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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-28, Page 35Q ins foot in the lurrow' byR, The readers write.. In spite of strikes, rumors of strikes and rotating strikes, a few people do rely on the trails to communicate. .This one from a reader in Madoc:' "Thanks for taking the part of farmers. Few of us are able to express ourselves the way we should and it is great to read, now and again, of a person who .understands the plight of the primary producer these days. This from a reader. near Dresden: "You seem to kpow a great deal about dairy farming and beef farming, but how about• the cash crop producer? A lot of uS are finding it tougher every year, especially in corn production, to make ends meet due, to the high cast of land, fertilizer, machinery and the lack of good farm help." A column a few weeks ago — perhaps you missed it — relayed theperplexing problem some cash croppers are having in storing 'corn`to'have it ready for the Market when needed. Or perhaps your...editor misplaced that week's epistle. Let's blame it on him: From Tory Hill Ont. (And where is Tory' Hill? I didn't know until I looked it up on a tourist map of the Haliburton Highlands. It is north and a little east of 'Minden. Ont. I' "You said recently that Haliburton County farmers had a deficit income tax position. How could that possibly hap- pen?" I don't know. I'm theworid'sworst economist and when it comes to mathematics, I'm still in the back 40. The in- formation' came to me from- the department of national revenue and I'm using their figures, not mine. From Mildmay: "I stillink you are wrong about more stringentgun regulations. Every farmer needs a good gun • on his place. If you' had to pay' for a broken axle on a spreader or a baler, you would realize the cost of replace- ment parts and the cost of, labor. We need a gun to get rid of groundhogs." • - . • Awright. already. Your letter is typical of the reaction from most farmers on that column. I'm' sorry I ever men- tioned it. . From Drayton area: "You keep talking, about the good job marketing boards do for the farmer. How about telling readers some of .the rotten things about marketing boards such as how they squeeze the efficient producer' but keep Letters. are appreciated by 8obJ"iotter. Elder Rd . Elmira, Ont N38 2C7 the inefficient producer in business?" That, . could be true' but until somebody comes up with a better idea on marketing of farm products, f'll'.continue to support'marketing boards. Even with all' their faults, they' are striving to do. something for food. producer& that nothing else or nobody else is doing. From Baden: "I fully agree with your recent column on the demerits of° regional governments. Two, cities (Kitch- ener and 'Waterloo) havebeen bleeding- farmers dry ,of water fdi• years.' All tegional.government has been able to do is 'study' the matterand pay some compensation to farmers whose wells„and farm ponds: have been emptied when the cities- drilled new wells in the rural areas. Why ' don't these blind city fools see thane pipeline'to one of the Great Lakes is inevitable and get on with that job?” . • Amen to that, brother. • • From Floradale: "Write some more 'about those. crazy horses of yours." • Shucks, mister. I'rnshy. From Blyth: "We _have a chicken and hog -breeding op eration here. How come younever• give advice on, such things as genetics and feed -conversion ratios and things like that?" Because I'm not that type of farm writer, I would rather deal with matters that inform all who are patient enough to read this deathless prose about the things that con- sumers should know about farming rather than tell farm-�' ers how to be farmers.,You know more about those things than I ever will. From Kincardine: ."Most people think ,that urban en-' croachment .is a problem. only where large towns and big cities are•located but that isn't so. The influx' of workers to the Ontario hydro plant at Douglas Point bas caused even farm land prices to skyrocket in this area." Yes. Urban encroachment is insidious. It'slike fog. You •don't realize how bad it is until you are surrounded by, it. • Finally, from the • little town of Gor-e's Landing, near Brighton: "I'm' late in writing about this but 'some of us usedyour columnRas a reference whenyou wrote about Toronto .clumping its garbage in our. area. Perhaps you • 'helped preserve the rural•landscape in a slight measure." And that, dear readers, is !What makes it all worthwhile. Smuggled beans big concern By John Miner. and Doug Firby Smuggling of white beans -into Michigan "may un- 'dermine the whole marketing' system" if it -is not stopped, Alan McGrath -of the_.Qntario Bean Producers Marketing Board said,recently. "There has been an in- crease (in smuggling.) over the latt year," Mr. McGrath said. "The Board felt it• had the problem solved; but it keeps cropping up again." It is illegal for farmers in Ontario to sell their 'white beans to anybody .. but the Ontario. Bean Producers Marketing Board. Under the )Farm Producers Marketing Act a violator is subject to a maximum fine of $500 for the. first offence' -and $5,000 `for any subsequent offences. • Mr. McGrath said it was impossible to estimate the volume of beans • being smuggled across the Blue Water Bridge at Sarnia, but said the volume was minimal in relation do the entire crop in Ontario. "It is the .'principle of the thing that bothers the Board. It undermines the credibility of the whole system;" he said. When a farmer .in Ontario delalyers histwhite beans to an elevator he is given only a partial payment for his beans, dependingon what grade they are. Number one beans brought $7.26 per cwt. this year. A further payment is nrade in' the spring depending on haw successful the. Board has been in. marketing . the beans. The final payment for the crop is not made usually until the following November when the Board . has sold the entire crop. This delay in payment is part of the motivation for smuggling to the United States where a farmer can. Attention Farmers A- FOR SALE FOR RENT • • 15 HEAD of Hereford cattle. 