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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-01-08, Page 9Forums Suggest Vertic.,1 Intregration W�av Cut F..reedom Farmers' may lose their Inde• tegration farmers would lose penctene,e if they allow contract their !i•eedon, control of their feeding to expand, district, farm product and many privileges and forums decided this week as they • liberties they now enjoy. began a series of •discussions on "The feed companies don't the vertical integration problellt ,are how much over -production i 1imville Forum feared far- there is as long as they can still niers coiner lose their privileges sett their feeds at a profit," the and liberties :through vertical in- forum reported. tegration and forums :urged. ¢ c d The nembeis felt vex treat in- caution in contract fanning, togratiofi would not help far - Attendance at most forums sill- mers stay in business; rather it fared from .storniY weather. would take farm away •from in - Fear Many Losses • clividuals and place then in the Llimville, Forum, which met hands of large eorppralions. at the home of Mr. Lewis johns, Elioivilte will meet Monday reared that through vertical in- •night at the home of 01r, and Mrs,. Roland Williams, List Topics CS WO AS At A S Farmers' Week will be held for the twenty-first year at Western Ontario :Agricultural School, Ridgetown, January 12 to 16, with a good program ar- ranged for each day. Monday, January 12 will be devoted to Poultry and Horti- culture. At the poultry meeting, Prof, J, R, Cavers, head of the Department of Poultry, O.A.C., will speak on "Poultry Industry Trends"; Dr. (L B. Doige, Re- gional Veterinarian, W.O.A.S., on "Current Problems in Poul- try Diseases"; and J. E. Turn- bull, Engineering Extension Ser- vile, W.O.A,S., on "Construc- tion for Good Poultry Housing," Speakers at the horticulture meeting include Prof. R..5Mil- ton, Bead, Department of liorti- tulture, 0.A.C., whose subject will be "Modern Vegetable and. Fruit Growing Practices"; Lloyd Miller, Science Service, Entom- ology Laboratory, Chatham, "New Treatment for Onion Mag- gots"; and R. Frank, Horticul- ture and Biology Division,. W.0,- A.S., "Herbicides in Horticul- ture", January 13 is Soils Day and "Soil Management" will be dis- cussed by Prof. N. R. Richards, Head, Department of Soils, O.A.C.; "Sugar Beet Growing in the Cash. Crop Area" by Law- rence M. Kerr, Kerr Farms, C h a t h a m; and "Open Ditch Maintenance" by T. A, Brown, Engineering Extension Service, W,O.A.S. Field Crops Day on January 14th wilt have Prof. D. N. Hunt- ley, Head, Department of Field Husbandry, O.A.C., speaking on "Trends in Field Crop Produc- tion"; R. Frank, W.O.A.S., on "Experimental Results - 1958". Mr. W. P. Watson, Ontario Live Stock Commissioner will discuss "Trends in Livestock Production" on Livestock .Day, January 15. Other speakers and their subjects will be Dr. G. .R. Doige, W.0•A,S., "Some Results of Mastitis Testing"; G. S. Mog- gach, Engineering Extension Service, W•O.A•S., "Hay Condi- tioners"; and J. W. Underwood, Animal Husbandry Division, W.O.A.S., "New Trends in Swine Feeding and Management". The final day of. Farmers' Week, Friday, January 16, is Farm Management and Market- ing Day whenl Dr. H. L Patter- son, Director, Farm Economics and Statistics Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, will speak on "Outlook for Farm Products"; and Dr. W. D. Hop- per, Department of Agricultural Economics. 0.A.C.. will discuss "Contract Farming CNR Promotes Former Ag Rep Cr. W. Montgomery, former Huron agricultural representa- tive, has been promoted to dis- trict superintendent of coloniza- tion and agriculture, Canadian National Railways, Toronto, it has been announced. in his new office Mr. Mont- gomery, in co-operation with the CNR's European offices, will `direct in Ontario settlement and development of: farm lands by aiding in the placement of immi- grant and experiencedfarm help, and assisting with production and Marketing. He will also represent the rail- way at exhibitions,fairs live- stock sales, and 'agricultural and immigration meetings, and en- courage the and of di- versified. and more productive farming methods. He was agricultural represen- tative of Huron from 1951 to 1957, when he joined the CNR as agricultural agent. D. W. Jose, prominent farm writer, has succeeded 14tr. Mont- gomery as agricultural agent, •Toronto, Mickle's Weekly Markets Bens ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $6.50 per cwt. (plus trucking) Wheat .,. $1.40 Cots .51 bo. Mixed Grain .,....... •,,.w,. ,., ...... 