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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-12-31, Page 9As we say "good-by" to the old year and "hello" to the new, it gives u8 great pleasure to ?'x» tend to you a world of good wishes for 1960. To all our good friends and patrons we extend our best wishes for 366 happy days in 19601 H. R. SHERWOOD PHONE 414-J EXETER May your New Year be bright with many hippy hours...rich in good health and good fortune. Here's to 1960. May it bring you.' everything you're wishing for. We extend the season's greetings and wishes for a rich and rewarding , life in all the years to come! J. `11EStDE CNR STATION HURON .FSPERATICIN OFFICERS—These are the executive members who will lead Federation of Agriculture activities in. Huron county during 1960, Seated, from left, are Carl Hemingway, secretary-fieldman; Warren. Zurbrigg, president; Gordon Greig, first vice-president. Standing are Winston -Shapton,• past president, and Mrs. Alex McGregor, lady director. SHDHS ENTERTAINERS—Members of the .girls' glee club .at SHDHS donned red and black capes to present their renditions for crowds at the school's "Hi-Time Revue" last week. The girls were one of a number of vocal groups on the program. Cow pools now in US may be tried here soon Second Section Farm eitiis of sVorAt laiRON and 1V0,2711 M/DPIE$TX urr agriculture a satisfactory in- come but it isn't that simple, The federations have made many recommendations to gove.rnment thatlaic notput ef- fect, In other cases finances prevented work being done. Most of all strife between groups has weakened the position of farm- ers. What will 1960 bring? Will this year find that farmers are , basically one and that one, general policy will be good for: all or will the subtle propaganda! that is being diseminated sue.' ceed in bringing about the dis- integration of farm organiza- tions? I doubt that farmers will ac- complish the former completely but I have hopes that advance- ments will he made. It will be distastrous for farmers and det- rimental to all Canadians if the opposition is successful in at- taining the latter. At this time next year we may look back on failures and blame our leadership hut our greatest enemy is the indifference of the individual. Let us hope that this will not happen and that next year we will be able to look hack on successes and again these will not be the result of your leadership but rather due to the support given by the members. PHONE 508.W EXETER, ONTARICog DECEMBER ;If 1959 Deadline hog marketing could boomerang: ov't men-AOuocafe P0941 P111110 Fieldmens comments. Challenges to farmers to be varied in. 1960 tataGIVMMTV?trnriernk;. WiSOMMErAnia:Mrr nirir. '17 TIIPMEE'M Story from Sunshine By MRS. WILLIAM DICKEY Cow pools! Nothing like them, has been seen before in dairy farming, And an Eastern Ontario group of farmers is planning to set one up soon. Cows from many herds will be housed, fed, and milked in a central location on con Report On Shipka • • ...,'=-4...1,4,tA5.ieWathli Christmas visitors Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Webb and family of St. Catharines with Mr, and Mrs. Cliff .Russell and family. Mr, and Mrs. Bill Holden and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Winegarden and family, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Winegarden and Miss Betty Winegarden of Lon- don, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Har- mer and family of Nitro Village, Quebec, Mr. and Mrs, Merlon Turner and family of Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deveau and family of Smithville, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wingarden and fam- ily, Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Art Greenless, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winegarden bf Parkhill, Mr. rod Mrs. George Winegarden Grand Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark and family, Mr, and Mrs. Ted Leadley and family of Welland, Mr, and Mrs, Gerson Brady of Niagara Falls, Mr. arid Mrs. Alton Com- fort and Roy of Fenwick Mr. and Mrs, Milton SWeitzer arid .fent- ily, Mr. arid Mrs. Tack Pecker- ing and Carrie with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sweiteer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clarke and family of Zurich, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clarke arid family, Mr. arid Mrs. Roes Clarke and fam- ily, Mr, arid Mrs. Don Dinney and family, Mr.