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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-08-16, Page 9Business Directory CRAWFORD and MILL J. H. CRAWFORD, Q.C. A. R. M. MILL, B.A., LLB. ROSS E. DAVIES, B.A., LLB. BRUSS ELS and WINGHAM PHONE 887-9491 PHONE 357-3630 Wingham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE ' CRAFTSMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee For Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 156 WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK JIM CARDIFF REAL ESTATE BROKER GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT FOR HOWICK FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INS. REAL ESTATE BROKER - GENERAL INSURANCE FIRE AUTO LIABILITY PHONE: OFFICE 887-6100 RES.887-6164 McGavin's Farm Equipment WE SPECIALIZE IN A COMPLETE LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service BRUSSELS WALTON, ONTARIO SEAFORTH 887-6365 527-0245 . WALLACE BELL TRANSPORT PCV. CLASS FS. &F. - PHONE 887-6829 - Local and Long Distance Hauling of All Livestock. Hogs Shipped Mondays and Wednesdays J. E. LONGSTAFF P T 0 M ETRIST" SEAFORTH - 527-1240 By Appointment cLINTON(Monday only) - 482.7010 According to the 1971 Census of Agriculture, livestock and. Poultry are being raised on fewer farms in Canada but there are more of them per farm. In, general, the number of farms reporting each class of livestock and poultry has declined faster 1( that has the total number of farms, so that the proportion of farms reporting each class of livestock or poultry has declined from that shown, in the 1966 Cen- sus. For Canada as a whole the only exceptions to this trend are geese and ducks. There were fewer farms reporting geese in 1971 than in 1966 although the proportion of farms with geese increased. There was an in- crease in the number of farms reporting ducks. The numbers of livestock and poultry on census-farms at June 1, 1971 was higher than on cen- sus-farms at June 1, 1966 ex- cept for sheep which continued to decline. Total cattle in Canada in- creased by 3.0 per cent from 12.9 million in 1966 to 13.3 million in 1971. At the same time a decline in cows and hei- fers, 2 years and over, milking or to be milked declined • by 15.7 per cent from 2.7 million in 1966 to 2.3 million in 1971. This reduction in the Canadian milking herd was more than offset by an increase of 17.6 per cent in the number of cows and heifers, two years and over, being raised for other purposes, presumably beef. The number of such cows and heifers increased from 3.0 million in 1966 to 3.5 million in 1971. This shift in emph- asis from dairy to beef Was reported in every province. The number of cattle reported On feed as of January 1 increased frorn La million in 1966 to 2.1 million in 1971, a rise of 16.6 per cent. Increases in every province from Ontario westward more than offset reductions re- ported in provinces from Quebec eastward. British Columbia, was the only province where the num- ber of cattle on feed per farm reporting had a slight decline and this was also the only pro- vince where there was an in- crease in the number of farms involved. Elsewhere the pattern on a province by province basis was one of fewer and larger feeding operations. The number of cows milked on May 31st declined in every pro- vince from 1966 to 1971, with a reduction in number of cows milked for Canada as a whole of 18.4 per cent from 2.1 million in 1966 to 1.7 million in 1971. At the same time the milk pro- duction per cow increased in every province with the Canadian average for that day going up from 32.2 pounds in 1966 to 34.3 pounds per cow in 1971. The number of pigs on farms at June 1 rose from 5.4 million in 1966 to 8.1 million in 1971, and increase of 49.9 per cent. The number of farms reporting pigs declined from 154 thousand in 1966 to 122 thousand in 1971. a reduction of 20.6 per cent. Thus the average number of pigs per farm reporting pigs has in- creased from 35 in 1966 to 66 in 1971. An increase in pig numbers was reported in every Province. However, the number of farms reporting pigs increased only in. Newfoundland and British Columbia, The proportion of farms with pigs declined in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario but increased else- where. The number of sheep reported on farms continued to decline be- tween 1966 and 1971 but at a slower rate than in the previous 5 Years. In 1971 there were 861 thousand sheep reported, compared with 1.0 million in 1966, a decline of 15.6 per cent. In every province fewer farms reported sheep in. 1971 than in 1966 and the proportion of farms reporting sheep declined every- where except in British. Columbia which was also -the only pro- vince showing a reduction in the average number of sheep per farm reporting them. On a national basis, the average flock size increased from 47 to 61 sheep between 1966 and 1971. The number of horses on farms in Canada continued to decline between 1966 and 1971 but at a slower rate than in the previous 5 years. In Ont- ario and British Columbia the number of horses increased. All prcwinces showed an increase in the number of horses per farm reporting and there was a con- tinued increase in the total num- ber of horses reported on farms in. British Columbia. The total number of horses reported on farms in 1971 was 354 thou- sand compared with 387 thou- sand in 1966, a reduction of 8.5 per cent compared with a decline of 24.4 per cent between 1961 and 1966. The number of goats reported in 1971 declined from 18 thousand on 4,529 farms, from the 1961 figures of 23 thousand on 7,765 farms. Farmers were not asked to report goat numbers in 1966. The number of hens and chick- ens reported on farms in Can- ada rose from 75.6 million in 1966 to 87.5 million in 1971, an increase of 15.7 per cent. This was an acceleration from the 8.7 per cent increase in the pre- vious 5 years. Increased num- bers of hens and chickens were reported in all provinces except Saskatchewan and Alberta. The number of farms reporting hens and chickens dropped from 177 thousand in 1966 to 120 thousand in 1971, a reduction of 32.4 per cent. The trend to fewer "This must be the sexiest post office in Canada" exclaimed one patron as she saw the newly decorated Seaforth post office How's Your Hearing? Chicago, free offer of special interest to those who hear but do not understand words has been announced by Beltone. A