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By D. I. HOOPER
Second Section THE EXETER TIME5-ADV0CAT& JULY J9, 1956
4-H Crowd 'Captures' Niagara,
Inspects Huge Hydro Program
TAKE OVER TRAIN—Members of Huron County’s 4-H club, the‘largest program of
its kind in Ontario, literally took over a nine-car special train during their .trip to
Niagara on Tuesday. Five of them, along with Club Leader Harold Hern qf Usbofne,
even took over the controls during a stop at Stratford. The. would-be engineers are
iJohn Pym, Hugh Rundle, Norman Hyde and Marilyn Marshall, The-500 boys, and girls -
visited historic battlegrounds in the Niagara district‘and toured new hydro develop
ments there, • . ■ -T-A Photo
By JIM ETI ERINGTON
(Author of this account of
the Huron County 4 H , train
- trip to Niagara Fall? Tues
day, is a membex- a' .several
South Huron 4-H clubs. He’s
the son .of Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Etherington, R.R. 1
Hensail.)
About 10.30 Tuesdaj morning
a haggard conductor staggered
through a 17-car special and
gasped, “St Catharines, all out.”
Under his breath we heard him
grimly muttering “I made it.!’*
As the train pulled to a stop
we scrambled off to board the
busses that were-to transport the
470 of us dor the day. We watched
curiously as the engineer drag
ged his shattered train away
with its happy crew sobbing on
each other’s shoulder in the bag
gage- car.
We travelled from St. Catha
rines, through the Niagara fruit
lands which were described in'
detail by oux- friendly driver?,
to Queenston Heights and
Brock’s Monument. It was just
after 11 and we were to eat our
lunch here, then continue at 12
on our tour.
Brock's Monument was re
ported to have recoiled iri terror
as the busses released their
hordes of destructive , . . er . . .
as young lady and gentlemen
delegates from the county of
Huron partook of this lovely
park.
Has anyone attempted to climb
a narrow winding stair with a
liberal assortment of people
travelling foux* different ways at
once as it was on the inside of
Brock’s Monument? All kidding
aside it was a wonderful place
I and anyone remembering their
i
angu al train trip is a highlight- in the' adtive;TRIP HIGHLIGHTS PROGRAM—The
•program planned for 4-H members in HuTon coiihty and this year’s excursion; to
'’k Niagara was no exception. For many.of the:’ yciingeY boys; and girls,-■ thb:tofiBddyttrip
rtijBMs their’tirst frOel’experience. On'Tuesday, the members took a special train, to St.
<1Wj jCatharines, then boarded buses for tours of the Niagara district. A number of South
/Huron members are. shown here with Agriculture ;Representative G. W. Montgomery
and his assistant, Art Bolton. ... * ’—T-A Photo
Ontario wheat producers are
being urged to refrain from early
marketing of their 1956 crop.
Following a meeting last week
in Toronto of the Ontario Wheat
Growers Association, Edgar
Martin, president, said that the
Wheat association , through its
county organizations will be ad
vising wheat. producers across
Ontario to Withhold as much as
possible from marketing their
1956 crop during the harvest
time market glut.
-lk Mr. Martin . said that* on the
basis of reports presented at the
meeting in Toronto, it appears
that the; 1956- Wheat .crop-will be
below’last year’s 20,000,000 bush-
els. Late seeding, excessive.rain,
and over-q: ck ripening were
major factors in cutting down
the current crop.
“The fact there is no carry
over from last • year’s . wheat
crop," Mr.' Martin said, “coupled
with a smaller wheat crop this
year and light crops in oth.r
grains, makes it very apparent
that there will be a good market
for our 1956 wheat. Farmers
therefore should riot rush onto
the market at harvest time an
udnfairly push down prices.' If
producers throughout .Ontario
hold onto their crop on the farm,’,
or put it into storage; there
.- should be highly satisfactory
prices for wheat throughout the
1956-57 market season.”
