The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-04-10, Page 11NEW 4-H CLUB IN :STEPHEN,Officers of the first 4-11 club in Stephen township are
seen here nvith Art Bolton, left, ass't ag rep for Huron, and Lloyd Lamport, Stephen
Federation president. The boy's, from left, are Gerald Love, Glenn Sharpe, Gerald
McBride and Ernest Morenz. The project will be raising beef and dairy calves.
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At the Huron County Beef Pro-
ducers' Association meeting held
Wednesday, April 2, the beef
producers of this . county, at
least those from the north,
showed themselves to be in fa-
vour of a deduction at the point
of slaughter of 10c a head to be
made on the sale of beef cattle
in order to finance promotion of
the sale of beef cattle in. Onta-
rio.
Many of the members from
the south of the county were
unable to be present at the
tn because time meeting It ca se n the m of
the meeting clashed with seed-
ing.
It has been found that the
amount of money spent in Can-
aria today on food, — an item
which once took up the great-
est part of the consumer's dol-
lar — is second to that spent on
the automobile industry. It has
also been found that the people
of the Argentine consume 75'•%
and those of Australia and New
Zealand 50^; more meat than
Kirkton Clubs
Elect Officers
Kirkton.,- 4 -i -f club members
met in St. Marys Collegiate in
St. Marys on March 31 with a
good attendance. A picture was
enjoyed called "Miracle of Para-
dise Valley"
Members of the Kirkton Beef
Calf Club elected officers for
the coming year: president. is
Charlie O'Shea; vice-president,
Howard Ballantyne; secretary,
Larry Sauer; press reporter,.
Donald Bragg.
Kirkton Dairy Club
Wayne- Pridham was elected
president of the Kirkton Dairy
Calf Club.
Vice-president is Floyd Dow;
secretary -treasurer, Joyce Crago
and press reporter, Rosemary
Ra tcliffe.
The meetings are to be held
the fourth Friday in the month.
Ten members joined for this
year with Rea Stephen as lead-
er.
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we do in Canada, The purpose
of this organization, therefore,
Will be to get a greater percent-
age of the consumer's dollar
into the purchasing of food- and
a greater percentage of this
amount into the purchasing of
meal.
This meeting, the first this
year for the Huron County Beef
Producers Association, was- held
in the board room of the depart.
-Inca of Agriculture office in
Clinton and the election of direc-
tors was one of the first items.
on the agenda. Bob McGregor,
Bob Campbell, Jack Armstrong
and George Robertson all were
re-elected to their posts while
the only new directly was Wil-
ber Howatt.
Guest speaker was Mr. Fred
Campbell, once agricultural, re-
presentative for 1Ce.nt County and
now manager of the Toronto
Stockyards. Mr. Campbell spoke
on the intricacies of the market-
ing scheme in Toronto.
He noted that the quality of
cattle in Ontario seems to be im-
proving. "Not only are there
more cattle being produced in
Ontario," he said',' "but they are
also getting better. Eighty to
per cent of the' cattle marketed
in Toronto have gone into ,the
first two grades."
Mr. Campbell also commented
on the influx of bidding from the
U.S. on western cattle. "It looks
as if the American feeder is go-
ing to be bidding high" he said.
There is a rumor that Aiinerican
interests are bidding as much as
29e an calves that 'are not yet
born, This shows optimism in
the conditions for, raising cattle
south of the line. He also pointed
out the danger in this situation.
"It is hard to say what will hap-
pen if things dry up in the U.S."
he said. "We'll be stuck with a
surplus of cattle."
Coniinenting.on todayls super-
market system of selling pro-
duce, Mr. Campbell pointed out
that although it is •highly -com-
petitive 11 has done a great ileal
for the beef producer since the
customer likes 19 pick out his
own choice of goods and is more
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likely to buy produce that is dis-
played so that he can choose ac-
cording to his tastes,
Although the beef producers
agreed almost unanimously on
C 0 value of a promotional or-
ganization for the sale of beef,
opinions differed decidedly on
the value of a public auction sys- 1{
tem in Toronto, In this system I
the cattle are led into rings
where each producer's cattle are
auctioned off. In the present
system the buyer must walk
along the lanes, view the cattle
and make his bid. After a great
deal of discussion this question
was referred to a committee for
further study.
