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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-10-08, Page 11Second Section "GO-CARTS" NEW FAIR HIGHLIGHT—Sponsored as a fair attraction for the first time in this district, "go-cart" races drew large crowds of spectators at the Kirkton exhibition Friday. Above, St. Marys and Exeter contestants roar around a corner in one of the heats. A hard -driving 13 -year-old competitor from St. Marys, Barry Arm- strong, won one of the contests. —T -A Photo TOP KIRKTON CALF CLUB—These three pretty girls won sectional competitions of 'the dairy calf club achievement day at Kirkton fall fair Friday. Hazel Crago, left, showed the best junior Holstein; her sister, Joyce, was top showman, and Orrie Thac- ker exhibited the top senior Holstein. —T -A Photo • OOP 'e.briMign 111 KIRKTON FAIR ATTRACTION—Entertainment wasn't the only drawing card at Kirk - ton fair Friday. The booth operated annually by the Kirkton public library board always attracts a large crowd of customers, partly because of the delicious home made pies provided by the ladies of the community. The booth was crowded like this all afternoon. —T -A Photo Huron's Holstein show described as 'best ever' Lovely weather, a good ring- side, and what Western Ontario Holstein fieldman Gordon Bell characterizedas "the best Hol- stein show ever held in Huron County" all combined to make the Huron County Black and 1bite day held in connection with Seaforth fair a memorable event. A total of 130 Holsteins were shown by 20 exhibitors. Thomas Hayden & Son, Gor- rig, won both th.e premier breeder and premierexhibitor awards, with Ross Marshall of Kirkton, rummer -up in both cases. C'illiam Storey, Seaforth, eiowed the grand champion bull Peter Simpson, Seaforth, 4.e grand champion cow, Despite her 12 years of age, Coin Lander Mercedes R. A., the winning aged cow in milk, and grand champion for Peter Simpson, was full value for her win. This veteran show cow was praised by Judge E. A. Innis of Brantford as a; long, ,deep coW with extreme dairy character and carrying ail exceptionally god udder. The reserve senior' and re• serve grand championship went to the. winning three-year-old in MIlk, Meri Acres Dinah, shown by Ross Marshall, of Kirkton. She is a heifer with a lot of dairy chaarade, a strong loin, and long level rump, and a well. attached udder'. Tllorisas 1lajiden & Son won the fet,ale juninr champion situpen . the winning senior leariiri& ri e a e 11 a P'erfectit ti Daisy, the reserve junior award going to Ross Marshall on the top junior yearling, Meri Acres Charity. The junior champion is very sharp et the shoulder, with a wealth of dairy character, and walking on a good set of legs, The reserve junior champion is a well balanced individual with great spring of rib and an ex- eeptionally good rump. This was the three-year-old Spring Pond Pietje Trademark, who went through to the senior and grand championship for, Witham Sto- rey of Seaforth. The junior champion was the top junior yearling, Banella Ester Gent shown by Thos. Hayden & Son, who also had the reserve junior champion on 'their senior bull — Please turn to page 12 A GeWwanlflcoavr. 