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er 024 4W lt Food basket costs more Although the price being paid to beef producers for steers dropped 106 per cent during the month of June the price of Sirloin steak in Toronto increased by 65 per cent while the price of medium ground beef remained the same Figures released in the Farmer Price Index PM mon thly publication being prepared by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture show the Slot food basket of one year ago now costs St 840 the Slttstti increase in the price of the basket mid dleinan those between farm producer and consumeri received about $13 to or $8 per cent the report states While the FM increasul 143 per cent hetwen May 1977 and May 1978 the Consumer Price Index for the same items in creased by 184 per cent in the same time period On May farm producers were beiiig paid $6350 per 100 pounds fora live AlLt steer fter jump to 871 June the price returned to $6330 June 39 in tlicotlici hand the littlistiltJllltttll an Al 2steer car cass per too poundswas Sttti May it and $11840 June 29 Even though the price dropped to the farmer it did not drop at this level Sirloin steak was $368 per pound in Toronto super markets May it and jumped to $328 as of June 39 although the farmer was still being paid the same amount as on May ti Loans will be doubled The limits of Farm Improvement Loans will not he doublr ed as requestttl recently by the Ontario Fulcration ot Agricult ure till The present limit of the loans which are available to farmers at most chartered banks is STKooo llic tlFA had requested the ministry of agriculture to double this amount toStSoooo letter from Eugene Whelan minister of agriculture states the idea does not appear to be feasible at this time He said the matter will be thoroughly reviewed in study arly in lotto The loan plan is due to end June to two Beef outlook meeting Heel Outlook meeting ill be held Scp at it in in the Blue Flame ltooirt oi tonsuiiieis ias llariic tharlcs lracey manager of the tanadian iatilemciis ssoctation ill speak to the gathering taricti leat assistant general manager of the tiiitarto tattlciii ssoctatoit will also attend tiliii on the cost 0f produch liccl ill be show it The event will be sponsorid by the Simcoe county at tlemens stitlllltitt Annual association dance The Simcoe tounty atilcniens ssociafion will hold its annual Smorgasborg and dance Aug at the lilimaie tomnniinty Hall The diimer will begin at it in and the dance ill follow at sp in Tickets are availabli from association directors or tioti the Simcoe toiinty oiiicc oi the ttiiari ltltltltlll ot gllclllllllt lit llssa ltoad More than just horsepower Horsepower is not the only coiisidciaioii in buying new tractor says the iiiario Ministry oi Agriculture and Food Tracors ot the same horscpow er may vary as much as toti in weight and this is an important factor ior considcra tion if tractor is to be tlsttl for lo of heavy hauling Farmers should also look into oversied tires it ticy work study or ct and slippery soil The hoisepowcr available at take of is anohcr itiipiirtaii matter it tarm flies on power take ott 01 course it licsc days oi expensive tucl lllt Minisry notes that incl consumpioi should also be ltilltll into con sideration Correspondence cou rse The lniersiy oi iiielph is staring program til tcobci iii hich the tiitarzo tzpioina gricultiire can be taken by mrresjmndcncc The progiaiii is epcci to be estrciaily useful to farmers aitd people employed ticlds relaid to agriculture who want to improve their education but cannot take ime aw ay from work toi lull fiiiic study The program lll contain number ot tori courses but permit speciali lligtll iii paricular siibiects New centre in Alliston lnited llrcedcrs in has opened new centre in llistot to handle sciyzci calls members in the iwiiiarkc scr vice area The new iiftzcc ill tiplacc ltc further citiatkil otlici but will be manned by the saint echnicians The new office llilililttl is lii tool For long distanci toll free calls dial titoo at 731 To talk personally to staff member from to to ii call collect it long distance TUB413 chin Club sale in Peterborough The Sum oc touiiy llolsiezr tluh will hold ts club sale on Uct to in letcrboi ougli his cai Selection ot cattle tor the sale will be made by Lloyd Wilson and club representaiv es today Peter anderpos secretarytreasurer says only young cows heifers and show calves are be enterul theic is an emphasis or lhcatiiiias itiiis ltlt about He says outstanding tkvliLtMs tilltl iitltLi Ytytdtl Twoday education tour Members of the Simcoe touny tattletiicits ssiiit will take two day ldtltdllitltal bus tour late in ugiist oi Carleton and Renfrew counties in Eastern intario Several farms lll be included in the tour including fttilels Co Lalf operations and ash corn farmers addllml VWl lll VlI the tialeita sales Hart which has th Mil romanti littltl stiickttlttfltl sale Conference for 4H members Nlmlw igrltUllUFdl club members iron this area will attend threeday regional conference lmwmm dGuelph in August The