Many other Canadian and Ame-
rican, cities use the public auc-
tion system.
'Form Union
In Elimville
' The first Farmer's Union th
Usborne township was organ-
ized last week. The local will be
known as Elinnville 305.
' New. president is Waller Mc-
Bride. Harold Kerslake is vice-
president and Harold Taylor,
secretary -treasurer.
Other officers include Mrs.
Harold Bell, social director;
Verne Pincombe, organizational
director; Harold Bell, educational
director; Mrs. .14arold Taylor,
publicity director; William Es-
sery, legislative director.
John Hutcheson, Grey county,
was guest. speaker at the meet-
ing. He spoke on several farm
subjects but his main topic was
the OFU proposal to market hogs
direct -from the farmer's barn
rather than from assembly yards.
Next meeting will be held in
Eliinville• hall on Tuesday, April
15 'at 8:30 p.m.
It was announced that the Hti-
ron chapter will Sponsor a va-
riety .program in. Clinton Legion
Hall on Friday, April 11.
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Prices at Hensall Community
Sale Thursday, April 3.
Weanling pigs .. $ 15.00 to $ 17.75
Ciitinks 19.00 23.00
Feeders 28.80 $3,00
Sows 75.00 101.00
Holstein cows .. 150,00 180.00
Durham cows ..., 175.00 200.00
Holstein calves 12.50 18.00
Durham calves 28.00 37.00
Fat steers sold up to $23,70 a
cwt.
There were 900 pigs and 125
head of cattle and calves sold.
Second Section
EXETER ,ONTARIO, APRIL 10, 11951E
Peg. Elwin
e ait And See
e'll Wait And See
Taken Towards
ew
See Expand ng Markt,
Urge Sheep Production
i At the ,invitation of the Hon.
Douglas S. darkness, minister
of agriculture, representatives
01 the sheep industry from across
Canada met in Ottawa last week.
The conference was called .to
plan a program to stimulate
sheep pr du 4
ian and impro
e
the position of the industry.
In welcoming the delegates,
A'lr.rkn
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Ha ess pointed out that
sheep production is one branch
of agriculture that can be ex-
panded at this time without fear
of exceeding the needs of the
domestic market for either wool
or Jamb.
The conference, under the
chairmanship of S. C. Barry,
director of the production serv-
ice, Ottawa, agreed on a number
of suggestions the
gg s presented by ti
delegates 10 increase interest
in sheep production, and recom-
mend the appointment of a con-
tinuing committee to give the
subject further study and de-
velop the groundwork for a
broad national sheep policy.
Federal andprovincial depart-
ments of agriculture were urged
to increase their extension work
in training young men in sheep
management. Instances were re-
ported where this had been sue•
cessful with 4-H Sheep Clubs
organized under the supervision
of experienced men,
The place of crossbreeding
programs in improving produc-
tion efficiency was explored. It
was suggested that more effec-
tive use could be made of sur-
plus cross -bred western females
for farm flocks, It was reported
that some 30,000 head of west--
ern
est=ern range ewe stock had been
exported last fall to the United
States. Organized crossbreeding
programs using existing local
breeds have shown considerable
promise.
Several delegates urged the
need of a better system of farm
credit to provide capital for• the
establishment of new flocks in
areas suited to sheen raising and
to assist present flock_ owners
to enlarge their. operations,.
The conferencee' endorsed ear-
lier requests made to .the feder-
al department of a,ericulture to
give greater stability to the
sheep industry by providing de-
ficiency payments o n wool,
through the Agricultural. Stabil-
ization Act•
R was established that there
was a considerable potential
market for freshly -killed .Can-
adian lamb and that a major
problem facing the industry was
to develop production to meet
this demand,
To encourage the consumption
of Canadian Jamb in competition
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wilnat e
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a dnsue i
i r is
identification f r o m imported
lamb, the conference requested
that the grading and branding
of dressed lambs be extended
through the cooperation of pro-
vincial and federal government
marketing services,
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Comments
On Beef
By CARL HEMINGWAY
itude
u a DC. rte
year if results are not satisfac-
tory."
t Mr. Hemingway said the Fed-
eration certainly did not want
supports which would create
huge surplusses like those ,in the
United States which not only
. upset home markets but affect.
world trade as well.
