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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-10-18, Page 9Feder# Second Section EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER IS, 195$ Farm Policy Reform Imperative To Meet Income Drops: Jasper “Immediate reform's in gov ernment agricultural policies are imperative,” Lloyd Jasper,, president of the Ontario Federa tion of Agriculture, said in a statement issued from the Fed eration’s head office in Toronto. ” Mr. Jasper was commenting on a resolution which was passed at a recent meeting of directors 'of the .Ontario Federa tion of Agriculture held in To ronto. The resolution instructed..unwu. w the Ontario and. Canadian Fed- j inflation, farm prices, at pres- erations of Agriculture -to be- j ent, are not such as to create come immediately more mill- ;! inflationary pressure and hence, tant in their demands of the i credit restrictions as applied to federal and-provincial govern- agriculture are not merely um ments to institute reforms m the I necessary but against long-term fields of agricultural credit, | public interest and must be re- tariffs and immigration. llaxed; tarioh farmers3^ 3?hempeastf four I -(2) In order to offset Present Lano larmers m me past tour I distress due to unfavorable har- ................ ‘"IF ....................!■■■■■»■ "W. I ■■ , .................| ............................. ....a-,.,,,, , ............................. Farm News .help marketing program* such a ; program to be completely et* fective had to have reasonable conditions in respect to farm, credit, labour supply, tariffs* jand import quotas,”Mr. Jasper • said. ; The resolution as passed by phe directors’ meeting read in part as folows:, i (1) Recognizing that federally (imposed credit restrictions may ,:be desirable in order to combat MATCH WINNERS—Canada’s 1956 champion plowmen are shown, from top to bot tom, in the order the judges placed them at the International Plowing Match just concluded near Oshawa at Brooklin, Ontario: They are Hugh Baird, 22, of Black water, Ont,, winner of the Esso Silver Plough for placing first; Douglas Reid, 30, of Brampton, Ontario, in second position; and Stanley Willis, 39, of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, who placed third. A't right, Baird is shown making the furroughs Which won for him the Tight to represent Canada at the 1957 World Ploughing Match . to Be held at Peebles, Ohio, next fall. Since no province 'can send more than one man to the world competition, Baird’s team-inate at the world match will- be Willis, from ‘ Prince Edward Islands Both will attend .the world match as guests of Imperial Oil. Huron county will send 26 teams to the Ontario 4-H inter club competitions at O.A.C., Guelph, this Friday to compete against rivals from all over the province. Each- 4-H club in Ontario is entitled to send a team of two to vie in competition for beef Exeter beef: Norman Hyde, R.R. 1 Hensail, and Donald Hendrick, R.R. 2 Dashwood. Exeter dairy: Edward and ^5et Meetings In Middlesex A Plans for a number of farm meetings were made by the di rectors of Middlesex Federation of Agriculture at a recent executive meeting. An open meeting -will be held at, Ilderton on Friday, October 19, to discuss what stand Middle sex farmers should take in giv ing easements on their "farm for the gas pipeline.. Cream producers in Middlesex will hold their ■ annual meeting , in the county board room on Monday, October 22> Annual .meeting of the county federation, will be held, in Ilder ton on' Wednesday. December. 5, with J. R. Blisson; of Michigan •Elevator Exchange as guest speaker. <■ Township meetings are being planned for th^ latter part of November, dates to be set by local committees. This year, .the Federation .hopes to give active support to the program of the Co-operator’s Insurance Associa tion. Named’’ as delegates to the Ontario Federation of Agricul ture annual meeting were: Mrs. Newman Tuckey, Komoka; Har- •old Lucas, London; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Garett, Denficld; Lome Dodge, Kerwood; Morley Gough, Mount Brydges; Don Middleton, county secretary; and one junior farmers’ repre sentative. .1 calf, dairy calf, swine, poultry, grain, tractor maintenance and forestry. Teams in the livestock and grain competitions will be re quired to judge classes in con nection with their project and tractor team members'will com pete in a safe-driving test. In the afternoon, in addition to giving reasons on the.classes judged in the morning, contest ants wilL be required to give oral ■ answers to six " questions'," one on'the general 4-H program and five based on their particu lar club project. All contestants,, judges and coaches will be