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ER SE NA SRE DR dria Rel SRS Ss EE a i - Receives study for supply in beef management On January 4th, 1982, the Board of Directors of the Ontario Cattlemen's Association met and con- sidered three documents prepared by members of the Marketing Study Comm- ittee. The three documents were: 1) Report of the Mark- eting Study Committee - A Proposal for Supply Manage- ment in. the Beef Cattle Industry; 2) A minority report entitled Implications of-and Alternatives to Supply Management; and 3) A minority report entitled OCA Advantages of Supply Management. After exam- ination and discussion of the reports, the OCA Board passed motions to receive the reports and circulate them for study by cattlemen. The formation of the Mark- eting Study Committee came as the result of a resolution passed at the 1981 Annual Meeting in February calling for the formation of a Comm- ittee "'to study and develop a plan for the improvement of the cattle marketing system and develop the specifica- tions . for eligible voters." The nine members of the Marketing Study Committee appointed by the OCA Board of Directors were: Chairman Floyd 'Dunford, Peter- borough, Clarence Ackert, Kincardine, John Bonsma, Blackstock, John Brubacker Guelph; Pat Daunt, Gorrie; Bob Kerr, Chatham; Tony Nooloos, Wyoming; Dan Pope, Lynden and Neil Will- iams, Winchester. At the August meeting of the OCA Board, a motion was passed instructing the Marketing Study Committee "to develop a marketing plan embracing the concept of supply management as an alternative. to. long term stabilization." There are four basic feat- . ures of the proposal for supply management in beef cattle: 1) © a. quota mechanism;; 2; an income assurance. program;- 3) an administrative mechanism; and '4) the negotiation of import restrictions. Quotas would be applied to the off: spring of all beef and dairy cows and be applied in botk number of head and pounds of calf. The offspring from dairy cows would not be eligible for support from the income assurance program. Quotas would also be applied to new pounds of gain for all' backgrounder or feedlot operations, It is proposed that the market continue to function to clear product and that no price setting powers be used, Target prices at the slaughter cattle level, which reflect a return to all industry sectors to .cover cash production costs, fixed production costs and a return: to labour * manage- ment and equity, would be established. "An income assurance program would be established which would be financed equally. by pro- ducers, provincial . govern- ments and federal govern: ment. If the market failed to meet the target prices at each industry sector level, deficiency payments from the income assurance fund would make up the differ- ence. The report recognizes the economic principle which generates quota values and proposes that quota be allowed to have = value and trade in a national electronic quota exchange in order to facilitate industry adjustment and to allow™ production to shift freely within Canada to those areas with greatest comparative advantage. Provincial beef marketing boards would licence producers, licence selling agents, monitor all purchase and sale trans- actions and allocate quota. A national beef marketing agency would establish target prices, operate the quota exchange, administer the income assurance fund and allocate to each province their share of the national quota. Import restrictions on live cattle would be negotiat- ed by the federal govern- ment in order to remove the pricing base in Canada from the U.S. equivalent when necessary. A minority report put forth by Bob Kerr, Pat Daunt, Tony Noorloos and John Bonsma discusses the implications of supply management and offers an alternative of a comprehen- sive stabilization program with an eligibility level based upon historical prod- uction levels but without. supply management. A second minority report put forth by John Brubacher and Dan Pope is entitled Advantages of Supply Management and is a critique of the previous minority report. In receiving the reports, the OCA Board have not adopted a position on supply management but rather are tabling the reports for study by cattlemen in preparation for the Annual Meeting of the Association in late Feb- ruary. -OBITUARY - Richard Benjamin Smallman Richard Benjamin Small- man was born June 29, 1881, in the village of Ditton, Priors, Shropshire, England. Apprenticed to his father, a wheelwright and black- smith, he mastered these trades and emigrated in 1908 to Canada where he soon established his own business in Port Perry. In 1912 he married Ethel M. Doubt --- a marriage which was to last 65 years until her death in 1976. After a short illness, he died December 27, 1981, at the 'Port Perry Community Nursing Home in his 101st year. Throughout much of his long life, Mr. Smallman was a leader in community and church affairs. He served on the Port Perry Council and was a leading promoter in the effort that brought Hydro to the village. He was Chair- man of the Board of Educa- tion that built the new shcool in 1928-29. He was a leader in the establishment of the Port Perry Businesss Men's Association and an active member of the Community Players and Dramatic Club. In church affairs, first with the Methodist and then the United Church, his adminis- trative skills were called upon in every office within the lay hierarchy. But his strongest devotion was to the Sunday School where he served as Superintendant for 25 years. As a talented lay preacher he was much in demand in the Port Perry and adjacent rural churches. But his greatest service will never be fully known, dispersed among the innum- erable people who over many years sought and re- ceived his advice, his wisdom, and his active help. He is survived by his three children: Dr. Beverley N. Smallman, Mrs. Mary Van- Nest, and Sidney G. Small- man, Phm. B. The sons and daughter of the late R.B. Smallman - Sidney, Mary, and Beverley -- wish to express their grati- tude for the physical care and warm human comfort given to our father by the Director and staff of the Port Perry Community Nursing Home. Over many years they consistently created for him a strong sense of 'home' which he frequently expressed to us. Mrs. Goss and her staff went far beyond the normal call of duty to give him their indivi- dual friendships and affec- tion in the course of their professional care. We think it is noteworthy that such a warm island of human caring can exist in our insti- tutionalized world. We think also that it is no coincidence that in their care he retained his full faculties and enjoy- ment of life into his 101st year. We wish to thank also the many residents of Port Perry and environs who Nothing matches the thrill of holding the first book off the press! The Junior Farmer's Association of Ontario presented the first copy of their just-published history book, A Rural Legacy, to the Ontario Agricultural Museum recently. Making the presentation to Bob Carbert, general manager of the museum [left], were Art Martin, Toronto, first secretary-treasurer of the Association [centrel,-and Gordon Orr, King City, first provincial president, [right]. A Rural Legacy is available from the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario, 801 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 121. enlivened and gladdened our father's life with their visits and their affection. In partic- ular, we want to thank Hazel Slemmon, Dorothea Koch, and Andy Lawrence for their _ constant companionship and faithful friendship with him. We know there are many others, and we hope you will all find satisfaction in remembering the pleasure you gave over many years to a remarkable man. 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