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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-01-03, Page 7AM w -agriculture office Huron county office of the Ontario Dep't of Agricul- ture has moved to its new location on. King St., Clinton, in a building which provides a number of private of- fices and meeting rooms. Left, Mrs. Stanley Ball and Mrs. Barry Young seem happy in their new steno- graphic surroundings, Huron ag rep Douglas Miles, seated right, discusses a problem with Ian McAllister, RR 1 Zurich, who has joined the staff temporarily until a new assistant is appointed to replace Don Grieve. (News-Record photos) Farm economy to stay strong esabvecafe. $Pc0114 40.Ct1011 PNTARIP, ,JANUARY 3, 1963. Pegg SPIPt) . ....... " Federation Teets with legislators umber of farm program changes foreseen by area representatives Enjoy the comforts of Co-op Winter Fuels USE SUN-GLO FUEL OIL ANTHRACITE OR SOFT COAL Use our fuel budget plan Order Fertilizer Now and take advantage of the January delivery and cash discounts, Buy the bag with the Pro-Soasun Tag, Ask for a calendar, the next time you are in the store. On the farm front, Huron -Federation of Agriculture pro- vides a synopsis of the current review of agricultural condi- tion in Canada issued by the economics division, Canada De- partment of Agriculture: Milk production in 1963 will likely be 'about the same as in 1962, or about 19.4 billion pounds. This results from a continuing increase in output per cow, which offsets the ex- pected continuing slight reduc- tion in milk cow numbers, There is no expectation of any significant increase in the export demand for Canadian dairy products in 1963. Domesti- cally, some increase may be anticipated as a result of popu- lation growth. It is unlikely, however, that, such increases will be sufficient to prevent fur- ther augmentation of stocks, largely butter. The overall po- sition will depend on the wea- ther and government pricing policies and programs, Hog marketings in the first quarter of 1963 are expected to average abed 128,000 hogs per week; ten per cent lesS than in- the first quarter. Beef production is expected to be larger in 1963 than in 1962, The larger supplies of feed grain in the prairies are expected to result in a resump- tion of the upward trend in cat- tle feeding operations and lar- ger marketings of fed cattle in 1963 are anticipated, With increasing beef cow numbers the calf drop in 1963 is expected to be larger than in. 1962, Lamb slaughter wilt be lower during . the first three Months of 1963 than. in 1962 and prices will, likely average high- er than in the first quarter of 1962, The 1963 wool clip will about equal that of 1962. Egg production during the first half of 1963 is expected to fall below that of 1962. The de- cline is expected, due to the substantial reduction in the hatch of replacement chicks, which may be offset partially by the retention of old layers and the continuing increase in rate of lay, The anticipated re- duction in the volume of eggs, marketed during the first half of 1963 should result in gener- ally higher prices compared with 1962, In 1962, about 18 million bush- els of apples were harvested in Canada, the largest crop since 1955. Construction of new freez- ing facilities and the' extension of existing plants points to the expectation of a continuing rise in the use of frozen vegetables. Consumption of processed fruits and vegetables is expected to continue to rise in 1962. Prices to producers for potatoes are expected to average higher in 1963 than in 1962. wetseeeKaketA ""Comments about Crediton East By MRS. W. MOTZ Personal items Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Heist And family on. Bun, day were Mr, and. Mrs. Car- man Hodgins, Jeanne and Robb, Devizes, Mr. and Mrs, Jack Mawdslay and Rest, London, and Mr, John MOUntain, Ottawa, Christmas visitors Mt, and Mrs. Joe Bullock in EXeter with Mr, and Mil. ROS8 Taylor and also visited her le , thor 117x. Isaac Gower in South Matti .Hospital. Mr, and Mrs" Leonard. Weill and . Mrs. Harry Lewis an Eber at rend Bend. With Mr, and Mkt. Aide Hamilton. Mr, and Mrs, COMM' and family of Parkhill With their daughter' and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wein and fain, fly, Mary Faye Corner is spend- ing the holidays with her Sit, ter, Mr, and Mrs, John