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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-07-12, Page 9Second Section THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, JULY J2 ,1956 ESTABLISHES ANGUS HERD—G, Kf “Pete” Crocker, who established a refrigera' tion^business in Exeter in 1945. has now turned, his hand towards beef production. Since 1951 he’s built up a herd of 37 registered Angus purebred^ and- he expects to 'increase it to 50 this fall. He pfddiets Angufc will replace Herefords as the ihost popular of beef breeds. Above, he And his wife fe$d corn to the black cattle. Sees Angus Top Breed Town Refrigeration Man A* refrigeration technician, who five years ago had no intention of getting into the beef,raising game, now has one. of the dozen purebred Polled Aberdeen Angus herds in Huron county. G. K. <’pete” Crocker, who has operated, his refrigerator busi­ ness in Exeter since 1945, has a herd of 37 registered Angus and plans to build ityup to 50 by next year. His farm', “Palangus”, is on -No. 83 highway, just east of Sarepta. ■ ' Pete, who says’ he’s always been associated with farming of, one kind or another, improved,his herd this year with the purchase of a young bull and three cows,, two of which are bred to one or the highest-priced bulls -on the continent, . - . It all started back in 1951 when he attended a' cattle sale of a . friend near Middlemarch, in El­ gin County. He bought -three calves at the auction because he ^thought they were-, selling too ■ cheaply; These three heifers produced three more the next f ./year and the herd’s been develop- V ing rapidly ever since. He bought his first. herd bull, two years ago. Pete’s partial, to; the Angus breed because, he says, they finish faster, require less work and don’t need ..to be dehorned. ; Sees ’Angus Popular- . • iHe predicts Angus will soon become more popular than Here- fords. “ The Herefords have had their cycle, now the Angus will have theirs.” To back- up his statement, he points to the fact that there are 300 new Angus breeders every month in »the . United. States. He also • quotes statistics to show that Angus .have copped more Canadian and United State's beef awards than all other breeds together, “Some people thipg the Angus are wild,” he says$ “but- that’s not true. Sure you can get them worked up but then you can get ■ any breed worked up. Our cattle are as quiet as any herd—a wom­ an could look after them.” Pete’s latest acquisition, a year-and-bne-half-old bull, came from the herd of Stewart Middle­ ton, Var^ia, and he expects a major improvement in his cattle from the new sire. He’s .also hoping for an improvement friom the two bred-heifers ‘he pur­ chased in May from Irvin. Schenk’s farm, at St. Peters­ burg, on No, 7 - highway. Both . heifers are in calf to Kinloch- nmre 99. a grand champion bull from Virginia for which Schenk paid $18,500 for a. half interest, Peter hopes one of the Kinloch- mere calves will be a bull which he can raise for a sire. He has IF cows 'bred to come In Between now and next'spring. This will bring, his herd up to 50,' which he thinks is ideal for the size of his farm, Says Qualify Pays Although Pete admits he’s “a long way from being a good beef man,” he has very definite ideas of how to make the game pay. He helieves in quality. As he told a group of 4-H members recently, “the best cattle is none too good even if you’re going to sell them for beef.” He believes the faster gain they put on and the better quality meat they pro­ duce is worth the higher initial price. ' „ . Pete thinks there’s more money ip grass today than any other type of farming “but’you’ve got to cut all the corners to cortfe out of the top end,” While he figures that getting good stock is the most important way io cut corners, he has other ideas about beef raising that are radical for this area. For. instance, he’s , convinced cattle .Will be healthier and gain faster if the barn door is left open during the winter. “We keep our barns too warm around here—look at the western cattle, they’re out all winter.” • Although it- upsets several' neighbouring farmers, Pete keeps the south gate of his barn open all . during the cold weather and: he claims the cattle dike it. “I’ve seen the calves lying out in-snow-, banks when it’s zero, in the mornings.” • Pete" started the practice the,, first year when his calves