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The Rural Voice, 1988-09, Page 93HOW GOOD IS YOUR HAY? You can't tell just by looking! Hay can vary from 6% to 25% protein (on a dry matter basis). Calcium on hay can range from 0.40% to 1.7%. Other nutrients can also show wide variation. An accurate chemical analysis of your hay and other feed products will give you the answer. For more information, call or write and inquire about our feed and forage testing services. ' T ACR/ SERVICES 353 Bridge St. E. Kitchener Ont. Box 1707, Stn. C. N2G 4R2 519-742-5811 ABSOLVEN Early maturing, high yielding Hard Red Winter Wheat Now Registered Ni Excellent winter hardiness Early maturity — similar to Augusta soft white wheat Sprouting resistance much better than soft wheat 'I Large, uniform kernels J Good disease tolerance Good straw strength 1988 YIELD RESULTS Allan South — Palmerston, Ont Harro Wehrmann — Ripley, Ont. Earl Schneider — Palmerston, Ont. Hunco Farms Ltd. — Cobourg, Ont. Splitting your hard red winter wheat acreage between the varieties ABSOLVENT and MONOPOL will make for a more manageable harvest. — 83 Bu./Acre — 85 Bu./Acre — 88 Bu./Acre — 103 Bu./Acre Over 220 Acres SALES INC. R.R. 3, Palmerston, Ontario NOG 2P0 519-343-2126 16 THE RURAL VOICE doesn't lie with the FTA. It lies with the Europeans and Americans through the GATT. It would also help if the Ontario government equalized the taxes it levies on wines with those of California. Their wine taxes are only a small fraction of Ontario's. Then we hear the often used argument that our government doesn't have a "mandate." But Canada, unlike the U.S., is not governed by mandate. Over there during an election cam- paign, the presidential candidate sets out an agenda which constitutes his mandate. In Canada we have, fortu- nately, a government bound by parli- ament and not by election statements. The irony is that opponents argue that they fear U.S. domination of our system while at the same time they demand that we use the U.S. mandate system. Who then is really endanger- ing our political process? In sum, we in Ontario sit in the middle of one of the biggest, richest markets in the world. This comprises all of Southern Ontario and the huge New York market plus the surround- ing states. Transportation costs to these markets are low and outweigh easily any advantages our American competitors may have in lower wages. The climate is often cited in the Americans' favour. Don't believe it. Most states have winters as cold or colder than ours and in most years much hotter summers, with attendant heat losses and cooling costs. Again, we must recognize and trust the abilities of Canadian farmers who have made Canada what it is today by being better farmers than anyone else in the world. Calling the loyalty of the FTA's supporters into question doesn't serve any purpose. We all should have more confi- dence in our country and its people. We are one of the world's biggest trading nations because our traders are the best. We are one of the world's biggest agricultural exporters because our farmers are the best. There is no one we have to be afraid of. The FTA is the best thing to happen to Canada since Confederation.° Adrian Vos, from Huron County, has contributed to The Rural Voice since its inception in 1975.