Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-10-04, Page 15Lowy* aye mcorclisyd by Oak ttottst This year* a• new clan itt OVVS at internationo plowing WW1 etttside giatioun gavo .Remember The Shadow; on radio? Who knows what eirli ,„.11 iur lurks in the heart* of men? That was one off tanlont Cranston's favorite ellireas• ions- He wag The Shadow and could disaPPear at WOE* It seems Eioultry processors in this PrOVIOCO borne of them, nnYwaY • can be hard-nosed grouP to deal with - JIM Chalons, chairman of the Ctnteri0 Chicken Producers Marketing Hoard. PrehehlY !Meet PreeeSaerS could playa little dirty: The Bamberg Producer haft won a few victories for the beard, The Porenees until terentlY refined to take his birds. Is there s conspiraq? Of course, uebodY athnit it bat ChalmeM finding it Moth to escape that conchtsien. He has undoubtedly lost money because he stuck to what he believed wast rinht. decided to shop around for the best deal he could get in chicks and feed rather than dealing with one bill Ban; to break away from the big beys which integrate the sale of chicks, feed and PrOcening. 110 warded to rens* as independent as posaible, He hoped.% have his bire4 processed at a market weight of - about povinds. He even had an agreement with A Processor, But the processor backed down on the. Ord. Chalmers' birds now weigh AI Or seven Pounds. They are away 'beyond the beat Marketable weight and it costs a lot of money to keep thein alive, Not only that, it is costing him space. He cannot put any more birds in his barns until the °then are sold - Many chicken producers belleVe that the word is out If you speak up for the marketing board, you could be in trouble with processors. Cierald Tedford, found himself in rhe same predicament when he was chairman Of the board, It smacks of collusion, of vindicative action. I have been accused many times of being an extreme socialist, even si Communist, because I support farmer run marketing boards. Until something better comes along, I Jack s Jottings JACK IUDDELL, M.P.P. We are, of course,. all becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of energy in Ontario. Prime Minister Clark's agreement in Tokyo to permit massive increases in oil prices .could cause us even more problems in this connection. Premier Davis has responded with some proposals of his own, In August, he . released a paper entitled "Oil Pricing and. Security: A Policy Framework For Canada". Behind that bland title lurks some shocking news for Ontario residents. The docu inent is based on the premise of a 55 increase in the price of crude oil, occurring almost immediately. • The document notes the detrimental effects of -a 55 increase on the Ontario economy, and proposes the establishment of a fund, the National Energy and Employment Adjustment Program. What would be the effect of a 55 increase on the ordinary consumer ,in Ontario? It would add 5120 to the average home heating bill. It would add 16 to 25 cents per gallon at the gas pump. What would be the effect of a 55 increase on our economy as a whole? According to the Conference Board in Canada, Ontario's economy is already extremely precariouswithout Massive energy price bikes.' A growth rate of 0.7% is predicted for Ontario in 1980, compared to 4.6% for Alberta: The jobless rate is 'expected to jump' to 7.5%. It is estimated - that an increase of only 51 a barrel in oil costa Would eliminate about 4,000 jobs in Ontario. According to a study under- a local man an opportunity to, can see no alternatiVe for .*PderlY Marketing. indulge in a little nostalgis„ 1 sin not a left -will socialist I usually vote, Cenervative; net *War, mindYou. Because1 have cernistentiY suggested In this edema that big buSiness 'canna be trusted when it comes to the food chain, 1 get letters calling me everything WO at gentleman. Potential for big busineas. for multi -national cornorationS, to rip -Off the consumer Is obvious in the food: chain, The huge tentacles of the Weston grOup and Argus Corporation have been outlined in this cohirna a couple of times, Which isn't to say that big Corporations are doing so; only that the potential is al3Parent. The bestweapon for tanners to fight the multi -nationals is to be in Charge of marketing their own products.. 11farmers need any other indication that the giants in the poultry processing industry can not be trusted„ then the Chalmers case and the Tedford case are glaring examples. There is no doubt in my mind that many other examples can be found and not just in the broiler chicken inclustrY, know „that, before the flue -cured tobacco board was formed, tobacco growers suffered all kinds of indignities to sell their products. Thirty years ago, one tobacco grower told me that a tobacco buyer for a big company asked the, farmer for a night with his attractive daughter before the buyer would take his crop. The farmer refused, of course, But it just goes to show you that big business has a sorry record in many, many areas 1 would rather trust a group ' of farmers running their own marketing board than trust some agri-businesses. 