5r0 Malt. Barley 1.06 bu. Peed Barley .96 bu, ,prices Sautsiect ro Change E. L. Mickle & Son Ltd. Discuss .Pros And Cons Fairfield Forum meeting at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Neil, discussed at length the benefits and drawbacks of contract feed- ing, particularly in hogs and poultry, Must Control Contacts Parr Line Forum, meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weide, felt that if the man who writes the contract has control then :farmers have lost their freedom. "We also feel," the forum said, "that the loss of control of our product, such as loss of bargain- ing rights, will eventually cause overproduction. While this is the present danger there is no doubt it would ultimately lead to the disappearance of our commun- ity." "We believe we most make more use of our co-ops and stick together." The forum felt that vertical in- tegration would help a farmer stay in business if the co-ops and farm organizations have control of the contracts, "We believe contract farming is here to stay bu: farmers must keep it under control," Winners in euchre were Chas. Robinson, Mrs. A. Reichert, Stewart and David Blackwell. Next meeting will be at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. 'Gordon Love, Tuesday, January 13,' The forum reported it enjoyed the TV panel. Fear Loss Of Freedom Hillcrest Forum in session at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F1. Paton, stated it feared the. loss of freedom through vertical in. tegration "As the man who pays the piper calls the tune, so just as soon as we receive finances from a financier he tells vs where, how, and what to pro- duce; also we must buy feed from the self -same company". Members felt that vertical in. tegration would help the farmer stay in business if he is willing to work under dictatorship. An- other group felt vertical integra- tion might help a young farmer without capital to . get a start, but "for the rest of us we would. say `leave contract farming alone' " Next Monday night this group will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Maguire. r'ourtev Allis. Chid mees Member Nat lona 130'4' ('ounell 4 J• REMEMBER - the rules of the road apply to tractors, too. HENSALL SALE PRICES ,Prices at Hensall Community Sale Saturday, January 3, were; Weanling pigs $9.00 to $12.70 13.50 lo 16.00 Feeders 18.00 to 24,25 Sows .,. 53.00 to 67.00 Boars . -. 34.00 to 43.50 Holstein calves 12.50 to 21.00 Durham calves ... 32.50 to 49.00 Butcher cows sold up to 819.00 per ewt,; butcher steers up to 827,40; butcher heifers up to $25,40. There were 250 pigs and 125 cattle and calves sold. The sale will be held Thurs- day, January 8 and will con- tinue on Thursday of each week as usual. Chunks , Harold Fahner Co-op President Herald. Feltner. R.R. 1 Exeter, has been electednew president of Exeter District Co-operative. He succeeds Edmund Hendrick, RR, 2 Crediton. The new president is a for. mer president of Stephen Fede- ration of .Agriculture. Vice-presidents are Ralph We- ber, R.R. 3 Dashwood, and Lloyd Morgan, London road south. Ray Morlock was re-elected secretary. Fieldman Comments Farm Forum Findings Important To Groups By CARL HEMINGWAY HFA Fieldman By the time you read this, the first farm forum program 'on vertical integration will be over. I sincerely hope a large number of you attended your forum and reported- your findings. These findings are important. The National office reports a great number of requests for the findings of the forums on the topic "Performance or Personal- ity." These requests are coming .from fair boards, agricultural colleges and breeders. It isn't enough that .information gels out to you; we must get your ideas back if anything is to be done. If you didn't attend farm for - in, and remember you have two chances in this area, radio Mon - clay night at 8.30 and CKNX-TV Tuesday night at 9.30, there will be the second in this series this coming week and the final the following week, Most of you have probably heard that Charles Mclnnis, pres- ident of the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers Association, was invited to speak at several meetings of agricultural producers in the United States. There vertical in- tegration of the broiler industry is complete and is expanding in the production of hogs quite rapidly. It is interesting to see that news reports coating from these meetings state that producer marketing such as carried on by the Ontario hog producers inay well be the salvation of the family farm. Perhaps you could keep this in mind while studying these farm forum programs. As mentioned in previous ar- ticles a Brucellosis information campaign will be conducted shortly. There will be a meeting within easy reach of you. This is an important factor in the health of your family as well as a means of reducing losses in livestock. We hope all of you will come out and get all the information. �, It II I,I,I,uiIll I,,,,,t.. sittUttirir ,,,q,,.. 