HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-02-12, Page 9STEPHEN HONORS 4-H WINNERS, — Three members. of Stephen 4-H calf club were
presented wtili checks Wednesday night at the annual meeting of the township Fede-
ration of Agriculture. Club Leader Harvey Hodgins hands prizes to Glen Sharpe, Doug
Russell and Ernest Morenz. —T -A Photo
Stephen Speaker
Urges Federation Members
;Second Section,
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EKET.ER, .QNTARIO, FEBRUARY 12, 1959
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Plan Seed Fair
For Middlesex
Plans are rapidly being coin•
pleted for Middlesex Seed b.air,
Food Show, and Farm Equip-
ment Display to be held at the
Western Fair Grounds, London,
.February 24 to 27.
This event, which includes 1.1
Western Ontario aunties, has a
wide, range of exhibits in grain,
seeds, corn, potatoes, turnips,
hay, corn silage, eggs, bacon
and tobacco. Township, county
and district sections are featured
with special classes for Junior
:[Farmers and 4-1-1 Club members.
There are baking, cooking and
preserved fruit awards for the
ladies.
Displays by 85 commercial
firms will portray the latest de-
velopments in farm machinery
and equipment and there will
also be 20 educational exhibits.
Addresses and panel discus-
sions on agriculture, entertain,
ment, competitions for square
dancing and old time fiddlers',
seed judging contests and ladies
programs on ',,Dods, fashions and
furnishings are features of the
show.
V.
Prize lists are available from
local agricultural offices, or the
secretary, Room 210 Richmond
Buildin,f, London Entries close
PolicyDecisions
To ��ke
Stephen township farmers were
asked last week if they were
letting others make their deci-
sions,
Don Middleton, guest speaker
at the Stephen Federation ban-
quet in Crediton community cen-
tre, asked: "Are you using your
minds and abilities to find solu-
tions to farm problems or are
you permitting other people to
to your thinking?"
"Farm organizations must not
fail and it is the responsibility
of each member to see that they
continue to function effectively.
He asked the individual mem-
bers how much they know about
the organization, how it works
and what it is doing. He urged
that they keep well-informed
through newspaper, radio and
TV reports,
Over 200 attended the annual
banquet at which a new presi-
dent for the township federation
was elected. 'Harvey Hodgins,
R.R. 3 Ailsa Craig, suceeded
Lloyd Lamport, R.R. 2 Crediton,
who led the group for two years.
Vice-presidents a r e Kenneth
Baker, R.R. 2 Dashwood, and
Elmer Power, R,R. 2 Centralia.
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Directors include. Mr, and
Mrs, Allan Richards, Mr. and
AMrs. Gordon COStt, Mr. and AIrs,
Bruce Shapton, Mr. and Mrs,
Ross Krueger, Mr. and Mrs. Rus-
sell Finkbeiner, Mr. and Airs.
win Ratz; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Pickering, Mr. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Lake, Mr. and Mrs, Verne
Ridley, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Baker, Mr. ancl. Airs. Roy Ma•
son, Mr. and Mrs, Hilton Ford,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lamport, Mr.
and Bars. Oscar Miller, Earl
Stebbins, Harry Hayter, 'Mr..
and Mrs, Harry Isaac, Mr, and
Mrs, Lloyd Brophey, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Morrissey.
Special awards were presented
to three members of Stephen's
first 4-H club. Glen Sharpe, Dou-
glas Russell a�icl Ernest Mor-
enz of the beef calf club received
checks from Harvey Hodgins.
Art Bolton, Huron associate
ag rep, commended the work of
the eight Stephen boys in the
South Huron corn club.
He also outlined the brucello-
sis campaign and the farm safe-
ty drive being carried out in the
county.
HFA President Winston Shap -
ton announced the dairy groups
in Huron were sponsoring an-
other dairy princess competi-
tion.
