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Agricultural
Tidbits
with Adrian V.os,
THE 1,1J.CRN.OW..SIENTINIEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO.
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WITH MARGARET THOMPSON
••••••••••#•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••44 "The breed of farmer who figur-
ed it was his God-given responsib
ility to produce food,regardless of
income.,' is rapidly disappearing"
said George McLaughlin of the
Ontario Milk Marketing Board.
Farm input costs are up by, 20.2%
while food costs are up by 18%,
according to. Statistics Canada.
So anyone who thinks that the
farmer .is getting, rich off the poor
consumer will do good ,to look at
those figures.
'Canadian society is exploited
by land speculators. Price of
building lots is out,of sight
because of the greed of people
with capital, who jack up the
prices. Farm organizations must
dO allfrt their power to defend the
land" , says Bruce McCall, manag
er of the Brussels stockyards.
Beef is a great family food value.
And that value's real yardstick is
Cost per serving , not cost; per
pound. It's surprising to learn, for
example , that one pound of
ground beef for stew yields two or
three times as many servings as
short ribs. From the US NatiOnal
Beef Industry Council.
The Money spent by farmers
pumps billions of dollars into the
economy each year: Farmers
make up only .5% of the population
but they create nearly 20% of the
market for basic industries. When
farm equipment labourers, for
example , win a pay increase , that
additional cost is felt back at the'
farm.
6ch year a large group, of farm
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this area in the next couple of weeks,
Because of the Fertilizer shortage we
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After almost half a century in
the, butcher trade in TeesWater and
Lucknow, R. J. Button retired from,
the businesi, whiCh was taken over'
by his son Russell, who had been
with' him for nine years. Mr.
Button was in Teeswater for 2' 1/2
years before coming to Lucknow in
1909, when he purchased Bill Hef-
fron's Meat Market.
The death of Wm. George And-
:ew , 'a Lucknow businessman, occ-
urred suddenlY in his 82nd year.
He was 'a lifelong .resident of the
community and prominent in the
business life of the village for
fifty years.
The.municipal by-law regulat-
ing the closing hours of retail
stores in Lucknow was tested in
court at Walkerton. The magis-
trate ruled the by-law 'invalid and
the case against two businesses .
was dismissed.
Need for qabilit%
NFU NEWS
Dear Editor:
.Events of the. past year-have
brought home to many peoPle.
what we in the NFU have been
trying to tell* them for years.
Food production is critically'
important. to the well being of
people of Canada and of the
world. ,
For too long too many people
have ignored .Agriculture and
assumed that We would always
have abundant.. supplies.
Even worse,. governments,
'have adopted policies • 'to
disCourage food production. in
Canada, and to encourage far-
mers to leave the land. This
must never be tolerated again.
AS, a result of developments
in world agriculture over, the
past few years, which were
aggravated by government
policies; we face an extremely
unstable situation in 1974.
There is a distinct possibility
of shortages in many areas and'
sky-rocketing prices on many
basic commodities ' as
speculator's, gambling. on .huge
profits, bid them up at the ex-
pense of farmers and those who
must buy food..
The'urgent need for stability
in food production for the sake
of both those who produce it •
and those who consume it, has
never been more dear.
G. Austin.
NFU
40 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 1934
Murray Murdoch , Lucknow -born
lad , who commenced his
professional hockey, career with
the New York Rangers ),n the wint-
er of 1926 -27 , WAS-still' playing
with that club and in .that time •
had never missed a gaine,
Murray's 400th consecutive game
played that week with. the Rangers
was claimed as 'a, record.' In rec-
ognition he was presented with a
Diamond -set signet ring.
An important announcement
was made to customers of the
Dungannon and Auburn branches
of the Canadian Bank of Commer-
ce , which had for .a number of
years given daily service at each
of these points. In view of the
decline in the volume of business
dailyservice was not warranted
and tbese branches would in fut-
ure be operated only on alternate
days. Both branches were to be
under the managerrient of W. H.
Sheppard , with G. M. Mac'Ken-
zie , who had been manager of the.
Dungannon branch for
11 years receiving a transfer.
by David Woods
You've heard it said that an apple
a day keeps the doctor away. With
soaringlood prices — and since the
advent of metlicare — it probably
makes more sense to get a doctor.
If you canfind one.
There was a time when family.
doctors made house calls. Today,
the house call is practically non-
existent, 'though .the reasons 'for its
demise are considered quite com-
pelling. Medical science, the argu-
ment goes, ,has become so sophisti-
cated and ccimplex that it can, no
longer be carried around in a little
black, bag.
