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The Huron Expositor, 1976-04-29, Page 14••• Lower Interest Rates 4 • The quality of Green Cros's PatOran is guaranteed and backed by the Green Cross quality seal. • Green Cross Patoran will give effective, consistent control of the most prevalent annual broadleaf weeds and ar,Inual grasses in white beans. • Green Cross Patoran is available in a 6 lb. bag that's convenient to handle and use. This bag has a polyethylene liner that acts as an effective moisture barrier. So you can store this year's supply of Green Cross Patoran withoutfear of dampness. sGrbwers are well acquainted with Green Ross Patoran as the White Bean herbidde.'Many years' experience has assured these growers:of the effectiveness of Green Cross Patoran. WHEN YOU SW. YOUR PAIORAN' ASK FOR GREEN CROSS PAVRAN. .1 QDRegistered trademark 0125 GREEN CROSS PRODUCTS Division of Ci6A.GE1G1' CANADA LTD 1 Westside Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario M9C I B2 Moncton • Montreal • Toronto • Winnipeg • Calgary • Vancouver • Always refer to label directions for correct application of Green Cross Patoran. GREEN CROSS Ay! 1!• N EXPOSITOR, APRIL 29, 1976 tine loot in the furrow' bw . It would seem that preservation ut good farmland in Ontario is going to be lett up w God, For 10 years, this writer has been harping- on the Prob- lem. For 10 years. many politicians have jumped on the bandWagon and screamed about the disappearance of farmland, But nobody seems to want to do anything about it Many conflicting ligures have been bandied about dur- ing those 111 years The Ontario Federation in.,. riculture 'live or six years ago had statistics to prove that Larreland was disappearing in this province at the rate of 26 acres an hour, every hour et every day in the year Stephen Lewis used those figures to great advantage in the last provincial election Ote, !Husk a great many peo- ple belie\ ed him lie jumped from third part, to opposi- tion leader Premier Davis consistently denied the 26-acres-an-hour fii,)ure He said. it I remeinbeT correctly that it was about one-third lower Bill Stewart. the termer provincial agriculture minister. stoutv maintained that the province put more land back inte agrWultural production when it gained control of those thousands ut acres around the now: defunct Pickering airport \‘, ho can you belie c' I think I'll put my mune\ on noughts Holtman. director of the centre fur resources development at the Cniversity of.Guelplf He was . the author or the report on farmland which the province tried to preYent t rot n being publicized l'rof, Holtman maintains tiat. -land is being conveyted m s tro agriculture to other uses o quickly that keeping an accurate ligure of land agriculture N an almost impos- sible task put a buck or two as well 'lit the Ontario Int-altlItt: ul Agrologists. an,, organization of professional_ agricultural specrulists The association w,irned months ago that leg- islation • within a year Is essential In tintario to protect prime toodland and ensure that Ontario will he able to teed itsell by the end ol the century • -We must find an ethical relationship to the land." said • Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter Eldale Ad Elmira Ooi N38 2C.7, Prot Hoffman in his report. "or else we may waste our heritage and leave little for those that follow.- Research ha convinced him that farmland is disappear- ing Not only that, he said, it is impossible to recover it. a point this corner has been making for a decade. You cannot reclaim rand buried under tons of asphalt. concrete and ticky-tacky,houseS:'-i' Researchers.. for the most° pact_ agree with the tedera- sind":11r. Lewis's figures 26 acres an hour. Prot Holtman said an up-to-date study of how much farmland has disappeared and is disappearing probably will never be done Why? "Because at the rate it's going, the study would be out- ot-da te as soon as it appeared... When questioned a little further. Prof. Hoffman said. guess I'm talking about a freeze on agricultural land hut a lot of people don't dike that phrase. A lot of people think that as long as farmers are still h• .ing problems selling what they grow such as milk. gs and poultry there's-no need for controls on the land. But We should be thinking. ahead 25 years or WO years when it will be impossible to undo what is being done now.'' talking about the population explosion around the world lie is also talking about the population expected in Ontario which. by the admission of the high-priced plan- ning help engaged by the province. will double in the next 15 years (;overnment is obviously not prepared to listen to the recommendations made, be its own experts. .The report, prepared by the food. land and development branch of the provincial agriculture ministry, is being patently ignored. In other words, the politicians on the government side tv'e sustaining a myth. They have bee paying lip service to the idea that farmland must .be preserved , but have taken nothing but bland, wishy-washy, fatuous steps in that direction It I were Bill