HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-05-01, Page 11New :Poultry.Project '.•
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A new 441 poultry club, pro.1 rirst eitib• will be started in
gram is 'being .started in Heron 'Scaforth ‘vith, J. a Scott and
County this year, Ilf. 'WhiHey AS club leader. In.
th the. past, the emphasis has • torested Youth JIM -Contact them
been .on Meat pr 0 d 401011 by tl 110 : Or :tile Clinton office. The club
purpose bens. This year, how• is .open to anyone in ;Huron.
ever,. •the stress will be on egg i Organizational meeting will be
production with flocks being held Tuesday, 1N1ay 20, in Sea -
scored by yield, management, forth high school with Earl'
feed ,conversion, .cost of predttc-!.Hunt, of OAC poultry extension
tionand perfect mortality. I.department as guest speaker.
Club Members will be re- Parents are invited.
(wired to keen., accurate' records I The club.may be a pilot pro -
and be active in the •club to re- I jest for a provincial 94i poultry
ecive the highest possible 'score Iprogram. Pians for the project
on the propel!, I were drafted at .a .metting of .top
,Alinimum age for members in 'Huron poultry producers - 'ti-
the club will be 14 years as .of , eluding Ed Miller, R.R. 3 Exe-
May 1. 11141411nm 'flock .size is ' ter; Ilow.ard Johns, R.IL 1 Cwt.
50 birds. •'• 1 tralia; Edison Forrest, R.R. 2
Records will be kept for six • Hensell: Bob McKinley, Zurich
months after the birds reach 20 I and Jim Scott, Seat:n.111 - with
weeks of age. Latest starting I OAC officials and representa-
date is September1. I lives of the Clinton office.
.Down To
Earth.
By D. I, HOOPER
The Last Straw
De, you ever get to the point after it alone, or without the
where you'dlike to dig a hole, farm male assistance, the pro -
crawl into. it and sleep forduce thereof was not taxable at
a April 30. Anyway that was the
'eek without baying someone excuse handed to me on a silver
poke you into ball wakefulness to platter for the lack of manual
tie a shoelace or a hair ribbon? effort - plausible, plausible.
Well, I'm at that point now day- Anyway, he paid for it next
light -saving time -has caught up day. My groans could be heard
all over the house - 1 was sore
with us again. . i in many places, So would anyone
Why in heavens' name anyone be who hadn't done four solid
wants to interfere • with nature fours of knee bends and back
in the matter of time, 1 don't' stretches for a whole year.
know. It upsets everything that 1 That was only practice though,
I found out, for other things to
can think of., -. appetites, bed-
time, rest tithe, and Work, and come, From that we. went to
shearing sheep. No, I don't shear
leaves the body beautiful down-
right miserable trying to gain but I walk' a few miles and do
toe touchings and knee bends
that hour. Just as we've gotten
used to it and the hour caught, picking up fleeces when they are
sheared, and throwing
away we go back to slow time a fleece
on a picking table requires some
and readjustment all over again.
Oh, Well, I guess we'll live after skill to get the neck at one end
and the tail at the other without
the inertia leaves - orwill it?
getting them twisted inside out
Anyway, that isn't what I set in the middle. Then it's a case
out to grouse about, I did have ef walking Around and around
a thought about spring-c:eaning. picking out 'the June grass and
Having been„up to my ears in til/Roy heads, and everything
papering, painting, floor-layingi else that sheep seem to ,delight
curtain making - which incl. in getting onto their coats.
dentally I've bogged down on.
with four pair still to go - and Then there is the '1olding, ty•
ing. and, the worst part of all,
thinking that the usual spring . trying to pack them in those
cleaning rush wasn't a rush at eight or ten -foot long bags the
all this year, I got stopped in the wool merchants supply: Most of
middle completely by the weather the time you find you are pack.
*arming up enough for seeding.
Not that I did the seeding, but ing yourself as well as the wool.
Still you get pleasure out of it,
you know men. You daren't be too, especially when you pick up
in anything. that takes your
• ' a fleece that 15 heavy, thick fine
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Second Section
EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY
1958
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HOSPITAL. OFFICERS INSPECT RESIDENCE -Officers elected at the annual meet,-
ing of South Huron Hospital Association Tuesday night chat with Assistant Superin•
tendent Mrs, L. Learn outside the nearly -completed nurses' residence, B. W. Tuckey,
left, was elected chairman of the board, succeeding A. J. Traquair, Charles Smith,
right, is the new treasurer. -rf--A Photo
Juniors Plan
ports Here
Executive meinbers of Huron
and Perth junior farmer orgad
nizations, meeting here Monday,
decided to hold their annual
track and field meet on June 14
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Fieldman's PIan Pasture
Competition
Comments
On Hog Losses
Sugar Beet Pro, iiction
Twenty growers from this (Its -
Wet were among the 46 who
were named to the London .diVi-
GROWER
sion honor roll of the Canada
and Dominion Sugar Co. Ltd., on
'the basis of their 1957 crops. A
David Triebner, Kippen, was Average
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Ballantyne, ROY
third top man in the division .
