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Times-Advocate, 1982-02-03, Page 14L hype 14 Times -Advocate, February 3, 1982 Huron farm, home news Huron cattlernen veto Supply managernent H.C.A. held an open Huron producers question - producer meeting January ed - What would it cost to ad - 26' minister a supply manage - Bruce County producer ment program in beef, Ron Wolfe•of Dobbington across Canada? How could reviewed the report of •roducers control orodnc- Marketing Study Committee tion within a plus or minus 2 on Supply Management for percent production level of Beef Cattle. Tony Noorloas, an annual quota'? Produc- producer from Wyoming in tion is cut back, why are Lambton, reviewed producers in trouble? Implications of and Alter- Economy, interest rates and natives to Supply Manage- high costs of replacements ment. John Brubacher, a were blamed. producer from Guelph, If a supply management reviewed advantage of supp- system were implemented ly management. across Canada, how are The three producers field- quotasto be allocated? It ed a series of questions was suggested a five year following their presentation production average would be on the pros and cons of supp- used. ly management in the beef If a supply management industry. Implications of quota production control quotas. quota values, the system were implemented complexity of the beef' in- could it be dismantled some dustry from cow -calf time in the future? John producer in the West, to the Brubacher felt the stability backgrounder and feedlot of the plan would develop finishing operations in On- from the income assurance !aria were discussed, part of such a plan. If quota values got too high, more quota could be allocated. If markets were shorted by production. production could be increased. It may sound simple to increase produc- tion, but from the time a cow or open heifer is bred, it takes about 27 month before the calf -is finished for market. One producer questioned how a national supply management system or cen- tral agency could predict de- mand of beef three rs Hi Fans! Have you had a swell week so far? In the column today we have all the reports from the floor hockey teams, and results of the exhibitions. I would like to thank you for reading my column and I must say good bye because I am going away. Don't fret though, because Jerry Lamport will be taking over for me. Keep reading. I am sure you will love his articles too. Barbara Gallant. This week the Child of the Week is Stephanie Woods. She brought a picture called Black Magic, some pictures of her pets, some post cards of thelsland of St. Thomas, a spoon and two Black Stallion. books. Joel Lamport. Last week the child of the week was Russel Fink- beiner. He brought a lot to do with hockey as a display. He brought interesting items - e, 4 hockey trophies, 6 S and a book of pic- from his trip to Halifax Lori Hutchinson. February 12, room 4 is having a bake sale to raise money for the movie 'Island of the Blue Dolphin' which they are studying in literature. Some of the ar- ticles that will be sold are cookies, squares, cupcakes, popcorn; cake and other baked goods. Christie Eveland. Grade 7 and 8 students in room 2 have been working on decoupage in art. Some of the pictures are winter scenery, farm animals, forest scenes. They are turning out great. Bonnie Dillon. Room 1, grade 8 are doing posters for art. Some posters wilr'go to the Board Office in Clinton and others will be put up in the school. Topics for the posters range from hotdog sales, to the Win- ter carnival, to Public Speaking. Leanne Stewart. Boy's floorhockey tour- nament - Friday at J.A.D. +� McCurdy school the boys floorhockey tournament was held. Boys on the team were Scott Miller, Grant Hayter, Rob Finkbeiner, Paul Mellecke, Robbie Hoffman, Roger Ward, Jerry Lamport, Steven Lightfoot, Tim Cant, Mark Dillon, John Willemsen, Greg Be,F ker., Brian Woodburn, Glenp Durie, Bin Vandeworp and Cam Darling. It was a tough decision for Mr. O'Rourke and Mr. Negrijn to choose the team. Roger Ward. Stephen defeats McCurdy - January 28 Stephen boys' floor hockey tear) travelled to McCurdy School for an exhibition floor hockey game. McCrudy jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead on a goal by Dave Smith. Shortly after Roger Ward got a goal for Stephen making the score 1 to 1. Then again for the second time McCurdy took the lead by a goal from Dave Smith making the score 2 to 1. In overtime Scott Miller, Tim Cant, and Jerry Lamport each put one in making the final score 5-2 in favour of Stephen. Our goal tenders Mark Dillon and Cam Darling played ex- cellent in net. Roger Ward, Jerry Lamport. During the month of February Stephen Central will have a display of school work at the Board office in Clinton. Students will be displaying projects from all subjects as well as art work. Susanne Smith. Ter Times From Stephen Central School .'0 advance. A few questions O. M. A. F. office f o r went essentially un- February 16 has been post - answered, but the producer poned until March 24. Lunch panel. namely Ron Wolfe, will be hot pork and the cost Tony Noolcoos and John is $5.00. Brubacher did a commen- Course is by pre- dable job presenting their registration only and enrol - reports and answering ment is limited to 40. Include questions. lunch money with There has been a lot of dis- preregistration. cussion on supply manage- John Heard, Assistant ment and the Huron. Agricultural Representative Cattlemen's Association Attention dairy producers • directors wanted direction You are invited'to attend a on how to vote on the supply one -day dairy meeting management question. This planned for Monday, question is sure to come up February 15, Clinton Legion at the Ontario Cattlemen's Hall. Theme - "Improving Association Annual Meeting Udder Health". Agenda - in Toronto, February 24 - 25. 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - coffee and A motion was put forth registration. 10:00 a.m. - In - recommending that the troductory Remarks. 10:10 H.C.A. director delegates a.m. - Introduction of vote against supply manage- Feature Speaker, Dr. ment at the O.C.A. meeting. George Fisher. - Total The vote carried 125 against management Concept to supply management and 42 Udder Health. 