Nedsa and sons with Mr. and Mrs. Main Black iii Heii8611, New Year visitors Mr. and Mrs, Mee Itaitilttei and Bradley of Grand lIetid and Mrs, Harry Lewis and. Ebbe With Mr, Mid Mrs, Leonard W M.1111", and Mrs, Earl HaiSt and Margaret, and Robert with Mild Clara BeaVer and Herb"in Ex& ter, Huron 'Federation of Agriculs ture brought :together a dozen or more heads of, commodity groups to discuss current 'proh- terns with their members of parliamentida and the legislature F Organized, not too rigidly, by President Elmer Ireland, of Wingham, the reports and dis- cussion brought out in a four- hour session numerous con- clusions and several important announcements; • Huron coun',/ is to have a provincial park, • There is still hope of a FAME plant for Huron. • Sugar beet growers need no deficiency payment this year. • The $1 taken "off the sub- tidy on Grade A hogs may be restored soon. • A potential market in West Germany for Canadian butter is barred by GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Ta- riffs). •• The Ontario Government is considering revised road sub- sidies "to shift the emphasis back to rural and urban com- munities.," and there will be "benefitsto Huron". • Farmers should get a sub- sidy on the butterfat in farm- separated cream. • Federal freight assistance on western feed wheat is a "de- triment" to Ontario producers, not only of wheat but other grains, • "Something has to be done" about milk marketing, This conference has been held annually for about eight years, but is said to -be still unique among the counties. Ro- bert Eaton, Western Ontario fieldman for the Federation, said he intended to promote the idea in other counties. Legislators present were El- ston Cardiff, MP, Huron; Mar- vin Howe, MP, Wellington-Hu- ron; Hon. Charles S. Mac- Naughton, provincial member for Huron and minister of high- ways, and Murray Gaunt, new- ly-elected MLA for Huron- Bruce. Also with President Ireland at the head table was Warren Zurbrigg, Clifford, past president, Commodity spokesmen taking part included All Warner, Bay- field, secretary of Huron Hog Producers' Association a n d member of Ontario Hog Produ- cers' Marketing Board; Lloyd Lovell, Kippen, for sugar beet growers; Robert McGregor, Kippen, president of Huron, Perth and Middlesex beef pro- ducers; Russell Bolton, Sea- forth, for Ontario wheat pro- ducers; Horace Delbridge, Woodham, chairman of Huron cream producers; Lorne Hod- ges, for concentrated milk pro- ducers; Simon Hallahan, Blyth, fluid milk; Andrew Simpson, Molesworth, cheese; Albert Ba- con, Belgrave, president of hog producers; Harvey Taylor, Brucefield, beans; Carl Hem- ingway, Brussels, poultry; Mar- tin Baan, Walton, poultry pro- ducers' co-op, and Robert Ea- ton,. Federation fieldman. "We represent about 100,000 farmers in Ontario and about 400,000 people." Mr. Ireland said of the Federation, "and We have been recognized by both the legislature and par- liament as the voice of the farm people. I hone our ac- tions and deliberations in - :fut- ure that warrant. a continuance of that confidence. We have no affiliation with any political patty. Thanks governments "It is human nature, to be quick to criticize governments, but we sometimes _forget to thank them fOr legislation they have . endeavonted to get for us, We thank the_ government for the farm marketing legis- lation we have == the . best to be found .anyWhere. We wish 'Mr. ..Cardiff and Me, Howe to thank the government for a. job Well done in disposal of the Wheat surplus in Western Canada. . I "I am not a. milk 'producer, ut honestly believe the (0e. Carib') government was fair When it suggested a year and a half ago something had to be done Aboilt. the. Milk tnatket ing problem: The producers Were given a chance to settle the problem thenitelves, and, of detrac t you know they failed, We have_ a .titUation with littteli Surplus butter, and yet were steale lett year CO fill a Brit- ish order for Cheese." . Cardiff reviewed _Mints her fart problems, "Food,".' he said, "is, A eoininedity that. DRAIN TILE 4"—$55 per M Feet Delld, 5"—$85 per M Feet Dere,. 6"—$110 pee M Peet Dellid. 