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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-03-28, Page 17.NOW 28% NITROGEN LIQUID ON WHEAT? You Bet It Pays! Our NO-TRAK FLOATER is the best machine for application — no damage to crop or field. OTHER PULL-TYPE APPLICATORS AVAILABLE AS WELL. Call Us Now For Quick Service EXETER DISTRICT Phone 235-2081 AO). COMPLETE dedsi, COVERAGE FOR IIIF& 444 Home Farm *111 life " Commercial Farm Automobile Registered Retirement Plans CON TACT Bev Morgan Insurance Agency Ltd. 238. Main St. Phone 235-2544 Across From Beaver Lumber Exeter There's Savings Galore As Spring Fever Hiterke* Guys at Exeter Ford ... 20% HEARING TESTS ,No Obligation EXETER PHARMACY Thurs., April, 4 —1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs to most makes Welfrile • E. A. THEDE Hearing Aid Service Ltd. HEARING AIDS • 88 Queen St., S. Kitchener Arumeainnow nommorammnimine emoomminalmr., USED PLANTERS IHC 449A 4-row INC 56 4-row JD 494A 4-row Oliver 4-row Allis Chalmers 500 4-row N. T. MONTEITH EXETER LTD. 235-2121 "The best in service when you need it most!" • • • ..? i oiV,gi The First Canadian Bank it Bank of Montreal Invites You To Attend A FARMERS MEETING at KIRKTON WOODHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE on Wednesday, 3 April 1974 8:00 P.M. Door Prizes - Refreshments Sponsored By WORKMAN'S FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. St. Marys, Ontario BANK OF MONTREAL St. Marys, Exeter and Stratford Branches EKKO? THAT'S A NEW HERBICIDE ISN'T IT? YES, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD IT, COULD BE THE ANSWER! ill 111 ' II 11 'Ws a WI 41Plit Mt ' -.-354 1 . 3 10A, YOU KNOW, MIKE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP THE FOXTAIL OUT OF THIS FIELD. YEN DAD! BECAUSE WE'VE GOT RID OF THE BROADLEAVES AND OLIACK,THE SUMMER GRASSES ARE SURE TO BUILD UP! • I GUESS WE'RE THAT'S A GOING TO HAVE TO NUISANCE! COSTS MIX A COUPLE OF MORE TOO! HERBICIDES. LET'S TRY EKKO° Ontario Crop Insurance Guarantees your production So you tan cover Your costs Application Deadline May 1, 1974 FRANK HUFF 403 Carling EXETER 235,0709 etkico is a rogiaterad tradotnark bt CIBA.GEIGY CANADA LTI5, Signing contracts :for canning corn, peas Pespite weather conditions which are anything but spring like, Huron County farmers and officials of Canadian Canners are signing contracts for crops. Clarence Down of Exeter, a director of the Ontario Vegetable Growers Marketing Board said Tuesday that contracts are being signed for canning peas,and corn. Down said he has been assured by Canadian Canners officials that the acreage being contracted to local farmers for sweet corn will be as much or a little more than last year. The local board representative went on to say, "as far as peas are concerned there should be a considerable increase in acreage." Contract prices for both peas and corn for the 1974 crop were approved several weeks ago and show a large increase although seed and harvesting will also cost the farmer considerably more. A story in Friday's London Free Press said Canadian Canners were growing corn on their own properties this year. This proved to be incorrect, A New Kind of Volkswagen ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ............................ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Inthout and Harry Van ()Kb. Front, secretary Ursula Regier, president Lloyd Willert and vice-president Gerald Regier. T-A photo LOCAL NFU EXECUTIVE — At the recent annual meeting of the National Farmers Union Local 317, the executive for 1974 was named. Back, left, directors Richard Ayotte, Joe Ondrelicka, Ed Cuillerier, Case Urge farmer compensation NFU hears about student exchange At Don Taylor Motors EXETER 235-1100 By URSULA REGIER The annual meeting and election of the National Farmer's Union Local 31 was held Friday at the Dashwood Community Centre. President • Lloyd Willert welcomed the guests after a very delicious dinner was served, District Director Lorne Luther of Lucknow was chairman for the meeting. Among the guests was Jack Riddell M.P. for Huron, Mr. Riddell gave a few well chosen words and