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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-09-22, Page 30FARM CLASSIFIED SECTION 1 PAGE 8A--GODER'ICH S1GNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977 n research Ltii%1VI T%A GE giving answers Jne loot in the furrow' byZ7�, It never ceases to amaze me that so few people are aware of how the farm economy affects the lives of every person in this country. Some people are closer to the land than others and I sup- pose that is why they are cognizant of how the farm econo-' my can have a direct effect on their lives. While vacation- ing this summer in Prince Edward Island — and as said before. this column is not a one-man travelogue — we stop- ped for gasoline near the tuna fishing capitol of the world. North Lake The owner of the service station was keenly aware that what happened to farmers had a direct bearing on his Own economy Sure, he said We get a lot of business from the tour- ists 1 can see by your license plate that you are from On- tario And we appreciate your business but we have to live 12 months of the year. not lust six weeks during the tourist season If the farmers in this province are not doing well. we do not have a good year It isjust as simple as that. "There isn't much in the way of industry on the island so we have to depend on the welfare of the agricultural economy • In other words. what happens to the farm economy means a make -or -break year for a service station operator. So. multiply this by a dozen other businesses in the rural community and you have a good idea of what is going on outside the confines of the major cities of this province. . Canada's entire economy is slumping as most people are aware For a good many months, agriculture and other re- source industries have been able to keep the economy on an even keel if not ,it the buoyant level. Most farm writers are predicting a bleak year. though, for agriculturalists. I •have never been one to cry wolf in this corner. I believe optimism is the best approach. Rut my brows are furrowed and my upper lip is quiver- • ing right now Grain markets -- as anyone who buys feed is aware — have collapsed in recent months. The hog indus- Letters we app,e.c.ated by Bob Botta EiAaIe Rd Errtt,a Oni N3B 2C1 try. after three or more years of exceptionally high prices. will get hit hard in the next few months. I'm afraid. simply because prices have been artificially high for too long. Surpluses are evident in sheep. beef. rapeseed. soybeans. corn. barley, oats and. especially. wheat. When these surpluses are apparent. the results can be disastrous. Agriculturally -related businesses get it in the pass of the ants first: fertilizer companies. farm machin- ery manufacturers, farm building experts. If farmers have- n't got the money. they just won't spend it. So what, you say? What does this have to do with me. Liv ing in the city or a small town It means that everybody all along the line has to pull back. It means that car dealers, truck dealers and local manu- facturers in any area remotely connected with farming will have a bad year. It means that local grocery stores will sell less to farmers. It means that local clothing stores do not sell as much. It means that local shoe stores have a bad year. And it means that local veterinarians and drug stores will be pulling in their horns. And what happens when rural Ontario is in a recession Why, all other resource industries suffer. Automobile,plants, steel plants, fabrication plants suffer. Who do you think manufactures those huge tractors and all that expensive equipment you see in the fields as you drive along the high- ways and byways of this province and country? When the agricultural economy suffers, everybody suf- fers to a greater degree than almost any other sector of the economy. Not long ago,. this corner mentioned that 43 per cent of the entire economy is generated by agriculture. When 43 per cent of the people are suffering a recession, then almost half the nation will feel the pinch and this has to be reflected everywhere. Therefore. it behooves us to keep the farming sector in business. Otherwise, we all suffer. Wheat i'nsurance' down Agriculture and Food Minister Bill, NeWrnan has announced a 10 percent reduction in the premiums for winter wheat. The maximum premium rate for the 1977-78 crop is $3.75 per acre, which provides protection at $2.75 per bushel and a reseeding benefit of $25 per acre. The $3 per acre premium rate provides for an established price per bushel of $2.25 and a reseeding benefit of $20 an acre. At the $2.25 per acre premium, the farmer gets protection at $1.75 a bushel and a $15 an acre reseeding benefit. The deadline for ap- plications for renewals for the Ernie Peachey of Plcton Street in Goderich holds upa carrot plant with five full grown carrots about six inches long each growing on one crown. He has also grown ordinary onions as big as Spanish onions and a nine foot tomato pplant with over 100 tomatoes on it this summer. Gardening is his hobby and the secret of his green thumb is mixing one tablespoon of epsom salts with one gallon of water and using this mixture to water his plants once a week.(staff photo) A. For sale SOD - 30 cents per yard at the farm, 40 cents per yard delivered. Landscaping service. Phone 1-237-3202 or 1- 235-2478. —tf EIGHT open Holstein heifers. Peter De Groot, RR 6, Goderich, 524-8547.-38 _C. Wanted WAN -n-1) TO BUY OR BOR ROW up to 20.000 Ihs, unused N1 S () Phone collect 482 11948 —37.3R WANTED TO RENT - 200-300 acres of workable land suitable for corn or )ley. Apply Drawer 11, Signal -St r Publishing Ltd., Box 22 Goderich, Ontario. -37,38.39x 1977-78 winter wheat plan is October 20, 1977. In making the an- nouncement, Mr. Newman said that Ontario's wheat crops have been good in recent years and as a result claims payments; have been low. "This good claims ex- perience is reflected in the reduced premium for 1977- 78", the minister said. Last year 2,706 farmers insured 110,000 acres of winter wheat in Ontario. Crop insurance, which is available for 30 crops, is a production guarantee in- surance plan which provides farmers with protection against most natural hazards. If a farmer's actual production is less than his guarantee, his crop insurance will compensate him for the difference. The commission annually reviews and updates each