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The Huron Expositor, 1961-10-26, Page 9a 4. a • • • s e 1 • :BETTER GRADES PIGS. RAISED IN In milder regions of Canada it may be economical to feed market pigs in an open -front pole barn, says R. J. Curtis, of the Canada Department of Ag- riculture's research station, at Frederiction, N.B. He found it produced 50 per cent more Grade A's than the closed -in building did. He described tests over a 14 - month period with four groups of pigs in a piggery of usual construction and an open -front barn—the latter 39 feet square with an aluminum roof. Half the test pigswere transferred to the pole barn when weigh- ing 40 to 60 pounds and all re- mained on test until marketed at 190 to 210 pounds. Those in the pole barn did better in summer but not as well in the winter as the pig- gery lots, however, the saving in housing and labor costs favored the pole barn opera- tion. Compared with the test group in the piggery, those in the pole barn had an average gain for summer and winter - fed pigs of .07 pounds less, and they required 30 pounds more feed per 100 pounds gain, and three days longer to reach mar- ket weight. On the other hand '78 per cent of the pole barn test groups graded A compar- ed with 56 per cent graded A OBTAINED -'FROM OPEN DARNi Sell that unnecessary piece of furniture through a Huron Ex- positor Classified Ad. Phone 141 5% Guaranteed INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 3 to 10 years ' front the piggery. The balance of costs was in favor of the pole -barn groups, W. E. Southgate Seaforth Representing: British Mortgage & Trust Co. Guaranty Trust Company Sterling Trusts Corporation Huron & Erie Mortgage Corp. ODORLESS CLEAN BURNING FURNACE OIL STOVE OIL D. Brightrall FINA SERVICE PHONE 354 FURROW AND FALLOW (By FAIRBAIRN) The third week of October was Co-op Week in Canada and while we didn't see much sign of celebration in Ontario, there undoubtedly was considerable jubilation to certain areas be- cause over two million Cana- dians belong to one or more co-operatives. Less than one- quarter million people in On- tario belong to Co-ops—about 4 per cent of the population. On the prairies where consumer co-ops have increased rapidly almost 900,000 people belong— Saskatchewan leads with over half its population, nearly one half million. Prime Minister Diefenbaker didn't go overboard in his greet- ings on this occasion. He said the "steady increase in mem- bership and the variety of co- operative endeavours augur well for continuing progress." One would scarcely expect the lead- er of a political party which has always been linked closely with the name of private enter- prise to pull out the stops in praise of a movement which most of his supporters view with a jaundiced eye. USBORNE AND HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE — Exeter, Ont. President: Milton McCully - RR 1, Kirkton Vice -President: Timothy B. Toohey -RR 3, Lucan Directors: E. Clayton Coiquhoun, RR 1, Science Hill; Martin Feeney, RR 2, Dublin; Robert G. Gardi- ner, RR 1, Cromarty; Alex J. Rohde, RR 3, Mitchell. Agents: Harry Coates, RR 1, Central- ia; Clayton Harris, Mitchell; Stanley Hocking, Mitchell. Solicitor W. G. Cochrane - - Exeter Secretary -Treasurer Arthur Fraser - - - Exeter FEDERATION NEWS , DY, CARL HEIINGWAY There has been a good deal of -Comment in the )}spore re- cently concerning the entry of Great Britain into the Kura*. pean Common Market, with par- ticularly strong opposition from Canada. It doesn't seem long since many of these same people were proclaiming Canada to be a free and independent nation. We apparently felt quite proud of ourselves when we set -up our own Supreme Court. There apparently was little complaint when duties were imposed on British goods coming to Can- ada. Not many voiced their dis- pleasure when by a nice bit of manipulated arbitrary valuation on our part we placed the equivalent of a sizeable tariff on British cars coming to Can- ada. And please remember that there are no truly Canadian cars. This tariff simply made it easier for American imports to compete with British im- ports, and this in spite of the fact that our trade with the U -S. is in a strongly adverse condition. If we feel no responsibility to Britain, it is hardly fair that we should expect favors from her. However, itis with the im- pression with regard to Agri- culture that I am concerned. We are being led to believe that the entry of Britain into the Common Market will be very bad for Canadian agricul- ture. I would like to quote from the Ottawa report of Oct. 13, 1961: "Referring to the 58 per cent of Canada's exports to the U.K. that have no Commonwealth preference, we should have added that there is- no indica- tion that the U.K. joining the European Common Market will reduce the„ prices received for Canada's exports. Take wheat, for example; U.K. wheat prices would be expected . to rise to fit in with other West Europe prices, e.g, the price in West Germany runs about $3.00 a bushel, 60-80 cents above the delivered price for Canadian wheat. This is now covered by an import levy imposed by West Germany. To substitute a 20 per cent tariff, as ECM pro- poses for this import levy, would be no hardship for Cana- dian wheat exporters and might be a substantial advantage. Huron County Cream Produc- ers met for their annual meet- ing in Clinton on the 19th. Large supplies of butter and skim powder are having a de- pressing effect on the whole industry. 