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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-02-01, Page 15Faxen Forum seems to have attracted many extra d`scus- sign; groups through their spec- ialized study programs this year. The program onmilk marketing in Ontario had a listening audience of 2,500 people. I wa.s disappointed to read all the old suggestions for solv- ing the dairy problems such as; advertising, milk for schooks, gov'ernnnent subsidized disposal of surplus, quota control of production, etc. Surely if these had been the answer we would have done something about it before now. Or are they simp- ly good topics for discussion but not for action? I was encouraged to find ane forum from Huron County anakinig a practical and posi- tive suggestion. They said "Take .a leaf from the white bean growers book and have producers take care of the dis- posal of the very small percent- age of surplus". As I am sure this hasn't solved all the problems for the white bean growers neither ,has it solved all the problems of the wheat producers nor will it solve all the problems of the milk Producers but it has been a real benefit to the groups that have used this method and it could be a mighty step for- ward for the milk producers'. I was surprised to find no ane suggesting producer proces- sing 'or distributing. The con- sumer palYs double the producer price for fluid milk. I under- stand Abet there is a co-op dairy in a near -by town that is doing very well for the farri- ers who supply 1t and the last I heard it was se'll'ing milk at one cent less per quart to the consumer. In checking on milk powder prices I find in the stores it is currently selling at three pounds for $1 and up. Yet the farmers we paid on the basis of five or six cents a pound. There must be a nice spread somewhere. Processors appar- ently are finding it profitable to become producers in order that they will be sure of get- tng a supply of product to handle. When producers •al- ready have the supply of pro- duct surely they could find it profitable to process it. In helping audit the books of a local organization recently I found thatthey.. had paid .32 cents per pound for broilers for a barbecue last June. Broilers were quoted at 12 .cents per pound at that time. This means roughly that .a broiler that cost the processor 42 cents • would sell for 96 cents. It is along this line that I would like to see milk producers at least give serious thought. Got Power If Ice Storms Come? Here's Some Ideas The ice -storm season is again approaching and farmers are asking questions about gener- ators for stand-by power. Per- haps •these ideas of Ontario Department of Agriculture ex- tension engineer H. E. Wright will be of help. Mr. Wright recommends buy- ing generators that can be op- erated .lay P.T.O., belt power, gasoline motor or .a natural gas engine. Tractor -driven genera- tors produce an alternating current of 110/220 volts with an output varying from 3,000 to 12,000 watt capacity. The size 'of the generator you select depends on the amount of power that is needed to, sup- ply essential equipment, says Mr. Wright. Here for example is what a dairyman might need: h.p. milking machine needs 6-7 amps; . h.p. bulk milk tanks needs 10-12 amps; % ,h.p. bulk milk tank agitator needs 4-5 amps.; 1/2 h.p. water tank motor needs 6-7 amps. This will total 26 to 31 amps. Now he suggests using this !formula: Amperes times Volts equal Watts. Substituting, you get: 28 amps x 100 volts equal 3,080 watts. Add 600 watts for minimum house and barn light- ing and you end up with a to - tail wattage need of 3,680 watts for one dairyman. "Stagger the motors so that you can use a smaller unit of about 2,500 watts to handle emergency requirements," sug- gests the Ontario Department of Agriculture engineer. "A generator of this capacity (complete with control panel mounting a voltmeter and plug- in -receptacles) costs about $400. Bigger tractor - driven units producing 3,000 to 12,000 watts range from $425 to $700. Can you afford it? Milk pro- duction Tosses, of course, might eat up the cant of the genera- tor within a week, says Mr. Wright;. Other ideas: (1) +tw'o dairyunuen could stagger their rrrr11ar2rg hours and both use the same portable equipment; and (2) portable generators are handy as power units for Weld- ng equipment break -downs in the field. 