3.95
Blair Bros. 6.80
with a yield of 5,531 pounds of
sugar per acre on a five -acre "ranch H. 22.52
Brand, Peter 5.16
crop.
' Harry Knip, Clandehoye, came HraY, Donald 2.33
fifth with a record of 5.127 Cann, Raymond . 1.16
pounds on each of 28 acres, and 'Charters, Pearson, Anne,Marjorie,
Ambrose Koricina, Clandeboye, Mary and William . . 4.50
stood seventh with an average of
5,076 on five acres. Coleman, William
Others in the top ten were C,,onsitt, Ray
duced 4,966 on a similar acreage, Cuillerier. Edward
Spruyette, Clandeboye, who pro- Coward, William . , .., _. ................ 4.00
4,993 on six acres, and Maurice Corbett, Ross
order, were:
Waiter McBride R.R. 1, Cen- Dougall,
Others named to the roll, in
Kippea, uqui, Cooper, John B.
Dougall, 1j,o1Amndiew .
Harry, ..... , ...... ..„ „,.... ..... .. 15.68
. 2.24
13.42
5.77
Laird Finlayson,
driek, Kippen; Aubrey Farquhar, Faber, Edgbert 21061 . 2.92 2.40.492611
9.30
tralia; John R. Cooper, ICippen; Dougall, James
Andrew Dougall, B.R. 3, Exeter; Dougall, William
William Coleman, Kippen; Pieter Ir'sserY, William H.
revery, Clandeboye; Hugh Hen- Etherington, Archie
Kinn; Lloyd and Keith Lovell, Faber, Rochus
Fahner, Harold
Kippen,• Edward Cuillerier, Cred- 2.40
Farquhar, Aubrey
iton; Alex McBeath. Kippen.; 2.26
Alois VanEsbroeck, Elgin Row- revery, Pieter
Finlayson, Laird 15.45
Cliffe and William B. Rowcliffe, 6.10
all of Hensall, and William Doti -
gall, Exeter. Glanville. Charles
Heist, Wellington 22.73
3,32
6.00
flicks Stanley 12:1946.
14.81
8.62
8.40
4.88
Top yield the district served Hendrick. Hugh
by fieldman Bill Amos, B.R. 8. Horn, Edward
Parkhill, was scored by Harold Hill, Allan .. ...... ..... ..... 10.61
1.80
3.48
1.24
2.02
5.94
2810..1084
5.06
2.43
Lovell, Lloyd and Keith
MacDonald, Gordon 35.521.96
Mayer, Robert P. and 2.88
Massehelein, S. 4.60
McBeath, Alex
187..4273
McBride, Elmore J. .
McBride, Walter 21.70
McCarter, James ....... ...... . 3.75
9.69
McGregor, Alex D. ,
Oke, Ross 1,88
Parsons, Wayne 3.31
Pavkeje, Pauline 2.25
Penner, Alex G. .. ...... . 16.67
Perkins, Ray . 2.00
Prance, Gordon, Gerald and Wayne 4.08
Preszcator, W. S. 2,97
Richard, Allan
Rowcliffe, Elgin 130..1897
Rowcliffe, B.
Rowe, Harold ....... 11161
Rundle, Allan and Hugh A. • 10.26
Schroeder, William --------------4.06
Shapton, Bruce ......... ... .......... 3.03
Snow, William ' 3.14
Soetemans, A. L. 25.50
Spruytte, Maurice 6.00
Taylor, Victor 9.42
Triebner, Tom 31.5016..10.80
Timmermans, Henry
Triebner, David
VanEsbroeck, Alois 9.96
VanSteeg. B. H.
18.092.45
Walters, William
Zubal, Joe Sr. 12306..1580
Willard, Eugene
Willemse, Tony
rahner, R.R. 1, Exeter, whose Bin, cliff
average was 5,887 pounds. He did
not make the honor roll, how- Hirtzel, Lawrence
less than five. Huxtable, Wilfred
Hyde, Harvey
ever, because his acreage was
William H. Essery, Gentralia; Janssens, L. E.