4lowever, the real dif- ficulty seems to be the inabil- ity of the powers -that -be to dis- pose of the small surplus as it appears. After a small surplus is accumulated for three or four years, it suddenly becomes a huge problem. Even in cheese, where we What is a co-op? A co-opera- tive enterprise has been de- scribed as one which belongs to the people who use its ser- vice, the control of which rests equally with all its members and the gains of which' are dis- tributed to the members in pro- portion to the use they make of the services. That's about as simple a definition as we've ev- er seen. A co-op is voluntary—anyone may join or leave at any time. Each member has only one vote, interest on investment is lim- ited and patronage savings, re- funds or dividends or whatever you want to call them, go back to the members on the basis of the business each does with the co-op. Thus no one can make a profit out of a co-op, but the more ne uses its services the less the cost should be—or the more one may save. This is always provided the co-op is run efficiently and that there are savings. Some co-ops have been run so /efficiently and savings have been so large that when mem- bers vote to leave their patron- age dividends in reserve to fin- ance growth, private business has charged they have an un- fair advantage. While it is true that patronage dividends can be deducted from taxable in- come, members must pay tax on their individual dividends even if they vote to leave them in reserve. Also, any company can finance growth this way providing it distributes patron- age dividends to its customers. This is not a special priv- ilege allocated to co-ops al- though it is mostly used by them. The federal legislation, based on a royal commission in 1945, does not mention or -speci- fy co-ops. It simply says that any enterprise that decides to pay back profits or savings or whatever term you wish to use, to the producers who supplied the goods according to the quantity supplied, the amounts of these repayments will not be classed as profits for taxa- tion purposes. * * Today's Tidbit: Fall often means dirtier milk because of muddy yards. and longer hair on cows. Checking filters for sediment and thoroughly wash- ing udders will help maintain grades. WHITE BEANS We are in the 'Market for WHITE BEANS Highest Prices Paid We specialize in Fast Unloading — No delays • W. G. Thompson & SONS LIMITED " The Bean People" Phone 32 : Hensall Exeter Meetin Government controlson tate use of water are necessary to ensure future supplies, mem- bers of the Huron Munjeipal Officers' Association were told in Exeter Wednesday. The speaker was Archie Watt, di- rector of the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission. Many municipalities are close to large bodies of water, but the cost of bringing it to them is too great, Mr. Watt said, as he stressed the necessity of con- serving the water that falls as precipitation since about 45 per cent of the supply is ground water. "Our department is taking steps to ensure the future needs," he stated. At present, the OWRC are Hullett F of A Will Hold Banquet The directors of the Hullett Township Federation of Agri- culture held their regular monthly meeting in the Lon- desboro Hall on Thursday with a fair attendance. The group decided to . hold their annual meeting and banquet on Nov.. 23, in the Londesboro Hall, Wm. Tilton, Provincial Presi- dent of the Federation of Agri- culture, of Harriston, will be guest speaker. Anyone wishing tickets are asked to contact their school section director. Making extensive s ltr ye y s throughout Ontario to deter- mine what the future needs will be and where water sup- plies can be found .tomeet the needs. These surveys have been made for many municipal- ities at no charge. "We must also- start thinking about conserving our present supply," he said, "and the gov- ernment has set up regulations and controls to provide this. He pointed out that it was now necessary to have a per- mit before a new concern is allowed to use more than 10,000 gallons of water per day. "In some areas we are also sug- gesting that storage ponds be built to handle the excess wa- ter in the spring, so it will be available for use during dry periods." The OWRC official stated his department was vitally con- cerned with water purifica- tion, because much of the wa- ter used by industries is able to be used again and again, as long as the proper