400 PROOF DEMONSTRATION. WILL CONVINCE YOU TO ion .oyer ye Test-drive the new Case-o-roatic 400! In just 1 -hour you'll realise that there's! a POWERFUL differ- ence. Make a demonstration date and get your FREE raincoat I Ask abort oar SPECIAL Trak AW1Wiert y,1 footle trbettor Exeter Farrn Equipment Rt' Dr Jermyn, Prop. PHONE SOI W EXETER e exef imes EXETER, ONTARIO, -OCTOBER a, 1959 o -cc. rt' races provide t crowd ori at Kirkton The "go-cart" races practically 17 items. Ruth Baillie and David Peck, Cornish. stole the show at Kirkton Fall Fair last week. Although the midget racers competed in only two official heats, they entertained part of the crowd most of the afternoon with antics on the grounds which proved almost as exciting as the races themselves, Owners from both Exeter and St. Marys clubs met for the first time and they shared the honors. Art Clarke, Exeter, and 13 -year- old Barry Armstrong, St. Marys, both scored a first and second in the two heats. The cart competitions climaxed another successful Kirkton show which attracted a crowd of over 1,000. Tap agricultural highlight was the contest for the handsome 4-H livestock showmanship trophy among boys and girls from four counties. Winner was Don Lobb, RR 1 Clinton, who led the dairy showmen to reach the finals. Runner-up was Grant Hodgins, RR 1 Granton, showmanship champion of the Kirkton beef,; calf club. Wanda Davey, RR 2 Monkton. was top sheep show- man and Ken Bearss, RR 1 Gran- ton, took the swine title. Best steer in the .Kirkton club was shown by Gordan Hodgins, RR 1 Granton, and heifer win- ners were Jimmy Hodgins and Anne Marie Tate, also of Gran- ton. Three girls shared top prizes in the dairy club. Sisters Joyce and Hazel Crago, RR 1 St, Marys won showmanship and junior Holstein honors respectively and Orrie Thacker, RR 6 St. Marys, exhibited the best senior Hols- tein, The fair opened with the tra- ditional school children's parade led by the North Easthope Pipe Band and drum 'majorette Marg- aret Dykstra of the Kirkton school, Kirkton and SS 10 Blanshard shared parade prizes with the former winning first for banner and drill and the latter copping the marching prize. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MLA, officially opened the ex- hibition. He said Kirkton fair was particularly significant "be- cause it unites two of the best counties in Ontario, Perth and Huron." Richard Doan, Thorndale, cap- tured the beef herd prize and Ross Marshall, RR 1 Kirkton, exhibited the top dairy herd. Emerson Penhale, RR 3 Exe- ter, topped the hog prizewin- ners and sheep competitions were won by Donald Dearing, Exeter, Ross Marshall, 'Donald Graham, Parkhill; ,A. D. Steeper, Ailsa Craig; Rea Stephen, RR 1 Ailsa Craig, and Garfield Cor- nish, Woodham. Mrs. Delmar Skinner, RR 1 Centralia, dominated the ladies work classes with 20 firsts fol- lowed by Mrs. Harvey Hodgins, Orediton, with seven red ribbons. In the domestic class, Mrs. William Rohde, RR 1 Woodham, captured nine firsts to edge out Mrs, John Barnett, RR 1 St. Marys, and Mrs. E. Colvdrey, Kirkton, both of whom won six sections. Mrs. M. Gallop, Kirkton, was the top prizewinner in flowers but she had tough competition from Mrs. Reg. Paul, RR 1 St. Marys. As in the ease with other dis- trict fairs, keenest rivalry came in the children's classes in which students from eight schools com- peted. Three sisters and a brother tied for the most number of exhibits. Helen Baillie and Iris Marshall, Kirkton, both entered Marshall both Showed 13 ex- Get of sire—W. S. O'Neil, Richard hibits, While Kirkton district .cooks entered many pies in the .corn- petitions, not all of the prize• winning cubs were exhibited. The booth sponsored by Kirkton public library board did a brisk business in home-made pies baked by ladies in the commu- nity, President of this year's fair was Fred Doupe, Kirkton, .Alex Crago, RR 1St. Marys, is the secretary, Parade Marching, 30 10 Blanshard, Kirk- ton, USS 