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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1958-07-17, Page 9Soil. and Crop Association Twilight Meeting, July 25, at County Horne One of the highlights of this year's Twighlight Meeting of the Huron County. Soil and Crop Im- provement Association tivall be Dave Barrie's talk and pictures on his recent visit to Lebannon,• representing the Ontario Junior Farmers at a Conference of Del- egates of young people from many nations beld io the Middle East, Dave Barrie is a young farmer from No, 7 Galt, where he is as- sociated with his father and 'IVO- thee in a very large farming oper-ation, mainly, of registered grain, father is past president of Many organizations of Waterloo County and the farm has been in the Bar- rie name for several generations. The Barrie Farm has been, nomina,, ted by American lVfagazine as a model farm and has been written Up in many farm magazines as well as having Television shows originate from the house. Dave is a single fellow at the Moment, which allows him sonic freedom for 'the many activities with the Ontario Junior Farmers, of Which he is immediate Past President. Dave has hard many Speaking engagements in connec- tion with his trip and it is antici- ated that it will be well worth the effort of attending the Crop Improvement Twilight Meeting. News of Auburn Correspondent — MRS. FRED ROSS Phone Dungannon 9 r 15 KNOTLESS BALER TWINE We buy twine by the carload. Because we enjoy a saving we pass the saving on to you. NATIONAL is a TOP QUALITY TWINE, rodent and insect treated. Guar- anteed for use in ALL MAKES OF BALERS. ORDER NOW You need not pay a lot of money for a good mineral mixture. SHUR-GAIN Es- sential Minerals for Cattle is a registered and guaranteed mineral mixture, contain- ing ALL & ONLY those minerals presentlyknown to be required by cattle. SHUR-GAIN Minerals are the BEST money can buy anywhere — and it takes a lot LESS money to buy,SHUR-GAIN than most other minerals. So satisfy mineral needs the ECONOMICAL way with SHUR-GAIN Cattle Minerals, available at our mill in 25 and 100 pound paper bags. Phone HU 2-9301 CANADA PACKERS Limited Clinton, Olin. " ,4 PLACE wticpc. YOU NEvtlx HAKE YO ,,,FLOW ve)up.-iflo N " CHARLES NELSON Phone HU 2-9613 AYFIELDILIONS CLUB 11th ANNUAL FROLIC. AND DRAW COMMUNITY CENTRE GROUNDS, BAYFIELD WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 BIG DRAW at 11 o'clock for 20 VALUABLE PRIZES 2 CHILL CHESTS 1 GARDEN BARROW or Cart 1 TORCAN AUTOMATIC 1-Pr. CARD TABLES 1 Set DOOR CHIMES (Elec.) SKILLET and COVER 1 SUNBEAM IRON 1 DESK or BED LAMP 1 KITCHEN ELECTRIC 1 G.E. ELECTRIC KETTLE 1 AUTOMATIC PERCOLATOR ALARM CLOCK 1 ELECTRIC FAN 1 WESTINGHOUSE Electric 1 Set CORONET BATHROOM 1 COLEMAN CAMP STOVE TEA KETTLE SCALES 1 Pr. FOLDING CHAIRS 1 ELECTRIC HEATING PAD 1 COMBINATION SANDWICH 1 RIVAL JUICE-O-MAT 1 RANCHETTE BARBEQUE AND WAFFLE TOASTER EXTRACTOR SET TICKETS: 25c each or 5 for $1.00 EXTRA: 3 VALUABLE GATE PRIZES 1 CLOTHES HAMPER 1 PICNIC JUG 1 DETECT() BATHROOM SCALES FREE RIDES For Children on Merry-Go-Round Donated by Weston Bread Co. BANNOCKBURN PIPE BAND CASH PRIZES for BINGO PONY RIDES Games of Skill MEN'S SOFTBALL GAME (2 Good Teams)-at 7 O'CLOCK FIREWORKS ADMISSION: Adults, 25c; CHILDREN FREE PROCEEDS FOR BAYFIELD LIONS COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK ...011.1801111.111111.111111111111111111111111=1111111111111.111111h. 7HtIRSDAY,, DUI 17, 1958 CLINTON NEWS-1114CORD PAGE federation Heldman. Compares Prices, Production on small and Large Farms (By CARL IILIVIINOWAY). 'county an who shall represent ducers have the privilege of vot- =thenii at the Ontario annual meet- :are asked to vote ,on the 119g .pro, ing at the annual; meeting -in the On JUly 25 the Hog Predacers Recently the Exeter Times-Ad- Under this plan the Hog Pro- maxirgang Plalr, ,; hog producing set up being ele- jeet. of a large new turkey broiler pro- vocate carried a story on the huge Veloped in, that area, In other places we hear of the Lest week there was an a:ace:Unit 50,000 layer flocks and 1,000 steer :4)g of the organization. At the provincial annual these county feeding lots. cdelegates carry out your wishes Let us see what happens when lrr the matter of policy and of- I, as an individual producer com- licers for your organization, These Petels with this type of produc- 'officers are then obliged to. carry tion? ,out the wishes Of your .delegates I produce hogs, eggs and beef, on the marketing of your, hogs all in a small way. buy feed, 'ore face defeat art the next annual Since I am a small producer, I :meeting elections, like to pick up f66c1 at the mill line question op July 25 is; "Do in small lots in order to have it fresh, A mill operator quoted me you want to have a share irl con- a price of $62 a ton for hog grow-trolling the marketing of " your er which I would pick up at the bogs?" FARMERS We are shipping cattle every Monday for United Co-operative of. Ontario and solicit