The Huron Expositor, 1975-12-18, Page 231
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1 40 producers are still upset at • the sales dropped by 1.1 po.r g6t,,iv said he tho:tight:tlip mar0t. lt+ ti#cl' #h lr' $QtltXctt",dfi jti:'t d l t►S '
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cutback of the government sub- Ontario and by more than that straighten itself otit,, Y9411 'Pt thsf `;'#f gitoi c{itbks
silly but after listening to a enol, across the country meaning mink Faxtof Lite pxobl`m tttaX be,?0 walefrpsbs}'toy,
%e 0"reasoned approach to the subject, usually destined for the table said, that there ia''tcomuch u+bta .at�lds .'the bQax; cu#>
by Ken McKinnon, representa went tato tndustrtal purposes. in the system, Because: tlnQsf,: pe 0e;nta,$a. ,Stff every? )?rt�l��O1C•
for five to the Ontario Milk Market- Export sale_ of dairy cattle producers keep under thtwit gttgta"lfe' said itu $t►oulfht: tlleltr ;has
ow l title tilted fob" U tFks
1 1 mg Board for Huron and Bruce' ' dropped by as much as 60 per to prevent penalties for taYC( rp M t}p(d
Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter, Etd.te Rd, Elmira, Ont N382C7 the sting may haveteen reduced cent in the past year (he said he duction there Js more �N�otas milts f►►ices an tht;..40ming dear,
a little. understood exports have picked slotted than the market requires. certaiz}ty lathe early;moPtbst b4# „
It is no accident that societies prospered after the tion work without havipg to pay technicians who spend time. Mr. -.McKinnon was speaking up later in the year). For instance„although the rtatlon- #hat an industrial miti }like?was
P last Thursday night at .a meeting Because'of the depressled beef al requirement is for $350 rtt!Ilion lik+elyr ,fie s. aw he �:ni�ld foru�ge
Crusades as they provided tenure systems for fanners, gallapilig all over the country. of the' Huron County Federation market, he said, many dairy men pounds •there are 1$425 million industrial and 3iutd' .mirk 1'rlec
thus creatinginitiatives. In the original column, I suggested that the breeding co
•And it is no accident that the great bulk of ,men's other operatives would answer with alacrity and dignity, 1 of Agriculture held in the Central probably kept cows over the' pounds of quota. He said that being gloser,
Huron Secondary School, Clinton.. summer that they would normally despite the subsidy cutback, the He said he felt federal Agt%iiiix
M advances have occurred, in these same societies. It is no even placed a small wager to that effect and said that few, About 50 persons attended the have shipped to market. O,M,M,B. will, continue to alto. ture Minister Eugene m 14.
accident that health is best and life the easiest in societies if any farmers, would respond. As most readers know, Dr. meeting, Major cheese companies de rate quota for the test of the diary could not be blamed .fox
+that have encouraged a prosperous and respected, agricul- R. J. "Rusty” McDonald, general manager of Western Y
tore, Ontario Breeders Inc. with headquarters at Woodstock, Mr. McKinnon explained in a 'creased their inventories by about year until March 31. Ht� said the subsidy cutback,, that ie had #rued t',
It is no accident that garden plots in Russia produce out spent half a day reassuring me that technicians are neces lenghty speech that the govern- 25 per cent, he said and this board could be criticized for this and been turned downe said ,'
of all proportion to collectives, And finally, it is not sur- saFy. ment could not be accused of volume has had to go into other action but it had made the he felt fanners needed to °shtily
breaking any agreement on sub- areas of production, committment to encourage people their support for Mr. Whelan aq,
prising that poor health and hunger walk hand-in-hand in I said in that original column that few, if any, farmers g .P P PP
sidy for his cutback, but they said Mr. McKinnon said he was to enter the business and it would -he has more power in his fi'
lands where land tenure is difficult, farming considered a would respond. Wonder of wonders, a letter did arrive ,�
second-class occupation and where farmer incentives are agreeing that good breed men could do as good a job as the government was guilty of afraid milk producers would over keep that committment. He felt with the cabinet.
P breaking agreement to consult react to the present situation and there was a good chance that all (The Blyth Standdr4)"
lacking. �' the co-op technicians.
History teaches that the five essentials for civilization — Not only that, one farmer who wanted.to get in touch but with the Dairy Farmers of Canada
food, clothipg, shelter, health and an incentive fostering couldn't wait for the mail strike to end called one morning and the provincial marketing " •'
government — are group,dependent. about 7:35 to make two points: "I've watched them tech- hoards on changes in import
regulations. The government HOEGYFARM
Do the foregoing words sdund familiar? Regular readers nicians walk behind a herd and they can do their job while g g SUPPLY LTD.
of this column may have heard a distant bell ringing in their talking about a hunting trip or last night's hockey game. moved unilaterally, he said, to
heads because five years ago, those words were quoted by They do it in 15 minutes. I think anybody could learn to increase the export of diary
this corner, do it in no time. Also, that malarkey about 24-hour service , products.