guests of * the Ontario Department of Agri culture at an evening banquet at which prizewinners will be announced-. , Teams from this area were announced Saturday -by Ag Rep G. W, Montgomery. ’ They in clude: Thomas Hern, R^R. 1 Woodham. Exeter poultry: Don Ballan- tyne, R.R. 3 Exeter, and Mari lyn Marshall, R.R. 1 Kirkton. Exeter grain: Tom Triebner, R.R.' 1 Exeter, and Fred Dql- bridge, R.R. 1 Woodham. Hensall white bean: Mary Gei- ger, R.R. 2 Zurich, and Mar lene McLachlan, R.R. 3" Kippen. Exeter corn: Robert Down, R.R. 1 Hensail, .and Ronald Hern, R.R, Woodham', . South Huron sugar beet: Ray mond Cann, R.R, 3 Exeter, and Allan Rundle, R.R. 3 Exeter. Judge Addresses Holstein Banquet Judge Frank Fingland, of Clin ton, will be guest speaker at the annual Huron County Holstein breeders banquet in Blyth Me morial Hall on Tuesday eve ning, October 23. The banquet will be followed by a social time and dance for Holstein breeders, their families and friends. Annual meeting of the county Holstein club will be held in the agricultural board room, Clin ton, on Frida/, November 2. A guest speaker and year-end re ports will’feature the meeting. Bert Dunn is president of the club; G. W. Montgomery is sec retary. • Your Farm Calendar ■ » ' • • .. , (No charges are made for Items in Your Farm Calendar. Deadline for Insertion is Tuesday noon, of each week.) Thursday, October 18 ' MANAGEMENT" GROUP — South Huron Farm Management Group’s first fall meeting at Clinton. Speaker; William., Mor- lock, Clinton. •LEADERSHIP COURSE — Huron 4-H 'Homemaking Club leaders’ course on new project, “Sleeping Garments”. Clinton Board room, Thursday and -Fri day. Friday, October 19 . PIPELINE 'MEETING—D i s- cussion on easements’ for pipe line crossings, sponsored by Mid dlesex Federation of1 -Agricul- culture, in Ilderton. Monday, October 22 MIDDLESEX CREAM PRO DUCERS—Annual meeting’, board rooms of Middlesex Fed eration of Agriculture.’ Tuesday, October 23 HURON HOLSTEIN BAN QUET—Blyth Memorial Hall, 7 p.m.- Guest Speaker: Judge Frank Fingland, Clinton. Friday, October 26 HURON CREAM PRODUC ERS—Annual meeting, Clinton board rooms. Speaker; Dr. Har vey Caldwell, OAC. Tuesday, October 30 Co-op Opens New Office Ontario’s 60,000 farmer-mem ber United Co-operatives official ly opened its new $600,000 head office and cold storage plant 'at Weston, Ontario, Monday. During the official opening cer emonies, Hugh Bailey, General Manager, announced that U.C. O.’s fiscal year, which ended September 3Q, will show a. busi ness volume in excess of' $60 million this year, marking the biggest year in the company’s history. / Guest speaker at the ceremon ies, which included a noon lunch eon, was the Hon. Wm. Good fellow, Minister of Agriculture. Some 300 ^people were invited to the official opening, and includ ed representatives from 150 co operative stores and plants throughout Ontario, representa tives from business and civic organizations in the Weston dist, rict, and officials from U.C.O. and ‘affiliated farm, organiza tions. The new building contains a three-storey office, a connecting link, and a cold storage ware house. Total floor space of the new structure' is, 47,000 square feet. Approximately 19,000 -sq. ft. will be available in the cold storage warehouse in which to keep poultry, butter,' cheese and other perishable farm products. Completion of the Weston Head office, is the third major build ing project to be finalized this year by U.C.O. This spring an ultra-modern $606,000 feed man ufacturing plant was opened in Guelph, and.* a $125,000 fertilizer plant was opened in Stratford. To help finance its 1956 capital expansion program of $1,737,000 some' $600,000 in long .term de bentures were sold to the public this year, Mr. Bailey indicated at the official opening ceremon ies of the head office. Ken Hern.and Gordon Mathers, of Exeter, attended the opening. Huron Junior Farmers decided by formal debate Monday night that television is a disadvantage in the farm home. The debate was held in Sea forth Monday bight in connec tion with the juniors’ annual public speaking competition. On the affirmative team, which won the nod from the judges, were Murray Gaunt and Frank Alton, of Lucknow. The negative speakers were Larry Wheatley and Bill Strong, Dub-, lin, The winners will compete in the provincial finals at To-' ronto on January Judges were A. Seaforth; Gordon ration fieldman; Edgar, Clinton. Marion Creery, R.R. 1 Wood ham, was the only entry in the public speaking competition and she will represent the county at the Ontario finals. Her topic 5. Y. MacLean, Greig, Fede- and Maitland List Winners In Hog Class Exeter Agricultural Society announced Saturday night that its deficit on this year’s fair will amount