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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-15, Page 12It Th# Timw-Ai<Ytc«t«r Nmntar U, 1W ...... 'll II ■m.HK !.lll|i|l.l l INI I II!||I|. I.wmw^wil ■ IJ»|». Ill V.I'.'K ,nm|l- Forum Fears Food Surplus “What about Farm Manage­ ment?” was the topic under dis­ cussion for this week’s meetings of Farm Forums. In what qir- i cumstances might the individual farmer in your neighborhood use a farm management service? was a suggested question. The Elimville Farm Forum, meeting at the home of Mr, Wil­ liam John Jr., reported through the secretary that the members thought more use could be made of short courses, meetings’, group study and the agricultural rep­ resentative. If all these sources were used, the average farmer does not need to pay a farm manager on a 100-acre farm un­ less he is changing his pattern of farming oi* undertaking some large building project. The Parr Line forum members added the use of farm magazines and papers to those mentioned by the Elimville forum. The Parr Line forum secre­ tary, Mrs. Gordon Coleman, re­ ports, “This forum does not think farm management service is necessary. The members feel that if this plan was put into action, there would be an in­ crease in production, and, there­ fore, there would be a greater surplus of goods on the market, and naturally, the prices would drop. The farmer would have more work for the same amount of money. We feel the farmer should have more of the con­ sumers’ dollars.” The Elimville forum suggest­ ed that if farm management service was needed it should be operated by the Provincial De­ partment of Agriculture. Next week Will be review night. Elimville forum will meet at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johns, and Parr Line home of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman. Farm Forum The Hillcrest farm . . meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Simpson also re­ ported that professional farm management services was not needed by the individual farm­ er. “What we need” the mem­ bers agreed “is a fair price for our products. No one cart make money' when 1' is fess than cost the efficiency of ment.” The forum will Ireview night next week. at the Gordon for uni, the selling price :ost regardless of the manage- not meet on FREE Coupons on CCM Bicycle With Every Purchase At ■■ SNELL BROS. hHHHB Phone 100 Exeter E E i Thank You E sf sE i 4 The Exeter Legion Branch 167 wishes to express its sincere thanks to all those who participated in the Remembrance • Day Service. Special thanks to those who provided wreaths, Caven Presbyterian Church and RCAl? Centralia. 5 X 5 \ EXETER BRANCH 167, CANADIAN LEGION TWO EXPERTS SAY "MEN MORE CONCEITEDTWO EXPERTS SAY "MEN MORE CONCEITED THAN WOMEN"—If Don Banks knew what lady barbers think of men in their barber Shop, in Hamilton, Ont., he would have stayed away. The barbers are Mrs. Marjorie Letwin and her sister, Mrs. Maureen Ramsay. “Men have a perfect right to come into barber shop and act like parading peacocks,’* says Maureen. Then, saying that they have shaved or shorn 84,000 hairy heads’ since they started in business, they have a right to their opinion •that women “are riot as pompous or conceited or half as finicky as men.” Increase OFA Budget To Enlarge Activities Govt Farm Economist Sees Food Shortages Ml E *T K r7 I • - —.Continued from Page 11 urer’s report was accepted, A 15 percent increase from all or­ ganizations will give the OFA in the neighborhood of $115,000. There are some 100,000 farms in Ontario, which means if they All contributed it would amount to a little over a dollar a farm­ er. I thoroughly believe if we contributed to our Organization 10 times this amount it would be returned many Our Federation is everything 'it does resources. Huron County’s __________ toward the new budget is $3,651, an increase of $476 over |ast year. A lengthy report from the ofa’s economist, Cecil Belyea, told of his many duties and re­ ported on the brief he prepared to the Commission on Canada’s Economic Prospects. It has been his duty to work with the OFA’s lawyer and farmers who have been affected by pipelines. Much has been accomplished for farm­ ers with pipeline Casements to sign. The OFA has a pipeline committee and will continue working in the field. A report from the director of field services, Ray Hergott, told how this department only has three part-time men and One full- time man to’ handle the whole province. This is -a long way from the objective of a full-time man for each of eight zones. Here again is where more money could be used. xMr. Hergott explained the fieldmen’s part in promoting farm forums, building up fed­ erations in the northern dist­ ricts, working with the execu­ tive directors etc., Supplying them with material. Much of their time is spent on providing leadership to conferences, work­ shops, educational functions etc. Huntley McKay, director of in­ formation, gave a very humor­ ous address on “Old Mart Agri­ culture”. He referred to labor, white collar workers, and prof­ essional people as grown-up children of agriculture but in the growing-up process the child­ ren lost any love they had for dear old dad. Harris Opposes Surpasses The meeting was recalled Tuesday evening to hear Finance Minister Walter Harris of the federal government. In short,, he said he was in full accord with what the federation was doing