I'm convinced the are worth repeating. Other^writers, is bull. If youget a technician into your place after "We're not saying that we .� Phone 345-2,94 1 BRODHAGEN
Y P g shouldn't import more," Mr.
better than 1, have said it before: Ever country needs a 12; 30 noon, I'll eat your hat.'
Y Y McKinnon said, "what we are
healthy agricultural community or that country just doesn't That's .what the man said and I respect his wish not to saying is that we should sit down
have his name mentioned because he has to deal with the > g
prosper, and discuss Ion term effects. �t S % + •
It is refreshing,then,-to have. a few letters alrrive after breeding co-ops all the time. g 1 h n k of
I'm leasantl sur rised thaChe called. What about unemployment due to ' '
the mail strike agreeing with this column. One is from However, this s co umn is not a forum, for the pros and the closure of cheese factories?" ;Tlme t0�
the Marmora-Brighton area in appreciation for the way cons of breeding co-operatives. It is a forum for my opin He said he' felt if Canada was 4
M "you stick up for farmers.' going to import more dairy p
ion and those of others who have the urge to write or call, g g P y BU Bulk for, Spring
The letter quote the front page of the paper as saying I'm sure I haven't heard the last of the controversy be- products it should be butter, not Buy Bags for y p g
that the county'sdirector of education received a $9,500 tween the breeding co-ops and the farmers but I'll wait for cheese. Cheeseimports have been
raise, up tr'gm $38,000 to $47;500 a year. a week or two before adding fuel to the controversy, increasing in recent years he said, Delivery Now Pick Up or Delivery .
I'm sure a great many farmers in this province are get- The quote at the first of this column'.' It came from Louis mostly from Furopean Economic
ting along on less than the increase — the $9,500 — let A. McLean, one of North America's most respected re- Common Market countries which
alone receiving that kindof a salary. �, searchers in agriculture. He made the statements in 1968 in , teturn limit imports of
y people y g Y when he spoke to the Acadian Entomological Society meet- cheese. When the market sharing
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"I wish some cit eo le could try it tfarmin 1 for a year g Order WOW for
or two. They'd soon pipe down," the letter concludes. ing at St. John's West in Newfoundland, quota system was set up, he said, r.
Another letter from the Stratford -Walkerton area His words ring even truer today than they did to 1968. Or imports and exports were about , spring delivery
agreed with a column written some time ago about breed- why would Russia be scurrying around the world trying to even. Last year imports of cheese TROJAN
ing co-operatives. A dairy farmer was quoted as saying buy wheat from Canadians and others gullible enough to outnumbered exports 25.1.`
that most good husbandman could do their own insemina- sell it to them too cheap? Mr, McKinnon explained that ' NORTHRUP KING
the government cutback on sun-
sidy is a reaction to the fact that F -�
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Canada is over producing indus-
trial milk at 'a tiii'te when the
international powdered milk is - Barn Washing and disinfecting
depressed. The government has
Gay Lea Co-operatives made a commitment to pay susidyCALL -'Cattle Spraying, lice and Warble Control
on that portion of milk needed to
i meet Canadian market require -
re -elects -Complete line of Farm Chemicals
re-electspresident .• K -._j manic. available for fall purchasing -
Ng �j Mr. McKinnon said thetewere
j/ several conditions he felt were
At" a Directors' meeting Campbell, Bayfield, Howard % % % M HOEGY'FARM S LTD. / �/ short term which led to thefollowing the annual meeting of Wilson,.Owen Sound and Da fid / overproduction. It was a near-
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., Ireland, 1'eeswater, j %� j j % % j perfect year across Canada for
in Guelph on December 9, Mel President Mel Proud said that % % % j Brodhagen 345-2941
Proud of Tara was. re-elected Ga Lea Foods Co -o erativc, is an % % % %, j % milk production this year. Pasture
Pr ,d Y P was good all summer long and
est ent. Mr. Proud owns and
o
operates Sauble'View Farms in,
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indication of what producers can
accomplish b
p y joining together to
T. En Brady, Executive Vice -
Vice -
Bruce County and has been active
process and market their produce
president and General manager,
int farm and co-operative
on a co-operative` basis. Sales
a,>lnounced, an increase in callus
ot'ganizations for some years.
have increased nearly 40°h over
from $52 million to $ 72 million
Walter H amcl: Elmwood. was
the previous year and this
aril net earnings of $1 million
re-elected lst Vice -President and
increase was attributable to
compared with $854,000 in 1974.
Russell McCutcheon, Owen
greater volume yhrough the co-
Financing of two acquisitions and'
Sound, was re elected 2nd Vice
operative's plants as well as
the increased volume had been
President. Re-elected to the
inflated dollars, he said. Mr.
arranged by increasing long term
Board in November wre Robert
Proud commented that pec ducer
debt and increased equity capital.,.
Turner, Owen. Sound, Bert
interest continued at a high level
Out of earnings the Board
Tuintjer, Laurel and Gerald
and that membership had
Directors had declared a share
O'Grady, Listowel:
increased to 3,633 membgr
dividend of Eighty Cents per
f Remaining Directors -are John
shareholders.
common share.
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