11:10 a.m. in favour. Equipment Mangement, The meeting attracted George Garland, Milking nearly 200 producers and Equipment Specialist. 12:00 was well conducted by Bill - Bring your own lunch - Coleman of Kippen, current coffee, milk and donuts president of H.C.A. provided. 1:00 p.m. - Milking Stan Paquette, Associate and Dry Cow Management - Agricultural Representative Bob Berry, Dairy Specialist - Film "Making Your Cow Worth More". 2:00 p.m. - Environment and Sanitation to better Udder Health - Dave Dixon, Farm Products Quality Branch. 3:00 p.m. - Panel of previous speakers to answer questions. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative Swine meetings The open agenda swine meeting slated for February 11 at the O.M.A.F. office has been cancelled. The March 11 open agenda isstill plann- ed to go. The Swine Health and Ven- tilation Course at the COOK'SWINNER OFF TO FLORIDA — Jim and Barbara Hawkins of RR 6 Goderich were winners of a one week trip to Florida in the Cook's Division of Gerbro draw for coloured bean growers. They are shown with Hensall branch manager Gerry Upshall ready to leave to catch their plane. T -A phots, ) 03 } 1 TOP JUNIOR FARMERS — The South Huron Junior Farmers recently selected. their Farmers of the Year 1981. They are Bob Pavkeje and Janet Shapton. T -A Off Junior photo ��e foot - n �� �i�l•.,•„•,••pp,•c••.•O D, .aO T,ab, fW�4(4.•M711C7 furrows Canada's national about anything and that is newspaper, it calls itself. just what this story does: It the yet that money back until And the headline on • the manipulates the figures, the go-oout ofubusinessbusiness. by sell They front page about 10 days ago data. in the flagship of the Farmers have a' far larger bathnkruptcys or going into Thomson fleet, the Globe and investment in land and Relative to their worth, the Mail, shouted: Farmers are property and buildings and Globe story says, farmers moving into class of equipment and livestock are not dee millionaires. ' ll' acres, survey shows. Another in the long line of misleading stories carried by so many of the daily papers in this country. They appear to deliberately show farmers in a dubious light. "Canadian farmers are moving into the millionaire class, according to a 1981 survey of farm wealth by the Farm Credit Corp. Buried among the thousands of figures in the 22 tables to be found in the report of the survey are data to show that, on average, farmers are wealthier than the rest of Canadians. than the average Canadian. Canadian f farmers t have Factory workers, for in- almost six times as much stance, have little or no equity as they have debt - investment in their jobs so $100 -billion in equity and $17 - how can you possibly billion in debt. compare farmers and , fac- So the survey says and who tory workers? It's like can argue with the figures? comparing apples and crab Why, then, are farm apples. bankruptcies so high? Why If the statistics were taken has the militant movement to the final figure, one could spread all across Canada? logically suggest that, suggest fi ures because farmers have so g to me much invested, they should that, if farmers have all this be getting just as good a debts, why areforecuitand not lhat osures uch in return on their investment and labor as any other sector up by more than 25 percent? of the economy. They. should The figures can spray all be making astronomical over the page. They can profits as do the banks, the prove all kinds of things but -"After their debts are Boil companies and the the reality of it is right at the taken into account, the Thomson news farm gate. It is farmers average net worth of all Ie making donning masks and making Canadian farmers, lar a and They should be as threats to get a better deal. t small, was found to be just much net profit - net profit, I is stress filled disgruntled below $44,000 in Janur repeat - as any . other ole heaving dead cattle Y. business or factory. But they on a bank's doorstep. It is 1981, an amount several don't. They have trouble times the net worth of the making ends meet because farmers' wives crying • average Canadian family.” their money is tied up in land silently at night. It is The story suggests that the and livestock andfrustration at its peak as average Canadian has a net ment. SNIP farmers threaten everything worth of about $92,000 and mayhem to murder. farmers are five times It doesn't take too many wealthier than the average brains to figure out that That's where the proof is Canadian. farmers live poor and die and it would behoove the Statistics can be rich. They have huge in bureaucrats, who amass manipulated to grove just vestments in their these surveys, and city- ] operations but they cannot dwelling writers to get out To discuss waste site Dr. Donald Chant, chairman and president of the Ontario Waste Management Corporation will speak at the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's membership meeting February 4 at 8:30 p.m. at Brookside School, south of Lucknbw In Ashfield Township. Dr. Chant will present some of the criteria involved in selecting a site fora toxic waste management treat- ment plant and what will be involved with it. According to the Ministry of Environment's Com- missioned study, the Maclaren Report, a site in northern Ashfield Township is suitable location for the processing of toxic industrial wastes from Sarnia and Windsor area and the Hamilton -Toronto industrial horseshoe. After the first choice location of South Cayuga was and get a bit of manure on their boots to find out - really find out - how tough things are on the back forty these days. determined not to be suitable because of potential drainage problems, at- tention has been focused on the Huron County site which Dr. Parrott, former Minister of Environment, had in- dicated was choice number two at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's Convention in November 1980. Now the Ontario govern- ment has turned the problem over to the recently formed Ontario Waste Management Corporation whose job it is to find a suitable location, develop 11, and run the treatment plant and dump. The public is invited. 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