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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-09-10, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 Page 5 Down harves- to Earth Bv D. I. HOOPER Producer atTurkeys, chickens, ducks, ready for the oven, take your choice. You see them in the butchers’ freezers, you eat them in the restaurants,' hotels and diners, and you have them on the Sun­ day dinner table. Silvercrest Poultry Farm, locat­ ed two and a half miles north and two miles east of Exeter was the pioneer in the producer­ processor field in Western On­ tario. Edgar Cudmore, a tall, quiet-spoken chap, is the owner and while not the largest operat­ or in the province, is regarded as one of the leaders in this field. His is a complete operation from brooder to consumer, There is no middleman. It is a family-sized unit, one man being employed steadily the year round. When we say a family-sized unit, we don’t mean that it is small. At the present time there are 2,700 turkeys on this farm plus broilers, ducks and laying hens. In fact it was the turkeys which drew our attention. Hund­ reds of them, harvesting a field of grain. Yes, east of Edgar’s house was a field of mixed grain and rape and on this six acres were the turkeys. We were so interested we dropped in to see how plan was working out. It perfect, both from the standpoint and as far as could see it was perfect from any agronomistic view. The turkeys were harvesting grain with no waste and obtaining a high pro­ tein feed from the rape, straw was flattened to ground and the manure evenly spread over the field by moving the feeders daily. This moving the feeders daily is a must according to Edgar as the turkeys do not r^nge far from them. This field was also an ideal set-up for the turkeys, being bordered on the south side by a row of large maple trees. It was observed that the turkeys were not so stupid when the sun came hig"her in the sky, they promptly made off across the field to them. Other shade is provided, and economically, too- tired rack, well, These necessary to spread to be not far from We asked if the be fattened here or : Edgar grinned ‘‘neither”. They would soon be moved to another field contain­ ing corn and soybeans planted alternately on every other acre. All told there were five strips of beans and**five scrips of corn, making a total of ten acres. In the course of the visit we covered many angles of the busi­ ness but in this article we are simply dealing with the cost of producing the pound of turkey. Without boasting or otherwise we cannot fail to agree with Edgar that if the market^sliould be as tough again as it was last year he has a much greater chance of showing a profit than has the turkey-raiser who has been buy­ ing a complete feed for his birds and who has not utilized cheap sources of protein and has not thought out every possible angle to lower the cost of the grains being fed. With 2,700 turkeys alone the farm would be hard pressed' to supply all the feed needed, but along with the other lines of. poultry, Edgar is constantly buy­ ing feed grains mixed with con­ centrates. He claims from his experiences, much of the growth of turkey up to 20 weeks can be obtained from green ranges and that 45% of the grain fed to a turkey is consumed from then until slaughter. Yes, it was an informative chat, and we’ll he back again to Silvercrest Poultry Farm. Edgar has his eye on the production costs; although he kills, dresses and freezes all his produce, (a walk-in freezer is located in the processing plant) it is gratifying to know that he does not let production costs interfere with the high standards of quality, which he maintains. It is the only way that his business can sur­ vive. If you don’t believe this, try some of his products, we often have, and they are good, fresh or frozen. DID YOU KNOW That turkey is a cheaper meat to serve than chicken. It yields Consumer 11% more meat per 100 fowl. THIS WEEK Watermelon! School’s in Western Fair Change the filter on the Turn the ledger plate on ter, it’ll save gas Buy a small bottle of grooming . oil for Junior’s 4H calf. Shillington Man Dies During Visit Mr. James Clark, .Shillington, Ont., passed away quite sudden­ ly,* while on a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Station, Grand Bend, on Wednesday, Sep­ tember 2. He is survived by two sons and one daughter, Freeman James and Joseph Wilken, both of Shil­ lington, and Mrs? Hugh Becking (Olive), of Matheson, Ont,, also six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was in his eighty-eighth year. His wife, the former Geordina Binger, predeceased him in March 1944. The remains rested at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, until Thursday morning, September 3, when they were for­ warded by C.N.R. to the Smith Funeral Home at Matheson fox* burial services which were held from there on Saturday after­ noon, September 5, with inter- of This Week In Winchelsea By MRS. F. HORNE wagon with Roosts were being an old were moved the was feed we The the was is provided, -an old steel- a wide flat moveable as hay loader, as, often as manure and the feeders, birds would put in pens, and said KIDNEYACIDS Rob your Rest.. Many people never seem to get a good night’s rest. They turn and toss—blame it on ‘nerves’—when it may be their kidneys. Healthy kidneys filter poisons and excess acids from the blood. If they fail and impurities stay in the system—disturbed rest often follows. If you don’t rest well jet and Use Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Dodd's help the kidneys so that you can rest better—and feel better. 