to about $400. “It's not as bad as we __ expected,” said' Mayor R. E. Pooley, president of the Society. Secretary Clark Fisher pre sented the financial report at a meeting of the board’ in the town hall. r, Gate receipts, reduced be cause of the cold, wet weather, were $600 less than the average for the last three years. How ever, not as .much, prizemoney wasrpaid out because-a •number of outdoor competitions had to be cancelled, The’ society has applied to the Department of Agriculture for a wet weather grant. Two of the three evening at tractions were financially suc cessful. Both the trade fair and the dance showed a. profit but the variety show fell in the red, had If ' . • was “Lobbying.” The junior farmers’ choir, made its debut at the Seaforth ; meeting and sang a number of j songs including “Kentucky Babe”,and “Land of Hope ana Glory.” A double trio from the choir also entertained. The sing ers were under the direction of Mrs, Carl Douglas, Wroxeter. Members of six junior farmer clubs presented variety num bers. Earl McSpadden, county presi dent, was chairman. About 150 attended. | years has shown a steady de-|„llr7nXn< wn nrA^iii I cline ” Mr .Tasoer <fanri vest conditions, both provincial now to^add to our problems 1956 hSmemafoW has been an exceptionally shortand unfavorable crop year here credit £ farmers^ emeigency m .Ontario. When our directors T10 laimeis» met recently in Toronto they In ordei" *<> permit farm- were greatly concerned over the e^1? l?Prs^ a program of self current economic position of On- helP, ’Vs necesary. that adequate tario farmers ” I marketing legislation should be “Our'directors in passing the ’ Provided to facilitate the setting resolution felt that, while Op- "n tario farmers are currently em barked on an extensive self- Plan Annual Meeting For Huron Federation Tentative plans' for the annual nounced that arrangements had meeting of Huron County Fed- been made , with the National eration of Agriculture were made Film Board ‘to secure a group of at a directors’ meeting in Clin- films for Huron County to . be toa Friday. used with the federation’s film The meeting will be held in projector. The film's are avail- Londesboro around November 22. ! able to any group. Proposed speaker is Ralph Ben- °----'.....---------------J - ’ nett of the Dominion Marketing Service, Ottawa. Five delegates were appointed to the Ontario Federation annual ____ _______ ___ ___ meeting in Toronto, November 5- were hard-pressed because of to 8. They include President -----’ ' Doug McNeil, Goderich; Vice- Presidents Winston Shapton, Stephen, and Warren Zurbrigg, Gorrie; a junior farmers’ repre sentative. and one lady director. The Huron directors ^decided against presenting any resolu tions before the convention but they planned to discuss payments to ten farmers in the northern end of the county who will lose highway .privileges because o'f a rerouting' of the road. They be lieve the farmers should receive adequate compensation for the loss in . value of theii’ farms caused by the diversion of the highway. Plans were made to send two carloads, of directors to a zone meeting'“of. the federation at Kitchener Wednesday evening. Secretary Gordon . Greig an- nounced that arrangements had ’ . tn._ __i Film Board'to secure a. group of used with the federation’s film projector. The films are avail- Secretary Greig reported on the directors’ meeting of the Ontario Federation, at which it was .de cided to press for expansion of credit facilities for farmers who .____: L_____ backward 'summer. The secretary also reported that the Ontario body is, making every effort to- contact proper authorities to have elevator space made available for addi tional supplies of grain. It was reported that all elevat ors in this section of Ontario are filled with export grains and no space is available for building up winter supply of feed grains. Cost of transportation of grain to On tario has amounted to $7 and $8 a ton more by rail than by lake freight. The directors went on record as favoring paying mileage for the Huron farm forum committee to attend county meetings. Tentative date for the farm forum annual meeting was set for November 26 with the Rev.' Bert Daynard, Staff a, as guest speaker. The meeting will be held in Blyth Memorial Hall. It s The Egg Check ^■hat CO-OP LAY MASHES ate formulated at 17%, 18%, 20% and 22% protein levels to suit your- individual require ments for maximum egg production. Fortified with the .