Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-12-02, Page 6111ltanee-Times, December 2,, ml
'eration
.R,gtph Bar><ie was returned
ea president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
when the OFA suet for its
ental convention in Toronto
last. week,,
Mr. Barrie reminded the
delegates they were there to
make decisionsfor farmers.
He then told the shocked
group of the sudden death
th us evening of
Gra We ce, a long-time
employee f the. OFA who
was idely knowp and
respected all across Ontario.
Mr. Wallace hes served the
federation in many
capacities., .,;including as
director of field servicesand
most recently as director of
the OFA insurance
programs.
Following the invocation,
the convention began to deal
with the many resolutions
and committee recom-
mendations which gave rise
to a great deal of sometimes
heated debate over the three
days,
A report was adopted
calling on the Ontario
government to increase
funding for tile drainage
loans to the miniit1. me -level
of 7) percent ofM• •1 'ap-
plications; During 'the -
discussion it was pointed out
that funding for the program
has'been held at a constant
level,,while tile drainage has
been increasing until the
present' funding level is
about -40 per cent. At the
present rate of decrease, the
program soon will be
meaningless, the, farmers
said.
Other resolutions dealt
with the first morning in-
cluded:
-a deinand that the
gover-n4xi;ent enact
regulations. " to prevent
private takeovers , ;of
cooperatives;
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-better pil,inee easement
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-legislation to enforce
proper' use of slow -Moving
vehicle signs;
-a protest against the
recent iptest rate increase
on. 'KC loans.
The morning was high-
lighted by the president's
address. It was a sober
Speech, built around the
convention theme; "Search
"for Stability".
Mr. Barrie summed up the
depressed state of
agriculture and the
frustrations felt by many
farmers, Saying, "The risk
involved • isn't in owning a
farm; 'it's trying to farm the
damn thing ! "
He made a wide-ranging
attack on governments for
their lack of support for
agriculture, pointing out that
government spending on
agriculture has declined to
*OFA CONVENTIO11tl Gerry'Fortune, Jack, Stafford; Mary Beth Mann and Brian Jef-
frey were the'delegates from. the Hurdl County'northeast region to the annual cony
-y ntiom AteOnterio deratioh of Ag herd in"Tordnto last': week. ' 'P'W"'
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HURON COUNTY DELEGATES from the northwest region who attended the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture annual convention in Toronto last week are Jim Drennan,
Walter Elliott, Tony McQuail and Merle Gunby.
Economic crisis is
OFA convention focus
Highlights of the Wed-
nesday afternoon session of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture's convention in
Toronto included debate on
several, resolutions con-
cerning the economic
situation facing farmers
today.
Resolutions to pressure the
Ontario government for
programs to assist farmers
through the to,
financial
crisis and to promote
agriculture in Ontario and
the OFA ' to petition the
Ontario government to
provide meaningful capital
grant. programs to give
Ontario farmers parity with
'other Canadian farmers
were enthusiastically
carried by the 500 delegates.
A Huron County resolution
that the OFA study
Saskatchewan's land bank
programs as a means s ' of
keeping control'' of
agricultural land by
Canadians and getting young
farmers started" ,also was
passed.
A report was presented by
Cooperators insurance on
the increase in enrolment in
the farm family life in-
surance program and the
extended medical insurance
coverage. 1t also included a
description of the new
workshops to train auto body
Mechanics in plastic repair.
and the investment in Co-
Enerco. a new cooperative
resource company.
The report from. the OFA
membership - committee
advised delegates . that
membership in the OFA is up
6.3 per cent in 1981 and is n'bw-
up to 25.802 individual ser-
vice members. with Huron
County having the largest
county membership, at. 2.139.
Their recommendation
that no distinction should be
made between MI and part-
time farmers in OFA
membership and services
created much discussion and
finally was .passed after it
was pointed out that. due to
current low commodity
prices and high interest
rates. many farmers who
had been or would be full-
time farmers were forced to
depend on some outside
income in the family and
they should not be
discriminated against.
