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rwrtw itntf ww frwf th acton frtm prn wadnsisday juno 4 1969 sell canadian cattle ii south central america two halloo jersey breeders are touring four south and central american countries this month searching for new markets for the export of canadian jersey cattle ken ella of hornby and don mccain of rjocval accompanied countries they have the money but they are not milkproducing nations mr diver explained there ht a big demand lor fresh milk and they have to buy it jeneymcn here hope to influence the africulturaluii in those countries that canadian jerseys will provide the best foundation stock for the herds of the future and right now the canadian market for jerseys is at ittpeak cattlemen blame the hew ontario milk maikellng lloaid for the present glutted mar et jersey and guernsey milk once commanded premium prices from the bottlers but under the qmmh plan it rates equal to milk produced by oilier breeds don mccalg by john kneale of the agriculture and fisheries branch of the canadian department of industry trade and commerce left may id to visit peru crnta rica nicaragua and guatemala when they fry home on june 1 1 they hope to have convinced many of those countries prominent agnculiuraltslt to visit canada when theyre in i lie market for some quality foundation stock this is the first jersey junket of its kind but according to ontario jersey club secretary dudley oliver toronto it it juit the start of a long range program to interest dairymen from foreign countries to shop in canada the four countries they are visiting are emerging the jersey men wcie lotted to look ouuide the country for buyers the current sales mission is actually joint venture of the ontario and canadian jersey organixationi mr mcialg is on the ontario exports subcommittee for the canadian jersey cattle club and mr llla president of hie ontario jersey club while ihe buyers t they find will lie looking at the entire canadian nuiker fur animals d1 per ictit of canada i jefsey population it conceulrated iii ogtaiin the junket willunt be selling aniiiials dyiing the visit to foieign countries just pawng tha way for future salef if cattlemen irnm any ncllie four count net come to canada looking for foundation cows canadian and ontario jersey ollkialt will provide them with t ransporlallon and assistance while in canada similar comlderalioni were extended to viiitors from lloitdurat and guatemala who have purchased jerseys heie during the patt 10 yeait last fall an importing firm from lima perupuicluied iw jersey uaifeft in canada and one of the nullum who helped select the shipment later went to ivru to judge a higcallle show the canadian jersey lub provided a trophy for ihe winner of one ilasr at that show wa have had considerable enquiries from a number of these countries particularly guatemala said mr oliver ont farmers union head says meaf prices unfair tl dpi i uk assistant agricultural representative ken rixa name westerner ted peluk assistant agricultural rep a new assistant agricultural representative for llalton county took office on monday of hut week ted peluk pronounced pell ook arrived in llalton last week to fill the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of jim jenkins mr peluk has just giadualcd from the univcisity of manitoba in winnipeg with a llachelor of science in agncultuic degree bom and educated at ladywood a village about 40 miles northeast of winnipeg manitoba he grew up on a small mixed farm after finishing high school lie took the four year course at winnipeg since his graduation may i he has been helping his family with the seeding at their farm he expects to live in milton and woik out of the milton office of the ontario depaiunent of agriculture and lood public information meetings to debate htm organization in response tn j request from the general i arm orgjmitjn campaign committee ihe dovernmeul of onljrio tut introduced legislation providing tor ti plebiscite by farmers to decide whit kind of organization they want to have the vote unexpected to take place on june 24 the important question on ihe ballot it whether farmeri wjnt j general faun orgamalion financed hy a checkoff not to exceed 2 per si 000 on all commodities marketed by marketing boards or marketing plans other question on the ballot concern membership and the mature of hie organijtion in order that farmer- may be well informed of the proposal for a general i aim organization j group of information and discussion meetings will itc held dunng the next three weeki the meetings will be held in iloyne ommunity centre on june 1 1 at h 10 p m and in hrookvillc hall on june 12 other meetings will be announced later on june 20 he provincial campaign commit lee will hold a rally and hireling time and place to be announced later this is an important decision for farmers in ontario for our future as farmers may depend on having a strong well financed organization to speak on our behalf the farmers voting power is diminishing at an increasing rate uys tom poster of r r 1 campbctlviltc chairman of the llalton committee the many problems which confront us cannot be solved by individual effort therefore the need for a general farm organization is apparent we must be careful not to create an all powerful bureaucracy that would have too far reaching power over the individual this could happen if the majority of farmers are apathetic at this time he warned president of the ontario i armers unify walter miller eiid unlay that hie preteul meat pi it iiufeui to consumers are verv unfair vuperiiufkufl were selling alnju steak u few hiontht afc for v ttnls per lb ami now the pfnei ire any where from si to si iw ihu it a llj70cenl increase packinghouse and retail expenses huven i increased proportionately in the last few months heel producers ure receiving only 0 it k cents per lb livrwoght more than a few months ago when tjtcy wen receiving only 2j to i cents per lb ihe increased live weight prices would imrease retail prices i 2 to is cents per pound nut nowhere near the 10 to 70 cents consumer ure now lciiig t harped the i armers union will contact the i o n mi m e r association and the government to ask for in iniutry into the exlrj prices charged to consumers that arc not paid to the pfmary producer ihe n j t lonal i armers organization in the united stales has successfully cmb irked john dunford goes farming fly if j stanley john dunford assistant agricultural representative for llalton and peel counties for the past year and a half follows in the footsteps of jim jenkins former i xteniion assistant in these two counties john left at live end of may to take up dairy farming in his home county of peterborough he his wife their two sons and a daughter will be farming behind his home farm producing fluid milk all wiiii john hie best in hit new undertaking on a collective hi r gaining uufkeltng system to ipiprrve that low pi ue pjjil fjg- row ft the i j mum t ilium nit arudi is alto in ihe process of wtttny up a collective bargaining jm fleeting system i armers receive only m to w cents per lb for beef tmtktnghoutr mill retailers ihy have to chaise fheir utltm rwreritife markup in a dofijm and cents nurkup to covef thel actual um and fur profit mr miller uid we do want liler prices for firu products howwer we want hie cootuirtetf u knrtw hut the ridiculously increased prices he is pjyihg aft not all iting to trie farmer but thai ihe largest portion of theirs wily tiiean additional profits fo ihe corporate empires distributor of horn tsnd farm petroleum product serving acton and district sine 1944 heating oils if lubrication oils greases gasounes if diesel hjel bchnoaui oil suftnh jaik s ststvtci ikmm44 young st aefoct je james lawn hower saw sfflkb mottwuowu usjvu mowffi toutt bolens garden tractors roto tillers and snow blowers remington chain saws mck us and bfuvftv 8533453 v in the dairy case kraft oorofntefryow to ahract new or ragular shoppers to my iga store i must offer them products of consistently good quality at an attractive price my livelihood depends on my being competitive this week we are offering some exceptionally good values in our grocery depart ment recognizable values on basic food items like sugar margarine and pork a beans good value is our way at iga you see we really caret msh ontario pork sale fork butt roast acton iga foods 8 main st 8531960 see our instore features