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Carl Hemingway, HFA Field -
man, outlined the need for an
increase in the county levy. The
county executive has requested
townships to raise the levy from
two-fifths to one-half of a mill,
Ed Hendrick, wlio reported on
the progress 'being made by the
h o g producers' eo-operative,
was reappointed the township's
representative to the county hog
hoard.
A talented musical family,
Mrs. Earl Stephens and her sons
of R.R. 1 St. Marys, entertained,
The dinner was served by Cre-
diton WI,
b, ,
an F ru n
eb ar 19 and exhibits are
to be at the fair on February 23
by 3:00 p.m.
The fair is sponsored by the
;Middlesex Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association, whose
president, Hugh Filson, Den-
field asks for the support of all
prospective exhibitors.
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Prices at Hensall Community
Sale Thursday, Feb, 5.
Weanling pigs ...... $7.60 to $7.0.40
Chunks , 11.40 to 14.50
Feeders .... 20,50 to 29.50
Sows .. 61,00 to 82.00
Holstein calves 14.50 to 21,00
Durham calves 32,50 to 79.00
Butcher steers sold up to
$24.50 per cwt.; butcher heifers
The community's most depend- up to $22.20 per cwt. and butcher
able merchants advertise in The cows up to $18.10 per cwt.
Times -Advocate. Read the ads There were 300 pigs and 150
every week. head of cattle and calves sold.
Farm Letter
Leonard Blasfs Co-op,
Basks In Florida Sun
Sarasota, Florida! the price of cars, trucks, trac-
tors and most farm equipment
has risen hundred of dollars in'
most major items. The presi-
dent's statement that this 25 -
cent increase per cwt, was given
in spite of a higher hog produc-
tion last year, is equally absurd
since the population of Ontario
has risen commensurately with
farm production.
The next paragraph of The
T.A. account has the board presi.
dent glibly saying that the On-
tario price has averaged $3.15
above the western provinces
compared with a $1,70 spread
before the agency took over.
This is quite meaningless since
most school boys know by now
that in these past ten years the
west has gone over the deep end
in hog production in order to
To the Editor:
These summer temperatures
and sunny beaches on the Gulf
of Mexico seem far removed
;.from the racket•infested agricul-
I tural industry of our native On-
tario back home.
But a friend did send pie a
T -A clipping dated Jan. 29 out-
lining a farmers meeting at
Clinton. Judging by what _ Mr.
McInnis told the mien at this
meeting, I still feel the hog
marketing board is the slickest
scheme to extract a fast buck
from the farmer's pocket that
has ever been put over on the
unsuspecting segments of a
laboring population.
Let us scrutinize one para-
graph of this article in which
the board president bragged of
how this past year price of Bl's
has been 25 cents higher than
the past five-year average. I
don't dispute the veracity of this
statement• because the very
truthfulness of these figures
shows the ridiculousness and ab-
surdity to the whole utterance.
Why, to keep pace with the
rising costs of nearly every other
commodity the farmer has to
buy, the rise per cwt, of dressed
pork should have been $1.25 each
12•month period instead of the
adinitted 25 -cent rise over a
five-year average.
And of this 25 -cent rise, the
pork producer had to pay back
to the board gang about 26 cents
in fees which leaves him in the
hole to the tune of one cent. This
is based on a rough estimate
that the average hog in Ontario
is marketed at about 150 -pounds
dressed weight.
To bring the whole statement
by Mr, McInnis into proper per-
spective, let us remember that
liquidate their huge stock pile
of rotting prairie grain while
their population has remained
more static and their export
markets as far removed as ever.
I hope you will see fit to print
this letter, Mr. Editor, and bear
in mind that this languid clime
is not conducive to literary ef-
forts in regards to correct spell-
ing of the Queen's English.
Thank you,
Leonard. Greb
SHIPKA
Personal Items
Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Brown
of Bothwell visited Sunday with
Mr. and. Mrs. Chris Baumgar-
ten.
Miss Shirley Coleman of Lon-
don spent the weekend at her
hone here.