got- pneumonia. He was convinced-, it came from the “sweat” of cement walls in his tight barn. Pete claims, cod liver oil and molasses are, the'best veterina­ rians a farmer can have. Feeds Farm Produce When it comes to feed, the Angus man sticks strictly to what his farm produces. His first calves wintered on bean straw and* straw. Now he has a silo and will feed the herd ensilage and hay during the winter. Instead of having his corn dried, Pete lets it sit m a covered crib for'a year before he feeds it, He figures the saving of 25 cents a bushel in drying, plus the cost of -transporting, more than pays for the investment in keeping the crop a year. The Angus man has had an uphill climb in building up his 100-aere farm. Since he -pur­ chased it from Gaiser Bros, in the spring of 1951, he’s put 50 acres into permanent pasture, built a new 36x60 barn that will hold 2,000* bushels of'hay plus grain, dug a 100x40 pond - that waters his cattle and gives him fire protection, and built 200 rods of fence. He’s in the midst of Renovating the house now. He’s lived in ,the building fof some time to an eye on. the cattle, but-his fam­ ily have continued to reside at hi*, ■home on Huron St.,- Exeter. He hopes to move them out this fall. Pete thinks purebred’ breeders should do more to encourage 4-H members. “It’s criminal the prices some fellows charge for the cattle they sell to young boys and girls. The kids have -to pay $400 and $500 to get an animal to-'compete in dhe Guineas class. How ’’can A young fellow get started at those prices? ”~ " Before Pete came to Exeter in 1945 to start his. refrigeration business, he owned a jersey dairy id St. Thomas. He spent five years in the v army. He picked up Ins refrigeration experience from the dairy. “I experimented on my own equip­ ment,” he says. After he got out of the’army, he took a epurse in the field. Besides cattle,5 the refrigera­ tion expert has another hobby— palomino horses. His stAllipn’, Pal-o-mine Tio, has sired a num­ ber of light-colored horses in the ■area.,, Pete thinks his farm and -his Angus, herd are good investments for retirement. “I guess,it’s al­ ways, that way—the man in town thinks he want to retire on. a farm, while the farmer wants to move to town.” „ His wife is the former Jeanne Weber of Dashwood. A son, Jim, attends - SHDHS and was editor .of the. school’s 'year, book, “Ink Spot” during, the past, term. 1 a 1 < t ■* «i '< i He’s in the midst of Renovating keep I insect damage to HOWARD BINTREAT Do** Not Harm Grain. Ho* Prolonged Killtag Action. Cost* U*» Thin .1/W- P«r , f On Sale At HOW# ' BIN TREAT Exeter District Co-op Phene 287 ' Exatar Huron Livestock Judging Team Wins Michigan Shorthorn Test Girls Win County Honors At 4-H Achievement Day Seaforth District High- School auditorium was filled to capa­ city Wednesday for the achieve­ ment . day program. Of South Huron 4-HClub girls on comple- tionmf their project “The Supper Club”. ’ County honors in recognition of, six completed * projects were awarded to five girls of the Hurondale Jolly Jills, .Carol Tuckey, Shirley Morley, Marilyn Hick®, Bernice Strang and Bar­ bara'Kernick, and to four girls of the Elimyille “Country Kitch- Oyer 500 Take Tour . Over 500 4-E members are scheduled to take Huron- County’s biggest group, tour next'Tuesday. The boys- and girls will visit the famous Niagara district. Huron Agricultural Representa­ tives G. ,W; Montgomery and Art Bolton report over 475 tickets haVe already been sold and they expect another'50 to 75 will bo picked up before the closing date. The boys and girls will leave Mitchell at-7 o’clock in the morn­ ing in *a special 10-car train that Will take them to St. Catharines' Brom here, the 4-Hers will board busses and tour points of interest in this area, arriving at Brack’s'Mdpument, Queenston, 'dt noon, After lunch at Queenston Park, the members will visit Fort St, George, Table Rock and the flor­ al clock at Niagara Falls. ,The afternoon will-be featured by a two-hour tour of Ontario hydro plant, hydraulic control gates, Niagara Falls- parks and historic sites. . Club leaders in the county are assisting -with the organization of the trip and will help to super­ vise the members on the tour. enettes”, Dori? Brock, Doreen Brock, Alma Hern and Grace Johns. • ’ 1 A silver teaspoon specially de­ signed for 4-H Homemaking Club members was presented to each girl who