Newman = or Eugene Whelan. for that matter make those, Cabinet ministers listen to - me.or resign Already seeded Late "whiter" won't hurt crops (By John Miner) The winter weather which gave farmers an unexpected break from spring seeding this week won't do much-harm to the crops already in, according to Don Pullen, Huron County Agriculture Representative. "The weather we are having now is a bit normal fer April , said Pullen, "What we had before, was quite abnormal:" . Nearly all the spring grain is planted in' south Huron with two-thirds of the crop planted throughout the county. . This cold weather will hold them back a bit, but won't do any harm," said Pullen. The future of the orchard crop depends on the weather in the nest few weeks, according to Pullen. The peach trees were damaged in January by the extremely cold weather and the present weather isn't doing anymore damage, he said. ":The other orchard trees are not out in bud yet. How they do will depetid , on the future • weather," said Pullen. Very little corn has been planted in the county, but what has been isn't up yet. It should be all right if the weather turns warmer in the next couple of days. "There is an abundance of corn seed this year and the' worst that can happen is that a few acres may have to be replanted." said Pullen. The winter wheat has come through in great shape this year with a minimum of winter kill, according to Pullen, and most farmers were able to get their nitrogen on early because the fields were so dry. "I think even though we've had this ,spell of bad weather, we can be optimistic as far as this year's crop is concerned," said Pullen. ".44a.<1W4i: BICKS CUCUMBER CONTRACTS Available G, Kramers, Dublin 345-2700 or 482.7659 NCO E TAX PREPARED Farmers Businessmen — Individuals At Reasonable Rates — Ronnenberg insurance Agency Open in Brussels Tuesday and Friday Only — Ph. 887-666.3 Monkton Office Open Monday to' Saturday Noon Phone 347.224,1 — Any Time. Phone Early for Appointment, and Avoid the Rush SAFEWAY INVESTMENTS & CONSULTANTS LTD. Head Office; 56 Weber Street, Kitchener, 15191 .14.6535 Branch Office: 705, Goderich Street, Port Elgin.15191 812.9510 WE BUY EXISTING MORTGAGES FOR INSTANT CASH 1st and 2nd Mortgages anywhere in Ontario on RESIDENTIAL — INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL and FARM PRQP,ERTIES Interim ftvncing on new construction or land development REPRESENTATIVES IN YOUR AREA PHONE NOW AVAILABLE ON • ATTENTION FARMERS FLAX WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX AS A CASH CROP IN 1976 • 5,-,* --e-2 1, Flax Futures for 1976 continue at an attractive level. 2. Flax Plantings-in our area have tripp,ledn the last two years. 3. Possibility of nevV.flax seed varieties with higher yields 'being available for 1976. 4. Input Cost for seed fertilizer and spray less . than: $20.00 per acre. V Storage available -(ask Manager for details) 9. Contracts available (ask Manager for details) THANKS" TO THE POLICE — Policemen from all over Huron and Perth were. .honoured at an appreciation night by district 31 Knights of Columbus Thursday night at the K. of C. hall in St. Columban. Here Grand Knight John Paul Rau , centre, congratulates Seaforth police constable Fred. Burton, and Seaforth OPP detachment constable , Jim McLeod. • (Staff Photo) Jack's Jottings Meet with health minister 5. A market is available immediately for all Ontario grown flax. pro Fuhk's hot hybrids are in! 7. Forward• selling available (Ask Manager for details) O. Quick unload as compared with other cash crops. Come get 'ern!. The latest Funk's G-Hybrids specially bred for our growing conditions. Varieties that have proven their high yield ca- pacity on farm's in this area. Don't delay. Pick up alryou need while Don't delay because interest 'in this seed is high. To avoid disappointment call today. For seed please contact: By Jack Riddell. M.P.P. • In continued efforts to save the Clinton Public Hospital, the Administrator of the hospital, medical staff, the chairman of the Hospital Board and other memberS of the Board, business people of the Town and I met with the Acting Minister of Health, Dr. Bette Sephenson, this week. With due respect we had a very good•hearing as we met with the Acting Minister from 4 o'clock to b o'clock. We • emphasized the economic impact the closing of the hospital would have ery:The community as it was the largest employer in Clinton. and that the closing of the hospital could quite conceivably lead to the disinte- gration of the. community. This is evident from the number of homes that have gone up for sale since the announced closing. Failing our effoits to'keep the hospital as an active treatment, facility we asked the Minister to define., the extent of the ambulatory services, The Minister went into some detail on this particular matter with the, medical staff who had private conversation with her, and to the remainder of -the delegation she expressed her sympathies and indicated that whe would have further dis cussions with the Minister of Health, Frank Miller. was prompted to direct a question to the Minister of Ariculture and Food this week because of the situation fanners &Auld themselves in, in view of the restriction in the.. a.VallabiliV of M01146.1 farm drainage Wang. asked the Honourable Bill Newman, whethethe ecitikVadvise hoW the 'townships are' expected fly liVe up to their eonimittnent, not knoWins that there Were going to be testrietiens whett they approved the loan applications and dotdct: h6 MOO bow the 'tattilefi 'hie expeded to pay tor the tile already installed on, the strength of the fact that the loan would be coming through the Township. • Mr. Newman replied that the allocation of the budget is now $13 million which is approxi- mately the same as it was last year.