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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, es?bvocafc EKET.ER, .QNTARIO, FEBRUARY 12, 1959 " Page Nin• 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. 0411111,11111111,1110„1,1,11111,1,11111151, 111111111111111 �, 111, 11 ! ���. f t, ,Iil '-, • =At TAAOE,IA„l, Int, A GOOD RELIABLE. FURNACE. IC JUSTABOUT THE BEST THINGTNAT WINTER NAS 1'O OFFER, 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. ,111111111111111111111111001111111f11f Iff11f1I1111111nIfil 11111/ Hog Grower's Are you marketing your hogs at 4% to 5 months of age? • if this is NOT the case you may have a prob- lem with worms. Purina Liquid Pig Wormer a piperazine concentrate to be mixed in drinking ',vater, is your answer. Advantages: e Easy to use in drinking water. Safest pig wormer known. • No change of feeding program. e No starvation period needed. • Quickly removes roundworms and nodulor worms. Step up feeding efficiency in your hogs and save an extra month of feeding. Use Purina Liquid Pig Wormer,.the most economical wormer on the market. Special Poultry De -beaker and Stand, like new Regular price $31,50 SALE PRICE $19.95 Elnar Brand Alfalfa A blend of Alfalfa- to give you: viroroiis growth, winter hardiness, high hay tonnage, disease resistance. Order Your Requirements Nov, Gro -Gold Fertilizers (NeW Granular) You buy the best in Gro -Gold, wily pay more? Let us quote you prices delivered anytime and any- • where, 414:11 GRAIN -FEED -SEED EXETiR•v4,--, 735 ••WHALEN COPNERS ¶'�ti KIRI<TON 35RI5 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, 1 1111111101111100,1111111115,1,11111111101101,111011111111,11,II111111111t011111f 11I I1u111o111,u1111f 111111111111111111111111, There's a Co-op Feed for every need FEEDS POULTRY, HOGS OR CATTLE -.Increase your pro- fits by using Co-op Quality Feeds. CO.OP HOG WORMER MASKX, 25-1b. $1.00 CO.OP HOG WORMER KRUMS, 50.1b $3.30 CALF STARTER GROWER, 1004b. MILK REPLACER FOR CALVES, 25 -Ib. 50 -ib. ............... POULTRY STIMULATOR KRUMS, 50=1b. Ideal for stress periods, colds etc. We are now taking orders for Seed Grain; Fertilizer etc. EXETER DISTRICT Phone 187 Collett Free 'Delivery $4.40 $4.45 $7.80 $3.15 ilYlltiilYlYYIYYIi'fiYYii'iY11,I111YlYYYIYiIIIYYYY11YY11(n1ii111iliYVYYIIYIiiIYYIYYYYYiY11�Yi1liYYrY1PYYYlf Y111YYYIiiY1111!!d'IibYIYY 111'11 D{ 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. • 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 International - Harvester Dealer PHONE 153-W EXETER H. R. 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