HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-10-27, Page 5THE TIMES*ADVOCA'TE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1955
€..:,aii 1.ote Of Producers
To.. L:.;e. cide 110g Policy
Predication made a.t an :Exeter
meeting• by !Charles McInnis, pres-
ident of Ontario Hog Producers
Association, was
ss i t'
ca n
o .i
.ver fled Friday
when government officials am
nounce'd a vote will be held Ito
give farmers a chance to express
their Opinions on the new market-
ing ,scheme.
In answer to a question at a
hogproducers p lacers meati here Ise
�' p
tember 2$, McInnis .predicted the
government would call a Tote
but he did not speculate when.
Decision to calla vote 'apparent-
ly resulted from the widespread
controversy over the new direc-
tion -program organized by the
co-operative,
A .government',spokesman said
&'
f nnnei•s have split almost 80460
over v the marketing policy. This
was evident at the Exeter meet-
ing when opposition and co -,op
speakers received equal vocal sup -
?resident McInnis believes that
over 76 percent Of the province's
7 5 ,000 hog producers are in 'fav-
or of the scheme. He contends
the majority of producers who
have
not attended the meetings
support the co-op program.
At the meeting hers, observers
found it difficult to assess the
sentiment since producers cheer -
O
/n
Down
ro
Earth
By D. I. HOOPER
How Much A Pound?
"Sold to that fellow in the
peaked cap", said the auctioneer.
"Guess he wanted it", said one
farmer to his neighbor.
It was, an auction sale and they,
were .selling cattle. 'Bidding was
brisk and prices had seemedjust
a little above current market
levels. Just what comes over some
chaps at auction sales is beyond
us. Normally these same men are
rather cautious with their money,
but on the sale ring .they contin-
ue to raise the other fellow's bid
without seeming to .stop and
think. Maybe their unental arith-
metie•is not too accurate. Could
be.
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We once heard an old timer
say "You make most of your
money on •cattle when you buy
theta", This may he correct and
we admit it is the easiest money.
The net profit on an enterprise
is the difference between the cost
and selling price of any animal
less the cost of maintenance dur-
ing the holding period.
Take hogs for instance. This
is the most in and out industry
in agriculture. Less than 24
months ago weaners were selling
for almost $20 apiece and what
price did the feeder receive for
those hogs? Most of their hogs
lost a hatful of money,
Since agriculture is dependent
completely on Supply and De-
mand it is necessary to take a
close look at many angles of the
various types before sinking too
much capital in` oto make a dol-
lar. Many schemes have been dev-
ised to •control the prices of ag-
ricultural products and to our
way of thinking 1O -CINE has
come up with the answer yet.
The "Wheat Pool" in the West
has certainly held up the price
of Canadian 'wheat but it has
caused great financial embarras-
sment to the grain farmer. In
fact, although we are not involv-
ed in it too rnuclr (except in the
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Our volume of business is on the increase. During
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87,861 cows—an increase over the same period of 1954
of 6,711 cows or 21.'54%. `' o
One thousand, one hundred and ten people,have
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the total membership to 5,209 as at September 30th. This
is an increase of 27.1% in nine months.
We provide service from the following breeds:
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Horned), Dual Purpose Shorthorn. We have had an in-
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If you are xtot using our services now, why iiot do
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$5.00 per cow for members
$6.00 per cow for non.rembers
4 services are given without extra charge if need-
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For service or more information, phone collect to.'
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Between: 7:80 and 10:00 am.- on week days
7:80 and 9:80 a.m. on Sunday and Holidays
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ed both -sides, One estimate was
that 1Q.. percent were in favor,
x0 percent ent against, and the re-
maining 80 percent undecided.
•Main argument against the
Scheme is. that it is ,dictatorial ---
it •tells producers where they
must sell their hogs and truckers
where they must deliver them.
11og producers .on 'Friday night
divided oer the issue. About 300
Waterloo farmers meeting at Ayr
backed Theodore ,Parker, the Seb=
ringville producer who is bead-
ing the opposition, Roy Kaercher,
of Kitchener, • chairman of the
meeting, called the scheme a
"form Of dictatorship."
