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HURON TRACTOR HOSTS 4-H — A large number of Huron 4-H club members and Junior Farmers were guests at on Open
, House at Huron. Tractor, Exeter's John Deere dealership*Monday night. From the left are Earl Long of Huron Tractor, 4,,H
leaders Brian Miller, Simon Hallahan and Paul Pavkele, 4-H members Phillip. Lynn, Lucan and John Dixon, Parkhill and Jack
Gilliland who is retail sales finance manager for John Deere and on the executive of the Canadian 4-H council.T-A photo
Without delay the first
processing vegetable con-
tract has been settled, On
February 6 growers. :and
processors -Caine to an.
agreement of a• net increase
Of 7.6 percent in the price of
green peas.
Although the actual price
schedule for the Varying
grades of peas was increased
8 percent, processors
realized, increases as well.
To be specific, seed which is
sold to - the grower by the
processors went up 3 cents
per pound to. 34.5 cents a
pound, and the 1980 har-
vesting charges have been
raised to $60.00 per ton. Last
year's deduction was $55.00
per ton.
Negotiators for three other
crops met this week in
London and Vegetable Board
officials revealed that sweet
Brice set for ,gteen peas
-corn talks 'are progressing
quite well. Both parties:
agreed to reconvene an
February 20 and as indicated.
an agreement for sweet corn
is • hoped to be finalized'
before the February 28.
deadline
Growers of processed
vegetable crops face
tretneritious cost inereaseqer
1980 and their marketing
board is confident that
adequate compensatian will
be achieved at this year's
round oil talks - with the
processors
Harry Dougall of Exeter,
Chairman of the-Vegetable
Board, described the
situation with modqrate
optimism. "We know -there
are high inventories of
tomato juice in Canada and
only the processors them-
selves will be able to solve
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that problem," he said,
The Vegetable Board
negotiates terms and con-
ditions of sale with the -dozen-
crops that come under the
board but they have no in-
volvement With the setting of
acreage,
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Winter Safety Tips
1, Snowmobile Safety-The
number of snownioba
accidents increases each
year. Many of these mishaps
could have been avoided if
operators had used common
sense. Snowmobilers should
use their machines the same
as you would a car on a high-
way, Follow safe driving
rules to avoid accidents with
your snowmobiling this
winter.
2. Winter Safety on the
Farm-Winter presents many
inconveniences and hazards,
While doing regular jobs
around the farm, a farmer is
subject to risks that are not
normally encountered at
other times of the year. Cold
weather creates many
problems. Reaction time is
slower; this increases the
risk of accidents. This
winter, practise extra
caution to avoid accidents on
your farm.
3, Snowblower Hazards-
Every winter there are a
number of . accidents in-
volving snowblowers. These
machines can be quite
hazardous; fast moving
shafts and augers 'are 'a
danger to anyone who comes
near.' Tee, stones and other
debris • thrown froni a
snowblower can cause
serious injury. Take extra
Operation
Lifeittile
Heat encourages the growth
of. bacteria, particularly in
meat, poultry, fish, eggs and
sauces. Cold foods should
be kept at temperatures be-
low' 5 degrees Celsius and
hot foods at temperatures
above 60 degrees Celsius.
care when operating your
snowblower this winter.
Len MacGregor,
Extension Assistant.
Liquid Manure
Systems
The subject stinks. Right?
Despite any disadvantages-
related to odour, handling
manure as a liquid is here to
stay. Why go to a system that
Costs more to set up and
smells worse than con-
ventional solid . manure
systems using straw? The
biggest reason is the amount
of labour that the system
saves. Some systems don't
need any labour inputs until
it's time to empty the tank
every six months,
Farmers phone' in to the
office quite regularly with
questions about liquid
manure systems. in
response to this interest, we
have arranged a one-day
session dealing with liquid
manure handling and
storage. Several speakers
are lined up to deal with a
wide range of specific topics.
These include different
ways of getting manure out
of ' the barn, flushing
systems, slatted floor barns,
agitation of 'tanks, pumps,
sizing storages to meet your
needs.
