The Huron Expositor, 1978-07-27, Page 15THE HU
EXPOSiT„OR 'AMY 271 '1978
5 Lckali man
takes on
dam lob
R. K. PECK
APPLIANCES
"In the heart of downtown Varna" '
VACUUM CLEANERS - sales and service of most makes.
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• HAND CRAFTED GIFTS
Varna, Ont. 482-710.3
nd
mortgages
at competitive
rates.
inVICTORIA
and GREY
TRUST
14on Pearson, - resources' man-
ager for the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority has .
sumbitted his resignation.'
In his letter of resignation, Mr.
Pearson, w‘.110 h'a's been• with the
local authority for two years. said
he has ackpted it:position with.
the' Upper TiOmes River ,,Con-
servation Authority as the project
manager for the proposed
Glengowan dam.
Mr. Pearson's initial duties in
his new position will be to act as
the co-ordinator for the environ-
mental assessment study which is
to be conducted on the proposed
dam, the ,subject of controversy .
for ;sonic time.
• Mr. Pearson's duties as
resource manager All end on
September 5.
Vet club
meets
thy Terry
The regular meeting of the
Huron County 4-H Vet Club Was
held" recently at the Dinsmore
Ranch, Fordvvich. The club's
August meeting will be held at
the Seaforth Vet Clinic and will
include „a demonstration on
animal-care by the veterinarians.
The Dinsmore girls showed Vet
Club members two of their horses
to illustrate the good health
expected of animals for the club
projects.
.The lesson for the meeting was
hOw to maintain good animal
health. Topics discussed included
maintaining elean Stabs for the
stock, avoiding the spread of
disease by clothing, other sitck
anima:14 and' people and proper
feeding, and management or a
healthier animal.
By declaring 1979 International
Year of the Child, worldwide
attention will be focused on the
needs of children everywhere.
UNICEF is encouraging and
training communities in
developing counries to provide
their children with basic services
in health. nutrition, clean water
and education on a self-help
basis.
TAKING A BREAK— After the morning chores are
finished, Alice Plumley, the junior agriculturalist
frpm Sarnia, and Sharon Eedy spend some time
relaxing with the family's dog. (Expositor photo)'
mortgages
from
as low as
9 3 /4%
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Usboine & Hibbert
Mutual Fire
Insurance, Company
tEstablished in 1876)
Provides Full Insurance
Coverage. for Town Dwellings
as well as Farm Properties
Ross Hodgert
Hugh Benninger
John Moore
,Clayton Harris
Joseph Uniac
Mrs.Elalne Skinner
Wally Burton
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'DIRECTORS & ADJUSTORS
Jack Harrigan '
Robert Gardiner
Lloyd Morrison
Lorne Feeney •
Ray McCurdy
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foot in the
Letters are • • • reveled by Bob Trotter, Eldale Rd Eirn;ra. Ont N3B
write to Bob
A farmer near Stratford happily extolled the virtues of the
steam locomotive after..reading a recent column. He said
the town of Stratford almost died when the railway pulled
out. My column on trains brought back many memories, he
said. That sanie column brought letters from Marmora,
Seaforth, Mitchell, Gananoque and Midland.
And the article on getting a Saturday cent brought a char-
ming note from a woman in Eganville. She said she can
remember those Saturday cents clearly. She used to go to
the corner store with her younger sister and the two of them
would stand in front of the candy counter for as long as half
an hour deciding what to get for their money in the Dirty
Thirties of the Depression.
One of the most charming letters came from a reader at
RR 3, Gederich, who loved the column on the return of
robins to our lazy acres. EnClosed was a poem by Anne
Livingstone entitled Canada Geese and the poem was dedi-
cated tpro me.
A loVely gesture.
I have had many pats and many pans in more than 20
years as a journalist. Somewhere in my trunk of memories
is a statuette about eight inches high. It consists of the rear
end of a horse. That's all, just the rear end.
"You are a...", bays the engraved plate on the base of the
statuette: - •
It was given to me as a booby prizein an amateur contest-
back in the days when I thought I could sing.
I am happy to say that soon after I received it, I quit sin-
ging. My friends — the, few I have — and my wife, too; are
happy I quit singing in public.
I certainly appreciate the poem much more than I appre-,
ciate the statue of a horse's rear end.
Many thanks to all who filled the summer mailbag.
OPNOTCH
TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED
1978, an average weighted 12
month price- for corn bf $2.20 per
bus. would mean 10 cents from
the Federal government and 11
cents from the Province. .A $2.30
average weighted price would
result in 'only a Provincial pay-
ment of 11 'cents. •
In 1979, the corn price might
rise, there would be no payment,
and fees would still be collected.
HoweVer, producers can take
some comfort from the fact that
the government contribues $2.00
for every $1.00 contributed by
farmers. It's intended that this
money will' be paid back out in
stabilized payments over the
years.
The aforegoing figures are
used to demonstrate how the plan
works. We believe that the
figures are in the "ball park" for
1978. However, the Federal
government calculates the final
figures and there is risk in
attempting to anticipate their
calcuktions.
BEAN STABILIZATION
The bean plan is slightly
different because beans are not a
'named commodity' and thus the
Federal government does not
have to offer' support at ill.
However, the provincial plan
offers a stabilized price at 95 per
cent of the 5 year average with
adjustments for production costs.
It's difficult to do -an accurate
calculation for beans because of
the uncertainty of average price
and production costs for 1977.
However, the high price in 1973
helps the long term average for
1978; although it will drop from
the average for 1979.
HOLSTEIN TWILIGHT
. MEETING
The annual Holstein Club
s Twilight meeting and barbectie is
scheduled for Kaydee Farms, R.
