The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-01, Page 29FARM WAGE
GODERICH, SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBR»ARY 1 , 1979—PAGE 9A
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• Letters are apprec.ated by Bob Trotter Eldate Rd Elrnrra Ont N38 2C7
It takes perseverance and intelligence to beat the big cor-
porations. And patience. Lots of it.
But three rugged individualists, two in particular, in
Middlesex County near London, Ont., have done it.
Peter Lewington, Stuart O'Neill and Irwin Lunn are the
three men who fought for more than four years against In-
terprovincial Pipe Line Ltd. of Edmonton. The company
took farmland for the 520 -mile pipeline to carry oil from
Sarnia to Montreal.
The men, Lewington and O'Neill primarily, produced
mor than 150 photographs to prove the big company caused
great problems on their land. Many observers of the farm
scene, including -me, thought the far -mess -were engaged=in a
losing battle from day one.
The last time I saw Peter Lewington at the annual mar-
keting seminar in Hespeler sponsored by the Rural Learn-
ing Association, he talked to anyone who would listen about
the reparations he was seeking. Some listeners were bored.
Some even laughed at him for taking his case to court.
Peter is an Englishman by birth, sometimes a bit pom-
pous in his approach. But he's a smart farmer and one of the
most knowledgeable farm writers in Canada.
Most farmers would have knuckled under. In fact, many
did. They accepted the compensation handed out' by the
company with a shrug of their shoulders feeling they got as
much as they could, They put up with the problems.
But not Lewington. He didn't worry about the David -vs. -
Goliath contest. Interprovincial Pipe Line Ltd. is controlled
by the giant Imperial Oil of Canada, which is owned by the
multi -national company, Exxon Corporation.
You don't put on boxing gloves with those guys without
counting the cost. And it was costly. Each hearing, each
legal consultation cost money. Arid it took time,
Lewington took the time and spent the money to fight the
giants. He won.
It could become one of the. most significant judgements
for farmers in the last 50 years.,
The money spent by Lewington and O'Neill will now come'
back to them because costs were awarded in their favor.
They also have caused a precedent to be set which could
become of inestimable aid to agriculture for many years.
All in all, compensation for the three farmers came to
$10,000 an acre. Sounds like a lot of money but County Court
Judge Gordon Keelen went into the question more thorough-
ly than any other senior judge in recent history. He wanted
the truth. Topsoil to the farmer is worth a lot.of money and
Judge Keelen figured replacement costs for topsoil at $6,000
an acre for 12 inches. Land restoration with manure and
fertilizer he figured at $480 an acre plus a tag of $1,0 an hour
for-;the--far-mer—who- has-to-spend-time-discussing-e,rpropri'a
tion details with pipeline officials.
These figures will, no doubt, be kept i -n mind by all
farmers in Ontario when expropriating bodies such as,On-
tario Hydro, Bell Telephone, natural gas pipeline officials
and highways officials come knocking at farm doors to buy
land or to run utility corridors through farmland,
Fortunately, Lewington is an excellent photographer. He
had the pictorial proof to back up what he felt was shoddy
workmanship. If any farmer is suspicious of what is happen-
ing. he'd be wise to back up accusations with pictures, just
in case the Keelen judgement does not set a precedent.
I hope it does become a precedent. if not in Canada, then
certainly for Ontario.
Um sure Lewington is overjoyed, not just for himself but
for all other farmers. Some of the neighbors near his Ilder-
ton farm settled, resignedly, for compensation of $600. an
acre, a paltry sum compared to the actual damage done on
some farms.
Whether happens, the decisions will certainly make for
improved pipeline construction procedures in the future.
And I hereby publicly apologize for thinking Peter Lew-
ington was fighting against insurmountable odds when he
launched his campaign four years ago.
More power to him and others like him. As long as Ontario
has farmers like him, agriculture will remain strong
Works program isunderwa
The—Maitland- Valley -
A, Conservation Authority
currently has five local
people employed through
a 1979 Canada Works
grant.
The $10,920 grant,
supplied by the Job
Creation Branch of
Immigration an -d
Employment Canada,
will provide a total of 65
man weeks of work, and
will include on-the-job
training for the em-
ployees.
Charlene Gordon and
Jack Hovius of Listowel,
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Goderlkh; Ont.
Lloyd Faust of Gowan-
stown, Jake Brown of
Gorrie, and Ray Becker
of , Blyth were chosen
from among the many
applicants referred to the
Conservation Authority
by local Canada Man-
power offices.
Forestry management
at the Maple Keys Sugar
Bush near Ethel will be
one of the major projects
undertaken this winter.
The Conservation
Authority opened the
area for maple syrup
demonstration during
1978, and, will be main-
taining the operation
during March of this
year.
