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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-11-02, Page 917, 4S Move bridge lo Hay township site 'Easy does iti'Movers W, R. Parsons and sons of Staffa begin placing this 50 -ton steel bridge across the Ausable River in Hay township after transporting it 40 mites from the Perth -Waterloo boundary Monday, The 75•foot span, about 50 years, old,. is being located on the first sidero.ad north of No. 83 between concession five and six. The township estimates a saving of about $20,000 over construction of a fpnew span. ,---TA photo OFU urges milk plan, see s hog price p oi A record breaking attend• ance of delegates and visitors was on hand for the tenth an• nual convention of the Ontario Farmers' Union in Lindsay, October 23-25. The change in location from Guelph to Lind- say, to make it easier for eastern delegates to attend, proved a' popular decision, Gordon Hill, Varna, immed- iate past president, was elect- ed convention chairman, Mon- day's timetable was devoted chiefly to resolutions, Approv- ed was a resolution from. Sea-• forth local calling for the in- clusion of licenced nursing homes under the Ontario Hos- pital Plan. The convention decided to set up a special committee which would be available to discuss agricultural policies with all political parties even at politi- cal conventions if requested. Mrs. Mears Hopkins in her report said women should sup. plement the knowledge and skills of men with �� t ' their pa- tience and determination, ad ready at all times to accept full share of work and re- ?onsibility, Pointing to -the fact that farm women are active in every or- ganization under the sun to assist others, the president declared that in regard to farm organizations the record of women was .not a proud one. Mrs. Hopkins saidany organ- ization representing farmers must give full recognition to the important role women can play. Monday eveitilig delegates at- tended the tenth anniversary banquet. A. V. Cormack, known as the father of the Ontario Farmers' Union, was guest speaker, He traced the pro- gress of the Ontario Farmers' Union since its need was first felt by a small group of On- tario farmers. Greetings were brought from the Ontario Federation of La - hour by Morden Lazarus, the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture by William Tilden and from the Department of Agri- culture by E. M. Biggs. Mr. Biggs said it wouldtake the efforts of both the farmers' union and federation bf agricul- ture to fight vertical: integra- tion and said he hoped to see the day when one farm organ- ization would exist in Ontario, On Tuesday, Gordon Hill, chairman of the Ontario Farm- ers' Union marketing commit- tee, presented its report which was accepted by the conven- tion, The report included a recommendation that market- ing boards •set up advisory committees composed olf repre- sentatives of transporters and processors in an endeavour to work out, if possible, market- ing plans, acceptable to all concerned, With specific regard to milk the committee recommended: (1) A single milk marketing agency be built to overcome the inefficiency and duplication that exists. (2) All shippers of A. grade milk to share in highest price. (3) Milk be priced according to food value, rather than fat content. (4) An independent body, such as Department; of Agricul- ture, be responsible for grad- ing. (5) That two or three price levels be instituted for large shippers who may flood the market. (6) That •the marketing age{icy direct all milk to the most profitable 'market, (1) That the provincial gov- ernment overnment take necessary steps should present milk marketing organizations fail to agree. In an attempt to .eliminate day to day fluctuations of hog prices, the Ontario Farmers' Union will ask the Ontario Hog Producers Marketing Board for a price pooling plan. The present hog pricing system was considered lax because the price of hogs could vary as much as two dollars a day. One of the most spirited elec- tions of officers ever witnessed by an Ontario Farm Union convention took place Wednes- day, Alt offices were contested, save one, that of women's president. The result of the election: President: Mel T e b b u. t t, Markdale; vice-presidents, John Dolmer, Dundalk, and Robert Taylor, Clinton; women's pres- ident, ident, Mrs. earl Hopkins , Fenelon Falls; junior president, Morley Finch, Bonarlaw. Brothers and sisters compete for Guineas Four sets of brothers and sisters are among the 16 Hur- on 4-H members who will ex- hibit calves in the Queen's Guineas competition at the Royal Winter Fair this year, it was announced Tuesday by Agricultural Representative D. H. Miles. Oddly enough, three of the four brothers a're showing dif- ferent breeds than their sis- ters. Ken and Lila. Black, both of Belgrave, are showing a Short: horn and Hereford respectively; in the Kieffer family of RR, 1 Wingham, Marjorie has a Short- horn and Roger a Hereford; Margaret Wilson, RR 1 Ford - with, is feeding an Angus and her brother, Norman, Has a Shorthorn. 