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EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIi. 9, 1959
Panelists disagree
p
onarm revolution
Four farm panelists disagreed
over the merits of vertical inte-
gration in a debate in Seaforth
district high school Monday night,
sponsored by Hopp d district Oanarm etas,
Dr, Dave Hopper, OAC, and
Bill Harvey, co-op fieldman,
Goderich, felt integration would
benefit agriculture; .Gordon Hill,
OFU president, and Lawrence
Nesbitt, past president of North
1•luron Junior Farmers, feared
farmers would lose their indepen-
dence,
Moderator was Vaughan Doug-
las, CKNX farm editor. At .the
outset it was explained that verti-
cal integration on the farm takes
place when packers or feed
distributors hire farmers to pro-
duce under a contract or on a
fixed salary,,
Dr. Dave Hopper, OAC
panelist, felt that vertical ince•
gration was here to stay and
that it was necessary for our
economy.
Vertical integration is one
phase of the revolution now tak-
Forum fete
endsyeaa r
The end of a successful Farm
Forum season was marked by
the Fairfield groul9 last Tuesday
when they and their families,
numbering 45, enjoyed a turkey
banquet served by the ladies of
the Evangelical UB church in
Crediton Community Hall,
The concert Which followed
was chaired by the convener,
Jack Hepburn who conducted a
singsong with Mrs. George-Hep-
burn
eorge.Hep-burn at the piano. Choruses were
sung by the schoolchildren of
the group and by the recreation
committee of the forum: Mr.
and Mrs. E, Wilson, Mr• and
Mrs, Joe White, Mr. and Mrs,
W. Hoist and. Mr. and Mrs.
George Hepburn and. Jack. This
group also gave numbers as a
mixed orchestra.
Vocal solos were sung by Marie
Powe and W. Hoist, piano solos
by Wendy Neil, Elaine Powe and
Margaret Hoist; accordion solos
by Judy Lamport and Jimmy
Neil; vocal duets by Margaret
and Bobby Hoist and by Mrs.
Hepburn and Jack accompanied
by Elaine Powe; hobo duet by
W. Hoist and Joe White; trio by
Brian Lamport, Wayne and Ruth
Ann King with Judy Lamport
accompanying; readings by Mrs.
E. Wilson, Mrs. W. Hoist end
Mrs. George Hepburn and
"Spring Lament" by Mrs. E.
Wilson, Mrs. G. Hepburn, Mrs.
J. White and Mrs. W. Hoist, also
George Hepburn, all in ladies'
old-fashioned dresses.
A game and a contest and
euchre and lost heir concluded
the evening.
Huron County
Crop Report .
By D. H. MILES
Snow is rapidly disappearing;
land is •firming up very guickly.
Dry areas are beginning to
appear in southern part of
county.
It is too early to assess wheat
and hay and pasture winter
damage.
Juniors hear
ARA work
Fred J. McLeod, Ailsa Craig
representative on the Ausabl.e
Authority, outlined to South
Huron Junior Farmers last week
the conservation program which
las been conducted in the water-
shed during the past decade.
Mr. McLeod showed. slides
Illustrating points of interest on
the river from the origin at
Staffa to the mouth at Port
Franks.
The speaker was thanked by
Bob Down.
Twenty-one members answered
roll call by stating the number
of acres they planned to sow in
spring grain,
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Ing place in agriculture, but it
is the whole revolution that far-
mers are .afraid of — not just
the loss of freedom under verti-
cal integration, claims Dr. Hop-
per.
Automation has brought a
chance for farmers to really ex
pand their operations.. Vertical
integration allows the .farmer to
come into a volume operation on
a narrow profit margin. In the
long run, fewer farmers will be
needed.
