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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-04-24, Page 11xef mesabveca Second Section KIDS LIKE KIDS—Marie and Donnie Anderson, children of Andy Anderson, Stephen township, proudly display two two-day,old neighbors who may some day become celebrities in the sheep world. The lambs are sons of the grand champion female Dorset Horned .ewe in Canada for 1957, owned by Preston Dearing and son, Gerald, The Anderson family lives in the house on one of the Dearing farms, Photo Farm News, of SCUM HURON and NORM MiDOLCS'EX r r Lobb Expects Hog Yard To Open Twice A Week MPP Urges Aid For Dam W, A. "Bill" Stewart, Conserv- ative MPP for Middlesex North, urged the Ontario government to consider increased assistance to- wards construction of the park - hill dam in his maiden speech in the legislature recently. Mr. Stewart asked that the province raise its contribution to the million -dollar scheme from 50 to 75 per cent of the cost. Text of his appeal follows: "Mr. Speaker, may I also call Attention to the Ausable River conservation authority, lhe first in Ontario, of which the hon. member for Lambton East (Mr. .Janes) has spoken, The Ausable Authority is at present consider- ing the construction of a dam near the town of Parkhill inthe northwest part oC the riding, which I have the honour of rep- resenting. The proposed cost is approximately a million dollars. Several of our municipalities are financially involved in this prop- osition which is very badly need- ed as a flood control measure of the. town of Parkhill, as well as valuable growing areas known as the gardens of the New Venice Corporation and the Klondyke gardens in the county 91 Lamb. Lon. "As the Ausable authority is comprised entirely of rural mu- nicipalities, with the exception of the town of Exeter, with a population of 2,000, and the town of Parkhill Fill) a population of 1,000 people, the burden of pay- ing for this new dam is believed to be more than the taxpayers can afford op the present basis of sharing the cost. "I understand that the prov- ince, through .the Department of Planning and Development, has. ,agreed to pay half the cost of this darn. Since, as I mentioned, this authority is made up of rural areas, it has the highest average per capita assessed costs of any conservation auth- ority in Ontario. "With that thought in mind, may 1 remind the hon, members of the House of a quotation from the report of the select coml.. it - tee on conservation, "That gov- ernment grants to conservation atthority projects be increased in rural areas," obviously be- cause of the lack of industrial assessment. May I, therfore, on behalf of my constituents, peti- tion the hon. minister of plan- ning a n d development ( Mr. Nickle) to give consideration to increasing to 75 per cent. the government share of the cost of this badly needed dam." FAST BALE HANDLING Farmhend Bale Blancher wind- rows your bales for fast pickup! Concentrates all bales( within a small aree—reduees gathering time by 50 q—eliminates one man, Unit trails behind baler, accumulates 6 ire 7 bales at a time, unloads when operator trips tailgate from trader seat. 4arinhind BALE BUNCHER Exeter Farm Equipment D. Jermyn, Nap. PHONE SOI3 EXEtER Hog producers' assembly yard at Clinton may open two days a week, Bert Lobb, president at M the county group said this week. "We have been pressing the provincial board for it and we expect to get it," he said. The yard operates on Tuesday only at the present time. For the past two weeks, mar- k'etings have passed t he 600 mark. It was 634 this week and 668 last week, For a reason still not deter- mined, hogs marketed through, the Clinton yard have received a premium the past two weeks. Last week they sold for $30.50 when the Ontarioprice was $30.00 and this week the price was $30.75, compared to the provincial return of $30.50. Both shipments went to Hamil ton. Although he has had no offi- cial reason for the premium, Mr. Lobb credited it to high quality and good handling of the Clinton. hogs, "The grade in Huron is better this year than last," said Mr. Lobb. He also reported that Huron was marketing more hogs this year than last, while provincial and national marketings have decreased. Huron is now i.Koduc- ing 6;000 to 8,000 pigs a week. Asked about "bootleg" mare keting—sale of hogs outside the co-operative—Mr. Lobb said: "the situation is much better. than it was. It has been cleaned up quite a bit." Expert Addresses Sugar Beet Club Bill Etherington was elected vice-president of the South Huron 4-H Sugar Beet Club at its second meeting Monday night at SHDHS. Twenty members were present. Guest speaker Jack 'Ross out- lined the monogerm seed, which is a new one -germ seed; preci- sion planting; thinners and Huron County chemical weed control. ore Apply For Lusting Dr. T. C. MacLennan, Sea - forth, county representative of the health of animals division of the agriculture department, said this week the number of applica- tions from Huron or brucellosis - free listing of cattle herds has in- ccreneairnsedonths. considerably during re - The reason, he stated, is to meet requirements' for export sales. Almost all states in the U.S. refuse entry of cattle which have not passed brucellosis tests. Most of the Huron applications have come from farmers with Holstein herds, I Major requirement in apply- ing for a listing is that the herd numbers at least 10. They do not have to be purebreds. In making application, the farmer. must agree. to engage a veterinarian to take two blood tests of the cattte about three months apart. If the herds show 'signs of brucellosis, the depart- ment arranges for a final test before listing is approved. In a number of counties peti- tions are being made to make the tests compulsory. Such a petition is expected. to be circu- lated in Huron next fall. Under the compulsory plan, compensation for loss of animals found to have brucellosis is paid by the Ontario government. In counties such as Huron where the program has not conic into effect, the farmer must take the risk of absorbing the loss himself. Applications for listing must be made to the district veterin- arian, 366 Keele Si., Toronto. Each member has a project this year. The number of single pUints .and clusters are tobe counted in each of two. 50 -foot rows both before and after thinning. Each. :member received his seed. Crop Report By D. 11. MILES Majority of the spring seeding is complete. Weekend rain was a boom to spring crops. Sugar beet seeding is pro- gress and it is reported some Sales of Canada Savings Bonds corn is already seeded. in 1957 were up 27 percent over Fall wheat and grass are 1956 to $1,169,421,000. making good growth. ..EYERY Off MIS 11011 PREVENT S6'011111 fr WIT" NIXON'S STOP SCOURS MIXON'S PREIIBTEX SCOURER THE COMPLETE VITAMIN -MINION PROTECTIK FOC,. NEW•BOIRII CALVES I coIrtreolment--0 2 calf treat TIM COMPLETE .feotto mitmcArlow PON Ali OM OP.,0 CA LF SCOURS Itaft teebtmenft,.....—)340 calf feettheeet-155° ktgulthr 6#4P4NTEED Ok YOU/? MONEY kE,VairD Huntley s Drug Store PHONE 50 EXETER EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 24, 1958 PgS,Elevolt ef Producers Ask Farm 'Board ro Approve Prc. motiohal Lev Another Research Project Planned For Corn Club Kill Weeds At Surface An ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure. Herbicides to kill weeds are no longer a novelty, to the farm- er or to the gardener. It is now common practice to spray for weed control with chemicals which kill weeds and do not in- jure desirable plants or crops. Usually the spray is applied when the weeds have emerged and are growing vigorously. By this time a lot of damage has already been done by the weeds. With the advent of new types of chemicals, earlier and more effective control of weeds may be obtained in some cases, in some crops. By use of pre -emer- gent herbicides applied to the soil surface, after planting, and before the crop emerges, weeds are often controlled before, or just after they emerge from the soil. Several such chemicals are available and each year new ones are being tested. Generally speaking the goal in pre -emergent weed control is to apply the herbicide in sufficient volume to create a barrier, or guard zone at the surface of the soil. The crop plants may grow through this area with little or no injury, but weed seeds ger- minating in the top inch or so of soil are killed by the chem- ical in the guard zone. Since most annual weed seedlings only germinate when they are this close to the surface, the chem- ical does a more complete job. The normal post -emergent herbi- cide spray affects only those weeds which have emerged. The pre -emergent herbicides re- main effective for weeks, or months if not disturbed by cul- tivation, and so control weed seedlings whether they germi- nate early or late. Three general rules for pre - emergent herbicides must be borne in mind. (1) Use the right herbicide for the right crop. (2) Have a smooth even soil surface before the herbicide is applied. (3) Use sufficient vol- ume -of spray solution to give adequate coverage and penetra- tion to the soil surface. For field corn, Simazin 50W 1 at 2 lbs. per acre to 4 lbs. per acre is recommended in 30 gal- lons of water. For soybeans, 3 to 4 lbs. per acre of Alanap 3 is suggested or for soybeans or potatoes 3 to 5 lbs. of a pre -emergence type dindro in 30 to 40 gallons of water per acre. The same dinitro may be used at 4 lbs. per acre in 40 gallons of water for peas, and is applied about 3 days before the. peas emerge. • Another research. project in he undertaken this year by mem- Police Plan hers or the South Huron 4-11 - Corn Club, it was revealed at a Road Checks meeting in SHDHS Monday night. The club was the first in On. lade to experiment with pre - emergent spray last year. The new plan is to determine whether or not there is any ad.vantage in cultivating corn plots which have been treated with pre -emergent spray. Each of the members' one -acre plots of corn will be sprayed and the amount of