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Boyes Farm Supply Seaforth, Oat Massey,Feeguton. 52'4257 THE BRUSSELS POST, SEPTEMBER 12, 1979 -- 7 F of A questions assessment changes BY MICE GIBE* Assessment commissioner Floyd Jenkins, speaking to Huron Federation of Agricul- ture members in Belgrave Thursday night on the sub- ject of tax equalization fact- ors, told his audience "some- body organized a horse race before there were any horses." He said the big change is that factors for rural munici- palities have decreased to a greater extent than they have in urban municipalities across the county. This means "costs to rural tax- payers will increase much more rapidly than to urban municipalities," the assess- ment commissioner said. He told the audience he doesn't know how these factors will be used in assessing 1980 taxes and said "anything you hear or read is strictly supposition at this time." He said a "wait and see" attitude is called for. Mason Bailey, an audience BY GLENN THOMPSON As each planting season occurs, considerable stress is placed on the importance of planting the corn crop at the proper time. Yield losses as the planting date grows later are well documented. Unfortunately, there are many other factors that can affect yield besides planting date. In 1979 numerous farmers suffered severe damage in their corn fields from cutworms. This was unexpected since cutworms are generally not a problem. In most cases damage was well advanced before the problem was noticed. Regu- lar inspections of corn fields would have provided earlier detection and an opportunity for control measures. Corn fields should also be inspected regularly through- member , told Mr. Jenkins, "I don't think the public cares about all this efja- marole other than how much money we're going to pay." Mr. Jenkins said, "You don't know and I don't know that our taxes are going to go up." The matter is now in the hands of the provincial government and a decision from the legislature is ex- pected early this fall. Then municipalities will have be- tween that time and Novem- ber 1 to appeal the equali- zation factors. Mr. Jenkins said there isn't any way to find out more information until the provincial government makes a decision. Another federation mem- ber asked the assessment commissioner if the basis for calculating the educational tax isn't wrong. The man said "houses, not land, send children to school" and asked whether "we should out the season to determine what weeds have escaped the weed control program. We frequently get questions in January and February ,re- garding the identification of a weed. It's difficult to identify from a descriptiong - it's much easier if we can, see the weed. And if necessary we'll send it on for identifi- cation. First,.'identify your weed, then determine if it is susceptible to the herbicides that you used. If not, make a note to take remedial action next year. Publication No. 505, "Weeds in Ontario" is an excellent guide to weed identification. It can be purchased from Information Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Tor- onto, for $2.50. be taking that view of it municipally?" Mr. Jenkins did assure the audience equalization factors would be calculated on valid farmer-to-farmer sales of land across the county. He pointed out the price of farmland has increased drastically since 1971 when the provincial government put a freeze on assessment. Mr. Jenkins told the feder- ation members, "Inflation in values in urban municipal- ities has not been as great as inflation in rural municipal- ities." He said while land prices have gone up for farmland, they haven't increased as much in towns like Clinton and Goderich. Mr. Jenkins concluded by saying the change in the equalization factor will eventually affect all tax- payers. Under the present cost sharing system in effect, the towns and villages in the county pay a greater share of county expenses. However, township residents claim urban populations gain much greater benefit from county services such as sewers and water systems and should pay for those services, Many members of the audience still seem per- plexed at how the equali- -zation factors will affect their taxes and township mill rates in the coming year at the conclusion of the meeting. In. reviewing his past year as a member of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture board of directors, Merle Gunby told federation mem- bers he believed the most significant activity was the food industry inquiry initi- ated by Peter Hannam. He said he feels the food inquiry has pointed out the need for the Ontario Feder- ation of Agriculture and marketing boards to improve their marketing activities and pointed out the practise of discounts and allowances in the retail food industry to consumers. He said other significant steps had been the amend- ment to the Petty Trespass Act and the institution of the Farm .Price Index, which shows the consumer where his food dollar is going. Mr. Gunby said the index, which is' carried in many newspapers across the prov- ince, "quite often shows farmers are not responsible for the increase in food prices." He said the OFA's great- est failure was "we failed to Brussels area livestock and their owners captured some prizes at the Livestock Shows held at the Canadian Nat- ional Exhibition. In Shorthorn cattle, Bod- min Colonel 54J, owned by Bodmin Limited of Brussels was judged Grand Champion Bull. Stewart Boyd of Arun- dal, Quebec, was the judge of the Shorthorns. get the government to take agriculture seriously." Among examples of this he said they had failed to get the government to take action and pass "decent farm machinery legislation", had failed to stop imports of agriclutural products and that GAAT trade negoti- ations in Tokyo proved dis- appointing from an agricul- tural point of view. One of the Swine Champ- ions in the Yorkshire breed in the Livestock Show, Van Brook Rambler, owned by Jan Van Vliet of Brussels was judged champion . boar. The champion sow was Van Brook Lady, also owned by Jan Van Vliet. Mr. Van Vliet was judged Premier Breeder. Swine were judged by Dr. games Pinkney of Milton. Farm Business What affects yield Farmers... Thinking of planting wheat this fall? We carry a complete line of STEWART SEEDS: *Frederick • Yorkstar try usl You'll like usl • RYAN DRYING LTD.. WaitOn t :Onti Brussels Seaforth 8874261 5274527 Brussels farmers win at CNE