There also was con-
siderable debate on a motion
that the OFA organize a
protest to Queen's Park if the
Ontario government doesn't
take immediate action on the
recommendations of the
emergency task force. - The
Huron County delegates
unanimously supported this
motion. Which iost by a very
close vote.
fa
one per Gent from two p z'
gent of the provincial, budget.'
"The guys in OttaWva
aren't exactly playing Santa
Claus either," he com-
mented, referring to the
recent federal budget.
Mr. Barrie saved some off,
his Criticism for the fat; W1r'g,
themselves, suggesting over-
optimism, poor, plannii g, an
obsession with independence
and a failure to accept
responsibility for making
necessary changes. have
contributed to their
problems.
He challenged the farmers
of Ontario to unite behind
their leaders, saying, "We
can't fight the battle for all
Ontario farmers with only a
third of them paying dues.
The size of the OFA mem-
bership gives the federation
its security, while we search
for stability for the entire
agricultural industry. Every
one of us will have t.put
himself out if we are ev r to
get stability in agricult e."
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BPE DER •HON®RED-A. certificate recognizing 50,:000 cows ‘instirtitoste4 was
preeerlted-to. Mr. and Mrs, David Kirkland of Lucknow'by C. R. Reeds, geh. eral
manager of .United Breeders inc., during the company's recent awards night. Mr.
,Kirkland is on the staff at United's Wingham office.
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Planner says
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AshfieIj. not atto•p
of I , um site
By Sharon Dietz consultantsduring recent mandation.,
Ashfield Township is tot at nu nths. ' . He explained the, corpora -
the top of the list of sites .fiat Coughlin, planning tion will , develop its own
being considered for a liquid director for ;ifamdimand- criteria and reevaluate the,,
industrial waste disposal Norfolk region,' told Mr. entire province. •
plant, according to Huron Davidson . the; .corporation is South Cayuga was • the
County Planner =Gary going back to square one second choice for the facility
Davidson. because it does not accept according to the MacLaren
Mr. Davidson said he has '� the government- Report, and was chosen as
verified this information commissioned $425,000 the proposed site because of
with the planning director MacLaren Report as its proximity to the metro -
for Haldimanfl-Norfolk, . credible, politan areas . where thea
where the $60 -million `toxic that reportsingled out 17 liquid industrial wastes are,
waste dump was to have possible locatons for the produced.
been built by late.next year.: ,waste facility, including a Mr. Davidson said the
The crown corporation set location m 'Ashfield Town- MacLaren group did no in -
up by the province to operate ship, ';near Lochalsh, which depth soil testing and made
the disposal site announced was sait'to be;best suited* its recommendations from
last week the Seuth.Cayuga., the dump ti, aerial photographs and
site is not suitable because,.Of • .,y�Mr4 ti.. David said'' last general surveys.
environmental problems. Monday that Ashfield ..no Studies of the South
Dr. Donald Chant, presi- longer is on the . top of the -Cayuga ••:Cayuga'site revealed serious
dent of the Ontario Waste list; .nor. is' it on; the bottom: . flaws, such as shallow depth
Management Corporation, He spid;the corporation will of clay and flood -prone
s id the decision to reject the sea/Vale province, choosing lands, rendering the 760 -acre
S uth Cayuga 'site is baked several : Sites and doing in- site unsuitable for per -
on extensive geological tensive,investigation of each manent disposal of the toxic
studies conducted by -private berore making a recom- industrial wastes.
Maitland Foundation
receives donation
WROXETER - Last year
Jack Graul was ready to
resign as a member of the
Maitland Conservation
Foundation. Now he• thinks
he might stick around for a
.while.
