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We Will Be CUSTOM CLEANING and TREATING SEED GRAIN By Appointment Only Contact Fred Walters At Our Downtown Location PHONE 235-1782 EXETER DISTRICT Phone 235.2081 Betide CNR Station List highlights of year Page 12 Times-Advocate, January 17, 1974 Miller returned by NFU Three cents a dozon needed .for losses • George I Eizenga f ll they couldn't justify it to their shareholders and pplled out. Other as Pure); and Tenneco: are in the process of pulling out. What is left will be changing into the contract business, where the farmer will provide the work and the basic capital and the partner working capital and a share of the risk and the profit, As an. American economist put it: "Who is going to sit up with the corporate sow at night," INCOME TAX-ACCOUNTING FARM E BUSINESS He also reported that the Union had recently installed Telex machines at its National and some Regional Offices, after a cost study had shown potential savings over telephone PX- penclitnres.. "The Union is moving forward. As we move forward it becomes increasingly clear what tremendous potential we have as farmers to put our- selves together .and exercise influence over decision-making," Mr. Miller said in concluding his report. 107 Main St. Lucan 227-4851 percent increase in B.A.'s, raising $100,000 to institute "Hardcore" last August with $110,000 subscribed to the end of our fiscal year, leading the fight to defend orderly marketing as the plot to sabotage the Canadian Wheat Board intensified, con- ducting a campaign to clarify the issues and have farmers rapeseed marketing under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Wheat Board, playing a major role in bringing about a set- tlement in Borden's Ingersoll , Ontario plant and getting a commitment from Rail Workers to keep grain moving during this year's rail dispute, planning another delegation to China in February, surveying the Western opportunities Conference in Calgary last July, having your president represent you as part of the Canadian delegation of the FAO conference in Rome last month. Mr. Miller then elaborated on many of the items he had listed from the Year's activities. He was highly critical of Govern- ment policies in the past year dealing with beef, feed grains and the rapeseed poll. He noted that development in the dairy industry forced the Federal Government, for the first time, to become involved in the fluid milk field and to increase consumers subsidy payments on both Industrial Milk and Milk Powder. Also the Union recently adopted official colors, Crest and a Motto. The official colors are green and gold, the official motto"In Union there is Strength,' and the official Crest the nfu on a Maple Leaf background. Be careful! ADVANCED HONOURS PRESENTED — At Saturday's Huron 4-H Achievement Day at South Huron District High School Janice Brock received advanced honours from Huron Home Economist Jane Pengilley. T-A photo By URSW-A REGIER National Farmers. Union Vice- President, Walter Miller was re- elected to another term, He gave his report on behalf of the Union as an active year and detailed descriptions of some National Board of Directors, Mr. Miller listed 20 highlights of major events the Union was involved with in the past year, which has been one of dramatic change for Canadian Farmers as pressures from a diminishing world food supply and exchange rates on foreign currency escalated prices to levels that were not predicted by many one year ago. Many Canadian Farmers while experiencing a substantial in- crease in price, also saw their costs of operation skyrocket at an unprecedented rate as interest rates, fuel prices, machinery, feed, repairs, etc. were literally priced at whatever the traffic would bear, while all this was happening the attack on Canadian Wheat Board and orderly marketing continued, he said which it was in that climate that the National Board had undertaken to defend far- mers and implement Union Policies, The highlights included: Presentation of certified bargaining legislation to government, development of collective bargaining on twine and fenceposts and improvement of the fescue program, events around collective bargaining and potato marketing on Prince Edward Island. NFU representation at the Canadian International Grains Institute, the NFU's largest youth ex- change to date with 365 young people, including 25 from Quebec, progress on the Food Book, two major conferences - the Farm Women's conference and the National Director's Seminar, expansion of the Kraft boycott, helping to bring together the hog marketing agencies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to form `Export' with a view towards integrading them, representing dairy farmers to government in an attempt to bring prices in line with costs, leading to, in at least one province, (P,E,I.) the establishment of a public inquiry into fluid and industrial milk industry there. Acting to protect livestock• producers from low-cost beef imports from the U.S.A., demanding action on suffered crop losses, conducting a suc- cessful membership drive which brought memberShips up14.8 percent over last year and' , 26*' Report on egg pricing said to be erroneous The time has come around again for doubtful products to be peddled to gullible farmers. The Huron County Federation of Agriculture issues a warning to all farmers to beware of claims of great savings to be had by sub- stituting new "wonder products" for tested and proven methods. Last year it was the door to door insurance salesman, maybe he is still at it. Now we hear about a new wonder fertilizer that could save the farmer hundreds of dollars. Beware, when they offer soil analysis and consulting services, charging a huge fee for membership, Remember that you can have this service free of charge from your agricultural office. Feed analysis is free by most feed companies or for a small fee by your OMAF office. Before you sign on the dotted line consult with your Ag. Rep. for he has the information if it is a good deal or not. Don't believe the suggestion that test information on their product is suppressed because of ulterior motives, Beware, it could cost you dearly in under-fertilized crops. There are no shortcuts in growing crops." By ADRIAN VOS It seems that Mrs. Plumtree's Food Prices Review Board at last has knuckled under to the critics of her board. So it appears to me anyway. Any business that has a loss in one year will try to make up for it in subsequent years and nobody will accuse them of taking undue profits, When it comes to the farmer egg prodncer however, this is branded as such by the Board. And even if profit would be reduced,it couldn't be very much, for the total price is only 4.37 cents , per dozen. According to Hensall's Bill Mickle, a director of the Egg Marketing Board, 3 cents a dozen is needed to pay off the debts and other business losses from the last two bad years, What about it consumers, are you going to insist that these farmers must stay under their debt load for a measly 3 cents per dozen eggs? Or are you thinking with me that we are obliged to pay them now for the eggs we bought when they were sub- sidized by the egg producer. I have always had confidence in the ability of the family farm to compete with the large corporate farm. The reason is quite simple. If the cow is about to have a calf or the sow a litter of piggies, and a man is paid by the hour, there is not much incentive to go up in the night for a look of how things are going in the barn. This . lack of personal in- volvement can be pointed out in almost every phase of food production. Thus to be efficient there have to be limitations on the size of the operation. The big companies with money to burn decided to try it in the USA. To name a few: S. S. Pierce Co, CBK Agronomics, Inc..