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Clinton News-Record, 1963-07-25, Page 10Mrs, Florence Elliott Secretary Federotion of A9riggittifP. riculture Survey Shows Pro uction of Cattle,Hogs oUltry uron LOANS $50 to $5,000 Atlantic CORPORATION LIMITED MIKE ELAND 7 RATTENBURY ST. Branch Manager CLINTON, ONT. Phone HU 2-3486 w . Nears )ply 1904 H. M. BLACK .CLINTON' 4:482-3871 Special permits are now be- ing issued for the movement of farm equipment (in excess of 8 feet in width) on public roads during Saturdays and holidays. Permits for transporting wide farm equipment on all public roads have been required by the Department of Transport for some time. But these regu- lar permits exclude use of pub- lic roads for this purpose dur- ing Saturdays and holidays. Holders of permits will find it necessary to supplement their regular permits with sp- ecial permits before utilizing public roads on Saturdays and holidays. Relaxation of the regulations governing (or prohibiting) the movement of farm , equipment on public roads comes as a direct result of a request made by the' Ontario Federation of Agriculture to the Ontario De- partment of Transport on June 24, The Ontario Federation of Agriculture commends the ac- tion of the Ontario Department of Transport as being in the interests of Ontario Farmers and also commends the Ontario Department of Transport for taking such prompt action. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture wishes to • empha, size the fact that the above action was taken to facilitate essential farm operations and the, .abuse of these privilegeS can only lead. to their with- drawal. The OFA. doesn't min- imize the dangers occasioned by slow moving equipment on highways, especially during the heavy weekend traffic. Safety, and the prevention of accidents, is .still of paramount importance. Therefore, the full co-operation of farmers in pre- venting accidents and prohibit, ing any abuse of these above privileges is earnestly request- ed. In cases where farm equip- ment in excess of 14 feet in width must be transported on provincial highways, provincial police are requested to escort the equipment. On all second- ary roads, the owners must provide a private escort in ad, dition to obtaining the permit (plus a special permit for Sat- urdays and ,holidays) and an escort. The owner must now display CGIT :Group Presents Program. For Knox Ladies AVKIM\l--Tbe July meeting of the Women's Missionary So- piety was held in the Sunday school room of Knox. Presby- terian Church with a large at- tendance, The meeting was in charge of the CGIT group and the president, Judy Arthur, opened with the call to worship. The hymn, "What a Fried We Have In Jesus", was sung with Margaret Sanderson as pianist. The scripture lesson was read by Marian Youngblut followed by prayer by Brigitte Schlichting. The offering was received by Joyce Leatherland and Petra Tieehert and dedic- ated by Joyce. The Bible story, Samson and Delilah, was read by Mary Sanderson, Gail Miller and Marjorie Youngblut. A piano solo was played by Margaret Sanderson and Bar- bara MacKay sang a solo ac- companied by her mother, Mrs, Duncan MacKay. A hymn was sung and the program was clos- ed with prayer by Diane Kirk- connell. The president, Mrs. Sander- son thanked the girls for tak- ing the meeting and a short business period followed. Cook- ies and' ice-cream were served by Mrs. Marguerite Chopin and Mrs. Wes Bradnock. a red flag mounted on a ten foot mast attached to the left rear corner of such equipment. Permits for the transporting of farm *Moment of over 8 feet in width on any Queen's Highway, must be obtained by writing to the Ontario Depart- ment of Transport, Queen's Park, Toronto, or they may be obtained from any of the 260 local offices of the Ontario De- partment of Transport (issuers of motor vehicle licences which are located throughout the en- tire province). In the case of movement 'on municipal roads, such as coun- ty or township, applications for permits are to be made to the clerk of the municipality. 0 MIDDLETON Mr. Ross Middleton has been taking a course in advanced geography at the University of Toronto. Mrs. Ross Middleton has en- rolled in the summer seminar art course at Waterloo college. