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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-01-06, Page 13water of principle BY J. CARL HEMINGWAY BY J. CARL HEMINGVVAY As I write this, Ohristinas is just nicely over for another year and e 'sacior counted through, in my case, not fully assessed, I received a book For Long Life and Happiness—Hunza health creta. 100-year old men and women live in vigourous physical and ental health. (Now who would encourage me to live so long!) Men 90 and 100 years old father children. (I-leaven forbid! randchildren are a lot less trouble.) * Women of 80 and 90 look less than half their age, (That would nice wouldn't itY * Cancer and heart trouble are virtually unkown. While this may seem like a lot of foolishness as indeed it did to me is founded on fact and does make a lot of sense. Henze is a tiny' country high in the Himalayas, almost acceesible. Deaerters from the armies of Alexander the Great and heir Persian wives found this secluded and impregnable valley and ounded the settlement. They produced their food with difficulty by erracing the mountain sides when the limited land of the valley was nsufficlent. Soon they discovered that nearby caravan routes from inkiang to Kashmir could be safely plundered and thus, for many ears, they provided for their other needs. The armies of both enghis Khan and Britain failed to conquer these people. However n more recent years the liunzakuts have reformed and are now a articulacy peaceful and happy, healthy people, many living active roductive lives well beyond the century mark. How is this possible? There is nothing magical about their program of living. It is a imple program of physical exercise and good nutrition. Food production is the first requirement. Land is scarce,. few animals can be kept, machinery is not possible so the work is done by hand. Everyone must do his share. The whole community works as a large family with women and children happily taking part in the every day activities. Play is not forgotten. Here again everyone takes part with youngsters of 70 or 80 competing quite successfully in track and field and games with 20 year olds. "Shanks ponies" is the means of transportation with competitive sports days in neighbouring villages 15 or 20 miles distant common. Homes are built of stone by hand and these are people highly skilled in the art of stone masonry as were the early primitive races of central America. The second factor in their excellent health and longevity is food. With productive land at a premium cereal grains, wheat, oats, barley, peas, beans and soybeans supplying the basics. Abundance of vegetables are grown and consumed direct from the garden, mainly raw, in season, and since fuel is scarce cooking is done as little as possible with a minimum of water at low temperatures. Meats are only possible once or twice a week. Fruits and nuts are grown such as cherries, pears, with apricots and almonds receiving special attention. All wastes are composted and used as fertilizer and the fields are irrigated from the mountain streams that are high in minerals. No commercial fertilizers are used yet the crops are abundant and of excellent quality. Disease and insect pests are no problem. A third factor in their good health is the fact that these people are particularly happy and contented. In • spite of their isolation, shortage of food that faces them before each new crop, they are free from worry. The Hunzakuts work hard but are at peace and can relax completely. They enjoy their work and are content with what they have. There is no such thing as "keeping up with the Joneses", crime and police are both missing. Amy problems are settled by discussion of elders and in the best interests of all. Seems rather impossible but it has worked successfully for these people for centuries. To sum it all up the recipe for a long, healthy, happy; satisfying and carefree life is physical exercise that is enjoyable, a sufficient spply of food, rich in natural minerals and vitamins, a serene and confident mental attitude and perhaps most important of all, the sure knowledge that some one cares enough to want you to live to be a hundred plus, Varna BY FRED McCLYMONT An advantage of Ontario living is the varied selection of fruits and vegetables available the year round. Quality control of these products is the responsibility of inspectors of the Farm Products Inspection Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the Branch inspects products ranging from maple syrup to Christmas trees. (Photo by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food.) Pork producers 100 years ahead of publishers Clinton News,Ree'ord, Thursday, January 6, 1.972 6A Egg shell studies benefit everyone HURON CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (Clinton Fair) ANNUAL MEETING in BOARD ROOM Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food CLINTON THURSDAY, JANUARY 13,1971 8:30 p.m. REPORTS OF 1971 FAIR APPOINTING DIRECTORS FOR 1972 An open invitation is extended to all 52, lb eare%•ese""Neweameadeseeeeedead^eereeaeoaeseee CHARLES Beauty Salon JANUARY SALE of PERMANENTS PROTEIN PERMANENT Rag. $15.00 PERMANENT *12.54 9.75 Reg. $12.50 PERMANENT Includes Cat, Shampoo, Style and Set CHARLES Beairty Salon 14 VICTORIA STREET CLINTON PHONE 4024065 Electricity Meters Are Tested Electricity meters are tested and sealed as to accuracy by the Standards Branch, Canada bePart- meat of Tirade arid Cornmerce. FLAX Your Public Utilities Commission Accounts Will Vary • Ally WM her or conditions ea n cause changes in your l'tility accenn Is as rendered every ttwo mouths on the average. Greatest use of Hydro is generally experienced during Winter months. 