HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-05-21, Page 9OSA urges fori.r.. ation
of development band
Establishment of an agriculture
al development bank, as .a pilot
project in Ontario, plus studies
of the manner in which prices
are determined on central mar-
kets for beef and poultry prod-
ucts, vertical integration, and
further research into farm mar-
keting are some of the import-
ant requests made in the On.
d tario Federation of agriculture
brief presented to the agricultur.
al enquiry committee .in Toronto
`,Tuesday.
The (VA brief, react to the
committee established by the
Ontario government to enquire
into and study all phases of
marketing of farm products,
pointed out that agriculture is a
relatively declining industry in
Canada. With the decline has
come a rapid depopulation of
the rural areas, high costs be-
cause pf the need for labour-
saving equipment as a substi-
tute for manual labour, and low
Prices for the farmers' products.
Thus many farriers are caught
in an economic squeeze,
The farmer has attempted to
improve his position through
marketing boards, co-operatives
and other groups, controlled by
fanners. These groups now find
they need greatly expanded credit
facilities in order to 'satisfy farm,-
er demands for a wider variety
of services and increased ef.
ficiency of operation. Thus the
request by the OFA for an agri-
cultural development bank which
would assist the farmer much
as the, industrial development
bank aids the businessman in
other industries.
The. OFA thanked the govern-
ment for the establishment of
the committee and the opportu-
nity for an unbiased study of
all aspects of the farm market-
ing problem,
FIELDMAN COMMENTS
Urge pay be raised
for municipal officers
By J. CARL HEMINGWAY
Huron FA Fieldman
The directors of the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture
held their regular monthly meet-
ing May 12.
A resolution requesting that
the Department of Highways
give more serious consideration
to avoiding the destruction of
valuable farm, lands was to be
forwarded to the OPA for study,
In response to a request from
the government for suggestions
to increase the percentage vot-
ing in .municipal elections, it
was suggested that the rate of
pay for councillors set; by the
Dept of Municipal. Affairs should
be raised. Also it was felt that, vass._
since this was a privilege of
citizenship in a free country, the
Federation should do all in its
power to encourage everyone to
vote.
be interesting to see if the re.
tail price drops to 3W.
The announcement that W. C.
Good's book on the history of
farm organization in Ontario is
available was most welcome.
The county federation is order-
ing 10 copies for re -sale to any-
one wishing this 'book. It should
fill a real need to give us a
background into what has hap-
pened in the past,
Douglas Miles, agr, rep., re-
ported that the Brucellosis can-
vass ,had been completed with
about 90"' of the farmers favour-
ing this project. Mr. Miles ex-
pressed appreciation to the
federation for the time and ef-
fort in carrying out this can -
'Warren Zurbrigg reported on
the OFA members meeting of
May 7. A good portion of the
time was spent in discussing.
the new support price on dairy
products, particularly on milk
powder. With the former floor
of 150 on spray powder in bulk
the consumer is paying 350 per
lb, package. Now that the floor
has been dropped to 100 it will
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Hensall Sales on Thursday re-
portedtrading on steers con-
tinued slow.
Butcher steers .. $24,50 to $25,20
Butcher heifers „ $22.00 to $23.60
Springer cows .. $227.50
Cows up to . $18.00 to $19.50
Babies $25.80
Veal $25.00 to 32.00
Holstein cows .. $227.50
Holstein calves ., 512,00 to 530.00
Durham calves $28.00 to $72.00
Weanling pigs .., $9.50 to $11.50
Chunks .. ... . $12.50 to $20.50
Feeders . ...... 521.00 to $25.00
Sows .. $50.00 to 580.00
There were 7.50 pigs and 325
Battle sold.
Sugar beets
record crop
Planting is almost completed
of a record. acreage of sugar
beets in this district, reports
Bob Millard. C&D fieldman.
Around 1,500 acres of the con-
tracted total of 1,737 is in, he
said, and the remainder is ex-
pected to be planted before the
end of the month.
The total acreage is about 100
more .than last year.
Thinning began this week for
the first time in the Kippen dis-
trict..
White bean club
chooses officers
Eighteen members joined South
Huron's famous white bean club
at .its '59 organizational meeting
in Hensall town hall Wednesday,
May 13.
This is the club which cap-
tured five of the top six white
bean prizes. at the Royal Winter
Fair last year. Three of the
winners -- Leaders Bob Allan,
Bob Fotheringhant and Bill
Charters — are in this year's
club.