members will join other Hyearold ill members from Duffertn York Peel and Halton muiittes for three davs of leadership and social actiy tits The conference will take place Aug it omafia up Lthu k7n Struggle for mOney not over for OFA Norm Hamilton of Bradford member of the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture ex eCUtive addresses provincial directors at their monthly meeting last week in Toronto Concerns such as the Swift Canadian Co Ltd strike OFA funding and the food processing industry brought directors to the floor on several occasions Ex aminer Photo Labor dispute hurts producers lackers who are taking up the slack in the wake ot strike by Swifts Fucking to and lockout by tanadian lackers should be commctidml says Adrien Yes an tuiiario lork Produrcrs Marketing toard tilllMlt director Speaking lll Toronto at the to will iiioitlil= iiioiiiig oi thc itiian lttltlitltill of Lllttllllll illA tis said the rciiitiinin packers are do lllL lliclits titlipiisstlllt os tlti tlllll director to the IllA sitd pork prtxiiitcis are pantck at tikiiig ligh iiiiiletavgli lungs to the slit ping lrirluciis sliotild hold back then hogs liiiy irc pliiitgiiu lldpllkllfl illlittisstilll He said alflioiigl coiii tsirisons slant piodiicirs arc taking loss it St tti it hog Illt path cotiip lllt who are still operating ari helping to holifhr prici tip it taking up llltltlsitimlatiius it sliiil til tiitlli llti if tiIElltl liao luni tlsilowti price ltll they hawr 84rd itt troiir an ill director satl pork prodiiiiss air being litils hurt it labor pioblcii the arc izot imiivw Hi1s re iyiiig around and the price decrease can be at minded to the loss ofeonipeti tioii hesatd lcter llaiiiiaiii president of thciilA said the strike is caiis iiiga ery sci ious problem iii the pork indust iiswcriint request that the til Lt involved in the strike llai izaiii said that could hamperiiigoiiations There could bean industry wide settlement which may he accepted by other unions across the country and may avoid siiiiilarstrikcsiiithefiiturc dont think we want to take an rash action as that may cans serious problems and hamper negoi iatioiis he said iiothct speaker at the day lonit meeting said Highway ti leading to the llarristoii sliipp iiig yard was backed up for over onchalt mile at it in one day lt hog producers wan ttii git rid oi their hogs llt said although the intario lork Producers Marketing llldlil ry the to tell producers not to be nervous the satin siiiafion is happening at other lllmiltlll yards soiic aic sayinit tanada lacki rs are not taking responsible position in ltKklllLZ iiu tlicii employees hc add til Judging competition in Elmvale Moore collects most points to win Junior Farmers trophy ELMVAI lI staff Dave Moore iif llarrie won the North Sillltttt Junior larinirs trophy as the club incmbcr with the highest points the annual 4H judging coniptitzon at the Elmvale Fairgrounds last week unnerrup ft the event was Rodney lonts ot Midland The ttttlitxtitliot is held each year to test the knowledge and skill ot North Simcoe ll ttictiibets ltl ltttiglliilllg farm anirnal quality Thus year to members took part in the event hich also in eluded farm safety quiz and sheep and crop judging Each member who entered the judging competition filled out cards during the morning giving points to animals ac cordingtotheirqualities During the afternoon members were required to stand in front of judge and give their reasons for judging the animals as they did Points were awarded for each section of thejudging competition Ties which resulted in some classes ere broken using total points given for oral reasons or secondly by total scores Tests will be taken at Holstein Show and blood tests are two of the precautions which will be taken against spreading cattle diseases at this years Simcoe County Hols tein Show to be held at the Bar rie Fair Grounds Aug 22 animals under the age of six months extept steers spayed heifers or offiCial vac cmates utider the age of 18 mon ths may be shown unleSS cer tificates can be produced to show the animal came from trucelosis free herd or area Further information on regulations regarding regula tions for shows and exhibitions Rruceliosis may be obtained by phoning the health of animals office Barrie at 728lt0l61 Entry cards on animals for the show should be completed and mailed to Peter anerpost RR Coolcstown by Aug to Early entry will allow time for complete show catalogue to be made up prior to the show Multiple entries to the show are permitted in two classes on ly junior classes are limited to two entries per class and two year old and over class IS limited to three animals Each exhibitor can Show limit of animals By PAT SUERGIS Examiner Staff Reporter TORONTO The Ontario Federation of Agriculture OFAt has been struggling in recent years to come with satisfactory method financgt ing its operation and the struggle is far from over The subject was discussed at the monthly meeting last week of provincial directors of the OFA in Toronto Ralph Berry first vice presidcnt of the OFA and