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SAFETY POEM WINNERS—Six district public school schildren won cash prizes
in South. Huron Junior Institute's safety poem contest, Three of them were child-
i'en of Mr, and Mrs. Ron Fletcher, Standing, from left, are Ann Creery; vice-
chairman of the institute committee; Douglas Fletcher, second in seniors; Jimmy
Roy Fletcher, second juniors; Dennis Duncan, third juniors, and Marlene Frayne,
committee chairman; seated, Sharon Fletcher, first in seniors, and Dianne Allen,
first in juniors. Absent was John Carroll, who placed third in the seniors, —T-A
District pupils' poems
stress safety ideas
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Board officials asserted that included the prospect of a.
last year's harvest conditions shorter crop this year and that
were extremely adverse, re- both the devaluation of the
suiting in much sprouted wheat Canadian dollar and the recent
and that prices were depress- increase in the international
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existed for this quality of improved the export value of
wheat, and that the board did Ontario soft white win t e r
not remove this wheat from wheat,
the market as it did the mill- Mr. Standing said that wheat
ing grades. board officials feel that the
Mr, Standing said that the Ontario crop this year will
two grades of mixed wheat amount to 14 million bushels,
were included this year follow- some five million below nor-
ing the board's intention of mal, and that the board may
purchasing wheat below milling not be required to market
grades and because there has more than last year's 11/2 mil-
been considerable replanting lion bushels in the export mar-
of winter-killed areas with red ket,
spring wheat, — Please turn to page 13
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EXETER
ime.sao-vocafe
Price prospects
Sees no wide swings
in future hog .prices
chairman and for 10 years rep-
resented his zone on the pro-Wes increasing vincial board. During this time
It will probably he a while he served his term as chair-
yet before we can really assess Man of I.he provincial board
and was a .past, chairman of the effect of the price redue- the Ontario. Milk Producers'
tti Go•eetn., sotfa r t1i2n0g .mp eary pound but- ordinatin
e was
kg B
eeno
l art];
y intereted in
Some early indications point bettering agriculture in general
to an increase in sales but we and the lot of the cream pro-
have no tangible results to re- due" in particular. Ile con-
tributed much in working to-
ward a better and more ef-
fective marketing set-up for
interest to milk the dairy industry in Ontario
and his efforts and construct-
ive approach to this matter
will long be remembered by
those who worked with him.
We feel it has been a privi-
lege to have known Toni Byrns
fam
d ily,have worked with him
and our sincere sympathy is
extended to his wife and
You will probably remember
Toni Byrns as being one of
the judges of the dairy prin-
cess contest a year or so ago
at the Clinton Spring Fair,
By FLORENcE ELLIOTT. Producers as their vounly
Federation Secretary
second section
Federation news
Results intangible
of cut in butter price
Huron county
crop report
By D. H. MILES
Huron Ag Rep
EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 21,. 190g Page Eleven
This poetry could help save
your life, if you'll take the time
to read it,
These are the winning poems
in South Huron junior Insti-
tute's safety contest conducted
among pUblic school children in
Usborne, Stephen and Hay
townships,
There were two sections, sen-
ior and junior, Winners and
their entries:
By DON FAIRBAIRN
The next step in trying to de-
velop a. market in the United
Kingdom for Ontario grown
foodstuffs will be a huge booth.
at the'world famous Food Fair,
August 28 to September 12, op-
erated by the provincial depart-
1r mt. of agriculture,
This is the first time ODA
has officially participated, but
this is part of its determined
effort to boost sales of Ontario
food products abroad by direct
contacts with the produce trade
and at least half a million of
the U.K.'s 52 million consumers.
Now that import restrictions
and quotas against dollar coun-
tries like Canada have been lift-
ed, the UK offers a juicy mar-
ket for food suppliers. In 1960,
consumers there spent about
1.4 billion dollars on. food, and
the UK produces only about 65%
of her total requirements,
Before the war, of course,
the .British market was an im-
portant outlet for Canadian
groWn food, and except for
wheat, flour, feed grains and
apples, most of it was raised
in. Ontario. Annual exports then
were. about 80 million pounds
of cheese (now 15-18 million),
100 million pounds of bacon
(now virtually nil), 100 million
pounds of canned pears( now
making a comeback but no of-
ficial figures yet available), 20
million pounds of canned to-
matoes (big gains here in the
last two years, especially in
tomato juice) and 40 million
pounds of canned soups (also
On the comeback trail).
Canada also sent substantial
quantities of milk products,
eggs, canned peaches and honey
to the UK. in pre-war days, and
sonic of these markets are be-
ing developed again, although
cheese is about the only dairy
product finding much accept-
ance, Price is a governing fac-
tor in .Most cases, but Ontario
cheddar commands a premium,
There have been notable de-
velopments in export trade of
fresh and processed fruits and
vegetables in the last 18 .Months
with the recently formed FAVEX
Sales Limited (fruit and vege•
SENIOR WINNERS
"Safety First When Swim-
ming", by Sharon Fletcher, first
prize.
