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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-29, Page 31GODE RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978—PAGE 11A Heavier hogs concern for pork packers The dramatic increase in the, .-proportion of heavier hogs marketed is a real concern to pork packers who have to process and market the heavier cuts, according to H.K. Leckie, General Manager, Meat Packers Council of Canada. Speaking at the Official Opening of the Ontario FARM CLASSIFIED SECTION A. For sale CATERPILLAR -D7, hydraulic blade, hyster winch, good un- dercarriage, good machine for large farm. GMC - 8500, S.A. tractor, front winch, Allison transmission, $6500, Phone 294-6933 Parkhill. — 25,26 ONE riding horse with saddle. Phone 524-7184 or 524-7882.'-26 PATZ manure handling system, excellent con- dition, paint still on chain. Three years old, 50 foot chute with 220 foot of chain. Laurence Vanden Heuvel, 524-4350. —26-29 45 INTERNATIONAL Baler is in working condition, or fox parts, priced to sell. Phone 524- 7016. —26-27 SUPER C with two row cultivator, good running order. Phone 482-7562. — 26 FOR SALE: 32 galvanized cow stalls, low head rails, cross chains, water bowls. Call 524-7024 or 524-6326. —26x FOR SALE: Massey 36 - 12 ft.. swather. Call 524- 7024 or 524-6326. —26x B. Custom work BULLDOZING, Allis- Chalmers ' No. 650, with six way hydraulic blade. Bill Robinson, RR 2, Auburn, 529-7857. —16tf D. Livestock PUREBRED Polled Hereford serviceable aged bulls. Negative Brucellosis test done June 14, 1978. `Apply Lloyd Eskrick, Con. 7 Kincardine Township, east of Arnow. Phone 396-7717. —26-27 Pork Congress in Stratford, Mr. Leckie pointed out average market weights of hogs have decidedly increased since the first of January this year on account of the, new higher indexes for carcasses weighing over 180 pounds. In 1976 and 1977 the percentage of carcasses weighing over 180 pounds ran about 10 percent. For the first five months of 1978 the percentage of heavies nearly tripled -running close to 30 percent in several provinces and over in some, e.g. Quebec. Mr. Leckie went on to say, "While fortunately a good many of these carcasses have been fairly lean in type, nevertheless quite a challenge . has been presented to the industry in merchandizing heavier cuts, at a time when the general neat price level is relatively high, and consumers are looking for pork and other meats in smaller, more economical and con- venient packages. Quite often the total cost of the package is the deciding factor in what to buy, and how many major meat items will go into the shopping cart." Heavier hogs in- variably produce heavier bellies which slice up.into longer, wider, less at- tractive bacon even with a lot of extra trimming. The sides are too big for standard bacon presses ;and the slices are outsize for packaging, with fewer Slices per pack. With 30 percent heavier nogs, processors get a significantly lower yield M of top brand bacon. The net result is a lower economic return and an adverse effect on market acceptability of bacon. "Heavier hogs produce other cuts such as hams, picnics and loins which weigh considerably more than the pork system has traditionally been used to. The crucial factor is unit consumer package size, and cost. With today's higher meat prices, consumers are getting very conscious of what a half semi:boneless skinned ham or a picnic shoulder costs compared to a light turkey or other substitute. It takes time to adjust to such heavier product and develop ways of presenting it attractively. Meanwhile, we are in danger of losing the traditional reputation of Canadian pork as being superior to heavier, fatter U.S. pork," said Mr. Leckie. In further comments Mr. Leckie pointed out there is mounting con- cern and some evidence already, that -the trend to heavier hogs may result in,an increased incidence of PSE pork. Another point of concern is that heavier hogs are more subject to stress during marketing, which may result in more dead hogs in trucks and plant holding pens. Commenting on the significance of the Congress, Mr. Leckie told his audience, "It is becoming more and more evident today that the whole pork system from producer to consumer must work together in a co-ordinated way. While each sector of the system 4hte foot in the furrow' by This nostalgia craze is making an old man of me before my time. Our 11 -year-old asked for a quarter the other day and it was all I could do to stop myself from giving her a lecture on the value of money. You know the script? It starts with: "Listen hear, young lady! When I was your age, I got a Saturday cent and that is all I got!" This is followed by a long sigh from the young one, a bored look heavenward asking for a quick rescue and a remark to • the effect that she really doesn't care what it was like "in the olden days." Which makes me feel as though I have lived through the Boer War yet still 25 years short of three-sc9re-years-and-l0. Were they really olden days? I can remember being sent to the corner grocery store with. 11 cents and a milk bottle and coming home with a quart of milk, back when milk was sold in glass bottles, before it went to plastic jugs and now those cursed plastic bags which often leak and refuse to pour straight for me. The same corner grocery store owner was a stout, kindly Scotsman who actually gave things away occasionally such as bones for our various dogs. We often got a handful of suet, too, at no cost, which was hung outside for the birds. As I recall