Kennos, Frank
Applicants are being sought! ,Tames Dougall, R.R. 3, Exeter;
competition, launched this year Pearson Charters, Kippen; Paul- II<Cnoti'lieinfaI,arrAymbrose
Lamport, Edward
for the Huron County pasture, Wilfred Huxtable, Centralia;
by the Soil and Crop Improve- ne a e e. en ra a. an nm
By CARL HEMINGWAY anent Association, Triebner, Exeter, all topped
at Exeter Community Park. The competition is limited to , 5,000 pounds per acre, but bad
On April 16, I attended an in- + less than five acres of the crop.
Program includes, besides
formation meeting sponsored by ale. first 25 who apply 10 the i A substantial increase in acre -
track and field vents, softball
the Ontario Hog Producers As- agricultural office, Clinton, I age has been contracted for
tournaments for both boys and sociation and t h e Lambton Score will be made on two 1958,,according to Mr. Amos.
girls, basketball competitions, a
County Federation of Agricul- visits by an outside judge with I Growers have already signed for
tug .of war and, square dance
contests. tune at Thedford. a total of 200 points as a maxi- I 1,800 acres compared to 1,400
mum plus a bonus based on , lastyear. Mr. .Arnos said he ex -
The attendance wasn't large
Joint chairmen for the meeting
and for the field day are Jean which seems to indicate that the pasture acres per animal unit.; peeted more land would be eon -
Smith. :RR, 1 Ethel, Huron farmers are pretty well satis- udging will he about June 15 traeted for before the seeding
and September 1. ' ) begins.
County ,Junior Institute and Wit- fled' with the operation of the
marketing agency. At least, The competition includes the
liam Dougall, R.R. 3 Exeter,
they had any complaints theiyf whole pasture program, not any
president of the' county junior 1 t d f' id.
he •
farmers. Secretary is Muriel se ec e
weren't serious enough to in -
ie only excel). , Back Resolution
duce farmers to come to a meet- I tion will be, rough unimproved
Gowdy, Belgrave.
t10 m, shar and the prove the situation. lar program but which may be r or Better Price
ing to seek information to im-i pasture not included in the regu- , y .
mind away horn wia ley are w
001 from, a ewe that has.rean- Track and field events • will
first series of softball games
will get under way at 10:30.
doing - you've got to be just
there, ready at, any moment, to
aded to keep herself clean; one s ar a a. p
The question of who Inies a used' occasionally for young cattle At. a recent 'meeting of the
hold a bag. that covers the whole of the
hog when 11 is condemned was. only. ElimvilIe local of"the Ontario
prised that such a big fleece
upstairs scrubbing • when
Inter -county all-star contests
wilt be held at 4 p.m. for the
girls and 7 p.m, for the boys.
The square dance competition
will be conducted according to
provincial regulations. Each set
must dance a change of it own
choosing and the compulsory
change to a neutral caller.
The evening will Wind up with
a dance and presentation of the
Whyte Packing Co. trophy to the
county which accumulates the
most points.
experience along this line but will proceed to a regional compe-, supported a resolution urging
could come from such a sinallI think I have the facts. 1tion; the winner of which will ad- I that the government pay greater
need you •because that minute ewe, and when the lad of the vance in turn to the provincial! compensation for cattle con -
you take to come down, .wi If the trucker accepts the hog tieveL
your hands, , groan about a creak you can start enjoying the Ian°. at the farm without complaint' 1 deemed on the. brucellosis test.
--Pe flock is finally in the closing pen
in your knee 'or push your hair and it later arrives at the plant Directors of HSCIA believe the : The petition urged an increase
lin that covers your hands. It is
back, is wasting their time (how $100 to 5150 for purebred
injured it is covered by instil.- competition will stimulate greater : from
they waste yours doesn't count). ante regardless of whether it interest in pasture management, i cattle, and from $40 to $100 for
the gift from the ewes to the
packer - lanolin, free and in
So for the entire time of seeding was injured at the marketingwhich is one of the most import -I grade cattle.