President is Dave Tremeer, RR
2, Kippen; vice-president, Bob
Fothermgham, RR 3, Seaforth;
secretary, Carol Varley, RR 3,
Kippen; press reporter, Bill
Charters, RR. 3, Kippen.
Assistant Ag Rep Dannose
outlined the club project and
distributed Reg, No. 1 Sanilac
reed to the members.
Leaders.., are. Bob Allan and
Bob Bre adfoot,
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Show pictures
at 4-H meetings
Educational pictures were
shown to members of Stephen
calf and Exeter dairy calf clubs
at recent meetings,
The dairy club met at the farm.
of Leader Ross Marshall, Kirk -
ton, and judged two classes of
livestock. Ag Rep Douglas Miles
showed a film of dairy cattle
housing and equipment.
Lorne Hern gave a type dem-
onstration on :Holsteins, pointing
out the different parts of the ani-
mal, for judging.
Pictures on judging dairy and.
beef cattle were shown by Dan
Rose, student ass't, at the Ste-
phen meeting in Crediton com-
munity hall, Tuesday, May 12
Rains,spurt
crop growth
Warne .intermittent rains this
week spurted growth of grains
in this area but have delayed
seeding of intertilled crops, Hur-
on ag rep Douglas Miles report-
ed this week.
"Our pastures are pretty
short. Cattle who are out are
experiencing difficulty finding
enough grass."
He urged farmers to hold their
cattle as long as they can un-
less they know they are going
to have abundance of: pasture.
"The cattle really lick it off right
now," he said.
Mr. Miles said this week's
rains, first warm ones of the
season, "will really help things."
Livestock on Canadian farms
(June 1, 1958, excluding New-
foundland) included 675,000
horses, 11,001,000 cattle, 1,696,000
sheep, 6,164,000 pigs and 82,624,-
000 poultry, says Encyclopaedia
Britannica.
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EXETER, ONTARIO MAY 21 1959
SCOTTISH VISITOR HERE—Frank Farquharson, 23, left of Angus, Scotland, inspected
farming operations in this district for four days this past week when. he was the
guest pf Barry Jeffery, right, president of South. Huron. Junior Farmers. The young
Scot farmer, one of a number of exchange visitors in. Ontario, was impressed by the
railroad stations, highways, and versatility of farmers in this country. —T -A. Photo
Lively North (West)
Like living in different land
but still in same province
Thus one of the first things we
realized was !that we were liv-
ing in the west, not the north.
People here are very disdainful.
of easterners, and are apt to dis-
trust them as "too formal and
smooth." It's almost high trea-
son to cheer for the east in •the
Grey Cup game. I had to stay at
home and quietly cheer by my-
self. Winnipeg is the Mecca of
Red Lake much the same as per-
haps London or Toronto is to
your part of the country. People
are inclined here to forget that
Toronto even. exists. Tradesmen
are very suspicious of the qua-
lity of goods produced in Toron-
to.
Then, Loo, there is western hos-
pitality. People here don't wait
four or five years before they
accept you as one of their
friends. On the other hand, you
are accepted as a friend until
you prove yourself otherwise.
People seem very aponta.neous.
Many times my wife and myself
see some of our friends down
town and we all of a sudden de-
cide to have supper. together.
The wives prepare the meal to-
gether, each contributing -some-
thing she has on hand, and every-
one has a good time. The rule
here :for social evenings seems
to be that "anything planned
By JIM,STURGIS
Red Lake District High School
San of SHDHS Principal
H. L. Sturgis and Mrs. Stur-
gis and a resident of Exeter
most of his life, the author of
this article joined the teach.
ing staff of the Red Lake
school on his graduation
from UWO last year.
This new position took him
nearly 1,500 miles from home
to an atmosphere and a com-
munity much different from
ours but within the bounda-
ries of same province.
At our request, he has des•
cribed his experiences in a
colorful story we heartily
recommend to our readers.
will likely be . a flop; anything
spontaneous will be a success."
I would say that this was almost
a. direct contrast with life at
home.
This is a very enthusiastic and
community -minded town. There
is an abundance of service clubs
who are fairly champing at the
bit to outdo each other. Several
new churches are being built and
the Red Lake area has many
skating rinks, ball diamonds
and recreational halls. Even our
high school basketball games
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draw attendances that would put
Exeter to shame.