"I was so discouraged,
disheartened that I handed
Marlene • (Shi'ell) my.
resignation - she didn't
accept. it," Mr. Graul„
Foundation chairman, told
Members of •the Maitland
Valley Conservation
Authority at its general
meeting. •
Mr. Graul said.he had been
ready to quit the Foundation
because "nothing seemed to
be happening - we didn't
know what to do or where to
go..
Now. thanks to an
anonymous donor from
Goderich Township, that is
no longer the case.
, At its general meeting the
Authority approved a
recommendation from the
Foundation to accept the
donation of property com-
prising parts of lots 18 and 19
in the second concession of
Goderich Township from the
Foundation in two parcels in
1981 and 1982 -as an AVithority
project and assume the costs
of the appraisal, survey,
severance and legal fees
associated in the transfers of
the property from the
present owner.
The' total property com-
prises 120.5 acres and the
Foundation and the
Authority consider it to be a
prize piece of property. it
contains a wide variety of
forest cover ranging from
reforestation to upland
hardwoods to a spring -fed
cedar bog.
Naftel's Creek, a Cold-
water trout stream Flows the
full length of the property
and the site also contains a
restored historic log cabin
and a trout pond.
The property already has a
we11-developed4 network of
trails which is used for
outdoor education :activities
and -by hikers, skiers and
fishermen.
According to Mr. Graul,
the donor who wishes to
remain anonymous, is
donating the property to the
Authority -lo ensure that the
management program
which he has .. started is
carried on and that the
natural features of the site
are properly planned and
managed in the years ; to
come for the use and en-
joyment . of', ._ future
generations.
The Authority has also
approved the preparation of
a masterplan for ,.the
property, in cd -operation
with the property donor, they
Maitland Foundation and the.
Nature Conservancy 'of
Canada. It will seek grant
funding from the Ministry of
Natural Resources for the
plan.,
• Mr. Graul said he is happy
now that Mrs. Shiell, the
secretary -treasurer of the
Authority, didn't accept his
resignation.
"I think things will start to
happen -now," he said.
The program outline for
the Maitland Conservation -
Foundation focuses on land
acquisition, conservation
education and cultural and
historical programs.
MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN
Notes from Fordwich
Friends of Greg Douglas
Will be pleased to hear he
was ablew to return hbme •
Sunday from County of
Bruce General Hospital,
Walkerton, where he had
been confined several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn John-
ston were dinner guests
Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Carman Fullerton at
Paisley and later all at-
tended a card party at the
home of Mr: and Mrs. Ivan
Thomas.
A presentation was held
Friday night in Howick
Community Centre for Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Hutton who
were recently married.
A community shower was
held Wednesday night at the
hall in Fordwich in honor of
Donna, Wagler who was
married Saturday in Ford-
wich United Church.
Friends of MM. Randy
King will be glad to hear she
was able to . return home
Saturday after being a
1
patient in Listowel Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson
and Mrs. Janet Harding
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Miller, Bill
Miller and Stewart Miller at
Brussels.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Elgin Muirhead (Donna
Wagler) who were married
Saturday in Fordwich United
Church.
Gary Douglas of Schom-
berg spent ,the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs'.
Jitri Douglas.
Mrs. John Markovich re-
turned home to Edmonton
last week after spending
several days with her
mother. Mrs. Janet Harding.
A family dinner was held in
the hall with about 40 at-
tending.
:ter Bride of Don Mills
itcrl. one day last week
'with his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Doig.
INVENTORY
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SALE
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Doupe's Equipment
ocated 3 Miles East
on Number 9 Highway
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NEW TRACTORS: KU ilOTA - B5100E; KUBOTA - L245DT, 4W.D.; CAE . 2090; •
CASE. 2290; CASE 2390, CASE 4490, Demo.