• and Mrs. Jot McCann, Mrs. IL Clarke, Miss Pull) Clarke and Mr, O. Pfaff of Crediton and Me. and Wt. Bruce Mathison, Messrs, Gordon, Jim, Raymond and Eric Hutchison of Parkhill with Mr. and Mrs. lb- ward Clarke and Marlette. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Datars and family, Grand fend, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Datars of Eashwoocl, Mr, Don Love of To. tont°, Clare Love of Sarnia, Mr, and Mrs, Art Finkbeiner, Mr. llodgiris and Miss Maude ifocighis With Mr. and Mrs, Ross Love and Kathryn. Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Desjef- dine and Petri Hyrnphrees With Mr. and Mrs. Jim Glover and family at Exeter. • Mt, and Mrs. Chris, Batinigar, ten With Mr. and Mrs. Chet. brown at Bothwell. . and Mrs, flay 8weitter, ttoti And Barbara, with. Mr, and Mrs. ha et WoOdliern. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Sheppard and Dave With Mr. and MrS, therattikt a Liettry.- tract. The operator of the pool will market the milk. vNone of the U.S. cow pools have operated long enough for anyone to have much data on them," says OAC dairy scien- tist Dr. Dave Arnotte "but the Fashion Farm cow pool in Iowa seems most adapted to Ontario. Cows are put in a pool under contract and the pool performs all the services, provides the feed, and sells the milk" "The cow owner gives up cow• management yet he still retains cow ownership, and he may care for his dry cows arid raise his calves. He is paid for his milk on the basis of a monthly DHIA weight and test." Arnott sees cow pools answer- ing 4 big problems: . • Farmers without bulk tanks or the money to buy them will be able to "use" the pool's bulk handling systems. • Herds that are too small for efficient production will be able to take advantage of the large- scale efficiency without the re- spansibility of capital expan- sion, extra labor, or new man- agement techniques. • Dairymen who are tired of 365 days Without 'a holiday will no longer have the pressing twice-a-clay milking chores. • Dairy processors see the cow pool as one means of cut- ting hauling costs — they will only have one stop for milk. Some processors believe it also gives nein a better. control of both quantity and quality of The• Ontario Department of Agriculture researcher claims there are some drawbacks to the cow pool system. Dairymen who put their cows in the pool. will have to pay cash for items like labor, feed, and housing, In some established podls in the U.S., the charge to cow owners for the use of buildings and equipment is $40 per cow per year. "In the Iowa pool this is pay- able in advance. The labor cost, veterinary fees, management fees, and miscellaneous cost like bedding, sanitizers, and supplies are all deducted each month from the milk cheque," says Arnett. "This could make quite a hole in the milk cheque," he acids. "And remember, many farmers won't be able to use their family labour` Leisure time doesn't contribute to extra in- come." Arriott also states that the production of some cows in the pools has slipped. Cows that used to milk 12;000 have slipped to 9,000. Lack of attention might be one cause — Michigan found that mastitis incre sad in pooled herds, Good veterinary service Was also difficult with large cow numbers. Arnett believes the proposed cow pool in Eastern Ontario stands a good chance of success; but passes on a Michigan judg- ment: "A welleadjusted dairy farm With 60 to 80 cows produces mlik about es efficiently as the estimates that can be made up for the large cow pools." 1".eree... . By „1. CARL HEMINGWAY Happy New Year! I hope! Whether MO will be a happy year for farmers or not is open to question but I am sure that, for those of us taking an active part hi farm organization work, it will • be interesting, The eollowing problems will take up a great deal of time in., 1960: The turkey producers vote and action on the results. Land acquisition negotiations. Unemployment insurance for farmers. Crop insurance. The hog vote recently announc- ed for early summer. White bean marketing.. Beef marketing. Poultry products marketing. Milk pooling. And finally, controlled farm production will be thrown into the confusion if any strong unity on the part of farmers is discovored in the other contro- versies, lo carry on all the work in- volved in these activities farm I organizations for the most -part! must work on very limited I budgets. From time to time we, bear criticism of the federa! tion for not putting into force a program that wilt return to( Among those who visited on! the line Christmas Day were: Mr. and Mrs. Murray Gibson,1 Margaret Jean and Marion of Bryanston, Mr. and Mrs, Melvin ' Gardiner and Marilyn of Thames Road with Mr. and Mrs. Clar- 'once' Fletcher.. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Forde and jenny of Kitchener, Mr.1 and Mrs. Newman Baker of Welburn, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton! Brock and children of Guelph,1 Mr. and Mrs, Harry Sperling of London, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne and, family of Winchelsea and Mrs. Harry • Ford with Mr. and Mrs. William Dickey and, family. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fisher of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon' Johns and family of Kirkton, Mrs, Conard of St. Marys, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johns and family of Ilderton, Mr, and Mrs. Howard Hodge and Judy of Rip- lee, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Stark and family of St. Marys and Mr. Clifford Stark of Strathroy at }he home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johns. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Coward and Mr. and Mrs. Bev Parsons and children of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bibby and children of Kirkton, Mr. and Mrs. Wib Coward and Susan of London. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hern and family with Mr. and Mrs. John' .Coward. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones and Mr. and Mrs, Tom Gunning of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Wil• Item Rodd of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gunning and Larry of Toronto with Mr. and Mrs, Jim Miller. Mr, and Mrs. Bob Asalas, Betty and Sheila of London with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beckett. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Graham and Andy of Cromarty with Mr, and Mrs. Theron Creery. Mr. Dave Clarke and Mrs, Hawkins of Exeter with Mr. and Mrs. George Frayne and family. Personal items Mr. Arthur La Chance of De• teoit and Mr. Robert Sanders of Exeter were callers on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johns. Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Elston of Centralia were visitors on Crop value seen down The estimated value of field crop productions in Ontario, ex- cluding tobacco, shows a decline of 5.3 per cent from the 1958 fi- gure, Agriculture Minister Good- fellow said Monday. He said, however, the im- provement in livestock produc- tion and in dairy products would belance in sonic degree the loss recorded in other crops. The total value of the prov- ince's agricultural production will probably be slightly higher than last year, he said. Excluding tobacco, the total value of 1959 general field crops now is estimated at $303,255,400, down 5.3 per cent. Mr. Goodfellow said the de- crease in production was due largely to heavy frost damage in the fruit belt. Losses from frost are estimated to have put pro- duction 31.9 per cent below 1958. Tobacco production, hit hard by hail storms during the sum- mer, dropped by about $4,000,- 000 from last year's value. The 1959 figure is estimated at $81,- 535,400. Mr. Goodfellow said that des- pite the reduced production in various crops, a small improve. ment in farm cash income is ex• pected along with a slightly higher gross value of agricultu- ral output. Mrs, Andy Anderson and Mr. Harold Berry in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Here and family with Mr. and. Mrs. Wil- liam O'Brien at Whalen. Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Rodd. and family with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson with Mr, and Mrs. Carman Gregory and family at Ilderton. Mr. and Mrs. 'Nelson' Squire with Mr. and' Mrs. . Orland Squire at Centralia. TO STOP MILK$TONE Flush out your milking ma- chine as soon as you finish milking, says Ontario Agricul- tural College dairy specialist, Fred Hamilton. A delay 'of even 20 to 30 minutes is enough to start the formation of milkstone. Once milkstone has started to form, you'll need a rnilkstone re- mover to clean it out of your equipment. EXETER • Evee if the price does fall when the deficiency payment I scheme goes into effect, the farmer will still gain by selling ' his hogs at market weight in that he will (1) get a better price from the packer, (2) get a Government premium on A and B grades, and (3) be eligible for the deficiency payment on A and B grade hogs. The present offer-to.purchase program will take in all hogs marketed up to and including Saturday, January 9. The de- ficiency payment system will affect all hogs marketed on and after Monday, January 11. Producers who have not reg- istered