7"—$15S per M Feet DePd. 8"--418 per M Feet Gelid. Above prices based on 1000 Linear Feet, in full truckloads or more, delivered Within 35 mile radius of our, plant, For detailed prides on all scads tile, dither dehVored all. Mir plant at . Elginfield, Write or phene RYDALL BRICK & TILE LTD.? RR 2 London Phone' 227.4721 Liken. has strong competition in other countries, and as soon as it gets to a certain price it is controlled by other countries that can send .it in at less money. I don't think we will ever find eurselves in a priv- ileged position, but if we had an even break it would net be so bad. Farming is still the best, job in this country, pro- vided you .are not up to your ears in debt, Dairy big problem "The dairymen asked time to :put their .own house in or- der, which they have not done. We put a 64-cent floor under butter, and you know what; hap- pened; we kept piling it up until this year they lowered the price to the consumer, hoping they would take up the surplus. It has not helped to the extent expected. The dairy business is in a sorry plight, because when we set the 640 floor on butter a lot of people just went out and bought a few more cows which only ag- gravated the situation, I do not know what we are going to do; we cannot keep on giving the dairy people grants. It is not the right; thing, and nobody likes getting a handout, Crites does not produce any more butter than we can consume, but we get it from other prov- inces. "There is only one hope the sugar industry can be conti- nued, and that is to guarantee the manufacturers at least 20,000 acres to keep the :plant open, Last year it dropped to 12,000. in the west they get a better price, and the difficulty is pretty well confined to On- tario. The price of sugar has gone up, but will it stay there? If we could get it up 25 cents we would 'not have to give growers special consideration. Of course, that takes more out of the consumer's pocket. The price of sugar being up, I do not think we will have any dif- ficulty this year, but we should have a sugar policy that takes care 'of it from one year to an- other." Lloyd Lovell said here; "The delegation told me .they were very optimistic over the last meeting with the government." W. Marvin Howe, MP, re- ported that amendments to the Farm Credit Corporation Act had got as far as third read- ing, and that they are import- ant to the small or marginal farmer, or a farmer wishing to build tourist cabins. The On- tario hog 'marketing organiza- tion, he said, had done a good job. Railway cattle losses Robert McGregor, president of the district beef producers, called attention to consignees' losses on cattle shipped by train . from the West, "We have two cases," lie said, "one in. Huron and one in Bruce, both about $1,000 out on shipments. I do not think truckers are allowed to operate unless cargoes' are fully in- sured, and why railways are allOwed to operate this way I do not know." "Anyone. who made claims through Toronto received set- tlements in full," reperted Mr. Eaton. "The railways should amend these outdated bills of lading," said Mr. MacNaughton, "If people knew of this clause they would use some other means of transportation," said Mr.. McGregor. "The beef producers could lodge a very strong. brief with the Board of Transport Com- missioners," suggested Mr. Ma cNa ugh toil, "Officials in the agricultural department of, the railway are concerned about this," reported Murray Gaunt, MLA, "and have told. the company this thing should be gone over and revised," MacNaughton speaks :Mr, MacNaughton announced that ."consideration is being given " re-establishment of junior farmer leant, not be- cause the federal legislation is not doing a good job, but there are gaps: "1 can think of no . indivi- dual," he continued,' "who pos- sesses all, the answers to the milk marketing problem. ing five weeks abroad this summer .With the Market de- • Velopilient branch of the pee. gOVeilineht, I did 'dis- BARN CLEANER SILO UNLOADER & BUNK FEEDER YOU'LL GET BETTER PER' PORMANCE AND LONGER WEAR FROM A BADGER taus SteViet INSTAttatioN John Beane JR. BRUCE FIELD Phone NU 2.9250 Collett cover that 'there are markets for much of our milk products abroad. England- would import and has a demand today for probably twice as. much cheese As we are putting up for that market. We continue to turn surplus milk into butter that we in the government have to buy out of tax dollars when we could convert it into ready mar- kets for cheese, "In Germany there is a mar- ket for our butter in extensive