The Huron Expositor, 1978-03-23, Page 151:97' 40.-e
ATTENTION. FARMERS
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX'
AS A CASH CROP IN 1978
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- :G.-FlaxSeed-Varieties -now-available- produce-7- ,
:greater yields than in the past.
2. The number of Ontario Flax 'Plantings in
'1977 was the Largest in Ten Years.
3. Input cost far Seed, Fertilizer and Spray is
less, than $20.00' pen acre as of March 31; 1978.
4. A ready market is available immediately
for all Ontarib grown Flax:
5. Quick unload at Lucknow, Milverton and
Seaforth is available for this Crop.
fi,„Forward selling available (ask manager for
'- details).
7. Storage available (ask . Manager for
details).
8. Contracts available' (ask Manager fdr
details).
9. Crbp,lnsurance for Flax is available in 1978•
(see your Agent for details).
Flax contracting and seed booking now in
.progress. To avoid disappointment call today.
For' Seed, Fertilizer and Spray Please- Contact:
0,PNOTCH
TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMitED,
or ANDERSON FLAX PRODUCTS
Seaforth,-Ontario Milverton, Ontario • Lucknow,'Ontario
52701910 595-4941- 528-3203
Forawo
Walco [Grove]
Dion
Kongskilde
Mohawk Egdlp:
Market Farm Equip,
McKee Bros.
New idea
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From 9ue n Pork
Province alters, non re urrefakqe ban
THE HURQjI Miosrrori mARcH 230 1975 4".. 15 ,
Atirrai Craunt
-.„The. Minister of the .griViroa-
inent has announced that thetotal
ban en the sale of soft drinks .
non-refillable bottles, scheduled
to .go into effect in , Ontario on
April 1st, has been'
Only the, .30thtl.. - non:refillable-
boItles will be• liiiimed; • and a
commitment has ;been made by'
the soft drink inthistry that 75%
of its provincial pop sales will be „
. in refillable bottles. The'bar size
split 'and two fainily.sizes may be .
offered in the -hop refillable
The. 37,5% increase in ()HIP
fees which was announced by the ,
Treasurer in the Provincial Bud-,
get of March 7 'has sparked'
considerablei.debate in the Legis-
!attire this week, and the NDP has'
moved On-confidence on this
issue. Liberal Leader Stuart
Smith has stated that he cannot
accept this increase, and has been
successful haVing the shatter '
referred to the Standing Coitimit-
tee on Social Development, which.
will study alternatives to the
premium increase.
bottle. The Family Law Reform Act •
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Passed • Third Reeding in the
Legislature this. week, Cohering a
broad • range' of property and
support rights for married, se-
parated and widO;fd people, as
well am,those livin common-law.
Under this new law women are
considered equal contrifititors to a
marriage, and in case of marriage
breakdown are entitled to,half the,
family honie, along with an equal
share 'of other property, nbrinally
used by family, including a boat,
sumitersottage, 'furniture, family
,'I e e 'art,appliances
and Other• goods. A woman can,.
Under this new law, go to court
and demand a ,share of business
assets if the judge decides she
has contributed to the' financial
success of ber husband, or if the
family assets are' not enough to
give , lier,a fair share when the
marriage, breaks down.
A man in financial need' may
claim support from,..his wife as
$rbssly guilty :of miscondtiet to
court before siApPort would be' cut
• • off. There is a provision' also for
SuppOrt ,order0. of • limited durat-
ion, . making it .possible for
support to,he provided only until
thepartner has found a job. .
Other aspects of the legislation,
MClUde:a provision fOrrecognitiOii '
. • • . , .• • • of priV,ate raarriage contracts and
the recognition of ermitnen.law
unions, in that a couple who have •
lived together for five years .and
have child° are treated as •
husband'andwife and are respon-
sible 'supporting each other
'and' their child, in-the event pf•a
breakup.
hopping
It isn't Often, I get hopping mad at the .major, news• -
Papers or magazines in this country but our copy of the
Reader's Digest, arrived today with that story entitled
Time to End the !Food Monopoly, a criticism of market-
ing boards. • - •
I have never met the .author,- Douglas Small, but I'll
be willing to bet a Puck• or two that he' talked to darned.
few farmers when he penned that piece. It has always
been a • good idea for journalists to get both sides of a
story, When you only want to present one side, it is be-
coming increasingly ..popttlar, these days to forget about
being fair.