USED TRACTOR& CASE 2470, , 900 • hrs., very• good condition; CASE 1570, 817.4
hours, very good condition; CASE 1370, 1980 hrs., very. good condition; CASE .970,
" cab, 2046 hrs., good.condltion; CASE 970; cab, 3368 hrs., good condition;. CASE 970,
2762 lira., good condition; CASE 1690, 200 hrs.,.-cab, air, new condition; CASE' 930
CK, cab, 2600 hrs., good condition; CASE 830, diesel; CASE 430, gas, loader, power
steering; CASE 430, diesel; CASE 300, gas, loader•, CASE 350, gait 'Wert DAVID
BROWN 4600, gas; CASE 995,1900 hrs., loader, good condltlon; CASE. 1210 cab, S00 •
hrs., very good condition; FORD 7200, 2400 hrs., dual .power; cab,. goodpe tdhlon;
JOHN DEERE 3130, 724brs., excellent condition; ALLIS. CHALMERS 175, cab, very
good condition; MASSEY-FEIIGUSON 165, diesel; MASSEY-FERGUSON 1130, cab;
WHITE• 1470, 4 w.d., loader; WHITE 1270; loader; WHITE 1270; MINNEA1p)JJS M.,
M670, 'gas; 2800 hr9., good conditionCASE 885; demo condition, 77 hrs.„`. diesel;
CASE 885, demo conditlon,160 hrs.,, diesel; CASE 995, demo condition, 73 ii$., diesel
tires; CASE 1410, 4 w.d., demo condition, 398 bra., diesel; COCKSMITT 1255, 4 w.d.,
loader'; MASSEY-FERGUSON 135, loader, MASSEY-FERGUSON: N 30 :;loader;
MASSEYFERGUSON 31, loader; MASSEY-FERGUSON 275. -
INDUSTRIAL - CASE 18168, skid steer, good condition; CASE 1737, skid steer; FORD
340, skid Steer; CASE 580C, loader, `backhoe; CASE 450H, dozer, yr. 1970; CASE
ATN 1000, vlbromaa compactor, diesel; CASE AU 1500, vibromax compactor, gas.
USED IMPLEMENTS
COMBINES: 2 - Massey -Ferguson 3,00s; 1 - Massey Ferguson 510.
FORAGE EQUIPMENT: J. D. 3800, corn and hay head,. electric controls; FOX 3000,
corn and hay head; NEW HOLLAND 770; NEW HOLLAND S717; FOX 2000, corn and
. hay head; GEHL CB 800; INT- HARVESTER S0; CB 600; FOX 546; CASE 300; FOX
1000; NEW IDEA 60 forage blower; GEHL S.H. 600, snapper head; GF11i, T.R.680, 2
row bead, wide; GEHL, T.R. 330, 3 row narrow end; GROVE forage box, 3 beater -I-
roof and wagon; NEW IDEA snow blower, model 518, double auger, 92" hydraulic
shute rotator.
LOADERS
EZEE-ON 125 hyd. lift; FREEMAN 990 David Brown hyd. bkt.; FREEMAN, 165 M.F.
trip bucket.
MISCELLANEOUS USED
Rotary cutter, spreaders, tandem trailer, 3 furrow mounted plow, garden tractor, dual
wheel sets, buckets, cabs, tiros, disks.
NEW IMPLEMENTS ,^
Mott mowers, scraper blades, disks, rotary cutters, snapper head, flail stock el redder
168", cultivator, snow blowers; bale carriers,_ mower conditioner, round biiletri gravity
box.
MANY ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION
Subject to Additions and Deletions
SALE DAY SPECIAL:
CASE PARTS 10% OFF
GEHL PARTS 40% OFF
CASH AND CARRY
TERMS: Cash or cheque with Identification
Presale viewing and credit approval for Case financing can be arranged prior to, sale
day, Phone [519] CASE SALES PROGRAMS iN EFFECT WILL APPLY
Crowd cover in case of bad weather
LUNCH AVAVILABLE
No reserve on used Items under $10,000.00
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Owner or auctioneer not responsible able fit accidents or property Toss day of :ale