HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-05-15, Page 11WATCH RESULTS COMING IN -Supporters jammed the PC committee rooms here
Monday night to wait for returns on the by-election in which Charlie MacNaughton was
elected to succeed the late Tom Pryde, At the local headnuarters, the PC candidate
led all the way but in Seaforth and Clinton returns indicated Dr. Addison in the
lead for some time. A big Goderich majority cinched the PC win. -T-A Photo,
Farm Fiews
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New White Bean Variety
Boosts Outlook For Crop
With an improved . variety
available and last year's crop
pretty well sold, prospects for
white beans look bright for the
coming year, local dealers indi•
catea this week.
The new variety is Sanilac,
which topped all production test
plots in .Huron County last year.
This was the variety which
'brought the world bean crown to
Bob Allen, R.R. 1, Brucefield, in
1957.
Local dealers have imported
the seed in quantity from Michi-
gan, and have already sold con-
siderable to district growers.
Most dealers report they still
have some left.
Government officials believe
Sanilac may be the, answer to
the problem of Anthracnose,
disease which 'hit crops of
Michelite and Clipper beans last
Yea r.
H. K. Hillier, plant products
division, Canada Department. of
Agriculture, said recently: "In
1957, there was only an odd field
of the older varieties, Michelite
and Clipper, which Was able to
pass the field inspection due to
Anthracnose. Luckily, the new
vai•iety, Sanitac, hts been im-
ported from Michigan. In most
fields of Sanilac la.st year, no
trace of Anthracnose was found.
"I . would suggest," he con-
tinued, "that farmers interested
in growing beans get in touch
with their dealers soon if they
wish to try Sanilacs, either
registered or certified,"
Dealers claim the new seed is
easier to handle and brings a
better price.
Last year, bean prices held
!slightly above the floor of $6,30
I cwt.
Report From Parliament Hill
Lawyers And Farmers
Top Groups In House
By W. 14. A. THOMAS
During the last session of par-
liament so :many favorable com-
ments 'on our weekly reports
were received that we shall con-
tinue them. We hope they turn
out to be both interesting and
useful.
This could be a very important
session .from a historical point of
view, The majority of members
are new to parliament. More
than half have been members
for less than a year, and more
than one-third of all members
will be sitting in the .House•for
the first time.
In no previous parliament has
the Government had Such an
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overwhelming majority. Last
session the Government had 130
members against a combined op-
position of 152. This time the
government will have. 208 mem-
bers against a combined opposi-
tion of 57, It will be interesting
to •see how parliament works
under such conditions.,
In the last House, among the
113 members on the government
side, there were 37 lawyers and
17 farmers. No other occupa-
tional group could claim more
than five. It Will be interesting
to see if the numerical status
of the lawyer and farmer groups
is continued in this parliament,
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The question might be raised
as to whether the occupational
complexion of parliament has a
significant influence on the legis-
lation that is passed. It might be
reasonable to suppose that occu-
pational numbers could have
some effect, In the last session,
however, while farm marketing
legislation was under considera-
tion, some of its strongest sup-
porters, lawyers and other urban
members who represented rural
ridings,
There is much commotion in
the halls of the building due to
members changing offices. Ai -
ways after an election upset
there is much shifting of mem-
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EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 1$, 1948
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Hereford Bull
Brings $460
Good „prices were received at
the ninth annual spring .sale,
sponsored by the Huron Hereford
Association, Ten bulls sold for
an average of 3460.50.
Top price bull was consigned
by Hirtzel Brothers, Crediton,
and sold to Alvin Wainer, Dash-
wood, for $750. This bull was the
first bull calf -sired by the 1956
Calgary bull sale champion,
Second top bull was consigned
by Whitney Coates and Son, R.R.
1, Centralia, and was bought by
William Tustian, Kagawong,
Manitoulin Island, for 3500,
Bred heifers averaged 4312.10;
cows with calves $31.8,75.