■essential vitamins and the proper variety of proteins, they make your hens lay their best. Available in mash form for lowest cost, in pellets to help control waste, or in krumbles to stimulate appetite. tu - *• Exeter District Phen# 287 Coiled MW Beside CNRt Station ........,l........1 ...... . Seek Members For Calf Club South Huron Agricultural Society still has a number of calves for members of the Hensall Feeder Calf Club, Secretary-Treasurer A. W, • Kerslake said this week. Boys or girls wishing a calf to feed and show are asked to contact any of the town ship directors, Jim McGreg- . or, Kippen, or Secretary Kerslake. Prospective members should act fast, however, be cause the calves are being taken up quickly/ the secre tary said. Huron County Tuesday, October 30 —< O ' x.FAIR. BOARDS—Annual meet-'UFOP KepOlT ’ ing, district eight agricultural societies, Aberdeen Hall, Kirk ton. Speaker: F. A. Lashley. Wednesday, October 31 CHRISTMAS FAIR — Walker ton, Wednesday and Thursday, sale of fat cattle. Friday," November 2 ANNUAL MEETING—H u r o n Holstein Club will meet in the board rooms, Clinton, at 8.15. Thursday, November 22 HURON FEDERATION—An nual meeting, Londesboro. Monday/ November. 26 • HURON' FARM FORUMS—An nual meeting, Blyth Memorial Hall. Guest speaker: Rev. Bert Daynard, Staffa. Wednesday, December 5 MIDDLESEN F OF 'A—Annual meeting; Ilderton. Guest speak er: J. R. Blisson of Michigan Elevator Exchange. The Story In Shipka the W.A. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Cliff Russell. Mrs. Arthur FinkbOiner was in charge of the devotional period, with Mrs. Jack Rati: and Mrs. Jacob Ratz assisting. Mrs. Jacob Rate read a bulle tin from the dominion council of the W.A. The president, Mrs. Cliff Rus sell, took charge of the business session. Final plans for the sup per Oh Oct, 19 were made, and a bale of used clothing was packed. A nominating committee was chosch to select the officers for the next year, to be elected at th A November meeting. Rev, Alex Rahson closed the. moctihff. I Farmers are -busy harvesting white beans, filling silos and starting the fall plowing. The bulk' of the bean crop is now harvested with yields of be tween 10 to 25 bushels reported. Harvesting of sugar beets is underway and the first beets were Shipped from the county On Saturday, October 6. As of Saturday, October 13, 16 cars or 837 tons had been sent out. In dications are for.a good average yield.' Large numbers of feeder cat tle are arriving daily in the County. The recent heavy frosts have whitened the corn crop, this will decrease yields considerably in some of the immature stands of grain corn. Farmers report sil age corn to. contain more than the usual amount of moisture and juice—running silos are a prob lem on most farms. Despite being behind in their wbrk, two bus loads and' Several car-loads of county farmers at tended th.e International. Plowing Match at Brookliri on October II. Smiles . . . Bobby’s manners were gradu ally going to the dogs, despite his father’s many attempts to re form. “Bobby* will, you have some toast?” said his father at breakfast-time, “No,” said by, “No what, my boy?” toast.” » * * * * ts First Candidate: “There’s one honest way to make money.” Second Candidate; “And what’s that?” First Candidate: “Ha! I £h'f...Vhu...uiriiilrfh Bob* “No Only ...................... 'And what’s up of effective marketing pro grams; Seek Increased Tariffs (4) Itt order to make market ing programs more effective, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture must make repre sentations to the federal govern ment forthwith, demanding that tariffs be increased on those agricultural commodities pro duced and marketed in Canada, and further that import quotas be so adjusted so that domestic farm prices shall be. kept in line with other sections of our economy. ”"(5) In an effort to bring liv ing standards and hours of work within agriculture to a level corresponding more closely with levels obtaining in other sectors of the economy, and to end for ever an era in which unpaid family labour or underpaid hired labour has made possible the production of cheap food to satisfy the needs of the nation, it is essential that: (a) farm income be raised to a point which will enable farmers, to-compete with other industries in the labour mar ket, and, (b) immigration policies be directed to the securing of ex perienced farm labour, (6) Finally, in keeping with the expressed opinion of farm people, both, the Ontario Federa tion of Agriculture and the Ca nadian Federation of Agricul ture must adopt a more militant stand in pursuing these policies. 