The Rural Voice, 1979-04, Page 17by the art of cultivation etc. and have grain, hay, vegetables,
fruits to no end.
As a cash crop farmer 1 am a processor!
I take those nutrients in the soil and attempt to kill all
vegetation that is there and then plant the seeds that will
"process" those soil nutrients into the plant and product I want.
Over the years I have observed that the closer the product that
I process into grain gets to the consumer the more profitable it
gets.
Therefore don't sell the grain. I use hogs to process that grain
into pork. Unfortunately I don't process any further. I should but
I'm lazy. I should set aside at least some little portion of my
savings for shares in a meat processing plant even if it were
only in the form of shares in a local killing, or better still, '
"butcher -shop" where the product ends up with the consumer.
I have learned that it costs more to get that hog, that I
purchased as a SO Ib. feeder and cared for over a period of about
three months, killed and hung up than I get for my labour for
raising it to market weight. If the butcher cuts and wraps it for
the freezer he will get three times as much as I do.
I'm quite sure the processing of our forest, mineral and fishing
products can be processed just as profitably.
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industrial field but somehow our best ideas end up in foreign
countries to be put to practical use. Perhaps it is our past history
that makes us reluctant to take a chance on our own capabilities.
In early days, Canada had a wealth of furs. It was easy to get
these furs from the Indians and profits were great and no bother.
Our forests had an abundance of lumber. It was there for the
cutting. It was easy. Our soil was rich, the weather was
favourable, and land was cheap. Wonderful! When the best of
Eastern land was taken up the West opened and young men went
West and farmed from seeding to end .if harvest and curled all
winter.
It's hard to change but we must. We can't afford to keep 10%
of our work force on welfare and there is no need for it. If we
started processing even a small partion of our natural products
that we presently sell abroad our unemployment problem would
disappear and I'm sure it would do wonders in reducing our
inflation.
This particular leader, by his promise to provide capital for '
industrial development by a method that has proven successful
for other countries has gained 1 point in his favour in my book.
I hope there will be more good ideas that I can support. The
party that offers the best plan of action rather than a long list of
wordy promises will get my vote.
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dead or disabled cows & horses over 500 lbs.
All calves & pigs picked up free of charge.
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THE RURAL VOICE/APRIL 1979 PO. 15