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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-04-05, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSPAV MQMHNftr AM* 5, 1«E |i WOO •/ Htrd.Pak of i M 1'-°- MHi 1 U W ■ n ■ 4n 1z f GUARANTIED to STOP MASTMS OR YOUR MONEY BACK.' DRUG STORE Phone 50 . Exeter At The Best Price! Look at the tractor that’s loaded with new things « . ■ in New Powr- Torq TRACTOR MOWER Quick and Easy Hitch! Speedy, smooth cutting! Completely power operated. Easy-working con trols. Available* with hydraulic lift. ...Gas and Diesel Spramotor • Weed Sprayers • Cattle Sprayers STRUNK CHAIN SAWS • Irrigation Systems New Holland ■ EXETER Farm PHONE 508 Clinton Meeting Next Week To Decide On Assembly Yard See The New Studebaker E .Decision on whether to open up a hog assembly yard in Huron County will probably be made at a producers’ meeting in Clinton April 13, Alfred Warner, secre tary of the county assocation, said this week. First meeting concerning 'the new yard was held at OEIensall- Thursday night; a second meet ing will be held in Belgrave on April 10. After these discussions, producers will be expected to give their answer at the Clinton meet ing. A good crowd .packed Hensall town hall 'to„ hear the proposal. Speakers included Eldred Aiken, of A'lleniford, zone representative of .this district, and Wes Mag wood, of Hanover, a director of ■the marketing board. The scheme (involves setting up of a co-operative yard some where in the county which would be run by the marketing iboard. Huron farmers would ship itheir hogs to 'this yard and the Toronto office of the e co-op would sell them to processors F.O.B. the Huron yard. Based on experience in Bruce Ctounity, 'the offioials predicted Huron processors would save 5'0' to 60 cents 'a hog in trucking costs. Farmers would be required to transport their pigs only as far Canvass Area For Members 'Hog co-op officials are making a house-to-house canvas! in this area within the next 10 days to encourage producers to sign up for membership in the organiza tion. Alfred Warner, secretary of the Huron Hog Producers As sociation, said this county will .be canvassed along with others in tihe province which produce hogs. Purpose of the drive is to get 80 percent of the producers sign ed up so that the marketing co op can save on income fax. Regulations provide that a co op does not need to pay tax if 80 percent of the people it does business with are members. Mr. Warner said producers can save $2'5,000 in tax over the past three years if they sign up. as their .own assembly yard. This, it is estimated, will cost '25 to 30 cents a hog. Expense of manning and operating the yard will amount to another 30 or *3i5 .cents. This makes total cost per .pig about 60 to 65 'cents which com pares 'favorably to .the '$1,10 to $1,2.5 which farmers- are paying now to transport to yards at Kitchener or Stratford. Truckers will not lose .out by the new plan, the officials in sisted. While they will receive less, from the farmer, they will be compensated by the fee frpm the ■processor who must pay trans portation costs from the co-op yard to his plant. When questioned if processors would pay the extra transporta tion costs to buy 'pigs in Huron Bounty, the -officials expressed confidence they would 'because these hogs are of better quality than those produced in othei’ sections of the province. The pro cessors need good quality hogs tp sell on the export market and 'the premium domestic market. Asked about shrink at co-op yards, Mr. George Galbraith a member of .the board which oper ates the assembly yard at Strat ford, said no hogs had ever been ■left in .that yard overnight. First hogs -in in ithe morning were the first to be sold during the day, he added.Mr. Galbraith said hogs were | weighed when they came - unto the yards and records kept to determine the amount of shrink. These records showed the loss to be very small. If an assembly yard were esta blished a board of nine would be appointed by the county hog pro ducers to manage it. Points sug gested for the location of the yard include Exeter, Hensail, Clinton and 'Belgrave. A a ON DISPLAY AT OUR CAR LOT Certified Used Cars 5| S s § 5 District Students Active At Agricultural School .Students from this area who attended Western Ontario Agri cultural 'School at *ltidgetown won a number of 'awards ’ and took a prominent -part in activi ties* during the year. Among 'the champions declared at the annual school review were