Mrs. Milton Ratz is visiting
this week at the home of her
brother, Mr. Walter Fassold, in
London,
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Area Forums Decide
Farm Machinery Cost 1'i:.o High
, •..:....:. , ..• ...'• :.:..:; I In discussing Ole high cost of
farm equipment the majority of
Farm e w Farm. Forum members felt that
:their investment in machinery
t
^ 4 was too high and yet, as one
r _
!secretary reported, the farmer's
of SOOTN HURON .and NORTf1M/DOtES'fX ;� r I' ,j ;; + loss would be ,great without it,
Keep .Machines Simple
I Members of i'arr Line Forum
:: ,..::..:.. :.,.... ;> :..,....;. d at the home of Mr. and . Mrs.
David Blackwell suggested that
Heldman Comments 1 making farm machinery more
. simple and easier to convert to
do more than one job would
Plan Another Contest help meet the problem of high
cost of machinery.
( if dealers would rent the ma-
.
To Pick Dai.
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By J. CARL HEMINGWAY
HFA Fieldman
On February 2 the Dairy Co- i
Ordinating Board met in the
agricultural board rooms to lay,
con -
la for dairy
p
ns the
test to be held this summer,
George Watt was elected chair-
man of the board and Carl Hem.
g, .
inbi►ax, secretary -treasurer.
This contest has proved quite
popular and we are hoping that
even more will participate. Pri-
zes have been arranged for the
first ten placings and in order
that the participants may re-
ceive some coaching, entries are
requested by May first, First
prize is a free trip to compete
at the CNE.
The Ontario poultry produ•
cers meeting in Toronto, Fri-
day was not as well attended as
was hoped. Bad driving condi-
tions kept many of the north
western producers at home.
However the plan was thorough-
ly discussed and dates for coun-
ty meetings early in March was
arranged,
Under section 9 of the Farm
Products Marketing Act the On-
tario poultry producers can have
a deduction made on eggs at the
egg grading station and on poul-
try at the killing plants. With
the money so raised a portion
will be used to finance the Onta-
rio organization and a portion
will go to the county organiza-
tion.
By far the largest portion will
be used to promote the better
handling of eggs at the
farm
— at the wholesale — at the re-
tail levels. There are few pro-
ducts that deteriorate as rapid-
ly or have such a discouraging
affect on consumption as a low
quality egg.
hoped that an advertis-
ing
It is o e
p
ing campaign will stimulate the
sale of eggs. A similar promo-
tion of cheese has increased do-
mestic consumption by 20g.
A research program will be
carried on in the field of pricing!
and marketing, The Department!
of Agriculture has intimated
I that the quotations of daily poul-
try and egg prices are far from
satisfactory and has expressed
the hope that the Ontario poul-
try producers will be able to as-
sist in this field.
• chanes that stand id
le on ther
1 is would be better for the
r Princess ° rt d
y Individual farmer than to be so
'There was some apposition highly mechanized'a
and if ma-
expressed by some particularly citing parts such as bolts and
large producers because 01 the ; plow thpoints hey;ere coulstandardized
tabbe Srinter-
comparatively
nit ed
comparatively large amounts than ed the problem of machi-
that would be collected from nerygcost would be lessened.
them on a production basis. , ,1l:embers felt all machinery
However. they didn't seem to ' should be tested and that Euro-
realize that the benefits would mean types of equipment would
be equally large. if a r
Also some felt that a promo- liable dealer handled them.
•
he alright tit the area
tion plan would not helpthe , em.
Euchre winners were Mrs.
large producer who has beenFovard Adkins, Mrs. Glen Weide,
,
able to arrange a special mar ' Glen
Weide and Ian McAllister.
ket, Here again they failed to ,The next meeting will be held
realize that they must dispose ; at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
of their surplus production and l pts Love.
it is the market price establisher) .Standards Should Be Set
on this surplus that determines
the price on their special mar.. Mr. Leonard Merner was lead-
ket. er of the discussion for the
In order that all producers Unique forum at the home of
may be fully informed, a meet.' Mr. and Mrs. Harry McAdams.
ing of all township poultry pro- I These members felt govern-
ducers will be held in the agri- • ment should set certain stan-
cultural hoard rooms, Clinton,' dards that machinery should
Friday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 p.m, ' measure up to and dealers and
Osborne Farmer Heads
Huron Accident Survey
An Usborne farmer — Harry
Dougall, past president of the
township federation — will head
the committee conducting the
farm accident survey in Huron.