1.4 Blanshard, SS 3 -Os- borne; banner, Kirkton, SS 10 Blan- chard; drill, Kirkton, Horses Hackney ponies — Single, W. A. Clarke, St. Marys; harness pony, team, Fred Jones, Belton; single, Fred Jones, Belton, Jack Fulcher, St, Marys, Jones; Shetland ponies, Jones, 2 firsts, 1 second; pony team, Fred Jones, Palomino Jim Darling, Garth Blackleg, 1 Kirkton, Fred Darling, Exeter; saddle horse, Wilmer Press - calor, RR 1 Exeter, D. A. Fink- beiner, Exeter, Fred Darling, Garth lilackler, Fred Darling, Lloyd Swartzentruber, Hogs Lacombe — Emerson Penhale, Woodham, 3 firsts, 2 seconds. Yorkshire—Sow, Robinson & Rob- inson, St. Marys, Joseph Taylor, 1 Fullerton, Jack Arthur, 1 St, Marys, Bob Stephen, RR 1 St. Marys. Sow -raised pig, Penhale; pen of 5 shoats, E. Penhale. Beef Cattle Shorthorn—Jack Peck of Kippen swept this class; other prize win- ners included David Tate, RR 2 Grantod, Ray Nethercott, St. Marys RR 1, Ross Sauer, 6 St. Marys. Hereford—W. S. O'Neil, RR 4 Denfield, all prizes in this class, .Aberdeen Angus — Richard Doan, Thorndale; Garfield Cornish, Wood- ham; Grant Hodgins, 1 Granton; Jim Hodgins, RR 1 Granton. Best beef herd — Doan, O'Neil, Doan, Jack Peck, Garfield Cor'nIsh, Grade steer or heifer, resident of B1anshard — Toe Robinson, 1 St. Marys, Larry Kauer, 6 St. Marys, \Vayne Sauer, Harold Switzer, lift 1, St, Marys. Open class grade steer — Grant Hodgins, 1 Granton, first and sec- ond; Charles O'Shea, Granton, third and fourth. Grade heifer — Larry Sauer, first and second, Charles O'Shea, third, Best steer and heifer, Biddulph township, Grant Hodgins, 1 Gran- ton, first. second and fifth, Chas, O'Shea, third and fourth, Dairy Cattle Guernsey, Russell Reath, first; Holstein, 1 year old bull, Ross Mar- shall, Kirkton, Ton Brock, Gran- ton; milk cow, Ross Marshall, first and third, Tom Brock, second 'and fourth; 3 year old heifer, boss Marshall, first and second; senior Yearling, Tom Brock, Tom HRerrn, Woodham; junior yearling, Marshall, Tom Brock: junior calf, Ross Marshall, D, A. Finkheiner, Exeter, Ross Marshall, Tom Brock; bull under 1 year, Tom Brock; herd, Ross Marshall, Tom Brock; best male in class, Ross Marshall; Perth County Holstein, Ross Marshall, Tom Brock. Sheep Oxfo'd, Donald Dearing, Eaeter, 5 firsts, 4 seconds; Leicester, Don- ald Graham, 4 Parkhill, 5 firsts, 5 seconds; Lincoln, A, D. Steeper, .Ailsa Craig, 5 firsts, 4 seconds, Garfield Cornish, Woodham, 1 sec- ond; Suffolk, Ross Marshall, Kirk - ton, 4 firsts, 3 seconds; Cheviot, Rea Stephen. RR. 1 St, Marys, 2 firsts; 3 wether lambs, Ross Mar- shall; best ewe lamb, Garfield Cor- nish, first and second. ,Judge—L, J. White, ' Poultry and Pets Bantams, Earl Becker, Dashwood; Marvin Arthur, Mervyn Hern; .pigeons, Allen Lawson: rabbits, Per Andreasin, 'Vernon Hero. Mrs, Carman Park, Kirkton; Sussex pul- lets, Clifford Pepper, Dashwood; Becker, Pepper; Leghorn pullets, George Douglas, Mitchell, Becker, Pepper; best pullets and hen, heavy and light, Earl Becker 4 firsts, 4 seconds; ducks, Douglas 4 Fieldman comments Says farmers receive one-third retail price By .1. CARL HEMINGWAY HFA Fielman The following appeared in the Alberta Wheat Pool Budget: "The U.S, Department of Agriculture says • that last year Americans spent $57.7 billion for home grown food. The farmer received $20.8 billion or only 36% of the 'total while •market- ing costs accounted. for $36.9 billion or 64% of the food bill. "Marketing costs. were di- vided as follows: labour $17.5 billion (47%); profits $2.1 billion (6%); transportation $4 billion (11%); and other costs and