Swimming is a healthful sport,
But never go alone;
Always take along a pal,
To see you get back home.
Know how deep the water is.
And never go out too far.
Watch out for washed out holes.
table export sales) just getting
into action, This is a joint ef-
fort by producers and proces-
sors with government blessing,
while the latter continues its
promotion efforts under Market-
ing Commissioner Frank Per-
kin and Ted Marritt, director
of the markets development
branch.
The exhibit at the food fair
is their baby with a big assist
from producers and processors
who are supplying vast quan-
tities af produce that will be
sampled and sold by an inter-
national staff of 25 food experts.
Farm girls, too
Included in this group will be
half a dozen Ontario farm girls
like Betty Opersko, runner-up
in the dairy princess competi-
tion last year, and Marilyn
Sherwood who won the cherry
pi_ baking contest,
About 20 leading processors
and distributors of fruits and
vegetables, and about eight pro-
ducer marketing boards are
contributing over 1,000 cases
(20 tons) of canned fruits and
vegetables, juices, soups, baked
beans and pickles; 22 tons of
fresh peaches that will be sold
in Pick 'n Eat cartons of six
or nine; 2,000 one-pound bags
of carrots; five tons of Ontario's
famous cheddar
and
three
tons of honey and an exhibit of
the 56 grades of Ontario flue-
cured tobacco. The last is the
only thing that will not be used
for sampling, or sold, arid if
demand lives up to that of other
fairs in the UK there won't be
anything left to send home or
throw away.
Ted Merritt had to rush out
and buy produce from dealers
in the UK to keep up with or-
ders at the It.st show over there,
Summer rains cause erosion
say8 Tom Lane, soils extension
specialist at. the Ontario Agri-
cultural College, The splash
from each drop carries soil
particles with it, causing about
9,5% of the erosion that occurs
during the summer months.
Avoid summer fallow where
fields were too late for grain,
and use a green manure cover
crop instead,
We buy twine by the
carload, Because we
save money we pass
the saving on to you,
SUPERIOR is top quality
twine, rodent and insect
treated,
And know where the sharp
stones are,
* *
"Safety on the Road", by
Douglas Fletcher, second prize.
Ride your bicycle with care,
And always to the right
Make sure of lots of room to
spare,
When riding it at night.
Always have reflector tape,
And signal when you lurn. .
Two on a bike is not a mate
But trouble as you learn.
* a
"Safety Makes Sense", by
John Carroll, third prize,
Water is a dangerous thing,
Please do not use a water wing,
With terrible rage an icy wave,
May send you to a cold cold
grave,
a *
JUNIOR WINNERS
"Safety Slogan", by Diane
Allen, first prize.
Diving into rock waters
Is the worst thing you can do,
When rocks are tall and spiky
They are sure of hurting you,
* a a
"Safety First", by J .1 rn m y
Ray Fletcher, second prize,
Streets were made for trucks
and cars
To travel with their speed.
Not for little girls and boys,
So listen and take heed.
Don't run out into the street,
After balls and 'oys.
Or a car you're sure to meet,
And ruin all your joys,
"Safety Makes Money", by
Dennis Duncan, third prize,
Learn to handle watercraft
Have lights on each dark
night;
Even on a little raft,
It pays to play it right.
port yet.
Marketing is still the subject
of greatest
and cream producers and
many are getting impatient to get a look at the new market-
ing plan that will likely be
voted on within the next few
months.
The problem of getting com-
plete agreement among all
four groups has delayed mat-
ters considerably but it is now
hoped that a plan will be
made public v e r y shortly.
Cream producers will be given
all information available as
possible and every effort will
he made to acquaint all pro-
ducers with full details of the
proposed plan when it is re-
leased,
Popular worker
it is with sadness that we
report the passing of Thomas
Byrns on May 27. The funeral
was held on May 29 at Forest.
He had been in poor health
for a few months.
"Torn", as we all knew him,
was liked by everyone and a
friend to all, He was dedicat-
ed to serving his community
and his fellow men in worth-
while projects, and contributed
much throughout his life,
Among other things he had
served Lambton County Cream
Minimum prices for the 1962
crop Ontario winter wheat
were set last week at negotia-
tions held in London between
the Ontario Wheat Producers'
Marketing Board, representa-
tives of the flour millers and
c e r e a 1 manufacturers and
country grain elevators.
A minimum of $1.65 per
bushel was established for
grades 1 and 2, and $1,62 for
grade 3. The new price is 250
per bushel higher than last
year's floor price which was
set at $1.40.
It was also announced by
K, A. Standing, secretary-
manager of the wheat market-
ing 'board, that a complete de-
parture from previous negotia-
tions included the establish-
ment of minimum prices for
:Eastern Canada grades num-
ber 4, 5, and number 1 and 2
mixed wheat, as well as wheat
grading lower due to exces-
sive sprouts and low weight,
The minimum price for
What are the bog price pros-
pects for the remainder of
tom
Ontario Agricultural College's
Professor R. Marshall has
taken a good. look at bog prices
for the coining months, and
here is what he. has to say:
"Hog producers can expect
reasonably good prices through
Fire kills
100hogs
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Whitney,
1 Hay, got a rude awaken-
ing early Saturday morning.