quantities, I have never said this publicly before; On a number of occasions we were offered opportunity to sell but- ter to Germany, While we were there, Canada was put on the West German allocation for butter for a first time. The quota was small, and it was turned down. They were going to try it again, The price equiv- alent: was close to our subsi- dized price in Canada, "At this point it gets a bit beyond me. We are told that in the GATT there are certain international agreements t which Canada has been a sig- natory, which prohibit selling butter outside Canada at lower than certain agreed-upon pri- ces, Under GATT Canada gets sonic benefits and agrees to protect certain benefits exist- ing in other countries. There should be a never-ending ef- fort to close whatever gap there is between an acceptable price under GATT and these potential importers in Europe, for a commodity we cannot continue to pile up in surplus, t=sasigiustAtat.=,5262=sz..iziaz Comments about Kippen By MRS. NORMAN LONG L."1.teet Eyre-Wood A quiet wedding took place in Lgmondville United Church manse on Christmas day when Rev, J. H. Vardy united in mar- riage Margaret Elizabeth Wood and Ronald Morrow Lyre. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Wood and the groom's parents are Mr, and Mrs. Charles Eyre, all of Miss eMn.arjorie Papple of RR 4, The bride was attended by Seaforth and Donald Tremeer, Seaforth, acted as groomsman. The couple will live in Eg- anondville. Both bride a a d groom are on the teaching staff of Seaforth Public School, New Years' visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ross Forrest and family accompanied. by the latter's father, Mr, Treffry, with Mr, and Mrs, Clarence Coleman of Cromarty. Mr. and Mrs, Gerry \Tonne- ma and family of. Burlington with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, Binnendyk, Mr, and Mrs, Grant Love of Caro, Mich., with Mr, and Mrs. Edgar McBride and Shar- on for the weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lostell and family with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sturgeon of Bulled, With Mr. and Mrs. Win, Kyle and family included, Mrs. Wal- ter of Saskatoon, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Caldwell and Jamie, Hensel', Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mansfield, Hensel', Mr. Jim and Lloyd Veneer of Hensel for Christinas and New Years. Mr, Oswald Brown, QC, and Mrs„ Brown, Detroit, Mrs, M. Inch of Windsor with the lat- ter's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Little of flueig, nisall for trite weekend and Monday with Mr, and Mrs, N. Personal items Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bloom and :family visited recently with the latter's parents, Mr, and .Mrs, Nick Oud and Peter, Mr, and Mrs. Edgar Markle, Sharon, and Mr, and 'Mrs, Grant, —Pleate turn to page 8 Could he disettrous "u Britain were given an opportunity to. do it, she would enter the Common Market, and it was impossible not to con,- elude, on the. basis of all in- formation, that it would be very, very serious, if not dis- astrous, to our primary pro- duction industry, particularly our farming industry. The safe- guards set up by these six countries — seven when Brit- ain is included — would virtu- ally put up a barrier to much of the foodstuffs we produce here, and to an extent all. across Canada. Spring wheat might find its way into that market, but after a seven-year transitional period the door would be closed tight. "I would hope when the ses- sion resumes we can disclose to the house the basis on which we will formulate new subsi- dies. This will be a great help to our municipalities and coun- ties in development of our sec- ondary road system, We have partly completed 401, the Trans- Canada across the north, and many of our major highways behind us, or nearly so, which enables us to shift the empha- sis of our highway development expenditures back into rural and urban, communities, and this, I am proud to tell you, will be considered when the es- timates are before the House — and if we get a 'nice, easy passage (Laughter) — some of these benefits will come to Huron." Wheat situation RUssell Bolton reported a 1961 Ontario wheat crop of 360,000 bushels. "This year," he said, "we were able to get the price up 25 cents a bushel. From a spring survey we concluded