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The Huron Expositor, 1979-08-23, Page 14Er, rtt., 4 0 ' • . 4 THE HURON EXPOSIT() AUGUST .23,109, PIowing Pans have ,been. linake4 1 hr the 52nd Hureei Celetity Plowing Mateht0-1/4 "11014-04 Warden John TintleY7S farm.t tenets are 4.00.evated by Rob raotteo ciosto Rd Elmo!: 144 10, 'CO.geSS10/4, fay F. ()reign owner .S ip melting for the plow boys Auglist 31#, • and giris will s art at 9;30 am), Ray Mentagee, the chief judge 91 Vie Ontairo Nor has the Wotld a better thing, though one Should search it round, than thus to live onc'sown sole king, ii.pen one's own sole ground. So said the English poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt at the turn ef the century. He was right. It is a great feeling to (Avila piece ofproperty. It seems a number ef people from outside Canada Would like to own a piece or this country. The number ef acres of farmland now owned by foreigners in Ontario is infinitesimal if word from the Ontario Ministryof Agriculture and Food is true. A recent OMAF report indicates that foreign ownership is far from, 'lege threat to the farming commonity. Only three foreign -owners are listed for •Water100 County, t7 in Wellington, nine in Perth. - all Americans 39 in Bruce County, six parcels of land in Duffel -in, 19 in Grey and so on. In other wntds, it i$111 a problem. Yet. Some farmers, especially in Huron County, are concerned; net too worried yet but concerned. They want an accurate !nettled of finding out the extent of foreign ownership of farmlands. They intend to get statistics they kw are accurate, take them to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and Use them to fight for legislation that could prevent "foreigners" from buying up farm properties: I'm of the opinion their fears are unjustified at this point but perhaps now is the time to demand action before the situation becomes serious. ... Certainly, when a closet -look was taken in the United • States, researchers were surprised at the amount of land now owned by people outside the U.S.A., especially the number of acres owned by Canadians. Some provinces in Canada already have legislation which limits the amount of land which can be owned by • outsiders. Prince Edward Island, for instance, restricts the buying of property by non-residnets - and that means other brick- . to. the land To the livestock operator, recycling means more than returnable bottles. It's re- turning manure to the soil •and getting rid of a waste product at the same time. . The key nutrient of • manure, nitrogen, should be used more efficiently by fatmer , says r. E. G. • Beauchamp, Department of Land. Resource Science, University of Guelph. Manure contains two nitrogen components that fertilize the soil - ammonium and organic nitrogen. Ammonium is more readily available to • growing plants. Research at the Elora Re- search Station, 23 km (14 miles) north of Guelph, indicates that when manure is spread on soil, about 35 percent of the ammonium - nitrogen is lost to the air in five or six days. • "To conserve nitrogen, disc solid manure •into the field as soon as possible during spring •manure .re- moval," advises Dr. Beau- champ. "Energy savings are considerable if manure is • recycled efficiently." A project, 'sponsored by the Ontari Ministry of Agri- culture and Food, involve • trial tests of injecting liquid manure into the soil. A small liquid manure -Wagon is equipped with a ,simple de vice so that the liquid manure runs down a tube and into a tine that deposifs it in the soil. "This experiement is de- signed to form a part of a • OFA meet This year, the Ontario Federation of Agricultute convention will: focus on the , theme "Challenge in the 80's." The convention will Move frem;Hainilton, to the Downtown Holiday Inn, Toronto, where it will be held from Nov, 26 to 29. Some of the topics which will be diseussed include Energy in the 1980'S, the • politics o1 agriculture, capitalization for the 8O's and the quality of life. • Delegates attending from Huron County will be elected ' at the annual regional meetings held on Sept. 6. • The meeting fot West Cdritral Huron and South Huron will be held at Huron - Centennial SchoOl, Bruce. field for ole •anbers from townships• from FiWy. #8 south. •- The meeting fot North ,East Huron, • North West Huron and East Central Huron willbe held at East; Vii"awartoshSChciel, Be1grive,1 In addition to the election of convention delegates- and regional direetors, a speaker will present an update of the corn marketing proposals'. • Canadians, - to 10 acres or less than Ph metres of shore frontage. Inc rndy way entslifer$ can Oily more is to gt3 spot:tot permission from the ,provineial Cabinet. Sounds like geed legiSlation to -me. It will certainly go • king way to prevent those great, red -fields of potatoes and, gram from failing into Pie hands of leSs desirable owners. Quebec charges foreigners a 33 per cent surcharge tax when they bus land. Ontario charges foreigners a 20 per cent tax for recreational and .woodland purchases- bet anyone eanhuy farmland. -Saskatchewan litnits non-residents to no more than. 160 acres ef arable land. Manitoba and Alberta limit purchases to 20 acres but there are exemptions for foreign corporations or certain other developments. British Columbia .refuses to sell Crown land to foreigners but allows anyoneto buy other lands. However, purchasers of farmland rnust keep it in production. Neva- Secitia requires eut-of-province buyers to file disclosure statements when property is bought, a good. way to keep 41 direct handle on -foreign ownership, 1 don't know what the answer is. It appears obvious that foreign ownership is not yet a problem but those