1 ... I,I,IO„fltt„ ,s,t,,,,,I,,,,,,,1„O,,l,tlll,littt,,,,tl„I,Ilt,lllllll,l.„III,,,I JANUARY arm Values Rubber -fired Ensilage Feed Cars (Steel) $58.05 Electric Egg Washers $18,00 to $27,00 Egg Detergent Cleaner 5 lbs. $2.95 Ottaco Water" Bowls, complete with pressure reducer, guaranteed .................... $6.25 Stewart Clipper Blades .... .. ... ...... .... ........ set $4.90 We Rent Clippers Cattle Louse Powder ..... ... .... .... . 5 lbs. $1,40 16" Barn rale complete with thermostat ...... $75.00 WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR Early Fertilizer EXETER DISTRICT C8.OP Phone 281 Collett PHONB 103 'HENSALL Free 'Delivery Furth t;ooti Dui Sote tri Storage i achirias WE: ail -I POGS tUESDAYi WILE 'LE `S TURI5AYS '�nuraiYtiSrVtPiiYr7YYYiiPitYititYi'iVYfYiiYiii`iYti11`t'PfiY7Y,ni'iuVrih'ii'YtriflYiYtY1'i'iifiirqufri�`�iiWiri7f,9nPliYfl1`it9tuYY�ehiihi5i �„ Second Section inies-,...vocafe. EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 8e 1959 Pogo :Kiril' Crashes, Crime Share Head With Farm Yields During 1 Traffic tragedy and .crime Exeter; pickpockets were spotted grabbed more .than their nor- at Kirkton Fair, fortunately be - mal share of headlines in the fore they achieved much sue - district and fires continued to ce4;; an Exeter man and woman take a heavy toll but 1958 was; were assaulted by a Landon far from a bleak year in the • ride hdrives• awmhosfriwm Las givingucan, them a district, Brighter highlights of the past Van, h 12 months included a better incl churchesdalism at appearedparksto scbeools on than -average :farm year, an in the increase. crease in construction, progress Fire Damage $150,000 in churchand education fields, Recognition of fire hazard, par - and outstanding achievements 'iicitlarly in rural areas, remained by individuals. ' slow despite a toll of 8150,000 The past year brought some damage for the second year ill interesting elections, too, at all a row, levels of government. I Among the more costly blazes In agriculture, probably ° the 'wore those which destroyed Fxe- inost significant development was ter Turnip Sales plant at Cen- the approval of the hog piodu- (glia large barns of James Gar- eers' marketing plan, although.dner, Harry Strang, Campbell the trend toward vertical into -.Eyre. gration attracted almost as much( attention, It was individual iAn effort was made to organ - achievement in this field which' ze a fire protection organization brought the district its most sig- covering the county of ;Huron Ai/leant honors. but it made little progressress in Although it didn't get far past 1938, the discussion stage. the Can- Lucan and the township of Bid- ada Temperance Act issue he-, dulph jointly purchased a new gan to concern more people in Mire engine but neighboring Mc - 1958. This problem may become (iillivray farmers showed no in - one of the major controversies terest in sharing this protee- of the coming year or its imme- tion. diate successors, Stephen township council took Twelve Traffic Deaths a step forward by assuming pro - The T'm s -Advo at or tection costs instead of passing 12 road fatalities during threp past Thain an to fire victims. year - the highest on record - Farm Income Up and they included some of the Despite the, shutdown of Cana - most tragic accidents in the cont- than Canners Ltd., whose local munity's history. plant annually provides consider - Worst was the quadruple feta- able income to this area ells- lilya mile south of ],icier just trict banks reported farm ac - six days before Christmas, Two counts in good position at year mothers of young children and end, reflecting a good crop year pric and es. some excellent livestock Record yields were reported during one of the district's best growing years. Beef and pork returns were generally good, though hogs fell to near floor level at the end of 1958. a popular young farmer were among other victims. Two persons were killed in 'Us - borne, two near Kippcn, two clear Grand Bend, one at Ship- ka, one in Tuckersmith. Although another fatality oe- cured in Zurich late in 1957, it created headlines in 1958 when These bright spots, along with two youths were prosecuted and a good construction year, gave jailed over the accident, district merchants one of their Youth and alcohol -- a major gest Christmseasons and topic in the CTA discussion - fi- probably bigset some annual sales gured prominently in several of records. This came about des - the tragedies. Upsurge In Crime Although the community's crime record remained much be- low normal, 1958 brought consi- derably more of it. December was the worst bite the recession which began late in 1957 and became