non- corporate profits $13.3 billion (36%). "A similar breakdown would no doubt apply to Canada." IS the great controversy and publicity being presently given to support prices and deficiency payments simply a series of "red herrings" being drawn adeptly across the trail to the real source of the farmers diffi- culty? It seems unreasonable to think that 'the producer should only average a little over 1/3 of the consumer price.. Farmers have shown their ability to do a good job of marketing the raw pro- duct as proven by the white bean board, the tobacco board, the 'cheese marketing board, and certainly not least by the hog producers board. In fertilizer production and in the manufacture of feeds they Pig Pre -Starter the feed that helps you -market all your pigs. Start creep feeding at 10 days of age, Follow with pig starter pellets or mash. BEET STOVE PULP COAL We are now taking orders. Priced several dollars less this year. SNOW FENCE A WELDED WIRE FOR CORN CRIBS Leave your order now for off car discount, EXETER DISTRICT Phone 287 Collect Beside CHR Stat on have proven that they can re- duce the cost of processing and turn out a top quality product. Why not further advancement in the field of processing of their own produce? It would seem that there is a definite opportunity that is receiving serious study is the processing of meats. If the farmers controlled their,, own processing plants on a co-operative basis the $2.1 bil- lion (6%) profit could go to the farmer in patronage dividends. This 6% profit may seem to be a small itemtbult if a farmer pro- duces an article for 94c and it sells for $1.00 his income is 60 per unit. If he also had the 6c profit his income (net) would be doubled. It would also seem that a good portion of the $13.3 bil- lion might be non -corporate pro- fit which, through a co-op, would find its way back to the produ- cer. We need to remember at all times that after the "break even point" any gain is totally added to net income. Therefore, While the actual saving in operating costs might be quite small as compared to the gross income sof a farmer, it could make a vast difference in his net in- come. firsts, Becker, 4 :seconds, judge— Thos,. Crew, Grain and Seeds Sheaf wheat, oats and barley, Harry Logan,. Belton; bushel wheat, Logan, Newton Clarice. Woodham; bushel oats, Logan, Mrs. Clarence Switzer, i:il 1, St. Marys; bushel barley, Clarke, Mrs. C. Switzer; gallon white beans, Logan; ears Yellow- corn. Airs. Gallop, 1irlcton Logan; ensilage corn, stalks, :Airs. Earl Stephen, 1 St. 'Marys, Ross Marshall, Kirkton; ears, Mrs. Fred Switzer, 1 St. Marys, Ross Mar- shall. Vegetables Sebago potatoes, Alvin Crago, 1 St. Marys; cobbler potatoes, Logan, Crago; dooley potatoes, Crago; other variety, Airs. Earl Stephen, Swedish turnips, Mrs. I1 a.r o 1 d O'Brien, 6 St. Marys, Cooper For- est, J' irkton, Logan; heavy turnip, Mrs: H. O'Brien; field carrots, Fred McClyrnonl, 'Varna, Logan; red mangold, Marshall, Mrs. illiam Rohde, Woodham; white sugar man- gold, Crago, Mrs. H. O'Brien; yel- lowitnaugold, Crago, Marshall; car- rots and parsnips, Mrs. Gallop, 3 firsts, Alvin Crago, 2 seconds; beets and cabbage, Mrs, Gallop, 3 firsts, Harry' Logan, second, Fred McClymont, 2 seconds; round cab- bage, Airs. Gallop, Harry Logan; celery, Mrs, Gallop; red tomatoes, Alvin Crago, Fred McClymont; pink tomatoes, Mrs. Gallop, Logan; cit- ron, F. McOlymott, Mrs, Gallop; pie pumpkin, Alvin Crago, Airs. John Barnett, 1 St. Marys; large pumpkin, Mrs. Barnett; watermelon, H, Logan, Mrs, Gallop; muskmelon, Mrs, Gallop, F, McClymont; table