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Family farms .tire' safe from corporate farmers, says
Donald Shaughnessy, a partner with a. big firm of
chartered accountants. iin Cobourg..
Mr.. Shaughnessy may be great with figures,, but t
wonder how often he gets manure on his boots?
I firmly believe that the family is not safe, particularly in
Quebec. A recent study confirms what many farmers and a:
few farm writers have have suspected for years: That four
,firms now control the hog industry in that province, The
study, prepared by Dr. J.C, Montigaud for the fe• ^ I
government, was supposed; to be secret but the details were
released almost a� year ago..
The four fits, ns Ore Canada Packers Ltd, with 35 per cent,
The Co -Op Federee with 35 per cent, Purina; with- 1.5, to 20,
per cent, and. Nutribec with 10 per cent.
These big; companies supply the money, ;and the
know-how. The fanners take the risks and provide low-cost.
labor.
In other words, farmers end up being paid employees.
,Another fact worth remembering. is that Quebec, for the
last 18 months or more, is out -producing Ontario.:Mere
hogs. are being grown in Quebec now than: ever before in
the history of Canada.
Mr. Shaughnessy writes a "general financial advice""
column for the Institute of Chartered .Accountants. He
gives. "some, excellent reasons for, complacency, Big
corporations. engage in farming they way they produce
cars, refri8erators or telex ision sets. If something goes
wrong along the way, it can he corrected later.
And he gives sume exam les: A farmer Must lant corn
.. p P.
by June 10. But .if an agri-.pusiness. firth has a 1.0 day
strike, no amount of overtime 10 days later is going to;
make up, the lost growing time.
Greyhound: Corp. in the United States. Boise Cascade
and .other large American firms have been anaieus to. get
out of the growing business,. says. Mr. Shaughnessy, And
he's right, too. It's the outside control farmers must fear,
When four firms. can control almost 100. per cent of the
hog production in Quebec, it can happen here, too. What's
one reason why a. hog marketing board,. which some
farmers area determined to organize in Quebec; has. taken
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on elf the trappings ora young war. The big companies ,
not want one because the ;marketing of begs will be taken,
out_of their hands and given; to fermersT
An excellent example of why rashly farms, will survive is
cited by Mr. Shaughnessy., The'.state controls agriculture
in Russia. Farm workers are employees and do things the
way the company ... the state - wants there done,
But farm workers are also allowed a maximum of 1!.2,5'
acres for their own profit. The result is that' :Te small',.
private plots account for only three per cent of ail;
cultivated land yet they produce almost 30 per cent of the
food in that nation,
The Canadian family farm wily survive simply because
farmers are hard workers, willing to take a chance, willing
to :ingest huge. sums of time and money to remain.
competitive and, because many marketing boards keep,
them stable,
An American corporation was feeding 300,000, steers,,
says Mr. 'Shaughnessy. The U.S. government allovied.
more Argentinian and Australian beef to be imported,:
undercutting. the American price. For every one -cent -a-
pound the price dropped, the corporation lost $3'; million.
But farmers cannot sit :complacently back and watch hig
businesses lose their shirts. They must remain. vigilante an d
keep the corporations out of the barnyard.
If you think food is expensive today, just watch wliat
would, happen if big businesses control food production
from one end to the other, They'll set a price andyou'll, pay
it, just the way: you pay for your car or your refrigerator or
almost anything else,
Multi -nationals control; the oil' business, don't the ?
Let them c ntrol f and we'll a pa in $10 a ound
0 ood __ b o y g p
for .butter and S20 a pound for filet mignon.
4-H clubs win at
Seaforth Fall Fair
4-H club members from
around the county competed.
in the livestock judgiing com-
petitions .at:. Seaforth Fall.
Fair.
Mary Gibson of .:R.R. 5,
'Clinton had :the fair's grand,'
champion steer, with the
i' reserve . •champion. steer
shown by Bill Gibson of RR
5, Clinton.:
Terry Smith of R.R. 1,;
Walton showed the gratid
champion heifer and Steven
Shelley of RR 2, Gorrie won
the` ribbon for the reserve
champion heifer,.
The champion ° showman
was Les Falconer of RR 5,'.
Clinton with Bill Gibson of
RR '5 Clinton, the :reserve
showman:,
DAIRY SHOW
Cathy McGavin of RR 4,
Walton showed the' grand;
champion 4-l-1 dairy' calf,•
with the reserve champion
dairy• calf shown by Kevin
Smith of 'RR: 6, Goderich.