'Winter has its longer 'periods of darkness and the heating season. Some Conditions That Can Cause Changes In Your Accounts LIGHTING— Artificiel light is used more in Winter than in Summer. HOUSE HEATING— Electricity is used to operate associated forced air systems, burners, circulating pumps, controls, supplementary heat- a.ng, and so on. The colder and more prolonged the Winter months, the greeter use aif both electricity, and fuel, ADDITIONAL NEW APPLIANCES— Such as a television, range, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, radio, lii-Fi, air conditioner, etc., will generally 'result in the increased use' of Hydro. ENTERTAINMENT AND COMPANY— The greater use of electricity foe cooking, lighting, wash- ing, drying, ironing, television, and so on, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S— Rreparatiotis and teStiVititetS talle usually 'accompanied by the increased use of eleciteleity, ILLNESS IN THE HOME—.. Heat lamps, !heating pads, end supplementary heating can be 'the cause Of increased 'electricity use, TILE FAMILY— An increase numbe,k is generally reflected in an increase in Hydro. UNNECESSARY USE— Lighas. and iapplianees Tee on when not required can cause changes is ,aecousnhs, BILLING PERIODS— Sgurdayg, Sundays, Holidays, le Obtain meter readings and so on, will cause variations in scheduled meter reading dates. CLINTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 4 A Canadian' publisher who has expanded his Toronto-based organization to the United States and the United Kingdom in the past year says Ontario's 25,000 pork producers are 100 years ahead of Ontario publishers in their methods of doing business. In the current issue of Quill and Quire, the magazine of the. Canadian book industry, John Badger, President of Pendragon House, urges small publishers to consider a marketing board similar to the boards set up under legislation of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, of which the Ontario Pork Producers' How does a pork producer survive financially in these days of low prices and rising costs? Louis Longo, a well known Connecticut dairy farmer speaking at the recent Ontario Silage Conference, says "Farmers must work smarter not harder" under todays conditions. Planning, cost control and quality improvement are more important now than ever before particularly since more operations are paying off new barns, feed storages and equipment and other fixed overhead items. These factors have been taken into account in planning a two-day short course for swine farmers. Offered by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, the course will be held on Wednesday, January 19th and Thursday, January 20th, 1972 at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario. Sessions begin at 9:30 a,m. and end by 4:30 p.m. each day. A partial list of the topics to be discussed, include: The pork industry — what makes it tick?; What's happening in the market place?; Swine reproduction; AA. for swine; Setting up a breeding program; Evaluating ventilation, manure handling and feed handling systems; and a Panel Discussion on a Team approach to health problems, Some of the speakers are Eric Alderson, McLeod Hybrid Swine and President of the Canadian Swine Council; Bilderback, • Putnam; Ian McAllister, Zurich; Jim Wilkins, Western Breeders, Woodstock; Ron Denniss, Swine Specialist, Toronto; Warren Stein Woodstock, Jack Marketing Board is one. In an earlier quotation in the magazine, Mr. Badger had stated: "If the book publishers of Canada knew as much about marketing their products as do Ontario hog farmers, the book industry would be flourishing." Badger had been at one time public relations consultant to the pork industry. He dropped activities of his consultancy firm to devote full time to expanding his publishing house abroad. In a letter to the book industry magazine, Badger says the marketing board has worked for the pork producers "very substantially." "The marketing board is Underwood, O,entrailia College; Martin Wrubleski, Ag. Engineer, Hamilton; Ralph Winfield, Ontario Hydro, Toronto and Dr. Peter Oliver, Swine Health Specialist, Guelph. Registration in the course is limited to the, first 50 applicants. Interested farmers are advised to file their application immediately with their county agricultural representative in the counties of Bruce, Huron, Perth, Lambton, ' Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin. Farmers in other counties may apply directly to Short Course, Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario. Meals and overnight accommodation are available at the College. A course fee of $6.00 per person will be charged. Farm business management courses offered ' Winter courses are being offered at the Ontario Department of. Agriculture and Food office at Clinton and the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park. Courses at the ODAF office in Clinton will cover herd health and management, production economics, feeding nutrition, etc. the dairy, swine and beef producers. Other courses offered at Clinton will be on Profitable Corn Production, a Cucumber Clinic, Marketing of Farm Products, Tractor Maintenance, Farm Machinery Economics and Practical Welding, The above programs vary from a two day clinic; six and eight half day sessions to twenty-one two hour programs in the welding course. Most courses start in January. The Centralia Courses are two day short courses with overnight aceom odations for those requiring it. The Swine Course is offered January 19th and 20th, the Beef Course is offered January 25th and 26th, Weed Control Course is set for February 1st and 2nd and Forage Production and