steps are taken to purify it. Pointing to the increased supply of water that will be needed in the future, the speak- er stated that by 1980 it was expected that the United States would be using two-thirds of its available supply. Mr. Watt said it was not un- usual in some areas to sink six or eight wells before hitting a usable supply of water. Huron County, he said, has a good sup- ply of ground water. BUILD TRAP DOORS FOR HAY, STRAW CHUTES Recently, an eastern Ontario paper carried this column head- ing, "Fall is fatal to local boy." This lad of fifteen was not a steeplejack, up a hundred feet; he didn't fall forty feet off a barn roof. All he did was run along a threshing floor and fall through an open hay chute to the concrete floor, a mere nine feet below. Do we need any further proof that these hay and straw' holes are dangerous? Spending half an hour to build a safe trap- door to cover your hay chute could save the life of your son, or one of his playmates, sug- gests Hal Wright, safety spe- cialist with the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture. Why not follow the advice of one of the old proverbs — a stitch in time saves nine. are again going to fail to sup- ply the available market, we have a considerable surplus simply because there is not en- ough first grade cheese being made. Truly conditions in the dairy industry are bad, but cer- tainly not so bad that really concerted effort on the part of producers couldn't correct. Grey Council Prey TownshiP Connell Met on October '7, And On inotlQn of xaw oii W�d; �dArC ie 'Mann the minutes of the last meetin$. were adopted. ,aa read, The following motions were adopted: Kenneth Dray and Lawson. Ward: That we adopt the en- gineer's report on the Hislop Drain and instruct the clerk to prepare and serve the by-laws. Lawson Ward and Glenn Hue- ther: That we finally pass by - Law No. 15, 1961, on the Bol- ton Drain and instruct the clerk to advertise for tenders to be in by 7 p.m., Oct. 23. Archie Mann and Kenneth Bray: That we open court of revision on the Inglis Drain. Glenn Huether and Lawson Ward: That we reduce the as- sessment on Lot 6, Con. 8, Wm E. Bishop, on the Inglis Drain by 10 acres, making assessment $9.00 less, to $51, and the appeal of Thos. Finch, Lot 7, Con. 7, be filed. Glenn Huether and Kenneth Bray: That we close court of revision on the Inglis Drain and finally pass the By -Law, No. 16, 1961, and instruct the clerk to advertise for tenders, to be in .by 7 p.m., Oct. 23. Archie Mann and Kenneth Bray: That we finally pass By - Law No. 17, 1961, on the Ber- feltz Drain and instruct the clerk to advertise for tenders to be in by 7 p.m., Oct. 23. Glenn Huether and Kenneth Bray: That we advertise for tenders for snowplowing for the year 1961-62, tenders to be in by Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., ten- ders to state size and make of equipment and price per hour. Glenn Huether and Kenneth Bray: That we set the date for court of revision on the as- sessment roll to be Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. Lawson Ward and Kenneth Bray: That we do now adjourn until Nov. 4, or at the call of the reeve. Glenn Huether and Archie Mann: That all approved ac- counts be paid..,i The following counts were paid: Tile Drainage Loans, $3,- 247.50; Melvin Carnochan, in- spector, $19.50; E. M. Cardiff, clerk's fees, $26.40; The Brus- sels Post, print drain cards, $14.40; Isabel MacTavish, print- ing Bolton, Inglis and Berfeltz School Grants In the afternoon session in the Exeter Royal Canadian Le- gion branch, James H. Kinkead, Goderich, Huron County school inspector, spoke to the group on the new system of school grants introduced earlier this year based on population and assessment of each area. "1 am not in any way in op- position to the legislation but do feel the assessors and clerks will need quite a lot of assist- ance," Mr. Kinkead said. The spring meeting of group will be held in the Legion Hall at Seaforth at the invitation of McKillop Township. James E. McQuaid, of Dub- lin, association president, was chairman of the meeting, and Huron Clerk John Berry, of Goderich, was secretary. Mayor R. E. Pooley, of Exeter, brought greetings from the town and Huron Warden Ivan Forsyth, of Seaforth, welcomed the group on behalf of county council. Arnold STINNISSEN Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Telephone: 852 R 12 R.R. 5 - SEAFORTH • r4 1' Build your bank balance .. . Build your peace of mind THE THAT BANK BUILDS CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE Over 1260 branches to serve you • • TIM HURON Drain Bylaws,. ,; IIF, Car. *if, Dolton, Ugh* and Berfeltz Drain. WrI4ws, $415t, The Blyth nd e Standard, adv:, to exs � pt�la, Drain, $2.50; East Huron A W cultural .Society, grant, • Village of Brussels, a call 'to Eldon. Wilson's, X2.50, :Ross Knight, pullets killed, ;$87,,0, Clarence Bishop, fox bounty; ;34; Win. 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