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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1947-04-10, Page 10ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A STEADY JOB WITH GOOD WAGES VACATION WITH PAY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FIVE DAY WEEK • • • • Maitland Spinning Mills, Listowel HAS OPENINGS FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO LEARN A TRADE WITH FUTURE SECURITY. — APPLY TO Maitland Spinning Mills Ltd. TELEPHONE 2 LISTOWEI ONTARIO ENTRIES MUST BE TILED BEFORE JUNE tiv 1st for details and entry forms see your Agriculturel Representae, or write Provincial Chairman, National Barley Contest Committee. c/o Crops, Seeds & Weeds Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, Toroino. - . E. !NQ.-...AND..:11A11'.:TING!, INDUSTRIES O FCANADA ry -:: . 4.!;;•:1.... 7.11.-..; • V Do You Want Relief from US T OU LE? A new and wonderful remedy for speedy" • relief from Sinus and Antrum troubla. Also for Read Colds. This Remedy Is Known- as - • BlImilief iR * White Po!der to her used' as snuff. Iiiin1We and Clean. to'Use. Piked- at -r 1.00 AT PRESENT AVAILABLE -ONLY BY MAIL SINULLEE 'CO., BOX 582, LONDON, ONT. Please Find Enclosed , $1.00 in Payment for 1 Box' Sinulief 7: NAME •••••1.1;.; 0.064 •••• C DEP.. I H. ADDRESS PRINT What. Doeti 14. Bank Mean To You? • A 'general store provides the facilities to buy a'• lot of different' things in the' 'rams You can do the same' in a baukirt financial matters. You can cask a cheque, pay a bill, open a ,current account, deposit 'your savings, or get a personal" or t onunercial loan. You can obtain bank money orders, • travellers' cheques, foreign exchange and other bank services. The Canadian Bank of .e Commerce offers you courteous, friendly service 4 in all of more than 500 branches. THE CANADIANIBANICOF -COMM Wingttatti Brattch Hobden, Manager VI MG` THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES„ Thursday, April tOth, 1947 • a • a I a Town of WINGHAM ft 1 1947 TAXES. Interest at the rate of Four per tent per num will be allowed on such prepayments. 'Prepayments of taxes. must be made at the Town Treasurer's Office, Town Hall. W.' &GALBRAITH, Treasurer, Town of Wingham. Taxpayers may make payments on account of 1947 taxes up to. 90 per cent. of 1946 taxes. WHEAT PRICES Save Money by PREPAYING '25,00 NATIONAL BARLEY CONTEST lit Il 111 #487tRile a Da/45'494f 0.7,(7).-42 we icive4Cee 206 CASH PA),Z.•S. Regibew Prav4ezbi" al,ce 471er-prot,/ile/a/ peff aryscomi/ r rte nirs:utt) , CoRORLtED 619 plus carrying charges of 31/2 cents per bushel. The general opinion is that the Western farmer now receives •$1.55 per :bushel basis No. 1 Northern in store Fort William for his. wheat This, however, is not the case. When the Western farmer delivers his wheat he receives' . an initial pay- ment of $1,35 per bushel basis No. 1 Northern, in store Fort William, and a participation certificate entitling him to subsequent share in any profits which may be accumulated by the Can- adian Wheat Board over a five year an- II period from the sale of wheat for use in Canada, and for shipment to other countries at a price higher than the in- itial payment of $1.35 per bushel made to the Western farmer, Last summer the Governments of Canada and the United Kingdom enter- ed into a four year -wheat agreement whereby Canada would supply the United 'Kingdom with a total of 600,,, 000,000 bushels of wheat or wheat pro- cessed into flour, on the following basis:. Within the crop year 1940-47 1.00,.. 000,000 'bushels at $1.55 per bushel Within the crop year 1947-48 160,- 000,000 bushels at $1,55 per bushel Within the crop year 1948-49 140, 000,000 bushels at not less than $1.25 per bushel Within the crop year 1949-50 140,- 000,000 bushels at not, less than $1,00 per bushel The actual price for the last two years is to be negotiated and settled by the Governments prior ;to the beginning of the crop years. The price of wheat sold for shipment to countries other- than the United Kingdom fluctuates with the world price of wheat, and so far this crop year has 'been between $2,05 per -bush- el No. 1 Northern in store Fort William to almost $3,10 per bushel at the same time, This wheat is designated as "class 2 wheat." It is the profit from the sale of Wes-, tern wheat in Canada and for export to other countries at prices over and above the initial payment of $1,35 made to the Western farmer, after certain Canadian Wheat Board expenses have been deducted, which will constitute the "pool" which will be distributed at the end of the five year period to the Wes- tern farmers. If during that time the price of Western wheat should decline below $1.35 per bushel, then there might not be any funds left in the "pool" for distribution, and the $1.35 per bushel initial payment would be all that the Western farmer would receive. The Government policy 'behind this participation plan is to ensure a stab- ilized return to the Western farmer for his wheat for a five' year period. Some criticism has been directed to the Government on the grounds that the farmers of Western Canada are subsi- dizing the peoples of Canada and the United Kingdom to the extent of the difference between the price of $1.55 per bushel and the present "class 2" price, which as we have mentioned, is at the moment almost $3.10 per bushel. It must not be over-looked, however, that the agreethent with the United Kingdom has removed in the font year period of the agreement, a total of 600,'. 