1 Try Surge for faster, safer milking with increased produc tion. (adv’t) MOREWestern Grains Dirty FROM (From The Canadian Grain Journal) Charges by Elston Cardiff, member for Huron County in the House of Commons that west ern 'Canada was shipping infer ior feed grain into Ontario are vigorously denied by western shippers. As pointed out by Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, grain is shipped out of Fort William and Port Arthur under a government grading certificate issued only after ex amination by Board of Grain Commissioners’ Inspectors. Thqre are -severe penalties at tached to the misrepresentation of grade' names under the Can ada Grain Act. Section 157 provides: “Any person who makes use of any ■ grade name in dealing with or to describe any grain which does not possess the char acteristics’ by reference to which grain of the grade bearing ;the such name is defined is punish able upon summary conviction by-imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, unless he establishes that he on reasonable grounds believed the grain in question had the chara- teristics required for the grade of which the grade name, was used by him.” Section 158 of the Canada Grain Act also provides: I “That’ every person who offers I tor sale or storage grain that has been so treated, mixed or dealt with as to conceal its true characteristics is liable on sum mary ,conviction to imprison ment for not more than six months or to a fine not exceed ing one thousand dollars, unless in either case, he establishes both, that the treatment or mix ing thereof or other dealing therewith was done without his knowledge or connivance or that lhe Was ignorant that the true characteristics were therebyI .. .....?.......- -------— HENSALL'SALE PRICES Prices at Hensall Community Sale, Oct. 11 were: concealed and also in either case, that when he offered the grain for s.ale or storage he bona fide believed it to have the characteristics it then ap peared to have.” '■The sections mentioned apply tof established grades and'give reasonable protection to purch asers of these grades. Some -grain ‘however is sold on a’sample basis and this class obviously cannot be and is not subject to the act. It is up to the purchaser t o determine whether shipment is according to sample. Section 172 of the Canada Grain Act says: “Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent any person from dealing with any grain not described either by name or by reference to a sample selected under regulations made pursu ant hereto or from shipping any grain so described to any place in Canada.” Message From Greenway The W.A. of the United Ghurch will hold a bazaar at the church on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. 0, s YOU laying MASH LAYING MASH - k± 1 J -3 *** WHEN FEED ■«4» THESE SUPER LAYING MASH Consider This Important Fact! Before a hen can lay an egg she must look after hen body maintenance requirements. After this, the feed she consumes will go into egg production* What happens then, if a hen is fed a low-energy, high fibre feed with inadequate levels of proteins, minerals and vitamins? Simply this. She will have to consume so* , W*u »«uuu*»o. uixruy.j- uuo. kJ lit. avxj.1 URVC Ly yullOUllieM?r‘afid Mr?‘ Ch?^* wS much of this tyPe of feed to look aft6r body maintenance Mr. ana mis. uias. warenam ,61,_ „,.n Miss Devina Mason of Sar- visited on Sunday with Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Pollock. Sale, Oct. Weanling pigs $ 7.75 to $ 22.00 Chunks 15.60 to 22.00 Feeder's 25.00 to 32.00 Sows ....56.00 to 90.00 Holsteiii cows 90.00 to 125.00 Durham cows . 123.00 to 140.00 Holstein calves 14.50 to 18.00 Durham calves 16.50 tO 32.00 445 pigs arid BO head ol cattle I arirt■ Urawd ■ er.'lrl and nia and Mrs. Herb Mollard of Centen ary spent a few days with Mr. •and Mrs. Jos. Horner, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Eagleson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eagle- son spent the weekend in Mich igan. Miss Jean Young of Exeter spent the weekend with her par ents Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Young, Mr, and Mrs. Fred Steeper of Sarnia spent the weekend with relatives. Master Bobby Eggert enter tained a few friends at a birth day party on Saturday, Miss Betty Anne Horner of Exeter spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joo Horner. Mr. Selbournc English of De troit is spending this week at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M'cLlnohey and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Eagle- son attended the Romphf-O’Ncil that she will have little capacity left for feed to produce eggs. The answer then to top egg production lies in the feed ing of a “high efficiency” ration which contains a high energy level and adequate levels of proteins, minerals and vitamins. Such- a feed is SHUR-GAIN Super Laying Mash. Join the poultrymen who are . swinging to Super Laying Mash and produce more eggs from less feed. It’s always fresh at our mill.’ ■rlAYMEN^I V ^UND^ I ✓ I h ML GRAIN - FEED-SEED f i f T f R T »• Vk u MFN '•nPNFB< '.-vKIRKTON W