cultivation will be *varied throughout the plot. Compari- sons will be made of the yield from the various sections, George Jones, OAC Guelph, who is in charge of weed con. trol experiments at OAC Guelph, discussed the use of sprays with the members of the club. Leaders of the club will. con- tinue to be Andrew Dixon, Car- frey Cann and Kenneth Hcrn. Fourteen members have joined. Officers include: president, Ralph Finkbeiner, R.R. 2, Credi- ton; vice-president, Bob Gallo- way, R.R. 2, Crediton; secretary. treasurer, Leonard Pickering, R.R. 2, Dashwood; press re. porter, Melvin Finkbeiner, R.R. 2, Centralia. Mac McAlpine, of the Pfister Corn Company, supplied seed for the members of the club. Continue Grain Club ' Exeter 4-11 Grain Club has been organized but it still has only eight members. Officials hope more will join soon. The club's new president is Edward Hern, R.R. 1, Woodham, weed control and cultivation will Safety checks on cars and trucks will be conducted by .a team of Ontario Provincial Police officers in this district in the near future, PC Cecil Gib- bons, of the Exeter detachment, warned this week. The checks will be similar to those 3 held last summer, when road blocks were set up and motor vehicles flagged down for inspection by police. "The team will be on the look- out for faulty lights and brakes," said Constable Gibbons. "Emer- gency brakes will receive special attention." Police will also be watching for licence plates covered with dirt; trucks whose owners are not identified on the side; and trailers, including farm. wagons, drawn by motor vehicles, with- out licence plates or mud guards. Farm experts estimate a 45,- 000,000 -bushel loss to Canada in wheat sales in the current crop year as a result of American wheat "dumping" in export markets where Canada hereto- fore has sold. Vice-president is Ed Skinner, R.R. 1, Dashwood; secretary - treasurer, Frank Delbridge, R,R. 1, Woodham; and press reporter, Ronald Nem, R.R. 1, Woodham. Leaders of the club are Harry Strang and Murray Dawson. Plan Light Deductions On Poultry Products Ontario Poultry Producers held their annual meeting in Toronto, April 15, Mr. Tom Robson was re-elected president, Mrs. Eve- lyn McCartney, and Albert Pond vice-presidents. The new Promotional Plan was accepted unanimously. This plan comes under Section 9 of the Farm Products Marketing Act and authorizes the organization to levy a fee for educational pur- poses and for the advertising and promotion of the product. To make this plan effective the Min- ister of Agriculture must be as- sured that at least 60.', of the producers* approve the plan. The Farm Products Marketing- Board will decide whether public meet- ings or petitions will be required. If the producers approve the plan a maximum of 2c a bird on poultry and 2c on each 30 ddz. crate of eggs or portion thereof will be deducted at point of sale and will be remitted to the organization, A percentage of this will be returned to the counties and the rest will be used to finance the Ontario Or- HENSALL SALE PRICES ganization and to promote the Prices at Hensall Community better handling and sale of eggs, Sale Thursday, April 17. In Ontario we must compete Weanling pigs „ $ 15.00 to $ 17.50 with western producers and this Chunks 18.00 21.00 can mcst easily be done by pro - Feeders 25.00 31.00 clueing only high quality eggs Sows 70.00 102.00 and by taking the necessary steps Holstein cows ,. 175.00 185.00 to be sure that they reach the Durham Cows 180.00 200.00 consumer in the same good condi- Holstein calves 16,00 20.00 ' tion. A very large percentage of I Durham calves 25,00 69.00 our eggs are still 'produced. by On ,account of seeding opera -1 flocks of 100 to 400 birds and too lions there was a light run of . many of these producers fail to both pigs and cattle. 1 gather eggs often enough and ...3tnennti , ,, eitleimiallittillMilli111111111111111111.0mill t I tt 11i1110111111111111,1111n11111111itiliiiiii ttttt 111111IY11110 CONTRACTS Ar, Now Available For Barley Montcalrn & Kindred Fertilizer Supplied We Still Have A Few SEED OAT CONTRACTS SEED GRAIN Registered — CerCfied — r:omMercial BRANT BARL EY, GARY & RODNEY OATS At Attractive Prices SEED BEANS We also Have Michigan No. 1 Certified SANILAC SEED ORDER NOW! Avoid Disappointment Lear On Cook Bros. MillingCo, PHONE 24. Limited HENtALL .'406-01aWiliMMAWIMMMMMillilMWWWWMMMMMMTIMMMflMAIIIWMUWMMWUMMOMM fail to coll them quickly. A few dealers fail to provide protection while making pick- ups in the hot weather. Few re- tail outlets provide refrigerated counters but those who do have increased their sales greatly. In one store window in Toronto three large baskets of eggs were on display last Sunday after- noon, These eggs must have been sitting in the sun part of Satur- day, all day Sunday and I'm sure the purchaser on Monday wouldn't be pleased with the quality of the eggs. Finally with reasonable finan- ces available this organization will be ableto make definite studies of markets and thus pro- mote more advantageous sel- ling of poultry and poultry pro- ducts. 