insurance plan to reflect changing conditions in the field. Application forms and further information are available from local crop insurance agents or from the Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario, Legislative Buildings, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1B7. By Len Plzzey Ontario's white bean in- dustry is improving and expanding, producers, canners and seed company officials discovered recently on a tour sponsored by the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. The tour gave those in- volved in the industry a clia'itce"to look closely at some of the research underway in fields and laboratories at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology and at the University of Guelph. Though field bean research has been going on for many years, the experimental program at Centralia College is only, two years- old, ac- cording to Jim O'Toole, head of the 'college's Agronomy division. He told the more than 40 people on the tour that research at the college in- cludes variety tests, her- bicide evaluation, white mold control efforts, crop rotation studies and date -of -planting variations. Mr. O'Toole said some 18 varieties of white beans and two varieties of yellow -eye beans are being grown to gather data on yields and date of maturity. As well, 15 different herbicide products and 10 white mould control products are being field tested and their residues analyzed so recom- mendations can be made to the Ontario Herbicide Committee. Crop rotation The long term effects of 12 different crop rotations are also being studied to deter- mine their effects on white bean yields, Mr. O'Toole said. He said bean growers in other a,s, particularly - In Michigan, have experienced falling yields due to improper rotation, resulting in soil compaction and nutrient depletion. Also in the Centralia field experiments, the four commercial varieties of white beans, - Sanilac, Seafarer, Kentwood and Fleetwood have been planted at weekly intervals for five weeks beginning May 20 to gather yield data. A rotary -cut bean puller designed and built in Quebec under a Federal government grant is also being evaluated on the Centralia crops. Acreage increasing Don Pullen, Huron County Ag. Rep., told the tour bean acreage in Huron and Perth Counties has steadily in- creased over the years. In 1960 there were 21,000 acres in white beans in Huron County. This year there are 63,000 acres of beans in the county, he said. Mr. Pullen said there has been a general shift in bean growing from southern• counties to more northerly ones. Ozone damage in Lambton and Kent Counties has forced producers to abandon white beans in those areas, he said. Mr. Pullen said the potential for a high yield bean crop is particularly high this year. "If mother nature is -kind, we'll be looking at a 1400 pounds per acre average Enrolment up at CCAT Centralia College of Agricultural Technology registered an overall in- crease in` student numbers of five percent this year as the College doors opened for classes on September 12th. Located in Huron County in some of the province's finest agricultural land, Centralia College is Ontario's newest College of Agricultural Technology. . .NAL plow `'3. 5 Miles x PJi G >r� Northeast x • • of Kingston, "ti o Ontario M A1ACH1%yF' •FEOUTENAC COUITT JOICEYILLE SEPT.27-OCT.1 1977` • Plowing Competitions *Exhibits and Parades • Ladies Program *Something for Everyone! For this academic session there will be students at the College and over half of these are in the Agricultural Businesq .v1anagement progiaam, iearning the skills for successful farming. Fifty- eight are registered in animal health technology and 92 are involved with food service management and community home economics. yield," he said. But he tempered -his optimism, saying a lot can happen between now and the end of harvesting. He also said the idea of average yield was a little= misleading, since there is a large variation in yields between southern and nor- thern areas. 1100 pounds per 'acre is considered a fair yield in southern bean growing areas, lie said, while in McKillop Township 2000 pounds to the acre would be common and in Grey Township, yields could run as high as 2500 pounds per,,,acre. He noted also that there has been a trend toward better crop rotation in the county. "Hopefully it will continue," he said. Chuck Broadwell, an of- ficial of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board, said Ontario Bean growers are the most efficient in the world, with yields that average 30 percent higher than those of Michigan p oducers. Mr. Broadwell said Ontario bean growers have con- centrated on producing a high quality product to gain a share of international markets. He said Ontario growers cannot grow beans as cheaply as they can be grown in some areas. The board ,doesn't regulate acreage, Mr. Broadwell said. Price is the determining factor for individual farmers, and there is a ready market for all the beans that can be produced at the moment, he said. The overall trend has been to increased bean. acreage, and there are presently about 160,000 acres of beans in the province Ozone resistance White bean research at the University of Guelph includes both breeding programs, and work on the problem of root rot. The main emphasis of the Guelph program is currently on developing strains that are resistant to ozone damage, and strains that give higher yields but mature at the same time as current commercial varieties. Dr. Wally Beversdorf, a professor in the crop science department, told the tour attempts are being made to isolate strains of bean plants, that can resist the bronzing caused by high levels of ozone. If a resistant strain is found it will then,be cross bred with comercial varieties to make them less susceptible to ozone damage. He said ozone levels in the air have been increasing in recent years, and emphasized the trend is likely to continue. Ozone, an unstable ox ,w en compound, is always present in trace amounts in the air, ,but the pollution from in- ternal combustion engines has driven levels up, he said. High levels of ozone from the industrial areas around Windsor, Detroit and Sarnia forced white bean producers in southern counties to switch to soybeans, which are more resistant to ozone damage, Dr. Beversdorf said. 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