The Rural Voice, 1979-11, Page 28Dairy goat show
on at the Royal
Following official sanction by the
Canadian Goat Society, the All Canadian
Dairy Goat Show will be held for the first
time at the Royal on November 15th at 9:00
a.m., according to a recent announcement
by Jack Spiers, Mount Albert. Chairman of
the Royal's Dairy Goat Committee.
The four breeds eligible for entry are
Alpine, Nubian, Saanen and Toggenburg,
and they will be judged in that order by
Stephen M. Considine from Portage,
Wisconsin, U.S.A.
The second annual Royal Canadian Dairy
Goat Sale will be held the same day,
commencing at 5:00 p.m. A maximum of
five does from each breed born in 1978 or
1979 which has not born a kid will be
eligible. One buck from each breed will
also be consigned.
For the first time. Premier Exhibitor and
Premier Breeder banners are being offered
to the individual. partnership, or
institution who win the largest number of
points in each category. A Herdsman's
Award will also be given for the best
display and will be based on neatness,
animal grooming and courtesy of
attendants.
Fair return for farmers
a must: bankers'group
An agricultural financial specialist says
farming is becoming such an expensive
operation that new ways must be found to
give the farmer a fair return on his
investment.
Sohel Zariffa, chairman of the confer-
ence on agricultural credit sponsored by
the Canadian Bankers' Association (CBA),
says that capitalization is probably the
biggest single problem facing Canadian
farmers.
"It takes so much money to run a farm
these days that banks and others involved
in agricultural financing must find new
ways of financing so that the farmer may
realize a return on his investment
comparable to returns on investments in
other areas.
Zariffa, consulting agronomist for Bank
Canadian National, said the many changes
in the agricultural industry—large-scale
farming, new technology and techniques,
increased production costs—means today's
farmer must look on his operation as a
long-term investment.
"Bank services now extend beyond the
traditional short-term loans for working
capital and offer loans with terms up to 25
years and mortgages on farm property."
Speakers included Professor David Mac-
Farlane of McGill University; Gaetan
Lussier, federal deputy minister of agri-
culture; Camille Moreau, head of the
Quebec Farm Credit Bureau; Professor
George Lee of the University of Saskatch-
ewan; and Gordon Bell, CBA president and
executive vice-president and chief general
manager of The Bank of Nova Scotia.
Perth OFA may plan
pipeline meetings
There's rumor that a propane pipeline
may cross Perth County in the years ahead.
The Perth County Federation of Agricul-
ture wants'o make farmers aware of this
possibility. A committee is being formed to
monitor the situation.
The OFA plans open meetinksif pipeline
plans nto‘c ahead. Land should
delay any decision until after thcy'vc had a
chance to attend one of these meetings.
You are invited
to come to the factory
and see the quality
for yourself.
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WEEKDAYS 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1-3 p.m.
OR BY APPOINTMENT.
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PG. 26 THE RURAL VOICE/NOVEMBER 1979