Top female was ' consigned by
Heber Edy and Sons, Dungannon,
and sold to William J. Clark,
Goderich, for 4585.
W. S, O'Neil, Denfield, was
the auctioneer.
Tractor Major
Accident Cause
One member of every fourth
family in Ontario will. become
an accident .vietim this year if
our accident rating continues as
it has in the past.
Nearly one-half of Ontario's
approximately 60 annual farm
accident deaths are caused by
carelessness in handling farm
machinery. Since the tractor is
used more than any other ma-
chine, its careless and improper
use causes more accidents than
any other single agent.
Gasoline, pound for pound, has
three times the explosive power
of dynamite. Accordingly, gaso-
line must be handled with ex-
treme caution. Since it is high-
ly explosive when mixed with
air,avoid splashing 11 during
handling.
Dont smoke near gasoline, and
be especially careful around
gasoline when ventilation is
limited. And never refuel a trac-
tor when the engine is running
or hot.
Detailed information on safety
in tractor operation is contained
in Ontario Department of Agri-
culture Circular 170, obtainable
at the office of the Agricultural
Representative, or from the In-
formation Branch, Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture, Parlia-
ment Buildings, Toronto.
Shorthorn Sale
Brings 24 Cents
At the Shorthorn -sale of Fal-
coner Bros., Clinton, last week,
top price of $250 -was paid for a
roan bull sired by Aberfeldy
type, purchased by Mervin Hay-
ter, Varna.
A white bull, Falcon Spring
Ransom Lad, went to Dan Liv-
ingston, Glencoe.
The top three females were
sold to Herbert .0. Mitchell,
Crediton, with. average price of
$237.50.
The fat steers were sold to
Clifford Keys, "Varna, to go to
Swift Packing Co., at $223.50,
approximately 24 cents a pound.
Other buyers were Earnest
Whitehouse, Kippen; 'Verne Cun-
ningha m , Goderich; Stewart
Dale, Clinton; Gordon Hill, Var.
na; Luther Saunders, Seaforth:
Erlin Whitmore, Seaforth; Homer
Hunt, Seaforth; William
Oestricher Crediton; Bert Lobh,
Clinton.
Falconer Bros., and all present
thought that the auctioneer, Bert
Pepper, had done an excellent
job on his first sale.
Turner's Church Woman's As.
sociation also had a successful
afternoon selling hot dogs and
coffee.
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TURNIP KING -Building up profitable sales outlets for
his crop is an important part of the farming operations of
R. J. Pollock of Keswick, Ont. While he still sells the bulk
of his top -grade turnips in 50 -pound bags of burlap or
polyethylene, he has developed new markets for other
grades. Some are cut up, ready for cooking, and sold in
24 -ounce polyethylene bags; the rest are made into soup.
Concentration or merchandising has not, however, inter-
fered with quality. Here son, Jerald, displays the chal-
lenge trophy won by Pollock turnips at the Royal Winter
Fair last fall,
Develops New 'Look'
To Market Rutabagas
To most: Canadians the turnip
is just an inexpensive vegetable
turning up frequently on the din-
ner table as a tasty change in
diet. But to one Canadian, R. J.
Pollock of Keswick, Ont., the
lowly turnip is big business.
While •most farmers are con-
tented with a small acreage as
a cash crop, Mr. Pollock has
turned his whole , farm into a
turnip factory, The success of
his venture was recognized when
Pollock turnips were awarded
the perpetual challenge trophy
at, the Royal Winter Fair.
Nor has this enterprising far-
mer's interest in turnips stopped
with growing prize-winning pro-
duce. Careful consideration of
marketing possibilities has re-
sulted in the adoption of several
profitable new ways of selling
his crop. Like other growers, lie
continues to wash, wax and
package the bulk of his top -
grade turnips in 50 -pound bags
of burlap or polyethylene film.
He has, however, devised ways
of turning culls, usually dis-
arded as a grower's loss, into
profit.
