The Huron Expositor, 1960-11-17, Page 15Fewer Farms. But
Contribution -High
Although the number of farms
in Canada is declining, agriculture
continues to centriliute heavily to
the national economy-, both direct-
ly and indirectly.
This is underscored in an an-
alysis by the Economics Division,
Canada Department of Agriculture
which shows that:
There are more than 1,000,000
cars,.trucks and tractors on Cana-
dian farms and their annual ex-
penses, excluding depreciation and
financing, are more than $400 mil-
lion.
About 11,000 tons of pig iron goes
annually into the making of agri-
cultural implements and the im-
plement manufacturing industry
gives work to more than 10,000
employees with a payroll of over
$42 million.
Farmers use $20 million W rth
of electric power atinpally and ay
nearly $200 million for hired la-
bor.
They buy 900,000 tons of fertiliz-
ers valued at nearly .$70 million,
and use over 600,000 tons of lime-
stone.
Pest control each year amounts
to $20 million.
Farm operating expenditures
and depreciation total $1.9 billion
annually.`
Moreover, an estimated one-
eighth of the total revenue from
{rotor transport of commodities
and about one-fifth of the revenue
from all carload freight involves
agricultural products. The com-
bined revenues total more than
•$225 million.
Construction Costs
Hundreds of millions of dollars
are spent annually on the construc-
tion, maintenance and furnishing
of half a million homes owned by
farmers. With 17 per cent of the
population living on farms, addi-
tional hundreds of. millions
o r are
spent for clothing, recreation,
health, education.
In 1957 there were over 9,000
establishments with more than a
quarter of a million- employees
processing products of Canadian
farm origin. Products from these
establishments amounted to more
than $4.5 billion, and the payroll
of the employees was $763 million.
While the number of farms de-
clined from more than 700,000 to
less than 600,000 between 1924 and
1957, this reduction was about eq-
ual to the increase in the number
of employees processing or manu-
facturing products of farm origin.
In addition to these, there are
about 70,000 engaged in food
wholesaling and retailing.
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SHARON A. THOMPSON, of
Clinton, has received word that ,
she has successfully passed her
R.N. examinations. She is now
on the staff of Victoria Hospi-
tal, London. Miss Thompson is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Thompson, Clinton.
ANNUAL MEETING
of McKillop School Fair
• WINTHROP SCHOOL
TUESDAY, NOV. 22nd
8:30 p.m.
Everyone Welcome !
GORDAN PAPPLE - President
WM. DENNIS - Sec.-Treas.
PNTARio eAr'TY 4E;AGU
BE SURE
BEFORE YOU SHOOT
Court..y of �,�/ - -
JOHN LABATT LIMITED
Humphrey Foole in hunting seaso
Loses every trace of reason,
He has only one rule, which is:
"Shoot it if it moves or twitches.
n Through the trees he spies a figure,
Doesn't .wait, just pulls the trigger.
But how --he wished that he had
waited!
He found a farmer ... perforated.
So when you hunt, don't play the
Foole,
Be sure before you shoot's the rule.
Shoot only what the law allows—
The life you save may be—a cow's.
FIRE DESTROYS BANK BARN
AS STORM STRIKES MONCRIEFF
The electrical storm which pass-
ed 'over this area Monday evening
about 7 p.m., was the cause of a
fire that completely destroyed the
bank barn belonging to Clare Bar-
low, just west of here. Lost be-
sidesthe barn� the was t o season s
crop of hay, grain and straw. For-
tunately, 30 head of cattle, which
had been in the barn earlier, were
found safe in the pasture field.
Grey Township fire department
was able to save two nearby build-.
ings.
This is the third fire on this
farm in less than 20 years. Bet-
ter known as the Luke Speiran
property, the original large L-shap-'
ed bank barn was (destroyed by
fire and this was a replacement
barn, erected shortly afterwards.
Some nine years ago the frame
house was destroyed by an explod-
ing oil stove. Mr. Barlow resides
on his other farm, concession 12,
Soils Experts Say
Top Dress Hay
Professor Norm Thomas, of the
O.A.C. Soils Department feels too
many farmers overlook fall spread-
ing of fertilizer on lay andpas,
tures. Some of his ideas:
Try bulk fertilizer.,'Bagged fer-
tilizer is normally handled two to
four times before it gets into the
ground. - You can save all this
'work and sae money too. Bulk
sells for about $3.50 per ton less
than bagged. That means it can
be delivered and spread for ap-
proximately the same amount that
bagged fertilizer can be deliver-
ed.
There will be little• loss through
leaching, with fall application, ex-
cept on very. light sands. Except
where there will be runoff — like
hillsides — you can spread. -fertiliz-
er right up to freezeup.
No bulk spreader service? Use
a lime spreader and fill direct
from the truck. Some fertilizer
dealers supply lime spreaders.