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mid- dleton, Mr. and Mrs. David' Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Middleton and daughters San- dra and Sharon, attended the Gillbert and Sullivan opera "The Mikado" at the Stratford Festival last Friday evening. Driving through the country, side of Miron county, it is not hard to imagine that the farm- ing area must rank high prop, incially in production and in- come. Just bow high it does stand is apparent from the cold, hard, dry statistics put put by the Ontario Department of Agri- culture. Huron County leads the prov- ince in poultry, in cattle and swine combined, as well as in various grain products. Anyone can peruse statistics in "Agricultural Statistics For Ontario, 1962," an annual re2, port published by the Depart-, menu and prepared by the Farm Economics and Statistics Branch. ,The figures are compiled from June and December Farm Survey schedules sent in by 20,000 farmers in the province, reports filed by several thou- sand voluntary farm correspon- dents who fill in schethiles reg- ularly relating to farming con- ditions, Ontario Agricultural Representatives and Commod- ity Marketing Boards. The total number of cattle and swine in Huron County Over 75 members of the Har- ris family had their 36th re union at the arena in Bayfield on Saturday, July 20. After a bounteous dinner, the president, Alden Williams, of Munro, welcomed the family. During his remarks he expres- sed the• thanks of all present to Dr. Jennie Harris, Tona- wanda, N.Y., for -the generous tray of fruit she brought. After the usual business, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Fred Carbet, Wing- ham; vice - president, James Lobb, Clinton; secretary-treas- urer, Mrs. Mervyn Lobb, Clin- ton; convener of table commit- tee, Mrs. Thomas Bingham, Munro; sports, Miss Phyllis Lobb, Brucefield; nominating committee, Mr. and Mrs. Har- ris Butson and Mr. and Mrs: Ken Fanson, Munro. The sports of the afternoon were prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lealess and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pridham. The oldest lady present was Dr. Jennie H. Harris; the old- est gentleman was W. R. Lobb, Clinton; the nearest guess on a bag of peanuts was by Mrs. Dalton Walkom. The races were won by; und- er 4, Margaret McLagan, Shar- on Docking; 4 to 6, Ernie Lobb, Jimmy Docking; 7 to 9, Billie ranks highest in number and value in the province for 1902, There are 196.500 head of cat- tle valued at $29.5 million, and 112,400 swine worth $3,3 mil- lion. Kent County in Southern On- tario has 111,500 swine worth $3,4 million. The difference in value lies in the fact that Kent has more swine six months and over. Lead in Cattle The cattle breakdown for Huron is: 2,000 breeding bulls, 38,300 milking cows, 21,100 beef cows, 9,400 milk yearlings, 20,- 200 beef yearlings, 44,700 calves and 60,800 steers one year and over. These cattle graze on 227,496 acres of improved pasture, the second highest amount in the province, Bruce County tops this figure with over 230,000 acres. The Huron figure has climbed from 207,733 acres in 1951, Huron also tops the province in poultry. There are 1,405,000 hens and chickens on the coun- ty farms worth $1.7 million. Perth County is runned-up to Huron in this division. Western Ontario is the lead- Docking, James McLagan; 10 to 12, girls, Marjorie Docking, June Bingham; boys, Bruce Walkom, Ronnie Lobb; 13 to 15, girls, Shirley Docking, Joan Lobb; boys, Wayne Lealess, David Pridham. Three-legged race, Wayne Lealess and David Pridham, Bruce Walkom and James Ralph; kick-the-slipper, women, Mrs. Jim Lobb, Mrs. Dalton Walkom; men,-Keith McLagan, Lyle Docking. The sports were concluded with relay races. The many cousins present en- joyed a pleasant afternoon of visiting and renewing friend- ships. Mg poultry Area in the :province with 9.5 million hens and chick,. ens ,valued at almost $9 million. The statistics .shOw that Hu, rep. also stacks up well with. the. rest ,of the province in crops., In 1962 there were $18.1 mil-. lion worth of crops on. 371,91.0 acres of land, the .second high- est area of cultivated land in the province, The value ranks. third. Each acre of crops is worth $48.65,, 'The Western On- tario value per acre is $45.14. Field Roots Are Tops Huron. County tops the prov, ince with field roots. An aver- age of 495 bushels can be gl- eaned from each of the 2,080 acres for a total of over one million bushels. At a price of 60c per bushel, the field roots are worth $617,009, or $297 per acre. Huron County barley and flax are also leaders in the province in yield. 