1/11111 !I IEP K In .closing let me suggest that everyone listen to Farm Forum Monday night at 820. The topic for February 5 is "Teohnical an d Vocational Training". Most of our farm young people will have to find employment off the farm. Let's see to it that they are well trained.. Huron Milk Producers Name Executive GODERICH (Staff) — At a meeting held Thursday in the department of agriculture board room, Clinton, Huron County Whole Milk Producers Association elected their 1962 officers, said secretary -treasur- er Barry Walters. Elected were; Sinton Halle.- han, ,Belgrave, president; Wil- liam Haugh, Clinton, vice-presi- dent; Barry Walters, Goderich, secretary - treasurer; directors, Stanley Meliwain, Goderich; Ed Bell, Blyth; P. Simpson, Sea - forth; W. Brock, Exeter and R. Forest, Hensall. Discussed at the meeting was the coining amalgamation of dairy associations. Educators -Farm Leaders Discuss Future Program Nineteen farm leaders and educators met Thursday •,the. 1-lotel Clinton to discuss where the extension branch of the department of •agriculture and the department of education: might 'fit' into the future educa- tion of county people. Those attending were: Doug- las Miles and Don Grieve of the department of agriculture; agriculture teachers of the five district secondary schools, Clay- ton Shackelton, Wingham; Don McGee, Goderich; Al Jewson, Clinton; Tom Pollack, Seaforth andRon Bogart, Exeter; school B g , x : board agriculture chairmen, M, J. Pettapiece, Wingham; Ken McFarlane, Seaforth; B o b Jewell, Goderich; Roy 1Vlorenz and Oscar Greb, Exeter and Bob Peck, Clinton; school prin.. cipalls, Frank Madill, Wingham; John Cochrane, Clinton and Larry Plumsteel, Seaforth; re= presentatives from the faxuner's union, Bob Taylor, Varna and federation of agriculture, El- mer Ireland, Wingham; chair- man of Clinton District Collegi- ate Institute, John Levis and Ken MoRae chairman of the advisory vocational committee. The meeting also discussed the proposed seed fair March 9 and 10. Grain judging and high school exhibits were di'.s- cusssed. AIF Warner Helps Show Teletype Selling at BanFF Alfred Warner, RR 1, Bay- field, with ten other members of the Ontario Hog Producers Marketing Board, displayed the method of buying and selling hogs, to farm, 'delegates from across Canada, attending the Canada Federation of Agricul- ture convention in Banff, Al- berta, last week. Teletype machines for buying and selliivg were set up at the convention by the Bell Tele- phone Company, who lease the equipment to the hog produc- ers. Mr. Warner reports a great deal of interest shown. Mr. Warner predicted that Saskatchewan and Manitoba producers would soon move to the same method, while Alberta farmers favoured such a step and were waiting only for the enabling legislation to be pass- ed. The Maritimes and Quebec producers are laying plans for teletype selling. Among..those..attending were Emerson Crocker, •Middlesex; Jahn Burnett, Eldred Aiken and Tom Pringle. Thetrip was made by jet aircraft, leaving Toronto on January 21. Following the con- vention', the Ontario hog pro- ducers carne by bus from Banff to Calgary on Thursday morn- ing. There the Alberta Live- stock Co-operative escorted the men on a tour of the Burns Ranch (connected with Burns Packing Company) . "Feeder steers were in the lots there as far as the eye could see," said Mr. Warner. "They are mostly Holstein steers. Also there were pens of feeder hogs, with 1,200 in each pen. Most of these go on to the Canadian market." Mr. Warner states that they got the impression that these cattle were put on the market at the right time to control the price. "In Ontario, the compulsion feature in our Mrs. Catherine MacGregor HENSALL — Funeral service from the Bonthron funeral chapel, was conducted by the Rev. Ross D. MacDonald, on Saturday, January 27 for Cath- erine MacDonald, widow of the late John MacGregor, who pas sed away in South Huron. Hos- pital, Exeter, on Thursday. In- terment was in Exeter ceme- tery. Formerly of Tiverton, Mrs. MacGregor was in her 75th year. She had been in hospi- tal for the past 11 months. She and her husband farmed on Concession 2, Hay Town- ship for 30 years before taking up residence in Hensall a few years ago. Her husband pre- deceased her in 1953. Surviving are one son, Arch- ie, Hensall; one daughter Mar- garet, Mrs. William 3. McLean, Exeter and two grandsons, Brian and Allan McLean. marketing plan saves this from happening in the hog market," reported Mr. Warner. Hog Marketing Method Still Opposed by Some Hog producers. in Middltesex county last Friday elected what. some observers refer to as two separate slates of committee members, with directly opposed attitudes, for the Middllesex- Hunon committee of the On- tario Hog Producers Marketing Board. 