„ The Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., The Gates Rubber Co., Multiponics, of setting artificially high prices when Ontario prices have been consistently five cents to 12 cents a dozen below the U.S. price. In the U.S., egg prices are not regulated. They are determined by supply and demand," claims Hill. On Jan. 8, 1974 U.S. farmers were being paid 72 to 74 cents a dozen for Grade A large eggs. Ontario farmers got 63 cents, Hill denies that egg producers are making excessive profits. Using figures from the Ontario egg board, he points out that the average weight price to producers for all sizes of eggs on Jan. 8, 1974 was 58 cents a dozen. The cost of producing one dozen eggs was 56 cents. "Most producers accumulated heavy debts during 22 con- secutive months in 1971 and 1972 when returns were below the cost of production. That debt has to be paid. Consumers were the beneficiaries of these bargain- priced eggs, and producers must now be able to recoup their losses from these periods." The report says poultry and egg prices were the fastest rising components in the consumer price index during 1973, Egg prices climbed by 54 percent during the year. "Thefigure is misleading because it is measured against prices during a period of a badly depressed market. The industry was on' the' brink of bankruptcy." He adds• tha t .c °Mpg ring '1.973F!,: prices with those in 1972 does note take into account the dramatic increases in feed costs during 1973. Feed accounts for 75 per- cent of the cost of producing eggs. The Food Prices RevieW Board suggests the federal government give deficiency payments to producers to hold down the retail egg price. "This suggestion is absolutely and completely unacceptable to farmers. Producers have lived with a system of deficiency payments for many many years, and this did not ward off bankruptcy." Hill said egg farmers must continue to get their income from the market place. "If deficiency payments are made, they should be paid to retailers or wholesalers - not producers." A little help from your friends "There are gross errors in the Report on Egg Pricing released Wednesday by the Food Prices Review Board," says Gordon Hill, president, Ontario Federation of Agriculture. These errors stem from the Board's reluctance to check the accuracy of the report with the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board, prior to release. "Such co- operation would have omitted the errors and avoided the report being publicly discussed in an air of conflict. Consumers should resent a government agency stirring up more confusion over food prices." Hill asks: "What does the Food Prices Review Board mean by accusing the egg board of maintaining egg prices at an `artificially' high level? There is absolutely nothing artificial about the way Ontario egg prices are set." He explained that egg prices to the farmer are based on three factors: 1) the cost of production 2) supply, and 3) the egg price paid to U.S. farmers. "Ontario farmers compete on a very competitive North American egg market. Therefore, it is foolhardy to accuse the Ontario egg producers 111.1`te.r Hopes for sugar beets Just a friendly question or two: —are you satisfied with your present job? —if not, are you qualified to change .jobs? No? Then come to Conestoga College and we'll help you get the qualifications you need. The rate of employment may be generally high right now, but demands for skilled persons are always high. Dont risk waking up some day to no job at all. Our Short Certificate Programs are designed for the ambitious person who wants to GET AHEAD. And you needn't go far or pay a lot to do it. Skill increasing programs are available in the Conestoga College centre nearest you. The programs vary in length from 12 to 48 weeks, they can be entered monthly, and you progress at your own speed. So it's easy. to do — and think of the results! There is such a high 'demand for graduates from our Short Certificate Programs that we' ca'n'tVn-4 egi6 'fin all the requeit's refit iVe."*Ctur placement ,sitv leg( will help you to get that coveted job — and you'll know it's yours — honestly and securely — because you're the best person for the job. A little help from your friends or a lot — either way, your friends at Conestoga College are ready to help. Surtax on beef to be removed The federal government will gradually abolish the import surtax on beef Finance Minister John Turner has announced. The move should lead to a slight reduction in retail beef costs,The surtax three cents a pound on live cattle and six cents a pound on dressed beef, was imposed Nov. 2. The surtax removal, which will be completed by Feb. 10, will. leave the tariff rates then at the pre-November level of one and a half cents a pound for live cattle, and three cents for dressed beef. LOCATION Revival of a sugar beet in- dustry in Southwestern Ontario remains under consideration and Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan continues to express optimism that the movement is still alive. But there are several preliminary steps before farmers can begin growing beets again in the area. First there has to be a national sugar policy, basically a guaranteed minimum price and a gauranteed market. Even with such a 'policy inaugurated, experts in the field claim there is a long gap before the sugar beet industry could be reinstated. Among the necessities, one of the foremost is a refinery. All refinery equipment was removed when the Canada and Dominion Sugar Company closed the last plant in Chatham. Farmers must be persuaded there is merit in growing beets. The enthusiasm for a revival of the industry which saw a large vote in favor last year has been tempered since the prices of feed grain crops has risen so dramatically. To make a modern plant economical about 40,000 acres must be under production. Proponents of the sugar beet revival point out that it would have been less expensive had the industrycontinued than it will be to begin anew. Best estimates are that a refinery would cost more than $30 million with at least an additional $5 in Working capital. For the individual farmer going into sugar beet production costs could reach $20,000. 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