'John and. Anne Whiteman, Belgrave, both will, show Short- horns. Others who are showing in the class are Bud Yeo, RR 3 THIS WINTEit FEED o -op Beef Dairy ..Concentrates Convert your granary into extra profits with a balattaed feeding prograni. Coop Con. centrates make up for any deficiency in grains by in- creasing milk and meat pro- duction and greater profits to you. ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR WINTER BEEP FEE151•IJG PROGRAM Order your Bran, Shorts and Beet Pulp atOff-Car roles (Packed in SO -lb. paper bags for better irtoracio.) CO-OP FEIN bbW COST — THEY P'AYI EXETER DISTRICT Phone 281 + Allec} Betide CtO Stadol Clinton, Hereford; Bill Blacker, RR 1 Clinton, Shorthorn; JVlarie Coultes, Belgrave, Hereford; Murray Scott, RR 1 Belgrave, Shorthorn; Barbara Turnbull, RR 2 Brussels, Shorthorn; Geraldine D e n n• i s, Walton, Shorthorn. The Guineas competition will be held Friday, Nov. 17. Huron's three-man 4-H beef judging team. — comprised of Murray Scott, RR 1 Belgrave; Murray Coultes, RR 5 Wing- ham, and Ivan Howatt, RR 1 Belgrave—are getting concen- trated coaching these days in Second Section e &der nuesaiwocafe. EXETER, ONTARIO, :NQV1 MBER� '2" 14b:1 Page Nine Hensall farmer fertilizer winner }forton MpDouga), I•lensall, was one of eight winners in the lucky draw contest spon sorett by the agricultural chem icals division of Canadian In- dustries Limited at the recent international plowing matches at Belleville, Mr. McDougal won 10 hags (800 pounds) of Super Flow fertilizer packaged in the new weatherproof polythene bags. uctio.n 29 irtzel head An Ailsa Grail man, .Jack Sales pass half -million co-op plans expansion More sales don't automatical- ly provide more profits, mem- bers M Exeter District. Coop learned. Thursday night:at their annual meeting. The co-op established a rec- ord of a half -million dollars in sales during the past year, .an increase of almost $100,000 aver the previous 12 months, it was the second straight year in which sales increased by al- most 25;n. The profit .figure, or "sav- i ings" as the co-op terms,:it, didn't increase corresponding- ly, Although it was a •healthy $24,439, this was about $100 less ithan the previous year, ( Reason for the lower net re - tern, accordingto officials, was a :lower dividend this year from UCO, the provincial whole- sale co-op, and increased costs of operation. Area Supervisor Lorne Pow. who detailed the financial statement to the members, said Hodgson, paid tap price of $440 —. at the auction sale of Here- fords on the farm of Hirtzel Bros., Crediton, '.last week. tfei vie ldt7lan comments bought a bull sired by Blue Jay Donald Domino. Another bull by the same sire went to Wilfred Dennis, Walt- on, for the second high price of 343 ominate by ballot 5 Eight performance -tested t ensure elections bulls sold for an average of I 1 �l.a $395 each. Seventeen bred :heifers sold for an average of $306, Top price was paid for two heifers sired by Blue Jay Donald Domino, each 3415, The heifers were bought by Hoffman Broth- ers, of Dashwood, and Almira Hereford Farms, Unionville. Hoffman Brothers paid $400 for a second heifer sired by the same bull. .A total. of 29 headwere auc- tioned, realizing $9,375. Auc- tioneer was W. S. O'Neil, Den- field, Huron county crop report By D. H. MILES Huron Ag Rep Recent rains have helped the fall. plowing, Turnips are moving very rapidly to storage. Some dairy cattle are being stabled at night. PLAN CAMPAIGN The Ontario Commercial Corn Growers Association at a meet- ing in Chatham, October 23, named a special committee to direct the campaign for its proposed grain corn marketing plan. Immediate plans call for the organization of a special corn campaign committee in each county where grain corn is commercially grown. • preparation for the Royal com- petition. They've been judging herds in. Huron, Oxford, Middle- sex and Lambton counties, Before going to the Royal, they'll get further practice at OAC Guelph, Walkerton champion A Huron steer shown by Peter Doig, RR 2 Wroxeter, won grand champion honors at the Christmas Fair at Walker- ton last week. The 790 -pound Angus sold for 70 cents a pound. to Canada Packers, McCurdy and McCurdy, live- stock commissioners in To- ronto, purchased the 