2; Stratford on Friday. July ' 28th
at 7:30 p.m. Kaydee farms- is
owned by John and Ron McKay.
It consists of 280 acres of land, 90
head of cattle and 40 milk cows
grading 75 per cent. GP or better.
The evening will consist of a
pork barbecue, judging com-
petition, contests and a presenta-
tion of Past President pins. The
deadline for barbecue tickets
passed on Id); 22nd but late
enquiries might still- be made to
Secretary, Floyd Willows,
271-8126,
.a.vmsOk
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We are in the
market far:
Wheat
Corn
Barley
Mixed Grain
Call us for Service
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We are receiving .wheat as an agent of the
ONTARIO WHEAT, PRODUCERS
`-- MARKETING BOARD
All growers must have a APPLICATION 'FORMS
PRODUCER LICENSE NUMBER Are available at our plant
Your Business Will Be Apprecicifed
Manager : Don Scott
Attention
WHEAT GR WERS
ONTARIO BEAN GROWERS
CO.,-OPERATIVE
Three locations
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LONDON RANNOCK
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The readers
Catching up on the correspondence: '
A letter from Goderich in favor of the recent column on
Quebec: "Keep up the good work."
Another letter from Arnprior:."What do you mean,
making refrence to tanks along the Ottawa River between
Ontario and. Quebec? It's stupid rednecks like you who will
ruin this country."
A reader in Cobden writes: "Thank you for saying a few
things in print that I have'felt like saying for many months,"
So much for Rene Levesque. It is heartening to learn,
though, that the Davis government is taking the labor discri-
mination issue to the highest court of the land. Others felt
-that some action had to be taken against Quebec in this in-
stance.
From Dresden comes a letter agreeing with my com-
ments on regional, government butanother from New Ham-
burg Suggesting I probably still wear high-button shoes and
celluloid collars:' ',You're SO-old-fashioned you probably
still drive a horse and buggy." •
I don't have a buggy but I sure love to saddle and ride my
• horse four or five times a week.
A Brighton reader comments: "I recall reading a column
of yours a few years ago talking about the connections that a
huge,conglomeratersuch as George Weston Ltd. or the
Argus Corporation must have. It would appear that their
. ability to manipulate the marketplace is at last being recog-
nized. Maybe we will have a full-scale Royal commission!"
Ma_ybe. But the recommendations-are likely to-get pigeon-
--holed with allother, Royal commission suggestions,
A beef farmer in tha,prayton area suggests I should com-.,
ment on the formation of a beef. marketing board.now that
the price of beef is high again. I have baited the OW boys
once too of ten,'I'm afraid. A couple of beef farmers near El-
mira where I live will not even speak to me.
By Alan Scott
Several twirlers have com-
plained that Embutox (2, 4-1).13)
has not killed mustard growing in
fields seeded to alfalfa. Strange
as it may seem, 2, 4-DB will not
kill mustard unlesi- it is 1 'to 2
inches high. More advanced
mustard can be controlled by
adding I oz. per acre. of MCPA.
However, there is still a danger
that the plant will go on and seed.
The MCPA also puts more stress
on the young alfalfa plants. Thus,
when using this combination, it
would be wise to reduce slightly
the rate of 2..4-Ds, so that one
gallon is being used to cover 5
acres instead 'of 4. This
information is too late for 1978,
but we Thought that it would be
useful to mention the problem
when it was still current.
GETTING STARTED
IOWA STYLE
Iowa Pork farmer. Roy Keppy,
had some good advice for begin-
ning producers at the recent Pork
Congress. In Keppy's opinion, a
young man shouldn't despair at
the high cost of entering farming.
It should be possible to get a start
-using rented facilities on a small
scale or by initiating a few sows
on the home farm. This early
experience was invaluable when
it came time to borrow Imoney to
buy property or for an expanded
modern 'operation. It bothered
Keppy to see a young man
borrowing large sums of 'money,
befbre he had proven his ability.
Keppy underlined the
importance of management by
pointing out that new facilites
didn't necessarily eliminate
existing problems. In fact, new
facilites' and expanded numbers
often brought a 'lumber of new
concerns in addition to ones
already present. it was important
6'
to recognize this fact when
embarking on an expansion
program.
SHOULD YOU ENROL IN
STABILIZATION?'
Fariners have been -seeking
information on how to a§sess the
three year stabiliiation program
that the Province has introduced
for beans and corn. August 1st,
1978 is the final date for
enrolment. Brochdres and enrol-
ment forms may be obtained from
County Agricultural Offices, for
individuals who have not already
received them.
It isn't possible to. state an
exact support price but an
example serves to show how the
calculation, might :Work fof', the
1978, corn crop. Firstly, we have
to take an average of the corn
prices•which existed for the past 5
years. If we average the 1973 to
1977 pric'es of $2.85, $2.82, $2.50,
•• $2.12 and $2.10 (estimatefor 1977
crop), we get an average price of
42.48/bus. The. Federal govern-
ment supports the price at 90 per
cent of this figure with adjust-
ments for changes in cost of
production. 90 per cent of $2.48
amountsto $2.23 and if we add on
7 cents for increased production
costs, we obtain a figure of $2.30,
The. Federal stabilized price
would' be $2.30 and if, for
example, the, average weighted
• price for ,Sep I, 1978' to August
31st. 1979 Is $2.20, there would
be a payout from the Federal
government of 10 cents per
bushel. Similarly. a $2.30 price
for 1978 would mean no Federal
payment. Producers do not have
to enrol for the Federal Plan.
We now come to the Provincial
stabilization program whereby
producers are asked to enrol for 3
years by August 1st. The
Provincial plan increases the
stabilized price to 95 per cent or
$2.41. for our example. Thus for
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Should you enrol in stabilization