Younger farmers however,
should regard both vertical In-
tegration and the whole agricul-
tural revolution as an opportun-
nity, not a threat,
Lawrence Nesbitt felt the farm-
er will lose his freedom and this
is coming about because farmers
enter contracts due to a shortage
of
funds; he is looking for a form
of security; he is not sharing
the risk of losing so much and
will have supervision under con-
tract. This, he felt, was not in
the best interests of the Ontario
farmer,
Gordon Hill explained in the
case of poultry that vertical in-
tegration is where a company
owns a flock, owns the eggs, pro-
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eesses them and retails them,
The farmer has become a hired
band as in the feudal system, he
contended. There is no benefit to
the consumer.
( Mr. ]dill suggested agriculture
should be analyzed because prices
are not in relationship to cost of
production,
Looking into agriculture's ad-
vances over the past 1.5 years,
13111 Harvey pointedout that it
has more than doubled its output
over industry and felt that vert
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HOME SHOW WINNER—Mrs. P. Neuschwanger, second from left, was one of the
winners of prizes at Gingerich's home improvement show at Zurich last week. Owner
Gerry Gingerich, left, presents the award which turned out to be a large mirror,
Twins . Carol and Joy Erb, right, who presented a novel laundry twins demonstration,
are employed by the Zurich firm. —T -A Photo
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cal integration was coming into , �� �!� r
its Awn, s l
Vertical integration is not as g � p
bad as some suggest, he said,
but it is essential to work
through
a co-operative.
'[n further discussions, the
�� he highlight _ w at Zurich
panelists suggested the family
farm, a two-man unit, appeared
tobefalteringbecause the felt
b au y It
they were going to lose their
independence, The farmer should
stand, up for his .rights.
Chief reason for vertical inte-
gration is the fact that: farriers
haven't enough purchasing power.
They lack capital. Another reason
pointed out for the predicament
was complacency on the part of
the farmer himself,
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One 4-H up; one down,
more organize tonight
One area 4-H club got a wel-
come shot in the arm with new
members but another suffered a
heavy blow from lack of atten-'
dance last week.
Already 1.6 .members have
MPP talks
to juniors
Youth today have more advan-
tage than their parents did,
North Middlesex MPP William
Stewart told Lucan ,Junior Far-
mers at their annual banquet in
Armstrong's , Restaurant Satur-
day evening.
"There has been more progress
in the last 15 years than in the
last 50 years," Mr, Stewart
said.
New hybrid corn varieties are
examples of the advances' made
in agriculture, he suggested.
Because farming has be.
come a close -margin busi-
ness, the MPP has urged the
legislature that farmers be
given more assistance in the
management of their opera-
tions and in the keeping of
farm gecords.
He outlined the duties of the
agriculture commissions esta-
blished by the government to
study all phases of production
and marketing of faro] products.
Getting rid of the surplus of
canned milk is one of the mar-
keting problems facing agricul-
ture, he stated. Surplus is now
75 million pounds. CARE could
put it to good use in needy coun-
tries but transportation costs
are high and distribution would
be a problem.
Mr. Stewart was introduced by
President Clare Paton, who pre-
sided for the banquet, and ap-
preciation was expressed by
Bruce Henry.
Others who took part in the
program were Carmen Hamil-
ton, assistant ag rep for Middle-
sex; Bill Thirlwall, Ilclerton,
vice-president; of Middlesex Ju-
nior Farmers; and Miss Doreen
Garrett, Edgewood, president of
Middlesex Junior Institute; and
John litcIlhargey, past president
of Lucan juniors.
Illness prevented a number of
members from attending. About
30 were present: Dancing fol-
lowed the program,
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joined Stephen 4-H club, which
last year barely survived. Only
three members finished the pro-
ject.
Enthusiasm seems much
higher this year with members
coming from as far as Grarld
Bend. New leader is Ken Baker,
Dashwood, who will assist Bruce
Shapion,
Disappointment was at Zurich
where only one person showed
up for the 4-I•I meeting,
Unless more interest is shown,
this club may have to disband.
Exeter area clubs will organ-
ize tonight, Thursday, at South
Huron District High School.
