Times Advocate, 1994-06-01, Page 18Page 18
Times -Advocate, June 1, 1994
FARM 11PnATF,
One Foot in the Furrow
By Bob Trotter
Agricultural museum should not close
Why, even in the name of the
almighty dollar, would anyone
in his/her right mind, suggest
that the Ontario Agricultural
Museum should be closed?
A couple of items in the press
recently have me running a little
scared. As I understand it, a "re-
view" is under way now about
what to do with the museum be-
cause it is losing money. The
firm of Price Waterhouse is "ex-
amining optionkfor the future
direction" of the museum.
At the outset I must ask this
question: How many of those
conducting the review have ever
had manure on their boots? Do
any of them know anything
about farming and the rich and
wonderful history of agriculture
in this province? Have any of
them ever milked a cow, heaved
a bale of hay, chased a porker or
lifted a hen from a clutch of
eggs?
Or are they all bottom -liners
who wouldn't know a Hereford
from a Holstein if one of them
caught a damp switch across the
forehead?
I have been to the museum
near Milton -- you can't miss it
if you are driving Highway 401 -
and who doesn't drive 401? --
three or four times over ihe
years since its inception ind I
never cease to be impressed. As
far as I know. it is the only one
of its kind in the province. the
only institution dedicated to pre-
serving the heritage of farming
and, at the same time, making
the public who attend aware of
the importance of agriculture in
this province's past, present and
future.
Rumors abound about what
may come about as a result of
the review. An option being
considered is to close the place
down and sell the land to the de-
velopers who would just love to
get some of the acreage devoted
to the museum. Close the agri-
cultural museum? Perish the
thought! It is too precious. It is
a treasure to be hoarded and
coddled, protected and kept for
generations to come.
Attendance, apparently, is
high but operating costs far ex-
ceed revenue.
So what?
Governments can afford all
kinds of grants and subsidies to
big business. Was it Toyota that
got $13 million to come to Cam-
bridge? How much did Mazda
get for coming to Canada? How
much did the Chrysler Corpora-
tion get to be bailed out a dec-
ade ago? How much goes to all
kinds of businesses, manufactur-
ers and other industries?
And yet we cannot afford to
keep this precious place afloat?
We give grants to clay galler-
ies, dramas, ballets, buskers,
playwrights, would-be authors,
political pundits and petrified
forests. We buy gawd-awful
paintings for millions of dollars
that most of us wouldn't hang in
the outhouse but we can't keep
this wonderful place going?
This place is too precious to
lose. It has been painstakingly,
assiduously, reverently put to-
gether for the last 30 years and
any short-sighted government
action to close it should result in
Junior Farmers to
celebrate 50 years
GUELPH - 1994 marks 50 years
of "Self Help and Community Bet-
terment" across Ontario for the Jun-
ior Farmers' Association of Ontario
(JFA)). An anniversary committee
has been working hard to organize
a reunion on Sunday, August 14,
1994 at the Ontario Agricultural
Museum in Milton.
A full day of special events are
planned with lots of activities for
you and your family to participate
in! The gates open at 10:00 a.m.
and satellite areas will feature
square dancing, games for children,
sing songs, historical displays,
camper and trip winner reunions. A
barbecue lunch will he served at 12
noon. Tickets. which include the
cost of admission to the Museum
and lunch, are on sale now - $12
for adults. $6 for children agcd six
and under, and preschoolers are
free.
There are related activities
planned for the rest of the weekend.
The Halton Jr. Farmers have orga-
nized a Welcome Dance on Friday
at the Milton Fairgrounds. Saturday
events include a "Senior Farmer"
three -pitch tournament for junior
farmer alumni over the age of 30
(entries still welcome!), Provincial
Summer Games competitions for
present junior farmers, and a dance
in the evening open to all at the
Tonelli Arena. Travel ambassadors
will be gathering at the Mohawk
Inn for dinner before the dance on
Saturday.