1 just learned as this was being written that one processor, 3.M. Schneider Inc., has agreed to take some of Chalmers' birds. ' Thai* goodness one company known for fairness and high'quality has decided to help out. The new class, ler 404 Pe traders and PieWs, waS special entry Class in the DIMtOO $79 match. R.Rttlfr1937 Fordson tractor, the kind he drove as boy, down to OW Match and Orville Woman ertheOroow4nh Grand tdi: theactual reMpetition ;Mr. Wasman used a 'Fleury -Bisset plow, made in the Elora area, from about. the same period as the tractor, Mr. Dietz said his team placedfirst in Tuesday's competition. in the class. The teams were judged both cm their trader entry and on the plowing. However, •in the VernOetitiOn, a rnan froM the Chatham area tot* the troPhY for overall points. *4r. Dietanitt about seven Ow/Men entered the special glass each 4uy and the four 114E• HURON EXPOSITOR, OCT MR 4k, In . „ .. ! '; ! .: : . ? 1 ; i ,:. class ' at ' winners from these Matches plowed elf again, each other on Saturday. ' The 1937 Por450n- *Teeter* which Mr, Dietz bought about five years ago,, is the first model on rubber tires. ......innnoveouniamoaninainiasmaaan•mainmasnionsion.wwiwal•__i How frost cap effect your corn BY Alan Scott, &•Pat Lynch occurs, considerable stress is. Guelph researcher, Terry placed on the importance of Daynard, ,explains it this planting the corn crop at the way. ' The effect of frost in proper time. Yield losses as autumn depends upon how the planting date grows later low the teMperature goes are well documented. during the overnight period. Unfortunately, there are In most cases, first autumn many other factois that caii „frost means a temperature of affect yield besides planting immature plants, but no mage in their corn fields -1 to ..2C which will 1pe date. In 1979 numerous • SufncieM to hill, the leaves of farmed suffered Severe da - • other RY plant organs Because from cutworms Thi • taken. by the Ontario Treasury in 1976, an increase of $2. would have significant negative effects and would damage the competitive position of fourteen major industries, accounting for 180,000 jobs. An increase of 55 a barrel would clearly throw our already faltering economy into a full scale recession, Who gets the additional money from higher • oil prices? • ff the proceeds are divided in the current manner, most of the revenue goes to the oil companies and the producing provinces. A massive price increase would be necessary if the federal government is to obtain sufficient revenue to'maintain a uniform price for oil across Canada. Premier. Davis has pro- posed that Alberta, the . federal government and the petroleoni industry keep same way, we would still be il faced with increased o prices of $4 to 55 a barrel. We, in the Liberal Party, believe there is a way to keep one price for oil throughout Canada without wrecking Ontario's economy. The solution lies in raising the Price in such a way that we do not have to give additional revenue to the oil companies or the producing provinces. Each time oil prices rise, the bulk of the money paid by 'consumers goes to the producing provinces and the .petroleum industry: tints, about a fifth of the revenue goes' to the federal govern— ment, which can use it to subsidize oil prices in Eastern Canda. A $4 to $5 increase would be necessary under existing arrangements.. to pay the' import subsidy, which probably explains the willingness of Premier Davis their respective shares of the iw first 52 of his 55 increase and that the revenue from the remaining $3 be placed at the disposal of a National Energy and .,gmployment Adjustment Program, which would then be used, amongst other things, to do some patchwork repairs on an Ontario economy which had been severely damaged by the 15 increase. According to the Provincial , Government's own estimates, a 52 increase in the well -head price of oil • would mean increased revenues of 51.96 billion per year to the producing provinces, the oil and gas industry and • the federal government, in the propor- tions of 5880 million, $840 million and 5240 million re- spectively..lf even 52 of the revenue front a . price increase is divided in the a riners... 1W. will be receiving •White Beans horn 'MAI for Ipklit-tqt dowse/ • LTO. DRYING . Wilton, Ont. mussels •Seat° rth ,.117-112111 527-0527 ' to negotiate en the basis of a 55 increase. However, a completely different approach. is possible. The federal govern- ment cou Id raise the necessary money to maintain one price for oil across Canda through taxation rather than an enormous mice hike. We estimate that a tax of St per barrel next January, and SI per barrel next July would produce enough revenue to pay the additional import subsidies required by futdre increasd in OPEC oil prices. Revenue would also be available to support energy . conservation programs and projects, and develop reoewable, energy supplies and systems. While an increase• averaged Mier 1980 of 51.50 per barrel -would •have significant effects on • Ontario's. (Continued' on Page 14) • • „ , . . • • . • . • r . s was the leaves are dead, further unexpected since cutworms 'dry