a major issue during the federal elec- tion in March. Building industry Busy The construction Indus tr y didn't suffer in 1958. Both resi- month. Two youths were robbedand kidnapped gunpoint dental and commercial build - and g p a ing turned out to be better than case still to come before the expected. courts. Over $6,500 worth of In Exeter, starts •,*ere made watches and diamonds was stolen from Jack Smith Jeweller, Exe- ter, but recovered less than six hours later by alert polce at Stratford, Lack of evidence, how- ever, forced the court to drop charges against suspects. • Two attempts, one successful, were made to get the CNR star tion safe at Lucan; another safe was taken from. Spencer Lunt - her, Hensall; members of a Lon- don gang were jailed over secu- rities, checks and licences con- nected with thefts at Hensall and INIMEWIRIM on three housing subdivisions, creating some controversial growing pains. Lot values in- creased as locations with good drainage became scarce. A new industry, North Land Turkey Hatchery, erected two large buildings on. Highway 83; 1-Iensall got a new post office and P.U.C. Building; Bell Tele- phone erected a toll building at Exeter and a new dial exchange for Centralia; Exeter rural H.E.P.C. moved into new quar- ters; liquor licences prompted for G PER SHOT GIVE your pigs MAXIMUM protection against Iron Deficiency Anaemia FerrovetY INJECTABLE IRON Injectable iron (Ferrovet,) is the hest method of correcting or preventing anaemia, and thus producing healthier, heavier market height hogs. Pigs are born without sufficient iron to take rare of early rapid growth, and the cow's milk supplies only a small fraction of that needed during nursing period, Injectable iron (1•'errovelr) is the best method of treating and preventing this tleiiciency,• It permits exact dosage (tot too much or too little; is easily and quickly administered, safe, and the most economical methodon the market. Clado .in England, and exten- sively field tested, it is now available to Canadian hog producers. We can supply you immediately with IS -shot vials of Ferrovet" and necessary needle and syringe, Start your pigs RIGIIT with Ferrovetr. Ask for informative Bulletiii, 'Trade Mark A Sulfaniethaine Solution. 12.5% 160 or, (1 gallon) $12.00' Neo-Kaps tt • . '2.00 blew 3 -Day Calf Stour Treatment Hurtie's Drub Store ANIMAL. 14EAL114 SUPPLIES Phone 50 Exeter major renovations at ,Grand, Bend. Continued development at the Pinery Park provided consider- able .employment. Commercial construction in- cluded new buildings for Har's Body Shop and Laing's Motor Repair; extensive renovations to Exeter Dairy, Rether's Restau- rant, The .Buckley, Beavers Hardware, Drysdale Crest Hard- ware, Mensal]. Churches Prosper As it has for the past five years, the church shared in the community's progress and pros- perity. Renovation programs' continued, although not to the extent of other years, and giv• - ings hit record peaks, particu-; larly in those congregations' which launched the sector pro-: gram last year. .All faiths stepped up activi- : ties as laymen took more inte-` rest in religion. Rallies, special services, conferences and mis- sion work provided highlights. A district young people's conven- tion was held in Exeter and a visitation evangelism campaign was attempted in the county. New McGillivray School After a bitter campaign last - several years, McGillivray town- ship ratepayers finally voted ap- proval of a central school to re- place the dilapidated one -room buildings which have hampered the municipality's education pro- gram. The new school, which will probably be erected in 1959, will be the first central school in a rural municipality in this dis- trict. South Huron was warned that it would face increased second- ary school costs when the SI DHS board began investigation into its second addition. Offi- cials see an enrolment of 1,000 before a decade passes. Active Year For Voters The polling booth was a centre of activity during 1958. Elston Cardiff and W. H. A: Thomas easily held their seats as voters gave John Diefen-! baker a record majority in the spring federal election. Former Exeter mayor, W. G. Cochrane,' got caught in the landslide as he made his first bid for political office under Lester Pearson's Liberal banner. One of the district's most re- spected public servants, Toni Pry de, Huron MPP for 10 years, succumbed to a heart ailment and he was succeeded in a June by-election by an Exeter neigh- bor, Charles S. MacNaughton, .. wr PC, who scored :.a•1,200 -vote ma- Failure of the ,,pre -emergent lority over Dr. J., A. Addison, weed spray, $imazi'n,. which had Clinton. received considerably gov't sups Stephen reeve Jack Morrissey • port, in its first .commercial