This program is open to
anyone interested. If you're
building a new barn,
remodelling an old' one, or
just want more information
on the, subject, 'you are
welcome. February 19th is
the date and the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food board room in Clinton
is the place. Registration
starts at 9:30 a.m., lunch will
be provided for a small cost,
and we should wrap up by
3:00 p.m. This will be the
best opportunity to find out
from .the experts all you
want to know about liquid
manure systems.
Ron Fleming,
Agricultural Engineer.
Jack's Jottings
.By JACK RIDDELL
MPP• Huron-Middlesex
The first part of irly article
this week deals with a
matter pertaining to labour
and the balance will be the
beginning of a' two part
series on the economic
situation in Canada,
One of the comments that I
have been hearing while
travelling around the con-
stituency, taking part in the
campaign for the federal
election, is that not enough
emphasis is being placed on
government policies for
labour.
I will let 'the federal
candidates speak for
themselves on this matter
but,I do want• to draw to the
attention of the workers a
project initiated by the
Liberal Party of Ontario.
- Liberal Labour Critic, Ron
Van Horne (London North),
will head a Labour Task
Force for the Ontario Liberal
Party. He will be assisted by
Liberal Members Ray
Haggerty (Erie) and Mr.
Jim Bradley (St.
Catharines), plus local
members in each com-
munity in which hearings
are held.
The purpose of this Task
force is to get grass-roots
',input to assist the Liberal
Party in preparing and
presenting a Liberal Labour
*.P.OlkoY. The Task Force will seek
briefs on and will hold public
hearings on various aspects
of labour-management
relations such as:
1, Labour Legislation;
2, Union security and union
responsibility.
3. Rights of Unorganized
Workers;
4. Management rights and
responsibilities;
5. Manpower management
programs;
6. Women in the workplace.
Hearings will• be held in a
variety of Ontario Cehtres,
both large and small. The
first set of hearings will be
held in late February in
Windsor, London, Kitchener
and Hamilton. •
The. Conference Board in
Canada is a widely respected
independent body supported
by industry, labour and
government.
A little over a week ago,
the Board released its most
recent report on the
economic situation in this
country, including its
forecasts for the months that
lie ahead,
The Board Predicted that
more than 80 per cent of
Canada's economic growth
this year will come from the
Western provinces, while
Ontario and Quebec together
will contribute less than 10
per cent.
Real growth in Ontario is
predicted to' be only .2 per
cent, compared with 4.5 per
cent in Albertaand 4 per cent
in Saskatchewan. Note that's
.2 per cent not 2 per cent!
Even the • chronically
poorer Maritime provinces
will outperform, this
Province in 1980.
Part of the explanation for
the p9or performance of
Ontario and Quebec is the
anticipated dismal year for
manufacturing interests,
'which are largely con-
centrated in those two
provinces. Production of
manufactured goods is
expected to decline by
almost 3 per cent nationally,
but by almost 4 per cent in
Ontario.
Of course, the decline in
manufacturing will also
have an adverse effect on
related fields - utilities,
transportation, communi-
cation, storage, wholesaling
and finance. In addition,
reduced• consumer spending
will damage the retailing,
personal service and housing
markets. •
The Conference Board also
predicts a stormy year of
industrial strife, with an-
ticipated decline in cor-
porate profits setting the
stage for bitter coo-
1 Ton fa lions between
. management and unions
representing nearly two
million Canadian workers.
Last Fall the "Financial
Post" reported that Ontario
led the way in time lost
through strikes, with 2.2
million mandays lost bet-
ween January and August
109. .Compared with the
previous year, over-all strike
activity increased by 17 per
cent and Ontario accounted
for nearly 40 per cent of the
total man-days lost due to
strikes. Our figure went up
39 per cent over the previous
year.
Other factors have an'
important influence on this
Province's economy.
The nation's Foreign.
Investment. Review Agency.
(FIRA) revealed last
October, in its fifth annual
report, that more than $1.6
billion in assets of Canada's
high technology 'industries
were sold off to foreign in-
vestors last year,
American interests bought
more than 60 per cent of this
total and Western Europeans
bought about 31 per cent.