matter production by the are generally not a problem. crop' is no longer possible; in In most cases damage was fact, if warmer weather folwell advanced before the lows the initial frost, total` dry problem was noticed. Re matter yield of the crop may gular inspections of corn dedine sigoificantly during fields would have provided the days which follow, be- earlier detection and an cause of continued respir: opportunity for control ation of sugars by other , measures, •., living parts of the plants. If Corn fields shouldalso be only the plant leaves are inspected regularly, through - killed .by frost and warm out the season to determine weather follows, the error; will what weeds have escaped the continue to, produce grain by weed control program We moving stored sugars from frequently get questions in stalks into the ears. Thus, fi January- and • :••fe b ru ary re - substantial improvement in garding the identification of grain yield is possible after a weed. It's difficult to an early, light frost, but identify from a description -- silage dry matter yield will it's much easier if we can see decline If temperature de- the weed And if necessary clines to -413r -5C daring an we'll send it on autumn frost, sufficient dam- age will occur to others of the immature plant that cont . - batted grain forniation is prevented As each planting season Mr. Dietz said it was light enough he was able to transport it to the 1M site on the back of his pickup truck, Mother locsilcoMpet!tor the *itch ims, Brum MOCtsYin or BB 4* Walton* Wan retnpeted Oven!, tleY of the ,mattels, and his family went tiosvn to the area !Sunday, Sept, 23, so Brian could practise on the site, Brian was competing in 4444 2, Group 2 with a two f4rreW plow, for competitors from 15 to 17 years of age. Zach day iodividual prizes were given i.n the class. and then total aggregate scores will be totalled to find the, overall winner. Marie McGavin, Brian's mother, said, the,' official results won't likely be avail- able for a month, She said the winner in this class receives a trophy and a 5500 The ivicOaVinS, believe Brian finished about fifth. in. a class of 18 competitors,. This is the fourth. international Plowing Match Brian him entered Brian was also competing in the county scholarship clan, Where he was toasted with Bevan Stsepton eter- Mr. Shapton competed in the class for three-funew Plows. The scores of the two plowmen are then banned, and compared litgebet` other county teams entered in the Match. lite Prize in this ohms is an •ufgriollturat college seholarship to the School of Your choke fortWO yours. Mrs, 'MCPaYin said the Hur- on County team wont know the results fOr a Month. • Mrs. McOavin said the tented city at this year's match was even bigger than it had been on the Armstrong farm outside Wingham in the 1978 1PM, She said the „plowman found the land very good for rdowtog, , and re, marked on the lack .of stones in the fields, Mrs. McOaVin Said of course the beautiful weather, was also an important part of the event's success. Next year the match will be held in Oxford County, near the city of Woodstock, 4) • Mr. Farrner..... The corn season is fast approaching See us for' • Forwaod .Cohttacts (for in *Grain Batik. feed Iusester On) *Storage,.: (for sale later on) Seed wheat is also OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Seafortii • 527-1910 A good name to growl., by • Agrico o all Regular customers • As we've doubled our business over 1978 and because everyone has been really good to our equipment this year, I've decided to make some SPECIAL OFFERS this fall. Because of this 'Fall's price advantage over next Spring's and also agronomic and time advantages - everyone is talking fall plowdown. Many growers have already started on and that is ready, and a lot of you have indicated to go ahead once the corn comes off. We started filling up again last week with monoamrnoniam phosphate and 1 have 10 . more rail cars of the special high grade white kalium potash coming from Saskatchewan. • I want to see a lot of y01.1 growers take advantage of fall plow down, so I've a special deal On, but you'll have to come in to get the details - my competition will hear about it soon enough, This offer only applies to our present customers - not to new accounts. I already have a list for custom application even though our machine is still two weeks away, If you want it applied, get your name on the list. The same gOesJor soil testing. Don't wait until all your fields are ready, we don't mind coming out just to do a feW fields. Reese have your farm maps made out prior. To discuss your fertilizer, seed and chemical requirements for 1980. For those of you who wish to enter our growers competition for next year, please enter now. ' • We have 250 bags Of Certified Fredrick Wheat left and I want it all cleared out by October 5th, and it's priced to move. FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS 11ttOititt. rico A goOd Manta to ifraW by Brucefield Ont. Cir•iptitisortlit by dm Cook's Okrisiosi of Ik. irk,. 4trio• 482-3948 NIERVYN ERS, DAVIDERSKINE, MANAGER BLENDER OPERATOR