In each case. 40% of the expenditure is eligible. An applicant can obtain all 53,000 on a manure storage. He would then have nothing left for the other two cate- gorieS which each have a Maximum of 51,500. If only 52,000. were spent on man- ure storage, then $1,000. ^ Would still be available for erosion control, or alternative watering devices. Manure equipment is not eligible. Retaining walls are necessary for dry storage ,f4eilitieS. Erosion control 4.0VICOS include grassed waterways and terraces. There is a different appli- eation procedure for new progrania. The applicant must complete a "Notice Of Intent le Construct" before beginning VOnStruction. rants will be paid in the order that the intent app. Cations are received. Those • not filing an intent form will have to wait until the next year, if the annual budget is used up. Grants are available to farm organizations for edu- cational or demonstration projects in any ef the soil • managment sections. Arrangements can be made through the agricultural office or the Perth Soil & Crop lmprovement Assoc, • LAST CALL ON BUS TRIP We need.a final count for the Soil & Crop Bus Tour by Friday, July 6th. The tour is scheduled for' Tuesday, July 10th, Six stops will be made at livestock and cash crop • • : • ,,, „„; ,.. , ,,,„„., • _, ,,, ,,, . ) , ...,., g , f a r , r••••‘` rs farms in the AlliatOn area and at the Bradford Marsh. Enquiries, should be directed, to the Agricultural Office in Stratferd. SHEEP; FOCUS AT MARKHAM Sheep Focus '79 is sched- Uled for the Markham Fair Grounds next weekend. It •opens on the evening of Friday, July 13th and con, tinues during Saturday and Sunday, July 14th and 15th. The program includes a Dorset sale on Friday eyeing and sales of ROP stock and commercial ewes on Satur- day. On Sunday, there's a Junior show, dog aralg arra auctions of fleeces, shawls and lamb carcasses, Each day there will be a shearing school, wool workshep and sheep to shawl competitions. Contact Sheila Koop, R.R, 1, Belwood, NOB 130 - phone 519-843-4031 for information on entries, sales catalogues, programs, competitions and advance tickets. Admission fees are $2. per day or S4. for a 3 day pass for adults. r — — — i Water Well r !DRILLINGI W.D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Neil 527-1737 Durl 527-0828 Jim 527-U775 • This summer, you can "zap'. even your worst • infestations of quackgrass;' milkweed and Canada thistle ;right where they grOw in•the crop: , • jug apply Roundup®herbicide by Morisonto • to these weeds — when they're actively growing and at the proper stage of growth, as shown b;elow. Applications must be • made before heading of small grains, :SItidents will be admitted foe ;half these rates. Children • under 12 are admitted free, ifi accompanied by an adult. jest • A MOM ent by JACK LAVENDER Wier slow a capital $ that's 'heart double-cniesed. • *es* p• Even though Parllement pealed a bill regUlating warrant*, there's no guaquites I wiff. • stork. • .. •••le Credit card: what you, use to buytoday what you can't Word 10morrow while yoU're' atilt paying for yesterday. • • • • • D3 es that Guineas book have an alltrY tor the Most price oticAtirs posted •over (loch othor on canned goods? •• • • se k's groat to be, great, but coveter to ha huMan • And the service you get on your lawn and. garden machinery , is greater still at , • . • JACK'S Srnall Engine. . Repalr,Servico,• , 107. Queen • . Henson, 262-2103 your wee toundup initial pod set on soybeans, and silking of corn. An effective spot treatment of Roundup can control these weeds to help prevent their spread, and make harvesting easier. Pick up some Roundup- soon from your farm • chemicals supplier, so you'll be ready when the weeds are! • Canada thistle • Wait until Canada thistle is • actively growing and at or • beyond the bild stage of growth'. • Then 'it's ready for you to 'Control it with Roundup. Quackgrass Whenmost quackgrass is actively groi.ving and at least 8 inches tall (3 t�4 leaf stage of growth), then apply Roundup. • There's never been a. herbicide like this before. Milkweed • • Wait until milkweed is attively growing and is at the mid to full . bloom stage of growth, then, apply Roundup. Retreatrnent •• may be necessary ifall • milkweed plants are not. at. • the same stage of growth. .. Toronto, Montrtal; VantOtwer Monsanto Monsanto Canada Inc. • ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW TI -IE LABEL FOR PCX.INtitiP. Roundup' is a re§isterttitradeMark of Monganto Co, (ii:Monsanto Company 1979. • . , For further information, contact your local dealer MILTON . . J. 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