Mr, Martin said that lasttyear,
farmers were Urged to hold back
their wheat ’x arketings, with the
result that only about 20 per cent
of the 1955 crop was sold dur
ing harvesting season. “That
this action helped prices,” Mr.
Martin said “was evidenced by
the 25 cent per bushel rise' in
wheat over a three week period
in the midst of harvesting-.’!; -
For. those farmers who -feel
that they* must sell, their --crop
in order to get cash, Mr. Martin,
advised that they put it in stor
age- and secure advances‘frrim
elevator operators. ‘ ■ -
waters of the 120-fdot gorge could
be seen about 100 feet below.
We certainly would like to have
examined closer the main con
trol room with its interesting
switches and buttons but we had
to be content to view it through
plate glass while a cute blond
guide explained that from this
room, every piece t.f machinery
in the buildipg could be control
led. From here also ran main
telephone lines to all emergency
centres in western Ontario and to
all other power plants.• The young lady guide stood up . . „ JI
amazingly well under interro- sula and we owe plenty Of ‘thanks
gation and, revealed not one of | to Gerry Montgomery and <j all
their telephone numbers or those who prepared’this/trip Lp
pameS. , • i us. . • “
Up we whooshed to our busses I think rug trip was best sum-
for the trip to Fort George on;med up by a conversation over-
the Niagara River across from!heard on the way home:
where Marilyn Bell set out to what a day, and- next year we
swim to Toronto, We arrived T'-4—...... J--------
here at 1.30 and captured the fort
with Jittie resistance from its
defenders.
The fort is remarkably pre
served and the buildings hold a
great many original articles and
weapons. A sort of museum has
been set u pin them containing
everything from early ’ploughs
to fire engines. .
Historic Battles
Peering through the loopholes
cne could almost imagine the
American forces charging up the
grassy slopes, from the river be
low, their blue uniforms’ and
brass buttons glinting, .cannons
roaring, guns crackling . . . but
It was onlly some tourists a Bit
starled tp see so many eyes
glinting from the loopholes and
the noise was, bur Sound truck
urging us back to the busses.
Almost everyone felt kind of
funny to be walking where Bri
tish troops drilled and see the
barracks where they were gar-
rigoned during the War of 1812-
1814. Oh top of the palisades
I came upon two small boys dis
cussing which would take the
fort faster, cannonading from the
Fort Niagara across the river
or a direct-attack from boats,
in ^nuch the same manenr as
General Brock did with his chief
of staff long ago.
We set out for Table Rock and
The Falls at 2.30 and on the
way saw a huge powerhouse that
was destroyed by the recent rock
slide. A large portion:of another
building hangs suspended over
’the foaming rapids,, a trivial
.mite'Aon 4fte; -great -f lanks^of--the'
mighty river. '‘Front 3.00 uh til
4.30 we were free to explore the
beautiful garden and watch the
awe-inspj^rig, tumbling mass of
history could well wonder how
British troops ever, scaled that
hill to retake it from the Ameri
can forces.
At 12 we-were called together
and we climbed back on the busses to move on to the hydro
building and the highlight of our
trip. It was here that the 13
busses split up, seven going on to
the second -portion of the trip,
a visit to Fort George, and the
other six staying at the hydro
plant. As I was among the ones
that stayed I will describe the
hydro project first,
Largest Plant in Ontario
The imposing two-storey struc
ture that sa- on the rim of
the -gorge hardly bespoke he
powerful facilities that lay
nestled below ground. Inside the
building we wera again divided;
half going below to view - the
power house the rest going to
the projection room to see a
film. It was with the group that
the film first and like the rest
I found it tremendously inter
esting as it dealt with the con
struction of Sir Adam Beck No.
2, We were informed it was the
largest generating plant in On
tario with 12 generators at pre
sent and four more under, con-
.struction.
The film outlined -construction
preparation that included the
hiring of over 5,000 men and the
building of a complete cement
plant capable of turning out 160
cubic feet of cement per minute
although operated by only seven
men. .