apt won the district's most .exciting i plication by district corn grow'• election when he became lfuron; ers this year - the poor gip: warden early in 1958. He de - 'suit was blamed on the Weather, leafed five ether candidates, in- i A mild epidemic of rabies., eluding Exeter reeve Bill Me-: Decline in interest in far>Ls Kenzie, with a one -vote majority' bookkeeping after a few Tears on the fifth ballot, ,of encouraging progress In this• Municipally, Bid �uiph ttown- field• ship held its first a action n 17 Individual achievements in.years with a newcomer topping : eluded: the polls; Exeter picked two new Robert Allen, Brueefield, )von councillors in a ballot that re- 'both the world bean and 'ha3'• quired a recount to fill the slate; ' championships at . this year's lfensell chose its first woman Royal; councillor, the district's first I patsy Marshall, R.R. 1 Kirk. woman councillor, one .of three ton, set a record for high .marks n e w representatives; Stephen 'in the 4-H program, township elected its youngest ° Carolyn Oke was chosen to re- reeve and a temperance man 'present Ontario 4-H hoinernaking headed the polls for Grand Bcnd clubs at the Chicago 4-H Con- council. ' grass, Agriculture Votes, Too Murray R o y, Londesboro, Two farm plebiscites during placed third In a province -wide 1958 approved both the hog pro- pasture competition• ducers'pm marketing lan and the Whitney Coates, R.R. 1 .Geis• a g p tralia, scored his best Hereford wheat producers' shem an ruin at the Rot al and Preston though with slim majorities i Dearing and sin, R.R. 1 Exe. somwhat disorganized elections. ter, remained Canada's Dorset It'es evident, however, that the ' Horned sheep champions. hog controversy is far from t Harry Strang was elected pre- settled. The provincial gov't has , sident on the Ontario Soil and made no secret of its dspleasure i Crop Improvement Association, with the scheme despite earlier; RCAF, Army Bases Survive promises to back it strongly if , it received proper support from ! District military establishments producers. tsurvived the defence depart: Farm organizations and ,no. nient shuffle of the new Diefenn operatives began investigations; baker gov's. RCAF Station Ceiie into the vertical integration de- tralia underwent renovation to . presents both accomodate the schools trans velopment which serious disadvantages and impor- (erred from London, which tant advantages to the farmer. created considerable personnel Some agriculture officials see turnover. it as a continuation of the pre- Grand Bend, alarmed. in 1957 dieted trend toward larger, cost• over the doubtful future of Ip. cutting operations while others Perwash, found its accommoda' are alarmed at the damage it bon filled with RCR personnel. will do to the independent, small And More Highlights family farm. County road costs Biked most Other agricultural highlights municipal taxes. were: Many municipalities increased An attempt by area turnip wages of employees. growers who produce one-third General Coach Works of Can. of the province's total crop, to ada Ltd., Hensall, produced its - organize a marketing program. 4,000th mobile home, looked for Mechanization of sugar beet a sales revival following a slump operations, increasing acreage, caused by the general recession, ' Announcement by Canadian saw its employees turn down a union bid. Exeter reorganized its police force following the resignation of Chief Reg Taylor, who ear- lier in the year had been ;giyett. a vote of confidence by council;' the town became engrossed; : in' major drainage and • selvage problems, continued its road paving program, began consider - iPlease Turn to Page 1E Canners Ltd., through Mayor P'ooley, that the local plant has a bright future in the company's "long-range plans." Record sales and profits re- ported by area co-operatives. Huron's continued swing to- ward dairying. A successful SHDH i experi- ment in the transplanting of sugar beets. r THIS WINTER Mix It! Feed It! Make More Money .. Market Your Grain Through Livestock The High Profit Way The Shur -fain Way "A good crop of grain ...." is reported from almost every county in Ontario this year. Now you want to get the best out of YOUR grains • during this ,vinter. You can do it too by BALANCING theta with SHURR GAIN CONCENTRATES to ensure that youare feeding a COMPLETE RATION complete with the PROTEINS, MINERALS AND VITA- MINS that your GRAINS LACK but that are so necessary to the best health and productivity of your stock or :flock. SO CALL IN AND PICK-UP YOUR COPY OF THE Shur -Gain ' Plan FOR BALANCING GRAIN TODAY! .... SAVE FEEDING TIME .... SAVE FEEDING DOLLARS BALANCE YOUR GRAIN WITH SHUR:-GAIN CONCENTRATES :. 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