HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-05-10, Page 7THE TIME5 ADV0CATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10,
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of the essentials required to
open up a potential market of
one hundred million people for
rutabagas, a group of turnip
growers were told at a meeting
that packed the Exeter town hall
Friday evening.
On the platform was an
posing array of university
fessors dealing with soils,
tilizers, insects and diseases;
processors, growers and others
interested in growing and mar
keting turnips.
The meeting was chaired by
Douglas, May, Huron County di
rector of t'he Ontario Turnip
Committee.
The history of the turnip com
mittee which was organized at
O.A.G., Guelph, 12 years ago
was outlined 'by Harry Hossfield,
of Walkerton, chairman of the
Ontario committee. “The aim of
the committee was to produce a
better product and splendid co
operation had been received ’by
the O.A.C. in making disease
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answer. .
“W'hat about a marketing
board?” came from .the floor,.A
marketing scheme might be a
good thing but the question of
Co-op marketing was now be
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are being awaited with interest.
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SEEK TO EXPAND TURNIP MARKET—A packed hall of turnip growers discussed market
potentialities at a meeting in Exeter Thursday night, Experts believe there is a market
for turnips in the United States 20 times gre ater than the one in Canada and they urged
growers to improve the quality of the vegetable in order to make it more appealing to
housewives. The meeting is the first of a series in the province sponsored by the Ontario
Turnip Committee. Growers and officials shown here are, left to right, Murray Roy, of
Londesboro; Harry Hosfield, Walkerton, chairman of the provincial committee; George
Stewart, Ilderton,. prominent grower; Douglas May, Huron director; R. E. Goodin, secretary
of the turnip committee; and G, W. Montgomery, Huron agricultural representative, who
conducted a panel discussion. —T-A Photo
ammonium nitrate fertilizer
and insect control tests” said the
speaker.
“Thezcommittee was without
funds 'to do any promotional ad
vertising and the only way to
promote the sale of Ontario tur
nips was to .place on the market
a product that will induce the
buyer,”
“A good turnip Is one
you yourself would pick”
another of the speakers.
“Markets to me? ------
A m e r i ca n market,
greater than our own” said Ross
Martin, of . Galt, a _
/‘Distance means little, providing
we can capture t'he market. We
have lost some of the markets
and we could easily lose more”
he said. “If we could induce
our American cousins to eat one
or two turnips a year, there
would ibe a tremendous demand.
But first jwo must beat all com
petitors in looks and taste. A
culled turnip <is one that you
would he ashamed to exhibit at
the fall <fairJ”':'tae said.
Erw-in Scott, of Lucan, a ship
per for a great many years,
stated that turnips at one time
were considered only cattle feed
but .that with good quality and
publicity a greater market is
being found. “Turnips that are
left in t'he sun ’When harvesting
and 'little care is taken in the
handling, lose something and
look pretty ragged when the re
tailer gets them” he said. “The
only publicity we get is free
publicity thro u ;g h syndicated
columns,” he .stated. He gave the
figures compiled from ajl angles:
newspapers, radio and television.
R. E. Gooding, secretary of
the turnip committee, Toronto,
said “Turnips .are playing an im
portant ipart in farm cyops. More
outlets are needed and people
should be encouraged to eat
more turnips and more "markets
should be secured.”
“The fact is that people are
eating more turnips and would
eat still more if they could be
placed on the market in a more
convenient form. 'Women today
that
said
.themean
, 20 times
processor.
want something quick and easy
to prepare,” he said,
Panel Discussion
Folio wing the speakers a
panel discussion was led by G.
W. Montgomery, .agricultural rep
resentative'for Huron.
Addressing a question to C. S.
MacNaughton, of the Jones, Mac-
Naughton Seed Co., Mr. Mont
gomery asked: “Where does the
turnip seed come from and what
about the supply and demand?”
“The seed originates from
founder’s stock produced by New
Brunswick growers and is
processed,* sized, treated and
thoroughly tested before (being
available to u<s,” Mr. MacNaugh
ton said, “The .market is tighter
than it has been for a number of
years. The total production is
about 1,2(06 pounds. It is being
priced to the growers at $1.85
a pound. At present there is not
enough available seed to pro
duce the acreage you are talking
about.” ■ « <>.
•Dr. -Don Huntley and Dr. John
Oughton, of the O.A.C., Guelph,
and J. J. Richardson, department
of agriculture, iSt. Catharines,
discussed seed and seed treat
ment, cultivation, pest and in
sect control, water .core, etc.
“Experimental crops were
sponsored by the O.A.C. last year
but owing to the poor growing
conditions little was learned,
“After inspecting some 10,000
turnips I might just .as w-ell have
been in Florida,” said Dr. Ough
ton.
Geo. L. 'Stewart, of Ilderton,
wiho grew from 25 to 30 acres of
turnips was asked why he grew
turnips. “For the profit we get;
out of them and the satisfaction
we get in growing turnips of
good quality and appearance.”
Turnip ground is planned one
and two years ahead.
Murray Roy, of Londesboro,
was able to market 1,000 bushels
off of 47 acres. He used plenty of
fertilizer and spray.
“Too .many growers think be
cause turnips are grown in the
ground, they can use them like
stones and pitch and throw them
around,” said J. K. Tliichardson.
"The -skin of a turnip protects
it from the grower to the house
wife and when Ibruised and dam
aged bacteria settle in and de
terioration starts. Turnips should
be handled as carefully
peaches, apples or potatoes,”
said,
Mel ’Sutherland, inspector
Guelph, spoke on grading.
A grower asked how deep
turnips should he piled. “It
doesn't matter so long as they
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Producers Back Co-op
But Usborne Divided
Majority of producers in TJs-
borne township favor the new
hog marketing scheme but the
percentage is intU'Ch lower than
in neighboring Stephen and Hay
townships.
- Harry Hern, Uslborne director
on the county hog producers’ as
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So far, returns for Stephen show
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In Usborne, 132 out of 238
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forms Director Hern said most
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the scheme were ’afraid of shrink.
(Under the marketing plan, hogs
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direct to the packing 'houses.)
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Canvassers in that area show
that at least 7'5 percent signed
membership cards.
He hopes to have complete re
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