'There are 6,800 acres of barley, yielding 45 bushels per acre, for a total of 306,000 bushels. Each bushel is worth $1.10, amounting to $336,000, and each acre is val- ued at $49.50. The provincial average is $1.14 per bushel and $49.72 per acre. The county produces 86,000 bushels of flax from 5,000 ac- res. The farm value is $3.10 per bushel, totalling $266,000, or $53.01 an acre. The prov- incial value is $52.39 per acre. The highest valued crops in the county are mixed grains worth over $4.5 million. There 94,900 acres, yielding 59.1 bush- els an acre for a total of 5,608,- 600 bushels. Each bushel is valued at 82c, amounting to almost $4.6 million or $48.46 per acre. The production of mixed . grams ranks second to Perth • which leads the province, The provincial value is 87c per bu- shel, or $48.98 per acre. Western Ontario is the lar- gest producing hay area in the province, with Huron County fourth in hay acreage in the area and the province, but highest .in yield and value,. Huron has 127,000 acres in hay yielding 28.9,009 tons, or 2:27 tons per acre. The farm value totals $4,290,500, or 144,, Sl per ton. Huron ranks. third in the Pr- evince in production and value of oats, The county has 70,900 acres in oats with a yield of 59 bushels per acre for a total Of 4,183,10 bushels, The value is 76c per bushel for an in- come of ..$3,179,200, or $44.84 per acre. 10,300 acres Yle/fitlig. '70 'NehelS. '$ph%rloacrebufsohrelaa. totalAt of 721,000 bushel the value totals .8.80;800 bushels, or '.080.1.0 an acre, Huron County has 10,700. ao tons per acre (green), .totalling res. in fodder corn yielding 11.9 .T90,700 tons •(green). The farm. value is .0,17 per ton for total of $1„027,400, .or $61.52 an acre, as 0. Penh5,11a4z C:boopcutrnets: si4,10,4o does higher n haveycic,el17.14. (199,100 tons) and a higher va, lue ($1,00,300), placing it first above Huron in the Western Ontario ..area, Western Ontario Includes Bruce, pufferin, Grey, Halton, Peel, Perth, Simcoe, Waterloo, Wellington and Hur- on. Airmen Donate Blood Each year, RCAF Clinton pauses in its normal activities to hold a Blood Donor's Clinic. This year, 484 pints of the badly needed blood were voluntarily contributed. Picture shows pretty nurse, Judy Fer- ren, taking a pint from Aircraftsman K. J. Ames- bury. (RCAF Photo) Timothy Seed We are buyers of new crop Timothy Seed. For information on handling and markets contact your local J. M. dealer or representative or JONES MacNAIJGHTON SEEDS . PHONE 235-0363 EXETER, ONT. HARVESTS MORE HAY WITH LESS LEAF LOSS—HARVESTS MORE GRAIN WITH FEWER STONES Flexi Tooth is an entirely new idea in pick-up teeth for balers and combines. Its greater flexibility allows the tooth to be lowered closer to the ground and Flexi Tooth will pick up more 'Crop per acre than conventional steel teeth. These new plastic teeth will handle hay more gently and reduce leaf shattering. 4111,110(414 Flexi Tooth en combine and baler pick-ups will ride Over or by-pass most ob7 staples, throviiniVierilanes in the windrow. /////k7 : Mounted in rubber. strips, Flexi Tooth is much quieter. The superior self-damping effect firtiferniiiiimizes dust. Flexi Tooth is tougher and will outlast ordinary teeth, while replacement teeth cost from JO% to 40% less than conventional teeth. FOR FULL 'DETAI IBS CALL ANY OF THEtt .IMPERIAL AGENTS *Partint pending Harris Family Holds 36th Picnic 56 Albert Street Clinton 623,767 Acres The crops grow on the gr.- ea.test amount of improved farmland in, the province, There are 623,767 acres of farmland. This figure is down from the 1931 figure as is the rest of the province. Dry beans is a top ranking crop in the province as far as Huron is concerned, Huron ranks second to Kent County with 21,500 acres in dry beans. yielding 12.7 cwt. per acre for a total of 273,004 cwt. The beans were valued at $6.80 per cwt. for a total of $1,856,400; or $86,36 an acre. In husking corn Huron ranks first in Western Ontario, with BARN. CLEANER SILO UNLOADER & BUNK FEEDER YOU'LL GET BETTER PER- FORMANCE AND LONGER WEAR FROM A BADGER SALES - SERVICE - INSTALLATION JOHN BEANE, Jr. Phone Collect HU 2-9250 BRUCEFIELD, ONT. .4F RELAX —FIND WHAT YOU WANT By reading and using News-Record Want Ads. Do you know of an easier way to shop or sell? When you make our Want Ads your marketplace, allyou do is place your ad and waif for the phone to ring (and ring it will), or sit back and enjoy reading the Want Ads. Want Ads' do the work and quickly! CLASSIFIED ADV. PHONE HU 2-3443 Clinton News Record