there was going to be a short crop, and were able to negoti- ate a price of $1.65 September, $1.67 to February, $1.75 to April, with 5 cents off for May and June, bringing it back to $1.65, "There is no export market this year. We have sold some back into domestic trade. The College at Guelph has done some research, and high ener- gy seed is being stressed in- stead of high protein. • One of the things they found out about our wheat was. that it is low- er in protein than Western feed wheat, but higher in en- ergy, and it is being used more in feed mixtures. "Wheat producers paid out 20,2 cents to export, a a d freight assistance of 15 cents a bushel was paid on Western feed wheat coming in here, which devalues Ontario wheat by the same amount," Mr. Howe asked: "What per- centage of the market could you fill?" Mr, Bolton replied: "If the price was right we could sup- ply .the whole thing. While we produce 20,000,000 bushels and the trade uses 900,000 there is 11,000,000 every year that we have to be careful not to price too high or we will get the whole 20,000,000 on the mar- ket," Quality improved Lorne Hodges, speaking for the concentrated milk produc- ers, said: "The quality of our milk has improved in the past year about 25%. Lower-grade producers are coming up with a better grade. Out milk mar- keting plan has come to a. sad end, and concentrated products are getting in on fluid milk sales, but concentrated produc- ers are not; getting much more than cost of trucking, Mr, Stewart says. Quebec ought to conic along with us on a plan, and so do we, but when Que- bec government was fighting margarine, Ontario did not do much to help. We think the contents of margarine should be printed en the wrapner, so people would know what they are eating.' We feel our gOv- eminent should do something to get cheese production back where it should Shnon Blyth, had been told the Dominion Were- meat had 2,000,000 pounds of No, 1 large cheddar that Britain wanted, and the Oetario .cheese board, could not get hold of it to export and the order was not filled. "We are protected fairly well, and the distributors," he said, "We did work hard for the plan, but thought we might run into the same predicament as the tobacco men, You can- not force people to buy. We felt the government was re- sponsible to quite an extent for the butter and powder in that they paid a subsidy regard- less of the quality of 'milk. Since we cannot agree, the government should set up ma- chinery for a quality product and stay with it, and the st- tuation would clear up." Mr, Cardiff; "Pool the milk?" Mr, liallahan: "Yes," Mr. Cardiff: "I have been urging that for years," Andy Simpson reported the curing room at Molesworth cheese factory strained to ea parity, and "it would take a lot of money to put on another shift and put in a curing-room boiler. We need in some way to put our price of milk fit for human consumption up to $3 for a start. if the cows are not paying their, way now, how long will we be ableto keep them in this country if they get worse? "The Canadian Association of Consumers has a lot of smart people, and I think government men are just as smart, and it could likely be done to hold them in place and add to farm- ers income, and industry would get a lot of that money back. I do not think it possible to ex- tend the cheese make enough to help the condition of the in- dustry at the present time." Asked if lie considered the milk pool satisfactory, Mr. Simpson replied; "It should be done, but there would be open war with 'the whole milk pro- ducers." He asked: "Why does the government allow - sale of 2% milk? We cannot make 2% cheese. It is done so they can make money on the fat they take out of it, and from the consumer's 'standpoint they are selling skim milk." Mr. MacNaughton. "There is a tremendous demand, for 2% and skim milk in the cities, and it is labelled," Mr. Howe: "I have often wondered why you dairy peo- ple do not get some research and find out if there is as much correstal in ordinary marga- rine as butter, and if so, tell people about it. How much do processors advertise creamery butter, from which they make their profits?" Mr. MacNaughton: "There is a built-in market. The Jersey Island breeds have done a 'tre- mendous premotional job." Mr. Delbridge, of cream pro- ducers, said; "We are the group that has