chair man of the organization plann ing committee accused Peter Hannam OFA president of not supporting committee pro posal to finance thcFA Hannam told the 70 directors and representatives of farm organizations at the meeting that he had been non com mital up to this poitit regar ding the matter The committees proposal was that mandatory levy be placed on all farmers The levy would be used to financially assist farm organizations Each farmer would have choice as to which general farm organization should receive his levy The committee felt the assessment for real property tax was the most feasible base for setting the levy Any farmer who in all conscience felt it wrong to contribute to any general farm organization might request that his coiitribu tioii go instead to approle agricultural research Herry said Herry said the proposal resulted from two basic points agreed on by the commit fee The OFA needs not only to maintain its priscnt level of ac tivity but to increase it Yet it is most probable that the present method of funding through voluntary farm meinlwrship will be unsatisfactory within natter of years Herry said Secondly it is politically not feasible to attempt another caiiipaign lot levy that is nandatory on all farmers for single farm organiation Farm support and political support artlackiiigfor this method terry said the proposal had no strong support from our own executive and our own president and that it had received fair amount of enticisiii from counties atid in dividuals What he has heard from peo ple about the projmsal has buii negative Hannain said have passed this informa tion onto the committee so maybe it has appeared as though was against it have not seen an over whelming commitment or sup port for this projmsal and without this know it will not work Hannam expressed his con cern that the proposal if brought into effect would change the illik from voluii tary flltnllittslllp organiation toa mandatory one Also he added would draw on MFA resources to campaign for support to point which The ftlI itanadian National Exhibition Shield was won by Eric Lesperance Elmvale Runnerup is lvan Miller of Hillsdale The shield is award ed to high judge in the novice section The 4H InterClub Trophy went to Vasey and District 4H lub total of 157 points were obtained by members John Mosley with 531 points Rodney Jones with 35 and An dy and Roger Jones with 5M points SEFUNI Il Second place for the inter club trophy was won by the fro 4H Dairy flub with 1560 pomts with third place going to Elmvale 4H Dairy Club with 1331 pomts The Ht interClub Trophy IS awarded to the 4H club having three members with the highest scores Other results of the competi tion included high senior judge Rodney Jones high in termediate judge ave Moore Barrie high junior judge Dan Trace Elmvale High novice judge is Eric gsperance high girl judge is Carolyn Dunsmore Midhurst high crop judge Dave Moore Barrie who tied with Bill Beaton of Coldwater High dairy judge is Dorothy Clark Barrie who won tie breaker with Sylvia KleinGeb binck Elmvale High hay judge is Arlene Wood yebridge who tied would seriously deplete them He questioned the effects of these concerns on the organiza tion SUPPORT III Full support of the proposal was given at the OFA annual convention held last November The organization planning committee was given authority to present the proposal to the farming community during the coming year But it never really got to the farming community Berry said the committee felt without wholehearted support by county federations and the WA executive the effort to sell the plan to individual farmers would be in vain representative from the Ontario Egg Marketing Board told the gathering that zoo to 250 members of the board give full support to vote to remain at filiated with the FA each year Ron White member of the committee and OFA executive said he would like to see this proposal set aside and have the committee work on plan to br ing financing to local organiza tions who can then bring many more farmers into the member ship They need funding at the local level to carry on the work they want to do lliitcsaid Alvin Kromos another ex ecutivc member said he has always felt the WA should have the money to hire the resource people to do the jobs which need to be done But with the type of support We anticipate we have think weve gone about as far as we can go In our lobbying power and prestige we are close to thetop and fairlyeffectivc IUHJC PROPOSAL The committee made recoinmcndation to the meeting asking that the pro posal for mandatory levy on all farm assessment to lllf iartn organization of thc fartiicrs choice be tabled ioi thetiiiiebcmg All we are saying is take us off the hook and givi is breal and time to pursue some oihei avenues without as much tur buleticc as this proposal iiay causc Kioiiiosadded Bill Henson second iil ice president said only two netnbers of the committee were totally cotniiiitted to lllt plan from the beginning liitilnioicarccommitted will continue to be reluctant to move ahead with this