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the cottage inn for good things to eat all through the dav breakfmt caffo brasv lwkh w dinner or lha evnttng srwdc do come in and let us serve you mln st- s tr f900 glen taxi 3cabs3 radio equipped reliable drivers tr 72432 thatisafviwaai rhthompson hardware oil a gas heating hardware a plumbing photm tr 7 2971 monuments cemetery lettering yeadons memorials 22 king street east georgetown tr 79573 farm ww vertical integration a threat or a blessing monuments designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts end markers a good display to stock brampton monument works wm c allan prop 68 queen sl west brampton shop phones ties gl 10445 gl 1 1b13 rep tom nicol phone brampton gl 13962 faynumm our kst1mtss anmmannh and vt satva ou ock blluarbutt jew one of the most controversial topics at farm meetings in recent months bas been obal of vertical integration or as it is commonly called co fanning the pa nel discussion at the recent an nual meeting of the halton son and crop improvement association was no exception the topic under discussion was the status of the family farm in 41968 but once the panel mexnbersjand the audience got their teeth into the sttbjectof vertical integration it was with difficulty that be panel moderator j e wtutelock steered the discus sion to other factors which have a bearing on the status of the family farm ten years hence not new contract farming as pointed out by dr harvey caldwell of the de partment of farm economics- at the ontario agricultural college is not something which is new it has been going on for a long tune canning crop contracts sugar beet contracts steer feeding contracts and as a matter of fact nullr mark etidg agreements around our large urban centres and even thenegoti ating type of marketing plans or schemes- under the ontartaeanin products marketing act all come under the term of contract farm ing vertical integration is a bit dif fereot from those mentioned in that it hnks together all the var lous interlocking steps from pro duction to processing and market ing it was pointed out in the pa neldiscussion that the hrouer in dustry is one of the best illustra tions of vertical integration in that here normally the thatchery man the feed dealer the broiler producer the processor and fre quent y the chain store operator are all linked or in egrated toge ther in the one operation s mt fo ka o k n his t p r a n j a po wveh thrca na to oealroj til foun a no jur agricultural economy and rur al society to others it is a logi al fulfillment of the industrial volution in agriculture which ommenced when machines first cpiacej muse c an the farm advantages the panel members agreed that vertical integration mias much to commend it in short it does enable the producer with limited capital and credit and in particular the beginning farmer to secure the necesary credit to operate a business with some volume and tihereby make a living it also en ables the producer to be sure of a market for his produce which in the case of broilers is practic ally a must for the new operator along with this it enables the pro duccr know in advance the price he will receive in some ca ses it enables the operator to sec ure better technical advice on con trol of disease on feeding and on general management it also frequently brings with it a book keeping service which in this day and age is so essential further the other links in the integration ahare the risk with the primary producer from the standpoint of other links in the chain vertical integration in connection with broiler production enables the hat cheryman and the feed dealer to plan their production with more as surance he processor too can be assured of an adequate supply to keep his assembly line operated at close to capacity at all times last but by no means least ver tical integration along with better rutntion antibiotics and better feed conversion has materially reduced costs of production disadvantages on the other hand the discus aion revealed that the producer did forfeit some freedom when he entered into vertical integration that while it gave more secur ity it a so meant that under fav arable conditions he secured a smaller profit and further that while it did provide credit it normally was an expensive form of credit panel member rerord card house while admitting that in a county like halton it was difficult for a joung or beginning tarmer to secure enough eapital or credit to set himself up in a sound farm ing business nevertheless in so far as he was concerned he didn t like vertical integration and wanted no thing to do with tfe incidentally th s statement appeared to meet with general approval from the audience should be cooperative charles munro of embro along with roy coulter stressed the dan ger of farm operators losing control of tfieir product unless vertical in tegration practiced cooperative ly the panel members agreed that it would be disastrous for agriculture shouldothor links in the integration get control away from the primary producer we were interested to learn from one practicing integrator following the meeting that he blames certain chain stores for the present dc pressed price of broiler chickens as we interpreted his statement rt was a situation which had reacted to the detriment of the producer the processor and also the hatch hog marketing plan remains in ef fectrah hogrsnust she marketedon the open market and consequently no procesor can get control of the- product milk