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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-11-12, Page 13A J I % e Consumers' ,f0 ,e'-: oti." s, news and views-i: •. ' ,?, •-• by Consumers' Association of Canada 6)1. UTDOOR-ETHICS °SMOKING IS INSURIOUS. YOU BET IT IS) NOT ONLY To YOU BUT TO OUR FORESTS . IF YOU MUST, BE SURE ITS OUT-. BUT, BETTER STILL, .notv-r SMOKE:NJ" THE WOODS SEZ THE LITTLE OWL.. Clinton News-Record, 'Thursday, Noyenlher 12, 1970 3A. nurse planned for Sow-herd proton at Centralia College Are low pig prices costing you oney? Alone you can't do tuch about prices but you can nprove your production and eep costs low. That's the reason )r a two-day course for perators of sow herds planned or December 2 and 3. The course is sponsored by he Ontario Department of kgriculture and Food and is to )e held at the C,entralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, "More pigs per sow per year" — that's the goal. The important aspects of breeding, feeding, disease control and finanCial management necessary to achieve this goal, will be explained in simple terms. The latest ideas will be explored and applied. A critical analysis of our present and new bieeds of pigs and how to use crossbreeding will be made by Mr. Ron Denniss, 0.D.A.F, Swine • John Stafford , Bob Henry Delegates to OFA •• Huron Federation to have banquet after all Huron chooses delegates to OFA convention udging value, Private label brands, on the whole, rated better than the nationally advertised ones. The highest priced beans were not udged consistently as a better appearance, flavor and texture than the lower priced cans. Again the total volume of solids and fluids varied — with the fancy grade tending to contain more solids, but again many contained less than the stated volume of 14-ounces. This study was undertaken because of questions directed to Consumers' Association of Canada for information about comparative ratings of nationally advertised brands with, store brands of canned foods. In setting up the, tests, the products were purchased and evaluated by panels from the area in which the product was bought. The study proved that price was no indication of either quantity of solids or quality of contents. In fact, very often the panelists gave the best rating to the cheapest brand. Results of the study suggest that.you make use of "specials". Price does not necessarily indicate quality in canned goods. Variations in both quality and price, (and the fact that the processor may market his pack under a number of different labels) indicate that your chances of obtaining satisfactory quality are as good in the choice grade as the fancy, and in private labels as national brands. So, judging by this report, it would appear that, your best approach to buying a satisfactory product at the best price might be to try every brand on your grocer's shelf, particularly if the price appears to be low. Then if one brand Is not accepted by the family, It could be ignored in future purchasing. However, you might be fortunate enough to have an inexpensive brand turn out to be the family's favorite. Consumers' Association of Canada conducts such surveys on behalf of all, consumers in the land. If you have any ideas on survey subjects, write: "Surveys", Consumers' Association of Canada, 100 Gloucester St., Ottawa 4. NOTICE TOWN OF CLINTON Notice is hereby given that I have complied with Section 9 of the Voters' Lists Act and that I have posted up at my office at Clinton oil the 9th day of November, 1970, the list of persons entitled to vote in the Municipality at Municipal Elections, and that such list remains there for inspection. And I hereby call upon all Voters to take immediate proceedings to have any error or omission corrected according to. law, the last day for appeal being the 23rd day of November, 1970. John Livermore, Clerk-Treasurer, Town of Clinton. 46b In spite of the apparent savings offered by some of the "in-store" biands of canned goods, do you hesitate to spend your housekeeping money on an unknown product? Well, here is something you might find interesting. The research committee of Consumers' Association of Canada conducted a nationwide study to compare national advertised brands with private label brands of cannedgoods and came up with some surprising results. This particular study was based on two items — canned peach halves and cut green beans in both. choice and fancy quality, (14-ounce size). In all, 27 different brands were evaluated by some 17 panels. It was found that in the taste ratings, personal preference played such a large part and the contents of a can varied so much — even under the same brand names — that in almost every case individual ratings ranged so wide that the averages were almost meaningless. Price was no indication of quality either. Prices varied in every brand, from one part of the country to another, tending to be slightly cheaper in the West. In peaches, the more expensive brands did not contain more for the' money. Naturally, the size of peach has a bearing, but they varied from 3-1/3 to 11 portions, so the number of servings is an important consideration in buying this product. As well, the syrup volume showed wide variations in every brand. The panelists measured the total' volume in each 14-ounce can and were surprised to find a total volume of less than the stated 14-ounces in some samples of every brand but one. One of the cans contained only 12 ounces. In evaluating cut green beans, it was found that again individual taste preference played such a large part in the acceptability of the product that other criteria had to be used for SPecialist and Dr. Gordon Bowrnan, Q.A.O. Dr. Gordon King, 0.A.C, will discuss management of the breeding herd with a view to farrowing and saving more and bigger pigs per litter. A least cost ration workshop will be conducted by Messrs. Andy Bunn and Garnet No rrish, O.D,A.F. Swine Specialists and Doug Jamieson, Livestock Division, Centralia College. Dm. Peter Oliver, Tom Pridham and Gaylan Josephson, Veterinary Services Branch will speak on the control of diseases in the sow herd. Dollars and cents management of