Officers of the Stephen club
are Doug Russell, president;
Larry Ratz, vice-president; Er-
nest Morenz, secretary -treas-
urer; Barbara Dundas, press re-
porter.
At Gorrie this week, a record
45 members turned out for the
calf club, forcing the formation
of a second club.
Snow costs
Snow plow operations in Hib-
bert township cost approximately
t$13,000 for the winter months,
it was revealed at council meet-
ing Monday night.
Council. appointed Archibald,
Gray and McKay, London Engi-
neers, to examine the south tile
branch of the Watson drain and
make a report to council..
Liability, compensation, spray-
ing and floater insurance policies
were renewed with F. Adair
Campbell and Son.
The auditor's report was read
and adopted and it was noted
the operations for 1958 resulted
in a deficit of $2,179.00
The clerk was 'instructed to
advertise for tenders for the
Glenn tile drains. to be opened
Despite unfavorable weather,
particularly Friday night, excel-
lent crowds attended Gingerich's
home improvement show in Zur-
ich arena Thursday and Friday,
Star of the show was Dicky
Dean, London maeician, who per-
formed a number of exciting
tricks. He headlines an enter-
tainment program both evenings.
Novel feature of the program
was a locally -produced play,
written by Gerry Gingerich him-
self and produced by members
of his staff. The play outlined the
features of the products shown
by the firm.
Staff included Ted Robson, as
"Dr. Knows -It -Ml," Carol and
Joy Erb, Nancy Erb, Harold
Parson s, Virdun Rau, Ken
Scotchmer, John Erb, Roman
Mcidinger, Lewis Erb.
Carol and Joy Erb, twins
themselves, presented a novel
"meet the twins," demonstration
in which they displayed match-
ing laundry equipment,
Nancy Erb demonstrated paint-
ing and Eleanor Erb baked a
number of articles on a new
built-in range. •
Demonstrations and displays
were presented by other mem-
More money
in sheep ?
"There is more money to he
made for• every dollar invested
in sheep than in any other class
of livestock, taking location and
management into consideration",
said Prof. E. H. Needham, of
the animal husbandry depart-
ment at the Ontario Agricultur-
al College, Guelph, in announc-
ing the sheep and wool confer-
ence at the college on Friday,
April 3.
Sheepmen from all parts of;
the province will gather to dis-
cuss various aspects of the sheep
industry.
The program will include a
panel discussion on sheep man-
agement, a lecture and demon-;
stration on the preparing of wool,
for market, and a demonstration+
of shearing methods.
Garnet McFalls
sells his farm
Mr. Garnet McFalls has sold
his farm, Lot 14, Concession 3,
Usborne, to Me. Alfons Irimps,
of Otterville. Mr. itl'cFalls is
holding an auction sale of his
farm stock and implements on
at the next regular meeting on Friday, April 17. He expects to
May 4, 1 move to Exeter to reside.
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hers of the (ingeric.h staff who
included Irvin Martin, Stanley
Gingerich, Charles Eckel, Doug,
Armstrong and Harrison Schoch.;
Winners of prizes included:
Mrs. P. Neuschwanger, mirror;
Mrs. Charles Hagar, clock; Hu •
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Pea, corn prices
stay at'S81eve1
Pea and earn contract prices
for 1959 are about the same as
last year, grower representative
Clarence Mown, U. 1 Hensel',
announced this week,
Corn ;glee is unchanged from
1958 at .$26.00 per ton. Revisions
in the agreement will ;mean a
closer supervision of contracted
acreage thus limiting planting
to the actual acreage under con-
tract.
Prices and terms of the pea
contract are generally the same
as in 1958. A. clause has been
added covering peas harvested
in the 0.80 tenderometer read-
ing bracket. The price in this
category is to be $175 per ton
and is l.ntended to discourage
the harvesting of peas at too
early stages of maturity,
Beets doii
"This year's Ontario sugar
beet contract has been settled
and company fieldman are now
contracting for up to 40,000
acres," B. E. Easton, Agricul-
tural superintendent of Canada
Dominion Sugar Company
stated in Chatham this week.
