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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-05-04, Page 14Page 14 Times-Advocate, May 4, 1972 Say distillers to get big increase in profit TALKING ABOUT CHINA - The Ontario Institute of Agrologists held their monthly meeting at Huron Hall, Thursday night with Centralia College principal James MacDonald speaking on his recent trip to China. Shown above during the evening are from the left, James MacDonald, Huron Ag Rep Don Pullen, who was general chairman, 01A president Bill Baxter and Karen Farion of the College staff. T-A photo Government to implement recommendations on eggs sommisimmemarlaN SHOW TOP PERFORMANCE IN 1972 ... PLANT FUNK'S &HYBRIDS FUNK'S 111111 13R1119 Harold Elder Phone 262-5592 RR 2 Hensall • imminmilmonammmummiram, „„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„,„„„„„„,„„„„,„„,„,„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„,. ▪ Custom Planting 7.t .7. Corn and Beans E." Custom Applied 41% Am m. Nitrate llllllllllllll 111111111 lll 1 llll 1111111111111111 llllll llllllll 1111111,1,11 Custom Applied 28% Nit. 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Darcy McKeough is turning out to be a windfall for Canadian distilleries. This price increase will raise 8 million dollars for the provincial government, 0.7 million dollars for the federal government and 6 million dollars for the distilling industry Blake Sanford, Co-ordinator for Region 3 tOntarliP of the National Farmers' Union. said this week at a meeting of Local 340 at Harriston, that this 6 million dollars in profit will be heaped on top of the profits already enjoyed by the dist Merles, while corn producers are forced to sell corn below their cost of, production. Forty percent of the increase is going to the distilleries or ap- proximately 10 cents per bottle 26 ozsi Estimating that the distilleries extract 30 bottles of liquor from a bushel of corn, this represents an increase to the distillery of $3.00 over and above previous profits for every bushel A pet shop advertised its demise • '*Going out of business lost our leash." of corn used, or $240.00 per acre of corn yielding 80 bushels per acre. The corn grower at present is receiving gross returns of $1.10 per bushel or $88.00 for the same 80 bushels of corn. Mr. Sanford said that similar increases in returns were also granted to the breweries and wine manufacturers. Many people in Ontario were of the opinion when price changes were announced for alcoholic beverages in the Ontario budget that the increases were all taxes but are now finding out that the booze industry is also increasing already substantial profits with government approval and assistance. —Industrial giants like Seagrams, evho last year had a profit of 66 million and Walkers who showed a profit of 48 million will be able to increase their profits in spite of inflation, while corn growers and farmers in general will face bankruptcy as inflation takes over. The projected realized net income for Ontario farmers in 1972 will be at its lowest level in the last ten years. As a farmer I am not asking the government to camouflage any price increases that I may receive, but only ask for government policies that will guarantee the survival of the family farm as the main source of food production in our coun- try," Mr. Sanford said. The Government of Ontario has accepted the recommendations of the "Ross Report” on egg marketing in Ontario and will implement the principal recommendations as quickly as possible. This announcement was made Thursday by the Hon. Wm. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food during a meeting with the members of the Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board. Earlier the Minister had made a similar statement in the Farm machinery does wear out and replacement parts are required. When this occurs the cultivating or seeding program could be delayed, says Hal Wright, Secretary-Manager of the Ontario Farm Mchinery Advisory Board. Most of the farm machinery parts depots can fill 90 to 92 percent of the daily orders received from the dealers. Parts orders received prior to 3 p.m. are normally shipped the same day, Mr. Wright said, All major farm machinery companies now use Telex. This allows them to determine in a matter of minutes, whether these parts are in Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Racine, wherever parts depots are located. Then it's just a question of deciding which depot can ship the part the fastest and/or cheapest, said Mr. Wright. Not all "back orders" are an emergency, and if there is no rush the part can be shipped the cheapest way. Howevewr, if the Legislature. The priority recommendations included in the Report of the Royal Commission appointed to Inquire Into the Egg Industry in Ontario called for the establish- ment of an egg marketing plan with sales quotas as quickly as possible and that such a plan be introduced without a producer vote. "We accept these recom- mendations by Judge James F. W. Ross coming as they do after an extensive study of the egg machine is broken down and production is being delayed the decision is up to the customer. Mr. Wright advises that you make sure your dealer knows it is an emergency. Let the dealer know you're prepared to pay for long distance phone calls and air express charges. He can then demand action and get your machine in operation as soon as possible. CNX, CPX, and trucking companies do not make pickups on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Parts depots maintain a skeleton staff on Saturdays and holidays during the production season but the dealer must make the pickup himself, since there is no public transportation. Mr. Wright pointed out that delays in corn planting usually result in one bushel less per acre, per day of delay in planting. Cook's open new plant The new facilities for Cook's of Hensall opened this week at their new site in Stephen township, just south of the police village of Centralia. Cook's vice-president and general manager Harry Adamson said Monday the new elevator, office and warehouse is open in time to serve the spring seeding needs of district farmers, Newly appointed manager Earl Reichert is taking orders for seed, fertilizer and chemicals at the Centralia location and con- tracts are available for various crops. The elevators will have a storage capacity of one-half million bushels and the new facilities will be able to handle the 1972 crop of beans and corn, Reichert said five or six em., ployees will he on staff at the beginning with this number in , creasing to "about a dozen" when the busy summer lime arrives. Want immediate agency powers "Ontario's Egg Marketing Board must be given agency powers immediately," Gordon Hill, president, Ontario Federation of Agriculture demanded Saturday. "This move would give egg producers complete control over egg marketing in Ontario." Judge James Ross proposed an agency marketing board in his one-man judicial inquiry report handed down Thursday, He recommended that a sales agency should be set up without a producer vote. Agency powers would allow the Ontario egg industry to take part in a proposed national egg marketing plan, Judge Ross noted. He urged fast action to save many producers from bankruptcy. Hill says he is impressed with the "thorough study of the in- dustry and intelligent findings" in the report. "For someone coming in from outside the in- dustry, he's displayed a remarkable grasp of producer problems." Hill also urged immediate implementation of another Ross recommendation: Government- backed loans to hard-hit producers. He noted that the Ontario Federation of Agriculture had made a similar proposal to the Ontario govern- ment in its brief to the Cabinet six weeks ago. "Government action has been delayed for weeks awaiting Judge Ross' report" Hill said, "The financial state of egg producers has become more critical in the meantime; fast, decisive, government action is now mandatory if this industry is to be saved for farmers" was Hill's closing remark. industry in Ontario, and we recognize the need for immediate action," said Mr. Stewart. "In a meeting held with the members of the Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board we asked them to continue their present promotional func- tion and in addition, regulations have been filed granting that Board the authority to establish marketing quotas as of April 20, 1972 . " "Having accepted the recommendations of the Ross Report," said Mr. Stewart, "the Government of Ontario will establish an Egg Plan complete with marketing quotas without a vote of producers. This will be done as quickly as such a plan can be drafted. In order that no time will be lost in developing such a plan, TOPECON, a group of agricultural economic con- sultants, has been engaged to work closely with the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board in developing the details." When this new plan is com- pleted and ready for im- plementation, it is the intention of the Government of Ontario to quickly establish whatever new structures are necessary to carry out the intentions and objectives of the agency-type plan that will result. •,:,._ .. Wkerr con 1,00/e wi/4 roa conNence" BEAN & CORNGROWERS Our office and warehouse at the new elevator in Centralia is OPEN SEED —.CHEMICALS —FERTILIZERS CONTRACTS AVAILABLE NOW Our Staff Look Forward To Serving You In Hensall or Centralia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 , R.R. 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