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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-09-19, Page 94 I' ' 4 4 4 4 ,4n 4 4. Second Soctiots E)ETR -ONTARIO 'SEPTEM/IER 19 1957 .„.„„ SEEK .CO-OP YARD FOR .HURON -,Officials ofHuron Hog Producers Asso.ciatior liope a coop assembly.yard will be opened in the county soon now that the compulsory .marketing plan is in -effect, Producers will learn Monday night if the provincial board finds it feasible to establish a county yard, The order requiring farmers to ship their hogs to open markets went into effect without incident in this area but opposition is expected in other centres. Above, Arthur Rundle, Thames Road, gets his .hOgs ready for shipment. He favors the new plan, --T-A Photo Farm News 9017-1/ HURON and NORTli 44/DDISS'EX r r r r SH Champion Speller •Wins Calf In Scramble Jcihn Etherington, 13 -year-old aon of Mr. and Mrs. ,Archie Etherington, R.R, 1 Hensall,' is 4 as good at catchihg calves as he is at spelling. John, who won The Times - 0 .Advocate shield earlier this year when he became South Huron's spelling champion,was one of, 10 boys who received $100 to- wards purchase of a purebred Angus heifer in the calf scramble at Western Fair Thursday after- noon. The Usborne youth duplicated . the feat of his brother, Bill, .who won a similar award in the 'calf scramble last.,year, John was the seventh of 10 winners to drag his calf across the finish line in this year's event. Twenty-one youths from 4 counties surrounding L � n.d o n competed, The boys were lined up in one end of the arena and the calves at the other, On sial, they raced to catch the animals but only one boy could hold a ,calf at a tirne. To win, the 'boy had to halter the animal and pull it across the finish line. • John was among the first to catch one, but he Couldn't hold onto it. As he chased another, one ran right in front of him and he grabbed it. Determined not to let this one get -free, John didn't attempt to throw it until it had, used up most of its energy. By this time, the other boys who hadn't caught. a ealf were waiting to get John's if it got away. But the Usborne youth held, finallYgrabbed its foot, threw it doWn and sat on the animal. while he put the halter on. Friday morning, John knew he'd had.. a tussle because of his aches and bruises. Despite his weariness, he was off to write an exam at school, - Five of the ten winners were W a t f or d, youths. The others came from Komoka, Lambeth, Glencoe and Parkhill. Rules of the scramble require the winners to purchase a pure - bid Angus heifer with ' their $100 certificates and ' to show their animals at Western Fair next year. The calves have'.to be approved by the sponsors of the. contest, the Canadian Aber, iiii Illit i ttt im11111111111111111MIIIII tttt I t 11111111111111Willi, , ATTENTION Bean Growers New Crop Beans Wanted • • Take advantage of our newly installed vacuum type bean processing equipment. It enables us to do more and better work on your HEAVIER PICKING BEANS! • Fast Efficient S,ervice • , , • Open Nights See Us Before You Sell HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID! 1 No. 1 Commercial Genessee Seed Wheat For Sale 4' PhOne lit Cook Bros. MILLING COMPANY deen Angus Association and John Labatt Limited. Bill Etherington, who won a $100 certificate in the first scramble held last year, showed his heifer at the fair on Thurs- day and won fourth prize among the other seramble winners.-IIjs entry placed fifth in the open Aberdeen,Angus class, Forum Editor From Alberta Muriel MacLeod, the new. edit- or of. Farm Forum Guide is now busy with, the research for the Forum season which opens Nov. 4. A graduate in agriculture from the University of Alberta, she comes from High River, Alberta'. During the summer months she has taken an active part in the management of the family ranch. November 4 is the kickoff date for the 18th National, Farm .Radio roma,. season. "National Farm Policy" will be the topic under discussion. Of vital in- terest to the farmer, farm organ- izations and the new govern- ment, this subject is likely to spark lively discussions in the Farm Forums. FOur national organizations Share in the management • of National Farm Radio Forum along with Provincial Farm' Fo- rum Councils. These are the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora, Lion, The Canadian Association for Adult Education, The Can- adian Federation of Agriculture, and the Co-operative Union of Canada, The sponsors take an active interest through the edit- orial board in the choice of topics and their treatment in the Guide.' Designed to aid the individual Farm Forum discus- sions, the Guide supplies addi- tional factual information con- cerning the topic. 