An Ameriean tourist banged
on their door to tell them. their
barn was on fire. He'd seen the
blaze driving along No, 83, on
which the Whitney farm is
located,
"It was gone then," said
Mrs. Whitney. "The sheeting
was coming off the roof."
Fairly strong breeze blew
flames and sparks toward the
house at first but the winds
"hanged direction shortly after
the Dashwood fire brigade ar-
the remainder of 1962 and for
the first few months of 1963.
Prices should average out
through the summer months
at about $29 to $30 Grade A
Toronto (about the same as
a year ago), but drop from
the summer peak to $26 to $28
through the fall and winter
months.
"Also, stability should be a
feature of prices for the next
six to nine months as it has
been for recent past months
when prices have fluctuated
pretty well within a dollar or
so of the $27 mark, No wide
swings in hog prices are in
prospect for the present time,"
Professor Marshall based the
above hog price outlook on an
assessment of both the Canad-
ian and American supply and
demand picture. As far as
Canadian marketings are con-
cerned, recent forecasts in-
dicate a sharp decline in mar-
keting (1.4'5) through the fall
and winter months from the
same period last year,
What is the poultry meat sit-
uation for the rest of 1962?
Professor Ross Cavers of the
Ontario Agricultural College's
Poultry Department feels that
the poultry meat situation is
less hectic this year than in
1961. Actually, so far this year
broiler production is down 5r'r
from last year. This decrease,
however, is mostly in Quebec
and the western provinces.
Ontario's production of broilers
to date is about level with that
of last year.
The main difference this
year, according to Professor
ravers, is that production is
steadier and better tuned to
market demand. Prices, there-
fore, should tend to be some-
what more stable. He cautions
that a pause in broiler pro-
duction, is needed in the next
few weeks to avoid a large
amount of chicken broilers on
the market in the fall months.
Apparently consumer prefer-
ences switch to other poultry
meat such as turkey at that
time; of year,
Turkey production is down
about 20% from the same per-
iod last year. This was a
necessary reduction since 20
million pounds of turkey meat
was put in storage last year,
about S or 9 million pounds in
excess of normal carryover.
Much of this surplus has been
consumed, however.
There has been a sharp in-
crease in the production of
turkey broilers this year. and
Professor Marshall 'believes
that this decline, apparently all
taking place in the west, re.
fleets the response of the hog
producers to the feed grain
situation, and is a firm indica-
tion of the importance of feed
grain supplies on the level of
hog production in western Can-
ada. In spite of higher feed
costs, no great changes in
marketings from eastern Can-
ada are in prospect.
Professor Marshall goes on
to say that based solely on the
Canadian supply situation one
could expect hog prices to be
sharply up from a year ago,
however, imports from the
United States will provide a
dampening influence and,
therefore, place a ceiling on
Canadian hog prices relative
to those in the United States.
Pork imports to Canada are
expected to be substantial for
the next six to nine months
and as a result hold our hog
prices at the levels previously
indicated.
with the hatch of turkeys in
May and June expected to be
the same as last year, Pro-
fessor Cavers believes that the
total production of turkey meat
in 1962 will approximately
equal the 1961 level. The
amount of carryover, though,
is expected to be less.
Top Perth
first time
Huron won the Perth - Huron
junior Farmer field day compe-
tition for the first time Satur-
day at Seaforth. The margin,
however, was a slim one—one
single point.
Up until this year, Perth
Juniors have always outscored
their Huron counterparts in
total points. But Huron has been
gaining steadily and finally suc-
ceeded in winning the Whyte
Packing Co. trophy,
Track and field events took
place in the morning .and team
sports in the afternoon and the
square dance competition in the
evening.
In the inter-County team
events, Huron County won the
girls' basketball, mixed volley-
ball and boys' and girls' tug-of-
war, Perth county won both
boys' and girls' softball games
and the boys' basketball game.
Furrow and fallow
Ontario takes aim
at UK food market
Bale with SUPERIOR
4L41'4,A-
11"eci.
Loss included over 100 hogs,
including 53 sows; some equip-
ment and a fair quantity of
feed.
Periodic rains are curtailing Firemen killed one pig with
haying operations although the an axe; it was being roasted
rains are good for all other alive in a pen.
crops, with the exception of The Whitneys purchased the
late-planted beans which are house, barn and about five
showing the effects of high acres about 21/2 years ago, The
moisture, remainder of the farm belongs
Pastures are looking partieu- to Ivan Webber, It was pur-
lary good and milk production chased from Ray 'McCarter,
will be above average to this Damage is estimated at ap-
date for the year. proximately $12,000.
Wheat prices higher,
see devaluation help
Poultry more stable