The Huron Expositor, 1978-03-30, Page 14MARC 30, 1978 14 THE HURON EXPOSIT°
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ATTENTION FARMERS
FLAX
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX •
AS A. CASH CROP IN 1978 -
. 1. Flax Seed Varieties now available produce
' greater ,yields than in the past. .
2. The number of- Ontario Flax Plantings in
1977 was the Largest in Ten Yeats.
3, Input cost for Seed. Fertilizer and Spray is
less than $20.00 per acre as of March 31 1978i
4.. A ready market is available immediately
for all Ontario grown 'Flax.
5. Quick unload at Lucknow,: Milvetton and
Seaforth is available for this crop.
• 6. Forward selling available (ask manager for
details).
7: ‘Storage available (ask Manager for
details):
, 8. Contracts available (ask Manager for
details).
9. Crop Insurance for Flax is available in 1978.
(see your Agent for details).
Max contracting and seed booking is now in
progress. To avoid disappointment call today.
For Seed, Fertilizer and Spray Please Contact:
or ND FLAX PRO UCTS A .EISO
Seaforth, Ontario Milverton, Ontario Lueknow, Ontario
527-1910 595-4941
5284203
Specials
Large
CIGARETTES
Regularly '1.05
95 ; Now
With any $4.00
Gas. Purchase
Windshield Washer
ANTI FREEZE
Regularli 1.99 Gal.
Now • $1 79
With any 4.00
Gas Purchase
Little change in prices
crop growers hear
Canadian. Canners Plani
manager•at Exeter Jack Urquhart
urged growers to continue their
battlOo keep costs. down.
Urquhart' said contracting for
1978 crops were expected to get
underway shoilly: 'He said.--l-1~—
expected pea acreage would' be
about the same as 1977 but the,
number of acres -of corn' to be
planted could be down`, somewhat.
In his remarks MPP Jack
Riddell said he hoped the .iwo
current strikes in Huron would be
.settled soon so "we can fall back
into our quiet way of doing things
whereby we act respOnsibly".
On the teachers, strike., Riddell
who formerly was On the -teaching
staff at South Huron District
'High School said, --rye been- in
touch with the .• Education
Commission on a daily basis ,hut
I won't attempt .to eUher side
,
ou t.
,Keith Strang, chairman of the
Huron-Perlh.r,,Kap.• Crop Growers
Was niaSter of, ceremonies for the
evening.
Also speaking briefly were --
Exeter reeve Si.-Sinimons, Huron .
Ag Rep bon. Pullen. Perth Ag Rep
Allen Scott and Tim Carroll,.`
secretary-manag.er of the Ontario '
Vegetable 'Growers Marketing
Board.
At-the recent annual banquet• of
the Huron-Perth Can Crop
Growers- Association, growers
were told there would be little
change in the prices received for
• their products grown in 1918-,
Harry DOugall who represents .
this -area in negotiations said the
.,..pricc for peas was settled' by
arbitration' ).nil wm i ldlic the same
as a year ago. Harvesting
expenditures will be up $1 per
acre and seed costs will rise-one
cent per pound. •
Dougall said corn wc>fid come
under the two-price cyst em with
$55.75 per ton being the domestic
price and $45.75 per ton for
export.
The expOrt price twill be a
.pereeillage of the crop exported '
and a percentage of t he.di flerence
of .510 'per tOn. ChairMan of the .
Ontario *V.iLsget able Growers
Marketing bird Hank VanderPol ,
of,Kent Comity paid tribute to
'Huron , Middlesex M.PP Jack
Riddell for liis elihrts 'in helping
the canning erop iMfustry.
VandcrPol , cMithided,' "Jack
did "one hellion job" for us in
-getting through legislation which
allOw's -us to operate effectively —.
...ARCHIES
syNoco-
Seaforth
ADVANCE
POLLING
001.1 THOSE PERSONS WHO EXPECT TO BE UNABLE TO VOTE IN THEIR OWN POLLING SUBDIVISION ON THE REGULAR
POLLING DAV, -ADVANCE POLLING-WILL BE HELD
SATURDAY, APRIL 1st, 1978
POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. AT THE MORRIS TOWNSHIP HAta..
REGULAR..
',POLLING MONDAY, APRIL 10th, •-1978
POLLS% WILL BE- OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES F ROM --11 A.M. -UNTIL 8 P.M.
MII
Notice of Poll
TOWNSHR OF MORRIS
re:Liquor Licerice Vote
QueStions
• •
1. Are you in favour of the establishment of Government stores for the sale of spirits, wine and beer?
2. ' Are you In favour of the establishment of Government stores for the sale of beer only for residence consumption?