The Canada Works
field staff will assist with
pipeline installation,
gathering sap and
processing the maple
syrup.
Another major area of
involvement will be the
provision of•an education
Cracking up?
program at Maple Keys.
Interpretive displays and
signs are being prepared,
and a study guide for
teachers will be written
and circulated to local
schools.
Scheduling of class
visits will be completed in
early February so that
students will have the
opportunity to visit the
sugar bush demon-
stration before and after
the school holiday in
March.
General public are also
encouraged to visit the
site during the
operational period.
Along with other
forestry and wildlife
management program
activities, the" Canada
Works field staff will
complete wood working
and welding work on
conservation area
equipment, signs, and
displays.
Want tougher egg shell quality
Cracked eggs are,
chipping away at the
profits of egg producers.
Producers lose 40 to 50
cents per dozen if eggs
are cracked.
"Cracked eggs cause
serious financial oases to
the industry each year,"
says Henry Orr,
Department of " Animal
and Poultry Science,
Ontario Agricultural
College (OAC).
"Approximately four
percent of the eggs
marketed through
registered grading
stations in Canada each
year are cracked. In 1977,
that was about 18 million
dozen."
Through a coordinated
research program,
poultry scientists at OAC
are trying to find ways of
improving eggshell
quality.
"From a genetic point
of view, we are trying to
produce eggs with
stronger shells," says
Mr. Orr. "We've been
looking at various strains
of chickens to find one
that produces eggs with
tough shells."
Notice
of
Annual Meeting
The.Annual Meeting of the Huron County Wheat
Producers will be held in the Agricultural Board
Room in Clinton on:
Tours., February. 8th
at 1:30 porn.
Russel Rodgers, chairman of the board will be the
vest speaker.
i
Researchers know
eggshell quality depends
on a number of factors.
One study found that
eggshells become weaker
as the chicken grows
older.
Nutritional ex-
periments indicated that
"calcium is critical in
producing strong
eggshells. Diseases, such
as chronic respiratory
disease, weaken
eggshells. Modern
management and
production methods can
also be blamed for some
of the cracked eggs, says
Mr. Orr.
"There are two types of
cracks," he says. "The
impact crack caused by
bumps usually occurs
between the • time the egg
Farm Show on now
More than 400 exhibits
of latest farm machinery,
equipment and supplies
will be combined with a
lively program of special
events at the 1979 Canada
Farm Show, January 30
to February -2, -at the
Coliseum, Exhibition
Place, Toronto.
Sponsored by the
Ontario Retail Farm
Equipment Dealers
Association, the four -day -
show will occupy all
available space in the
Coliseum complex of six
buildings, plus the arena
and parts of the adjoining
horse palace, said Dawn
Morris, show inanager.
More than 250,000
square feet of display
space will be used' to
exhibit latest machinery,
equipment, supplies and
services for every
-Te'g'ttient of agriculture.
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is laid and the time it
reaches the packing
plant. "Pressure cracks
are caused primarily by
heat stress as the eggs
are washed and packed at
the grading station." In
many cases, eggs are
collected and packaged
by automated equipment.
This places terrific
pressure on rhe eggs.
Mr. Orr is using
simulators to test shell
strength, "In the
meantime, we have to
remember that the egg is
a fragile form that must
be handled carefully," he
says.
Each year hundreds of
rural adults share their
knowledge with rural
youth by volunteering as
leaders for 4-H
agricultural clubs in
Ontario. More than 150
club leaders will meet in
Toronto, February 9 and
10, to improve teaching
techniques and leader-
ship skills. • d,
This year's theme is the
fundamental concept -
motivation, says Janet
Horner, public relations
officer, Extension
Branch, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food.
Training sessions will
focus on self-motivation
and methods of
motivating young people.
' Highlight speakers of
the conference include
John Flynn, youth
specialist for the Ontario
Ministry of Culture and
Ree -r -ea -tiara ,- and D r .
Barley
cheque
soon
R.E. McKinley wishes
to advise that a
stabilization payment of
16 cents a bushel has been
announced by the
Agricultural Stabilization
Board for the 1977 barley
crop. Barley sold bet-
ween August 1, 1977 and
July 31, 1978 will qualify
for payment. Payment is
based on barley at 14
percent moisture content.
During the 1977 crop
year, .the weighted
average market price
was $1.76 per bushel, and
-the support price is $17.92
per bushel. Barley
receives support at „90
percent of the five-year
average market price
indexed to reflect
changes in production
costs. This is the first
time barley has qualified
for a • stabilization -
payment.
Application forms for
the payment are
available from the
provincial agricultural
representative's office or.
from the Agriculture
Stabilization Board, 580
Booth Street, 9th Floor; -
Ottawa, Ontario, KIA
0Y9.
Producers are advised
that the maximum
eligibility for the barley
stabilization is 160 tonnes,
with a two -tonne
deductible.