non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid evei made will be given absolutely free to anyone answering this advertisement. Try it to see how it is worn in the privacy of your own home without cost or obligation of any kind. It's yours to keep, free. It weighs less than a third of ark, ounce, and it's all at ear level, in one unit. No wires lead from body to head. These models are free, so we suggest you write for yours now. Again, we repeat, there is no cost, and certainly no obligation. Write to Dept. 5251, Beltone electronics, 3637 Metropolitan Blvd., E., Montreal 38, P. Q. and larger flocks which was ev- ident from 1961 to 1966 thus con- tinued at a faster rate. Aver- age flock size for Canada in 1971 was 732 birds compared with428 in 1966 and 262 in 1961. The number of turkeys on farms in Canada increased from 9 million in 1966 to 9.5 million in 1971. In the same Period the number of farms reporting turkeys declined from 21,309 to 13,414. Increased numbers of turkeys on farms, inNovaSootia., Quebec and British Columbia more than offset declines in other ProVinces. No farms in New- foundland reported turkeys in Newfoundland in 1971 although 13 farms did so in 1966. The average flock size for farms reporting turkeys in Canada in- creased from 421 in 1966 to 711 in 1971. There were 417 thousand geese reported by 14,021 farmers in 1971 compared with 340 th- ousand geese oh 15,922 farms in 1966. The number of geese on farms continued the increase re- ported between 1961 and 1966 as the number of farms report- ing geese continued *to decline. There were fewer geese in 1971 than in 1966 in Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Alberta and Bri- tish Columbia. The average flock size increased in every province except in British Col- umbia where the number of farms repoiting geese increased from 803 in 1966 to 940 in 1971, re- versing and more than offsetting the decline in number of farms reporting geese in that province which took place between 1961 and 1966. The number of ducks report- ed on farms in Canada rose from 410 thousand in 1966 to 554 th- ousand in 1971, an increase of 35.1 per cent, compared with an increase of 3.1 per cent from 1961 to 1966. There was also an increase in the number of farms reporting ducks from 18,358 in 1966 to 19,376 in 1971. An increase in duck numbers was reported in all provinces except Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Average flock size in- creased in every province. Data on mink and rabbits were not collected separately in the Censuses of 1961 or 1966. In 1971, there were 1,402,028 mink reported on 665 farms. At the same time 9,936 farms reported 235,368 rabbits on farms in Can- ada. for the first time. With the lobby area gay in violet and purple and the business and sortation area In pale blue and deep blue, the decorative scheme offers an attractive alternative to the drab institutional hue that had ,pre- vailed since the building was erected. Other comments: "Cripes"! "Lovely"! "I like it. My bathroom is the same colour". "You'll need sun glasses in here now". "Ye Gods"! "Must have been a woman picked these colours"! "I can't remember what colour it was before"! "It sure hits you in the eye". "Who picked the colours? The postmaster general?" "It brightens the place up anyway"! "It will grow on us"! While nobody has rushed for- ward to take credit, it is under- stood that the new color arrange- ment was worked out by the staff under the direction of the custodian Tom Wilbee and assis- tant postmaster, Miss Ruth Cluff. Smiles • • • Then there was the lonesome man who advertised for a wife. Over 200 replies came in, most of them saying, "You can have mine." THE BRUSS Karen Charlene Rock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rock, R. R. 2, Monk- ton, formerly of McKillop Township, graduated from the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, London. She received her education at McKillop and Logan schools and at Mitchell High School. Karen has accepted a position at Victoria Hospital ?pm- mencing in September. t„ Led Lions band sorry to miss centennial days This is a letter received from Mrs. A. C. Robinson, London, by Mrs. Leona Armstrong, who arranged the reunion of the former Lions Club Band members in connection with the Centennial. The letter was re- ceived in reply to a card sent Mr. Robinson, a former conductor of the band and signed by those who attended the reunion. 315 Westminster Ave.,Apt.4, London 17, July 18,1972. Dear Leona & All: "I am sorry I didn't write you before. We - Hartley and I would surely loved to have been at the reunion. We both . had company July 1st week end - and Robbie of course couldn't , He has been in Parkwood Hospital, it will be three years Jan. 2nd. He has Parkinson and this new drug hasn't done a thing for him . He 'is in a wheel chair - has to be put to bed and gotten up and they dress him. It got too much for me to look after him at home. I had to lift his feet off the floor into the bed. I strained two muscles in my back so the doctor said we had to do something or I was going to be down too. Robbie surely appreciated the card and all the names. One of the nurses read it to him - then when I went over I read it again. He said to tell you all it brought back good memories. Ina and family were home this past week end - they are in Newmarket, Ont. Hartley is married and living here in Lon- don. When we read the names it made us wish even more that we could have been there. If any of you are in London, Arthur would be very pleased to see you. He is in Room 125 East I. When you park at the back go through the electric door. He is just the third room on your right. If he isn't there go straight down to the nursing station and they will find him. They take him down to Therapy. Ask them to get him. It brought a big smile when I read Marie Elliott's remark, also very pleased about the others. I go over Wednesday evening and on Sunday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Surely would be very pleased to see anyone - our phone is the same 432-0196. I am at home around 5:30 p.m. Do Grants still have the shoe store in Brussels? Mrs. Grant and I grew up in the same town. If you ever see her ask her to get in touch. Jessie Robinson" ELS POST, AUGUST 16, 1972-9 More poultry, livestock on fewer farms census 4 sir 4 Claims Seaforth post office is 'sexiest in Canada