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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-07-16, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1953 POP'S Taxi Service Phones: Exeter 357 and 515-r-3 Earth By D. I. HOOPER Wheat And Harvest? Down Produced by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited as a public service , Years of medical research spon­ sored by the Ontario Mining As­ sociation may have found the answer to silicosis, the disease which attacks the lungs of miners exposed to silica dust. Curiously enough, the treatment consists of breathing very fine aluminum dust directly into the lungs; the aluminum renders the silica par­ ticles harmless. The treatment has been adopted in gold and other mining areas in Canada and throughout the world. Aluminum, long used in hos­ pital kitchens, today serves the medical profession in many ways —from aluminum foil for cover­ ing serious burns, to aluminum acetate for medical dressings, to aluminum blenders for the prep­ aration of sterile biological prod­ ucts. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. (Alcan) Dowh Main Street on Saturday night is a good place to listen to the different ideas on farm­ ing. Some are very conventional others radical. The question to­ day seems to be what price Convention. Throughout the hay­ ing season this year convention did not pay off. Will it pay off in the harvest? Time will tell. If the harvest weather continues as the past 30 days have been — God help the farmer who must do his work as it was done for for the past 30 years. His losses will pare the profitable margin finer and finer. There will be a- lot of straw to handle this year, Many of the sheaves will be badly tangled in the lodged wheat fields. Perhaps, it will pay to scratch your head, do a little figuring on paper, and look ahead, Combining rates able, acre, large area, them expect competition will give us better service from the custom operator. Taking custom combine rates against the cost of the con­ ventional method of binder, stooks, threshing machine, there is no comparison. Cost of labour at $1 per hour, twine at $26 to $28 a cwt., gasoline at 23^^ a gallon (tax not included) along with an increase in repair prices and the risk of harvest weather, make custom combining by a reliable operator seem to be the answer. True, in this mixed farming area we do need the straw in the barn. Would it not be poss­ ible to bale or forage harvest the straw cheaper and more efficient­ ly than handling the same straw many times in a sheaf? A must be handled a mini- of four times with a fork binder to threshing ma- Wliat price repitition? years ago down at are reason- approximately $4 to $5 per There are more and more combines being sold in this and while we do not want to .operate at a loss we so sheaf mum from chine. Three PERFORMANCE Beyond Conqxuie! Wheatland Day, Ailsa. Craig, some of the experts figured that including the weather risk that it cost from a half to a third as much more to harvest a wheat crop with a threshing machine versus a combine. This increase in harvesting costs just adds that much more to the cost of pro­ ducing a ton of grain, which will be fed to poultry, dairy cows, hogs and beef animals where the margin of profit is much finer than 24 months ago. This also ’applies to oats, barley, mixed grain or any other cereal being grown in this area. Cost of pro­ duction of course goes back to the time of planting, yes, even further,—to paration of fertilization. Another factor is the variety of seed used. Down at Ted Pooley’s farm on Huron Street East are located the Government “Fall Wheat" test plots for this area. In these plots are 12 varities and are well worth the time to go and see. While talking to Ted the other morning he said that visitors are always welcome. In the plot will be noted much difference in -the amount of stem and leaf rust, the factor reducing the yield so much this year. Ted states there is one lutely free of these other feature is the the heads, — some varities are not smut resistant and ball smut, if you are selling your wheat-., is another profit eater. So if you're going past or with­ in a mile or two of Ted Pooley’s farm on Huron St. East, it will certainly pay to take the time and spend up to half an hour looking the plots over for your own information in future years as to variety. The plots are lo­ cated on the north side of the street directly across from house. DID YOU KNOW? Election promises are made and accusations are hurled, but farm prices are al­ ways weaker election years. THIS WEEK Think Safety first Buy twine Clean the granary Oil the binder Harvest wheat Cut weeds on fence rows. crop rotation, pre- the seedbed and variety abso- diseases. An- difference in of the older Ted’s being being Reformed Church Welcomes Pastor The congregation of the Bethel Reformed Church in Exeter wel­ comed its new pastor^ the Rev. Carl Schroeder from Peterson, N.Y., on Sunddy. After the afternoon service, the