but he couldn’t accept arty prd- times over, curtailed in by financial contribution motion scheme which would lead to continual surplus. In closing, he thought we have been through the worst in the past five years and that the next five years should be better. I believe most of us left the auditorium wonder­ ing if he could be right. Early Wednesday morning, about 3.30 a.m.,'came the excite­ ment of the fire in the hotel on the sixth floor. Two of our Hur­ on delegates were on that floor and were among the hundreds who made a hurried exit. A’ few had to be rescued by firemen. Some had time to dress, others only hid time to leave in thOir pyjamas. The minister of agriculture, Mr. .Goodfellow, who spoke to the delegation on. Wednesday, said his first thought on the fire was that the farmers were final­ ly mad enough to be sizzling. His address was a typical speech, being in full'accord with what the farmers were ‘doing. He described how the Depart­ ment of Agriculture Was helping farmers -by research through O.A.C., by extension work and by the Junior Farmer Loan Board. In the three years of op­ eration, the loan board has pro­ vided 12 million dollars to young farmers to keep them on the farm. He expressed the opinion that more extension work was necessary especially in the field of marketing. A tremendous amount’of time was spent on the business bf incorporating the OFA. In actual operation, • it won’t 'make any difference but it will protect members of OFA against any libel suits. Coverage For Farm Accidents D. H. Brawley, chief assessor of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, spoke to the gathering explaining the coverage it can give .farmers in case of farm accidents. I believe anyone who is interested in this coverage Would be well advised to get in touch with the board by writing to 9o Harbour Street, Toronto. It is a non-profit board so it should be able to give the cheap­ est coverage possible in the field. Time ran out on the 40-odd resolutions. The remainder were left to the discrimination of the directors. The resolution of chief interest to us, because it orig­ inated in one of Huron County’s townships and received support from the county federation, was the one which asked' for regula­ tions th make it compulsory for the consignor of livestock to be named at weekly community sales. We as Huron delegates spoke for the resolution and after some controversy, it received strong support. We feel this will protect the purchaser and will improve the price for those who hive clean, high • Quality live­ stock for sale. Canada might experience shortages in many lines of food in a few years according to Dr. H. L. Patterson, Director of Farm Economics for the On­ tario Department of Agriculture. Dr. Patterson told the 125 boys and girls in Toronto at the twenty-fifth National 4-H Club Week that Canadian require­ ments in the food line were rapidly catching up to agricul­ tural production and that Canad­ ian farmers would have to pro­ duce more in order to feed our expanding population. “Increases will be necessary in fresh vegetable acreages, small fruits and tobacco,” said- Dr. Patterson, “as well as the feed grains, all kinds of rough­ age and live stock. Increases could come from increased yields Which would mean a con­ siderable increase in the type of skills you have been learning in 4-H Club work.” Murray Dawson, R.R. 1 Hen- sall, is one of the delegates at the national convention. Dr. Patterson also foresaw a shift in the kind of products grown in certain areas and in the kind of livestock raised. For example, dairying would be more confined to farms close to large urban markets because of the tremendous increase in the demand for fluid milk which has taken place in the past ten years and which may be expect­ ed to continue. Dr. Patterson also foresaw a shift in the kind of products grown in certain areas and in the kind of . livestock raised. For example, dairying would be more confined to farms close to large urban markets because of the tremendous increase in the demand for fluid milk which has taken place in the past ten years and which may be expect­ ed to continue. “Agriculture has changed more in the last ten years in Canada than it did in the pre­ vious fifty,” he said, “especial­ ly in the business features of farming. This has been caused by our rapid industrial develop­ ment which is proceeding faster in this country than anywhere else in the world. Canada now ranks fourth among the nations in the value of goods traded and sixth in income from manu­ facturing. The industrial up­ surge has resulted in consider­ able change. Population has in­ creased and will continue to do so in. industrial areas with strictly rural population de­ clining.” The inevitable result of this swing, thinks Dr. Patterson is less farm workers and more machines of a specialized na­ ture. This is already beginning. Tractors increased 150$o in the ten years between 1941 and 1951 while grain combines increased in numbers by 374%. “Tlus is the logical outcome,” Dr. Pat­ terson said, “of the fact that while farm labour costs are five times higher than they were be­ fore the Second World War, machinery, gas and oil have less than doubled.,” Mechanization also means ad­ justments, in Dr. Patterson’s view. Farming can no longer be self sufficient. The farm opera­ tion requires more cash income and the size of the farm unit is becoming larger. The average area per farm increased from 236.8 in 1941 to 279.3 in 1951. If farmers are to keep up with the expected 60% increase in popu­ lation in the next 20 years, they must adjust to changing condi­ tions as they have done in tile past ten. MY GOODNESS!" AT EVERY MEAL, • IS A 6LAS5 OF highlmmlldmw MILK. • • •This winter MIME TOO,1 AND BETWEEN MEALS ALSO* You’ll have no winter driving problems if you choose Suburbanites. Come in and let us show you the patented Suburbanite tread design. 