your patronage. We will pick them up at your farm. Please PHONE COLLECT not later than Saturday nights. Seaforth Farmers Co-operative H. S. Hunt, Shipper Phone 773 -.104.11-41-44-6-40-40-•-•-•-•44-6-10-0-41-41174-•- ORDER NATIONAL TODAY WETTLAUFER'S FEED MILL Clinton Phone HU 2-9792 COULD BE "MINERAL HUNGER" YOU KNOW. mill door in half-top lots. If I were a large operator the same mill would deliver a seven-ton load, in bags, to my farm. for $60 per ton, 'Ibis mill operator ad- Milted that he had considerably less profit per ton in the large lot than in the small lot, yet be- cause of the better bargaining position of the large producer he was forced into this .prectice. So much for the buying. Now let us look .at marketing. If I sell one hog .through the hog pro- ducers marketing agency I will receive exactly the same price per cwt as the producer who sells 100 or 1,000. This seems to me to be as it should 'be, In the case of turkeys, I can't afford to risk producing without a contract because I might have no market for the turkeys, The processor will take the contract birds first and tie only time 'the independent can sell his product is in a time of short supply. If I have a contract I know that I must produce better and cheaper than my neighbour or I will lose my contract. My neighbour is very tough competition, When I deliver one ease of eggs a week to the egg-grading station I get market price, If I have 20 cases of eggs a week the egg- grading station will send a truck to pick 'up those 20 cases and pay me a bonus of two or three cents a dozen over market price. Yet government reports show that the small producer supplies by far the most eggs to the consumer and he does it cheaper. In 'the' case of cattle there are various methods of selling. Here auction selling seems to be gain- ing favour but in 'my experience I found that I paid the auctioneer Hof a community sale to buy my cattle for a large feeder rather than to sell my cattle to the high- es bidder. We hear a great deal of talk on how profitable and how effic- ient large operators are and that the small producer can't survive; but why? In the light of the' above facts it seems to me that the large operator is making a profit be- cause. of stronger bargaining posi- tion; first in buying his feed and second in selling his product. I, along with hundreds of other small producers, who are really} Hensall Community Sale Prices Prices at Hensall Community Sale July 10. Wearding pigs, $10.50 to $14.25; chunks, $14.50 to $19; feeders, $22 to $27.50; sows, $79 to $100. 'Holstein cows, $175 to $190; Durham cows, $160 to $180; Hol- stein calves, $15 to $22; Durham calves, $28 to $40. 410 pigs and 110 head of cattle Shobbrook Reunion and calves were sold. cy_Co4oGy s THE CORRECT' MEASURE OF A MAN IS THE SIZE OF 'THE TROUBLE. THAT GETS 1-111•1 DOWN Often a little defect cari lead to a major overhaul in your car; Prevent this by having your car regularly serviced by our expert me- chanics. Focus on .Clinton WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 6.30 7.30p.m. featuring people, places and events from Clinton and district. CKNX Television CHANNEL 8 29b Any dairyman who is serious about making his herd produce a better living for his family must get more milk and longer life from his cows. That takes plan- ning and skill — but it can be done. Careful records kept on a large number of farms show the importance of "more milk". Cows giving only 200 lbs. fat couldn't cover costs. Cows giving 300 made only $25, Cows giving 450 met all charges and left $91 profit. Another example: Figuring-feed and milk at 1950 prices, to get a fair comparison, the Purina herd at their 1928 production level returned $94.22 per cow above feed; at their 1950 level $320.96. It cost more to feed the higher producers, but the higher pro- duction paid off. That's half the story. Surveys prove that the average cow milks less than 4 lactations — then she is sold. Such cows have only two lactations at most in which to make a profit after repay- ing their costs. In the Research Farm herd the average cow milks for 7 lacta- tions. If she pays for herself in her first two milking periods she has 5 filleggitle000° years left to make a profit. The cow that really PAYS is the one that stays with you for a long time and produces and reproduces regularly, stead- fail to make good over the long pull because they are not ily, without fading out or breaking down. Many good cows getting what they need in their feed. Feed Your Cows The Purina Way 11 ton Far up* and MACHINE SHOP Visitors with Mrs, George Ham- ilton on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wilson and Brian, Bruce-field; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rut- ledge, Mrs. Chapman, Seaforth. Dr. B. C. Weir is visiting friends in London, Ladies' Guild The July meeting of St. Mark's Guild was held at the home of Mrs. Andrew Kirkconnell with a good attendance of members and visitors. The hostess had charge of the