'roi As Direction Pro Scab Attacks Wheat Crop, During the past two years hea blight has been frequently . re ported in winter wheat MOp tario. Blighting of the hea represents only part of the darn age Caused by this disease points out Prof. S. G. Fushtey Botany Department, Ontarl Agricultural College, it all causes seedling blight and foe rot In wheat and corn. The head blight phase of thi disease is most easily notice because infected heads appear t ripen prematurely and contras ,strongly with the green colou of healthy heads. The entir head or any portion of it ma he affected. In a later stage o development the base ef th glumes or chaff becomes cover ed with a salmon-pin1 deposit This pink deposit also occurs on infected kernels which.are usual ly much shrunken when harvest ed. The scab phase of the disease is an advanced stage of, the head blight, when small dark bodies are formed' on the Sur face of the infected chaff. This stage is not common in Ontario The disease is caused by a fungus. The fungus is carried over on seed and on crop resi- due in the field, Head, blight usually occurs during warm moist seasons when spores from heads. Since are blown about by the wind and infect the young Since the disease is carried on seed and on crop refuse, it is important to use clean seed and to destroy refuse. Complete con- trol is difficult but damage can be greatly reduced by proper management. (1) Do not use wheat from a badly infected crop for seed. (2) Have seed properly clean- ed .to remove all light -weight kernels. These are the ones most likely to be infected, (3) Treat seed thoroughly with one of the recommended organic mercurials to destroy fungi that may adhere to healthy seed. (4) Plough under wheat stub- ble to completely cover all re- fuse that may be infected. Officials of littron Keg Pre* ducers" ,Association will learn Monday, it's possible. for the provincial organization . to !estab- lish an assembly pint in the ceunty. Directors. of the .Association and mernbers of the :open market - campaign committees will meet - in Clinton to hear a report from d the Ontario Hog. Producers', Co- - op, whose officials have been investigating opening a yard in , Huron, o At a meeting Friday night, o directors of the association voted t unanimously in favor of a minty yard to receive the hogs now s being marketed under the com- pulsory co -9p . program. ;The O order requiring all Huron Pro- t ducers to deliver their bogs to ✓ co-op yards, 'went into effect 0,Monday. y Closest co-op assembly points at present are in Stratford, Lon- e don and Kitchener. . Officers of the Huron assodia- , tion argued that since this ' county is one of the seven . operating under Ithe compulsory . plan, it should be entitled to a yard of. its own, Three centres have been sug- gested as the location for the yard - Hensall, Clinton and Blyth. Decision rests partly on where the co-op can be assured of Loh. shipping, (5) Do not plant wheat after wheat or corn. Allow at least one year between these suscept- ible crops. • Comments Forum On 'TV This year will bring in an in- novatiOn for farm people in the Wingham, CKNX, area. The County federations of agri- culture, local farmers co-ops, credit unions, medical services and C.I.A. committees joined to- gether to sponsor the first farm TV broadcast on. the continent. This has been so successful that a second area, London CFPL; is now producing a' farm TV broad- cast on the same baSis. Last year the question of broadcasting the farm forum over TV was discussed fa- vourably. It is only fitting that a farm station like CKNX, • with its progressive surrounding com- munity, should be chosen for the experiment. Tuesdarlifternoon, farm forum representatives, federation field - men and CIA officers met with Huron County Ontario Farm Forum officers and CKNX and CBC personnel to discuss methods of evaluating the new medium for this type of The rains are making the adult education. harvesting of beans difficult, A committee of Mrs, Gordon Some sprouting is taking place. Greig, Jim Powers and Lindsay A small acreage of fall wheat Awery was appointed with power has as yet been planted. to add, to draw up a plan of ac- tion to be discussed at a meet- Tlie popular phrase applied to ing to sbe held in Guelph, Sept. the R.C.M.P., "They always get 27. , their man," was apparently Coined by. a visiting American Mounted Police force came in- milking with increased produc- newspaperman shortly after the tioTnr.y Surge for faster, safer to existence. • ttt ttttttttt t411111f11111111111111111illit ttt II tt 1111,1111111111111,1 ttttttt llllllllll ll 11111,M11111011111i111 lllllllll n(uandoVmiitv) Crpp Report SAVE ON FfiED AND LABOR Install Automatic Water Bowls HOGS-Vse I3eatty noseipan type or float type $6,40 to $8.75 POULTRY All -copper Johnson Cup $4,60 These art easy to install with galvanized or plastic pipe. We carry fittings and can cut your pipe to fit your stable. • Exeter CO OP- Distritt ' Phone 281 Collett Beside CIO Station Mensal( I. rd For Huron ram Be ins liuron President Bert Lobb, I Clinton, was optimistic