successfully completed the project and attended achieve­ ment day. Members of the Jolly Jills who completed the project, “The Supper Club” included, besides those receiving county- honors, Marilyn Strang, Carolyn Oke, Barbaray ’ Ann Morley, . Elsie Kingma, Carol Westcott, Kathi ryin Hicks, Marian May,, Mar­ lene MacMillan, Arlene’ Love, Marilyn Tuckey, Donne'Heywood and Mabel Westlake. Their leader was Mrs” Arthur Rundle with assistant Mrs. Bruce Tuckey. Girls of the Kippen Thrifty Kippenettes completing the pro­ ject were Elaine Bell, Pat Lovell, Marie Jarrott, Ruth Ann Jarrott, Kathrine Anderson, Eileen Mac- Lean, Marion,, Ruth and Jean Turner,' Evelyn and Marjory Hyde, Sharon McBride, Joan Young, Margaret. Jean Broad­ foot, Phyllis, Donalda and Susie May Lostell, Marie and Ann Sin-, clair, Lois McLellan and Marga- ret Wood. Their leaders were Mrs. W, F. Bell and Mrs. Lloyd Lovell. Girls of the Elimville Country Kitchenettes who completed their project included Mary Skinner, Grace Routly, . Mary Dickey, Ruth Horn, Jessie Cushman, Bet­ ty Ann Stephens, Margaret Brock, Sylvia and Carol Johns. Mrs- Ward Hern and Mrs, Gilbert Johns .were their leaders. Achievement day,program re­ quired each club member to ex­ hibit a record book and four tea biscuits and judge tea biscuits. During the afternoon session, Marilyn Tuckey and Marilyn Strang of the Jolly Jills gave, a team demonstration on “Let’s Make Tea Biscuits.” A club exhibit of “Ways of Serving Fruit” was shown by the Thirfty Kippehettes with- -Mar­ garet Wood as commentator, The Country Kitchenettes pre­ sented a skit-on “Food Guide for Health” with Alma Hern and Mary Dickey 'taking part. Mrs. Howard Filsinger, home economist for Huron.and Perth, presided for the program. “Sleep­ ing garments” .was selected as The homemaking project for the fait. ■ • » *r B. Down To By D. I. HOOPER Control Corn Barer A Huron County livestock jud|- ing team won the Shorthorn in­ ter-county competition' at thf Michigan Stats Shorthorn Breed­ ers’ Field Day at Grand Blanc , Jon Saturday, July 3. The question u often asked, The Huron team,'composed of “When is the best time to apply David Kirkknd, R.R. 3 Luck* lime?” jnow, Barry McQuillan, R.R. 1 The Field Crops Branch of the IP Sif ■r. , * . * _ t .1* . i < 3 Seaforth, complied a total scoreDepartment of Agriculture ad- < oj ggQ put -a. possible eoo pointe vises that lime can be used any to win the trophy donated by the time of the year. It may be Michigan State Shorthorn Breed* spread on the snow; it may hep1'5’ Club. The boys also received used m the spring, the summer or the fall; on sod, pasture, stubble, on land being seeded or on summer fallow. Right now, before the rush of other work be­ comes too great, wo'ull be a very good time to-apply lime to soil requiring it. . Observation of growing crops at this season of the year helps in determining whether soil real­ ly needs lime. Where yellow or reddish ^heep sorrel appears un sod fields in June an acid soil is indicated. ’Poor catches and stands of alfalfa and clover may result from lack of lime, but on cold, wet soil, liming will not take the place of improved drain­ age.' Further particulars may be had from the booklet “Does Your Soil Need Lime?” which may be obtained from agricultural representatives in every county and district. This publication in­ cludes a ap . of the province showing areas where lime 'is likely to. be needed. Then, in order to definitely determine the need for lime, a representative sample of soil may be sent to the nearest soil testing laboratory. There is-no charge for this>. serv­ ice. i Agricultural limestone is very inexpensive in the first place, and to “make its use even more attractive,- transportation assist­ ance is provided under a co-op­ erative plan between the Can­ ada and Ontario Departments of Agriculture and the railways, During, r.ecent years movement of lime, by truck direct from quarry or stockpile to fields has also been encouraged under a subsidy assistance program. Spread Lime At Any Time a cash prize of $10.00. The three Huron 4-H members competed against teams from- th# counties of Middlesex, Lambton, Oxford, Elgin and Michigan. Bert Pepper was the high con­ testant in the competition with a total score of 191 points out of a possible total of 200, He re­ ceived $5.00, Sunday was the first time thn new trophy was put up for com­ petition. Michigan teams, who have competed in-Ontario for * similar trophy in previous years, this year decided to sponsor * similar contest. A team from Gratiot County, Michigan, came second with .543 points and: a Genesee County team placed third. The Huron entry was,coached by Agricultural Representative G. W. Montgomery and Assistant Agricultural Representative A. S. Bolton. HENSALL SALE PRICES. ■ Prices at the Hensail munity Sale July 5 were: Weanling pigs..... $7.80 to Chunks Feeders Sows .... Holstein Durham Holstein — Durham calves- Yearling Grass calves ... There were 494 pigs and 65 cattle. and calves sold. cows .. cows . calves Com- 58.00 to 80.00 Need Eff icient Feeding For Profits From Beef At the annual meeting of the Ontario Beef Cattle Producers held recently in Toronto, R. K. Bennett, Chief, Livestock, Mar­ keting, Canada Department of Agriculture, emphasized the im­ portance of feeding efficiency. The more cheaply, a' farmer Can put. a-pound of gain.on a beef animal, the more he . can afford to pay for feeder stock, and the greater the possibility of profit. Mr. Bennett said there, are many factors' involved in the beef business over ,wliich the producer has ~ no control, but good feeding and management is something thatyis' entirely under his control. Canadian beef producers are in a strong position at present. Although cattle numbers appear to be at the peak . of a cycle there are enough people in the country to eat practically all beef produced. Population is increasing stead- •ily by 'about- one-half million a year and the per .capita con-, sumption of beef is approximate­ ly 72 pounds a year. In a normal lifetime each person will- eat about 33 hogs, eight beef, cattle, 10 lambs and four calves. In view of the rising popula­ tion, the fear of a surplus of livestock in Canada seems un­ warranted. Last year only about two per cent of total marketings of beef cattle were exported to the United States 'and at -the same time, some-beef ^cattle and some beef was imported. . Canadian -consumers are buy­ ing mote of the top grades of beef and this deman® for fed and blue carcasses has created a year-round market for these grades, both for feedlot and pasture • fattened animals. This is of great importance to pro­ ducers for it means that more efficient use can be made of pasture, Mr. Bennett pointed out.. Grass fattened Cattle supply most of the market requirements during ‘.mid-summer and fall and with bn. assured - outlet right through the pasture season there is not the necessity there once was of trying to reach the early market before the seasonal ,break in prices. ’ Lookihg at the picture from a long term view there is reason to believe that the future for the beef producer is bright. Ef­ ficiency in feeding- and improv­ ed marketing methods are points to which producers could well £ive further consideration. Remember when they used to have to pick up the corn stalks on the corn field and burn this trash to control corn borer? We'- weren’t verjTbld when this job, was one at which we could help/ Today our children will not have to do this monotonous back­ breaking job. This does not me.an that corn borer is not a hazard and profit stealer. With more and more acres planted tp picking corn in this area it is a pest that can cause losses running into many thousands of dollars. Mechanical pickers can not -catch all the broken stalks and labour is so scarce that gleaning, a field would not be profitable. Over in the corn belt of the U.S.A, where corn growing is really big business many grow­ ers have found it a very' profit­ able investment to spray for borer using DDT and other chemicals. Now- research has gone one better again. The very latest is Granular DDT. The main advantage of granular DDT is that it does not wash' off the leaves- as does the' emulsion and is said to giv: better control. Ac­ tually they say it costs more per acre—$1.50 to $1.20 for; enough emulsion to spray an acre. Whether corn borer control is going to be' necessary in this area, this year, will only be told by inspecting your corn fields for leaf damage. Just where to. figure the profit and loss point we are not too certain. . Some sources of. information say “when 75% of the plants show leaf' damage”—others say—50% of the plants-..... It will require thorough clean­ ing of the spray equipment to do the job if you use a weed spray­ er, but