Times-Advocate, 1988-09-28, Page 30Page 16A
Times=Advocate, September 28, 1988
BUYERS OF FAIR HAMS - Exeter fair director Tom Hern congratulates Wayne Shapton of Shapton Construc-
tion, Harvey Hodgins of Exeter Co -Op and Earl Wagner of Hensall Co -Op. They were buyers of the three champi-
onship hams at the Exeter Fair Friday night.
BEST IN GOAT SHOW - Ted McDonald and Robert Golida are shown with the champion A.T. Kissie and the re-
serve champion A.T. Cola at Sunday's goat show at the Exeter Fall Fair. In the centre is fair director Ted Hayward.
bne loot in the
rrow' bva3.
The Farm Debt Review Board
(FDRB) is as useless as a hip -
pocket in undershorts.
Those involved with it have been
valiantly trying to help farmers in
financial trouble and few successes
have been recorded. The board has
no teeth, no access to the courts, no
legal legs on which to take a stand.
Financial institutions have agreed
to work with the FDRB but many
are reluctantly sidestepping the
board these days even after making
promises to abide by the board's ar-
rangements.
Just ask some of the people in-
volved. Brian Ireland, for instance,
is a co-ordinator for thc Queen's
Bush Rural Ministry, an arm of the
Hamilton Conference of the _United
Lancs as appraaated by Sob Tumor Was* Rd Erm,ra Ont 7:436 IC) J
Church. This ministry, by thc way,
has received clerical support for a
three -goal statement seeking re-
structuring of the Farm Credit Cor-
poration (FCC) so it can deal with
farmers in difficulty in such a way
that they can remain on their farms
and become viable again; access to
a court of competent jurisdiction;
and a change in the Farm Debt Re-
view Act to allow access to this
court when thc review is completed
or breaks down.
This is what the detractors of the
Farm Debt Review Board said when
it. was formed. They said it had no
legal jurisdiction and any decisions
made by the board with farmers or
financial institutions could be quite
simply ignored.
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pening.
Back to Brian Ireland, a farmer
who knows what it is to deal with
cold-hearted banking institutions:
As far as the most important area is
concerned -- saving family farms -- ;
really all I can offer to any farm
family that is in trouble ... is to
hold their hand and give them sym-
pathy while they financially pass
away."
The Queen's Bush Ministry docs
not have the financial tools to help
these people. And he blames politi-
cians and farm leaders for taking a
callous and unsympathetic attitude
towards people who must deal with
the Far Debt Review Board and the
Farm Credit Corporation. These
two organizations -- the FDRB and
the FCC -- arc mediocre in their ef-
forts, Ireland_maintains. Without a
judicial review, their efforts arc
weak and insubstantial.
He quotes the case of a 68 -year-
old farmer who was "dearly victi-
mized and impoverished" by the
system because he was at the mer-
cy of the whim of a financial insti-
tution; a bank, in othcr words.
Statistics indicate that Ireland and
thc others involved in the Queen's
Bush Ministry are right. In Ontario
as of February 29, the FDRB had
received 1,286 applications for
help. But only 214 signed agree-
ments were arranged.
This church -backed ministry has
r cived almost a thousand calls
since its inception and a large
number of those calls were frbm
people for whom the farm debt re-
view process had failed.
The Queen's Bush people got
backing at a meeting in July when
ministers attending a meeting in
Hanover pledged to lobby their
churches to back the Queen's Bush
platform. In case some of them
have forgotten, they arc supposed
to report back to Queen's Bush
with their support -- or lack of it --
by November.
A decision will be made then, de-
pending on the amount of support,
as to what will be done to seek the
changes.
I was of the opinoin when the
review boards were first formed
that maybe -- just maybe -- they
could get restructuring done with-
out the necessity of going to court.
I've changed my mind after reading
about the Queen's Bush Ministry
co-ordinators.
They need more than good will
and sympathy. They need some le-
gal backing to help farmers in dire
financial straits.
I hope they get it.
Darling's buy champion steer,lambs
LONDON - The 1988 Western
Fair Market Livestock Sale held on
Friday, September 9 was a tremen-
dously successful event, drawing a
total of 45 buyers who bid more
than $76,000 for the 84 animals on
auction.