464 specially-angled, staggered elects boost you along, give you traction ? on the worst winter roads. Suburbanites run quietly on dry pavement too. * See us for Suggest Precautions Against Polio Disease SUBURBANITE WINTER TIRES GOODYEARby ft 134 * The difference a feeder receives for a well-finished top grade steer compared to a poorly finished steer can be pretty substantial. Right now, for instance, there is quite a Spread between commercial and top grade cattle. 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Mail the coupon below, telephone' or visit your local recruiting station. , Army Recruiting Station, 90 Richmond Street west, Tirente, Ont.— Tel. EM 6-8341, Lot. 276 Army Recruiting station. 184 King St. East, Hamilton, Out —Tel, JA 2-8708 Army Recruiting Station, 214 Welland St., st. Catharines, Ont. — Tel. MU 2-7527 Army Recruiting Station, Wolseley Barracks, Elizabeth & Oxford Sts., Unfair, Ont. — Tel. 4-1601, Loo. 135 , Army Recruiting station, , 151 London St., Windier, Ont.—Tel. CL 2-7615 Army Recruiting station, t Old post Offitt fiuildint, KitehaWar, Ont. — Tel SH 5-6661 o»7w-o CUy/feWh Tefehhone Say Lime Vital To Good Land Thd field, crops branch of the Ontario Department of Agricul­ ture offers Some helpful advice to those in doubt about the reasons for using limestdne. Liming an acid soil reduces acidity so that legume seedlings are established more easily and have more vigor. Lime creates a favorable en­ vironment for bacteria and other beneficial organisms in the soil. This increases their activity and number, and as a result more nitrogen and phosphorous are made available from the soil for plant growth. Lime adds to the supply of available calcium in the soil, helping to replace the large amount taken from the soil con­ tinually Farmers have long kndwn that it is dangerous to enter a newly filled silo, but few realize the full extent of the danger, accord­ ing to a report -from the Journal of the American Medical Associa­ tion. received .by the Health League of Canada. A serious and potentially fatal respiratory disorder, “silo-filler’s disease,” can result from breath, ing the gas of fermenting Silage. Even though farmers may know that it is dangerous to enter a newly filled silo, their actions do not reflect their knowledge, said pie authors of the report. Each of four patients seen by the phy­ sicians said that he knew that he was taking a risk when he en­ tered a newly filled silo. The fact that they were not stopped by the knowledge strong ly suggests that their ideas of this “possible” hazard were net definite enough to make them re­ gard the danger as real. The disease in the four patients —two., of whom died—followed a similar pattern. Immediately after exposure, coughing, diffi­ culty in breathing, a chokmg sen­ sation and Severe weakness oc­ curred. These symptoms re­ mained to some degree for three weeks, when the second phase of the illness began. The symptoms became progressively worse, while chills, fever, and blueness of th6 skin appeared. Eventually the tiny air sacs of the lungs be­ came Closed by the ingrowth of the wall tissue. .The newly 'identified disease, was described as “any bronchial or pulmonary condition produced by the inhalation of oxides or nitrogen derived from fresli sil­ age, Because it resembles other lung conditions the doctor must know the patient has been ex­ posed, to Silage fumek before he can make the proper diagnosis. The authors, Dr. Thomas Low­ ry and Dr. Leonard M. Schuman, said that the possibility of ex­ posure to nitrogen dioxide fumes may increase because of the greater use of commercial chemi­ cals containing nitrogen. These are likely to increase the produc­ tion of nitrogen dioxide in silage. In the cure of the disease, an­ tibiotics and other standard treatments for respiratory dis­ eases had no effect on the symp­ toms. Two of the cases were treated successfully with pre- nisone, a hormone related to hy­ drocortisone. The report states that preven­ tion of the disease is simple. “Allow no one-to enter a silo for any purpose from the time filling begins until Seven to ten days after it is finished.” Nitrogen dioxide fumes are produced dur­ ing this period. In addition, ’good ventilation about the base -of the silo should be provided during the dangerous period so that gases will be car­ ried away. The area should be fenced to prevent children and animals from Straying into it, and a blower fan should always be run before anyone enters a silo. E. L. CHAFFE AND SONS R.R. NO. 1 CENTRALIA, ONT. PHONE: EXETER 548 YOUR FRIENDLY RELIANCE DEALER B S' s 5 i z "Where Better Bulls Are Used" Economy Quality Safety The following-is ill part copied from .the publication put out by Badger Breeders Co­ operative in Wisconsin who reprinted it from Wis Council of Ag News Letter: Bee us about a profitable feeding program for your cattle... . .. ... ee.ad |Please rtna me, Without obligation, I full