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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-15, Page 11EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 15, 1956 Farm News af SOUTH HURON and NORTH M/ODLCSEX'^'fJ Plan Campaign On Rats FREE CALFHOOI at Lon- rain- Down To I To ASale, Clinton, 1.30 I9. HEADQUARTERS FREE DRAW I MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 EXETER TOWN HALLGALVANIZED AND PLASTIC PIPE Sponsored by Beside CNR Station Hurondale In­ Johns was in November 23 F OF A—-Annual was Julian YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT THE HOTTEST THING IN CATTLE FEEDING BUSINESS Exeter District Phone 287 Collect YOUR RESPONSIBILITY-—Contact the Veterinarian of your choice when you wish this service. VISIT CO-OP'S NEW FEED PLANT—-Leave your name with us if you'd like to see the new UCO feed plant in Guelph. We'll arrange transportation. On Hereford Calf Weighing 300 Lbs. 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The men are,’ left to right, Jerry Van Bussel, Lucan, son of the contractor; Frank Van Doorne and Chris Koolen, both of Lucan, Officials hope the school will be ready early in the new year. —TA-Photo Huron County Juniorz Farmers will conduct a “Wage War on Rats” campaign from November 19 to January 19. The purpose of the campaign is .to stimulate a community­ wide drive to eradicate these filthy, costly pests. The junior farmers say that rats are far more common than ^■tmost farmers like to- believe, ■tgjf. R. H. Oxburn, of the Huron County Crop Report Farmers welcomed the fall during the past week as plowing conditions will be some­ what better and also a cleaner job of husking-corn will result, Many farmers who picked their grain corn too early, report that in some cases the corn is grow­ ing, in the crib. ,f ■ Three hundred and seventy? eight people enrolled in 14 cours­ es of instruction for the second year of the Rural Community Night School Classes in Clinton, Wednesday, November 7. O.A.C., found rats on every one of 57 farms visited during a recent test. It was estimated that each, of ithese farms lost as much as’ $1,000 a year to these pests. " Rats don’t restrict their activ­ ity to farms. They’re extremely common around stores, food pro­ cessing plants, and in many town homes. Dumps serve as a real source of infestation in many places. People would not tolerate rats around their buildings if they appreciated how filthy and costly these pests are, and how easy it is to get rid of them, say the juniors. The Huron “war” is part of a province-wide . campaign t of the Junior Farmers of Ontario. They plan to-tell their story in news­ paper articles, radio talks, talks at farm meetings, and displays in many local stores. Committee chairmen for the Huron campaign, are: Larry Wheatley, No. 1 Dublin; Earl McSpadden, No. 1, Seaforth; Ross Smith,-No. 1, Ethel; Betty Campbell, No.' 1, Dublin, secre­ tary-treasurer. They will be assisted by all junior farmer and junior institute members in Huron County. The juniors say the .“Wage War on Rats” campaign can mean the complete' eradication of rats and mice in the whole area. It will mean a reduction in the spread of both human, and livestock*diseases? and- trill"save the comriiumty $20 for every rat killed. , Second Section OFA Seeks Boost In Rev To Finance Growing Sen Boost In Sales, Savings Shows Co-op Progress Increase in sales of nearly 30 percent and a tenfold jump in net savings were reported by Exeter District ’ Co-op at its an­ nual meeting and banquet Tues­ day night in Exeter Legion Hall. Auditor’s report for the year ending August 31 showed that sales had risen from $172,900 la 1955 to over $222,000 in 1956. Net savings increased from $1,342 to $13,878. ' 4-H Youths Eye Guineas Thirty-six 4-H members from Huron, one of the, largest county delegations in the history of the Queen’s Guineas class at the Royal Winter, are making their bids to win a share of the prizes in* Ontario’s most famous beef calf competition. The 4-H members arrived in Toronto on Tuesday and Wednes­ day to prepare for the big show on Thursday. Culling of the calves began Wednesday after­ noon and they were divided in­ to three sections for judging. Winners in Thursday’s com­ petition will parade in front of the . grandstand' at the horse show Thursday night and all ex­ hibits will be sold at the sale on Saturday, November 17. The Guineas competition will be televised over local stations on Thursday from 3 to 4.30 p.m. Local residents will probably see the Huron delegates per­ form. Rated as one of the top con­ tenders for the Guineas this year is Don Pullen, of R.R. 1 .Gran­ ton, whose - Angus calf Won <fhe Western Ontario show ' 7 . . don late in October. He was Champion of the Kirktori1 4-H .competition! Agriculture Representatives G. W. Montgomery and his assist­ ant, Art Bolton, are in charge of the Hurori delegation! All ex­ penses of the members are paid by the Department of Agricul­ ture. This rosy report marked a major step in the co-op’s re­ covery from the $55,000 fire and the $24,000 operational loss it suffered several years ago. Sales have climbed back to near the peak years before the business was hit by setbacks. . Evidence that sales are con­ tinuing to grow was supplied by Manager