In contrast, 400 Wellington
farmers meeting 'at Fergus sup-
ported a resolution endorsing the
marketing scheme.
In the ,meantime, Parker has
challenged the co-op to a court
fight over direct payments to the
producer. A packing firm in Kit-
chener has paid' 'him full price
for his hogs without deducting
the co-op 'fee of 124, .cents a car-
cass. The case test the new
marketing legislation enacted by
the provincial ,government to re-
place regulations which Parker
successfully ,challenged when Un-
ited Livestock ,Sales handled the
co-op selling.
A Canadian Press repdrt on
Saturday said the .original hog
marketing program was, endorsed
by, 30,400 out of '31,000 produc-
ers who voted on it.
Stock Up
In Huron
Huron County, Ontario'stop
livestock area, is increasing its
Production of cattle and swine
this year, according to estimates
of the Ontario Department of Ag -
is r
r alto e.
The number of cattle on Huron
farms at June 1, 15515, was 179,-
950 about 8,000 more than in .the
same month last year, •Seconallar-
gest producer in the province is
Grey with 167,000 head.
Huron s swine increased
from 113,600 to 128,800 this year.
The county is second to Perth
which was raising 136,000 In June,
1955.
All counties are down in the
production of poultry but Huron
still leads the province. At June
1, there were 1,276,000 hens ana
chickens compared to 1,597,000 a
year ago, Perth county. had .1,235,-
000 chickens this year.
The breakdown in Huron for
cattle is:
fulls, one year and over, 2,300;
cows and heifers two years and
over for milk purposes, 33,700;
cows and heifers two years ane
over for beef purposes, 28,200
calves under one year, 39,700; one-
year -old heifers for milk purposes,
8,900; one -year-old h e i f e r s ,for
beef purposes, 18,100; steers, one
year and over, 49,000.
Swine: under six months, 21,-
000; over six months, 107,800;
Poultry: hens and pullets six
months and over, 426,000; pullets
six weeks to six months, 506,000;
cocks and cockerels six weeks
and over, 114,000; chicks under
six weeks, 230,000.
Huron 4-H Members
Top QAC .(.or. petiton
4-1-1 teams from Huron County
dominated the beef calf ' cinb
judging at the provincial inter-
club
com etlttons in !Duel h on
p p
Friday. They captured five of the
10 top prizes in .a field of 87.
Two Lucknow members, David
Kirkland and Barry 1VIcquillaz,,
won first prize with a score of
961 o t
u of apossiblescore of
1-
040 t `.
capture
o the Farmers Ma-
gazine. Trophy and the right to
represent the province in the 4-H
National Club contest which will
be held at the Royal Winter Fair,
The two are also entitled to an
all -expenses paid tour of the pro-
vince.
The Blyth-Belgrave club team
placed third in the beef calf com-
petition and two from Exeter club,
Raymond Cann and Keith Coates,
won fourth prize. Bayfield cap-
tured sixth and Brussels tenth.
Two hundred and forty-five
teams from the province took
part in the competition. Huron
with 27 teams represented the lar-
gest entry from any county in the
province. Grey county wassecond
with 22 teams taking part.
The Exeter 4-H Grain Clue
team of Murray Dawson and Tom
Hern placed fourth among the 45
teams competing in the gram
class,
• Marilyn Mashall and Jim Ether-
ington, the Exeter 4-H Dairy
Calf Club team, placed twenty-
eighth in a field of 63, largest of
day.
The Clinton Lions' 4.-11. Poultry.
Club won second .place and the
Exeter .Kinsmen Club team of.
Don allantYle and Norman
Hyde
was awarded fourth prize.
The Zurich 4-H tractor club
team of Gerald Parsons and James'
Love placed seventeenth in a field•
of 33.
Teams from Huron County were
prepared and coached for the
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Representative Arthur Bolton.
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