He was named chairman at an
organization meeting Monday in
Clinton.
Art Bolton, associate ag rep,
is secretary -treasurer.
fro each
nn
Representatives
township were named to assume
the responsibility of organizing
and conducting the survey in
their municipalities.
They will be enlisti-ig the aid
of fellow farm people to compile
a record of the accidents hap-
pening to all farm folk through-
out
the area.
A similar plan is being put
into operation in every township I
across the province.
The purpose of the survey is
to gather facts and figures about
farm accidents. This research
will he used as the basis for
organized farm safety cam-
paigns.
Township reps in this area in-
clude:
Stephen—Roy Morenz.
Hay—Lloyd Hendrick.
Tuckersmith—Merton Keys,
Stanley—Ted Dunn.
Osborne—Harry Dougall.
Hibbert Contract
To Fred Harburn
At Hibbert council meeting,
Fred Harburn was engaged to
spray for warble fly control in
April. at nine cents per head
per spray, and the clerk was in-
structed to advertise for appli-
cations for a warble fly inspec-
tor.
Quite a number of the canvas-
sers for the brucellosis control
area have •finished their work
and turned in the papers to the
clerk. The rest expect to finish
within a few days.
The clerk was instructed to
distribute the provincial aid to
drainage grant for the Hooper
Drain and also the surplus, a
total of $788.13, to the assessed
I owners,
repair men should be licenced,
erMeversambers agreedinthe that use obye f fagreatrm*
versatility
equipment, by custom work and
by lowering the price of rtew
farm machinery the ;problem of
too high prices could be par-
tially solved and that European
types .of machinery could be used
in the area.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack McClinchey will -be the
next meeting place with Mr. Mc-
Clineliey as discussion leader on.
Supervised Credit.
Leave Government Out
In spite of bad weather and
road conditions 16 members of
Fairfield Forum met at the home
of Mr., and Mrs Melvin King
and voted to leave the govern-
ment out when it comes to lic-
encing dealers and testing regu.
lations —"the farmer has to pay
for it anyway” they said.
They agreed farm machinery
costs were too high in compari-
' son to the price of labor. If ma-
chines were owned by co-op the,
difficulty would be to get the
machine wanted when it was
wanted and the same thing an-
plies
p-
plics to renting machinery.iner
Y.
Fairfield farmers would wel-
come European types of equip-
ment if repairs could be obs
tained and it does a good job.
Next Monday the meeting will
he held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Neil.
Custom Work Meets
Cost Problem
Eli.niville forum members
thought one wayto overcome
the high cost problem of ma-
chinery was to have custom
operations where one machine
owner would do work for others
for a price.
They felt co-operative owner-
ship would partially meet the,
cost problem although the num-
ber of farmers should be limited
to what the machine could handle
in a reasonable length of time.
They agreed that European
machinery should be considered.
They met at the home of Mr..
andMrs. Edwin. Miller and next
week Mr. and Mrs. Lorne El-
ford will be hosts,
Machines Should Do More
Members of }Interest Forum
in session at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Wasnidge on
Monday, evening felt that ma-
chines' should be made to do
more than one job. "Generally
speaking, equipment on farms
today is not suited for more than
one job,” they commented.
They admitted that machinery
costs were high and so were ope-
ration costs but they reported
"that with enough acreage use
g
and careful handling the return the eery can be made to
costs and more."
They felt dealers should not
have licences unless they were
ready to carry parts and give
proper service on equipment
they sell.
They favored the use of Euro-
pean equipment if parts were
standardized and dealers would
supply the service on the equip-
ment they sell. •
F. W.
Huxtable
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Dealer
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