26 were named for the 12 available positions. Huron County selects 19 members for the committee. Then the combined group se- lects a representative. Last year tlhe Huron -Middlesex choice was Emerson Crocker. One combination of names (many of whom sat on the com- mittee last year) would un- doubtedly continue to support Emerson Crocker, presidtht of the Middlesex Hog Producers Association. Mr. Crocker is a strong supporter of the board and of marketing by teletype. The other combination might seek a representative with other views, and possibly sug- gest open marketing of hogs, and eventual abolition of the board. The annual meeting of the Huron County Hog Producers Association will be held on Feb- ruary 13 in the Legion hall, Clinton. Last year, nominations received for the committee to select representatives on the marketing board of Ontario, also showed what observers termed "two separate slates". • IT SEEMS TO ME, • AN INTOXICATED FELLOW EITHER WANTS TO BORROW :ABUCK–WIIIPYOU,OR LOVE YOU TO DEATH..! : • "YOUR CATS BEST FRIEND' SPECIALIZING IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS GE ERAL -- REPAIRS —NOTICE— Township of Tuckersmith Ratepayers and inhabitants of the Township of Tuckersmith are requested, by the council, to not park cars on township roads and streets during the winter months in order to facilitate snowplowing operations., Council will not be responsible for damages to any vehicles parked on roads or streets. J. 1. McINTOSH, Clerk, Township of Tuckersmith 2.8b Elan Stuart Though 'she doesn't look like a travelling diplomat, singer Elan Stuart has done her share to improve inter- national relations. Born in Scotland, she has performed an England, Sweden, Bavaria, the United States and Can- ada. Currently she's heard in her own radio show Along With Elan, Tuesdays on CBC Trans -Canada network. (CBC Photo) County loads get Eight Mills for 1962 Ina debate spread oyer two days, Huron County Council de- tided to increase funds to its highways department by one milt, The inerease will provide the department with an amount equal to eight mill's. Whether the boost in highway spending will affect the 1962 county tax rate will not be known until the budget and tax rate are set in March. Clerk -treasurer John G. Ber- ry said there is a chance the greater highway department budget will g not mean an in- crease in the general county levy, since the county had a surplus in 1961 operations of more than $60,000. (According to ,provincial law, any surplus must be applied against current levy,) Suggest Two Mills In the early phases of the de - tate, it was suggested by the 1961 road committee that the levy for highway purposes be increased bv' two mills. The goad committee for 1962 Is made up of Glenn Webb, Stephen; Melvin Crich, Clinton; Daniel Beuerman, McKillop; Joseph Kerr, Wingham and Gr- ant Stirling, Goderich Town- ship, The 1962 road program calls for an expenditure of about $600,000—$400,000 for new con- struction and $200,000 far main- tenance. The decision to increase the highway funds !by only one mill, instead of the two suggested by the 1961 road committee, followed a recommendation by the new road committee. The 1961 committee suggested, as an ,alternative to the levy in- crease, that about 80 miles be cut from the county road sys- tem. This plan was not accept- ed. The total amount submitted to the province for subsidy on 1 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 that Saturday nights. Seaforth Farmers Co-operative H. S. Hunt, Shipper Phone 669 W 1 Thursday, Feb. 1,1962—Clinton News-Record—Page 15 1961 Wert will be :$914,393. Of the $754,000 spent en the .devel- . opment road from Dunlop to Blyth, the county's Share was $?.4,500. This is the third year that'' the county road department in' Huron .has. been more than a million -dollar business. Included in plans for 1962 are bridges at Varna .€ and Far rest'er's. 0 On a per capita basis, for every $1 "worth of goods that the United' States buys from Canada, we buy $15 worth o f goods from the United States. A$OUT BOX NUMBERS: News -Record box, num bers are used by ad- vertisers in classifiec. advertising for their own: good reasonsAnswers. must be written. The News -Record office Is not prepared to tell the name of these advertisers to anyone. Please do not ask for information re- garding them. 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