000,000 bushels of Western wheat from the market; which may prevent a ten- dency to .depress wheat prices during that time. The point to be made clear is that the Western farmer at the moment is receiving $1.35 per bushel for his wheat, basis No. 1 Northern in store Fort William and/or Vancouver, and he may or may not receive an additional pay- ment at the end of the five year period. So far as 'the Ontario`farmer is con- cerned there is no "five year plan" in effect. He is guaranteed a floor price of $1.25 per bushel for his wheat, basis No. 1 f.o.b. Montreal until June 30th, 1947. The ceiling price of Ontario winter wheat is 1 cent per bushel high- er or $1.26 per bushel. However, in addition to the $1.26 basis, the Ontario farmer receives at the time of sale, a "wheat payment" of 14 cents per bushel. This "wheat payment" is made up by a Federal Government payment of 9 cents per bushel, and a Fee is collected by the. Canadian Wheat Board on, the sales of Ontario winter wheat flour sold for ex- port. The amount of this.fee fluctuates during the.year, but is presently $7,50 per barrel. However, as only limited quantities of this type of flour have beefi available for export thiS year, it is questionable whether the Government will break even on the equalization fee payment this crop. Regardless, how- ever, the Ontario farmer receives a to- tal of $1.40 per buhsel for his wheat, basis NO, 1 f.o.b. Montreal. This is his final payment, and it is not yerknowe what the Government policy will be on Ontario wheat after June 80th, 1947, In comparison, the Western farmer re- ceives $1.35 per bushel 'basis No. Northern in store Fort William'and/or Vancouver with the postibility bf re- ceiving an additional payment at the end of the five year period. While on the subject of wheat prices it is perhaps well to explain that while the Canadian Wheat Board sell West- ern wheat to Canadian Flour Milers and processors on the basis of $1,55 per bushel plus carrying charges of 31/2 cents per bushel, or a total of $1.581/2 per bushel, basis No. 1 'Northern in the store Fort William, the flour millers arc required to sell their flour at prices in effect during the bask per- iod when Western wheat was 771/2 Cents per bushel. The difference be- tween this price and the Cost of wheat at $1.581/2 cents pe; bushel or 811/2 cents pet bushel is reimbursed to them by the GOvernment by the 'payment of a drawback, hi return for which the Elcottr Millers must sign an intderfalt- itig with the Commodity Prices Stab, ilization Corporation to *pay over to that Corporation excess profits 'over and above 110/6% of their standard profits front flour milling operations: in Short, the prices 'of flour and bread are based on Western wheat at 71% cents per bushel; basis No. 1 Nor- therm in store Vbrt William, althotigh the actual price of that wheat now h VA pet bushel, It is on this latter basis, flour prices would be ptedicted if the Gereernfitetit Were to rettimM pride controls and the drawback On flout HAMILTON OPTICAL • CO. W. R. Hamilton, R 0. Optometrist for Over 25 Years. Telephone 37 for Appointment. issosmswommissmommaik Specializing in Cemetery WOrk Only BOX 373--'PHONE 450 Brownlie Inscriptions Repairing Sandblasting Memorials 25 years experience WINGHAM " ONT. Orders should be placed as soon as possible The Latest in Portable Sandblast Equipment r The New Willys E IE 'IP Now On Display For demonstration,. Phone 194 or drop in at HOPPER'S GARAGE N 4 Highway North of Town Trucks will be available in the near future. • HOW TO OBTAIN BETTER CORN (Experimental Farm News) .Better corn can be grown if proper recognition and attention is given to few basic principles of crop produc- tion. These include the choice of hy- brid or variety, the soil and its fertility and preparation, the time and rate of planting, cultivation and the time of harvest,says Dr. F. Dimmock, Forage Crops Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Irrespective of whether the crop is to be grown for sillage or husking the hybrid or variety selected should be adapted,to the area of production. The Soil, type should be suitable for corn growing. Usually loam soils are sat- isfactory, aaTde ryiftriolev,Ww itinghtiti lere aprFei prinll cipa l l a raniin nut- ritive - elements, nitrogen,,, phosphorus and potash present in sufficient am- omits and in the right proportions, If any of these elements are lacking yields will suffer, Thorough soil pre- paration is. necessary. Weed control may be largely accomplished liefore the crop is•planted. Good results tan- not be expected unless .planting is done at the propertirne. Corn for sil- age, in Eastern Canada is frequently planted too late, Unless the season is -very favourable the crop hasn't suf- ficient time to reach the stage of mat- urity necessar fgt. the besC quality sil- age. The practice of allowing corn to become frosted to reduce its moistnte because' ' of immaturity is a poor one and results in lowering the quality and. reducing the feed value of the silage. 'Rate of planting is just as important as time Of-planting. Corn that is spac- ed 10 to 12 inches apart in the taws wili yield equally as well 'or better than closerspacing and will result in the production of better quality silage, be- cause of satisfactory matntify. The effect of • cultivation upon the crop is obvious. -Weeds are„ robbers `"'and shou/1 be destroyed. Choice of the right hybrid or variety- planting on good soil, well prepared and properly fertilized, tog-ether with the right time and rate of planting will result in better corn, irrespective of. 'Whether the crop is to 'be used for sil- age t or for husking. Further information on the ,growing of corn may be obtained from the Div- ision of FOrage 'Plants, Central Ex-, perimental Farm, Ottawa, PHIL OSIFER' OF LAZY MEADOWS ing stretch their lungs and fill them up with great gobs of the magical el, ixir, known as 'country air' and then sail about their daily tasks filled with vimvigor and vitality, ,vigor women it would appear, ac- it to a lot of the things I hear and read, come out to the back stoop, and look at the bright, morning sunshine and have a fire kindled in their souls. This Makes them all sweetness and light all day long and they zip through their work so that they can write down poetry and beautiful thoughts whichi they later sell to magazines or papers,,., or else they write books un the beauty of time soul. - v - There is another idea which a neigh- bor, of mine has been suggesting for a long time. He would like to, see the fartris • of this 'country- taken over for a Period of six months by the city peo- ple who yearn for an outdoor life. How- ever, as he himself is willing to admit, it's a bad idea, We would all starve,,, country people and transplanted city people alike, My neighbors, being a lot youn than myself and less set in their also have a strange hatred for t poor souls in the city who hate to see any changes in the country. I'm a bit inclined to -like some of the traditional things of country living, but can hot up inside as quickly as anybody, when somebody who never had a days' hard- ship starts telling about the wonderful opportunity there is for anybody brought up with, the comforts of out- door 'pluinbing etc. Country life, is good. I like it but I sometimes get tired of hearing city folks praising the disadvantages as if they were actually Advantages.. "Officer," said the sweet .young thing, "I left my car parked here a few minutes' ago and now it is gone." "It must - have been stolen, miss," said the policeman. "Oh . no ie couldn't be that," she explained earnestly, "it was insured against theft." A great deal of attention has been directed to the price of wheat in Can- ada since the recent announcement of an advance of 30 cents per bushel in the price of 'Western wheat used in the milling of flour for domestic consumption and for the feeding of livestock in Canada. Previously the cost of this wheat was $1.25 per bush- el basis No. 1 Northern in store Fort.;- William, now it is $1.55 per bushel, Cockshutt Farm Equipment and Repairs FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 1 14-plate DISC HARROW 3 WALKING PLOWS 1 No. 3 HAMMER MILL 2 No. 30 GRAIN GRINDERS 1 COCKSHUTT CONDE MILKER John E. Bun stead & Son 'Phone 455 WINGHAM Victoria St. By Harry J. Boyle I wonder what would happen if all the people in the country who want to farm were soddenly allowed to pick out that cosy, little bit of land and set- tle down. If you have ever been in the city, or for that matter if you just know people in the city then you will recog- nize quite, easily what I mean. • Johnny the barber, Jimmy the post- man, Tommy the milkman— they all want to get apiece of land in the coun- try and raise enough stuff to live- on. They have some strange' notion that a piebe of land is the Aladdin's lamp that needs only to be rubbed over with a hoe or a rake and instantly, all the food they need comes springing up..., just Waiting to be harvested. They also have another idea that the country ,has a great charm. When you hear them rave about it...it would ap- pear that farmers get up in the morn-