the pig operation and market outlook are the topics of Messrs. Jack Hagarty and , Dick Heard, O.D.A.F. Farm Management Specialists. A pork banquet, sponsored by the Ontario Hog Producers' Association, is to be held on December 2 with Mr. Eric Alderson of McLeod Hybrid Swine, Aurora and President of the Canadian Swine Council as speaker. His topic will be Pork Promotion and the Future of the Swine Industry. Enrolment in the course is limited to 40 sow herd operators. Registration forms and complete course details are available from your county agricultural representative or Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario. The deadline for registration is November 20. Don't delay, enroll now. Despite an earlier decision to discontinue a banquet as part of the annual meeting of the Huron County, Federation of Agriculture, members will be eating turkey again this year. At their meeting last month, the federation members had decided that the large crowd that might show up with the 600 Individual Service Members in the county invited, would be just too big an affair to handle. However, after talking the situation over again at their regular monthly meeting Thursday night at the Agricultural Department board rooms, in Clinton, the earlier decision was discarded and the members voted to have a noon luncheon as part of their annual meeting to be held at Londesboro on December 9. The re-examination of the subject was prompted by Alf Warner who said he had heard several people say that there would be few people on hand for the meeting, at which next year's executive will be elected. "I've pulled for this noon banquet from the first," Mr. Warner said. "I think it's the only way to get people out." He was supported by Mrs. Betty Stafford of Wroxeter, lady director of the federation. Mrs. Stafford said she felt the luncheon was the way to get women out to meetings and to get them interested in the organization so that they would get involved in the federation. She said it was an annual banquet that had given her her first direct contact with the work of the federation. , The motion to 'change back to a banquet was unanimous. president, his wife Betty, and Past President, Bob Henry. Eight other delegates from the county representing two groups of Individual Service Members were chosen. Charles Rau, Bob Down, Lloyd Stewart, Mason Bailey, Faye Fear, John Gaunt and Vincent Austin will represent the north • and south halves of the county. Previously chosen had been Malcolm Davidson of Brucefield who 'died last week in a tragic highway accident. The meeting moved to name Phil Durand as his replacement, if this can be arranged with the OFA. Selection of delegates to represent Huron County at the annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture at the Skyline Hotel in Toronto from November 30 to December 3 was completed at a meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture in Clinton on Thursday. Under the constitution of the OFA, the county unit is allowed to send four delegates, one of whom must be under 30 years of age. Doug Fortune was chosen as the representative of junior farmers. He will be accompanied by Jolin Stafford, Huron, Code of fair practice for swine sales A Code of Fair Practice for buyers and sellers of purebred swine and a standard guarantee for boars, open gilts, and bred sows has been drawn up and is currently being publicized by the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association. Over the years there have been many cases of misunderstanding between buyer and seller of swine. The purpose of this code is to provide the buyer. with an understanding .of what . has a, right to expect;; and the seller with a 'similar Association assumes no responsibility for enforcing the code, but hope that it will be adhered to by both buyers and sellers. Any guarantee is a sharing of responsibility and hopefully this code will make for increased harmony in Ontario's swine industry. guide as to the extent of his responsibility. Several general provisions are outlined in the code such as transfer of the certificate of registration in purebred sales, supplying of R.O.P. information, injury, transportation, maintenance, and health information. The standard guarantee for boars and female stock outlines details and procedures to follow in this situatiOn. h'IvA 401 4) 0.11 MI.). M The Ontario Swinelireedeist eet 11/111-88.thril A GOOD BUY . GETS BETTER! 4ra"A'' . vV.,,,*Psnraf.S.Mairaws..v.0AZIM.w. s.444-.4 J,c. OTAL R s DISCOUNTS PORK: liXonitto 3 DAYS ONLY WHILE QUANTITIES AVERS LAST!! In 1954-56 the average wage for one hour of a Canadian industrial worker's time would buy 2.3 lbs. of pork chops or 3.5 lbs. of side bacon. Ten years later one hour's wage would buy the same man 2.6 lbs. of pork chops or 3.7 lbs. side bacon. SAVE 42c BAYER ASPIRIN 100's URA- BRITE TOOTHPASTE SAVE $1.29 SUGGESTED RETAIL 99 c SPEC. 57 Between 1960 and 1970, some pork prices in Canada rose while others fell. Two which came down in price, despite inflation, were pork shoulder and cottage roll. In October 1960, the average retail price of pork shoulder in Toronto was 60.4c lb., in September 1970, 59.7c lb. In the same period, cottage roll in Toronto fell from 76.9c lb. to 73.1c lb. LISTERINE SAVE 50C MOUTHWASH & GARGLE 15-oz. Bonus Bottle For Price of 12-oz. ,A $1,35 These figures were prepared from publications of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa. SbGGESTED RETAIL $1•39 SUGGESTED RETAIL SPEC. 8 SPEC. That's Why The Huron County Section Of The Ontario Pork Producers Say's: BUFFERIN CREST SAVE 54c TOOTHPASTE FAMILY SIZE REGULAR OR MINT SAVE 70c TABLETS 100's $1,69 SUGGESTED RETAIL SUGGESTED RE TAI!. I. SPEC. SPEC. LONDON 110 DUNDAS, 133 KING, . 15 RICHMOND, 226 DUNDAS, 632 DUNDAS; BYRON: 1283 COMMISSIONERS CLINTON: 2 HURON ST.; SEAFORIth 2 MAIN ST.; RIDGETOWN: i MAIN ST4 SARNIA: 135 N. CHRISTINA ST.; YLIL.AL: 16 TALBOT ST.; ST. THOINAL 471 TALBOT ST.; STRATHROY: 7 FRONT ST4 ST. MARYS: 107 OWEN ST. -NONVISMNSURSIM FAMILY SIZE SUGGESTED RETAIL $1.29 . BUY 1 — GET 1 FREE SPEC. 2/1.29 SAVE 48` DRISTAN TABLETS 24's AND SPRAY ogrirTA 11.3A1 PORK: GOOD BUY. GETS BETTER!