It is just too bad that this story will be read by millions
of Canadians-, especially city slickers sitting, in their com-
fortable livingrooms who- will nod sagely that. The Digest 1
has hit the nail. '
The article quotes,, from a couple of secret reports, one
of which is far from secret and has been shot down by
the Canadian Federation Of Agriculture as being biased.
Some of the criticisms - and no defense is offered -
of marketing boards, are'that food costs are driven up.
The article suggests that marketing boards "drive"
prices up by 33 'per cent if they were being sold in a corn-•,
petitive world market. Such misleading-information de- •
serves to be refuted. Marketing boards have: increased'
the- cost-of 'food, no question about, it, but it is probably
closer to three per cent and that iS far from a .high price -
- to-PAY to mirket .a prodticiproperly. How many other
industries can boast•of such a low cost for administration
and advertising?
But the fact remains that few, if, any, agricultural pro-
ducts are sold on the open world market. Every develop-
ed country in the world has set up artificial barriers to
prevent farm products from moving freely across borders.
And Canada has the lowest protection record of 'any coun-
try. If farm products were sold in a cornpetitiVe. ^fte'
market, the criticism might be valid.
The article also says chicken prices in Canada were 25,
cents a pound higher than In the U.S. True, they were, at
one time. But they aren't now.
It simply amounts to this; In the,U.S., a one'per cent
surplus can flood the Canadian maret and 'Yankee farm:
ers have no qualms about sending that surplus-over here
to break our market. Canadian farmers 'had to organize
to protect themselves. ,
Letters are appreciated br Bob trotter. Eldate Rcl E~Imtte~ nt N38 2C7
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Bob says
.yhether you believe it or not, CanadianS spend less than
18 cents of their disposable ineome dollar on fond - less
than any other nation in •the world! . .
Want more proof? . Let me quote Lorne Almack, „an
industrial- engineer and a management consultant with
Price Waterhouse Associates irrTAfronto: ° • •
"If you were- a citizen of West Germany, You would
work one hour and, tkree minutes, to buy a pound of .sir-
lein steak; an Englishman has to 'work one hour and eight
minutes; a Frenchman one hour and 20' minutes;: an
Italian one hour and 2/-minutes; but the Canadian worker
can have his pound of steak in return for 27. Minutes of
labor. • . '`Canadian farmers compete with every primary food
producing-country in the world yet they enjoy only minis- Tr
cute tariff protection."The° effective' tariff for textiles is
over 25 per cent; 'for knitted goods almost 34 per cent;
for furniture-20 per cent; for chemicals 10 per cent. By
contrast, basic agriculture's effective tariff amounts to
a Indicroui half of one pet cent.
"Supply management (Oaf which is praeticed by some
marketing beards) is, simply planning and control, a. Vital
function in .any modern business. If General Motors can-
., not sell its automobiles' it cuts back on production 'and
lays off employees and -is subsidized,by the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Commission,, _a luxury_ not afforded to
- faiiiieri.' .
I could go on to refute many of 'the points made in. the'
Digest story, but space does not permit it. What the story
in the maga 'ne fails to point out is 'that farmers were
forced into organizing by the huge conglomerates that
sometimes adVertise in the Reader's Digest. -
These huge conglomerates that consolidated" their holds
on the food' chain after the Second World War can be al- -
most counted on the fingers of •-•.one hand. They control 'so
many companies along the food chain that fariners were
- Jorced to work toegether to get a fair price for their pro-
ducts. .
\ These huge food chains control :eVerythinig
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- the ship-
ping, the processing, the packaging, the wholesaling, the
retailing, everything - from . the time the prddict• leaves,
the farm gate until it gets to the table.
No single, individual.pould possible compete. So market-
ing boards were legislated into being: 'legislated, I said,
which • means they are absolutely above board and le-
gal, Some are imperfect, some -deserve to be criticized
and f have criticized them. But to indict the whole con=' '
cept-and philosophy of orderly marketing in one mass
circidation-magazine makes onewonder why, doesn't it?