47 WORKABLE acres for, '10 steers and 5 heifers. rent, near the Nile. Best offer. Average weight 600 lbs. If Phone 529-7629.-44 interested call 52$-7615. —43- 44 C ---WANTED TWO FURROW plow, cultivator and disc. No reasonable offer refused. WANTED: ?,000 bales of hay. Also x_ing neck doves and -•-Geo. Robertson, 524-6658.-44 Tittler pigeons. Phone 524- . 6227.-44 _• get immediate • full payment • for his cropi Mr. McGrath said, R -."T think it is a lot of the -lousy farmera who •dd it," he added. Mr. McGrath suggested ' that radical elements .in the farm community did not like being restrained by .a marketing board. "They'.re free en- terprisers," he said. In the bean belt' through Huron and Perth Counties there are individuals who act as contacts.. These men find out who is interested in having their beans smuggled across.the border to Michigan mills. The contacts then make arrangements for the farmer with the' individual • who will actually truck the beans across the border. A farmer has the choice of. either selling his beans outright to the Michigan Mill or storing them fa ho e's that the price will go up. The Bean Board has moved' this year to shut off the traffic. across the border once and. for all. The Board has told "the federal government that they will prosecute anyone who is caught smuggling. "Ottawa is unwilling -to investigate unless we say we are willing to prosecute," Mr. McGrath•said. • The Board also tried to obtain the records from the U.S, customs of thoseewho are bringing beans into the States, but were told by Canadian officials that °'it would be too cumbersome to _ BRED York X Landrace gilts., Due in about one month. Bred Hampshire. Serviceable age Hampshire' boars. Hamp X Duroc boars. .Bob Robin- son, RR 4, Walton, 345- 2317.-44,45 YEARLING hens for eggs or meat, 50c apiece. Horace. Crawford, 524-706G,-44 E FARM SERVICES - Weare interested. in buying - ICED CLOVER and ALFALFAr SEED at attractive prices. For in- formation phone 482-9219 VARNA FEED MILL - 43,44. - FARM SERVICES NOtICE «.. a , Re: Blyth Pork, Producer's Marketing Yard Effective Mon.., October 25 Yard Is Open • Monday.7 • 12 o'clock Thursday 8 - 1 o'clock Closed Tuesday and Wednesday';" .43 44 ;IL A, allilei;NIMANIWOOK CLAY — Silo Unloaders Feeders Cleaners ' .Stabling. Leg Elevators Liquid Manure "Equipment Hog Equipment•.. BUTLER — Silo Unloaders . Feeders Conveyors FARMATIC — Mills Augers, etc. ACORN -- 'Cleaners Heated Waterers ZERO Bulk•Tanks Pipeline & Parlour Equipment WESTEEL-ROSCO - Granaries B & L - Hog Panelling e.e11111k. A . LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Onthil6 Phone 396-5286 get the records, Mr. McGrath said:, The Board has met with little success. "To- my knowledge, so far, there have been no cases tried," Mr. McGrath said. "We won't prosecute. unless we have an air tight case." Part of thea smuggling is due to ignorance on the part of the farmer, Mr. McGrath suggested. . He "pointed out that the Canadian price is higher and the farmer has to pay tran- sportation .costs and duty • to the United States if he decides to smuggle them out of Ontario., Poultry pigeon The Huron County Poultry, Pigeon • and Pet -Stock Association held its, regular monthly meeting on- October 19 at the. Ontario -Ministry of. Agriculture board room in •Clinton., ;. The main topic of the eyening centred around' the Secretary's report of the regular fall show held- in Woodstock on October 2. The secretary reported that '.81 exhibitors, of which • 23 were' Juniors, exhibited 962. entries which included large fowl,_ bantams, pigeons, ducks, rabbits and cavies. were .competing , for thr s`'e Trophies, ' 30 rosettes, $230.00 cash, $100.00 mer- char}dise and vouchers and• 1150 pounds of feed. _ Winners of major prizes were, Champion large fowl by Doug Butchart of Meaford, Reserve to Geo. Tieman of Dashwood, Champ. Bantam won by John House of Plat- tsville, Reserve to Bert Mills of Goderich, Champion Duck to Mike Gavan of Wyoming, Reserve to Terry Myers of St. Marys. Champion Pigeon to Jas. DeCap of Courtland, ., Reserve by J. Koops : of Hamilton. Champion. Rabbit won by ' Ross . Cudmore, Clinton, Reserve by Sandra MacLeod of Scarborough, Champion and Reserve Cavie won by Lisa Hewitt of Scarborough. • Champion and. Reserve winners in Junior classes were David and -Chris Brown -of Kerwood, Tim Mayhew of Clinton, Eleanor and David House of Plattsvilie, Robt. and John Hoekstra of Wyoming and. Scott and Lisa 14ewitt from Scarborough. Juniors showed 200 entries , Some. -j ji-anges were suggesi d for next years show. Winner of attendance draw was Leeland Desjardine of Grand Bend. Next month',s meeting to featurea table show of large fowl. The Government of Ontario has proclaimed the first week of 'November "Energy Conservation Week" to en- courage greater public participation. in cutting energy :bills, throughout the province this winter, Premier William Davis and Energy - Minister Dennis-Timbrell have announced. IMMININSININEb Your Trojan Seed Corn Dealer has a hybrid: for you. See .him today., TROJAN CUSTOM CORN PFIZER COMPANY LTD. 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