this week about the success of the corn- pulsery program. "I think it's going to go across pretty well," he said. "We're bound to get some opposition, but I don't think it will be too ranch." Mr, Lobb said he had been assured of the support of a num- ber of truckers, some of whom were expected to buck the pro- gram. Court action will be taken against those who fail to deliver to a co-op yard, but Mr. Lobb hoped this would not be neces- sary, President Lobb said the asso- ciation expected to receive oppo- sition from Theodore Parker, the Sebringville farmer who has been fighting the program from the beginning. Mr, Lobb re- vealed he and Parker had had a lengthy discussion' concerning the compulsory plan this week, but he declined to comment on what was said. From what The Times -Advo- cate was ,able to learn, the compulsory open marketing pro- gram began Monday in this area without incident. Truckers who have been hauling direct to the Packers started delivering their hogs to the assembly yards this week. Ontario • Agriculture- *Minister lllll llllll maim llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 11111111.111/1111 llll llllllllllllll llllll Down To Earth By D. 1. HOOPER Markefing "How shall 1 market it?" That is the big decision of the far- mer today. With a more than average crop housed in the bins and in the mows, the low cash prices of these products is a de- termining factor whether he sells or feeds. This position is comparable to a stock on the stock market. With the low cash price. the -Stock will show very low net pro- fit but whether one can realize more profit by putting more. money into the game is definitely a gamble. The grain market as quoted in the papers (Chicago pit) has shown definite weakness in cer- tain commodities. This can ,be misleading but the excuse pub lished for this weakness is "an abundant harvest." The Jawof supply and dematid, is a true market where each commodity finds its own true,level.- The average local farmer does' not "cash" his grains - he feeds them. Many through dairying, others hogs and beef and still others through poultry. There are other methods but these are the most common and we shall deal with these as the most important to this area. Dairying today is counted a good bet, whether in whole and, fluid milk or 'cream. While no - One is 'going to become a million- aire with only ten cows the point of oversupply has not been reached:" because of our grow- ing 13opulation and because of the export demand for top pro- ducing stock and the time re- quired to prbduce even a grade cow is over two years from birth. This has always been a factor that kept the in and outer from monkeying with this busi- ness and has tended to make a fairly stable income for the con- sistent operator,. All signs in dairying point up and while it may seem slow it will take al- most a major -financial disaster in the economic system as a whole to turn, it the other way. This does not mean that a far- mer can pay exorbitant prices for breeding stock - '.`one can buy gold too dear." Turning to beef - all reports we read are "look for lower pri- ces in 1958." Here in this state - mentis a note of caution. Many believe there will not be any drastic curtailment in the buying' power of labour which means that the meat counters will con- tinue to be as busy as they:were this year. For the efficient pro-, ducer-feeder todaYs' selling pri- ces are satisfactory, in dollars and cents, but the main trouble is they don't go far enough in the purchasing department. For the feeder who purchases all the livestock either as short term or an 18 -month plan, the spread bet- ween. purchase and sales is quite narrow although he does market his farm -produced forage and forage and grains' for every dol- lar as mucli as his producer - feeder neighbour. If. he is a very efficient operator and a shrewd buyer it is possible for •him to show a 'greater net profit at the end of the year through volume. The hog industry is not as sti- ble as the beef and dairy. Al- though our supposedly elected re- presentatives would have us all believe that there is • no reason to panic - they will market our product - our marketing board is in a very vulnerable position due to supply and demand. This' Please Turn to Page 10 Order Now Seed Wheat Reg. No. 1 Cornell , Cont, No. 1.Genesee Reg. No. .1 Genesee Com. No. 1 Come!! Com. No.) Dawbul Treated and PACKED in new jutel Custom Cleaning & Treating Seed Wheat • Highest Prices Paid for Wheati Barley, Oats, White Beans and Other Grains Also Buying Timothy Seed. at Us Quote You, .„. Alawaniumilmems****Aaaraiamaufaisillimar WC THOMPSON SONS LTD. PH.32 HENSALL W. A. Oondfellow reaffirmed Monday night that the Ontario 'marketing board had the author - to implement its compulsory dkectionscheme in seven court - ties. I Replying to strong opposition expressed at a e meeting in .Hai" riston the s.ame, evening, Mr. Goodfellow said that hog pro ducers have been. provided wit legislation for regulation o marketing and "it is up to th farmers themselves how- they g about their program and ho far they want to go with it. The Harriston meeting ex- pressed the opinion the board was exceeding its authority in yards. 