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.
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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
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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';"
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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
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Pipeline & Parlour
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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.
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