- It's gone up from $4.5 million about three years ago and becauSe of constraints within the Ministry this year it was Jeld at $13 million. The:Minister said that a letter was being directed to all municipalities the Province jaSkirig ."thein. what they have committeed add what they have not at this point in time. I further asked the Minister that because of the budget restraints the manufacturer of the tile and the drainage contractor might well have to take forceftil action with the farmers placing them in a position to either borrow from the bank at higher, rates of interst.- assuming they had sufficient creditworthiness to do so, or remortgage their assets to obtain money to pay both the contractor and the supplier. The Minister said that nobody especially him, wants to create undue hardships for the agriculture community. Some of the municipalities, he said, have overcommitted and some have not committed their total allocation, and when all the facts and figures are put together the whole situation can be assessed and an equitable basis can be worked outwithin the means they had, Ontario May start issuing driver's licences which carry, a picture of the drivkii,: according to the Minister' of Vansportatien and Communications, who has been considering such .a scheme ter sometime. He has ordered his. officialS 69 speed up their investigation of the scheme's implications folionting this week's tokirt ott the ptobleittS Of uldolicil abuse among young people, which recommended the legal drinking age be raised from 18 to 19 years of age and young drivers should. rgquired - to -carry"- _ identification cards Anyone selling meat for human consumption from animals which died from causes other than slaughtering will be subject to suspension or revocatin of his li cence to collect and„process such animals. This new rule is part of a bill passed by the Ontario legislature, . which according to' the Minister of Agriculture tightens up protection at present afforded under the Dead Animal Disposal Act. Ontario was made "a laughing stock" in Ottawa by refuting an obsolete ,. federal government proposal for a guaranteed annual income plan, Liberal Leader Stuart Smith said in the legis. lature, when he asked the Minister of Community and Social Services why he had not advised the Treasurer of the new federal proposal in advance of Ontario's April 1st, presentation. The Treasurer had told• a meeting of finance ministers that Ontario estimated the plan would have cost almost three times the $1.1 billion estimated by Ottawa. The Minister of Community and Social Services said the most recent federal proposal introduced in February had not been universally- accepted by the Provinces. ' Albert Roy, Liberal M.P.P. (Ottawa East) called atteption„-to the fact that former ,MPIc now employed on :various. Provincial government •boards. : and- coriftnissions should not be allowed to collect government pension, the amount depending on the length of time served in the House, and some former mettibers, receive up to $40,000 a year fotaitting‘on various boardi- . supplies last! . _ • Funk s is a brand dame Numbers varielods Taking a new stand MILTON DIETZ Seaforth ,n.lato, hip attar Spit th " 1,411 add ol the term, 01 MiNerton, Ontario phone 595-4941 OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED ' or ANDERSON FLAX PRODUCTS Lucknow, Ontario phone 528-2026 ‘1111111111•11\ The quality Patoraine White Bean gmwers know and use. Power plant COMM ittee gets $1,000 The Huron Power Plant Committee has been awarded a $1,000 grant by the Ontario government to research the effects of ozone on plant life.' Adrian Vos, committee chairman and president of the Huron county . Federation , of Agriculture, said the grant announced by the royal commission studying Ontario Hydro's long-range plans (Porter commission) will help the group collect data on how ozone emitted by industry and nuclear power stations affects agriculture, With the assistance of the University of Guelph, the committee witl.assemble research data on the effects of ozone on Huron County crops, incloding white beans.. "This informatien is just what we need," he said adding that it will be compiled and made available to the general public: The information collected will also• form the basis of briefs and submissions to the Porter commission when its hearings reasume later this year, he said. • V