HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-09-13, Page 1210 Tho Timts-A^dvocaft, September 13, 1956
New Farm Minister
To Back Marketing
Ontario farmers were assured, scheme challenged in the courts,
by their new agriculture minister1 and said that if the Supreme
last week that provincial autho- i Court should decide there is
rities would stand behind doubt of its legality “we wlU im-
marketing programs introduced mediately request remedial
in recent years. | legisation from .the Federal Gov-
Agriculture Minister Goodfel-i fluent.
low, speaking at the Canadian;
National Exhibition oil Farmers’ i
and Livestock Parade Day, noted ’
that 17 marketing schemes cover .
30 commodities in the province.!
He also referred to the one!
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Challenged By Parker
The reference was to the hog
marketing scheme. All hogs are
now sold through a co-operative
under a provincial marketing
scheme, with a levy made to fin
ance the organization. Legality
. of the operation was first chal
lenged by Thedore Parker of Se-
bringville and the case is to be
tested in the courts.
The province, said Mr. Good
fellow, intended to provide the
legislation that would assure con
tinuance of marketing schemes,
“but the Government does not
intend to tell the farmer how to.
run his own business.”
The province felt, he said, that
if the farmer was given the ne-
cessary legislation he could do
his business properly without
outside help.
“We’re prepared,” he said, “to
give you the tools so you can do
the job.”
Farming Is Business
Mr. Goodfellow touched on the
advances in farm machinery,
which, he said, had done much
to permit farmers to carry on in
the face of labor shortage. How
ever, individual farmers had also
contributed to agricultural pro
gress,
« “We must remember- that to
day farming is a business, and
not just a way of life,” he said
“The farmer today keeps a set
of accurate books and no longer
depends on haphazard scribbling
of figures.
Marketing he’ said, was most
important, since production had
little point if products could not
be sold. Research was another
aid in improving agriculture and
the farmer’^ life. rf
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the trade to such an extent that
we can develop a^self-help pro*
gram.”
J. R. Kohler, manager of the
co-operative, said that early in
March the organization was get
ting $23.50 to $24 for hogs by the
first week in September
price was up to $28.50.
. McInnis said best results
not been achieved during
past year, because there were
A motion asking for an Ontario
Government investigation into
the buying practices of the meat
processing trade was. unanimous
ly adopted Tuesday at the On
tario- Hog Producers’ Co-opera
tive’s first annual meeting in
Toronto.
James Doyle arid Sam McMil
lan, presidents of the Bruce
County and Grey County Hog
Producers’ Assocation respect
ively, submitted the motion in a
brief today to 200 delegates. They
also asked that every shipper
be required to enter into a con
tract with producers that will be
legal and binding in respect to
the service rendered.
"Under-Table Payments"
The brief ■ said ’“conservative
estimates are at least $1,000 a
week is being paid to keep the
remaining Grey and Bruce hogs
away from the open market,”
the report said .
Charles W. McInnis, president
of the co-operative, charged that
millions of dollars are being
spent to hinder a campaign by
farmers to get higher prices by
selling, their hogs through the
co-operative.
Mr. McInnis said the produc
ers are asking the Government
for legislation “which will en
able us to Control ourselves and.
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a dark, dead brownish color.
Late blight spores may be.-wd'sh-
’ ;to tubers' in the
:en off the tops onto
. . when they are dug.
Infection from this will be seen
some weeks later in storage.
The Field Crops Branch states
that “Kill the Tops and Save the
Crops” is a sound policy to follow
at this time in ordei' to avoid
complaints or loss during the
marketing of the crop. „
This year most plants have set
more than an average number of
tubers which have sized well and
the “grade out” from such dis
eases as scab will be less this
season. The quality so far is ex
cellent with the percentage of
dry matter content well above
former years. Thus, by killing
the tops within the next few days
skins will be firm and tubers
mature for harvest, assuring
high quality potatoes, a mini
mum of bruising and a maxi
mum of dry matter.
Meanwhile, buyers iwould be
well advised to. purchase sup
plies regularly but avoid building
up their stock, ’ and potatoes
should be kept in well venti
lated, cool storage.
the
had
the
past year, oecause mere were
not enough hogs on the open
market. The "several million
dollars m circulation,” he said,
prevented hogs from-finding the
open market. Manager J. R.
Kohler agreed, and said packers
would be willing to buy on the ,
open market if the hogs were
there.