Kenneth Hern, who stat­ ed that volume for the first two months of the new year was al­ ready up $7,000 over last year. The $13,800 net savings re­ ported for 1956 reduces, the def­ icit of the business to less than $10,000. The co-op hopes to wipe out the remainder of the loss in 1957. Tributes for the success of this year’s operation were paid by directors and members to Man­ ager Hern, a former secretary Huron Team Wins Trophy A -Huron Couhty livestock judging team won the Ontario Veterinary Association -trophy highest score in the judging df beef cattle at the. Royal Winter Fair on Thursday, November.8. Bert Pepper, R.R. 3 Seaforth, one of the members of the three- man team, won a gold, medal for being top contestant in the beef class! The team had a total score of 848 points out of a possible 900 in beef judging and Bert Pep­ per’s score was 287 out of a pos­ sible. 300. Huron’s • team, which included Murray Gaunt and David Kirk* land, of Lucknow, placed ninth in the overall competition which drew entries from 18 counties in the province. Contestants were required to judge and give reas­ ons on 10 classes of livestock including dairy cattle, swine and sheep. The Huron boys were coached by A. S. Bolton, assistant ag rep, and G. W. Montgomery, ag Were Your BEATTY + Beatty Litter Carriers Beatty Water Bowls Beatty Pumps Beatty Water Heaters Beatty Barn Ventilators Parts For Beatty Equipment (No charges are made for items in YoUr Farm Calendar, Deadline for insertion is Tuesday noon, of each week.) Tuesday, November 20 TOWNSHIP MEETINGS—-Lon­ don and Biddulph Townships ^Federation meeting, Lucan Anglican Church. Wednesday, November 21 MANAGEMENT G RO U P— South Huron Farm Management Association meeting, C.l i n t o n Board Rooms, 10 a.m. Thursday, November 22 HEREFORD SALE—IIU r o n County Hereford Breeders’ Fifth Annual Fall .m. Friday, USBORNE _ __ .............. meeting and banquet, Thames Road Church. INTER-COUNTY DEBATE— Waterloo Junior Farmers vs. Huron Juniors, Seaforth High. School at 8.30 p.m. Monday, November 26 HURON FARM FORUMS—An­ nual meeting, Blyth Memorial Hall. Guest speaker: Rev. Bert Daynard, Staffa. Tuesday, November 27 HEREFORD' BREEDERS— Huron County annual meeting and banquet, Dungannon, 7 p.m. Wednesday, November'28 HURON FEDERATION—An­ nual meeting, Londesboro. Thursday, November 29 FILM ORGANIZATION— Huron County meeting, sponsored by National Film Board, to establish film depots throughout the county, 8 p.m., Clinton Board Rooms. Tuesday, December 4 SOIL AND CROP—Huron County Soil and Crop Improve^ ment Association annual meet­ ing and banquet, Londesboro. Wednesday, December 5 MIDDLESEX F of A—Annual meeting, Ilderton. Guest speak­ er: J. R. Blisson of Michigan Elevator Exchange. Thursday, December 6 SHORTHORN BREEDERS— Huron and Perth group annual meeting, Egmoridville United Church. Friday, December 7 4-H ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT— Annual Huron County and club awards will bo presented in South Huron District High School auditorium. By D. I. HOOPER i Every time you pick up a market forecast, a farm paper, a trade journal or turn on the radio, optimistic 'writers are forecasting higher prices for 1957’. We hope they are correct in the case of farm livestock products. While the optimism being’* .spread around so lavishly is heartening to many of us, we believe it should be reviewed with some caution. The old law of supply and de­ mand still works, as shown by depressed beef prices and the higher prices of pork and'lamb. Hogs have been a very satis­ factory price this past fall main­ ly because the supply is not creating a surplus. Sows hit a new high of $20.50 cwt. This to us means just -one thing—the farmers are not shipping too many to market. Many farmers today are increasing sow ’ num­ bers by more than 100 percent and the average increase, ac­ cording to some authorities, is between 30-50 percent in .total hog numbers. It’s a funny thing how the cycle goes. Mostly it is human nature. Hog prices are riding high, feed prices are showing substantial gains, daily and yet farmers will gamble that they can make money on' a stacked deck. High priced feed and top price suckers are one of the roughest combinations to make i money.1Beef can. be rather tricky this year also. Stable cattle numbers al'e very high in Eastern Can­ ada. Mainly this increase is made up df unfinished stedrs and heifers off local pastures but as usual substantial numbers / Urge Caution of stockers are being purchased. Many of these orders are being filled at reasonable prices but they -will have to be well-mar­ keted to show any great deal of net profit. Some farmers are intending to ma'ke short-keep feeders out of unfinished cattle. According to market forecasts, they had bet­ ter make it as short as possible. Others are going to feed the abundance of roughage avail­ able on most farms and thus try to reduce feed costs which are definitely out of line on the grain market. ' Poultry, meat and produce prices are not too .inviting at the present time. This is es­ pecially true of eggs and broil­ ers. Here again supply and de­ mand are in control but the farmers have no one to blame but themselves. Last spring we noticed several farmers were in­ creasing their chick orders