Ontario remained the most
active, area for foreign
takeovers and new en-
terprises: three fifths of the
foreign investors selected
this Province.
FIRA singled out five
industries in which non-
Canadian investors had been
most active: metal
fabricating, machinery,
transport equipment,
electrical and chemical
products and the food and'
drink industry. These sec-
tors are those which have
been most frequently
identified as the source of
this country's future
strength as both a trading
and producing nation,
However, the single factor
which will almost certainly
influence events in Ontario
in the immediate future is
the upsurge of the Western
provinces.
Last October, the "Toronto
Star" published the results
of an investigation which
showed that more than $3
billion in Ontario-based
money would he invested in
Alberta over 'the year and
that nearly 30,000 people
would leave Ontario and go
out west.
The writing is very clearly
on the wall. Alberta, with
only 2 million people and an
enormous $6 billion Heritage
Fund bankroll, has become a
force to be reckoned with for
control of Canada's economy'
- a control which has been
exercised for many years by
Toronto's Bay Street. .0,
The Chairman of the
Alberta Stock Exchange has
boasted that "Alberta will
have most of the money in
Canada within the next ten
years: Ontario's ,economic
muscle is eroding' Alberta
is making a deliberate at-
tempt to develop high
technology industry, en-
couraging companies to
estataish there. The
Heritage Fund has 'an-
nounced that it would make
individual investments, on
commercial terms, of $1
million or more in firms in
Alberta or those planning to
locate in that Province.
'Economists fear that
Alberta will not hesitate to
use its massive oil and gas
wealth to lure Ontario
companies. Already tax
rates for small businesses in
Alberta have been reduced
to well below those
prevailing in Ontario. There
are plans to withdraw from
the agreement with Ottawa
on the collection of corporate
income tax so that Alberta
can introduce its own
system. 'Economists have
warned that there would be
serious consequences if
Alberta introduced a dif-
ferent formula for allocating
corporateincome or adopted
a radically different
definition of income. A low
corporate tax rate in Alberta
would provide yet another
incentive for firms to leave
Eastern Canada and locate
in the Weit:
Alberta estimated that
investment for 1979 would
reach $12.2 billion.
The 'Bank of Canada
Revie*, which measures
assets and liabilities on a
province -by province basis,
shows Alberta banks had an
inflow of $3.052 billion up to
March 1979, compared with
$1.9 billion in 1978, while
money leaving Ontario
reached a record $5.3 billion
in March compared, with $4.8
billion the previous year.
Many long-ettablished
Ontario companies are
moving west in a big way,
closing plants or offices here
and opening up in Edmonton
and Calgary, transferring
Ontario staff and dollars.
Marginal jobs are also lost in
Ontario, particularly in the
development industry, which
is now firmly `rooted in the
West. Over a three year
period an estimated $5
billion in construction
projects has been lost to
Alberta by Ontario.
Major oil companies such t
as Gulf, Imperial, Shell and
Texaco, • have., switched
development offices to
Calgary from Toronto which
means a $10 million tax loss
for this province. Banks are
moving West at a great rate,
On the Prairies, the Bank of
Montreal is jokingly referred
to as the "Bank of Calgary"
since it molted many of its
staff there and announced
plans for a $150 million new
building.
Needless to say', Alberta
denies that it is openly
soliciting money, manpower
and industrial strength from
Ontario. However, a new
economic deirelopment
department has been
created and branches have
been opened in Toronto and
Montreal, featuring
"manpower. mobility sec-
tions. The Province is
"selecting" companies to
relocate there, seeking in-
dustry and light• manufac-
turing of products. which
"make sense to Alberta and
the rest of Canada." The
Chairman of Alberta's
booming stock exchange has
said that he "once told Darcy
McKeough (Ontario's for-
mer Treasurer) to borrow
money from Alberta to retool
his industries to compete
with us,
He laughed then, but I bet
he's not laughing now.
I doubt if anyone else in
Ontario finds the situation
funny either.
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