For information about these
events or tickets please call Robyn
Garlough at the JFAO office at
519-767-3269.
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that government being shot with
a ball of its own manure.
But then, this government ig-
nored farmers completely in its
latest budget, the Ripley area
farmers who is chairman of the
Ontario Chamber of Com-
merce's committee on agricultu-
ral policy said: "1t (the budget)
did seem targeted to downtown
Toronto. I certainly did notice
the absence of any concern
about agriculture."
Closing the museum would
just be another NDP nail in agri-
culture's coffin.
Three days maximum wait
TORONTO - Machinery break-
downs are a time waster in any in-
dustry - but in agriculture, they can
mean the difference between a
timely harvest and a disaster. How-
ever, there is an Ontario law de-
signed to help farmers facing that
predicament and keep the aggrava-
tion to a minimum: The Ontario
f arrn Implements Act.
The Act provides fast relief by
limiting waiting time for replace-
ment parts to three days in most
cases, and by providing access to
etnergency repair parts.
Some restriction apply, of course.
For a haler to qualify for emergen-
cy repairs. it has to break down dur-
ing haling season - not in Decem-
her. All machinery must be valued
at 53.5(X) or more, be used strictly
for agriculture or horticulture, and
he Tess than 10 years old. Machin -
4,000 dogs in Ontario may be
infected with heartworm disease
MILTON - According to esti-
mates based on a 1994 scientific
survey of Ontario veterinarians,
more than 4.000 family dogs within
the province may he infected with,
and spreading canine heartworm
disease. Heartworm is a silent and
potentially fatal disease with symp-
toms that often do not appear until
the illness is significantly ad-
vanced.
The same report identifies Onta-
rio as the major focus of infection
in Canada. During 1993, 254 cases
of canine heartworm disease were
reported in 70 towns and cities
across the province. Dr. Walter Ing-
wersen. President of the Ontario
Veterinary Medical Association,
explains that, "More than 700,000
Ontario dogs do not visit a veteri-
narian regularly. This makes com-
batting the spread of heartworm so
difficult. since this is one disease
that veterinarians can prevent
through simple medication."
Survey findings indicate that
dogs not on a preventive medica-
tion arc 32 times more likely to
contract and then spread heartworm
than arc dogs protected from the
disease. Reported statistics for
1993, show only 300,000 dogs re-
ceived a preventive medication.
The disturbing figure of 4,000 in-
fected dogs was calculated based
on the incidence of the disease
among unprotected dogs tested by
veterinarians in 1993.
Canine heartworm disease is
caused by parasitic worms that in-
vade a dog's heart. resulting in im-
paired brood flow and damage to
the heart, lungs and liver. In cases
where damage to the internal or-
gans is extensive, the condition can
he fatal. Heartworm is spread by
mosquitoes that transmit the dis-
ease from infected dogs to healthy
dogs. One dog can be the source of
infection for a whole neighbour-
hood.
Dr. Slocombe also warns that an-
other important reservoir for heart-
worm is the wild populations of
coyotes, foxes and wolves. Exami-
nation of 90 coyotes in Quebec and
Ontario showed eight infected with
heartworm disease - almost 20
times the current incidence calcu-
lated for the unprotected dog popu-
lation. The Guelph parasitologist
cautions, "Heartworm will continue
to spread in Canada and there is
need, therefore, for constant sur-
veillance to monitor its spread."
HENSAII SIRING FAIR
JUNE 10 & 11, 1994
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Saturday
Midwest Horse Show
Poultry Show
Parade 12 nam
Calf Club Show & Sale 1:30 p.m.
Horseshoe Pitch 1 p. m.
Friday
Sheep Show
Western Horse Show
Official Opening 7 p.m.
Ir. Talent
Queen of the Fair 10 p.m
.. and so much more!
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* Breakfast 7 - 10 a.m. Saturday
* Tug -of-war (workboot tug) Sat. at 1:30 p.m.
* Hensall Optimist Saturday Dance 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
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