pro posal he said llllt speaker said the ttlA has reachml it plateau at which something will have to time tt we lll slip back badly Uiir county method of tiiiaii ring is archaic and we have to ltlSlllHllltllL about that soon hesaid onciiiis that farmers would feel forced to belongt to iiiX rc tttplissttl at the iiiect iiig inc director tlllllttl out that the MFA fights for all farmers and should therefore he sup ported by all tarniti Kllll Murray Livingston Shari tyBay High beef judge is Micheli Moreau lhelpstoii High sheep judge novice division is Gary tell tol dwater who tied with Anne Louise McLean Elmvale junior division twith five members tiedi Lynn Chap pclle Harrie winner Kathy Ilmsmore Midhurst Dorothy lark Barrie Danny McLean lIlmvale and Dennis Hickling Shanty Hay High intermediate sheep judge is Paul Morgan Harrie who won the tiebreaker with Kevin Beswick Elmvale Tony Nahum Elmvale jand Jeff Titrner Elmvale High swine judge is Rodney Jones Midland who tied with Robert Wright of Midhurst Caroline Dunsmorc Midhurst Wes Moore Barrie and Judy Burton of trillia High farm safety novice judge is Roger KleinGebhinck Elmvale high junior is David Anderson Orillia ho tied with Scott Jeremy of Hawkestone High farm safety in tcrmediate judge is Dave Moore Barrie who won the tie breaker with Greg Graham of Elmvale and Scott Robinson of Phelpston High farm safety senior judge is Rodney Jones of Midland who tied with Jerry anCasieren Phelpston and Larry KleinGehbinck Elmvale ojvt Lis17 $g1y¢ om the examlner TuesdayJuly 25 1978 Neil Craig going to leadership camp Leadership Camp reward for Scholarship iil traig has with lllt l£1lilll li lll slupaid is irisiilt an itncricui llcadeish aim at Michigan Aug to tie riig ill lllllill to operation lillflilltl ot tvls tutlitl llliti lfIlle tiiitarit liadovsi taii ivi also raise all our own farms as well as lhiltiitigiil itiillit The ltiitltly farm zoo acres oi cleaiid land and acres of lilsll is mainly beef cattle lot of hard work and long hours are included LUNG HOLRS Farming today depends on what youve got to start off with You have to be prepared in work 12 hours day if you have payments to make on litlrttili=1ii llllLlliit an or vasii crop in potatoes capital investments He it iifiillltlttlt wtia is kept it storage on the If your parents can giveyou rttiltstif tin1 tin nod and cut our own wood to start that helps lot Its leader of Jun in hurt in the house and use for pretty hard without that help kip ii tj tins iiin in Itiiiil vr when we need it raig and cant see it getting much in ft tlii lif titiil ltil worse the picsiiicnt of the Barrie ltlilltil lair he is kept busy organizing the Aug 22 to 27 cn and pat tz iii and ttivzt lift Militigaiitni Ill ltiill it liiiii1lL1i lite Its not that bad if you are willing to work and have rmlistic plans It is necessary to lay out the basis of what you ta lliil ti trItt ihi to pm its viiitat it going ta bigger and want and what you are plann it ti lctwr than ever this year ingtodohesaid mi in in has beer on the person starting out should My riiiiwxiiiiiiaiorthrciyears layoutaplantobreak evenand mm 11 mm trait said he is looking for that sallhesaid java word to ins tirsi plane ride Dont expect to make too vlcl ii iii take him to much the first few years After ml lm TL tlit lilliill having only travelled you are established you can lm ttti iio llttllilllil before take look at your operation Ill itii liMalslllfi covers the and decide how toincreaseyour 51W 11 to attending this camp and income Ii stiltc tiaig is one of t2 attcn Along with farming ac tiitttvv lt iron oiisirii the tnited tivities Craig plays baseball Wt state iii air tare will also be with the tiffen Farm uip ltttt 1tt3tL part ment in the interm iate oil but T1 if H5 fit the it people at the camp fastball league in Barrie he re wimptut llttollllllrfitlllanitda says he enjoys game of golf lLai rii li Although hi is too old to be nowand then it lliflltlltf iraig remains in Many of the fellows play eiiiroii ta iltti with lllt organiwtion ball with are in the same posi piogiair lie is virieiitly an assistant tionlamsowe get along pretty nihipi it tip ltzitlrt tl the Ho Heel luh and Well together 11h ii mm ii can you intiiiher of the He also enjoys local history 11 mt atitlltl ii ortti siniri Junior Farmer and as Sixth generation Craig stpoininr llLifitttit he knows much of the it llt itillil trail has thorough background of Craighurst over iii in lain ktalvyittlflt tit winii farming to village named after his lil tv iiay involve and realizes that forefathers 1v ll Michael Miller of Shanty Bay Road Barrie correctly identified last weeks entry in the Know Your County Contest as the Site of the Village of Kempenfelt and wins two steaks courtesy ofA andM Super Discount in Bar rie or Angus if you know the answer to this weeks entry send your name address and telephone number along with your entry to Know Your County Contest The Examiner Box 370 Barrie L4M 4T6 Examiner Photo Winners are selected by random draw of of correct answers and will be notified by mail ltgo