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Clinton News-Record, 1974-03-21, Page 8Bean exports look good Agriculture . • ttantts with ADRIAN VOS I received a little pamphlet the other day from Alberta. I don't knoW the organisation producing it, but I think it's the Alberta government. It is so good that I will just copy most of it. So here goes. "A farmer's wife gets just as much upset about food prices as you do. It's true: Not everything a farm wife serves her family is produced right on the farm. And so she feels the crunch at the check-out counter just as much as you do. Besides, she has another reason for being upset;• she know how little of every food dollar her husband received. Take bread for example. The farmers' share of a loaf of bread is about three cents. And the supermarket employee earns about twice as much as her husband does. Where does the food dollar go? Why do food bills keep climbing? It's because a lot of things happen between the farmer and you - processing, grading, packaging, transporting, delivering, wholesaling, advertising, market repOrting, retailing. "Let's look at our example again. It takes about one pound of wheat to make one pound of bread. Although wheat flour is the main constituent of the bread, the cost of • the wheat has little to do with the cost of the bread. It's the handling, transportation, milling, baking, etc. that make up the main part of the cost. It's all part of the marketing system and it•all adds to the cost' of getting the food from the farmer to the supermarket shelf. And supermarket and self- service stores actually save you money by handling food in such large volume. "Let's look at another reason why your food bill keeps rising.' For one thing , the more income you have, the more you spend on food. This doesn't'mean you necessarily buy more food. Usually you buy more of the expensive kinds of food, tender steak, vegetables and fruits out of season, and convenience foods. "After reading this, you won't probably feel any better about food prices, especially today. But we wanted you to know that farm families are just as concerned as you are._ Remember, you and the farmer's wife are in the same boat; it keeps on costing more to feed the family." iffatAff THE herbicide to start with in corn: Contiol grasses and more-and avoid or minimize carryover, with Lasso or Lasso plus atrazine: Lasso by itself leaves no carryover to harm alfalfa, wheat or other crops, And it controls the grasses—including barnyardgrass, crabgrass, yellow and green foxtail, and witchgrass. 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The '!Good Time Band" from Perth County are going to entertain on the Saturday night of the fair as will some local talent. It was emphasized at the convention that the fair had to be well advertised to be suc- cessful. Fairsythe Raven Sovereign Doris, a purebred Holstein bred and owned by Douglas S. ' Farquhar of Clinton, has received a new Gold Seal Production Award, from the 'Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. Doris won the award with a 10 lactation total of 186, 135 lbs. milk testing 3.41 per cent or 6,338 lbs. but- terfat. A Gold Seal Production Award is given to Holsteins who yield 175,000 lbs. milk and 5,950 lbs. butterfat in a lifetime. Doris reached her lifetime Mr. :.M.L. "Tory" Gregg is to be approached to help set up the program for the horse show on Bunday, Mr. Frank McMichael of- fered to donate three prizes for the beat trained four-horse hitch, ""-- On the band committee are Robert Gibbings and Mr. Eric Switzer. For the next meeting, all committees .are to have their reports as what and where total with a 12-year-old record of 21,977 lbs. milk and 765 lbs. butterfat in 475 days. She is classified Good Plus for type. Doris is sired by Beaucrest Raven Senore who was classified a Superior Produc- tion Sire, and her dam, Lady Pabst Sovereign Lucy is classified Very Good for type and is a 2 Star Brood Cow. N. Lucy has an 8-lactation total of 120,863 lbs. milk and 4,133 lbs. butterfat. Four daughters of the new award winner remain in Mr. trophies should be given. To look after the Queen con- test this year are Elgin Thomp- son, Bruce Rathwell and Joe Lobb. It was suggested that a local talent show be held on the Friday night of the show, The same group will look after this section, The Clinton Spring Fair will donate a trophy to the best herd in the Jersey show. The next meeting is called for March 28. Farquhar's herd including Fairsythe Radar Monica, sired by Glenvue Radar; who is classified Very Good for type • and has a 5-lactation average BCA of 125 per cent for milk and 127 per cent for fat. A son, sired by ' Weavers Reflection Apex, is owned by Mason Bailey of Blyth. Fairsythe Raven Sovereign Doris has one maternal sister cla'ssified Very GoOd for type. NFU angry about low farm prices A meeting of about 100 far- mers held in Mitchell on March 5, voiced anger with the current situation of producers of beef, pork and milk. They were told by Walter' Miller, vice-president of the National Farmers' Union that they should join the NFU in demanding an emergency meeting between producers and the provincial and federal ministers of agriculture to in- troduce adequate price stabilization on livestock under the Agriculture Stabilization Act. "Removing the surcharge on beef at this time amounts to throwing Canadian farmers to the clogs, something the Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan promised he would not do," Mr. Miller said. Pointing to recent figures from Toronto when more than half of the cattle sold were from the United States, Mr. Miller said if the surcharge was justified when the government introduced it, "it's even more justified today," "What this country needs is a national meat authority to bring orderly marketing to the meat industry for the protec- tion of both producers and con- sumers with the power to im- pose . variable levies when needed," Mr. Miller said. "The government should act immediately to forestall an even worse crisis in food production," he said. Even with prices for Ontario white beans up significantly over those of last year, ship- ments to Europe during 1974 are expected to increase, accor- ding to Phil Durand of Zurich Chairman, Ontario White Bean Producers Marketing Board. Mr. Durand made this estimate after visiting Britain in late February, during an eight-country tour to study market conditions and to gain information to provide the Board with a guide to future The seven-cents-a-pound sub- sidy on grade A beef is the wrong way to deal with depressed beef prices, according to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. OFA • president Gordon Hill said, "The problem is the over- flow of, low-priced U.S. cattle into Canada. The answer does not lie in a subsidy, but in reducing the, flow of inputs." Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan announced the subsidy in the House of Commons last Friday. Processors are to' pass the government funds on to beef producers. No cut-off date was given for the subsidy on A- 1 and A-2 cattle which is retroactive to March 4. On fat- ter grades, the subsidy applies to A-3 cattle from March 18 to April 13, and on A-4 cattle from March 18 to April 6. Hill charges that although the money will be paid to far- , Eight ,Junior Farmers from Hump SogrAy, will be atten- ding the 1974' PrOVincial JuMPF' FarMer Conference in Toronto, March 22 - 24. Members of this group are: Glen McNeil, Goderich, Clinton Club; Harry Franken, Auburn, Clinton Club; Joanne Hickey, Auburn, Clinton Club; Willy Blom, Kippen, South Huron Club; Lynn Alderdice, Kippen, South Huron Club; Vanda Storey, Dublin, Seaforth Club; Gerry O'Reilly, Seaforth, Seaforth, Club; and Keith Williamson, Walton, Seaforth Club. demand. Accompanying him were Joe Miller and John Hatlitt, directors of the Board, and Lyndon Hooker, Director of the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food branch based et Ontario House, Lon- don. Mr. Durand said there would be an estimated increase in acreage of 12 percent over4 1973, to' meet a demand now spreading to countries which have not been traditional con- sumers of white beans. mers, it is a consumer subsidy. "The main consumers of grade A beef are not people with in- come problems. This is simply a subsidy to the affluent who have proved themselves quite capable of looking after their own interests." Beef cattle imports during the last month have quadrupled. More than 8,000 head have come into Ontario during each of the last three weeks. The regular weekly run is less than 2,000, "The farm-gate price of beef has slumped to around $47 per hundredweight. That's far below the cost of production. Producers need at least $55 per hundredweight to break even", says Hill. "Because the cost squeeze is so critical, the government must ensure that the benefits of the subsidy go to farmers. They must not be sidetracked by the trade." A total of 370 Junior Far- mers from across Ontario will represent over 7,500 members at' this year's Conference. Part of the Conference program will also involve delegates in determining the provincial Junior Farmer program for the coming year. The provincial officers and directors for 1974, including Keith Williamson, Walton as Provincial Director for Huron County and Tom Melady, Dublin as his alternate, will be installed at the annual banquet on Saturday evening. As an example, he quoted West Germany where consump- tion is increasing among the large population of "guest workers" who came from coun- tries where beans are a staple part of the diet. Also, said Mr. Durand, with higher prices for traditional protein-rich products like meat, European consumers are beginning to realize the value of beans as an alternative protein source. "Even at the higher prices," he said, "the product is moving much better than we an- ticipated." Mr. Durand estimated that the 1974 Ontario white bean crop could reach 2 million cwt, The tour included visits to France, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, West Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. The Bean Producers Board is also looking for markets in the Far East. Mr. Wm. Baxter, Vice Chairman, Mr. Robert Allen, executive member, and Mr. Charles Broadwell, sales manager with the Board, are visiting Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong. South Huron Rabbit Club held the regular monthly meeting in. Centralia .Com- munity Hall on Wednesday evening. A number of items of business was dealt with. One of the concerns was the analysis of the various brands of pellets, and ,other types of feed . available, As in everything else, the rabbit 'breeder wants value for his money. Plans for the Fall Rabbit Show were discussed. An in- vitation to a social evening in London was accepted and a request from a speaker to ad- dress a meeting was considered. Dave Stanley won the atten- dance draw 4.10 Erle Dow won the 50-50 draw, Funds from the Ministry of the Environment must be chan- nelled into researching new ways of garbage disposal, ac- cording to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. The farmers' lobby group called for the research funds last week in its annual brief to the Ontario cabinet. The Federation also asked that sizeable loans and tax incen- tives be given to municipalities researching or• building recycling plants. The brief points out that each person now produces about five pounds of garbage daily. At the turn of the cull tury, the rate was less than two This was also the annual meeting, and reports and the election of officers followed. The treasurer report showed the club to be in good financial condition. The members elected were: Angus Murray, TldTrton, president; Rudy Haveman, Staffa, vice-president; Mrs. Ethel Donaldson, RR 2, Lucan, secretary; David Stanley, Ilder- ton, treasurer; Mrs, Joyce Dickey, Centralia, librarian;. Mrs. Gordon (Mildred) Dow, RR 1, Mitchell, press reporter; Wm, Dickey, Mrs; Kay Murray, delegates to the Ontario Coun- cil; Angus Murray, Dave Stanley, delegates to Ontario Rabbit Federation. Lunch and a social hour closed the meeting. pounds a day. The policy paper also notes, "The problem is multiplying and with it the necessity for ef- fective and realistic action, Several cities have been scouting for a countryside gar- bage dump during recent mon- ths. It is cheap and .easy to dump their waste onto others, but it must be stopped. This is where farmers expect the provincial government to step in." The Federation placed the responsibility on the provincial government to make sure municipalities dispose of their refuse within their own boun- daries. 8—CLINTON, NRWR—RECORD, THURRDAt MARCH 21, 1974 Band to highlight Fair Local cow wins big award Federation disagrees , with beef subsidy Local Jr. Farmers to attend conference Garbage research needed