During the 1977 crop
year oats, which are also
covered by ' the
Agricultural Stabilization
Act, did not qualify for
payment.
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ASSOCIATION
Take notice that the
1979
ANNUAL MEETING
will be held:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
of the
LEGION HALL, CLINTON
- 11:45 A.M.
(Banquet Tickets: `5.00)
Meeting 1:00 p.m. Sharp
For the purpose of the proper business of the annual
meeting; the election of the County Board of Directors
and the election of one (1) councilman* for a one year
term to the North Area Pork Producers' Council. This
election will be held between 2:00 and 3:00 p.rn.
Tom Papple
President
Lloyd Stewart
Secretary
* Election of one councilman as a replacement to com-
plete the term of office of 1980.
Banquet tickets available from any township director.
*..***
Board Directors Vos; Waterton, Keller and Wooden will
bo In tettendance.
Ralph Dent of the
University of Toronto,
who will discuss positive
and negative rein-
forcem ent.
"The conference gives
the leaders an op-
portunity to discuss local
programs, and the scope
of 4-H activities , in
Ontario," says Mrs.
Horner.
In conjunction with the
conference, 4-1I members
will conduct agricultural
demonsti•ations, and
discuss exchange, trips
and regional leadership
conferences.
Each county and region
can send two leaders to
the annual conference.
Some areas of the
proyince are allowed
greater representation
because of the size of the
area's. 4-H agricultural
program, explains Mrs.
Horner.
More than 10,000 young
people, aged 12 to 20,
participate in 4-H
agricultural club ac-
tivities sponsored by the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
Juniors congress
Four Ontario Junior
Farmers will attend the
Second World Congress of
Young Farmers in Paris,
F-rance,-1G1arCif 5 to -8. The
congress, held for the
first time in Kansas City
in 1976, attracted
delegates from more than
30 countries.
The Ontario delegates
were selected recently by
the Junior Farmers'
Association of Ontario,
says Janet Horner, public
relations officer,
Extension Branch,
Ontario • Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
"The selected
delegates are outstanding
young individuals, active
in Junior Farmers, and
currently involved in
farming,", says Mrs.
Horner. -
Representing Ontario
are Peter Charlton, 25, of
Springfield, Elgin
County; Brian Miller, 26,
of Exeter, Huron County;
Brian Neely, 26, of
Inglewood, Peel Region;
and Roy Westlake, 26, of
Bolton, Peel Region.
The congress is ex-
pected to draw more than
400 delegates , from
around the world to
discuss topics such as the
world food situation, and
the role young farmers
can play in improving
national and universal
food production.
The congress is being
held in conjunction with
the International
Agricultural and Farm
Machinery Fair. This will
give delegates an op-
portunity to participate in
international competition
in livestock judging and
tractor driving.
Ontario delegates will
tour agricultural
facilities in France to
complete their two-week
tour, says Mrs. Horner,
The tour -is sponsored by
the Junior Farmers'
Association of Ontario
and the Ontario
Federation of
Agriculture, with the
Cooperation of the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
Wheat price set
The domestic human
consumption price for
Ontario._ wheat to
processors for the months
of February and March
1979 has been set at $160
per tonne, or $4.35 per
bushel f.o.b. country
shipping point.
The price was
established by the
Ontario • Wheat
Producers' Marketing
Board' January 16 in
keeping with the recent
federal government
wheat pricing policy
change which provides
for a minimum of $146.97
per tonne or $4 per
bushel, and a maximum
of $183.72 per tonne or $5
per bushel for wheat
processed for domestic
human consumption in
Canada.
Marketing board
chairman Russell W.
Rogers, R,R.1',
Kingsville, advised that
the price for April . and
May will be established
at mid-March, and at
mid-May for the month of
June, the last month of
the 1978 crop year.
The price for the month
of January is $167.18 per
tonne or $4.55 per bushel.
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T833 handles the stress
T833, a new hybrid from Trojan came through in the Goderich
area, Look at the results of the T.S.T. plot on the farm of
_.Donald Bean,-R.R-.5,-Goderich . -
PLANTING DATE: May 19, 1978
SOIL TYPE: Clay Loam
HERBICIDE: Atrazine
FERTILIZER: N- 97 P20 - 85
HARVEST DATE: October 27/78
ROW WIDTH: 32"
INSECTICIDE: —
Kt0 - 11
VARIETY
BROKEN STALKS
%
HARVEST MOISTURE
YIELD of 15.5%
T833.
2
23.8
122.8
TXS94
2
29.4
117.0 -
TX90
1
24.8
115.3
PLOT
AVERAGE
2
24.3
109.2
For complete details about
this and other tests and what
the results could mean to
you, contact your local
Trojan dealer. -
TROJAN