Information eh Army carters GRAIN FEED SEED N CORNERS kirk TON Importance Of Ponds Stressed By Forester IRON CURTAIN s XI X The importance of small farm ponds in coping with an increas­ ing'demand and diminishing sup­ ply of water, especially in South­ western Ontario,' is emphasized by District Forester J. K. Reynolds, of the Ontario Depart­ ment Oi Lands and Forests. “In this southwesterly corner of Ontario, where water supplies for many cities, as well as farms, are Obtained from wells, streams, springs and'impoundments, ade­ quate quantities of water are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain,” Mr. Reynolds says. “This increasing shortage is steadily, and rapidly expanding being felt not only as a result of urban demands, but also as a re­ sult of the mechanization of farming operations, improve­ ments in farm sanitation, the demands 61 larger herds of cattle, and irrigation of farm Crops. “Supplies, on the other hand, are diminishing. Shallow wells often get their supply from ‘perched’ water tables which are rapidly disappearing and are not likely to be re-established. Deep wells and some shallow wells draw water from the permanent level of underground water. This, in many regions, has lowered considerably. Streams, springs and ponds are drying up or are being filled in, partly through mismanagement but largely from the gradual change in the physi­ cal feature of the land which goes along with the change in land use. “Against this increased de­ mand and diminished supply can be balanced one outstanding natural feature, namely, that Southern Ontario recdives, on the average, 30 inches or more Of rainfall in a year. Although there is often a Tack of rainfall in the summer -months, there is an ample supply in, winter and spring. “The need, therefore, is to Store some of this spring ruii-Off by proper land use in the earth itself, And thus increase the ground waler supply-and main­ tain summer flow in Streams and springs. “Farm ponds t -are directly connected with soil conservation. The study of soil erosion in Southern Ontario reveals that the most important single remedy for arresting this insidious pro­ cess is the establishment of good sod cover. “This, in turn, should provide a considerable increase Of graz­ ing land. One of the biggest obstacles to establishing im­ proved pasture on eroding land is the lack of watering places for herds. Properly managed springs, streams and natural ponds give the cheapest and most reliable supply of water. “Small ponds offer the best form of management add provide reservoirs in time of drought.” Mr, Reynolds points also to the importance of farm,, ponds for fire protection, increasingly impera­ tive With the higher costs of buildings and equipment; for recreation and for irrigation. “Recent spells of drought have created interest in irrigation,” he says. “Ponds can serve a use­ ful purpose in this regard either by preservation of pasture or protection of a valuable - cash crop,” CRASHeR o Wfc ebhfess a sneaking respect for one resourceful gentleman who fooled the Commies—albeit by morally dubious means. Seems he would load his hollow aluminum artificial leg with can­ dy, coffee and nylbns irt West Berlin, then whisk over the bor­ der into Rast Berlin in his motorized wheel,chain, He made a heat profit — until the border gendarmes ultimately caught up with him. More and more businesses-" from artificial limbs to shipbuild* ing *** similarly find aluminum a valuable aid to sales and pro­ fits. Further major expansion of Alcan’s smelters irt both Quebec And B.C. is aimed to satisfy the continued increasing demand for the light metaf. ALUMINUM CAMP ANY OF 1 CANADA, LTD. (ALCAN) 'C £ s J ? X t X Ii Less Bull And More Else No development in modern agriculture has done a better job of defying the cost-price squeeze and at the same time brought, more real progress ' than artificial 'insemination. While modern mechan­ ized agriculture calls for greater and greater cash- outlays-, artificial breeding actually lowers cash out­ lay. In spite of rising fates in.other fields, here is a . field price of constancy—thanks to farmer owned and controlled co-operatives and their records of un­ surpassed. efficiency. Whether it’s a herd of one or fifty, the service is the same and the cost is in direct proportion to need. Breeding cows to well selected sires we' own co-operatively is. one of the best investments any good cattleman can make. The best blood lines with outstanding records of production are at the beck and call of the small as well as the large operator. From the safety angle, there is every reason why farmers should quit the hazardous job Of main­ taining a herd sire. We* have long wondered about the foolhardy lion tamer defying death as special entertainment at the circus. Yet the number of lion tamers in all history who have lost their lives is trivial as compared with farmers who have lost their lives handling bulls. For each fatal accident caused by bulls there are four non-fatal. This toll of suffer­ ing and death can be eliminated. '•* . less buls on the farm we can get more SAFETY, more PROFIT, and more ASSURANCE for the family sized farm. GRADE OR PUREBRED, BEEF OR DAIRY -Breed your cows artificially to the bulls have iiv service. For service or more information, write or phone collect to Clinton HU 2-3441 Between: 7:30 and 10:00 A.M. Week Days 7:3C and 7:30 A.M, Sundays and Holidays X I a