This place has gone overboard
on sports. Of course, the hunt-
ing and fishing is superb. People
talk about catching 40 or 50
pickerel within an hour many
never miss their moose or deer
each season. Here it's a matter
of going 10 or 20 miles from one's
hack door to •shoot in some of
the best game country in North
America.. My wife took a shot
at a partridge in our back yard
(and missed, of course). Even
a novice like myself can come
back with three or four partridge
in the fall.
The fishing is unbelievable.
Nearly everyone- owns a boat,
and there are miles and miles of
lakes. I. saw some of the most
beautiful sights of, my :life last
summer when we drove up to
Red Lake — shining lakes, wind-
ing roads, tall green trees,
glimpses of deer and other wild-
life darting across the road. All
this created a vast, panoramic
impression of the north in my
mind: its grandeur, stateliness
and mystery.I see now why
Prime Minister. Diefenbaker's
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not.* IP IT IS GONG
SOME PLACE
Pig i11 !
ersatlity of farmers here
impresses Scotch visitor
land were going+the land an4.
lie felt this would ause a labor
shortage in tate future there,
Mr. Farquharsonwas he
guest of Mr, and Mrs, Victor Jef-
fery, Thames Road, and theirson, Barry, who is president n
South Huron Junior Farmers.
His hosts showed him numerous
points of interest in the district
from Thursday to Monday
The young f armer was im-
pressed with Canada's railroad
stations — "they're cleaner,
straighter and longer."
'There is also a considerable
difference in the length of sea
son, he noted, "Ours .comes eat-
lier and lasts much longer Our
t
summers are nonearly so'hot.'"
State of mechanization on .Scot•
fish farms is about the same as
in Canada, he stated, but ia,ll
felt farming there was more
concentratedthan here. "I think
we try to get more production
per acre than you do."
With other exchange visitors,
he spent four days in Toronto as
the guest of the Ontario govern-
ment. He visited Elgin county
before coming to Huron, will go
to Niagara Falls next before
moving to eastern. Ontario.
He and his father operate a
"mixed arable farm" near For-
far, in. Angus county, on a pair
nership arrangement.
Three hundredof the 550
acres are seeded in pasture; 140
in grams, 35 in potatoes growl,
for the English market, and 40
to 50 in turnips for consuinption
by their own livestock..
Thefarm specializes in as
Aberdeen Angus cross of cattle
and two breeds of sheep, Nor4ih
County Cheviot and Border Lei-
cester. They have about 250 head
of cattle and some 250 breeding
ewes,
The young Scot has served as
president of both his local and
county junior agricultural clubs
as well as on the executive of the
area committee, He is also a
Rover Scout.
Juniors aid
Versatility of the Canadian
farmer' is .one of the marked
differences noted by .a Young
Scottish visitor between agricul-
ture here and in his native land.
"Farmers here seem to do a
great variety of jobs," said
Frank Farquharson, 23, of Angus,
Scotland who spent four days
in this district.
"At home, each man has a
'specific duty—one runs the trac-
tors, another looks after the cat-
tle, another tends the sheep."
He also noted that farm labor
is much more scare here than
in Scotland. On. his 550 -acre fam-
ily farm in Scotland, there are
seven hired men, all of whom
have houses on the farm.
However, the Scot observed
that fewer young people in Scot -
Observe anniversary
at Woodham church
By MRS, ARTHUR RUNDLE
Anniversary services were held
on Sunday last in the Woodham
United Church, when. Rev. J,
Vardy, of Granton, was guest
speaker in the morning, and
Rev, J. Wareham in the evening.
The Sunday School choir pro-
vided music for both services,
with Norris Webb as leader, and
Mrs. Glenn Copeland as organist.
The church was nicely decorated
with spring flowers.
Sunday visitors in the com-
munity were:
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Johnson,
Kirkton, with Mrs, W. L. Swit-
zer.
Mr. and. Mrs. Ross Tufts, Kirk.
ton, with Mrs. .Roy Kirk and
Lorna,
Mr. and, Mrs; Charles Jones,
Granton, and. Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Miller, Exeter, with Mr.
and Mrs. .lames Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson,
Granton, and Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
tin. Van "Arenthals, of Lucan,
with Mr. and Mrs, Clarence
Mills.
Miss Elaine Banwell and Mr.
Ron Chatten, London, with Miss
Barbara Chatter.
