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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-09-18, Page 12farms are su from tired iron syndrome from page 5 pe ie, their employees and their felra e% as well as die saw - tete. wtete. , inipleiiiii e;nt deters me reporting deceased sales of up to 50 per cent it's no wonder when in one township alone out of 174 farms 30 are for side. • A taking glee, maintains dropping from eight to 11 loads of livestock per week three years ago totwo to three loads per week at present, having a chain reaction effect on employment, fuel sales, trucks and equipment. Many fauns are suffering from the "tired iron syndrome." They are making do or doing without in order to keep costs at a manageable level. At . dines even this is not enough and only a .temporary sol- ution that can not continue indefinitely. You can not save a crop with a piece of junk! If fanners makemoney they will spend money. But to replace a tractor can cosh from $15;000 to --$50000;---a-combine;-$35;000-to—all- $100,000; _5p; , --a-combine; 35;000"... $100,000; a swather, haybine. or - baler $10,000 to $15,000, with no end to a necessary line of tillage and other equipment at a cost of in the thousands per item. Not to •mention tile drain ata cost of $350 Lueltnow gentinel„ sesday, September IS, nil Page Happy Hearts hold Sep r meeting 1 On Friday Sept, 13 ',foldout collecting samples frorn each cow 'Chester . Bmmerton welcomedd �� to � tml� tesenorg. everyone - to the R wpy. }foie laboratory. Another t. esang inkmeeby �h wilds supper `a•,� �R end mg rye �ht� beth _ Arthritis Month; Mary eemP�� fo , sht�ld a mil , as. wcl1� causing burnout.- fuse itt used Maury �'alhl� who meitnberso . wow . , y Igave eeiin iu the 1-48" U IL �Gr a tog was a fitting d tlg. was sungend a pot luck duuter w .: dMOOSu4uon Membe� washed enjyed by alae incnnbe s do a 100 . to the heirvalves. den Jim Needham true family pressureand stress, some spoke an • the origin and The Ripley 4pII Pray Club instructionshe on chzpping' and tunes, .mar gee problems. l tad1 :advancement of thegood woe ""Dairy. Mautagemrent and owing tl eatves, Spcfiml thaws lusio lent,, d and disappoint= - done bythe ►rtltrids Society ,see Marketing" held, its lastmee( g on • , go to l eek tor nB ►is hal Q meat follow and, it has.b :t`wa' formed on to 4 194t and Saturday.' Sept,14. °lin mother meeti& e Pointed out to us, sometimes sin- . re h :.into both tis The t eml rs ate now .1 fig members tried judge class coo . rheumatism. to show their calvesat d y eo►o . thememberswee this what _ . in _g pile � shoed ��l � Tack Stott Med � for � �� Fall � �a� � od Saturday mon .�- fine the leaders .,eve .fir ami r they have rodeo to de u. p�,B contrnittee of. Sadie! � 28i- reasonstot how the would lmrre. p act that boasts some of the Me � Florence ' : : TheDairy Club leaders arre•L :. ` t e _w highest Standards in the old for � : �� . � . 1��� -per . cows. .: .- He mad a thank van' tl ` lewson and V uro yn � h member a f visit dry • food` safety and 4 ? . Arthritis, Soy -� ° - l` Members -are; Dube Robin to l _t last � The - cOnsurner of . ev d: emb s e i�" man' pre idei t, y due, tttembera, d quiz,i ll Canada have dean ....., . and instrumental;::b� :Coo at.: President; `1 MarkGoodhue, :Jar and cake was enjoyed -y �lp�by � receiving sore : of the freshest. a ., It °Milken man orser, . poi �� . bac Sc4itn . r and, �.1 '1�� you to: 1. `gid Carolyn mostqt :ty�troled food . . r e •ree reporter; safest, •voiding .e�peanue anci'�tt sok � Po � " for na,g the Ripley Dairy Cl>�rb available to t en? . . . ,.. •." Artnie� catn ,ben `of servle.gave.. At ono -of the�nseetings` memxs interesting, �Ifornlative and fun for . it:would a dark dtl if we Werkinteresting pwatched a milk ` tester :.at Work e yan ��f stay ina� � members culture sup to the . l to sea� LibyaforOne. Year � of h ;vittg a . to rely on �a food source from 9�5-1'a►.��� -She also sNiowed Defintiotr • of a confirmed producing a product that has m ,bc ora lawell y and snapshots from ba+ helO a : malt whit no wife belped ripen by :art icial mrterveau each country. She was thank0dby tan tion, shipped thousands of mild., and arnvc:with less control of gnal ity and safari, regaarduug fel tives, ' growth hormones, rmtplants% antibiotics and chemical use.:After all, the nutrition and health le all kee ulrng` us` that,— e are- what rewhat we eat." If we do not preserve agriculture in this country we could one day be locking at ir>I7iporting our food from another source, sending money out per acre, or . a moderate barn. or of the country in exchange for shed at $25,000 to $30,000. The dist goes on. A large portion of these expenditures could be made without increasing the volume of produce or • flooding the market. These are huge sums of money that °would go directly back into the communities, businesses and econ- omic structure of our -society. Giv- ing jobs and security to all people involved in manufacturing, market- ing, transportation; sales