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Mss %i % iA o5 s aie s ui O mm en aeel &6 Prime agriculâ€" _ field. itmenc L § 2\“ im tiAscle s . .0 There‘s even P > ong â€". <{o5. . â€" M Camile sls ks s > ds .. o o ture land should _ carly taik their hM uc 2 us e m ... t t woca w ae o. . [ be prdtected. We sons, James, 11, [ M W s / s aB j _ ol ooragec n i , â€" mt fls 1e f _ 3 02. ; and Richard, 13, % _ . y e otss & . i â€" w2 . h & . e . . o are going to have _ may enter farmâ€" BW Ww __i%" _ s . s is s ing some day. e es ® . . . .6 . * hm o > es to cooperatewith "$¢CT <cl.. faee . $ , , o $ other ministries to tradition. The |. s c t t M 4y > B | ith T n ooo in o «â€" s . lc it o. e .. es *~. ake s i | | come upwitha oths _Amicee | _ 00 _ _ § Wws 25e P family for decâ€" & oo . o is % w s cce _ m% . plan that cannot ades. "It was * x flS f w 4C e eA e N T M / oge ;m&; s w ~ jeave farmers Ol6 . crangpa‘s forn | . _ _ _ _ e O 6 ie g > ty ons |of the picture. PJ before that," | .. _ _ _ _ _ _ . We _ ie y _ e f says DavidArmiâ€" [ _ ) _ _ _ . _ _ o Wl g'f s eA . . 0 _ 0 . «â€" Agriculture tage, 40. tss . 3 s P .. e e oo | marootiimeie â€" Ertecys oo 0 0 0 § 5 ienss . . |~ EimerBuchanan. creeping northâ€" | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ § M o o e ies 0| â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" _ ward and the Arâ€" stt t > it °9 i.>" o c 15 efi n Ginck /.2 i i e oo ... .. \mitages fear it will soon start gobbling | up neighboring farms as it punches its * i Dave and Julie Armitage wonder whether their sons, James, 11, left, and Richard, |way through London TOYVnShlp.. § zw;j‘ L"r |__lâ€" 13, will be able to carry on the family farm into a fourth generation. | _ Most of what London is seeking in i annexatié)n talllks \évxth I\fhd}(?lllesel:xl Codun- OUSI N G city limits and hope London makes betâ€" quality land. ' s ty is undeveloped agricultural land. ter use of space inside its bounda ig} f f j | â€"~Three unanswered QUeStIONS @MAIN! _ exmmeanmemenmemnimmewnimmeiversdimnesbak before it s?preads out over thrZ ; 9 3rlg|d.Pyke, P ho an ean l How much farmland will it get? Whose? F A R M L A N D countryside. i e k o o oo a descrinine | What will happen to it? > R j tensification â€" a catchword describing | j ~~*~Last In ‘A. Series __â€" _ The Armitages, like hundreds of othâ€" the Hond to make gidatet Mac ol space : + iDEA OF MOYING: "It‘s just the idea of h ) E er farmers in Middlesex County, are jp Inside cifies ~â€" is only part of the soluâ€" moving, or giving up farming," said Juâ€" they could. the middle of a controversy over what â€" HON when it comes to saving precious j lie. when asked if they would sell to the & Tgney milk about 30 cows and gr(?w should be done,to protect farmland farmand, io« highest bidder and relocate if a developâ€" ield crops. They own about 80 heqta}xes from urbanization. But she said consumer education is | er came knocking. (200 acres) at RR 1, Arva, most of it just C Elbert Borkersesed, poiicy d important, too | s j a stone‘s throw from Highbury Avenue. rt van Donkersgoed, poi1cy C1â€" id en » q Already, property values are StaMINE |â€" /ppg nearest conveniencge sto?e/: is just a _ T€ctor with the Christian Farmers‘ Fedâ€" ; Shbe said Reaple shouldn‘t be amisied to rise, partly as a result of speculation ¢ nut J eration. said development must be diâ€" into thinking Ontario has so much and uncertainty over how successful !°W minu‘es away. rected away from Phe rovince‘s top farmland that it can pave it without W the city will be in its expansion bid. c farmland * P P facing consequences. One of them is That‘s good and bad. People could OMPU\_INTS FROM. URBAN"ES: But § § the need to import more food. | make a lot of money, but higher prices annexation could bring an increase in Redevelopment of older city neighâ€" _ ghe gaid that, of all the land in Ont | prevent farmers from expanding to stay complaints from urbanites concerned . borhoods and building on small parcel$ jo, only between three and four per oi & | competitive. °29 _ about farm smells and noise, said Daâ€" of undeveloped land should be the. of it is used to grow crops “Trl)lat’Cem «!t The Armitages bought some extra . vid. who also dreads higher taxes. wave of the future, he said. "Cities aT€ ‘ppaps what wegfarm onp”. <f farmland this summer and could make _ "Farming is tough enough right healthiest when they grow up instead Of _ Ofper analysts say farmers are ofte ! a profit if they flipped it. They won‘t, now," he said. There are the added out." forced to sell off a portion of their lan<rj1 They figure farmland on London‘s headaches of urbanization on his _ Cities are now winning the battleto shore up sagging incomes and must . | fringe soon will be beyond the reach.of doorstep. _ over the best agricultural land, he says. not be blamed for trying to make a [ ordinary peqple so they bought while _ They don‘t want to farm any closerto It forces farmers to relocate on lower _ dollar. E_ 3rtings 4