3. Are you in favour of the authorization of Ontario wine stores for the saleof Ontario Wipe only for resi‘rgur..nppmptiOni
4, Are you in favour of licensing premiies for the Sale of beer only for consumption on licensed prernises, te whl both men and women may be admitted whbther singly or escorted?
5. '-Are you in favour of the sale of beer and wine only under a dining room licence for consumption-on licenced premises
where food is available? ,
. '6. Are you in favour of the sale of•spirits, bobr, end wine under a dining lounge licence for consul-6001:On (ie:enced premises
where food is' available?
7. Are you in favour of the sale of spirits, beer and wine under r a lounge licence for consumption on licensed premises?.
8. Are you in favour of the sale of spirits, beer and wine under an entertainment-lounge licence for consumption on ,licenced
premises?
POLLING TO BE HELD AT (REGULAR KILLING kiATE)
POLL NO. 1 — HOME OF MR. & MRS. WM. SOUCH ICON 8, SYa LOT 11) '
R.R. 2, BLYTH, ONTARIO
POLL NO, 2' HOME OF MRS. UTE JANDRISEUITS (FORMER BENNETT HOME)
WALTON, ONTARIO
POLL NO. 3 — HOME OF BELGRAVE INSTITUTE HALL (VILLAGE OF BEL'GRAVE)
BELGRAVE, ONTARIO
POLL NO. 4 MORRIS TOWNSHIP HALL (CON 6, PT WA LOT 15)
R.R. 4, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
POLL NO. 5 — HOME OF HARVEY EDGAR' ICON 2, S1S LOT 7)
H.R. 4, WINGHAM, ONTARIO
POLL NO. 6 HOME OF MRS. VIOLA CAMPBELL (CON 2 PT SIS LOT 261
R.R. 2, BLUEVALE, ONTARIO ADVANCE POLL — MORRIS TOWNSHIP 'HALL (ON, 6 PT NA-LOT 15) R.R. 4, !MUSSELS, ONTARIO
liy tstidey Geddes`the Clinton
. News Record
Farmers in Huron, County are
moving toward soybean product-
ion as an alternative to other less
Profitable and sometimes trouble--
some cash crops.
In 1976 there was 900 acres of
soybeans planted in the connty;
last year more than 2.000 and this
year Mike Miller, "agricultural
representative for Htiron,. said he
expects acreage to increase to
between three and four thousand.
ctlfe reason for the iucrear,e,
said Miller. is that compared to
other grain crops the profit
decrease in the last two voars is
less with soybeans. A farmer can
still- make enough from a bushel
of soybeans to, make it an
attractive crop.
Even though the price of 'a
bushel of soybeans has also gone
down in the last year to$6.20 froni
$7 a bushel to break even a
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one?! Dial 527-0240. •
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for
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JEWELLERY. FINE CHINA
GIFTS FOR EVERY OCCASION
All Types of Repairs
Phone 527-0270
SHIPPER
to
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OF ONTARIO
LIVESTOCK
DEPARTMENT
TORONTO .....
Ship your livestock
with
MIKE DOYLE
Tuesday is Shipping, Day
- From Dublin
CALL DUBLIN 345-2656
ZURICH 236-4088
farmer must• get $5.50.
Many 9fAtre—far ners south of
Clinton are trying 10-acre test
crops of soybeans. Millq said'
farmers were trying to find an
alternative to wheat because of
the extremely wet fall that
prevented the grain from being
sown., -
The fliftiner can switch Over to
soybeans from other grain crops
with little cost. Soybeans require
'no new equipment and extra cost
when replacing wheat and some
farmers are -substituting' a little
corn twage or white bean with
• ,03,beans.
New varieties of the bean are
. making it Increasinglypopular for
soybean too,. he said..
Miller explained the soybean
market is more attractive than the
market for whiterbeans because•
soybeans haVe more Uses. The Oil
from them• can be used in the
production of margarine, cooking
oils and vegetable oil processing:
The meal is used ih___meat
extenders and as a supplciiient in
food for livestock.
Farmers who already grow corn
and white beans find th.e harvest-
ing time of soybean convenient.
said Miter. The crop is ready to
be harvested in late September -
early October, which is after the
white bean harvest and before the
corn. harvest. , , ,
New varieties 'of the bean haVe
made it possible for farmers Jo
plant in the county.. In the north, a
variety called. Maple Arrow is
widely used but in the south two
varieties, •Beachwood and Evans,
are popular. These types of
soybeans have suitable growing
adaptation abilities for the
climate in Huron County.
•
OPEN
HOUSE
FRIDAY
MARCH
31
10:30.a.m. - 4:30 pin...
ew Premix Plant
Grows Them
inspect our Manufactuang Facility ,
•
.