“At a recent meeting in West
ern Ontario,” said McInnis, “a
transporter stood up and was
critical of our agency because
we were selling on the open
market hogs to a processor in
Hamilton. He said he was now
transporting nhogs to a processor
in Toronto where he only re
ceived $1 per hog commission
on the side.
"Think of it, a transporter
paid for transport service by the
farmer, then getting $1 a pig
for evading the open market,
and dissatisfied because the
back door payment was not
larger,”
McInnis, who has always beepJL
a fiery leader of the hog Jpfo-
ducers, was in good f$$Wmnd
fired numerous v^&ys^at pack
ers during ,bi**7fiorning address
-and., damrig afternoon discus-
sons. He said it was difficult to
understand why packers wished
to conduct business as they did,
•and added that such practices
would not bo tolerated in either
political or professional life, and
in very few Canadian businesses.
“May I appeal to the packing
house industry to come clean by
discontinuing payments to oUr
transporters who evade the pub
lic market,” he said. “May I ap
peal to the Manufacturers’ As
sociation and the Better Busi
ness Bureau to assist in wiping
this scar from the business life
in Canada, How can we, as pro
ducers, ever have respect for the
livestock marketing business
when these practices are per
sistently followed? How can we
have honor and faith in them?”
Losses to the producer had
been heavy, he charged, as a
result of “under table payment
practices.”
A decision as to the legal sta
tus of such marketing schemes
as that covering hogs is current
ly pending from the Supreme
Court of Canada, and McInnis
expressed confidence that, if the
decision expressed any doubt as
to the legality of legislation, cor
rective steps would be taken by
the Federal Government.
In this regard he got support
from Agricultural Minister Good
fellow, who said he could .assure
him that, “regardless of the de
cision, corrections will be made
if necessary so you can- continue
marketing in an orderly man
ner.” '
“The industry,” he continued,
is too important for marketing
legislation to go by the boards,
oi' to be weakened in any way,”
During the afternoon meeting
the co-op.erative also passed a
resolution asking that packers be
compelled to buy from the co
operative, and that the premium
on Grade A hogs be increased.
It was also urged that votes on
marketing schemes be decided
on the number of votes cast, ra
ther than a majority of those eli
gible to vote.
The Grey-Bruce groups had
recommended ’ a resolution ask
ing for an immediate order foi'
a full direction program' in all
parts of the province where the
scheme applied, but caution was
recommended on this step.
In some areas now, counties
have a voluntary direction pro
gram, where producers are ask
ed to insist that their hogs go to
open market rather titan be dir*
ected to packets. ’
It was felt by most delegates
that any order on such a pro
gram should be approached
slowly. , ' ■
There were recommendations,
too, that test cases be ' made
where regulations had been
broken, and charges pressed
now rather than awaiting the
Supreme decision on the scheme.
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If you try unclogging the snap
ping rolls make sure they’re not
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DID YOU KNOW?
Cattle need the same amount
of water for each pound of dry
matter they eat, whether they
are on full feed or near-starva-
tion ration.
Entirely too much corn is left
[in the fields on most farms.
Some say it’s the most danger
ous of' all farm tools. According
to a recent survey made by ag
ricultural engineers' corp lost by
pickers averages about 10 per
cent of the yield,
A major portion of this loss
can be recovered by livestock
gleaning the fields. With no live
stock to recover this grain, how
ever, a farmer stands to suffer
la considerable loss each year.
I Take an $0 bushel yield. If 8
|bushels were left in the field and
Icorn was selling at $1.50 a bush-
lel, the loss would be $12 an acre.
■With a 100-acre crop, the loss
■would amount to $1,200.
I Farmers often wonder which
■make of picker will do the best Ijob and lose the least corn for
■them. Agricultural engineers are
tn agreement that all pickers
Imade by reputable companies
■will do good jobs of picking.
I How well the job is done de
pends on the adjustments and
Icare taken by the operator.
I The big question is how can
Ifarmers avoid these field losses.
Isiow speed and careful driving
■equal low corn lbsses. Agricult
ural engineers say that changing
[from, first to second gear can
pause an additional $4 an acre |loss,' figuring . corn at $1.50 per
[bushel. Operating in third gear
[increases the loss even more,
ppeed Loses Corn
I As ground speed is increased
lit becomes more difficult for the
Ipperator' to keep the picker on
■the row. As speed is increased, Ithe stalks are whipped around
more violently, resulting in shak
ing an increased number of ears
from the stalks. . 4
Another way to curtail field
losses is to keep the snout Of
the picker on the ground. It will
get under downed stalks and
bring them to the gathering
chains. Experiments have shown
that corn losses more than double
for each, notch of height adjust
ment when picker snouts were
raised above the ground.
