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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-05-05, Page 10SEE THE MASSEY-FERGUSON FLEXIBLE UNIT CORN PLANTER MF 37 Single Pivot models can be mounted on MF 220 or MF 221 Cultivators or a rear mounted tool bar. Just order the units you need, then mount on the cultivator or tool bar. You cut your cost and get more use out of the equipment. Planter can be used with cultivator shanks in operation. Plant your corn in 30 inch rows — then move down to 20 for Soybeans. M-F 37 flexibility lets you select any width from 20 inches up. CHAS. HODG1NS MASSEY-FERGUSON SALES & SERVICE WINGHAM PHONE 357-1440 Ivan Armstrong, award-winning corn grower of Bothwell, says EXTRA DIVIDENDS FROM SHUR-GAIN CREEP FEED! SHUR-GAIN CREEP FEED will give your piglets the following valuable dividends when fed from 2 to 3 days old until 5 lbs. per pig is consumed. A good start is vital when raising baby pigs. —MORE VIGOR —FASTER GROWTH —HIGHER LIVEABILITY —SOUNDER HEALTH —EARLIER APPETITE FOR SOLID FEED Your young pigs will pass profit dividends along to you when started on SHUR-GAIN Creep Feed. CONTAINS Wingham Feed Mill SNUR GAIN hog feeds AUIJE5C10S-P DIAL 357-3060 WINGHAM. A P.tge 2 Wingham Advance-Times, Thtustlayt, May 5, 1966 Melvin Good County Assoc. President Report from Queen's Park Melvin Good was elected president of the Huron County Road Superintendents' Associa- tion at its annual meeting held recently in Goderich Township Hall at Helmesville. Other officers are past presi- dent, Wm. Taylor; vice-presi- dent, Harvey Culbert; secre- tary-treasurer, Wan. Routly; representative to the Ontario Road Superintendent& Associa- tion, Roy Lynda11. Business included discussion of a by-law covering construc- tion of entrance culverts led by J. W, Oritnell, county engineer and Ralph Betteridge of St. Marys who spoke on weed and brush control by spraying. Several new members from various villages and two town- ships in the county were present as well as Ken Wilmot from the Department of Highways. Grant Stirling, reeve of God- erich Township and Harold Rob- inson, deputy-reeve of Howick Township spoke briefly, Benjamin Franklin defined man as "a tool-making animal: BY MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P. Huron- Bruce The Government's plan for five boroughs and one city for Metropolitan Toronto was giv- en second reading this week. The debate on second reading of the controversial Bill occu- pied 12 hours. The Ontario Department of Education is going ahead with plans for an educational tele- vision branch to operate a pro- vince-wide network provided the application for a broadcast- ing license will win federal ap- proval, This is expected. The application submitted March 8 for a license to broad- case on ultra-high frequency channel 19 is still in the hands of the federal Department of Transport. If the federal de- cision is favourable the Ontario application will be heard by the BBG in June. A major consid- eration of the department now is that it must present a com- plete picture of the proposed operation of the network to the A new insecticide for the control of corn rootworm has been introduced this spring. The insecticide, Basudin 14G, contains diazinon and has the special advantage that no spec- ies of corn rootworm has shown resistance to it. Rootworm populations resist- ant to the chlorinated hydro- carbon insecticides are wide- spread in the U.S. corn belt. It is expected that resistance will develop in Canada in the near future. Government entomologists are recommending that a switch now from the chlorinated hydro- carbons to Basudin 14G, which is an organophosphate, can de- lay the development of resist- ant rootworms. The rootworm is an increas- ing problem for the corn grower in Canada. It is most severe in areas where corn follows corn on Board, including an outline of the qualifications of the staff who will run it, The Attorney-General, Ar- thur Wishart, has presented his consumer protection legislation but its main provisions will not come into effect for a year. However a consumer protection bureau will be established this year under the Department of Financial and Consumer Affairs, The. Consumer Protection Act which requires disclosure of the cost of borrowing in terms of true annual interest, will be given approval in principle at this session and then referred to the consumer protection bureau for a year. The main provisions of the Consumer Protection Act are: 1. The registration of door to door sellers. 2. A 2-day cooling off period in which a purchaser can get out of a contract he has made with a door-to-door seller. 