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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-09-18, Page 6TRUCKS AND WAGONS DELIVERING WHITE BEANS TO HENSALL MILLS Northern sales are later to give buyers more time USBOR NE STUDENTS TESTING SOIL — One of the projects undertaken this week by-students of Usborne Central School attending Camp Sylvan was testing soil conditions. Above, students Irene Deelstra, Debbie Howard, Murray Johns and Rob Dickey are making the tests under the supervision of teacher Larry Black. T-A photo. Sell on individual basis for Federation group Calves were up to $39.35 and yearlings in the $33.00 range. The next Northern Feeder Sale will be at Wiarton on Thursday, September 18th and the Association expects 3500 stockers at 10:00 a.m. Directors and members of other Northern Feeder Sales are also busy making final arrangements for their Sales commencing the fourth week of September. Thessalon Sale is on Wed. September 24th at 10:00 a.m. where 1,000 head are expected. Manitoulin Sale, the next day, Thurs., September 25th at Little Current, starting at 9:30 a.m. expect 3,000. La Sarre Sale, being held at D u p uy, P.Q., takes place Wednesday, October 1st at 1:30 p.m. with approximately 900 head offered. New Liskeard, on Thursday, October 2nd at 1:30 p.m. expect an offering of 400. The final general fall Feeder Sale takes place at South River on Friday, October 3rd at 10:00 a.m. where they expect 1300 head. You will note the South River Sale is being held considerably later than was the case other years. This is being done by the Association to give the buyers of feeder cattle a longer period of time in which cattle can be purchased. Cattle sold at South River will be under cover from the time they are received as, last year, their Association built new, covered yards. Bringing the Fall Feeder Sales to a close will be two Round-Up Sales. Thursday, October 9th at Wiarton, at 10:00 a.m. where approximately 1500 head are expected and at South River on ATTENTION: FARMERS WE WANT YOUR WHITE BEANS HIGHEST PRICES PAID FIVE UNLOADING PITS GUARANTEE YOU FAST SERVICE W. G. THOMPSON AND SONS LIMITED Phone 262-2527 Hensall EARN MORE: Broadcasting part of the Fer- tilizer for next year's row crops prior to plowing this fall is a convenient and efficient means of getting needed plant food into the soil. For example, when you fertilize for corn as little as 150 lbs. of mixed fertilizer need be applied as a starter and the remaindet of the total requirements can be broadcast. Maximize Profits — set yield goals and shoot for them. Fertilizers represent the most effective means of in- creasing yields and profits. SAVE MORE: Use CO-OP bulk spreading serv- ice and reduce your labour and machinery costs. CO-OP bulk spreading saves you time and effort and actually costs very little. Your fertilizer is spread at approximately bag prices. With Co-op modern equip- ment you are assured of fast service and uniform dis- tribution of the fertilizer. Truck or Tractor-Drawn Spreader—see your CO-OP and arrange for the most practical, most economical spreading method for your farm. Bulk Fertilizer Spreading is another Co-operative Service to the Ontario Farmer. ord CONOP Exeter district Co-Op 4' Registered Trade Mark, Recent rains should be quite helpful to aid pastures. Silo filling is taking place in many areas of South Huron with yields somewhat lower than average because of the dry weather. Some winter wheat is being planted, although most farmers are waiting for more favourable moisture conditions. Very little fall plowing has been done. The traditional zero hour approaches for the Northern Cattle Sales, with the middle of September bringing the count down into full swing. South River and Wiarton have already held successful, early Fall Feeder Sales. Buying was active at both sales with prices being in the same general range. R'efrver* The Ontario Federation of Agriculture will begin selling individual service memberships in the organization by the end of next week. This was announced last week by Charles Munro, of Embro, OFA President, following a regular monthly members' meeting in Toronto. During the meeting it was decided that those holding the three top executive positions in the OFA will be elected in a different manner at the next annual convention in November at Toronto. The Board of Governors ratified the decision. In the past the OFA executive has been elected by and from the Board of Governors, who represent the various groups of member organizations in the Federation. Three positions will continue to be filled in this manner in the future. The President and his two vice-presidents will now be elected by the annual convention from among members and official voting delegates. For the first time in the history of the OFA, additional delegates representation to the annual convention