13* Dodds Kid tier Pills Group Sponsors Dairy Contests The executive and directors the Huron County Cream Pro­ ducers’ Association met in the county federation office, Clinton, with Chairman Hume Glutton, R.R, 5, Goderich Township, pre­ siding. Secretary Gordon Grigg. Bluevale, reported that the Bel­ grave School Fair, the Hensail Fair and the junior see­ the Blyth Fall Fair were advantage of the associa- grant of _ to school fairs in the The .prize money will be for a class of dairy-heifer School tion of taking tion's offered county. Offered calves. The meeting set Thursday, Oc­ tober 15, for the annual meeting, which will be held in the agri­ cultural office board rooms, Clin­ ton. An invitation has been ex­ tended to Everett Biggs, Toronto, Ontario, dairy commissioner, to be guest speaker. prize money ment in Shilington cemetery. Mr. Clark was an uncle of Mrs. John Prance, Exeter. Weekend visitors in. the com­ munity were Mrs. E. Walters, of London, with Mr. and Mrs. Frecl Walters; Mr- and. Mrs. Clarence Ford of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Newman Baker of Welburn with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ford. Mrs. John Essery of Eden was a recent visitor with Mrs. James Horne, Master Jerry Baux of South­ ampton returned to his home on Wednesday after spending the summer holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Elson Lynn and Larry. Mr. Ronald Spry of London spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne and family. Mr. a nd Mrs. Wib Batten celebrated with their grand­ daughter, Janice, on Saturday evening, the occasion of her first birthday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Armstrong, of Hensail, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Denham Centralia Flyers Survive Crash Two airmen walked away with nothing worse than a shaking up Friday night after their Harvard trainer crash-lauded on a high­ way 40 miles northeast of North Bay. The plane was on a training flight from Centralia and is be­ lieved to have wandered off course. It hit the highway, then spun into a ditch. Officials de­ clined to comment on the cause of the crash. NOW! Is Your New Dunlop Tire Dealer and Barry, of Sarnia, spent a day recently with Mr. and Mrs. Wib Batten on their return from vacation. Miss Linda Brock, of London, spent the past week holidaying with Miss Sandra Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Penhale attended the Doherty-Coates wed­ ding in James St. United Church, Exeter, on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bailey visit­ ed with Mr. and Mrs. Frayne, of Forest, last Thursday. IN EXETER ■MieTires Come In and Get Our Liberal Trade-In Allowance: PHONE 38 EXETER TOP VAUDEVILLE WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23 TERRIFIC ACTS! SIDESHOWS Saddle Race For Boys 2.25 CLASS Roadsters' Race Dance SOAP BOXAt Night DERBY In The Arena FOR BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 12 YEARS ADMISSION 750 Prizes: $8.00,4 $5.00, $3.00 Decorated Cars Cash Prize For Every Entry and SPILLS HUMORTHRILLSBARN DANCE GANG SPORTS 4-HCUIB '’J? Tory Gregg and His P.A. SystemADMISSION EXHIBITS BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ BICYCLE AND FOOT RACES EARL HEYWOOD (RCA-Victor Record Artist) Vehicles to. be made by driver or pusher. Wheels to be 12 inches and under. CARS, FLOATS, FREAK OUTFITS, TRACTORS, BICYCLES, SCHOOLS IN COSTUME, BANDS! All cars, floats and freak outfits must be regis­ tered at Huron Lumber Co. office not later than noon of September 23 to be eligible for prizes. ADMISSION 750 AND 500 TO GROUNDS AND GRANDSTAND Cars Admitted FREE — Membership Tickets NOT Valid THE DANCING DANDIES — Snappy Dance Line BYRON WADE — Sensational New Comedian THE KEPPO FAMILY — Acrobats From Finland JIMMY SULLIVAN — Comical English Entertainer AND MANY OTHERS GA NIES PARADE PRIZES - $12, $10, $8 Business Floats — $15, $10, $8 Freak Outfits — $7, $5, $3 Tricycles — $1, .75, .50 All Other Schoofs — $5 Costume and Marching) Main Streets 12:30 Sharp Decorated: Bicycles — $5, $3, $2 Best Schools — $12, $9 (Judging Is Awarded According to Parade Leaves Corner of Huron and $40 FREE $40 ADMISSION PRIZES DRAW HELD DURING AFTERNOON FOUR $10 CASH PRIZES Wednesday and Thursday RIDES Midway HORSE RACES SULKY RACES 2.19 CLASS $200.00 PURSESTROT OR PACE Huron County*s Biggest Fair * September 23 and 24 PARADE Livestock Show & Parade Horse Show One of Western Ontario’s GREATEST HORSE SHOWS featuring HUNTERS, JUMPERS, PONIES, LIGHT AND HEAVY DRAFT Increased Prizes! < $ V; Adults 500 High School 250 Public School Children FREE Cars 250 $3,500 IN PRIZES