Clinton News-Record, 1963-02-28, Page 10Join Waterloo Breeders
Two area natives, Dave Kirkland, left and Bill
Henry recently joined the staff at the Clinton office
of the Waterloo Cattle Breeders Association to re-
place two other men recently promoted. Dave is a
native of Lucknow, while Bill was a former Blyth
man who has been working in Palmerston for some
time, (News-Record Photq)
A Matter of
Principle
(BY J. CARL HEMINGWAY)
P000 1 0--Chnton News-Record-TburS., Feb. 28 1963
former CKNX Radio Farm Editor
Appointed F of A Secretary-Manager
R. W." Bob" Carbert, former
farm editor of CKNX, Wing-
ham, has been appointed secre-
tary-manager of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture. The
announcement was made by
president A. H. K. Musgrave
Wednesday.
Presently Director of Infor-
mation for the Ontario Federa-
tion of Agriculture Bob Car-
bert brings to his new post a
wealth of experience, knowledge
and ability which will be in-
valuable to the Federation of
Agriculture.
As the son of a purebred
Hereford breeder, Bob gained
practical knowledge of agricul-
ture ,early in life. This know-
ledge enabled him to make an
outstanding contribution as dir-
ector of radio and television
farm programs for almost ten
years with CKNX, Wingham,
Ontario's farm station.
In. 1958, Bob joined the staff
of the Canadian Federation of
Agriculture in Ottawa, as Dir-
ector of Information, coming to
Toronto to 'head up the OFA
Information Department in
1962.
With the exception' of a tour
of active service with the Can-
adian Army during World War
II, Bob Carbert has been as-
sociated with Ontario and
Canadian farmers all of his life.
"His wide experience in the
communications field, involving
several years in the field of
farm writing and broadcasting,
with particular emphasis on
farm organization activities,
makes him an ideal choice for
this key position in farm or-
ganization," said Mr. Musgrave,
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13eef Man Predicts Market Incr,ease,
Reports '62 One of Best on Record
Ed :Starr, of. .the livestock.
brawl) of the .dep't of agrieul-
ture, talking to Karon beef
producers, Thursday, predicted -
an improvement in 'dee .cattle
Market "by the :time the grass
is green",.
He noted that 190 had been
one of the best years for some
time for the beef prodtteerS,
but with the high nriees, he
said it was quite natural there
would be some buyer resistance.
Starr reported price'i‘ on the.
Weil market were gradually
dropping and the market should
improve '"once the buying pub,
lic get back into the habit of
buying beef".
Starr, who has been engaged
in beef work for the past 13
Years, reported the ILM prices
were the best in the past 10
years, and gave most of the
cerdit to Canada's devalued
dollar and the 1961 dry spell
in the Western provinces.
He noted the devalued dollar
had given the Americans an
advantage as buyers and good
prices had been enjoyed almost
to the end of '62.
The dry spell in the West
had also resulted in. a decrease
of production and much of their
beef had gone to U.S. rather
than into Ontario.
He noted that the production
figures would probably return
to normal in the two provinces
this year.
The speaker gave figures
showing that any surplus in
beef in Ontario was a result
of it moving in from the West-
ern provinces, due to the fact
Ontario consumed the same
percentage of the market that
was produced.
Ontario consumes 34 percent
of the beef produced in Canada
and the Ontario farmers pro-
duce 34 percent of the beef in
Canada.
In Alberta, only seven per-
cent of the 28 percent produced
is consumed and in Saskatch-
ewan only five percent of the
14 percent is consumed.
Manitoba also produces slight-
ly more than it consumes, the
production figure being eight:
percent and the consumption
figure only five percent.
The provinces of British Col-
umbia, Quebec and the Mari-
times are the only sections
I understand that certain
words are banned from news-
papers, radio and TV, etc., and
rightly so. I don't know exact-
ly how long the list is but ap-
parently some of the milder
cuss words get by from time
to time.
As we take words off at one
end of the black list I wonder
if we should be adding to the
other end? One word I would
like to add to the list as far as
agriculture is concerned is the
word -"surplus."
I looked up the meaning of
this word "surplus" in Winst-
on's dictionary and found it to
be "more than is needed."
On this basis where can we
use the word "surplus" regard-
ing farm products? How nar-
row in our thinking do we need
to become before this word, ap-
plies?
I produce more beef and pork
on the farm than my family can
consume, but we could hardly
consider this "surplus" produc-
tion. In fact in Canada it is
very doubtful that we produce
more than we consume of these
products over an extended per-
iod.
I noticed that the butter
"surplus" again gained consid-
erable prominence in a recent
daily but are we producing
more butter than is needed in
Canada?
There could possibly be some
question regarding butter pro-
duction but it is an accepted
fact that an adequate died for
Canadians would produce a
scarcity of dairy products.
If we look at the problem
squarely we could very well do
without the word "surplus" in
the dairy industry.
In the production of wheat
we have exceeded our needs but
looking a little farther afield we
can see many places where it is
needed.