student pastor, Mr. J. Rotten- berg, who served in a temporary capacity for two months, presid­ ed over a ’congregation reception for Rev. Schroeder. Several mem­ bers of the church addressed the new pastor and extended to him a warm welcome to the commun­ ity. The Rev. Minnema, representa­ tive of the Classis Grand Rapids, was present to greet Rev. Schroe­ der and his family. The new pastor, his wife and one child are living on William Street. Western Ontario Crop Day Better Than Ever This Year Firmly established as one of in the northwest corner of Elgin the highlights of the aigricultural' year in this section of the pro­ vince, Western Ontario Cash Crop day, to be held on Septem­ ber 29, will surpass all previous shows this yeai' according to ad­ vance reports. For some time now nine hard­ working and enthusiastic com­ mittees, in addition -to the execu­ tive, have been working with the Agricultural Representatives of Middlesex, Perth, Huron, Lamb­ ton, Essex, Oxford and Elgin Counties to ensure that year’s program will add to already high standard of vious “cash crop” days Western Qntario. Ninety fertile acres on Ivan Perritt-Arthur Purcell farms this the pre­ in th© Huron Soil And Crop Group Plans Annual Twilight Meeting the Belmore, July 22. two and Wroxeter farm of George on Wednesday Mr, Merkley’s a on half miles the Wroxe- The annual twilight meeting of Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association will be held on Merk ley, evening, farm is north of ter-Belmore road. The program will 7:30 p.m. with the examination of the rod-row oat and barley variety test plots that were seed­ ed on this farm last spring in cooperation with the Field bandry Department, O.A.C. lessor James Laughland comment on the varities of and barley seeded there. At 8:15 p.m. the long pasture plots seeded on this in the spring of 1952 by the Association will be examined. C. H. Kingsbury, fieldman of Crops, begin at Hus- Pro- will oats term farm Seeds and Weeds Branch, Depart­ ment of Agriculture, Guelph, will discuss the relative merits of the various grasses and clovers as to their use for hay and pas­ ture. Professor D. R. Campbell, re­ cently appointed head of the Economics Department, O.A.C., Guelph, will be the main speaker of the evening. Scheduled to speak at 9:00 p.m., he will dis­ cuss the “Present Economic Situation,” Lunch will be served at the conclusion of the program. A hearty invitation is extended to Huron County farmers and their wives to attend this annual twi­ light meeting, by the executive, Russell Bolton, president; G. W. Montgomery, Agr. secretary - treasurer, Walper, chairman Committee. county will be the site of this year's illustration of sound agri­ cultural practices. Five demonstration crops are under cultivation — siluge and husking corn, soy beans, white beans, sugar beets and potatoes. Variety and fertilizer tests are featured with each of these crops. Designed as a feature for £ im- mer visitors, some seven varities of oats are showing excellent growth in large test plots on the Perritt farm. Preparatory to the big day in September, the first organized program on the site was a special twilight meeting on Tuesday, July 14, to which all persons in­ terested in Western Ontario were invited. An excellent program1 was arranged including a special feature for women. The Perritt and Purcell farms are located in the north of Aid­ borough Township, seven northwest of Rodney, four southwest of Wardsville. The location is easy to Motorists will only have to fol­ low the arrow signs erected for their guidance. Rep., and and Alvin of Project Report From Edgewood By MRS. ROY MOORE Mrs. Harold Rathburn, of Tor­ onto, visited with Air. and Mrs. Gordon Rathburn and George. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Burnett visited Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Westman. Mt. Don Middleton is taking charge of the pulpit in Avonbank and Motherwell United Church for three Sundays. Rev. G. C. Raymer is on a vacation at his summer cottage at Wasaga Beach. The haying in the community is nearly finished and the wheat harvest will soon be started. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bain, of London, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mitchell. Mrs. James Zelinski visited a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Westman, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lambourne and little daughter have moved to their new home on the town­ line. Miss Mary Zuball went home after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zuball Jr. and family. Mr. F. J. Crouch, of local station agent for has accepted a move Craig. Mrs. Joseph Zuball girls visited Thursday miles miles f TIRES SAVE ON TIRES! with the famous MARATHON by good/Vear find. James St. Pastor Dedicates Plates A set of eight new collection plates were dedicated at James Street United Church on Sunday morning. Some weeks ago, Rev. II. 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