who • should knew are certainly expressing concern. Whether that concern is justified remains to be seen. Perhaps it is time te explore the various types of legislation across Canada and other parts of the free world. Get the laws in Operation now before it becomes a problem. It -will be too late when the best land is in the hands of those who may not care a hoot whether Canadians eat or not. • It is weft to remember that only about six per Cent of thiS • vast country called Canada has land that can be called 110S•Men'S Associ01444 (1414 • his assistant will be on hand le give advice on the fine •points of match plowing especially those learning te plow. Anyone who plows would be well advised to take Friday, August 3.1st off -to attend the coaching in the morning and the Junior match in the afternoon to see first hanCthe proper way! to adjust a Plow tn, turn thebest furrow, The Huron Plowmen's Associationis sponsoring two Sod Buster 4-11 clubs in 1979 -one in the north- with leaders John Clark and W.J. Leemhig- d one in the South with Allan WalPer and Allen Turnbull as leaders. • ' 9 9 • • 999.9 • 9 • . 0 • 9* • • • . 9 • • * 9 9 99 9 9 919 9 99 lo• • • 9 99 OF1 SaturtiaY",. September :Sett. underwaytile rgttl at 1na9:3tcoh will will " 11, classes to be competed in, including the Queen of the Furrow class for prizes in cash, goods, trophies Of appreMerultely MA"h.crrse shoe pitching contest with 2 classes, one fee 'Huron players and PPP tot 111.1 •eom era. Will take ,eqace. Nail driving contest -one for ladies and one for men. Log sawing contests will be held with 2 classes using cross cut saws -one class with contestants using their own saws and one using the same Saw, • • .0 • • . • • f • 66 • • * • • •,••••••......611•••••••••••••••••••••" • • • 0 0 .• • 0 • .• • • • • • • • 1•••• • • • • • • • • • ••••• Business• • .• Ljlrector 1, .•... ..... • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • _ • • • " 1.1 * . • " • " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "' • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • .6 • • R • • • • • • • • • 9 • • • • • • • • • • 49, 1; • 44: • . ••• • • • • • • • . • • • • • , •- •19 • • APPLIANCE & REFRIGERATION SERVICE lAuthorized factory warranty • Service anclrapaira to GE, FRIGIDAIRE &INGL1$ , ' APPLIANCES Service ane repairs to all• makes HORNE'S Major Appliance REPAIR SERVICE 5 2 7-06 3 6 Seaforth arable. • / CAR CARE—'., ::................, ..., ..............., ...;,.....5,....-__.., 0,..,...---_,.. ...• .......,' -----i.------------0------ ..____,--;.-"_:.-------1.....0..- ....--- 0.... - -...,...- .......,... .....,.....,:_.:.• ......3.--......5-.5.. • :2:---..--,..-'_%-------;"--- -------,---",...---%-- • liquid manure handling ..,.--- %.„....-_,2%-----: - • • ...,1 ..,....... --.....-----„,e,...... ' ...-;...---,----..... _...-_, system," says Dr. Beau-• ...--- -....-...-----• • a .......; . .. .....--„, 0. .-0. , champ, "This method pre,• , ...--- " , _,..--,' -%.......„:-.., ...=•---_... .„...... • vents pungent odors and loss • • .,, -..-- .- --- .-.=,..,,,-....:-.• re. -.:-.• :• BRUXER Repair Service • • Criss A • • Mechanic of anunoniurn into the air." •• • He says liquid manure has • • been applied successfully as a side -dressing to corn Jr farmers • ceI.eb rate • plants, 10. to 24 cm (4 to 8 * inches).• high. Excellent corn yields have been recorded. • Manure is a free by -pro- • duct • that requires energy investment only in the field.. However, large amounts of energy are required to produce commercial fertilizer which then requires more energy for field application. There is no soil test avail- able for nitrogen content, but Dr. Beauchamp recommends a manure test if farmers are unsure of the fenilizing capability of their manure -pile. . The Huron County Junior ',Farmers' Association will •celebrate their 30th year as a • county organization this Sat- -urday evening in the Clinton arena-. The special guest for the evening will be Gordon Ben- nett, former agricultural re- presentative and, recently retired Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food. Also invited are former agricultur- al representatives and asso- ciates, former Junior Farmer presidents, The M.P., area M.P.P.'S, and County Dime: tors, . Repairs to all makes of cars & light trucks, Lawn Mowers & Tillers, Small Motor Repair. Ph Ate 345-2891 Frank Bruxer Between 7 and 9 p.m., those attending will have a• chance to visit with old• CARE---‘ friends associated with the Junior Farmers' clubs. • • The Recognition Program for the special guests begins • at 8 p.m. A dance follows from 9 to 1, with the Gary • Walters, Band.• • • • Everyone is welcome to • attend, Ticicets are available from county. Junior Farmers • and the .Ontario Ministry of • • Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. LONDON ONTARIO BEAN GROWERS CO-OPERATIVE Three a SEAFORTH 345 Service and a fair deal is our motto- RANNOCK •:The Earmer-s Elevator. is ready now to receive your with fast, courteous service As introduced last harvest all settlements are prepared at the ab plant office for your convenience. • All growers musthave a • Producer Application Forms are available it Our plant. 4 • • • • • • • • • • GORD'S .GULF Licensed Mecheinic Service to all makes. of cars Detroit :DieSeIS 527-0333 , • CLASSIFIED. • • • • •• • • • USE EXPOSITOR WANT -ADS Phone 527-0240 -FARM SUPPLIES-.. • • • • • • . • 4Fivtotiol1113),'. Feed Seed, Fertilizer Farm Supplies. Petroleum Supplies Heating Otis • Seaforth Co-op .• 527-0776- • • - • • • ,• -- DECORATING -Th •trip Expert interinr & Exterior • • becorators • Kem Paints • .13 WallcoveringS 0 • • • Arn1W5tintrotCaShleet's . 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