expressed his ap- preciation for being asked to address the group. The two participants of last years Youth Exchange, Diane Auditors - Jack Dunn, R. 3, Hayfield, Phil Regier, R.. 3 Zurich. Lloyd Willert thanked all at- tending and asked for more assistance from the farmers, saying he has attended many other farm meetings and most times those who attended were corporation owners, where it should have been mostly far- mers, Klopp and John Vanderburg told of their trip out West and how they enjoyed the exchange im- mensely. Diane said she first landed'in Edmonton then was taken by bus to • the Peace River Area, a geographical area that is situated about the 55 degree North latitude line. This is a new area, just opening up their land similar to the pioneers that opened up Ontario a few hundred years ago most of the settlers being only 2nd generation farmers. She stayed at a spacious brand new home, as most had in this new area, just outside the city of Grande Praire which is only a Hint increase 'in subsidy Proud of pork hostess, big change in price tag The second was dated 1974 also with a $73 price tag, The com- panion however was dressed in rags. This very well demonstrated the difference in input prices that the farmer has to shell out. Now the pork producers'; income is doubly jeopardized because not only the imput went up, but the output went down in ,price. We remain hepefull that it will, turn ""ftn''t116 better theiigh*.' If people ever eat the Canadian Redcoat dinner that was served to us on the first day, we know that they will return to this fare time and time again. It's gour- met's stuff, It's better than any meat that I've ever tasted before. It's better than just finger licking good. If I do sound euphorious, just tryit sometime. To stay with pork, I may as well mention the Ontario Pork Congress coming up in Stratford on June 19, 20 and 21. Every day from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. is a consumer program with all sorts of • goodies. In the restaurants tboSe days will be featured the aforementioned Canadian Redcoat. That alone is worth the trouble to rent a bus and go with the WhTile club. Spring Discounts On ALL Consumer Products By ADRIAN VOS Huron county pork producers and indeed all of Huron county can be proud of Ontario's Pork Hostess, our own Miss Adriana VanRaay, I had the privilege to watch her with several hundred more of my peers, when she stood before this large audience and delivered her address about the, role of the Pork Hostess. Sheltreeeived a .,standing. ovation, at least as large as Federal Agriculture Minister Whelan got. And when he said later that in his view she is a queen even when her title is not, it was as if the audience said "Amen". We can only hope that this year enough girls between the ages of 16 and 25 will compete for the honour, so that we can come up from Huron county with another girl of her calibre. Remember you non-farm girls, you can compete too as long as you know about pork nutrition and pork recipes. On the cover of our working papers on the pork producers convention was a picture of two porkers. The one was dated 1973 with a $73 price tag, accompanied by a prosperous looking farmer. . „ '104 $229 '703 '264 $124 $399 '440 AS LOW AS Chain Saws AS LOW AS Rotary Tillers AS LOW AS Lawn, Garden Tractors tow A5 Mowers AS LOW AS Push Mowers AS LOW AS Riding Mowers AS LOW AS Snow Blowers *10% Off All Radios, Paint Tune-up Kits *15% Off Genuine Ford Batteries *Buy 3 Filters and Get One Free *10% Off Labor Charges Over $100. *Free Pickup & Delivery For Motor Overhauls Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan hinted that the govern- ment may raise the subsidy to beef farmers from seven to nine cents. The subsidy announced last week was instituted to ensure top quality beef to the consumers without raising the cost and to tide cattlemen over a disasterous period where many would be ' bankrupted in a squeeze between high costs and lower prices. The week old program allowed for a premium of seven cents per pound liveweight on Canadian cattle for Canadian consumption grading Al or A2, retroactive to March 4, The premium