meeting. Prayers were read by Mrs. Kirkconnell and Mrs. Geo- rge Schneider read the Scripture. Mrs. R. J. Phillips played a piano solo and Mary Kirkconnell gave a reading, Mrs. John Daer gave the topic on "The March of Time." The meeting expressed wishes for a speedy recovery of some members who are ill. The presi- dent, Mrs. John Daer presided for the business period and welcomed the new rector, Rev. Robert Meally and Mrs. Meally. Roll call, a verse from the Bible with "Love" in it. The rector closed the meeting with prayer. A successful auction was held, The hostess assisted by her daughters, Mary and Diane, and Mrs. John Daer, served a delicious lunch. Presbyterian WMS Knox Presbyterian Church Wo- men's Missionary Society met in the school room of the church for their July meeting. The president, Mrs. Wes Bradnock presided and gave the call to worship. Mrs. D. A. MacKay was at the piano. Mrs, Roy Daer gave the Glad Tidings prayer. Devotional period was in the charge of Miss Mary Houston. Marilyn Daer gave a reading. The secretary's report was given by Mrs. Alvin Letherland and Mrs. F. Ross gave the treasurer's report. Several thank-you notes were read. Roll call was answered by giving a verse from the Bible with the work "Believe" in it. Mary Sanderson played a piano solo. Margaret Sanderson gave a reading. Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson conducted the study book. Offer- ing was taken up by Johnny Ben- nett and Miss Houston offered the dedicatory prayer. The August meeting will be at the home of Mrs. John Houston. Ladies' Aid Mrs. Ed Davies presided for the Ladies' Aid. Mrs. Wes Bradnock and Mrs. Herb. Govier were ap- pointed to meet with the ladies of the other churches to make ar-' rangements for the picnic of the Vacation School. Refreshments were served by Miss Minnie Wag- ner, Mrs. Roy Daer and Mrs. Wil- fred Sanderson. 43-tfb Mr. and Mrs. Bert Craig are on a motor trip to the Maritimes. Mrs. J. W. Graham who has been a pa- tient in Stratford Hospital, has re- turned home. Charles Scott is confined to bed. The closing exercises of the Daily Vacation Bible School will be held in Knox United Church next Sunday evening at 7.30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Weir, Lon- don, spent the weekend with Dr. B, C, Weir and Mr. acrd Mrs. D. A. MacKay. Miss Stella Rutledge, Goderich, is visiting her sister, Mrs, J. Tay- lor. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Davies spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, Doerr, Streetsville, John Houston and Miss Francis Houston, R.N., left by plane Mon- day for a six week's visit in Scot- land. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rathwell and Michael John, St. Catharines, were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. G, R. Taylor. supplying, the food of the nation, don't ask any favours in selling price but I don't want to Sub- sidize the feed and selling of the product to the large producer. I have heard a lot of complaints about the Hog Producers Market- ing Agency but I have never heard the strength of 'their bargaining position 'questioned. Also hogs and Where° are the only farm products that I know of that are sold on the basis of a government grade 'to the producer. Strong bargaining position and Govern- ment grade at producer level en- sure a fair price to the producer. Lets keep- them 'on July 25. 0 Even at this time of year, even where your cattle are on pasture — they could very well be suffering from "mineral hunger". It's always good business to make minerals available, free choice. Make them available, and make them SHUR-GAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS The Shobbrook Family Reunion was held June 29 in the Seaforth Lions Park, with about 50 mem- bers sitting down at dinner. Officers fur next year are past president Ethel Shobbrook; pres- idrnt, Laura Saun.dercock, Clint- on; secretary, Ruth Shobbrook, Oshawa; treasurer, Gordon Shob- brook, RR 1, Auburn; refresh- ments, Beth and Ernest Knox, Clarence and Mamie, Crawford; sports, Ann and Bill Willard, 'Buf- falo. Sports events were won as fol- lows: races, children under 'five years, John Gibbings; boys 12-15, Charlie Crawford and Kenneth Shobbrook; girls 8 to 12, Pamela Shobbrook; Single men, Jerry Od- ell; single ladies, Darlene Pierce; married men, Cliff .Saundercock; married ladies, Ruth Shohbroek; kicking slippers, ladies, Muriel Strobbrook; men, BR Crawford; water in cup race, Cliff &under- cock; peanut race, Donna Lynn. ,Shohbrook; plate race,, Darlene Pierce and Charles Crawford; spot race, Evelyn Hunking; soda bis- cuit, Charlie 'Crawford; clothespin in bottle, John 1Gibbings; person coming the Earthiest, John Bed- ford, Sault Ste. Marie; youngest married couple, Bill and Verna, Gibbings; youngest person, Kathy Mame, Goclerioh; Oldest person, Fred .Shobbrook, Londeshoro. A peanut scramble concluded the .snorts program. CliNtON.rie /:IU, 2-9032 MfaXeMONIMENYMCOMIC AIM FOR MORE MILK, LONGER LIFE ...