the cold fact of the mat­ ter is—if you figure that you will lose over 3 bus. of corn per acre from borer damage it will pay. to spr iy. Any Joss over this amount is corn in the crib or as good as money in your pocket. DID YOU KNOW? , ■ A lot of farmers are waiting for the alfalfa to bloom. This is poor business. It got frozen. Cut it now although it is short. This gives ■ hopes of more excellent hay later in the second cut which; can yield more than the first in TDN. Huron Copnty Crop Report By G. W. MONTGOMERY The storing of. grass silage is now almost completed in the County. However, very, little progress was made with the hay- ing, the‘'week-of July 2-9, be­ cause of cool, damp weather. Other crops such as corn, sug­ ar beets, white beans still con­ tinue to make good growth. More farmers switch to Surge milkers for safer, faster milking. • ' (adv’t) She! “Oh, you -men are all alike. You went to that show last night just to see the pretty girls.” He: “Now, honey, that isn’t so. Pretty girls don’t mean a thing to me—it’s you I love.” Pea Harvest Under Way ’This year’s canning' pea crop is described as “fair” by H. K. Penhale, manager of the local factory of Canadian- Canner* Ltd. “It’s a good average,,” Mr. Penhale said. Size of. the crop is down a little from the record acreage of last year, Canning of the early pea* started last Wednesday and con* tinued until Friday. The factory will .start operating again thi* weekend or early next Week. The backward spring has de* layed the crop. It’s about * week behind last year’s sched­ ule.. The company will again put it* own harvesters into...the field. It has one Porterway and- four Hume units. Fieldmen in charge of the harvesting are Ted Wright, south section; Scotty Easton, north section and Jack Urquhart, Kirtkon area. Canning corn, according to the manager, “seems to be doing pretty well” and beans “look to be a fair good, crop.” MORE OF THESE FROM LESS OF yOU THE CHOICE OF EXPERIENCE.. *■\ 1 ■M! LAYING MASH 1 LAYIMG MASH '5 Lz d I WHEN THESE SUPER SAYING MASH Upon completion of the course in .diving lessons, the young lady asked the instructor’s opin­ ion of her progress. Somewhat guardedly he commended her, ■hastening to add that she need­ ed mote practice. Seeking to impress him even further with her grasp of the'problem, she asked;,, “Whdt would you advise me to do in case I ^couldn’t find the brake?” “Just steer for something cheap,” sighed the instructor. District Farmers Plan Kent Tour Members of the South Huton Farm. Management Association and their wives will view farms in Kent bounty dtitip • a bus tour on. Friday, July 27, Beef cattle, caSfc crop and poultry operations will be studied by the group, Which was Organiz­ ed this spring. Professor Art Robertson, ec­ onomics department, O.A.C. will accompany the members on their lour. The trip was organized by G. W. Montgomery, agricultural YourFarm Calendar (Na tJiafges- art made for itsrtts In Your Farm Calendar. Deadline for Insertion is Tuesday noOrt, of oath wook.) Tuesday/ July 17 HURON 4-H TOUR—Huron 4-H club. leaders and members will j taka a train to Niagara Falls. -Members may get tickets from club leaders* . . -Thursday, July 1? * HOLSTEIN BREEDERS PIC- NIC—Seaforth Park; Robert Me* Ctibbih, speaker. Friday, JiJly 117 BUR tour — South H u r o n Farjh; Management bus tour of Kent County.. Monday, July 30 TWILIGHT MEETING—Huron Soil and Crop Improvement As* pHOHE’SCiM ■ sociatioii to meet at Huron j -' «Clinton, , , . . ! ■ -.... FEED On Track * , Take Advantage Of These Prices How Per Bale Probably the main reason why so many successful laying flock operators have switched to «Super Laying Mash was that they found it takes only fivb pounds of Super Laying Mash to produce as many eggs as six pounds of ordinary laying mash. Super Laying Mash produces these" outstanding results because it’s a high-efficiency feed. Every ounce is extra­ concentrated with feed' energy, protein, vitamins and minerals. Your flock, too, will produce more 'Oggs for less with SHUR-GAIN Super Laying Mash. . Baler Twine feed • Here’s one reason why ad many farmers the Case “A” *« the* "most Capable combine ever built*’* Its eyl< bidet is proportioned just tight for fulbwidth feeding of windrowed crops .»» and .it’* a cylinder that puts teeth into threshing of tough, tangled crops. 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