pooling system w e breckon prophesied that the next leir years mrald scejdl milk in the province marketed un der a pooling system in short as we interpreted mr brecfcons re marks the milk producer irrespec- uve of his location and where his product now goes would be paid for a percentage of his production at butter fat price a percentage perhaps at cheese or milk powder price and a percentage at fluid milk price naturally this could only apply where and when a 1 milk is of equal quality such a policy would not be popular to those who now enjoy a fluid milkmarket for their product and admittedly it does cost more to produce mtlk lor the urban centres than it does in the cade of those who ship their product to a creamery cheese fac tory or condensory on the ooher hand one has to admit that it does seem a bit un fair on the face df it that one op erator should have the advantage of a fluid milk market while his neighbour across the road who re cently started farming for hkn self must be content to ship his product to a creamery there are a lot of kinks to be worked out hut we are inclined to agree with mr breckon that whether we in this area lil or not a pooling system for milk will eventually he inevitable summary in the final analysis it was the opinion of the panel members that in 1968 ontario would still be a province of family farms and per haps vertical integration would he p in retaining the family farm unit it was also their opinion that jrm un ti would conl nu lo in ridi n sze lu y il nl in rta i ui partitu a i in size or volume of business and finally that in practicing vertical integration the producer hould study carefully the various contracts offered to make sure he is not going to lose control of his product in writing this article wo trust we have not misquoted any of the panel members nor misinterpreted their statements in an article of this length it is impossible to do justice to the comments and state ments of the five panel members messrs w e breckon a r coul ter reford gardhouse dr h caldwell and charles g munro but perhaps we have written suf ficient to indicate why the halton soil and crop annual continues to be one of the most popular farm meetings held annual y in this county wedmemay iwf jen 14th lt tm oflotemtown hgkalo so both faced with unforeseen household expenses want to make some special major pur chase need money for taxes or to meeil family emergency personal loans to help people meet just such situations are bemg made by the chartered banks every day youre not asking a favour when you visit a chaxteredttmint to arrange a personal boxxowing from a baxtjx 4danl the manager welcomes opportunities to make loans repayable out of earnings in convenient mstalments and at a chartered bank you can always count on privacy and courteous considera tion whether you are arranging a loan or using other valuable services the bank provides the chartered banks serving your community a man who knows his own imper fections is just about as perfect as t 1 possib e sor anyone to be legion notes by leslie m clert one week from thursday is the annual meeting of the branch at which the financial statement for the past year will he presented it is hoped that a large number will be present as this is an un portant meeting just because the year has been a successful one is no peason for members to be complaccnl your presence will he p immensely so try to be tn hand on sunday january 25th the annual election will beheld and it is hoped each merriber will be there for that occasion too it is one of some importance to all members and each member would be we 1 advised to be present a good turnout is indicative of the interest shown in your branch so be on hand for this all important meeting the bos really did it in acton last saturday when they won all thx bowling honours in the zone eprgctown branch not tn cap j lu t gh j n l anj hi tripe u won jhl turn champion- hip i 1 thi r second uam acu run u r up hi a n k was won b rch t pollock with 286 harv chappcl bowled 823 to take hih tripli and the team that won first prize had on its roster scotty patterson gord king chubby stapleion nick brown herb arnold and harv chappel others bowling on our teams included norm mcdonald 1 orne cross earl emond ormie carter shcl lawr dick fulierton jim yates and archie pollock there were a number of others too but unfortunately we didn t get their names in time to appear in this rvecks column we have the right number of names to make up che teams alright but our subrepor ter had inadvertently placed his own name on the list several tunes just to be sure we didn t miss hint we presume who was if the same ohap who photographer don rjder had to wait on while he went o thi powder room to comb his cur y black locks so he cquld have his picture taken or jt uast t at s wiat chub tells us nj vl al kn w chub wouldn t xa gi ale about fr end j hn s i l 1 lik u un alu tit n i r ilr if l r l l trin to l1 tic p urx mr this column and for tnc leg onar so members keep jour jes peeled jou u never iee a mori self satisfied group of branch 120 s in print in your life the imperials had a grand party last thursday evening according to all reports unfortunately we had to decline dul to a pressing job elsewhere chat could n t wait however its the first one weve cvlr missed and understand that it was tops there was quite a largecrifcd present the auxiliary of the branch is holding their elections tomorrow night for this year s 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