What abOut food prices in Canada? Take a look;,, my
friends. It has been said, ad naukeum in,,this column,
that Canadians eat better food and, get it .cheaper than
any other nation in the world.
How can marketing possibly ,be accused of driving the ▪ price of food high when statistics prove otherwise?
Qyeeris .think scif!ty1'.
The fourth and sixth-meeting of of D'arlene Hetherington. The main topic for Meeting six, was
the Egmondville• Quilting Queens main topic for nicotine four was 'Think Safety!. Each member was
was held on March 17 at the home 'People, Ideas and Lawe and the given_pamphlets on these, topics.
Ivrcic.illop- #2 Freedom Finders
met it the home -ortheir leader,
Carolyn ThompSon;Tues night at,
7:30 p.m. They discussed safety
in the home such as poisonous
. bottles and medicines. Members
began to' woi'k on a knee-throw
while others worked on their
Achievement, day pro, jects.
Family
"The Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge'
held their St. Patrick's Euchre on
March 15 'with 12 tables in play. -
McKillop Finders meet
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rime Beductable Registered
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Winners were Ladies: Helen
Byers most giner,-Florence Kay
lonehands; Edith McMillan. con-
solation:
Men's: Lorne Dennis in'ost.
games; JimMcQuaid•Ibite hands;
Joe McLellan, consolation; Jim
McQuaid lucky, chair Jean Cairns
lucky table. Draw on box of
groceries. Christine Sooter. A
delicious ittrich was served by the
lunch committee fellowed, with the
Queen.
well, Support will be based on
need, rather than on conduct,
under this law, making it neces
sary that a partner be judged
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Provision is alsO-iiiide - for,
support of a illegitimate, step' or
foster child who is a member of
the household, up' to the age .of •
18 - unless the child leaves home .
affer age 1.6. Child care now be
comes the joint responsibility' of
the spouses, and children who are
economically independent . and
able to contribute will be required
to provide financial .simpert for
needy parents.
Leyland, Steyr, Zetor,
McKee Tractors
Allied Farm Equip. Ltd..
Dunham Lehi
Eastern Farm Machinery
At MeGavins we deal with over 35 companies who build the world'i top agricultural
equipment, and we've been in the farm= machinery business in Hdron County for
more than" 30 yelrs. We are proud to, say that we are dealers ,for; •
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WE SELL THE BEST AND CAN GET THE REST
New Holland
Noreen- Plows
Turnco Corp, •
Bush ,Hog [Disc]
George White & Sons
Martin--Wagons
M. K. Martin Ente'r'prises
(thrower Racks, Zero
Grater]
Horst Wagons
Spraymotor
Lanongs
Ag. Chem-Sprayer
Farmers Supply
Helm Welding
[Snowblowers]
Smyth Wetding
[Snowblowers and, New
Bean Cutter]
kick-b-Matic
WBR, Stone Pickett
4 & M Gravity Boxes
Geo. E. Gilipert [Special ,
Packers]
Heegalt Industries
_Caisa-Sprayers
-ezee -on Loaders
Price Thaw Continues
MI -Lowe Mileage FullytWarranted
Offers at Great Savings for You
1977 Olds Delta Royal 4 Door Sedan Lien. LXZ 732
1977 Caprice:2 Door Lien. LIIT 348
1977 Impala 4. Door Lien. LXZ 060
1976• Granada 6 Cyl. Automatic 2 Door Lien. JUD, 083
' ' Radio Cruise Control -A One Qwnfr-Well-Cared :For
1975 Cutlas V.8 Automatic 4 Door Lien. LIIT 182
Radio Air Conditioning and Other Factory Options.
19/4 Torino V8 Automatic Wagon Lien. IINU 24,4
One Owner"- An Ideal Dual Purpose Vehicle
,1973 Fcrd V8 Automatic Wagon Lien. RCM 988
Good Sound Transportation.
1974 Plymouth Valliant 6 Cyl. Automatic 4 Door Lien.
W 075 '
io ,W.W. Tires Vinyl Roof Low Mileage.
USED TRUCKS
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