To obtain’ water- to operate the
turbines it was- necessary to
build two tunnels over five miles
long and 45 feet wide from above
the falls, under'the city of-Nia
gara and to emerge near the
plant into an open canal and a
huge resivoir. The reservoir is
filled at night when hydro is |
plentiful and used during' the
day when the demand for elec
tricity is greater.
The sixteeen generators when
completed will generate 1,800,COO
horsepower and when this plant
is hooked up with-the 25- cycle
Sir Adam Beck No, 1 next door a
total of two and one-half million
horsepower will be generated.
This compares with Grand
Coulee Dam in' the States and
will be one of the largest in the
world.
Watched Swirling Waters
Next, we took a huge elevator
that descended the .245 feet into
the vitals - of the powerhouse in
about 30 seconds. There through
a large window the swirling
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, the thundering falls. ,A great
many look the spectacular trip
I under the falls while other?
i bought souvereers or took pic
tures.
The busses were to pick us up.
at the Rainbow Bridge'* so we
were, required to take the genic,
j walk up to meet them to take
I us to the Rapids Tavern for sup
per. After a delicious meal of I chicken, green peas, potatoes
and ice cream we felt well forti-
ifed for the trip honxe.
We certainly had a wonderful
[ and interesting visit to the penin-
‘Boy, J
go to Detroit—who says farmers
don’t get around?”
P.S.—The first portion- of our'
trip was covered quite adequa
tely as Don Southcott boarded
the train in Mitchell to take some
pictures and before he realized
what was happening he was
speeding merrily along towards
St. Catharines. So it was that
a poor photographer became the
day’s first victim of Huron Coun
ty’s citizens of to-morrow.-
Worth A Hundred!
Itycos'ts only a buck—$1.00..Aud
it’s worth „a:.hundred! Yes, it’s
the 1956 Jord Almanac.edited by
Jdhrf.Strphin,. %
If ’you are familiar with the
work of this outstanding writer
and editor, you cannot' help but
be enthused by his information.
It is only factual but at the same
time as being, original it makes
excellent readings. One of his
outstanding, w.orks in our opinion
is the “Ford Almanac”. ■
It contains more- facts and in-,
formation than any. farm public
ation we have ever seen. Leading
off with front page news, every
reader is awakened to his short
comings, especially farmers who
think they haye reached peak
production. Many of us are not
totally aware . of all the con
firmed- research data available
to ,us at the present time, nor
do "we;-, as. individuals 'visualize
What '-is«' iri."strife- for jus in '-the*
future of agriculture., '-
Twenty-eight; pages are de
voted to “Horiie arid Family”.
This seems th- us to be justified.
After' all that is an important
part of every farm. You hear a
lot about the larger corporation
farxiis broken down mto special
ized units but they still tie back
that a contented comfortable
home and happy family, makes
for better living.
Applies To This District
While written • and edited pri
marily .for ’the U.S.A.. Ford Al
manac is as applicable to us
in this area as it is to our South
ern neighbours. In the Scientific
Alm abac,-Which deals with solar
energy and lorig range' weather
forcasting as it applies .to indus
try ' and • business ’ as well' as
farming, we note that to date
these influences have a corn-
plet’ely parallel -.effect” to our
Eastern's Canadian economy and •
production. : ■ I!
Much crin be gleaned from
section; eight “Managing Your
Farm”.'The explanation of- farm
efficiency is well worded—“It’s
gettirig costs down and income
up” That is the goal of every
widri-awakri farmer. Of course
their answer to the management
problem of every farm is indi
vidual problem and is up to the
farmer’himself.
The backbone of agriculture
soils and their care-receive much
attention
dairy and
Modern
11, gives
hints and __________ _____
orie of the most valuable is the
table showing whether a machine
will pay off. The break even
point in acres for a baler—68, a
combine 78, corn picker 34, for
age harvester 54 etc. This is only
one Of the host of money-making
and mohey-saving ideas in this
outstanding section.- ■ \ ‘ ’
Insect, Weed Control
In closing John. Strohm brings
to- your attention that we have
to always be on cur guard
against insects and weeds. We
agree that these two evils are
a strong army when joined to
gether against the poor indivi
dual farmer. Department of
Agriculture officials have been
aware of these forces and have
always stressed the damages by
their research grants and by
bringing new controls to the
farmers as quickly as they are
available. With a well-illu
strated list of pests, both insects
<.nd weeds accompanied by’ a
complete list of control the Ford
Almanac gives over 200 pages of
factual and 'informative reading
to aid you.
