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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-10-07, Page 23.81.1611121:6=21.3=1,emana WESTONS BROWN & SERVE INSTANT COFFEE GODERICHSIGNAL"STAR, WEDNESDAY, =room 7, i9e1—PAGE74 ' ROLLS PACKAGES OF 12 OUR REG. 1.09 FANCY CREAM STYLE CORN, SUMMER SWEET PEAS OR KITCHEN SLICED GREEN OR WAX BEANS 14 FL. 07. TINS FROZEN — READY TO BAKE MRS. SMITHS PUMPKIN PIE THICK & RICH NEILSONS WHIPPING CREAM 280 g. SIZE MAXWELL HOUSE DECAFFEINATED REGULAR GRIND OR AUTOMATIC DRIP COFF v1ALCB. PACK • DARE — 4 VARIETIES BREAKTIME COOKIES OUR REG. 1.29 400 g. PKG. MAXWELL. HOUSE REGULAR FILTER OR AUTOMATIC DRIP COFFEE 1 LB$2C. VAC. PACK lfte 41W 9 PLAIN, GARLIC OR POLSKIE OGORKIE High Liner frozen Cooked in batter TURBOT 14 oz. PKG. Devon brand Ice cream SPUMONI 2 LITRE 1.19 $3.25 • Neilson 2% Small curd 500 g. TUB COTTAGE CHEESE .29 Assorted flavours Sealtest Premium YOGURT Blue Bonnet Coloured 1/4's MARGARINE Baden Farmers, Colby or Brick CHEESE 1:75 g. CUP BUCKS DILL PICKLES /1.5 JLAIITIRE KNOTTY PINE FROZEN CHICKEN PIES 1429 JELLIED OR WHOLE OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES PEPPERIDGE FARM FROZEN CHOCOLATE, BANANA, VANILLA, MAPLE SPICE, GERMAPICHOC. OR COCONUT \\ LAYER CAKES 13 oz. SIZE • ZEHRS MANDARIN ORANGES 14 FL. OZ. TIN 99' • Schneiders frozen 500 g. PKG. OF 12 SAUSAGE ROLLS Popsicle brand 6 PACK Chocolate or Butterscotch GOOD 'N' PUDDIN Club House Loose pack Manzanilla OLIVES• 375 mI JAR Bicks 490 Spwi ece MixedEsor Yum Yum 1 LITRE 3 lb .59 12 oz Tangy Bicks Wine SAUERKRAUT Bicks 1.29 GHERKINS Sweet Pickles PKG. OF 60 ORANGE PEKOE RED ROSE TEA BAGS 199 PEPSI COLA DIET PEPSI OR MOUNTAIN DEW 750 mI. BOTTLES OUR REG. 65C PLUS DEPOSITi S2 39 Velvet Cake and Pastry FLOUR ,3.5 Kg. BAG $3 49 • Easy to prepare St 19 PIERolin Hood CRUST MIX Assorted Varieties $1169 Robin Hood mixes PUDDING CAKE • Cranberry Cocktail or 1 Cranapple Drink 540. g. LI9 BREAD Pt .69 T 16 oz. LOAVES CHUCKWAGON, OR NOVIS In - Store Bakery 250 g BRAN, CHERRY OR APPLE OCEAN SPRAY 4° °z 1.79 MUFFINS 890 32 oz. 750 ml • Orange flavoured 99Tf rnaNG tion $1.99 Cherry Hill cheese Carnation Milk Flavour. 280 9. Regular or Marshmallow r9 Medium, Old or Extra Old 59 CHEDDAR 8 oz. STICK • HOT CHOCOLATE 40 10 Post E.D. Smith ALPHA BITS 45"' $14) Pum pk in Sugar coated cereal 8 PIE FILLING WI ARE•PLEASIO TO SiOO YOU IN: 19 oz. TIN 89 13 oz PKG • OF 4 Marketing Boards... • from page 6 A mand in industry is the lay- off option. This option, however, is not available to the farmer. Chickens and cows must be fed and they cannot be left to live off their savings or unemployment in- surance until they are need- ed once again. The only way that farmers can tailor their supply to meet demarxi is by working together through some agen- cy, such as a Marketing Board. Without some central body to co-ordinate decision making, the hundred or thousands of producers in a given, commodity could never be expected to all make the right decisions at the right time) The five commodities in Ontario, which have supply management - chicken, turkeys, eggs, milk, and tobacco - tailor supply to de- mand through the use of quotas. The Marketing Board, through an analysis of market trends, will deter- mine the total demand for the product and then adjust the individual producer's quota accordingly. Far from diScouraging ef- ficiency, cost of production formulas encourage it. Because the formula is bas- ed on the average cost of pro- duction, there is a great in- centive for the individual to increase his productivity and hence his profit. The in- efficient producer will be . forced to either improve his produaivity or' endure lower 'profits (or losses) indefinite- ly; usually resulting in a decision to change to another type of farming. As thishap- pens, the average cost of production falls and the pre - Tess begins again. This trend is readily evident inthe pro- duction statistics of thelast five years. Fewer cows now. .produce more milk, and - chickens each now ' lay several dozen .' more eggs . each year. ConsurnerS\ have thus benefitted from a con- stant supply of quality pro- ducts atreasonable prices. The . quota system un- doubtedly places some severe restrictions onthe in- dividual farmers, but it also confer sk some distinct advan- tages. Farmers in these commodities have . the assurance of a reasonable return. • Today, with high in-' terest costs, owning a quota often makes the difference when applying for -a loan. Because of these advan- tages, quotas have gained a monetary value. This does place some restrictions on entrance to the field, but, again, it is compensated for by the advantages. Farniett in . supply . management systems are not subjected to the boom and bust cycle prevalent in other com- modities. Their degree of risk is greatly reduced with the result that the cost of en- try can be balanced against decreased risk and, therefore, is not passed on as a cost of production., Supply management has worked well but it is doubtful that we shall see it applied to many other commodities. Farmers themselves are reluctant to enter into supply management programs. Supply management was on- ly introduced when com- modities in question were in a period of extreme oversup- ply when producers were be- ing forced out of business. The other limiting factor is that the various com- modities do not lend themselves to production control. Marketing boards have brought -To farming a capaci- ty to market and plan. It is vital to the health of the agricultural industry in On- tario. They have brought a greater' degree of stability and predictability which has helped to stop the exodus from farms. Marketing Boards have not cured the traditional problems facing agriculture, but they have gone a long way towards moderating them. The Government of Ontario's decision to support marketing boards has been a wise one indeed and I hope that the consuming public would not become unduly in- fluenced by reports which they read or hear condemn- ing marketing boards as be- ing a monopoly and Forcing consumers to pay unreasonable -pf i -e -e& for the Instant Dessert Topping 89' DREAM WHIP 3 oz. Regular or Thin Sliced ' • Westons - 24 oz. LOAF SANDWICH BREAD 69 We reserve the right to limit purchases to reasonable weekly family requirements. food.