Darling's Abattoir, Exeter, paid
S2.75 a pound for the Grand Cham-
pion Pen of Market Lambs shown
by Richard Carefoot, R.R. #2,
Meaford. Darling's also purchased a
steer. The Reserve Champion pen
of Market Lambs was knocked
down to Conrad's Poultry Farms,
Dutton. The exhibitor was Marjorie
World Food Day
CENTRALIA COLLEGE -
World hunger and malnutrition are
probably the greatest dilemmas of
our. times. The situation worsens
yearly, particularly on the African
continent. Our awareness has be-
come greater in the recent past
with the increase in relief efforts
but this is proving not to be
enough. Each year a different coun-
try is stricken by drought. In some
cases countries are being hit two
and three years in a row by devas-
tating weather conditions. Recov-
ery becomes almost impossible.
• A much different situation exists
in Canada, yet the results can be
similar. Here in Canada it has be-
come a matter of choice. Yes we
have an abundance of high quality
food, but many of us are not mak-
ing the right selections to achieve
a balanced diet based on Canada's
Food Guide.
October 16 has been set aside as
World Food Day. It is a time for
us to reflect on critical world food
issues - at home and abroad. The
focus of this year's program is
Food Security. We should all try
to answer a few questions. What
will the global food situation be
like in the future? Will we have
the same access to natural resourc-
es in the future? What are the long
term effects of improper diet and
nutrition?
Your participation in any local
World Food Day activity will sure-
ly increase your personal awareness
of the global situation.
Spcirman, R.R.1, Denfield.
Mt. Brydges Abattoir, Mt. Brydg-
es, bought the Reserve Champion
pen of Market Hogs exhibited by
Lesterosa Swine Ltd., Forest, for
$.95 a pound. They also purchased.
two other animals.
The junior Barrows were sold in-
dividually, and not in pens of three.
.Three Grand Champion Junior Mar-
ket Barrow, exhibited by Gayle
Miller, Melbourne, was purchased
by Wood Lynn Farms, Delaware,
for $5 a pound. Re/Max Forest
City Realty Ltd., London, paid
$3.85 a pound for the Reserve
Champion Junior Barrow shown by
Brian O'Neil, R.R. #1, Lucan.
For the twelfth consecutive year,
A & P Food Stores Ltd. bought the
Grand Champion Steer. This year,
for the first time, the champion and
reserve champion animals were sold
in pens of three. A & P paid $5.25
a pound, a total of $19,808.25 for
the pen of animals which weighed
3,773 pounds. The pen was exhibit-
ed by John-Nostadt, R.R. 3, Maid-
stone, who also showed the Grand
Champion Pen of Slaughter Heif-
ers, sold to Norwich Packers, Nor-
wich, for $2 a pound.
Ralph Bos Meats, Strathroy, pur-
chased the Reserve Champion Pen
of Slaughter Steers for $1.40 a
pound from Don Eedy, R.R. 4,
Denfield. Ralph Bos also bid suc-
cessfully on the Reserve Champion
Pen of Slaughter Heifers exhibited
by Woodrow Farms Ltd., R.R. 4,
Denfield, for which the Strathroy
company paid $1.40 a pound, .and
on the Grand Champion Pen of
Market Hogs shown by Kerridge
Acres, Kerwood, which sold for
S2.35 a pound. They also purchased
a market lan)b.
EXETER 4H CALF CLUB
Thank You
The director of the Exeter Agricultural Society wish to thank all the mem-
bers (and their parents) who participated in this years 4H Club at the Ex-
eter Fall Fair
Members:
Jon Ellerington
Brad Hern
Michael Hern
Randy Hoffman
Tom Passmore
Jennifer Weigand
Honey Williamson
Joe Gower
Lisa Hern
Rob Hern •
Tim Hoffman
Dan Weigand
Chad Williamson
Special Thanks
to the following for their generous support of donations toward prizes,
ribbons and expenses of the club.
Sponsors
Becker Farm Equipment
Bank of Nova Scotia
Cooks
Evergreen Farms
Gamet Hicks
Kirkton Veterinary Clinic
Royal Bank Agricultural Centre
Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd.
Bank of Montreal
Carpenter Optical.
Denfield Livestock Sales
Hardeman Feeds Ltd.
Huron Tractor Ltd.
Morgan Brothers Feed
Scotts Elevators
Wayne Shapton Construction
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