Early picking prevents some
field losses. Start picking just as
Soon as corn is safe for storage,
about 21 percent. ’If drying facil
ities are used, start earlier. As
the season advances, stalks be
come drier, and weather condi
tions worsen, you can expect
field losses to increase.
When it comes to the many
adjustments that m.ust be made
for the most efficient operation
you should read the operator’s
manual. Every manufacturer
supplies an operator’s manual
with each corn picker he sells.
Read the manual. It tells you
how to adjust and operate your
machine.
Keep every safety precaution
in mind while operating this
farm implement. The careless
operator who ignores safety rules
by trying to unclog snapping
rolls while; the picker is running
has a 50-50 chance of being ser-
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Operational losses of! $24,0£)0
■and a $50,000 fire hit- Exeter Dis
trict Co-op a few years ago but
now the.Co-op is on the road to
recovery.
Volume, which last year was
$175,00, is expected to hit $220,-
000 this year. In the first nine
months, it was $156,000. Net
savings last year were $1,500
and they’re expected to be much
higher this year. •
The co-op grew out of the old
Thames Road Buying Club, for
med in the early days of farm or
ganization. It became Exeter
District Co-operative in-1946 with
250 members and $40,000 in.the
bank;
The co-op borrowed $15,000
from the government and built
a mill, four silos and a ware
house, all for $55,000. Business
was good'in the early years;
volume rose to more than $200,-
000; it was $277,000 in 1952.
Finances hit a snag in 1951 and
1952 and the annual reports show
ed losses amounting to $24,000.
Then in 1951, fire destroyed the
mill—the co-op’s chief source of
revenue—and kept it out of oper-
ati6n for eight months. There
was $39,000 insurance on the
building.
The directors decided to re
build and a new mill was put
up for $31,000. They also de
cided to use the management
services of United Co-operatives
of Ontario and a new managar
Was hired.1
Volume now is below what
co-op officals think it should be
but it’s growing. Fixed. assets
are low; they should be in the
ratio of two-to-one compared to
liabilities, but Exeter is opera
ting with $2.00 of liability for
every $1.00 of assets. The ratio
gradually is being transposed.
No patronage dividends have
been paid since the fire but mem
bership hasn’t stopped growing.
There nbw are 335 members, and
more are coming all the time.
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Co-ordinating-- the co-op’s drive
to restore financial stability is
its 36-y ear-old manager and for
mer secretary, Kenneth Hern.
He turned his Usborne township
farm into grass to become man
ager after the fire. He was co-op
secretary and a director for six
years before that.
. (From The Rural Co-operator)
Message From
Greenway
By MRS. CARMEN WOOD1URN
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Schools in this district re-open
ed on Tuesday, September 4,
With Mrs. Norman Waun in the
West School, Mrs. Idena Desjar-
dine in Corbett School, Mrs. Wil-
md Desjardirie in the North
School and Mrs. Frances Eagle-
son in Taylor’s School.
Miss Eleanor Curts is teach
ing in Sarnia and Mr. Dwayne
McLinchey returned/to his school
at Petrolia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brophey
and Frances spent the weekend
with friends in Port Huron;
Mrs. • Dean Brown returned
home last Friday from a visit
with relatives in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan.
Mrs. Arnold Rock is visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell
ing in Exeter.
Mr. Richard Dettloff and friend*
of Detroit spent the weekend with
his aunt, Mrs. Albert Pollock..
Misses Frances Brophey and
Margaret Woodburn left this
week to attend Teachers’ College
in London.*
Miss Patsy Gardner returned
to her home in Ailsa'Craig last
week after spending the sum
mer with her aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. John,Mathers.
Mr. Oswald Steeper met with
an accident while threshing at
the home Of his father, Mr. El
don Steeper on Saturday when
he had his ankle badly broken.
A woman was congratulating
her friend on her 'remarkable
driving ability.- . “Why, dearie,
you handle the car like a veter
an.” ‘Oh‘ is that so,” countered
the friend. “Have you ever seen
me handle a veteran.”
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