payments will be made to producers by the processors who will be . reim- bursed by the government, eX- cept in the case of retroactive payments. Retroactive payments will be made through direct claims to the Agricultural Stabilization Board. Between March 18 and April 6, the seven cent premium will be paid on A3 and A4 cattle slaughtered. But the subsidy brought mixed reactions from the Ontario Federation and the National Farmers Union. "The problem is the overflow of low-priced cattle into Canada. The answer does not lie in a subsidy, but in reducing the flow of imports", said OFA President Gordon Hill. National Farmers Union President Roy Atkinson disagreed with some of the subsidy program but said it was "basically positive" .° He said one of the major shortcomings of the subsidy program was that the subsidy was not pegged to a fixed base price or cost or production for- mula. Some charge that the subsidy is pulling the prices down in the markets, The farmgate price of beef has slumped to around $47 per hundredweight, said Mr. Hill. Producers need at least $55 per hundredweight to break even. Mr. Whelan said however that the increased cost of feed and the floor of U.S. cattle coming into the country has broken the market and prices to the producers have dropped. couple of hours away from the British Columbia border. This was a large, clean city and people were very friendly. The people in that area are having a hard struggle since they do not wish their land taken over by the logging companies and also don't like the thought of the oilmen using their land for vir- tually no fringe benefits and also a tough fight against Kraftco, being so isolated from the rest of Canada, They have very black soil, don't use much fertilizer on their vast farms, grow hay and main crop is rapeseed. Very few barns except for Dairy barns. A neigh- bour had the most modern dairy farm in the area. The most important thing she learned was that no matter what part of Canada you go to, the people are all experiencing the same farming problems and that is why the NFU is so important. in bringing these problems to light and also doing something, about them. Guest speaker for the evening was Gordon MacDonald, a Farm Safety Consultant, who said the Farm Safety Association was formed in January 1973 and also have 9 safety associations and they are sponsored by the Work- men's Compensation Board. works in Hbron County and fatreaadd the-need of farmer,s tp belong to ComPeirha tion," as 40proximately only one third of the farmers do belong. They paid out 3,1/2 million dollars in claims last year and many of these claims were from carelessness, such as no shields on power take off, children who have never driven A tractor before and many other careless accidents. They go out making many farm calla estimating farm payrolls and will be pleased to attend any organization meetings. He is happy to talk to such a large group, as they cannot get around to each individual and he does enjoy speaking at any commodity groups, Mr. MacDonald stressed highly the need of Workmen's Com- pensation and by law is necessary to be insured. The minimum for an owner is $4,000.00, but the rate is your choice, can be shorter time pay in the winter and longer in the summer, Secretary for the evening was Mrs. Maxine Miller who listed election results as follows — president - Lloyd Willert, RR 1, Dashwood'; vice-pres - Gerald Regier, R 3, Zurich; directors - Casey Inthout, R, 1 Dashwood; Harry Van Osch, R. 2 Crediton; Richard Ayotte, Hay P.O.; Ed, Cuillerier, R. 2 Crediton; Joe Ondrejicka, R, 1 Exeter. USED TRACTORS FORD SUPER 6 4-wheel drive with cab INC Model Super C FORD 5000 DIESEL with power steering CASE 1030 with cab 23:1 tires and weights FORD 5200 ROWCROP with hiniker cab 18;4x30 tires FORD 5000 MAJOR D1ESEI. FORD 6000 COMMANDER FORD 3000 DIESEL with p.s. FORD SUPER MAJOR DIESEL ,FORD 881 GAS with 711 loader INC B475 with loader w/two buckets FORD 4000 DIESEL FORD 4000 GAS with p.s. and 16.9x30 wheels (380 hrs) USED COMBINES ,MASSEY SUPER 92 with pickup, straw chopper, grain head and reel A.C. 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