80 -pound champion weather iamb in the auction and .have donated the animal. to Huron County Junior Farmers for a raffle. By CARL. HEMINGWAY Federation Fieldman Democracy has been .a popu- lar word for many years but I wonder what it means to most of uS, Does it simply 1y mean going to vote for one of the candidates onthe ballot on election day? If you didn't have any opportunity to name the candidate you haven't much choice, have you? Let's start over again, Demo- cracy originated in the small community where every mem- ber had the opportunity to ex- press himself. However as our area of government grows it becomes increasingly inipos- sibie to have each member ex- press his .opinion. We then turn to the delegate system to give us some measure of control over our government. The same thing applies to large organizations. The annual. meeting of the OFA will be held in. the Royal. York, Tor. onto. How can we, as farm members of this province -wide organization, retain democra- tic control? If we follow the recommended procedure of tis organization we will - begin with our township units. At the annual meeting of this unit it is possible for every member to attend and it is within his reach. Here the member should have the op- portunity to vote to elect the representative of his choice to the larger county unit. tlominafe by ballot • To be truly democratic the nominations for this person will be by secret ballot. This provides the candidates for the election to follow and you do then have the opportunity to vote for your own choice. Balloting should continue until one has a clear majority. Un- less this procedure is followed we are only a step or two from the Russian system where you only have the opportunity of saying yes or no to the one name on the ballot. The same method is then used at county level to elect the county representative to the OFA. Yes, it is a lot of trouble but just remember that many people lost their lives to give us this method of gov- erning ourselves and it should be worth some inconvenience Carfrey Cann's 1 s ON MARKETING MORE GRADE A HOGS Now that the Grade A hog premium hes been raised to $3 and that the premium on Grade B has been dis- continued it's even snore important to strive for Grade A. Calculated oil a 150 Ib. Grade A carcase, the difference in net return over a Grade $ is the $3 premium plus $1.50 higher selling price for a total of $4,50. Selection of breed- ing stock is important, Select; strains which !nave cbii5istently graded high. Watch shipping weights. Fitr greatest; rod efficiency and maximum Grade A's ship hogs from 185 lbs. to 195 lbs. live' weight, depending upon strain told ration fed. Hogs on corn usually dress,§ Out about S lbs, heavier and should be shipped at lighter weights, Records show that gilts usually grads better than barrows. This is a factor over which you have little control unless you buy ybur Weaners. Let us figure out the Purina Program that will bring you the highest hog returns. 11 will be based on the weight of your hogs and will make use of your own grain, if you have it available; to best advantage: far fast, o icient feed 8er't L 1 arm's Mill Ltd, Ca iadians who want bigger profits tomorrow t a 111 Exeter Phone 735 WHALEN CORNERS Phone 35CIS Kirkton feed PURINA GHOWStoday! rIIri'*II to preserve the fruits of their sacrifice. Having done this, you are still not free from responsibi- lity. It is stall your duty as well as your privilege to make suggestions at all, levels through resolutions. If this is done we will be as close to true demo- cratic government as is pos- sible in a large society. But let it be fully understood that the opportunity to nominate is just as important, if not more important, than the . right to vete. Nothing to say? If your leaders provide the opportunity for you to speak and you say nothing they are justified in thinking you have nothing to say, A good example of this fail- ure of farmers to speak was the hearing on crop insurance that was held in Markdale last Friday by the government crop insurance committee. In spite of personal invitations to a large number of representative farmers and organization, only four attended. Are farmers in favor or opposed? Pack sales • 1 said 'good' Sales of the record -size pea and corn packs at Canadian Canners Ltd. plant here have been "reasonably good" this fall, according to Manager Donald Graham. "We have been shipping stea- dily," he said. The packs are being warehoused both here and at Strathroy. Both pea and corn crops were record -size packs from record yields, At present, the plant is pro- cessing carrots from Klondyke and Thedford marsh gardens. The crop is