3. A provision that goods sold under a time payment contract the same land. The larvae be- gin to feed on the tender young corn roots as soon as the root- worm eggs hatch, The result is a pool root system and corn that is star ied for plant food and moisture. Damaged corn is weak. Lodging and gooseneck- ing are common and this great- ly complicates harvesting. Ears are stunted and there are far fewer bushels of corn at harvest. The new insecticide has proved that it can be depended upon in a wet year, dry year, heavy infestation or whatever the situation. It leaves no resi- dues that show up in subsequent crops. It is approved for use on dairy farms as there is no risk of residues in milk. It is recommended that the insecticide be applied at plant- ing in order to protect the young seedlings before the rootworm larvae can do any damage. can be seized only by Court Order after 2/3 of the contract has been paid, 4. A standard form in which sel- lers or lenders must set out the costs of credit in terms both of dollars and annual percentage for both standard and revolving credit plans. Two Ministers Will Turn Sod The Province of Ontario will be represented by two ministers at a ceremony marking the commencement of activities at the site of the 1966 Internation- al Plowing Match. The match takes place in McKillop Town- ship, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 11, 12, 13 and 14. Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Minister of Highways, and Hon. W. Stewart, Minister of Agri- culture, will share the honor of turning the first sod at Scott Farms in McKillop Township at Seaforth, on Saturday afternoon, June 11. Gordon Mc Gavin, Walton and Larry Snider, Exe- ter, joint chairmen of the Hur- on committee sponsoring the match, said the two ministers had accepted an invitation to take part. While planning for the match, expected to draw up to 30, 000 spectators a day, has been un- der way for more than a year, the June ceremony will mark the first move onto the 1, 000- acre match site. In addition to Mr. Mac- Naughton and Mr. Stewart, the ceremony will be attended by members of the Ontario Plow- men's Association and repre- sentatives of area municipali- ties. Feeder Hog Profits Require Cutting Costs Raising a feeder hog costs about $17 to $21 in feed, ac- cording to a recent study of forty-six Ontario feeder hog op- erations. John R. Stephens, an econo- mist with the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture in Guelph, relates that the use of home- grown grain or the purchase of grain grown locally were found to be effective ways of reducing feed costs. Where three-quart- ers of the feed was homegrown, feed costs were less than $54 per ton compared with $73 per ton where almost all, of the feed was purchased, "In this study," Mr. Step- hens states, "feed costs averag- ed $20 per hog for the 46 pro- ducers. As the average cost of feed decreased from $73 to $48 per ton however, more of the cheaper feed was required to produce a feeder hog, an aver- age of 716 pounds compared with 624 pounds of purchased feed. " On the whole, returns to risk and management increased from $2.77 to $5.55 per feeder hog as the price of feed decreas- ed from $73 to $48 per ton. This profit widened, not only by feeding homegrown grain or by purchasing locally grown feed, but by volume buying. Direct purchase from the elevator, with the cooperation of a mil- ler to handle bookkeeping, was also a financial asset." Mr. Stephens concluded that farmers who constantly search for ways and means to reduce their feed costs will be well re- warded for their efforts, espec. Sally when feed costs are 80% of production expenses. Realize the highest returns for your wool by patronizing your own Organization. SHIP COLLECT TO Our Registered Warehouse No, 1, Weston, Ontario Obtain sacks and twine without charge from MORLEY McMICHAEL R. R. 2 - Wroxeter NORMAN McDOWELL & SON Auburn or by writing to CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED 40 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto 7, Ontario. go by the book. Follow the new CO-OP* BIG BONUS Corn Program, a completely co-ordinated program of seed, fertilizer and weed killers, developed to produce more profitable corn yields. 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The most endearing member of the herd at the Ontario Zoological Park e Wa- saga Beach, is the baby Mouflon, a dainty little creature, let surprisingly agile for such a little fellow, and just a couple of days old. "No danger of damage from ATRAZI NE 65W.. it won't burn the corn or hurt adjacent crops". "What I like about Atrazine," Ivan Armstrong says, "is that it seems to be foolproof. The only harm from an overdose is to your pocketbook—not to the corn!" Ivan Armstrong grows about 215 acres of corn. He has been twice winner of the Cash Crop Farming Corn Award at the Western Ontario Seed Fair. Atrazine is used post-emergently as an overall application. "Results are excellent," he says. "On one rented field the weeds were so thick it looked like sod. One application of 4 lbs. Atrazine and 1 gallon of oil completely wiped out the weeds and grasses." Atrazine controls weeds when they are small, before they rob the corn plants of moisture and nourishment ... and it controls them all season long so that harvesting goes faster and easier. Start using Atrazine this year ... discover how profitable corn production can be. Place your order now. Ask your dealer for an instructional leaflet on Atrazine 65W. Gesaprim" brand of Atrazine 65W is available in 5 lb. bags and 50 lb. cartons from farm supply dealers. H Regd T.M. Geigy Fisons (Canada) Limited, 234 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto 12, Ontario