Keith Coates, of R.R. 1 Cen tralia, who placed first in the' animal 'husbandry department. Another Huron County stu dent, Bruce Coleman, of Seaforth, was named grand' c h a m ,p i o n showman. He also won champion ships in field crops, agricultural, engineering and general agricul tural exhibits. Norman Hyde, of R.R. 1 Hen sail, wias winner in the oats section. , , , Among the leading scorers of the “Westags” .hockey team were Bill Pincomfee, R.R. 3 ’ Exeter, and Irwin Ford, Exeter. Players included Kevin Delbridge, Ex eter, and 'Dave Morrissey, Exeter, who was also a member of -the wrestling team, K Keith Coates sang in .the glee club and was a member of the review executive. Among -the members of the graduating year are Kei-tfh Coates, Bruce 'Coleman, Irvin Ford, Dave Morrissey, Paul Toohey, Lucan; Gerald McDowell, Auburn; and Reg Riehl, Goderich. Robert . 'Down, Exeter, was president of the junior year’ at the school and’ Gerald Hading, Grand Bend; was a member of the junior executive. Bill Pin- combe, also of the junior year, was a member .of the student council. / Other' 'members of 'the first year were Kevin Delibridge, Nor man Hyde, Ross, Faber, Kippen;. Fred <Culbert, Lucan; and How ard Cartwright, Londesboro.’ The term was completed last week and students have returned home. Make Sure Seed Clean Agriculture Dep t Urges Are you a fifth farmer? With ■the advent of the spring .season, this question might well receive the attenton it deserves, says 'the ■Field 'Crop Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Actually, it refers to 't'he fact that according to seed drill sur veys in recent years, one farmer in every five in 'Ontario uses sub standard or rejected seed. Even though the quality of seed used in Ontario is probably the highest of any province in Canada," these figures indicate that there is plenty of room for improvement. Although germination, size, variety and 'disease resistance are ■ail important factors in seed selection, most are sub-standard because of weed seeds. Weeds crowd out useful plants, use up moisture!*<and plant food in ad dition to being unsightly in ap pearance, and causiiig loss -in crop yield and handling. For these reasons, many farmers might im prove their efficiency of pro duction by keeping weed seeds from going back into their land each year through seed drills. Ontario is fortunate in having a large number of co-operative and privately owned seed clean ing plants scattered across the province, -Where grain can be cleaned to the standard seed grades of commerce. Many of (these . plants are now operating around the clock in order to pro vide .service to farmers. ‘In 'ad dition, there are 'nearly 'two thou- sand .registered .seed growers in Ontario whrr are prepared to pro vide good .seed of latest varieties. ■In no’branch of farming 'is the “penny wise, pound foolish’’ po licy so’often and so strikingly il lustrated as in buying and using cheap, poor seed. 'The cost of seed is ordinarily a trifling matter in comparison to the expense of 'the season’s labor and value of jthe crop. The difference in the first .cost between cheap and “costly’’ .seed is usually so slight that no farmer who -has 'his best interest in mind should hesitate to pay it. If you" have not already .made sure of your seed supplies, now is the time to do it. “Seed the Best and Feed the rest” is a good slogan to follow. Mr. . and Mrs. J. ’H. Delbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Verne tPincombe, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Down, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hyde and Mr. and Mrs. Rochas Faber attended ■the final activities of the first yean* students at Ridgetown on Friday night. Following a -banquet, Prof. Steckley .of the school presided for a program when Mr. J. A. Garner, Director of Extension of the Ontario Department of Ag riculture, was the guest speaker, CO-OP CO-OP CO-OP CO-OP FOR A BETTER CROP PLANT CO-OP SEED — Ontario Adapted — High Germination True Variety — Properly Cleaned -—Reasonably Priced Y6u Will Find Co-Op Quality Packed In Co-Op Bags Exeter District CANADIAN PROPANE GAS & APPLIANCES GRATTON & HOTSON ’52 STUDEBAKER SEDAN, with overdrive ’46 CHEV COACH’51 ’50 DODGE SEDAN £1 MAKE US AN OFFER’ OLDMOBILES (2) ’50 STUDEBAKER COACH 3 MOTORS ExeterPhone 210 & Phone 156 Grand Bend read about it! Now see for yourself! ) Champion 4-Door NEWS in the low-price field! You’ve heard about it... 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