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yrtle Good (right) sells Linda MacLeod an item from her
ooth at the Bluewater Centre's Christmas bazaar. The
zaar was held by the Centre's Volunteer Association last
edaesday and boasted a large crowd with the most
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popular spot being the bake table. 'Three of the Centre's
residents helped to sell items at the bazaar and others
helped to make things to sell at it. All proceeds go to help the
residents. (staff photo)
uron soil superior to some
large number of Huron
my farmers learned
ntly in Seaforth that their
ing conditions are much
rior to some other
fries.
ose attending the annual
uetof the Huron Soil and
p Improvement
ociation heard about
cultural conditions in
alia and New Zealand
Dixie Cameron of
now,
s. Cameron spent five
the "down under" early
non an Ontario Junior
erexchange program.
said most productive
ge.in the two countries
irrigated. Their rainfall
tfrom 10 to 12 inches to
cticable for farming.
h countries are
tock oriented but prices
ved by farmers for beef
mb is much less than in
da,
price for market lambs
ltone-quarter of what it
Canada. This makes the
of wool worth about one -
of the total sheep
et.
Canada, sale of wool
lly creates a loss.
iateAg, Rep. for Huron,
Miller said, "After -
for clipping and
ng, our farmers are
as far as the wool is
med,"
rwatching and hearing
agriculture in New
dand Australia, Miller
ented, "This makes
ng in Huron County look
lush."
and crops specialist
uron and Perth Pat
gave a detailed report
number of research
is held in the two
esduring 1977,
bindweed control
ct on the Usborne..
hipfarm of Alvie Lovell
otas successful as first
t.
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hist
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nler
Lynch commented, "Three
treatments appeared to give
good control by September,
1976-; however, one year later
it was obvious the chemicals
only killed the tops the
previous year and most of the
bindweed regrew."
On the subject of these
tests, Mike Miller said, "We
report on what actually
happens and not what we
would like to -have happen."
A number of Huron. and
Perth farmers co-operated
with the University of Guelph
in a bean insect and in-
secticide survey under the
direction of Dr. Cliff Ellis.
The granular insecticides
tested by Dr. Ellis in 19'76
were effective for controlling
bean insects, but only for the
first 31 days ai;ter application.
Since major insect in-
festations .occur a month
after planting and granular
insecticides are only effective
in the plant for the first
month, granular insecticides
need not be applied at
planting time. Foliar in-
secticides can be effectively
applied later in the season if
problems result.
A herbicide applicator
designed by Jim O'Todle and
Fred Bowers of Centralia
College of Agrictiltural
Technology was tested in
bean fields for controlling
milkweed. The applicator
consisted of a felt roller
mounted on bicycle wheels.
The applicator was pushed
through the white bean fields
and herbicide was rolled off
the felt roller onto any milk-
weed plants that were higher
than the beans. The chemical
used was Roundup. •
Stan Mcllwain of Goderich
township is president of the
Huron Soil and Crop
Association. Don Rader, Hay
township, is second vice-
president.
All farmers should share
Delegates to the annual
convention of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
approved in principle a
proposed levy plan which
would require all farmers in
the Province to support the
farm organization of their
choice.
This proposal, which would
require an amendment to the
Municipal Act, would have
each municipality collect the
levy, based on assessment
value of the farm, when they
collect the year's property
tax.
There would be a suggested
minimum of $15.00 and a
suggested maximum of $100.
so that an undue burden
would not be put on anyone.
As an example, if the levy
were set at 1/2 mill, on a 100
acre farm with a, $400. acre
assessment, the amount
raised would be $20.
Mery Smith, a Huron
County delegate, said that at
present only one-third of
Ontario farmers now belong
to C.F.A. and each pays an
annual membership fee of
$35.00, Therefore, less than
half of Ontario farmers
contribute to the support of
any farm organization, yet.
everyone reaps the benefits.
If all farmers in Ontario
contribute to a farm
organization of their choice,
then agriculture would have a
much stronger voice, Smith
said. More effective lobbying
could take place with the
provincial and federal
governments.
Gerry Fortune, Regional
Director for N.E. Huron said
that , more money is needed
for O.F.A. to do a good job for
farmers, more than can he
raised by yearly membership
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It is time for all Ontario
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farmers to get behind their
farm organizations so that
they can become a stronger
voice, representing the
agricultural segment of
society, the meeting agreed.
"Buy Canadian!" urged
delegates at the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
Convention held in Hamilton
Nov. 27-30. Delegates were
strongly in favor of having
Canadian agricultural
products marked as
"Produced in Canada".
"Consumers should support
Canadian agricultural
products. By doing so they.
are getting a quality product
and helping support indueftry
and employment in Canada.