and that was not a good sign. Just how it will all come out we are not prepared to say. We view the sitpation as not too rosy but it is not hopeless. The good operator will Stay in the black and many others will pos­ sibly be in the red. Our latest information says it" will be a rough road and any panic by the farmers in marketing their produce can cause very great trouble. “Yeah, said one farmer but I’ve got to have money.” Don’t We all? DID YOU KNOW? C Batn ventilation is more im­ portant in the spring and fall, when the outside temperature is around 40 degrees above, than in the winter. Under these mild conditions, fans will provide a positive movement of air At- a time when six to ten times more air is needed than when the temperature is 20 below, says W. Kalbfleisch of the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Barn ventilation is needed principally/ to remove moisture from the building. Cold air will pick up a large amount of mois­ ture. as it moves through the bam, but the outside air in April and October- is usually too damp Name of the province of Saskatchewan comes from the Creo Indian word Kisikatche- wan, meaning “swiftly flowing water,” the Cree’s name for the Saskatchewan ■ River, longest HENSALL SALE PRICES Prices at Hensall Community Sale on November 8 were:- Weanling pigs......$8.10 to $12.75 Chunks ............... 13.60 to 15.25 Feeders ............... 16.35 to 35.00 Sows .................. 67.00 to 87,00 Holstein cows........91.00 to 120.00 Durham tows .... 110.00 to 140.00 Holstein calves......8.00 to 15.00 Durham calves .... 15.50 to 42.00 Four hundred and sik pigs , and of the co-op who gave up farm­ ing in Usborne to take ever the management. President Howard Johns said the excellent report showed the results of the man­ ager’s efforts over the past three years. One hundred and fifty mem­ bers and wives attended the ban­ quet, . which was served by the members of the stitute, President the chair. Guest speaker Smith, assistant manager of the locals division of United Co-op­ eratives of Ontario, who recent­ ly moved from' Kentucky to join the provincial organization. He was formerly with the co-oper­ ative movement in southern U.S.A. Mr. Smith said the co-op’s first duty was to provide farm­ ers with'quality merchandise at a fair price. “The biggest value that you, get from co-op is that you know you get what you are paying for.” Mr. Smith cited numerous cases in the United States when the co-op had helped to keep prices down. He said prices in areas served by co-ops were of­ ten considerably lower than in those areas where no co-op ex­ isted. i In the United States, he said, private companies spent mil­ lions of dollars to fight,the co-op movement. The coioperative’s livestock shipper, R. B. Williams, predict­ ed that cattie prices would soon be on the upswing. “I think you’ve seen the worst for this year,” hq commented after ex-, plaining that -a heavy influx of cattle from the west- was re­ sponsible for the recent drop in price.' President Johns presented the directors’ report and Gordon Mathers, local supervisor, read the financial statement. Others who took part in the program included Directors Harold Fahner and -Ed Schenk and feed specialist Don Lindley of Lucan. Re-elected to the board of directors were Harold Fahner, Harold Rowe and R. B. Williams. Other directors are Milford Prouty, Albert Keys, Ralph Web­ er, and Ray Morlock, the sec­ retary. Entertainment was provided by the Woodham quartette.' By WINSTON SHAPTON I First Vice-President, I Huron F Of A I Again it is a privilege for mel to report to you on the proceed-! ings of the Ontario Federation! of Agriculture’s twentieth an-| nual meeting. As in the past, it was held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. The first morning was taken up in a raft of reports and it is difficult for me to summarize them in the space available. The president's report b y Lloyd Jasper was dealt with in last.week’s paper. One thing I thought .of interest was the amount of time and work that is expected of an OFA president. In the past year, he has at­ tended 116 meetings, not includ­ ing small committee meetings. Omitting Sundays, you will re­ alize that this is more than one meeting every three days. Reviews Accomplishments Herb Arbuckle, general sfecre- tary, reviewed some of the pro­ jects which OFA carried out OFA Delegates Report Events Two special reports on the Ontario Federation of Agri­ culture convention held in Toronto recently appear in this week’s Times-Advocate. . Winston Shapton, R.R. 1 Exeter, first vice-president I of Huron Federation, re- I views convention highlights I in an article presented on I this page. I Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Eketer, I reports on the women’s ac- I tivitjes in the second story I which appears on the worn- I en’s page. Mrs. Taylor was I a member of the Huron dele- I gation to the convention. I Atfenffor All Farm\ 1— As - of October 1, all 2— All Blood Tests free. .Subject to the Following Limitauons?^^^^ All heifer calyes between 6-9 months vaccinated free. Free blood tests on all replacement stock brought to farm from Public and Private Sales. Get your ticket^ now or at the meeting. This calf was purchased from William Ellerington.