A "await and :see" attitude was
` adopted by Huron County farm
leaders over the announeemen
• this week of farm support prices
under the new federal stabiliza
tion act,
Support under butter was in
creased sir cents from 58 to 64
cents and the hog floor was
raised from $23 to $25.
Carl Hemingway, Federation
Huron County Beef Producers .of Agriculture Heldman, said the
turned out in .goodly numbers new prices looked "pretty fair"
to the annual meeting, April 2, but he hesitated to indicate what
in spite of 'seeding coming in effect they will have on pr.oduc-
rather suddenly, tion.
Robert McGregor, the re-elect- Bob Taylor, Farmers' Union
ed president has an invitation director for Huron county, said
fora busload ador two of inter•
the prices weren't high enough to
ested farmers to attend the Olio bear a fair relationship to cost
fat -stock show and sale this fall. of production. He was disap-
If enough of you are interested pointed, too, that a deficiency
let us know and we will start plan and controls had not been
making plans.. introduced to prevent the threat
The meeting endorsed the pro• of vertical integration,
posed "promotional program" The butter and. hog supports,
being introduced at the annual along. with a floor for wool, were
Receive Carload meeting of the Ontario Beef announced Monday following a
Producers Association on April cabinet meeting in. Ottawa last
22 in Toronto, oranto, About 95r; were (week. They will remain in ef-
in favour of the deduction of 100 feet for a full year.
Horses Here
They're starting to import
horses by the carload to this
part of the country again,
But, before the impression
is created that 'the horse is
replacing the tractor, it
should be explained that
these animals aren't for the
farm,
A carload of western sad-
die horses were received
from CNR freight by Dalton
Finkbeiner, Exeter, Wednes-
day, Twenty-two were ship-
. ped from Calgary,
"Fink," an ardent horse-
nian who has been special-
izing in Arabians, says there
is quite a demand for riding
horses in this area and he
plans to sell most of them.
The shipment includes all
colors..
District Fires
Cost $3,500
Dashwood fire brigade saved
two district buildings from des-
truction by fire this week. Total
damage was held to an esti-
mated $3,500.
Tuesday morning a blaze broke
out in the farm home of Charles
Volk, near Shipka, while mem-
bers of the fam.il.y were con-
structing another home nearby,
The brigade saved the shell
of the building, but the furni-
ture and interior were badly
Huron County burned.
Crop Report
By D. H. MILES
Quite a number of farmers
are seeding in the south end of
the county, some reporting that
they are working around snow-
banks, The land is working very
well.
There is very little growth as
far as the grass is concerned.
ee em ers
To Save Club
An appeal for members for
the Exeter 4=11 grain club was
made this week by Arthur Bolton,
Huron ass't ag rep, who indicated
the club may not operate this
year unless its roster expands.
Only six joined at the organiza-
tion meeting on March 20. Ten
are needed before the group can
operate. Friday, April 11, is the
deadline. -
l1 the club does operate, mein-
bers will grow either Rodney or
Garry oats.
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'Wax used to protect turnips
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Monday night. Hundreds of bus-
hels of turnips were destroyed
and the interior of the building
was damaged but the walls were
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Thomas . Ryan spotted smoke
coming from the building when
he drove past the plant about
on cattle and 5r on calves to Agriculture Minister Darkness
finance Ontario and county work said the federal government
of the Organization. would purchase Canada first
Auction selling on the Toronto grade creamery butter at 641
stockyards was favoured but due cent. a pound, basis delivery I
to the excessive numbers of Montreal, l
cattle going to market on Mon- Hog floor of $25 is for 1001
day and Tuesday the volume is pounds of farm dressed weight
a real difficulty, grade A carcasses basis Tor-
If auction selling is decided onto.
on it will begin on Wednesday Mr. Hemingway said that his
when a manageable number ar- idea of support prices was that
rive on the market. In this way they should be high enough to
the auction may attract ship- keep prices from fluctuating
ments away from Monday and drastically throughout the year
Tuesday and low enough to prevent a
In a survey of 26 weeks on large increase in production re -
large U.S. stockyards it showed suiting in abnormal surplusses.
that for 14 weeks the price was How the new hog and butter
higher on Thursday and Friday prices would work out will not
be known until they are in ef-
fect for some time "but it looks
like a good start," he said, "This
the Ontario stockyards, felt that taleand of velli am haves to waitsen-
and
the commission firms would be see how it affects production,"
in a much stronger selling post- the Federation official said. "One
tion and expenses could be re- good thing about the act is that
duced considerably if some way the prices are flexible and they
crould be devised to have a steady can be changed after the first
flow of
cattle all week.