1.a ex, Huron,ddsiecl;LVe Grey,°41Bruce,PelWall llhionggs- ton, Dufferin and Halton coun tics to. be delivered at co-op The group said the order wa signed by coop officials bu there was no indication that i had been approved. by the On tario Farm Products lfarketin Board, Mr. Goodfellowt sai. legislation authorized the • ho board to make the prder 'withou the dpproval of the farm prod- ucts board. •ot 46 VI, 1 A „,..,..,.. In Awards. At Western Whitney Coates and Keith, B.B. i Centralia, have returned .home with their herd of Here, h ford cattle after winning owner - f ous prizes in Toronto, Tavistock, e London and. Embro fairs. -- . -, 0 At Western Fair, they won the w junior champion award with thnir new young herd sire, Old Orch- ard Lord Vern L24, which they bought this spring from J, P. Johnson of Peterboro. They also captured the reserve junior champion with a calf of their own raising out of C, A. Larry Domino, besides three firsts, LW° seconds, five thirds, three fourths' and three fifths, They also Von s second and third prizes with twe t steers. t At Tavistock, the Coates1 - were successful in bringing home ' g all the prizes and in Zrnbro, on d Monday they showed the _grade g champion for best female (beef), t Zato Heifer, as well as seven firsts' and five seconds. This is the third year the Exe- ter district father and son „have shown at the big fairs. ..* The hog marketingquestion 1 "very controversial,", said th minister, who compared it to the tobacco marketing situation Ile said the farmers must them selves decide how far they wan to regulate marketing under legislation provided them, and if, as is probable, the board prosecutes in some cases, it will be up to the courts to settle the issue, His department,. Mr. Goodfel- low added, will not become involved in the controversy, The regulations are for the hog pro- ducers to do with as they choose. The protest meeting in Harri- ston approved two resolutions to -be sent to the minister. The first said that before compulsory direction was enforced, farmers should be granted a vote on the marketing scheme. The second said that the order to only seven counties would mean there are two laws for hog producers in Ontario, that only a small percentage of farm- ers turn their hogs over to the co-op voluntarily, and that the' order contravenes existing legis- lation, 5 Scoreboard- .• Peicentage of Ontario hob delivered to the open market, COUNTY ' A'S I.1 BrantEgi„... . lllllll ................- ° -11 Dufferin .....__ ..-_ 30.8 43,1 Durham ..........,....,. 42.0 49.0 6.0 9.6 Essex llllllllllll 33,7 ' 33.7 Grey -Bruce .. ll . l l ._68.2 KO Halton Hastings 30.9 *114.K Huron . l : ll . lll ..............- 13.0 .... 12.9 _-__ ....... - 20.2 ..- 20.0. 2.2 Middlesex woe. '...•••••1 ... dO 21,1 .--,471.13 , KLirrinctobltnon,, . 31217..,752 -.1'-:,:-•:, 3111...3: Northumberland ' .9 ._:, 1,0 Ontario Peel. Oxford 29.6 :0-331 --. Please Turn to Page ,111 , OTatiityce scz: A a LOCAL TMDEMARKS, COI4SCIENCE GETS' A LOT.OF CIEEDIrTHAY REALLY BELO/46510 CCI.D.FtriT • No, Steers Total starting W'eight Average starting weight Starting Grade Cost price of Steers Days on Feed Total, final weight Total Gain per Steer Daily gain per Steer 7500 Attend Bee• f • Barbecue Md Steer Feeding Demonstration • AT MELBOURNE 30 local men from Exeter and Whalen Corners so* results and story as told by the cattle on feed. PURINA NO. 1 10 6515 . • 6511/2 10 commercial 201/20 85 9525 301 lbs. 3.54 lbs. ' AVERAGE NO. 10 6530 653 10 commercial 201/2* 85 8190 166 lbs. 1.95 lbs, Difference per steer in daily gain. 1.59 113s. favouring. Purina Steer Fatena, Feed per 100 lbs. gain Corn and Cob Neal Steer Fatena Hay Mineral Cost per lb. gain Total feed per 100 lbs. gain Selling price of corn Selling price of Steer Fatena Selling price of Hay Average selling price of Steer Average value per Steer Finished Grade Profit per Steer Difference 590 lbs, 564 lbs. 33.3 lbs. 2.3 lbs. 14.970 682 $40.00 per $92.50 per $22.00 per 191/20 $185.73 8 red 2 blue ton ton. ton $27.03 • 909 lbs. 159 lbs. 10 lbs. 20.17# 1078 $40.00 per to . , $22.00 per ton' 18e • $167.36 4 blue 6 commercial Loss $19,94 • REMARKS: Lot No. 2 were fed hay and full feed of Mit cob meal. Steers had bone meal, saltand limestone Ire, 'choice. Lot No.. 1 were fed 100 lbs. hay (only) per steer* full feed of corn cob meal, Purina Livestock Minera1 frei choice, and 2 lbs, 32% Steer Fatena per steer per da THE DIFFERENCE PURINA MADE ON 10. CATTLi WAS $270.30 Purina an Man -The Differenie Of Profil • • and oss To You PLAN YOUR BEEF PROGRAM THE •:OURINdo4 WAY GRAit,* FEE n • • k.fr*-4At 'D'so S • 4-1