The grand champion ' 4-H
dairy showman was Dianne
Oldfield of RR 4, Seaforth;
and . the reserve champion;
was Paul Franken .of RR: 2',
•Auburn:
In the horse and jiony
show, Susan Pullman . of
Seaforth was the champion '
4-H horse. showman and the
reserve chanipion was Cheryl
Cann; of RR' 3, Exeter.
SWINE SHOW
The champion 4-H gilt• '
swine was shown. by Paul.
Dodds of RR 1, Seaforth,. The
champion :4-H market hog'
was shown. by Ron Godkin of
RR 1 Walton, . and the
champion 4:-H swine show-
man was Paul Dodds of RR 1,
Seaforth.
SWEEPSTAKES
COMPETITION
The sweepstakes show'
manship competition was.
won by : Susan Pullman 'of
Seaforth, with thea reserve
showman .Dianne Oldfield; of
RR 4, Seaforth.
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When presented with! Te
master plait, Reeve flunking
said now that Duck;
iinlimrted was• helping; he
Hoped things= *Ng. xeally
gel"going.
Maybe in a few years,
tve`lt `have a little more te•
show for what we've: been
doing,"' he said.
The wildlife, area floods
,only in the spring and fail
acid the MNR hgpes that' the
development of the master
plan will, allow .them to hold
T E 1. URON� EXPOSIT,
that the- flooded; !ta
subdivided by rieatt a*.
system of .dilkgs,
T1I1s would result in a
„Maier ,impoundment within
four sub impoundments ,and
two small peripheral pools
within which• water levels
eouldr be manipulated in re-
sponse to, local weather con--
ditiens and waterfowl needs,.
John Dobelt, District 'Bio-
logist with the MNR in
Winghani who gave an :ever-
view of the Master Plan: sale',
"'lf we can control. the water
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rte.
;the water for a.' longer period.
of time than nature allows,
The master plan states, that
the. unpredictable nature' of
water levels which vary from
year to year discourages
nesting since sites can dis-
appear rapidly as flooded
lands drain, Water ,level.
flyctuations also influence
food production since'
shallow waters must exist for .
prolonged periods of time
before valuable plant: life
be_comes established.
According to 'the .master
plan it was decided that if the
area could be permanently
fooded;'it would constitute a
major waterfowl habitat
location within Southern
Ontario. In order' to
accomplish this, it was pro-
posed that a •dam be con-
structed in the northwest
sector of the property anti
1�
level, we wiil 'be able to keep
th,e birds and' improve the
wildlife in: the area."
The goals of .the Hullett
Wildlife Management Area
asi;listed in the Master Plan is
to manage the area's re-
sources in such a way as to
provide opportunities for
high quality, wildlife -based,.
day -use,: recreational experi-
,�,ences for the people of
Ontario.
And within this goal:, .the
specific objectives ' are to
manage the area for a range
of benefits to wildlife; to
provide public hunting
opportunities; to provide
other resource-based recre-
ational opportunities; to pro-
vide other resource-based!
opportunities consistent with
the above and to manage
forests within the area for
production of wood products
Macintosh. Apples
Available by the., bushel, 6
quart or cider in your own
containers'
MARTEHE ORCHARD
'� .miles west of
Egmondville
Evening or phone
527-1507
Apples
pressed for elder by
appointment.
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'When e4ktettt With t
�gg.4•
Packs Unit.'nttedR the
organization which has .offer
ed to help with the financing
was first formed in the
united States by a group of
American sportsmen,, and
has provided funds for wild-
life habitats in Canada and
*he iln.ited States. The fact
b
.Fat the, organization. •origin-
ated b the States had some;
of the people at the meeting;
concerned that the .Amer- .
scans would derive the Most -
benefits from this project and
that American 1, unters ,would;
get f first crack at the ducks.
But John Dobell from the
MNR said that Canadians;
would eet first crack at #rte.
raining sgeb a large area la to
bold tthe. ducks i s ifar a�
yixt
forn # -B+ en !.P. .
Murray Gaunt shoat #uatiag.
restrictions, Mr. Dobell said-
there would be at least two
places fore non -hunting that
would be,. sanctuary, areas -
PRESENTING THE' MASTER:PLAN; — Norm Richards' d(strict'_m. ana er
with the Ministry of Naturall Resources (MNR) in Wingham .presented
Hullett Townshi reeve Joe Hunkin' with the Mast r Pian for the Hullett
P 9 _ e
Wildlife Management area ata meeting held at the-Huilett':Maintenance
building: on Wednesday.
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