The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-08-25, Page 1L
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Program angers farmers
BY KRIS VELA
Area farmers are angry over the federal
government's proposed voluntary wage and
pricerestraint program of 6 and 5 per cent,
according to first vice-president of the
Ontario Federation of Agriciilture Ron
White, The response came shortly after rep-'
resentatives of Canadian Fanners met with
Federal Agriculture Minister Eugene VVhe-
"From the point of view of the organized
sectors of the OFA and CFA (Canadian
Federation of Agriculture) we are denoun-
In the news
Police report,
The Goderich detachment of the O.P.P,
report that C. A. Becker Farm Equipment of
• Lucknow, was broken into some time
between 10:30 p.m.' on Friday, August 13
and 8:00 a,m„ Saturday, August 14.
• According to the police, four tractor
batteries and a 1977 Kawasaki motorcycle
were taken front the premises.
Police are continuing their investigation.
• Draw winner
Jean Whitby of Willoughby Street in
Lucknow was the lucky $500 winner in the
4th draw of the Lucknow T Jamboree '83
Lottery held on August 18.
Whitby's ticket, number 140, was drawn
at the Bank of Montreal, by William R.
Hunter, operator of the C. E. MacTavish
• garage in town,
Amnesty week
• Bruce County Public Libraries will be
• having an amnesty week from August 30 to
September 4. All overdue books may '-be
returned without a fine.
The participating libraries are: Allenford, °
Cargill, Chesley, Elmwood, Hepworth, Kin-
cardine, Lion's Head, Lucknow, Mildmay,
Paisley, Port Elgin, Ripley, Sauble Beach,
Southampton, Tara, Teeswater, Tiverton,
Toberniory, Walkerton and Wiarton.
Ploughing match
, By Steplumle Levesque
The 55th annual Huron County -plowing
°match will be held on Saturday, September
18. • ••
Coaching will be available on Friday, ,
September 17. The match will be held on
• Hallrice Farms in Eat Wawanosh Town-
ship, Lot At, Concession 4, three miles north
of Blyth and one mile west,
• Held under the auspices of the Huron
• County Plowmen's, Association, there are
activities for everyone, The highlight of the
day is the Queen of the Furrow competition
held throughout the day.
• Contestants in the queen competition plow
at 9 a,m. .on the day of the match, give an
• inverview to the judges and recite a speech,
The winner is crowned the day of the match.
• There are plowing classes for every age
range, Male or female. Politicians can get
• into the act in a plowing class for present and
former wardens, mayors, reeves, deputy
reeves. MPs and MPPs. There is also an
antique class for. tractors 40 years old or
more,
The junior match will be held on the
Friday afternoon starting at 2 p,m,
Besides plowing, there are other competi-
tions such as horseshoe pitching, log sawing
arid nail driving,
Awards to the winners will be presented at
a banquet on Friday. October 29 at the
Brussels Legion,
cing the land 5 per cent program," White
said in a telephone interview with the
Sentinel,
What has angered farmers is what they
feel is an attempt by the federal government
to minimize their gross income while input
costs continue to rise,
White explained that if the restraint
program were tied to declining inflation it
would help to minimize input 'costs to
farmers, However, White feels, that with
little control over rising input costs farmers
cannot be asked to hold down their gross
incomes.
• "They are all wrong," he explained, "no
one else is getting their gross income held to
six per cent,"
According ,to White input costs such as
fuel, transportation, chemicals, and other
equipment necessary for production make
up t total of 75 per cent of the cost of running
a farm. If these costs are not held down then
farmers cannot be expected .to reduce their
gross incothes, -
"We can't control .our *tit- costs?" he
said citing. the Nuge increases in fuel costs
alive over ,the Past year,
White also feels that a voluntary restraint
program of producers of input materials will
not pork.
"Who the hell is holding evergy costs
• down," he said,
• White explained that if the program dealt
with wages, organized farmers would be
able to cope similar to other sectors of the
econonly. •
"In the salary end of things we as an
organization can • cope as well as other
industries," he said,
Whelan criticized
White alse criticized Whelan for what he
feels is the ministers failure to fully
• understand the problems faced by farmers
under the present economic situation,
"The way he (Whelan) has been exposing
himself in the past year 1 really think he has
lost his credibility with the farmers," he
saki.