—for ten weeks it was strong—
for two weeks it was lower than
on Monday.
Fred Campbell, manager of
* * * *
At a pipelines and land acquisi-i Former Assrt Rep
Lion meeting in Toronto we were (
informedthat many of the im-
provemonts requested by the' Gets North Post
Federation of Agriculture have
been written into the new act
passed at the last session and
will be law shortly.
In view of this Use pipelines
committee of the Ontario Fed-
eration has drafted a more equit-
able form of easement contract.
Tliis is being given to the On-
tario fuel board for approval and industry in northern Ontario.
it is hoped that this form will I I -Ion. W, A. Goodfellow, who
be in force by July 1. I made the appointment, said: "1
In the meantime, don't sign • feel there is a great future in
any option or easement until the raising of beef cattle in
you are sure that you are get- northern Ontarioand I
0 am sure
ting a fair price and that the that Mr. Butler will
company is liable for any or allplay -a big.
damages. part in promoting such a pro
grant.'
Mr. Butler, who played a large'
part in developing the 4-H pro-
gram in Huron county, has been I
associate ag rep in Renfrew!
County. His 'new appointment be•
comes effective May 1.
John D. Butler, former assist-
ant ag rep for Huron County,
has been appointed chief in-
structor and extension ,specialist
of Ontario Demonstration farm
at New Liskeard, it was an-
nounced last week.
Mr. Butler has been assigned
the task of developing the beef
6:30 p.m.
The Dashwooii brigade was as-
sisted by a truck from RCAF
Station Centralia in extinguish-
ing the blaze, -
Sir, Taylor said cost of pro-
duction on pork was .quite a bit
higher than 25 cents so the new
prices do not relate to produc-
tion costs, as the government
had advocated.
He favored higher prices with
i it ti
l m a onsa s to the
one
farmer could receive in order
to prevent vertical integration.
These isons Hou
1 e i i
1 m t. should be af-
fected through deficiency pay
ments, he added.
The minister announced the
mandatory or absolute minimum
floor prices for six of the nine
designated commodities under
the new act.
The six products and the pri-
ces:
rices: Cattle, good steers, $17.50
at Toronto; hogs, grade A, dres-
sed carcasses, $23.75; butter, 1st
grade, 48 cents at Montreal;
cheese, first grade cheddar, 25
cents (Ontario); eggs, 42 cents at
Montreal; lamb $19,85 at Tor-
onto.
These prices are at' the statu-
tory 80 per cent of the base price
which is `computed by averaging
prices over the past 10 years.
Support prices cannot go below
these figures but they can be set
higher, as in the case of hogs
and butter.
Form Club
In
Stephen
p en
The Stephen township 4-H Cali
Club, first 4•H organization in
that township, was organized at
a meeting in Shipka Thursday
night sponsored by the Stephen
Federation of Agriculture.
Seven members have joined
and more. are expected to. The
club will. include both beef and
dairy. calves.
President is Glenn Sharpe and
Gerald Love is vice-president.
Ernest Morenz is secretary and
Gerald McBride, press reporter.
Members include JackZondag,
Harvey Adams and Doug Rus-
sell.
Arthur Bolton, Huron ass't ag
rep. formed the club, assisted
by Lloyd Lamport, Stephen Fed-
era,tion president.
Other boys from Stephen join-
ed Exeter 4-H clubs, In the corn
club will be Leonard Pickering,
Mervin, James and Ralph Fink-
beiner and Bob Galloway. Those
who joined the tractor club were
Bob and Doug Gallotivay and
Ralph Finkbeiner.
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