squash, Logan, Crago; mammoth squash, Logan; Hubbard squash, P. McClymont; banana squash, Crago, F. McClymont; green or ripe cucumber, Mrs. Earl Stephen, F. McClymont- table cucumber, Mrs. Gallop, F. McClymont; seed onions, Mrs. Harold O'Brien, F. McClymont; collection of vegetables, Mrs. Gal- lop, F, McClylfnont. Farmer's Club wheat, Newton Clarke, Woodham; Farmer's Club oats, Clarke, Mrs. Clarence Swit- zer, 1 St. Marys; Farmer's Club barley, Clarke, Mrs, Switzer, Milne Pullen, 1 Granton; Yield crop oats, Clarke, Mrs. C, Switzer; field crop barley, Clarke, Mrs. Switzer, Milne Pullen, Don Pullen, 1 Granton. Judge — Barry Strang, Flowers Straight asters, Mrs. Reg Paul, 1 St, Marys; curved asters, Mrs. Page Eleven rills fair Alex 'Switzer, 1 St. Marys; basket of asters, Airs) Reg Paul; cosmos. Mrs. Harry Nlahro, 1 Granton; dahlia, Mrs. Wm. Rohde, Woodham, Mrs. Clarence Switzer, 1 St. Marys; miniature dahlia, Airs. Gallop, Kirk- ton; 10 blooms dahlia, Mrs. W. Rohde; glads spike, Mrs. Harvey Hodgins, Orediton, Mrs. Gordon Johns, 1. St. Marys; 6 giads spikes, Mrs, Gordon Johns; miniature giads, Mrs. johns; African marigold, Mrs. Earl Stephen, 1 St. Marys; French marigold, Airs. Gallop, Mrs. Harvey Hodgins; nasturiums, Mrs. Wallace Selves, Science Blip, firs. Harvey Hodgins;Alts,Harvey Hsingle odgipetnusnia• , sirs. Gal- lop, Mrs. Earl Stephen; rose bloom,. Dosplay of roses, Airs. Reg Paul; salvias, Mrs, Wallace Selves, Airs. Reg Paul; scabiosis, Alts. Wallace Selves, small zinnia, Airs, Harvey Hodgins, Mrs. Ilahre, 1 Granton; cut flowers, Airs. Reg Paul; mums, Mrs. Gallop, Mrs, Eric Humphreys. Kirkton; corsage, Mrs. Earl Ste- phen, Mrs. Reg Paul dining table centre, Mrs. F. Switzer, Alts, Paul; Christmas centre, Mrs, Delmar Skinner, 1 Centralia, Mrs, Reg Paul; horticultural special, pink Petunia', Mrs. Eric Humphreys, Airs. Gallop, Mrs. Gordon Dow. Mitchell; climax marigold, sirs. Wallace Selves, :firs. Gallop, Afri- can violet, Mrs. E. Humphreys._ Mrs. Gallop; blue violets, Mrs. E. Humphreys; gloxinia, Mrs, AloZ Crago, 1 St. Marys, 1 and 2• plu• moans asparagus, :Airs. E. Hum- phreys; phrbegonia. ?airs. Max Switzer= collection of coleus, Mrs. E, Hum- eys. Crafts and Hobbies Art flowers for table. Mrs. Gor- don Dow, Mitchell; art flowers cor- sage, Mrs. G. Dow, Mrs. D. Skin- ner, Centralia; oil paintings and . water colors, Mrs. Earl Stephen, 1 St. Marys, 3 firsts; aluminum tray. Airs, John Barnett, Mrs. Gordon Dow; copper tooling, -Airs, ,John BDoarnettmestic Alt'sSciH.ence Hodgins, Crediton. Maple syrup, :firs, Earl Stephen. 1 St. Marys; white bread, Mrs. John Barnett, 1 St, Marys, Mrs. Gordon Dow, Mitchell; brown bread, Mrs. J. Barnett, Mrs. G. Dow; nut and fruit loaf, ?firs. 'Wallace Selves. Airs. ScienceJ. HillBarnM, rsett,, J. arnett; Clarencebuns, ,AlBt's. Switzer, 1 St. Marys, Mrs. G. Dow; tea biscuits, Airs. 2.. Barnett, Mrs. E. Cowdry, Kirkton, Mrs. Wallace Selves; angel .cake, Mrs. E. Cow- drey, Mrs. William Rohde, Wood- - Please turn to page 15 SAVE SAVE TIM !..SAVE DOLLARS $ McCormick 1 -11t -14e. h,e.y-day qp,- mo Pick cleaner, finish sooner! It pays all ways to own a new McCormick Corn Picker and be ready when your crop says, Go! Save down and leaning corn —get every cob that's on the stalk, including the nubbins and hard -to - get -at ears—get 4 to 8 extra bushels per acre. There's a new McCormick. Corn Picker to match your acreage, crop and power ... to give you depend- able, lowcost picking in any weather; any condition of crop, season after season. 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