* See. Raw Materials .used in our new Premix
Blending Plant.
* 1:30 p.m.-Film by May and Baker
"Vibri onic Scours"
* Ontario Government Swine and Dairy
Programs Presentations:
* Free Coffee and Dclughnuts
Stlyb6firi acre
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A few weeks ago, this corner took a few potshots at On-
tario Hydro. The column suggested farm organizations
should. battle the huge utility to right Mlle stupid inequit-
ies in rural hydro rates.
The utility can respond. A letter arrived a few days
ago from' Ivan Lloyd, public relations Officer for the Nia-
gara region of Ontario Hydro.
Re successfully • refutes' a couple of statements in the -
column. To quote Lloyd: It makes sense that cost of dis-
tribution and administration will be higher .if there are
fewer customers per mile of line, (Thirty per cent higher?)
- There is an average of 14 customers per mile in the rural
- ••• • system and more than 100 in municipal'utilities. •
Over .the years, says Lloyd, arguments for and against u
rural ratimaking have been batted back •and forth with
the regularity of a championship tennis match.. ( I like'
the metaphor, Ivan),
"What-this means is that we do not think the system is
perfect (that's for sure) and when one is dealing with a *-
customer 'group "of 806,000 i of course,. there will' be some
inequity. However, rural rates are tinder continual exam-
. ination by , Ontario Hydro and provincial agencies and
when, a system is formulated that is proven' to be more
.equitable to the majority, you can be surelt will be intro-
• duced."
I'd like.to believe Mr. Lloyd, I'm sure he belieVeS what , •
he says,. too, -so I -am not suggesting any deeeptian on his
part.
But I j.ust do not believe tlOntario Hydro will imple-
nient a good idea when suggested. And I do not believe
Ontdrio Hydro has notyiolated some property policies and,-
practices for rightt-oVway. Lloyd suggests in his letter
that My accusations of questionable ethics and duplicity
are unsubstantiated. . ' • •
I'm sorry, Ivan, but this is where we part company. You
may be correct in the first. part of your letter but I hap-
-pen, to know Ontario 'Hydro did use duplicity and question-
able ethics. I interviewed .a dozen, farmers some years
ago on the question of the new hydro corridor from the
Bruce•nuclear station.
The results of some of- those interviews were carried
in this column. But that's ancient history. Let's talk about
today, -Mile Lloyd: Why. did Conn and Holstein area farm).
ers explode early in February and picket a Hydro construc-
tion site?
Because. Ontario Hydro, in the eyes of Grey and Welling-
ton County farmers, did not live up to the spirit of the
so-called Orangeville Agreement hammered out last year.
Hydro, at -that time, promised not "to pour aNy concrete"
while (land) negotiarions were still in progress.
Yet, picket lines had to be organized by the farmers to
prevent construction. .
'Even Jack Johnson, MPP for Wellington-Dufferin-Peel
and a Conservative at tliat,. expressed concern over the
lack of flexibility on the part of Hydro negotiy' sup-
posedly working,with farmers. ''
I sitiSply'eannot accept your stafement„Mfiloyd, that
my, accusations were unsubstantiated. I have talked to too
many farmers over the years, especially since the acquis-
ition of land for a hydro corridor from Bruce to Bradley
Junction was begun. I have seen too many farmers shake
their heads in utter frustration at the unbending attitude
of bureaucratic bunglers. -
You can send me all the copiesr of ield Practices and
Property and Policy Practices for High Voltage Trans-
mission Line Rights of Way -that you have: But I'll believe
it when I see it.
Why,
. .
even your 'former boss, Jim Taylor, was qUoted
Just the other day as saying that Ontario Hydro has grown
so large it is all but impossible to control.
- Taylor, who resigned as the provincial energy minister
Jan. 20, said that if a reasonable thought is presented to
Hydro "it gets sucked into the system and never comes
out."
• I happen to think that Ry.dro president D.J. Gordon and
Hydro director Bill' Stewart, former provincial minister of
agriculture, ..,are, goOd, honest, hard-working guys who
gave their' word 'in Orangeville in good faith that Hydro
would not start work until all land claims were settled.
Yet your utility, made those two top-notch, upper echelon
people• look like• fools in the eyes of some damned good
fartners in this province. My accusations, sir, were not
unsubstantiated.
Mayor Harold Jordan 'Will Officially Open Our
New Facillities At 2:06 P.M.
EVERYONE WELCOME - BRING A NEIGHBOUR
ea,
P.O. Box 766
Mitchell, Ontario NOK 1 NO
Telephone (519) 348-9204
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