Fall spreading is especially ad-
visable where spring siareading
conditions might be risk30 due to
wet soil. -
If your soil hasn't beets tested,
use the guides. New seedings and
second year hay strong in clovers:
0-20-0 @ 250 to 300 pounds per
acre. If potash is known to be
required, use the same rate but
change to 0-20-10 or 0-20-20 at the
above rate. If the field is top
dressed with manure, use 0-20-0
l
onHay and pastures 35-50 per cent
legumes: use 0-20-0 or 0-20-10 at
250-300 pounds per acre plus 100
to 150 pounds per acre ,of urea just
as spring growth comtnences.
1f all•grass hay and for one year
only, use nitrogen fertilizer only
early in spring. Urea nitrogen
may be applied during early No-
vember.
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No. l
Ontario Potatoes
$1.95 per 754h. Bag
WINTHROP GENERAL STORE
Phone 855 R 12 — SEAFORTH
Attention, Cream Producers !
• MORE DOLLARS
FOR YOUR CREAM
We are paying 700 for your Cream
DELIVERED, effective Monday, November 14
CANADA PACKERS
CLINTON
Grey.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan McTaggart
and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rhiel,
Goderich, spent the .latter part of
last week in the Ottawa -Montreal
area:
Those from this area attending
Ontario Cream Producers '• annual
meeting in Toronto Tuesday were
Carl Hemingway, Doug Fraser,
James Williamson and Rae Hous-
ton.
A SMILE OR TWO
He: "I love you, darling. I
adore you."
. She: "Are you going to marry
me?"
He: "Don't change the subject."
Young Lady: "'Can you squeeze
me in here?"
City Bus Driver: "Why, yes,
Ma'am, if someone else will drive
the bus,"
A very small child can do a very
good job of cleaning his teeth after
a meal by eating an apple, accord-
ing to Ontario .Department of Ag-
riculture sources,
HENSALL NE
Bingo Winners
Hensall Legion bingo winners
Saturday night last were: Share
the wealth, Mrs. Bill Austin and
Mrs. Doupe; door prizes, Mrs. G.
Whittaker and Mrs. ,R. Vanstone.
Other winners were Patricia Har-
ris; Mrs. Orville Smith and Mrs.
Ted Brown, Egmondville; Miss
Margaret Boa; Mrs. Roy Smale,
Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Glenn Mc-
Kenzie and Ivan Boa, tied; Pearl
Stephens; Bob Upshall; Mrs. Flet-
cher and Kay Sharp, tied; Mrs.
Boa; Mr. Johnston; Mrs. Van -
stone; Margaret Boa; Mrs. R.
Taylor. Jackpot this Saturday is
$115 in 60 calls; also two door
pr es.
' Injured When Truck Overturns
A Zurich area man crawled from
the cab of his overturned gravel
truck on Thursday with a cracked
pelvis after the heavy vehicle
crashed into the steel support of
a bridge on the fourth concession
of Usborne Township. The vehicle
dropped 12 feet on its roof into
three feet of water in a creek.
The impact tore out the super
structure of the 16 -foot bridge and
the support beams fell into the
creek.
Elam Shantz, RR 3, Zurich, the
truck driver, was taken to South
Huron ..Hospital._ _...M.r___._-Shantz
said the wheels of his truck struck
a series of pot -holes as he ap-
proached the bridge, causing him
to lose control. Police said the
bridge would have to be rebuilt.
Mr. Shantz crawled out the door
of his truck and went to the near-
by farmhouse of Sandy Easton to.
get help. Damage to the truck
was estimated at $1,000. Provin-
cial Constable H. Reid, of Exeter,
investigated.
LAC George Lefebvre, . Mrs. Le-
febvre, Robert, Ronald and Val-
eria, of RCAF Clinton, and Mrs.
Maude Hedden spent the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. William
Kerr, Roy and Carol, at North
Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Noakes left
Sunday for Toronto to visit rela-
tives and attend the Royal Winter
Fair there,
Mr. Dave Feild expects to fly to
Liverpool, England, this month,
where he will be employed with
the Automatic Telephone and Cable
Company there.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Elder, with
their children Ken, Jean, Kathy
and John, spent the past weekend
in Hensall and Zurich. They vis-
ited with Mrs. Elder's father, John
Passmore; with Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. Peck, in Hensall, and with the
Delbert Geiger family, near Zur-
ich.
Lorne recently returned from a
five-week tour of Germany, Switz-
erland, France England, Scotland
and Ireland. He toured 35 factor-
ies, all associated with the pro-
duction of springs, and also took
time out to visit his ancestral
homes in Scotland and Ireland.
The Elder.family came to Canada
early in the last century{ from near
Edinburgh, and Lorne visited
some of the clan still living on
the original farm.
His mother's family (Smillie)
came from near Belfast in Ire-
land in 1821, and members of this
family still reside in the village
in Ireland. He had an interesting
visit with, these folk. Lorne has
made a study of both family trees,
extending over a 14 -year period,
and took advantage of these visits
o examine old family records dat-
ing back to 1720.