The clay after New Year's
we were given to understand
that there were "surplus" hogs
on the market. But were there?
I did not hear that any went
to the fertilizer plants or were
dumped in the ocean. The sup-
ply was needed and no doubt
by this time has been consumed.
When I have trouble with a
bunch of pigs I take immediate
steps to discover and cure the
disease, but I am much more
where more, heet in consumed
than is produced.
The .spread is the greatest in
Quebec, where 29 percent of
the Canadian beef is .consumed,
while .only 12 percent is actual,
ly produced there,
Won't Disappear
Starr „said he didn't subscribe
to the theory that the small
family farms. -would disappear
from the scene.
He pointed .out that in 1941
the average farm was 137 acres,
while 20 years later in 1961,
it had only increased to 149
acres.
At At the same' time, he noted
that there had been a complete
revolution on the farm, when
horse power had been almost
completely replaced by mech-
anical power.
Starr reported that, once a
farmer got past the scope of
owning more land than he
could manage himself, he had.
problems,
He pointed out that hiring
help was a "headache", due to
the fact that workers often be,
came slack or quit work where-
ever the owner's back was turn-
ed.
He alSo noted it was difficult
to hire a good farm manager,
because most capable men
found, they could operate for
themselves and didn't stay
around too long.
Outlines Gov't Aid
Starr explained to the beef
produOers some of the programs
carried on by the department
of agriculture to aid beef pro-
ducers.
He pointed out grants were
made to purebred sales; govern-
ment gave assistance to feeder
and stocker sales, especially in
the north; a bull premium pol-
icy of 20 percent up to a -total
of $150 was paid on the pur-
chase of a performace tested
bull and it annually held On-
tario bull sales.
"All these have had effect,"
he stated, "but it's hard to meaJ
sure."
He discredited the theory
that there was better money in
producing "plain" cattle, in com-
parison to "good" patle.
He said some people made
money on Plain cattle, but the
felloW who raised them usually
didn't.
"With top cattle, everyone
gets top price," he remarked,
and added, "you can't raise
them too good."
Starr stated there was no
breed that was more profitable
than another, noting that there
were good and bad in all the
ere were good and bad in all the
breeds.
He urged farmers to consid-
er what breed would be most
profitable for their particlar
operation,
He said that producers should
concentrate on producing cat-
tie that had a capacity to car-
Ty More beef, stating beef cat-
tle should be of the longer, tal-
ler and rangier type.
Starr was introduced by Doug
Miles and was thanked by Win-
ston Shapton, AR 1, Exeter.
Following his address, he gave
a few explanations of the new
Beef Improvement Association
which was established at the
meeting.
Junior Farmers
Compete At
London Show
Huron County's junior farm-
er judging team will compete
at the annual Western Ontario
Farm' Show at the London fair
grounds, Thursday (today).
The team is comprised of Bill
Campbell, RR 1, Dublin; Mae
Stewart, 11,R 5, Seaforth and
Murray Scott, RR 1, Belgrave,
The Huron team placed sec-
ond last year, after annexing
the crown for four years in a
row.
They will be judging grains,
small seeds and will alto have
to answer a quiz on identifying
weeds and other seeds.
Ian IVfcAllister, temporary as-
sistant agriculture represerVat-
lye, organized the team,
Several County farmers are
expected to exhibit seed in the
25th annual show.
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arY 22, 'A 24, and More than
256 delegates and .interested
persons attended the several
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chaired a goodly portion of the
commodity sessions, presiding
over the spirited debates with
his usual sound judgement and
good humour..
They dealt with the full
spectrum of agricultural topics
and problems and after consid-
erable debate, ammendment and
discussion, they were all event-
nally disposed of, many of them
to be included in the OFA's
preSentation to the Prime Min-
ister, Rt. Hon. John Diefen,
baker and his Cabinet.
Some of the resolutions pp-
proved by the meeting and hav-
ing particular interest to On-
tario are as follows:
That surplus eggs be purch-
ased by the Federal Govern-
ment and marketed throughout
the World Food Program,
That the $3.00 premium on
grade A hogs be restored im-
mediately,
That the OFA consider the
calling of an early national con-
ference to study the Canadian
bog industry.
The meeting approved as
presented the OFA resolution
designed to eliminate hog chol-
era.
That the railways be pressed
to revise their livestock settle-
meat schedules to bring them
more in Bop with present day
stock values,
The meeting approved t.h.e
dairy resolutions placed before
it by the Dairy Farmers of
Canada. ,These had been .413.-
proved by -the PFC meeting he
London the previous week.)
Thai the CFA urge all goy.,
ernMents to support the sugar
beet industry in such a way
that its continuation will be
assured, and that a national
sugar policy be adopted.
That the DFA and its mem-
ber bodies all support the Cron
on Finance Charges Dis-
closure.
That a more equitable meth-
od of financing for education
be established.
That the Federal government
speedily make effective its
ARDA program.
That we commend the Gov-
ernment of Canada for its role
in The World Food Prgrarn.
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