• White also had some harsh words for ,the
federal government which he feels had done
little to help farmers survive the present
recession.
"The federal government has done noth-
oing for fariners, One possible solution would
• be to offer refinancing to farmers at
an affordable interest rate," he said.
He cited depressed market prices for a
variety of goods, in particular western grain,
as a problem that farmers will be facing in
the immediate future. •
•Merle Gunby, a representative for the
OFA in this area agrees with White,
"If. the 6 and 5 per rem program were
• applied to the net costs (input costs) 1 think
farmers would be happy," he said,
• With Statistics Canada figures showing an
increase of 60 per rem in farm bankruptcies
over last year, Gunby feels that area farmers
are holding their own with few bankruptcies
registered, •.
An• official statement on the restraint
proposal is expected shortly from the OFA
and CFA.
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The 123rd Dungannon Fall Fair held over the wciikend was a success. Fair attendance was
good for both days and organizers were pleased with the fine weather and number of eontest.
ants. The highlight of the fair was the parade which featured 32 entries hi various categories.
' (Sentinel Staff Photo' ,
Dungprmon Fair a success
• . Fine weather and good attendance con-
tributed to a successful 123rd Dungannon
Fall Fair held last Friday and Saturday,
Organizers were pleased with the turnout on
Saturday under sunny 4kies,
The fair offered something for every
member of the family, On Friday there was a
tug of war, chainsaw, arm wrestling and
other competitions as well as a variety of fine
foods and baking, Attendance was good on
Friday'but increased considerably by Satur-
day.
On Saturday the main attraction was the
horse competition with several breeders
competing in many categories', Single and
team horse were entered in the various
• competitions judged by Lorne Ross of 'St,
Marys,
• The baby contest also attracted a number
of onlookers and "supporters. The children
were judged in three categories, up to 4
months, 5 to 8 mo ths and 9 to 12 months,
The judges had a difficult time choosing the
winners, In the first category Ryan Melthee
of Carlow took top honours, Eliza Jane
Smyth of Auburn captured first place in the 5
to 8 month group and Laurie Anne Mettgers.
took top honours in the final class.
The fair also offered local and area people
an opportunity to display their baked and
• quilted goods and as well as a variety of
hobbies. ,
The highlight of the day was the parade
which this yeaf featured 32 entries, Leading
the floats, riders and bands was the Miss
Dungannon Pail Fair Queen, Carol Anne
Smyth, She received the honour of being the
• first fair queen in the fair's long history,
Other entries were equally interesting
• with brightly decorated, horses and car-
riages, antique ears, buggies, marching
bands and other participants.
With all the interest generated by the fair
and the response of the public this year's
event was the most successful fair to date,
Watershed study to be conducted on Maitland
A first year physio student, at the
University of Western Ontario has been
hired by the Ontario Ministry 'of the
linvironment to study and gather informa-
tion on the water quality of the Saugeen and
• Maitland Rivers, The information is to fie.
used in an intensive watershed study
scheduled by the ministry in 1984-88;
According to Carl Schen* a representative
of the ministry, the study will be used to
strengthen the water Monitoring program of
both water systems, • •
Samples of nutrients, such as phosphorus
,and nitrogen biochemical oxygen. demand,
and suspended solids will be taken as
indicators of water quality. The information
will be added to previous data to detect any
trends, in water qualitv..
Schenk explained thaethe ministry will be
working, closely with the focal conservation
authorities in helping to map eut a strafed
for .proper water management,
• "Generally speaking the quality of the
water is good and we would like to keep it
that way," Schenk explained,
tHe admitted that the greatest challenge to
the ministry and the conservation authorities
is the intensification of agriculture practices
along the water systems.
' The student was hired through a
Provincial grant in conjunction with the
Experience "82 program designed to give
young people practical experience in work
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Mg with the etwitetitnettt, •