Rev. J. Vardy, at the parson-
age with Rev. and Mrs. .1
Wareham.
Miss Lucille Watson, Kirkton,
with Mr. and Mrs. Ira. McCurdy.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Camm and
Mr. and. Mrs. Edgar Rodd, Mr,
and Mrs. John Rodd and Pamela,
with, Mr. and Mrs, George
Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mills,
Exeter, M.r. and Mrs. Glenn
Copeland, Base Line, with Mrs.
M. Copeland and Jean.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Levy and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Wilson, St. Marys, and Mr. and
Mrs. Wray Sweitzer, Shpka, Mr.
Bert Rundle and Mr. Harry
Rodd, with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd P.ridham,
Russeldale, with, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Gartenburg.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Fred Rogers,
Mrs. B. Hanson, Granton, with
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Doupe.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd. Cowdry,
London, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Knight, Linda and Judy Coward,
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Webber.
Mr. and Mrs. James McAllis-
ter and family, 'of Sudbury, were
weekend visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Webber.
Rev. J. Wareham. and Mrs.
Wareham and. Derek were holi-
day visitors in St. Catharines on
Monday.
Personal items
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart,
Marlene and Elaine with Mr.
and Mrs. Laverne Rodd.
Mr. and Mrs, Bill Routly,
Elimville, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Routly, Mr. and Mrs. William
Cameron. with Mr. and Mrs. Er-
nie Vodden.
!Mr. and Mrs, Phil Brine and
Nancy of St. Marys, Mr. and
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Mrs. Ray Stephens and family
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Mr, Carl Mills and family and
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Mr. and Mrs. George Levy of
Russeldale, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
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Mrs. Harold Levy and Lynn, St.
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Larry and Shirley, and. Gerald
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sell and girls from Russeldale
with. Mr. and. Mrs. Albert Scott.
Mr. and Mrs, Mason Anderson
and family of London with Mr.
and Mrs. Laverne Rodd,
Mrs. Roy Kirk attended the
graduation of Miss Ruth Hardy
at Thames Hall, London, and re-
ception at Forest Hall in Gran.
ton.
Mr.. and 'Mrs. Ron Mills, Ian
and David were Sunday visitors
with Misses Blanche and Rhea
Mills.
Mr. Joe Blommart is expected.
home from. Victoria Hospital,
London, this week.
Jim .Hazelwood. and Robert
Wareham attended Boy Scout
Camp held at Duncan. Lake over
the weekend. They belong to No.
3 troop of St, Marys,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Payne and
Donna of London spent Monday
with Mir. and. Mrs. Robert Run-
dle and boys.
Rev. J. Wareham, Mrs. Ware-
ham and Derek were holiday vi.
sitors in St. Catharines on Mon-
day with the former's sister, Mrs.
Harold Williams.
Dr. George P. Morphy, Mrs.
Morphy, John and Nelson, Mrs.
S. Mackie, 'Mrs. J. Perry, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Mackie, Ed-
win. and Earl, Norman Mackie I
and Alec and. Miss Gloria Mc-
Donald from. Toronto were among
guests at Morphy-Murray wed-
ding Saturday in Exeter.
Rev. Slade and. Mrs. Slade .of
Port Elgin were Thursday visi-
tors with Rev. and Mrs. J. Ware-
ham.
Mr. Barry Slade and Miss Ruth
Ann Goddard of Southampton
were guests at the Morphy- Mur-
ray wedding in Main Street
United church, Exeter on Satur-
day.
Nearly 80° of U.S, overseas
pleasure 'travellers in 1957 went
by air, says Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica. That year, 2,555,074
tourist automobiles entered Can-
ada.
CARE fund
South Juni Farman
o h H ur on or n
and Junior Institute approved a
donation of 512 to CARE, the
self help program for underpri-
vileged countries, at their joint
meeting at SHDHS May 6.
The members made plans •bo
participate in the annual Perth -
Huron field day at Mitchell on
June 13.
Shirley Morley was chaiman,
for the meeting. Kathryn Hicks
and Barbara Ann Morley led in
games,
During the boys' meeting, Pu-
rina representative Al Morgan
showed slides of his firm's ex-
perimental farm at St, Louis. He
also explained how a farmer can
suffer a large loss in livestock
over a period of years.
The speaker was introduced by
Maurice Love and thanked by
Laverne Hamilton.
Members answered the roll call
by stating the analysis of ferti-
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