010111111•1111111111111111MINIIII. Ontario Beef Producers' As- sociation, /naked by resolutions from, 24 counties and seven zone meetings, will request permis- sion from the Farm Products Marketing Board to put into ef. fed the proposed 10 -cent levy on cattle to finance their organ- ization and promotion pf beef consumption in the province. This was decided at the an- nual meeting of the association Lendesboro; Bob Campbell,. it, R. 1 Dublin: and Carl lierning, way, Huron Federation fieldinati. Ilighlights of the meeting, as reported by Ur. liemingway. were: Although newspaper reports have played up the importation of beef from New Zealand, it was revealed that the total amount represents the equiva• lent of only about 800 cattle. .1n Toronto Tuesday which was Imports of this size have taken attended by 51. of the 53 dee- place at various times during gates in the province. Fifty non- recent years and it was felt delegate producers also attend- there was no cause for alarm. ed. Dr. C. D. Graham, deputy Association president Ted Bate- minister of agriculture, urged mart, thMeofuinntanBeersydogfes.thereporogrtaend. producer, marketing and farm the closest co-operation between ization were badly depleted and organization groups if farming is to keep its plaae in the econ- omy. Performance testing of beef cattle will be carried on intensively by the department, he said. W. P. Watson, live stock com- missioner for Ontario, reported the province imports 50 percent of the beef cattle that are later marketed in Ontario. About 99 percent of the increase in cattle population from 1950 to 1956 took place in Western Canada. Fred Campbell, manager of the Toronto stock yards, said the feeder cattle supply looks scarce and producers can ex- pect continuing keen competi• tion from U.S. buyers. Doug Tipper, ag rep of the Huntsville area, outlined the pos- sibility of developing a supply of feeder cattle in northern On- tario where the growing of grain is not too profitable but a fair amount of pasture is available. The department, to ,encourage this production, has established trial herds of beef at New Lis• keard and Sault Ste, Marie. Lawrence Kerr, Chatham area producer, felt the margin for the feed lot operator would be small- er but consumers are conscious of the high protein content of beef and their demand looked encouraging. said some method of financing was urgently needed. The group has been operating on grants from the government. Bain Stewart, secretary of the Farm Products Marketing Board, told delegates that the board must be assured that 60 percent of the producers favored the plan before it could be put int force, Bo ecause the levy is so small, however, officials feel it is.doubt- ful if the province would spend the money required to conduct a vote among all producers in the province. They hope to con- vince the board, through the county and zone resolutions, that the levy would be favorably ac- cepted by the producers. In a standing vote of the dele- gates Tuesday, only two opposed the plan. It was pointed out that if the board permits a levy without a producer vote, it could later re- verse its decision without a vote if considerable opposition be- came evident. The 24 county meetings which approved the plan represent an area from which a high per- centage of Ontario beef is pro- duced. Under the proposed plan. de- duction of 10 cents from cattle Earl Manning, secretary of the and five cents from calves sold beef packers' council, reported in Ontario would provide a fund to finance promotional. advertis- ing for beef and to gather in- formation on all -phases of the industry which would be passed on to producers. Attending the meeting from Huron were Bob McGregor, Kip - pen, president of the county or- ganization; .1 a c k Armstrong, New Assistant For Ag Office a nine percent increase in beef consumption • per capita for the past two years and there was prospect that improved packag- ing and pre-cooking offered pos- sibility of increasing the sale of beef. Dr. E. G. Burgess, of O.A.C. outlined the result of tests on feeding stilbestrol. Thqy showed that the implanting of small quantities in feed was the cheap- est and most effective method of using it. A resolution established the number of county delegates to Daniel James Rose, R.R. 3, the annual meeting on a basis Goderich, has been appointed of one for every 10,000 head of student assistant in Huron Coun- cattle or portion thereof mar- ty from April 28 until his return keted during the previous year. to college in September. Another resolution expressed Dan is a graduate of the appreciation of the producers to diploma course and has com- the Federation of Agriculture, pleted his second year towards which has organized and spoil - his degree. He is a native of sored Bounty meetings for the Bruce County. association; the Ontario Live Most of Mr. Rose's work will Stock Commission and the min. be in assisting A. S. 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