you vegetate outside of regular the end of the run are smooth, yard or in transitt. The producer ty
ant farm operations in the coun-1 This was the last meeting of
heavy quantity - the hands at
I the spring, Activities of the local
household tasks, meals, etc., etc, chap free, callous free, and you
Of course, while the drill is. wouldn't know they belonged 'to
out, it's a good time to get the you at all. It: is the best hand -
peas planted. True, but the idea cream available. '
each has of how to plant them
needs discussion. One wishes to' Of course, while the Shearing
plant in every row of the drill, was going on, so was the month
the other in regular garden and you know what the end of
rows, who won? Well, guess, that brings - income tax forms
They are in garden rows, easier - and like most people most of
for the children to pick, the air it is left until the last minute. So
and sun can get at them better,. every night books are brought
and they can'be kept clean. Who out and a tired mind is pushed
always grumbled about the weeds to add up 'columns of figures
in the pea patch? R certainly which as usual, won't balance,
wasn't me - I didn't plant them or if they do come out, usually
last year. But I have to pick end up with figures that show
them, and object strongly to you owe the tax department
having to set on 60 plants, more more than you think they should
or less, to pick one plant of its have, but there's nothing you
treasure. Anyway, we'll see hew can do about it but finish the
things work out - they're planted forms off with a flourish, and
now and up so we can only wait hand them to the spouse for
for results, perusal and his signature - the
Still no more spriag-eleaning. hardest part of all, according to
The piece of land in the oat field him.
where the snowbank was gone With that done, I thought: "Ah,
arotind, would be pretty good for now to 'finish off that spring -
Judge Live Stock
Saturday, May 24
Huron 'county live stock judg-
ing competitions will be held on
Saturday, May 24 in Seaforth,
Arthur S. Bolton, ass't Ag rep,
announced this week.
The competitions are open to
all Huron boys and its be-
tween 12 and 30 and again this
year there will be four sections
so that members are competiting
against persons their own age
and ,.experience.
Judging will consist of three
elassh beef, three classes dairy,
two classes swine, one class of
hog carcasses and one class of
sheep,
strawberry plants, ao we rushed cleaning!" Well, 1 was doomed
b ht them and naturally to disappointment, The .final in-
structions 1 received this morn-
ing 'were: "Have you got your
flower seeds? If so it might, be a
good idea to plant that new
flower bed I made before it
rains." Looking at the weather
with a jaundiced eye, means now
apparently - so that's the last
straw. The spring cleaning can
rest on HS laurels, wardrobes,
basement and pantry can take a
raincheck. '
and botight
they were -part of my garden, so
I was elected to plant them. And
within a lew days 1 was advised
to buy iny garden seeds and get
them in.
.1 can Id! you I had no assist-
ance, because somewhere along
in his reading, the man of the
house found out that if be grad-
ously gave a piece of land for a
garden to his Wife, and she
planted it alt herself and looked
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CROP REPORT
By D. H, Miles
Spring • seeding operations are
complete, Some early turnips
are above the ground, sugar
beet planting is general and
some
corn is planted,
Grass is making slow progress,
Warm .rain is needed. Some
cattle have been turned to grass.
will be paid in full.
If the hog is injured in such
a way that the packing plant ac-
cepts it without complaint and
it is later found that the carcass
is unfit for human consumption
and is therefore condemned the
packing plant must take the loss
and the producer will be paid
in full.
In most cases this payment
will come to the producer with-
out any action on his part but cwt. 660 pigs and 250 cattle and I
Tentative
sometimes errors occur and the calves were sold, the largest , plans have been
made to hold a joint meeting of
I will be resumed in the fall.
HENSALL SALE PRICES I
19.00 25.60:
leeders
,
Weanling pigs .. $ 15.00 to $ 1.8.25eek To Expand
'5
Chunks
26.10 30.00! 7
Sows 72.50 113.00. L. urich 4-1-1 Clubs
Holstein cows 160.00 185.00.
Durham cows .. 175.00 200.00 At a meeting Saturday night,1
Holstein calves 12.50 19.50! Zurich Agricultural Society de -I
ci
Durham calves 20.00. 49.00tided to expand the calf club it!
Good steers sold. up to 24.60 ' sponsors to include 'a dairy sec- '
i
ld't' to bcef
farmer only receives the salvage sale to date,
value. If this happens 'the pro-
ducer should notify his shipper that contract farming
and the marketing agency so te very iew returns for
that they can trace the ship- Cr.
lucid and collect from either the
packing company or the insur-
ance company.
If, however the shipper notices
anything suspicious about the
hog he should inform the far-
mer that he will not be respon-
sible for damage in shipping.and
if, on arrival at the plant the
hog is tagged "subject to kill"
by the processor the farmer will
then only receive the carcass
value which may be very little.
Mother point of interest was
the statement that contracts for
feeding hogs were being Id in
that district for as little as $2.00
per hog marketed. This is a
new low in my experience and
indicates, 1 think, very clearly
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