and service of materials right from the raw materials through to the end user. Today most farmers - 118,000 in Ontario alone - . are dependent on off -farm income to survive. Taking jobs that could well go to non farm people, that alone would make a significant change in the unemploy- ment situation. . Many farm, families are burning the candle at both ends balancing fanning with a job or career to something to -eat. What good will that money'do for the economy and the people of Canada then?? I would like to say ,fat this point that I am the fourth generation working this farm. Our young children the fifth. But unless there: are some drastic changes, I can see, this commitment coming to a dis- heartening end. My wife and I try to insti�ll.iri our children a sense of pride, self respect, indvendence, family and self worth. Thee ' There no doubt in my mind that these are the main factor that are keeping most farm people on the land. It is certainly not net returns! But for the upcoming genion, and in an ever-changing society that has a tendency to measure .happi- ness more in the . form of dollars and self -entertainment this will not be enough! Box of wheat biscuits. nets farmer six cents from page 3 In most years, the federal and provincial governments try to cushion wheat farmers against price fluctuations like this one, said Wilkinson. But during the 1990/91 crop year, "We were between an old (price) stabilization program and the design of a new one." That meant no supporting funds for the monies lost in that crop year. Crops can be -stored in the hopes that prices will rise, but that creates a different series of problems. While grains have a longer storage life than milk or tomatoes, sooner or later .it does have to be used or dumped. Also, it costs money to store the grain, and sooner or later the elevators are going to be needed for other crops. "We have to keep it moving," said Wilkinson, . Consumers often see increasing prices in the stores and wonder what farmers are complaining about, he added. But a box of wheat biscuits that sold for about $1.50 in 1981 ,only brought the average wheat farmer about six 1 centsper box. The price of those biscuits has gone up to nearly $2.50, but the farmer's share hasn't increased at all. "And during that time, our costs of production have gone up immen- sely." he said. Jack followed bran oral contest -IT'' .. Happy belated anniversary wishes Z,,;ella ROW, e to - Ken n'd Pat ; Smith of Pooint _ The ;Minutes were adopt d'Clark on Sept, 9. . birthdays for July, August .. . _ -Happy birthday wishes to Bill September acknowledged, Bowling Keinpton on Sept. 21. bens t. 3- � d e eh,.S ..- • _-Dnerto --demand for he oint 30. Marry Brooks `remitrded Clark Lighthouse sweatshirts and t - members about entries for the fall shirts, they have been re -ordered in fair. Plans were also made to adult sizes and will be available at enter a float in the parade. On a the "Point Cladc Museum one motion by Marion Gamble, Thanksgiving weekend or your Can seconded by Dune Thorburn► that purchase them now by calling . INT „ by . tot, Mansoni. atiatimalissalinnimaisiatainissia t,,oitainc - 396- 7 hnytiine. There is a iunite±t umber available. Tip of thew k« Person gk y . p�ru thtg oir wri g • namOs.*Orjaitiala on then,. with bright c ►tor nail polish. if you , have ' any owe or in ocrnation for . this Point Clark Column call Phyllis` Reid at 395- 544 'before noon. on Friday, Commodity farmers could simply give up -and sell out, but most are hanging. on, hoping to see decisions in their favor as the GATT; talks continue. "We've got international trading rules but the two superpowers are breaking all the rules," said Wilkin- son. "If the rules were adhered to Canadian farmers would be well within reasonable production costs." U.S. and EEC support pr+oggrc s are under discussion at the GATT talks, but it will take some time before either decides to suspend its subsidization program. Until that time, Canadian farmers need some kind of support, said Wilkinson. The official position of the OFA is "we want the rides' Bud,' he said. "We want the elimination of trade-distarti ng pr tice r we want to see a move back to wild vices for products, where prices will fluctuate according rdiing to Supply, and surpluses will take care of TtMemsel- ves" At last Wednesday's meeting, a representative of the Consumers Association of Cat (CAC) told the ►wd that s Must decidewha they want. "If we want cheap food, there are WAYS 40 get . its said Ouch resident `oar Hoar, president of CAC -Ontario. "But we Bust make a conscious declaims, not just ber along," Superior Probe Pam in So many ways! for a limited time, time, the "Superior Propane Pays" special booklet of Credit Cheques is available . to you. It is worth over $1000 ift total and entitles you to fantastid savings Are. Propane Furnaces, Space Heaters, Fireplaces, Water Heaters, Ranges, and Washer and Dryers. And that's not all. 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