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Agricultural Comprehensive Insurance accomm Against Natural Hazards sent tim 1976 has not been a .year plans for without bad weather and freak crops: c storms across Ontario. As a silage), result of severe crop losses ing oats, many farmers will be recover- and spri ing their losses because they white lx have carried Crop Insurance. new fora Growing crops is big business, wheat. and therefore, it is only Compreh reasonable that it is good ance Pk management to insure against peaches, losses due to natural causes cherries beyond your control. A lette Crop Insurance will guaran- growers tee you a certain level of therenev production from your farm for 197 against certain perils as: hail, protects wind, frost, flood, drought, most na insect infestation and disease. ing inju In addition some perils speci- severe fic to some crops are covered montbs. in the individual plans such as cations excessive moisture causing returned sprouting in winter wheat. 'ance Co Each individual crop insur- ber 2tb. ed has a plan specific to that for Fruit crop so that characteristics $50-00 f unique to each crop such as ment, a yield levels or prices mav be addition. In additii reminde( Countyt VICTORIA 1976yie1 TELEVISION are avai Expert Repairs ove 1and vrl( Installation gram c Jcontactiii 'T ~ agents i Bruce Ta PONTYPOOLn, pho ONTY OOL ~Gray, R.] PHONE 797-2206, 277-2461 Ontario ture and News odated. At the pre- e there are insurance the following general orn, (grain and corn spring grain, includ- barley, mixed grain, ng wheat, soybeans, ans, coloured beans, ge seeding and winter In addition, there is hensive Crop Insur- ns for apples, pears, sweet cherries, sour , plums and grapes. r has gone out to fruit in the area regarding ýwal of Fruit Insurance 7. Crop Insurance the fruit crop against tural hazards includ- ry due to frost or cold over the winter Therefore, all appli- and renewals must be to the Crop Insur- mmission by Decem- The premium deposit t Insurance for 1977 is or the first endorse- and $10.00 for each al crop endorsement. ion, fruit growers are d by the agents in the to get together your d records so that they lable in the spring. er information on the Crop Insurance Pro- an be obtained by ng the Crop Insurance n Durham who are: aylor, R.R.1, Enniskil- ne 263-2741, or Bev. R.1, Port Hope, phone or by contacting the Ministry of Agricul- d Food, at 234 King New Electronics Firm Opens in Bowmanville Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Potts are the proprietors of a new store in Bowmanville's west end called Central Marine Electronies. They are shown here in front of some of the merchandise they have for sale in their location next to Gould's Photo Shop in The Statesman Centre, King St. West. Rotarians Hear Deputy Minister of Environment Ontario's Deputy Minister of the Environment, Everett Biggs was guest speaker at the Rotary Club's annual Rural Urban Night held in the Tyrone Community Hall on November 24th. The Deputy Minister touched on such local issues as Hydro's Darlington Generating Station and Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.'s proposed project near Port Granby during his speech to the club. Above, Mr Biggs is shown holding a sample from a basket of apples presented to him on behalf of the Rotarians with Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard (left) and Rotary Club President Merrill Brown (right) standing alongside. Street East in Bowmanville, phone 623-3348. 1976 Farm Tax Reduction Program Many farmers will have already received their notices regarding the 1976 Farm Tax Reduction Program. The brochure that is iicluded with the application form explains the program quite well, how- ever, there are a couple of points that we would like to emphasize regarding the pro- gram. If an individual sold or purchased property in 1976, application can be made for the total 1976 assistance, but when payment is received it must be apportioned between the other owner and yourself in the same ratio as the 1976, property taxes were appor- tioned. The area of concern is with regards to repayment of assistance if the property (or any part thereof) ceases to be assessed as a farm in or before 1986 by reason of its development for residential, industrial or commercial pur- poses. If this development occurs, the assistance ac- cepted or the applicable part thereof if only a portion is developed must be repaid together with 8 per cent interest per annum by the person owning the property at the time it is reassessed. This means for instance, that if a farmer sold his land to a developer, an industrialist, or some other individual, and the land was reassessed by this individual for his own needs, then that person would be the one to repay the assistance and not the farmer. We have had a good many farmers who are hesitant about applying for this assistance because they feel that they might have to be the ones that will repay the money that was sent to them. This is not the case unless the farmer is the one who gets the land reassessed and is still the owner. One other point we would make regarding the program is that the assistance need not be reported as a reduction of taxes under the Ontario Prop- erty Tax Credit Plan in your annual Income Tax return, and in addition, the assistance is not a taxable item for your Income Tax return. This means you can claim most of your property tax exclusive of the house as a farm expense on your 1976 Income Tax return. Plans Finalized For Cow-Calf Conference Plans for the 2nd Ontario Cow-Calf Conference to be held in Toronto, December 14th and 15th, have been finalized. The theme of the Conference "Performance In The Beef Cow Herd" will be divided into three topics: Maximizing The Calf Crop; Optimizing Weaning Weights; and Maximizing Profits. Spe- cialists and producers will discuss topics such as: nutri- tion, cattle diseases, herd management, and new devel- opments in the cattle industry. Dr. Robert Long, a cattle specialist from Texas will be Section Two the key speaker at the Conference. Dr. Long who specializes in Beef Cattle Selec tion in Breeding will give the introductory speech on "Performance In The Beef Cow Herd". He will discuss the ramifications of cross breeding on the second day of the Conference. The Hon. Wm. Newman, Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, is scheduled as the guest speak- er for the Conference Banquet on December 14th. The Conference to be held at the Constellation Hotel will be jointly sponsored by the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ontario Cattle- men's Association, and the Ontario Beef Cattle Perform- ance Association. Further de- tails and registration forms are available from all offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, with the registration cost being set at $40.00 including meals if registration takes place be- fore December 6th, or $50.00 after that date. It is the responsibility of the individual to arrange his own hotel accommodation at the Con- stellation Hotel. Durham Holstein Club Annual Meeting Just a reminder to all Durham County Holstein breeders of the Annual Meet- ing of the Durham Holstein Club to be held on Tuesday, December 7th, at the Agricul- tural Office in Bowmanville, with the meeting starting at 10:30 a.m. This is an import- ant meeting for all Holstein breeders to review the activit- ies of the club for the past year, and as well, hear an afternoon program by Mr. Harold Clapp, and a repre- sentative from the Frank Heming Company of Peter- borough on topical areas in the dairy business. We urge all Holstein breeders to attend this Annual Meeting and support your organization. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 8 1976 McGregor's Bantoms Defeat Stouffville 2-1T On Sat., Nov. 20, the McGregor I.D.A. Bantams came through with another strong performance, beating the Stouffville Bantams 2 to 1. Goaltender Dan Reefke had what was probably his best game of the year for the Toros. Goal scorers for the McGre- gor crew were Tony Clief assisted by Steve Huisman and Gjarth McQuaid from Jeff Sallows andBrian Canfield. Strong penalty killing and good backchecking were very apparent by the Toros, round- ing out a good team effort. Individual performances from Brian Canfield and Jeff Sal- lows added to a very enter- taining game. Next home game is at Darlington Sports Centre Nov. 27 at 8:00 p.m. ý-4quakiaA 34ûuge Levi's and Carhartt's foronly 9.Y5 THAT'S RIGHT ONLY AT en S Men's WearI 35 Temperance St. N. Next Door to T-D Bank