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The Brussels Post, 1975-03-05, Page 4uron third in roduction, Pork roducers hear FARM SEEDS and CHAMP,and CLIMAX, TIMOTHY ALL GRASS and CLOVER SEEDS SPECIAL MIXTURES As, in the past, we will prepare .mixtures to meet your individual requirements based on recom- mendations by the department of AgricultUreos Field Crop Recom- mendations for 1975 at no extra cott. "Robert. ShAddick" tives of the Ministry ofriLcuabitouurir: formed, comprising r presenta. the Ministry of Agricu tti earnings. In his statement to t e House Food, and the • ag the Minister also anno nced the will in .,1-1. an advisory committe k by Ti lture anc BB er Tut ghs 11.-.THE .BRUSSELSPoST:MARCH 5- 1975 LOCALLY GROWN - BARLEY (Certified and Can. No.1) OATS OAT and BARLEY MIXTURES - PEAS - RED CLOVER and RED CLOVER MIXTURES For Plow Down purposes Red Clover is exceptional as a soil builder. Blyth 523-4399 CUSTOM CLEANING cHgcK OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY LONDESBORO SEED PLANT i alp azal Forage I It 1'. More protection for farm iaboure S forwwlaTI wage mheeo also nr records wobt hrerdaesni regulations uttchhli auar ttedi oeemndmsu. sedtn specify t bah des d, kr etehsv wipe' e three months or more, pay ial ilseont Beginning pb Standards to aveniosdvi aoe rnr des sd ofb Act y Tfthih. em Employ. v ma c May yDt i oatyli , , workers, when employed entitled to holidays with pay on . iday( Labour Day, Thanksgiving for these agricultural workers:',. New Year's Day, Good Friday,1,'":, Be and Christmas Day. In 1977„ .!'' Victoria Day and Dominion Day 1975, e 1975, „ wi tl 111 etbsi ; i ,lace three I. ,e :Belg a ost. T1- including the name and advis ' ' • Eva' i 1' en aidnI of the worker, the .hours worked that week, wage rates la actual- In Huron County is in third place in pork output in Ontario, President Eric Moore of Goderich told the annual meeting of the Huron County Pork Producers Association. Huron county producers shipped more than a quarter of a million hogs to market in 1974. Keith Weeden, the chairman of the' Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board told the farmers that the cut-off point of 180 lbs., where a severe price penalty is imposed will be extended to graduate down to 200 lbs. This is a sore point with many hog producers and has been raised at numerous pork meetings. When asked when this would come into effect Mr.Weeden said that negotiations with packers and government are still not completed , so a definite date is not known yet. Of great concern to the pork board, he said, is the imposition of import restrictions by the U.S. The protection the government gave to the beefman in restricting beef imports to a five year average, have backfired against the porkmen, as the Americans restricted Canadian pork exports almost 50%. Decisions made now on the number of sows to keep will determine the amount of pork coming to market in 1976, he said. The market in Quebec has dried up with an increased production there of 19% and a target of another ten percent. In referring to labour disputes, Mr. Weeden contended that strikes affected producers' cost and in the end the cost to consumers. It should not be allowed, he said, that innocent people get hurt. The disruption in the market place is fantastic and producers and consumers should get together to find a solution. Maybe it should be compulsory arbitration aft er a certain lapse of time, he said. On supply management, he said that he was not against quotas, but it must be a national program to work. The export possibilities to Japan are limited right now, as the Japanese government has tariff policy to protect their own farmerS. Mr. Weeden on his recent trade mission to Japan, spoke with 14 trading companies and many of them doubted that these restrictions would last, as grain is too expensive to import and foreign exchange is limited. There is some competition from Taiwan but the quality of that pork is low, so Canadian pork is (By Adrian Vos) We have in' this column and elsewhere strongly been advocating the preservation of food producing land, because we found it immoral to destroy it as long as other people were starving. We still hold that view, . but a few reservations have crept in. At the information meeting of the Concerned Farmers of the United Townships, who have done a wonderful job of getting public support for this cause, we were told that support was obtained from the labour movement, from. the Consumers Association and from Mrs. Beryl Plumptre of the Food Prices Review Board. That is where the reservations crept into my mind. Let's look at' them one by one. First the labour movement. yes, I believe they want to preserve land, but I