Where .do you get this-Alma
nac? It’s available at- your Ford
fdealer. If in Exeter area, drop in
'at Larry Snider Motors arid ask
for your copy. Sam Hendrick is
the genial guy in charge of Farm
Equipment there in case you
didn’t know.
Oh yes, we admire The Ford
Motor Co. for their Almanac in
that they only devoted eight
pages to advertising Ford farm
equipment? It’s as we said—only
a buck and worth a hundred,
DID YOU KNOW? .
- You can increase the numbers
of flowers on your plants by ad
ding' potash to your soil. Carna
tions, dahlias and chrysanthe”-
nfums bloomed better when a
weak solution of potash was ad
ded when first buds appeared.
Ford Almanac 1956.
Calendar
(No charges are njade for Items
In Your Farm Calendar. Oe^dllns
for insertion is Tuesday noon, «f
each week.)
Thursday, July It >
HOLSTEIN BREEDERS PIC
NIC—Seaforth Park; Robert Me- -
Cubbih, speaker. ‘
Sunday,' July 22
JUNIOR FARMER CHURCH
SERVICE—St. Andrews Presby
terian Church, Wirigham, at
7.30 p.m.
Friday, July 27
BUS TOUR — South Huron.
Farm' Management bus tour of
Kent County. t ...
Saturday, July-28
JUNIOR FARMER . BUS’TOUR
—To Toronto to visit Leaver
Bros. Poultry Farms, -Malfoil
“airport,- ’Casa -Loma, Master
Feeds Farm, New Woodbine. A
. ... *-Monday, J uly 30 ’ ’- j;
■’Twilight meeting—Hurda
Soil and Crop Improvement As
sociation to -meet at Huron Coun
ty Home, Clinton.
•i
Thanks, Farmers,
For 50,000,000 Tons
of Purina Chows
And the. real credit, goes to you pro-’
gressive livestock -and poultry feed
ers. You‘ kept asking' for more and '
more and better and better feeds.
You kept Purina Research busy. ■
making better Chows—'Purina “Mills
' humming to fill your needs—Purina
Dealers working hard to keep you
supplied.
So, we say to all “of you from the
'bottom of our hearts:
.“Thanks a million for 50.-Million.
■ Tons of ‘business.-”
Recently one of the 41 Purina Mills
made the 50 Millionth Ton of Purina
Chows. : ‘
■4.J . ’ ” ‘ '
• It is a glorious- achievement and we
are mighty proud. If all the 50,000,-,
000 tons, were here' today they would
fill a Checkerboard train over' 21,306
miles, long and reaching four-fifth of
the way around the world!
So you profit-minded farmers have
cast your vote for far more Purina.
Chows than any other feed.
Huron County
Crop Report
By G. W. MONTGOMERY
The heavy rain of Sunday,
July 8, Along with periodic show
ers every day the week .of July
9 to 14’ again delayed haying
operations., Cut hay is badly
weathered and bleached and in
some cases rotting on the ground.
Many farmers have decided to
put in more grass silage, others'
are putting hay in as grass .sil
age for the first, time, attempting-
to save some of .the hay crop.
Fall wheat is rusting t badly-
and much of the crop is still
down from the severe storms
of July 1 and 8. Approximately
20 farm properties in the County
have, been damaged as a result
of- cyclone winds with the storms
of May 11/July 1 and 8.‘ In some
cases farm buildings were com
pletely demolished and on other
farms damage war less exten
sive. . ,
Harvesting of the canning pea
crop, described as “fair” com
menced during the week.
along with livestock,
poultry.
farm machines, sec.
many money-making
useful ideas. Perhaps
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