"We are starting contracting
a month later than last year, and
must limit our acreage to capa-
city of our plants, so fieldmen in
some cases will be inviting their
growers :to meet them at conve-
nient points in their districts."
In the new contract, the com-
pany will pay growers a guaran-
teed minimum price of $11,38,
and all payable in the fall, for
17 per cent beets — slightly
more or less for beets with higher
Der t Schilbe o l'
fl or polisher: Jer- or lower sugar contents.
ry Corriveau, iron; Mrs. Harold Under the participating form
Zehr, tea kettle; Howard Law- of contract, district growers will
ranee, Cleve Gingerich and Don continue to receive $1.21 per ton
Parsons, records. of beets more than 50 per cent
The. Gingerich firm served re-
freshments to the crowds.
Hay bylaw sets fine
for refuse on roads
A bylaw providing for a pen-
alty up to $50 for throwing of
refuse on roads was given its
final reading Monday by (lay
township council.
The bylaw makes it illegal
for any person to "throw, place,
deposit or otherwise cause to
appear on a highway within the
corporation any dirt, filth, glass,
h.anclbills, paper or other rubbish
or refuse or the carcass of .any
animal."
Decision was deferred on the
appointment of a member to the
planning board being organized
by the town of Exeter, Hay is
one of three townships which
have been invited to appoint a
member on the seven -man
Limit on the township's liabil-
ity insurance policy was in-
creased to $100,000.
Gravel tender submitted by
Robert Jennison, Grand Bend,
was accepted. It provides for the
crushing and hauling of 11,000
cubic yards of crushed stone on
township roads at $1.10 per cu-
bic yard and to crush and load
for the township truck at 35
cents per yard. The gravel is to
be placed on roads in May and
September.
A grant of 835 was made to-
ward the skating rink operated
by the Dashwood Men's Club
during the pastwinter.
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Council received letters from
Joe Miller, lot north half 13 and
south half 14, concession 14, and
from Miss Emma. Schilbe, lot
14, concession 15, requesting
their land and names be with-
drawn from the petition for
drainage work which was sub-
mitted by themselves and J. Du-
charme.
Council authorized the clerk
to notify the engineer, C. P.
Corbett, Lucan, of these re-
quests and to find out from the
township solicitor, Donnelly and
Donnelly, Goderich, whether or
not these withdrawals would
nullify the original petition for
drainage work.
Reeve V. L. Becker presided
and all merbers were present.
Next regular meeting will be
held Monday, May 4, at 1:30
p.m.
Council plans to make its an-
nual survey of township roads,
bridges and culverts some day
during April. Members are con-
sidering replacement of two ce-
ment culverts this summer.
Road Superintendent .Tames
Masse was given the privilege
of attending the school for road
superintendents in 'Toronto, May
11 and 12, if he wishes to get.
The school is sponsored by the
Ontario Good Roads Association.
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Cable tool rig on the Jul -Du -
Mar well near Crediton is being
dismantled in preparation for its
replacement by a diamond drill
this spring.
Appearance of oil sludge near
4,100 feet has spurred plans
to bring in the better rig to de-
termine "once and for all" if it
will produce.
"We'll find out one way or the
other," says George McMaster,
driller.
The company has been drilling
at the same site for nine years
and has been stalled around the
4,000 foot mark for some time.
News of the sludge seepage
brought considerable visitors to
the site last week.
The well is on the farm of Nel-
sin Schenk, about a mile north
of Crediton.
of the net returns from sale of
beet sugar, dried beet pulp and
beet molasses. The average
sugar beet contrr,ct in North
America only gives growers
about 50 per cent of the net pro-
ceeds for sale of final products
and by-products.