far participation in the deficiency payment program should aPply immediately, Forms may-be obtained by writ- ing the Agricultural Stabiliza- tion Board, Canada Department of Agriculture, Confederation Building, Ottawa, or from the nearest office of the federal de- partment's livestock division. Application cards for regis- SILAGE MOLD Here's something new. The On- tario Department of Agriculture says that Minnesota research- ers have had good success eli- minating silage mold. They used sulfur candles. The system worked best when rained-on hay was baled as low-moisture sil- age. The bales were covered with an air-tight plastic film and a lighted sulfur candle was placed inside, The candle used up the mold-causing oxygen and produced sulfur-dioxide gas which acts as a preservative. tration are being mailed to pm., dneers. These ,should: 'be eori.o. -pitted and mailed to the Date Processing Unit, Canada Dar partment of Agriculture, ,Qt« In the case of a farmer having a son or a partner who owns some of the hogs marketed, an, ly one name may be registereti for one farm enterprise. ..This means that all hogs from a tams unit or enterprise enlist be mar. keted under one registrations number and one name. A com- pletely sepr rate operation is necessary to qualif for regito 4 tration as a farmer producer. Storm loss not heavy No major losses have been no j parted by district farmers as a result of Monday's hydro black. out:. Like town folks, however, they suffered considerable in bacon. • ence, Area HEPC manager K. ib Lampman said some farmers Iwere hand-milking cows until midnight. Other reports indi- cated some herds didn't get milked at all. Holstein breeder Ross Mar- shall, RR 1 Kirkton, said it took over two hours for three adults I to milk the 25 cows in his barn. I "We haven't had to do that I since the power failed three I years ago in February." Harry Beaver, just north of Exeter, was one of the area dairymen who used a tractor hook-up to operate his milking machine, He finished his herd of 35 cows in normal time. No serious poultry losses have been reported. J. Elgin McKin- ley, of McKinley's HatcherYi said auxiliary power was used. for their incubators. He revealed few major poultrymen depended entirely upon hydro. EXETER ' Saturday with Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher. Mr. Walter Creery left Satur- day to attend the Christian World Conference held in Ohio this week. Mr. and• Mrs, Theron Creery and family visited with Mrs. Mc- Roberts at Luean on Sunday. Mrs. Amos Warwick and Ter- ry of Sarnia, Mrs. Clark Fisher and Mrs. Ben Fisher of Exeter were Saturday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johns. Elaine Squire of Centralia and Gloria Meyers of London spent a few days holidaying with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nel- son Squire, last, week. Mr. and Met. Laverne Rodd and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wib Kirkby near Kirkton on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arto Delve of Lethbridge, Alta., were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johns on Tuesday of last week. Those who spent Christmas away from home were: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Berry with Mrs. Hiram Copeland at Kirkton. Mr. Allen Berry with Mr. and EXETER Phone 383 ELMiRA Read Fer ti lizers phcinemeo9450 A strong Appeal for orderly marketing of hogs has been made by Homer J. Maybes, as-1 sieiate director, Livestock Divi- sion, Canada Department of Ag- 1 riculture, in advance of the t change-over in government price support *icy from -direct pur- chase to deficiency payments. Mr. Maybee warned against a last-minute rush in marketing by producers wanting to beat the January 9 change-over dead- line. This action, he said, would boomerang on the producers, Exeter Farm Equipment IL D. jetThyti Clogging the market would mean delayed slaughter, delayed settlement, an d Unnecessary shrinkage. Furthermore, it would probably create an over-supply of underweight hogs, Which pro- vide a product not wanted by the trade. Light-weight hogs are subject to a clescoent price of at least $3.50 per hundredweight below the price paid for Grade A's. PHONE 153-W EXETER DISTRICT PHONE 287 tOLLECt F. W. Huxtable Patronize Your Local Co-op During 1960 By buying co-operatively, farmers are aSsUred of fair prices. In addition, they receive Substantial , patronage savings —an important consideration these times of high costs, Let's all resolve to strengthen the farm economy by supporting our ownl Institutions for the benefit of all.