Some people take issue with that
.view. The retiring president of the
College of Family Physicians, Dr.
Claude Murphy. told the, annual
meeting of that organization in
Quebec.City last September that the
house call is not outdated. He
referred to a study of the medical
profession in Ontario, which found
that 40 per cent of patients sur-
veyed reported that their own doc-
tors were unwilling to make house
calls. }le said family doctors can't
claim to be providing continuing
care if they Won't visit the homes of
at least the aged, the incapacitated,
or the young mother with several
children.
And so the seesaw of opinions
teeters this Way. then that, but the
odds are still against your getting a
GP to visit you at home when you
need him.
SO. where does that leave you' if
something happens in your home
that requires immediate medical
• attention? Most people go to the
em, ergency department of their local
hospital. , If it really is an emer-
gen:-. then You're in the tight place
and whatever is wrong will be han- died ,
quickly., If it isn't. you're
probably adding to the problems of
all already overburdened depart-
men": and may be in for a long wait.
You should be seeing Your' family
doctor.
But today's family doctor works
'an average of 56 hourS a week. And
he's as entitled as the next person to
have some time off with his family;
to relax, pursue his hobbies, or
whatever.
Obviously, we can't expect him
to answer hiS phone 24 hours a day
every day. What we' can do is to
find out from him how he arranges
that his patients arecovered at ..all
times.
If he's a member of a group
practice, there shOuldn't be a prob7 •
lem. If he's in practice on his own,
he should make some arrangement
for coverage by a colleague when
he's away. But it's up to you to find
out, in advance, what his services
are. •
Try to find a general practitioner
as soon as you move to a new loca-
tion. If you have no 'referral from
your previous family phySician, a
good way of finding a new one is to
contact the Academy of Medicine,
Where there is one, or the hospital
switchboard in the community you
have moved to. The local Chapter
of the College of Family Physicians
of Canada, is another good initial
reference point.
Once you've found your new
family physician, get to know him,
and let him know what he needs to
know about you and your family.
Respect the fact. that he's a very
busy man, but don't hesitate to call
on him either, when you really
need him.
Give your family physician a chalice to do what he's supposed to
do — provide personal, continuing
and comprehensive care— and. the
hospital emergency departments
what they're meant to do — lock
after emergencies.
David Woods is a former editor, of
Canadian Family Physician mciga-
zinc. He has served on the medical
staff of four medical publications,
'and written for -several others in
Canada and internationally.
Farmers would like a fairte
on their investment and labor
with stability in the Price Of
their product. This would b
the consumer as well. The
of feed grain is high, the Fie
of pork and beef is declining,
The following letter has been
to Mr. Whelan, Minister of 4,
culture by Ray Atkinson, Pres
ents of the National Fanners
Union.
7Continued deteriorationi
economics of farm -finished
stock production (cattle and
has reached a crisis. Feeders
both cattle and hogs are curt
ly suffering such high levels,
loss they are either'cutting
going out 'of production alto
or facing brankruptcy.
National Farmers Union
,,you immediately call an em
ency meeting of the Agricu
Stabilization Board, yourself,
provincial ministers of Agrict
and representatives ofpajoi
organizations for the purpose:
arriving at adequate levels of
price support- to stabilize prod,
tion and guarantee producers
against continued excessive)
Otherwise we expect shorta
and escalating consumer pric
TODAY'S HEALTH
An Apple
20 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 1954 6
60 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY .1914
Mitchell's mill was running full
,force , working night and day
and employing between twenty-
five and thirty then.
A big mid-winter sale was on at
Murdoch and Cameron Company's
Store ,.LucknOw. Men's suiti,
regular $6.50 to $12.00, clearing
at $4.95; suits,,, regular $8.50 to
$12.50; clearing at $6.95; suits
$10.00 and $15.00 lines, clearing
at $8.49. •
The annual ice harvest was
being gathered in (the middle of
February). 20 below zero matur-
ed the crop.
boys and girls graduates from rural
high schools and moves on to pro-
vide educated , well motivated
Workers for industry and business.
It cost the farm community ec -
onomy more than $20 ,000 to feed
clothe and educate each high
school graduate. That investment
becomes a contribution' to urban
productivity.
Five percent of North America's
population feeds the other 95%,
plus a good deal of other ,
countries populatiOn. It's unrivall-
ed anywhere in the world,. There
is some evidence that non-farm
people are beginning to recognize
this. All we expect now is that
people are willing to pay us acc-
ordingly.