Times-Advocate, 1985-04-03, Page 20First, it was the Newfies: How
many Newfies does it take to change
a light bulb?
Then, it was the Poles: How can
you tell who the bridegroom is at a
Polish Wedding?
Today. it's farmer flogging.
Note. the big daily newspapers
when Finance Minister Wilson's
report was tabled in early March. The
headline writers had a great time
gleefully suggesting that farmers
were rolling in money and tripping
over subsidy cheques every time they
went to their mailboxes.
The news reports in all
metropolitan daily papers I read were
extremely misleading and the
headlines were even worse. I am con-
vinced that the senior editors of both
the Toronto Star and the Globe and
Mail -- is the Sun a newspaper? --
deliberately misinterpreted Wilson's
discussion on farm taxes.
The reaction by farm leaders
across Canada to the same report was
disturbing, too, but I am convinced
they reacted more to the press reports
than to the Wilson report. They used
knee-jerk rhetoric because they were
made to look like liars by the daily
press in the major cities of Canada.
Whether all the facts in the discus-
sion paper have been interpreted pro-
perly or not is difficult tosay. The new
Tory government in Ottawa is refus-
ing to make any firm commitments
on how much money the government
will allocate to help ease farm pro-
blems. The discussion paper, now be-
ing seen in a truer context than the
original howls of protest. may become
a spring board for the help that is
definitely needed by some sectors of
the agricultural community.
I rather liked Wilson's request to
the House of Commons Finance Com-
mittee: Find out whether some
regions or some farmers are facing
a worse situation than others so that
the government can help those
hardest hit if there is not enough
money to do everything.
"If we can define the problem in a
way that allows the government to be
more selective. then that's something
I'd like to hear from the committee,"
said Wilson. He suggested that direct
subsidies to farmers in deep trouble
might be far more efficient than tax
measures which, by their nature, are
broader-based and would tend to help
all farmers rather than just those who
need it the most.
That attitude -- that philosophy -
makes sense. There are some
Holidayers
return to
Dashwood
8y MRS. IRVIN RADER
Dashwood Men's club held the an-
nual Father and Child dinner meeting
March 25. Forty members and 40
guests were present. Video films were
shown which the young ones enjoyed.
Some members played cards.
Vacations
Ward and Norma Kraft have
returned home after spending the
winter months at Ormand Beach,
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Becker have
returned home from a three week
vacation in Florida, where they en-
joyed fine weather, planned activities
and garden fresh tomatoes and
strawberries.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter,
Pontiac, Michigan visited with Mrs.
Alma Genttner. They all went to
Strathroy and visited with aunts, Mrs.
Thompson and Mrs. McKenzie.
Scott Boyle is home on vacation
with members of his family after ser-
ving with the armed forces in Israel
Visitors
Mrs. Shirley VanDorsselaer. Strat-
ford. was a Thursday caller with
Mary Rader
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rader. Ben and
Robin. London. were weekend visitors
with Mary Rader.
oSunday guests with Mrs. Aldene
Wolfe were Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Saunders and Lynda and Mr. and
Mrs. Eric Wolfe. Tracy. Kim and
Kristy all of London.
Watch next week's
paper
Guess who's coming
to Dashwood
It's not
too
late...
We still have
some good seed
corn numbers
left. But you'd
better call now.
SeejaCdy
ds
Chuck Ford
237-3767
Doug Ford
237-3216
farmers in dire need. Some of those
farmers, particularly the younger,
more progressive farmers, should be
singled out and given help.
There is a vast difference between
a 40 -year-old farmer who paid
peanuts for his farm from his father
20 years ago — and probably inherited
a healthy quota as well -- than a
25 -year-old farmer struggling to pay
for his spread at inflated prices and
high interest rates. The younger man
might be even more dedicated to the
land and willing to make sacrifices
than the "successful" farmer who
had his place handed to him 20 or 30
years ago.
I do agree with farmers who claim
that it is unfair to compare farm in-
comes with wages and salaries of ci-
ty people. Few industrial workers
have much of an equity in their jobs.
Few postal workers, for instance,
have a $400,000 investment to get their
$14.50 an hour.
Farmers are different and should
be treated different.
But they won't win any friends by
going off half-cocked and giving
headline writers a field day.
April 3, 1985 Page 19
PARKS RE -OPENING
With the arrival of the longer,
warmer days of spring, many local
residents are contemplating a return
to the provincial parks in Kent, Essex
and Lambton counties. Camping and
day -use facilities in the parks in ex-
treme southwestern Ontario will be
gradually phased in over the next few
weeks.
The Pinery opened on Monday and
Ipperwash will open on May 10.
The fees for using Ontario provin-
cial parks in 1985 have increased on-
ly slightly from the 1984 rates, and
then only for camping. The complete
fee schedule is as follows:
Campsite per night with electrici-
ty, $8.75 48.50 in 1984) ; campsite per
night with campground comfort sta-
tion, $7.25 ($7.00 in 1984); additional
vehicle permit, $3.00; campsite reser-
vations fee, $2.00; daily vehicle per-
mit $2.50; annual vehicle permit,
$25.00; daily bus permit, $10.00.
As in 1984, Ontario senior citizens
are allowed free day -use in any pro-
gincial park. Camping for Ontario
seniors is also free except on Friday
and Saturday nights during the peak
season of June 7 to September 2.
More detailed information on using
and enjoying Ontario's provincial I
park is available from any office of
the Ministry of Natural Resources or
from any Ontario Travel Centre.
"Every year, I can see the dif-
ference in the yield from one farm
to another. With different types of
soil, different farming techniques.
And I always ask which chemical
the crop was sprayed with. Myself, I
spray my beans with Amiben.
have since chemicals were first
coming out. And I've been com-
pletely satisfied with Amiben. My
philosophy is that you've got to get
those weeds before you even see
them. I've always had good luck
with Amiben.
"Amiben works into my system.
If I find something better, I'II use it.
So far, nothing works better."
These days, a farmer's profit
margin isn't big enough to take
chances. That's why so many farm-
ers use Amiben, either alone or
mixed. It controls a wide range of
broadleaf and grass weeds
without burning the beans. Sure
Amiben may cost a little more,
but the farmers who use it swear
that it's
worth it. / I1NInN
f.ARR1D[