Hall of Fame?
Agriculture and Food
Minister Bill Newman has
announced that a meeting
was held recently to discuss
the possibility of establishing
an Ontario Agricultural Hall
of Fame.
Fifty invited delegates,
representing agricultural
organizations in the province,
attended the meeting and
gave a very favorable
reaction to the concept.
9ODERICI-I SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, -DECEMBER 8;18
:urged to buy
Consumers should realize
that buying food items im-
ported from other countries
may not only put a Canadian
farmer out of business, but
truckers, food processors and
many city workers out of jobs
too," said Doug Fortune,
chairman of the Huron
County Federation Consumer
Liaison Committee.
"Consumers should be
given the opportunity of
choosing between ,Canadian
produced food products and
those that are imported.
Imported products are not
necessarily produced under
the high standards that are
required here in Canada,"
stated Gordon Hill, a Huron
County farmer from Varna.
Delegates pointed out that
the label "Canada No. 1" does
not mean that items with this
label on them were produced
in Canada.
Ontario Agriculture
Minister, Bill Newman, told
the convention of a program
called "Foodl'ands Ontario"
initiated by the Ontario
:.naC .Ian
government to promote
agricultural products from
this province.
Frank Drea, Minister of
Correctional Institutions has
already announced that
Ontario institutions will be'
serving only fruit juices
produced in this province.
Guest speaker, Tony
Dechant, president of one of
the largest far 'en
organizations in the United
States, the National Farmers
Union, expressed this same
view by noting that United
States consumer groups are
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"OK, December 4 is the day.
Tellrneagainhow
Unemployment,
Insurance qualifications
are cing"
New legislation has changed some of the
ground rules of our UI program.
Parliament has decided that people who live
in areas of high unemployment will he given
certain advantages over those who live where jobs
are more plentiful.
Which means that, as of December -1, you'll
need more insurable work weeks to qualify for
Unemployment Itlsurance benefits.
"11) to 14 weeks, depending
on where you live, right?"
Right again. ,
In regions of low unemployment, claimants
will need up to 11 weeks of insurable employn1cu
to get t'I benefits. This will only happen in
places where it's easier to get and keep a joh.
In regions of high unemployment, claimants
will need as little as 10 vreeks to qualify.
13m until December .1, the entrance
requirement remains at eight weeks wherever you
live.
"How about the two week
waiting period?"
No change. 'Ihe basic two week waiting
period remains the same everywhere.
And so do the rule on the waiting period
when a claimant has left his or her job for no
good reason or been fired for misconduct.
In such cases, a claimant may have to wait up
to eight weeks from when employment ends
until benefits start.
"Has the aniountof the
benefits changed?"
Absolutely not.' The 1'I benefit rate
stays at two-thirds of your average weekly
insurable earnings.
The maximum is $1.17, less tax.
"Anything else
,I should know?"
'IIie maximum time for which anyone
may receive benefits has changed slightly.
T-hc old maximum was 51 wecks.`Now it's
50 weeks.
But since September 11, the total
number of weeks for which a claimant qualifies
has more'closely reflected the unemployment
rate in his or her region.
Right nom. 1ve measure tiilemploynlent by
dividing Canada Into lo cconl1n11c regions. Later,
in 11)7,`x, we will tine -tune the program to 51
regions so that t' I will he even more closely
related to the local labour market conditions.
Als(7,
there's nlaternitr. sickness and_a.;c (,5
henetits.
Previously. sickness henetits were only
payable during the tirst 3t) weeks of the claim.
Now they are payable .it any time during the
entire benefit period.
.Maternity henetits of N Heck, and the
special one -tine henetlt (equal to three weeks'
benefits) at age (» remains the smile.
The sarl1C people still pal tor the progrull in
the sank proportion,. and the types of
Crllplollllent Insurable tor- I -I remail tib, smile.
too.
And, as explained in the box below, you
still go to the familiar locations taw both t'I offices
and Canada Manpower Centres. Watch for
changes in your arca.
The C./imp/omen, lnsunn1.<' ('14 nur.,;r,m aryl the
l)Ipartment 0/.1 17h/ lunrr1,71117A>u haze l4^u17,1e
the Canada l:mphn7nent and renin,-nnh n (;olnrsshnz
Jim tient, 1Y-rl 11,still eeiflirhk'dentine(' as
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Centres. It hen tlla'1' I't' toolher 111 2'914' 124U11171, thev ll IY'
called Canada LirlphImeet (,71n<
Working with people
who want to work.
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Immigration Canada
Empini et
Immigration Canada
Bud Cullen Bud Cullen
Minister Ministre
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