described as "fair- ly good." Up to Friday, oabbage was still being processed. The pack is expected to be resumed again shortly. the co-op was inexcellent fi- t "Who owns United Cooper+ nancial condition godcongrat- , l atives• pf Ontario"'t asked ons ulated the, management andmember. President; Morgan ex- board of directors on a success-. plained that UCO is owned by Ail year.. all the local ea -operatives "a- Member equity in the or- gross Ontario which in turn ganization has increased from are owned by co-op members,. $92,000 to 3105,000 and working Fieldman: Bill ,Rouse, Exeter, capital increased from $42,000 , in announcing a new co-op ad= to $45,000. vertising program, displayed Manager Kenneth Dern re-,truek and mail or identifit+a- vealed that the directors con -1 tion plates which ,members can ducted a successful loan drive: secure at nominal cost. Ile which, permitted the co-op to Ipresented a set to President build a new warehouse and Morgan. purchase a larger grinder with- Said Mr, Rouse; "Exeter Co - out outside financing, op has a great deal to be Pay 3% dividend proud of in haying tome as far as they are today" Manager Bern revealed the board hopes to enlarge its office and store during the coming year. During the past year, he noted, two trucks have been purchased, another silo ,erect- ed, and the new warehouse built. He warnedorder to H that,r er in gut transportatiocosts, the co-op is planning to establish truck routes which would pro- vide delivery service two days a week to the western portion of the district and two da)'s a week to the eastern section. Charges would have to be made for special deliveries, be said, Members approved a rec- ommendation from the board of directors that a 3% deferred patronage return be declared on member purchases for the past year, with the exception of truck loads of whole grain delivered direct from, terminal elevators to the farm., on which the patronage shalt be 1%, and that the 1948 deferred patronage loans be paid in cash. Three retiring directors — Wellington Heist, Arnold Cann and Walter McBride—were re- elected by acclamation, Ask questions The co-op discovered an ef- fective way of finding out what its members are thinking through the distribution of a question box at this year's meeting. Members were requested to submit their questions in writ- ing and without signatures in order to encourage discussion of their business Submissions ranged from compliments to the manager and his staff to enquiries as to when the co-op plans to get into the gasoline business. Officials attempted to answer all the queries. Explaining why the co-op doesn't sell feed cheaper than its competitors, officials ex- plained that the principal of the co-op was to sell quality products at a competitive price, The member benefit was realized in patronage divi- dends, Predicts no war Guest speaker at the meet- ing was Robert +McCubbif RR 6 :Strathroy-, who outlined both local and international histori- cal. developments. "My feeling is that there will be no war in the immediate future because of the failure of farm crops in Russia and China," he predicted in clos- ing. Commented Director Theron. Creery, who expressed appre- elation to Mr. McCubbin: "I hope your prediction about war is as accurate as your predictions about the cattle market have been". Entertainment was provided by the Frayne Sisters, of Us - borne, and the Russell Sisters, of Russeidale. Elimville 1 'I catered to the banquet and raffledoff an extra turkey, won by Gordon Morlock, y lllrnr,)tl llrrn,llrllunlg11t111p,11111,111t 11111111111rt111111,“n111lrll,“u11r1111111,u111„lr11utttt„lltl1111lltup Charfered Bus to Royal Winter Fair WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Leave Exeter 9:15 A.M. Leave Hensel], 9:00 A.M. Return 11:00 P.M. after evening performance Return Fare $4.00 Make your reservations before November 13th at CENTRAL HOTEL -- EXETER _- WILSON'S REXALL DRUG STORE — HENSALL '4„1111,1,,,1,,,,,,,1411111111111111.M11$004.,t::,lI,1:M,IitttlllttlttNNt,llt11(111111111ltllttill!llttll11tl111lttltl111ID Says: Percy Campbell She's Really Econornical His Nuffield Tractor: 'Great on Fuel" Experienced farmers like Percy Campbell, RR 1 Exeter, only Praise a .machine when it gives them outstanding performance. His NUFFIELI) TRACTOR rates in that category. "It's great on the fuel end," he says, "and really 'economical to run. It's got lots of power and traction for this size of it." Ask Percy or any other farmers who own NUFFIELD TRACTORS —they're sold on performance. Sty are We, and well, be glad to give you a deiriortstr a.tion anytime. Exeter Farm Equpnienf PHONE SQ8•W R ` i. JERMYt EXtrEa