He reports that European. indus-
try is extremely busy and, in fact,
unable to expand because of the
shortage of help. They' have nev-
er known such prosperity as they
ate now experiencing. Approxi-
maely one-half of the output of
E Approxi-
miry
factories is being ex-
po to all, countries of the
world. Labor rates vary from one-
third to one-half of those In Ham-
ilton and labor is much more pro-
ductive there than here in Canada,
except where we have gone to
automation.
Of interest to Hensall people'
woyuld be the fact that traCatioh
trailers are becoming quite popu-
lar in Europe and many were to
be seen on the highways.
Lorne is chief engineer of the
Wallace Barnes Co., in Hamilton,
Canada's largest spring manufac-
turers. This company is a sub-
sidiary of the Associated Spring
Corporation, with many factories
in the U.S.A., Puerta Rico and af-
filiations in Argentina.
Mrs. Keith Lindsay, Pamela and
Shielda, of London, spent the week
end with the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Henderson, Hen-
sall,
WINCHEL$EA NEWS OF TUB WEEK,
• Mid oblidren of fticiteisea
school, along with their- tt'aehers,.
MTs S, Heedriik sad Miss; Nrarllyn
Marshall, entertained the parents
of_ the .chtldren -0n Wednesday
ntorning at the school. It was Ed-
ucation Weelt, and the parents
watched the children at. their wont,
and the Children and their teach-
ers served tea and cookies at the
close.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Delbridge
and sons. were _guests on Wednes-
day ell,.ening with Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Cooper, of Elimville
Mr. Gary Dern returned to-, his
httne on Thursday after being in
St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for
a week.
Master Gerald Skinner, of St.
Pauls visited over the weekend
with Jim and Joan Lynn.
Mrs. Elson Lynn, Larry, Joan
and Jim visited on Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Skinner, at
Sebringville,
Mrs. Garnet Miners visited Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Johns and family. Elimville North.
Mrs. Colin Gilfillari and Barbara
Anne visited on Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Smith, of Credi-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gilfillan and
Random Mating
Means Fewer Eggs
Random mating within a flock
cannot be continued more than
three generations without fairly
heavy losses in egg production, ac-
cording to A. P: Piloski, of the
Canada Department of Agricul-
ture's Experimental Farm at In-
dian Bead, Sask.
Records of two strains of Leg -
horns which were reproduced with-
out selection for five generations
were compared with selected stock.
The random matings. showed a
decline of 25 eggs per bird, the
greatest decreases coming in the
later generations. 1 ody weights
decreased by about five -ounces
and the period between hatching
and Commencement of laying in-
creased -by about two weeks. Mor-
tality of the 'flock went up about
five per cent. Traits which in-
creased in random • matings were
fertility, hatchability, the thickness
of the shells and the quality of the
eggs. The egg size and the num-
ber containing blood spots and
meat -spots remained unchanged.
Eighteen roosters from each
generation were chosen from all
generations and mass -mated to all
hens within their generation for
the tests. Enough chicks were
hatched to keep up the size of the
flocks. -
fanxily, Of eter - Visited on Sun-
day with Mr. an Mrs i; olln.
fiilan and- family' ' s
Mr. and Mrs William Walters
and Danny visited on -Sunday .With
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dnyman and
family, of Kippers.
Miss % Dora Delbtidge's many
friends in Winchelsea are Sorry
td bear of he recent heart at-
tack. She is Confined to bed at
her home in Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clarke and
sons visited on Sunday at Exeter
With Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wright.
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The W.A. of McKillop E.U.B.
Church held ' their November
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ir-
vin Rock. Mrs. William Koehler
and Mrs, Arthur Nichols were in
charge of the devotional period,
based on Remembrance Day. Fol-
lowing a discussion„ on plans for
the bazaar to be held November
19, at 3 p.m., at Brodhagen Com-
munity Centre, contests were con-
ducted. Lunch was served by the
hostess. The next meeting is to
be held at the home of Mrs, Nor-
man Eggert, with everyone con-
tributing something to the pro-
gram. Gifts are to be exchanged
at the Christmas meeting.
Mrs. A. J. Huether, Morriston;
Mrs. A. Hampel, of Galt, and Mrs.
John Foreman,_ Billy and Susan,
of Sheffield, visited Mrs. Charles
Eggert at the hospital; also Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Rock and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Eggert. .
Mr. and Mrs. William Koehler
and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Beuermann
visited with Mr, and Mrs. Louis
Bennewies at Brodhagen.
Mr. and .Mrs. Cecil . Franks and
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Schoob, of
Preston, recently visited with Mt.
and Mrs. William Koehler.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McKenzie
and family, of Detroit, visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Hoegy.
Sunday ._visitors. with Mr. •and
Mrs. Norman Eggert were Miss
Mary Jackson, Seaforth; Mr. and
Mrs. Aubrey McNichol and fam-
ily, Blyth, and Mr. and Mrs; Ern-
ie Whitehouse and Donna, of•Ttap-
pen.
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