don't believe that they are so concerned about the starving foreigners. Harsh judgment? Yes, but look at the facts. When ships are lying in Vancouver harbour to be loaded with grain for Bangle Desh and a strike by labour prevents the loading. They are supported by the total labour movement regardless if thousands are dying in far countries, because they Township to replace Alvin Cudmore, who passed away last year in a tragic automobile accident, and Toni ?apple of Seaforth was elected to replace Ken Carnohan of Tuckersrnith Township, who went out of pork production. have a right for a dollar an hour more so they can buy a late model car.They use-these unfortunates as a lever for a higher income. They want to preserve food producing land so we will have overproduction and they will have cheap food. Of course, I exempt those who are sincere. The Consumers Association as well as Mr. Plumptre are only thinking of cheap food and the pious statements that they want the farmer to have a decent income don't mean a thing. They have shown their disinterest, and even their opposition to farmers getting a decent income too often to be believed. Why else the vicious attacks on marketing boards, which are nothing more 'than farmers trying to get that decent income? They even begrudge us our cost of production. In the meantime we can work together to convince the Ontario, government that generating stations should not be built on good land in Southern Ontario, but let's never forget their motive. I read in the paper that Kent county citizens protest a generating plant. They are right. If no plant is built it may mean transmission lines from outside. But if built it,means transmission lines from inside. verses with "'love " in them. World's Day of Prayer will be held March 7th at 2 p.m. in the Ethel United Church and it was agreed that new carpet and new ferns will be purchased for the church. Lunch was served by the hostess. The Honourable John P. Mac Beth, Minister of Labour, announced recently that agricul- tural workers in the Province 'of Ontario engaged in the har- vesting of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco will receive protec- tion and benefits in the areas of minimum wage, vacation pay and public holidays with pay. These changes will be made by amending Regulations made under the Employment Standards. Act to cover these workers for the first time. From May 1, 1975, agricultural workers engaged in the harvest- ing of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco will earn the equivalent of a minimum wage of $2.40 per hour. The usual offsetting allowances for room .and board will be permitted. Serviced and. unserviced houses will be offset at the rate of $40 and $30 per week, respectively. Workers engaged in the har- vesting of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco, who are employed Representatives from across Ontario representing over 1,500 4-H leaders were at the third Annual Provincial 4-H Agricultural Club Leaders' Conference in Toronto and spent two days participating in workshops and discussion groups covering aspects of the 4-H Agricultural Club programme. Delegates attending from Huron were: Harvey Black, Belgrave - Blyth - ,Belgrave 4-H Beef Calf Club; James Brigham, #1, Belgrave- North Huron 4-H Trailblazers; Jean Dinsmore, Fordwich- 'COMPLETE FERTILIZER SERVICES •WEED AND INSECT CONTROL CHEMICALS preferred.The potential is enormous, he said, if one only realizes that in Tokyo alone there live as many people as in half the total Canadian population. In other business before the meeting Ron Dougal of Exeter was elected to represent Usborne Correspondent Mrs. Cliff Bray The Ethel U.C.W. met at the home of Mrs. Andrew Bremner on Thursday, F 210th. Mrs. Chester Earl took charge of the meeting with "Love" as the theme. Roll call was answered by Agri-notes Reservations on land preservers Ethel La, yke , yke lye! industry and workers, . , a cvS gnai ttadi lui I him on further changes ;'play e Howick & Turnberry 4-H Horse & . Pony Club; Jack Flanagan, Ii, Dublin - Seaforth 4-H Calf Club; Maurice Love, #3,' Exeter - Huron County 4-H Tractor Club; Dave McCallum, #1, Wingham Belmore 4-H Maple Syrup Club; Anne Powell, #2, Seaforth Seaforth 4-H Horse and Pony Club. In Europe they call us "Canada Fats” o SEED CORN •fonAGE- VARIETIES e SEED GRAIN l 14'easdWsisei and y. s 11nBeos iy l -higellsto ing. rid h. e .rto oHirthen e tl iEdalit fr°ittlt af; I her et TFubishrun s nusc t W1°. c a I him. Bures o Pall .Ross Coope flayde dieCdaPC •GRAIN MARK ETI N Mor eld i lair at he Vi ere r 4-H leaders at Toronto conferen TOTAL rrwa PLANS PAY The Turnb ous I ndre ; Jean 13 Presid meetin . 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