made our full allotment set aside Tor promo- tional advertising. In 1961 we produced 4,000,000 pounds less than the year before of farm- separated cream. We feel it would be a good idea to subsi- dize farm - separated cream. There is 25 cents paid on other milk, and we figure that is equivalent to seven cents a pound butterfat. It would make quite a difference to our dairy situation," Mr. Howe: 'Has the Federa- tion considered a suggestion ' EXETER DISTRICT that, we support ,cream and put the better support price down to 52 cents, so that the government does not pay .4subsidy\lr.peolfbrt2 idgee:enft,sN?0" .111y '614. gestion asked for a subsidy on farm-separated cream. We did not say anything about lower. ing the subsidized price^ It is my personal view." Mr. Cardiff: "So long as we support butter at 64 cents, we are going to be saddled with a surplus," Mr, Gaunt: "It has to be taken tip nationally." Mr. Howe; "There are a lot of angles when you bring in federal legislation." Hog subsidy back? When Albert Bacon dis- cussed the $1 taken off Grade 1 hogs, Alfred Warner said: "From the information I have received, the prospects are. that $1 will be back on very soon. I think the department sees where a mistake was made. The processors are de- manding that hogs go through. and we are fsitrinag ttoha Beef organization Robert McGregor, a mein her of the provincial beef pro- ducers' hoard, said: "We have been trying for three years to form a producer association suitable to all concerned. They are rugged individualists, and some of the older members do not want any marketing or any strings attached to them, and it has become confusing, but some of our younger members do want some farm marketing plan and some farm guidance. They must come up to a mar- gin of profit at which they can pay for their farms and raise a family. "Mr, Stewart has promised to work with us on our soil and crop improvement work, in regard to promotional work, research and experiment, and a full-time secretary in Toronto. There are a lot of things to be done such as grading and weighing and transportation, and a host of other thingS that enter into the beef industry. don't think we are ready for a beef marketing plan, but we may have to come up with some form of marketing' for all our commodities." Harvey Taylor, reporting for bean producers, operating un- der a plan for 20 years now, said: "We have very little trouble today. When you get the floor price it is protection against too low a price, You can go the other way, and this year and last the product has been away above the floor. The 1961 crop was 1,250,000 bush- els. Last year we 'paid back 77 cents, this year 71, which was very satisfactory. The product is grown only from about Clin- ton down to Windsor, but we have had plenty of ups and downs with dealers and brok- ers, One is trying to tell us we do :not need the board any more, but I would not like to see that happen," Carl. Hemingway, former see- retary of the Federation, said: "We know now we are going to have FAME plants, one per- haps within a year, but how many more rests with the farm- er." Alex McGregor said there "still hopes of a FAME plant in Huron, We have had engi- neers up here several times in the past year." John ,McCauley retired farmer John McCauley, 10, a retired farmer teem the Delaware' dig-, Het, died at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Denald Squires, on No, 4 highWay, just south of EXe- ter, lie Was tinted in bed by his Sister, apparently,haying suet climbed to A stroe, The funeral Was conducted !Monday at ,was 'Funeral by Itev, Bret' do Vries, with interment ill Oakland Cemetery, Delaware,, Mr. and Mrs. SqUires moved into the hone on Ellerhigten ll'arm8 No. 2 about three months ago. verincrly they lived -teeth Of Creditoti, Besides his danghteet McCauley it survived by three brothers and four SiSter8. New Year's Greetings for 1963 A Happy New Year to all good friends And trust '63 to the very end, May your health be good, and cares be few To have SUccoss in the things you do, This little world we 'share together Can only improve by what we scatter, We take- and "we give, brit wa still make the world in which we live, S6 here is a toast to friends sincere: Do your hest and have a Jolly New Year, Sinderely, Elston Cardiff Phone 235.2081 Beside 4 CNR Station irrannsark