An announcement by the fede-
ral government of the support
price level for sugar beets in
1959 is expected shortly,
Lloyd Ldvell, Kippen, area
growers' representative, said he
expected the new contract would
"bring a net return less than
last year."
Huron jail
houses 141
The average cost of each pri-
soner per day at the Huron Coun-
ty Jail was $8,03 for the year
ending March 31, 1958, accord-
ing to the annual government re-
port just released.
The average daily jail popula-
tion was 7.4 with the largest
number at any one time being
19. The total days' stay for all
prisoners during the year was
( 2,727.
Of the total number of 141 com-
mitted to the County Jail, they
were listed as having the follow-
ing occupations: seven mecha-
nics; six personal services; two
professional men; 31 transporta-
tion; four with no occupation; 11
in agriculture; nine in commer-
cial; 19 in construction trade;
one domestic; 31 laborers; 20
others.
Single persons apparently got
into the most trouble since of
the prisoners, 114 were unmar-
ried and 27 married.
A total of 138 prisoners were
over 16 years of age and three
under 16 years of age. It was for
:more than three times that 16
of the persons'were committed.
Total salaries of officials at the
jail during the year amounted to
$17.022.00. There are eight on the
staff at Huron County Jail. Jail-
ers receive a salary of $2,865.00;
chief matron got $1,640.00; other
officials got $11,769.00. The sur-
geons got $748.00.
(The Goderich Signal Star)
The schedule for 1959 is:
Tenderometer Minimum
Readingg price per ton
0.80 :$i75.00.
81-85 150.00
86.00 124.00
91-".1'5. 115.00
96-100 107.00
101.105 102.00
106•110 98.00
110.115 92.00
116-125 87.00
126 up 84.00
According to the Ontario Ye -
getable G r o w e r s' Marketing
Board, the general outlook for
1959 is a possible further reduce
tion of pea acreage due to sub.
scandal stocks on hand.
The contract prices set for
carrots remains about the same
as 1958.
nslightly
1 The decrease would not be
great, however, he added.
Guaranteed minimum h a it
' been lowered 50 cents a ton.
The freight rate has been in-
creased, he pointed out, but the
company was assuming half of
this raise.
To expand
TV forum
By J. CARL. HEMINGWAY
National Farm Radio Forum
has come to an end for another
season. This year the topics
seemed particularly timely and
we feel that the recommenda-
tions from the forums will prove
valuable.
We in this area were fortunate
in having the TV farm forum
over CKNX. This has proved so
popular, not only to the forums
but to the general public as well.
that we expect that several other
stations will be having TV farm
forums next year. While the
radio farm forum ended March
23, the TV farm forum will con-
tinue over CKNX for the month
of April.
To bring this TV season to a
close, the county federation and
the county farm forums are com-
bining to organize a program
for April 14 in the Londesboro
Hall at 8.30 sharp.
Constable Hardy of the pro-
vincial police will present a film
and will outline the point sys-
tem.
A test, unofficial, will be con-
ducted on your driving ability.
Don't be a "chicken"—come out
and see how much or how little
you know of the rules of the
road,
Results of the essay contest
being conducted by the women's
committee of the federation of
agriculture will be announced
and the prizes awarded.
Farm forum TV will be on at
9.30.
Stephen names
essay winners
Winners in Stephen township
in the public school essay con-
test sponsored by the women's
committee of the Ontario Fede-
ration of Agriculture have been
announced.
Essay subject was "What the
co-operative meansto me, my
family or my country." Perfect
score was 100 points.
Sharon Faulder, Crediton, won
first place with 87; Valerie Des-
jardine, Grand Bend, 84; Art
Brand, Crediton, 81; Joan Smith
Crediton, 78, and Sharon Ed-
wards, Grand Bend, 72.
Judges were Ken Here and
Gordon Perrott. The three high-
est will be sent to Clinton to de-
termine the county winners and
these compete at provincial.
level.
Woodlots provide a good cash
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