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ROYAL WINTER FAIR ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 14, 1973 Mrs. George Henderson The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Once again proved itself “Canada‘s Show Window of Agriculture" when it celebrated its “50th Year" in 1972. Exhibitors from all acrOSs Canada and from overseas submitted 17000 entries in the 23 divisions of the show. Sir Pe- ter Hayman, British High Commissioner to Canada, officially opened the Fair. The R.C.M.P. Musical Ride. absent for 5 years. was an outstanding success and the en- [urged Horse Show had a new look. The cattle shows drew many visitors including a 300 per- son group from Italy who purchased a seven month Holstein calf for $3,100. The flower show had a special theme of fifty years ago and “Food Festival 50" took viewers back to the bustling market square of a small Cana~ dian town of 1922. In a report, General Manager John Moles. said that farming is still a major industry and affects more people than is generally realized. Although only one family in three derives all or part of its income from agriculture. only 6.8% of our population is now engaged in priâ€" mary agriculture. Concluding his report. Mr. Moles said. “From the top six inches of man and from the top six inches of soil comes all our energy in the form of food and fibre." CONSUMERS’ COMMITTEE ONTARIO FOOD COUNCIL Mrs. Emerson Emke Meetings were held in December and Feh~ rua‘ry at which the thought was expressed that the general public is unaware of the work of the Food Council. Some suggestions for imâ€" proved communications were that Conveners of Family and Consumer Affairs Committees should be given material to use in meeting programs and to distribute: promotional mate- rial should be given with products. through supermarkets, on television programs, in news- paper columns etc. Mr. D. E. Williams. Chairman of the On- tario Food Council, felt that the general public is not aware of the complexity of the food marketing system and. therefore. did not un- derstand the reason for priCe increases. He said that fact sheets are being prepared in an attempt to explain the price structure of beef and dairy products, and processed fruits and vegetables for consumer information. It was reported that there are 8.000 conâ€" sumers in the Mail a Menu Service. There is good contact with rural consumers but only 13% of the urban population is aware of the availability of Government Publications. SUMMER I973 Mrs. Wm. G. Miller, SecretaryeTrensurer for the Fed- erated Women s Inslitutes of Ontario. HARSHMAN CONFERENCE "FOOD IN A CHANGING SOCIETY“ Mrs. Clarcnce Diamond The first Harshman Conference. 21 contin- ung education program sponsored by the Col, lege of Family and Consumer Studies in coopâ€" eration with the Harshmun Foundation. was held at the University of Guelph in November 1973. Attended by invitation only, it brought together approximately 75 representatives from government, health, and research departâ€" ments. food companies. consumer specialists. and private agencies concerned with health. Mrs. Clarence Diamond represented the Fed- erated Women‘s Institutes ol‘ Ontario for the president. Mrs. Harvey Noblitt. Concern was expressed by Mrs, Diamond because although one speaker labelled Agricul- ture as the single most important part 01’ the Food Industry. there were no representatives of the agricultural industry present. Some speakers were: Mr. R. S. Hurlburt of General Foods Ltd. who said that nutritional knowledge is available today which if applied. could reduce heart and vascular diseases by 35%. Mrs. Anne Callagan. Collcge of Family Studies. University of Guelph. discussing the main features of family change. Dr. L Lloyd. University of Manitoba. who stressed the harmful effects of over nutrition because of our sedentary life. Dr. N. W, Tape. Research Co-ordinator for Canada. Department of Agriculture. who said that he felt that more research is needed for the reduction of micro-biological hazards and praised strict regulations for food safety. 11