Turnips which are undersized,
poorly shaped, or injured in dig-
ging are cut up, ready for cook-
ing, and ,packaged in 24 -ounce
polyethylene bags. Put up in this
manner the turnips appeal to
the busy housewife who lacks
time to prepare them for the
pot. They also find favor with
customers who feel a whole tur-
nip is too much for a small fam-
ily.
Nor is this the end of Mr. Pol-
lock's inventiveness. Part of his
crop is made into soup, tinned
at the farm and sold through
local stores and super -markets.
While these merchandising
methods suggest profitable mar-
kets for perfectly sound but I
below -standard turnips, they
cannot be used when culls are
the result of disease such as
black rot. Many growers, how-
ever, have eliminated culls nf
this nature by sowing registered
seed.
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On Turnips
Turnip growing in Blyth and
Exeter areas of Huron County
and the Luean area of Middlesex
County, is big business, and it is
anticipated one of the largest
acreages of turnips will be sown
in the 1958 crop year.
In order to keep producing the
high quality of rutabagas these
areas are noted for, constant
vigilance has.to he given to see
that they are kept free of flea
beetles, turnip maggots and
caterpillars, as well as water -
core.
At the town hall at Exeter on
Thursday, May 22, at 8.30 p.m.,
turnip growers will be given an
opportunity to acquaint them-
selves with the answers to some
of these problems when Dr. G. H.
Berkeley, director of laboratory
of plant pathology, St. Cath-
arines; Dick Goodin, field crops
branch, Toronto; J, J. Johnston,
Federal inspection service, and
Keith Riddell, agricultural rep-
resentative, Middlesex County,
will be guest speakers.
The meeting will be open to all
interested turnip producers and
will be convened by Roylance
Westcott, of Exeter, the director
on the Ontario Turnip Com-
mittee.
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Prices at Hensall Community
Sale Thursday May 8:
Weanling Pigs 15.60 to 18.50
Chunks $ 19.50 23.00
Feeders $ 25.25 29.60
Sows $ 85.00 135.00
Holstein Cows 3160.00 190.00
Durham Cows $175.00 21,0.00
Holstein Calves 8 12.00 18.00
Durham Calves $ 40,00 72.00
Fat cows sold up to ise a lb.;
fat heifers 323.60 a cwt.; fat
steers $24.10 a cwt. There were
325 pigs and 250 cattle and
calves sold.
Livestock specialist 3, W,
Graham of the Canada Depart.
meat of Agriculture says Cart.
ada has an open market for the
two main sheep products, lamb
and wool.
This country, he says; could
quite easily support a national
Clock uP to 10 million head,
roughly six times the present
sheep population of about 1341
million head. Mr. Graham is
head of the Livestock Section of
the Livestock and Poultry Pro-
ducts Division, Production Ser.
vice.
At the present time Canada
uses about 60 million Pounds of
wool, of which no more than
eight million pounds is produced
here. This country also imports
up to 15 million pounds of lamb
and still consumes only about $
lb. per person. Not many years
ago Canadians ate more than
four times this quantity •of
lamb.
So far as synthetic fibres re-
placing wool in Canada is con-
cerned, Mr. Graham says this
is very unlikely because of the
long period with freezing tempe-
ratures each year. Synthetics are
for warmer climates and at best
can be used successfully in Can•
ada only in combidation with
wool, It seems highly improbable
that the Canadian sheep indus•
try will run into any serious
competition from that source.
A considerable area of land in
Canada now cropped is marginal
in quality and according to Mr.
Graham could be put to better
use under pasture. Furthermore,
he says, large acreages under
rough grazing could be improved
considerably. On such land,
sheep could readilycompete
with cattle thus bringing the
livestock industry into better
balance.
"Work faithfully eight hours
a day and don't worry in the
other sixteen, my boy. Then in
due time you'll get to be boss;
then you can work sixteen houre
and worry the other eight."
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