will come from individual memberships in three regions which will divide the province. These individual service memberships that have been purchased by the convention will be represented by four delegates per 1,000 or less memberships in each of the three regions. These regions will be made by dividing all counties on an east-west basis at Highway Number 11. The northern districts will make up the third region. It has also been decided that all individual members will receive an invitation to the annual convention, They will meet early in the convention to elect their voting delegates to the annual meeting on the regional basis. Proposals will be made up during the annual convention for future representation of the individual Service membership section of the organization. Delegates to the annual meeting will have an opportunity to vote on any proposed changes. The service membership concept Of the OFA is unique in farm organizations. Four new farm programs, .designed to keep pace with. modern trends. in agriculture, will. be on display at the International Plowing Match to be held at Paris, Ontario, October 15 to 18. The Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food exhibit will include booths on Financial Counselling and Credit, Farm Machinery Management, Feed Service Education courses, and a Crops Advisory Service. Each booth will be staffed by USED HARVESTERS 1 2-year old 780 Allis Chal- mers Harvester with 2-row corn head and pickup. Like new. 1 —4-year old Model 50 IHC Harvester with 2-row corn head and pickup. Excellent condition. BOTH PRICED RIGHT FOR QUICK SALE Exeter Form Equipment "The Best in Farm Machinery" HARRY VAN GERWEN EXETER Your New Holland & Nuffield Dealer extension specialists, who will discuss the new programs with anyone requesting information on these four areas. The Financial Counselling and Credit booth will deal with interest rates, repayment schedules, when to rent and when to buy, possibilities of farm expansion, and other factors useful in making agricultural decisions that affect the cash flow of each farm. Questions and answers on complex and costly farm equipment will be featured in the Farm Machinery Management booth. Material on machine efficiencies and costs, credit financing, leasing of equipment, and dealer information will be available for anyone thinking of making farm equipment purchases. Crops and Feeds are covered in two booths. New educational programs on feed mixing and rationing, as well as a Feed Analysis Service to be conducted through the University of Guelph, are soon to be introduced. Information on these new programs will be available at the Feed Advisory Stand. The Crop Systems Center will concentrate on soybeans as a valuable source of protein and a supplement to the corn crop. New methods of cooking soybeans to make their protein content more digestible will also be featured. Also on display in the Department pavilion will be a slide presentation running continuously throughout the day, with the emphasis on the four major themes of the exhibit. See you at the fair Get Your Supplies Now , , SEED WHEAT • GENNESSEE • TALBOT • YORKSTAR * BAG FERTILIZER 3-32-16 6-24-24 $74.00 $69.00 BULK FERTILIZER IN ALL ANALYSIS. SPREADER AVAILABLE WHEAT CONTRACTS Are Also Available HENSALL DISTRICT CO—OPERATIVE Phone 262-2928 Hensall sze° NDITIoNED MR ACHINERY FORAGE HARVESTERS NEW HOLLAND 717 with one-row corn head and pickup. INTERNATIONAL 350 with one-row corn head and pickup, Used for only 50 acres of Hay MISCELLANEOUS KONGSKILDE 12-FOOT CULTIVATOR with following harrow INNES 500 AR BEAN WINDROWER with cross conveyor MASSEY two-row mounted corn picker BEAR CAT HAMMER MILL OLIVER 4441 5-furrow 14" Trail Plow MASSEY 4-furrow 3-Point Hitch Plow MASSEY 5-furrow 16" Semi-Mounted Plow Several Used Grain Drills SPECIAL PRICES ON LAND PACKERS N.T. MONTEITH EXETER LTD 235-2121 'The hest in seem, when you need If Mot,' Page 6 Times-Advocate, September 18, 1969 New farm program slated, for plow match Friday, October 24th at 1:00 p.m. where there is usually 400 head for sale. Vern Shepherdson of New Liskeard will be auctioneer at South River, Thessalon, Manitoulin, La Sarre and New Liskeard. ' Gordon L. Ribey, Underwood and Doug G. Moore, Weston, will auction the cattle at Wiarton. So far this year frost has not played any important part as far as pastures are concerned and so they are producing well. Thus all offerings should be in top shape and ready for the feedlot. These are producer-operated Sales, aimed at supplying Farmer-Feeders and Feedlot Operators with quality animals for part of their feeding program and to build a healthier beef industry in Ontario. MARKET YOUR 11111! IE N WITH YOUR CO-OP TO OBTAIN TOP-MARKET VALUE FOR YOUR CROP, USE THE IMPROVED FACILITIES OF HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE PI1ONE 262-2928 HENSALL • • •