Handling is March lath and 15th arid Business Arrangements and tstate Planning is hooked for March 1st and 2nd. All courses are on a first come first serve basis as facilities are limited. Anyone interested who has riot yet registered are asked to register at or contact the Ontario department of Agriculture and Food office, 13ox 159, Clinton, Phone 482.3428, democratic in one way", he states. "The producers often give it hell, It is. coinPulsory in large measure. The Ontario hog producer must market through it. The buyer who wants the Ontario hog must buy through it," But he adds, "the board does not exactly employ barnyard bargaining techniques. It buys and sells by telex. It uses a computer. Above all, it employs negotiators as professional as the purchasing agents they face. And it also employs the red hot Henry Browns of promotion. "Result: Not only more farm income but better hogs,, since the process depends on increasingly reliable quality", he states. Best of all, he continues, is that a hog sold through the marketing board brings "a cheque in one week." He sums up: "Let's eat humble pie. The farmers are 100 years ahead of us. Heaven defend the Ontario Pork ,Producers' Marketing Board. And bring., on the. Book Board:" Even the hens are benefiting . from a scientist's studies of ways to make egg shells tougher. Dr. A. T. Hill, a poultry specialist at the Canada Agriculture Research Station here, is exploring ways to improve egg shell quality and give eggs a longer storage life without impairing their flavor and protein content. Thin shells have been a costly problem at all levels of the industry, They cause increased risk of breakage in handling and shipping. And, for the consumer who likes his eggs soft boiled, a thin shell can be disconcerting. Hens have reason to be grateful to Dr. Hill for one of the suggestions that has already emerged from his studies. He recommends giving the birds more time off from the production line. He has found that the practice of keeping hen houses lighted on a round-the-clock basis to encourage maximum production put the birds under heavy stress. "It is far better that the birds be on a 12-to14-hour day which is increased to 16 hours towards the end of the laying year," Dr. Hill says. By easing up on this production technique and giving the hens a little time off, he found the birds did a better job of producing eggs with sturdier shells. Dr. Hill has also pointed another way to better quality shells: "He has found that shells will be more durable if" a hen's diet is supplemented with oyster shells instead of 100 per cent ground limestone. And, oiling eggs as soon as possible after laying will keep them fresh longer. By dipping the eggs in a mineral oil, the pores are sealed and this will slow deterioration of the eggs to a remarkable degree, Dr, Hill has found. Differences between ground beef, ground chuck, and ground round often confuse consumers. Questions about fat content and whether meat is all beef are commonly asked, say Food specialists at the Ontario Food Council, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food, Food and Drug Act regulations state that minced or ground beef, under any name whatever, cannot contain any meat except beef. For example, a mixture of meat such as pork, veal, and beef must be clearly labeled as such. No form of ground beef can contain more than 30 per cent fat. If advertised as lean, ground meat cannot contain more than 15 per cent fat. These regulations and the appearance of the meat are the only reliable guides to judge fat content. The Oiling requires the investment of time and effort on the part of the farmer, Dr. Hill points out; But it is an investment that will bring higher financial returns. Today an increasing number of food chains are demanding oiled eggs from the wholesalers as a means of putting a better product in the hands of the housewife, he adds. whiter the appearance, the more fat the meat contains, The meat itself should have a bright red color when fresh. Names such as ground round and ground chuck are commonly used. In general, the leanest pieces of beef are selected for ground round. Therefore, it seldom has more than 15 per cent fat, which is comparable to the fat content of a round steak. Ground chuck is usually next in leanness to ground round. Ground or minced beef generally has the highest fat content and may contain close to the permitted 30 per cent fat. Use of these names is not regulated, however, and fat content is governed only by the restriction• to 30 per cent fat for all ground beef and 15 per cent fat for lean ground beef. Intended For Last Week The Explorer Group met last Tuesday evening with 10 members present. The president, Bev Cantelon opened the meeting. Scripture lesson was read by Judy Frisby. Prayer was given by Janice Webster. Roll Call was answered by naming a Christmas verse. Offering was taken up by Sandra Webster. Mrs. Eric Chuter was in charge of the craft period. The president closed the meeting with the Explorer prayer. The United Church held their annual Christmas entertainment on Tuesday evening of last week . A large crowd was on hand to watch the children perform the various numbers. Afterwards Santa Claus came and distributed the large number of presents around the tree. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Proctor of Toronto spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Don Barker, Ruth, Lorne and Glenn of King City, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McClymont, Michael and Shannon of Guelph visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Fred McClymont. Swine farmers' short course planned Ground beef regulations set meat standards