it, the grocer was happy to give the bones and the suet away because he got grocery orders for a family of seven. I recall, too, my thrifty Yorkshire -born mother saying that the dog wouldn't mind if the bones were cooked in a soup first because she had little else in the house for a growing family in the Depression years. "' A scene which will live with me forever is the sight of my mother -crying because she had nothing else in the house Letters are appreciated by Bob 'Trotter. Eldale Rd Elmira Ont N3B 2C7 but bread -and -milk. My father, grim -faced and determined, at the other end of the table said that perhaps a few others in the country did notevenhave bread and milk. Today, I think those "bones for the dog" are called stew- ing beef and they cost a dollar or more a pound, by jove. Ask for a few bones for your dog today and the supermarket manager will point you to the dog -food shelves which hold more meat than I saw as a child. Either that or kick you out of his„store. Or kick both you and your dog out. I remember the candy, though. That Saturday cent was "spent” every day of...the.week. The candy counter in the corner grocery store was right at the front dour. That Scots- man knew his stuff.. Kids like me would wander in the front 'door two or three times during the week and stand with our runny noses pressed against the glass making_ great deci- sions as to what we would spend our money on come Satur- day. Remember the hard-hats? Remember Old-Fashioneds? They were two for a cent and a hard-hat could last almost all day. Well, it seemed like all day. And you could get eight jelly beans for a penny. Heck, if you could scare up a nickel in those days, you could incur a mild form of sugar coma of an afternoon. Perhaps you would squander it all on an ice cream cone, the kind they charge 30 or 40 cents for in the shopping mafls today. Of course, they wrap it in a fancy lace-like doily making you think you're' getting something special for your money. Maybe I am getting old, huh? Maybe it's time I quit talking to my daughter about Depression days. Certainly, she can buy little in stores today for a penny or a nickel., Maybe I=.Vas lucky she only asked for a quarter and not a dollar. I must learn to be grateful for small mercies. Bicycle accidents are increasing Thisiswhat Ontario is doing to help make bicycling safer Many bicycle accidents involve collisions with cars or trucks whose drivers never "see" the bicyclist until after it's too late. As a bicyclist, you have just as much right to the road as'cars, buses or trucks. But you're small -and they're big, and being right doesn't help if they don't see you! So it's up to you to watch out for you. Stay alert to stay alive ! • We urge you and your family to become familiar with the rules of bicycle safety. Your Ontario government has prepared a special booklet called "The BiFyclist's Handbook". It covers cycling tips, rules of the road, traffic signs, how to become an expert cyclist and how to maintain a safe bicycle. For your free copy, write to: Bicyclist's Handbook Public & Safety Information Branch Ministry of Transportation and Communications 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 Stay alert to stay alive! James Snow, Minister of Transportation and Communications ' William Davis, Premier Province 9f Ontario 1 has particular goals, interests and viewpoints, they need not, and should not, be adversaries. There can and should be, competition within each sector, as well as businesslike bargaining and fair trading between each sector All of the producing and marketing • sectors have to earn, on the average, a fair net return, over costs, on investment, provided they are efficient. The consumer goal is always consistent quality at a fair price." Huron 4-H clubs host Wisconsin members Huron County 4-11 club members will be hosting 19 4-11 club members and their chaperones from Lafayette County, Wisconsin on a 4-H ex- change program during the week of July 1 to July 6. The Wisconsin delegates are planning to arrive by bus on Satur- day, July 1 at 5:15 p.m. at the Clinton Arena, where they will meet their Huron hosts. The Wisconsin delegates are commencing the first part of a 4-H Exchange with the Huron group wno will be visiting Lafayette County during the first part of August. During their stay in Huron County, the 4-H Youth Council have planned some ..activities for the Wisconsin delegates. On Sunday, July 2 the Council has planned a 4-H picnic for the exchangees at Ball's Grove near Auburn. Starting at 2 p.m., the delegates and their hosts will participate in games and swimming, followed by a pot luck supper and a camp -fire sing -song. WATER WELL • DRILLING "76 YEARS EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN'• INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • 4 ROTARY & PERCUSSION DRILLS "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES LOWER COST WATER WELLS" DAVIDSON WELL DRILLING LIMITED 4 Rotary and Percussion Drills PHONE 357.1960 WINGHAM Collect Calls Accepted "ONTARIO'S FINEST WATER WELLS SINCE 1900" On Tuesday, July 4, the group will participate in a tour of Huron County. Delegates will tour Centralia College of Agricultural Technology in the morning with lunch at the campus. In the afternoon, they will meet with Huron County Warden Gerry Ginn at the Council Chambers in Goderich and proceed on a tour of the Huron County Pioneer Museum. 4-H Exchanges have created much interest and enthusiasm among the Huron 4:H club members and more 4-H exchanges to other states in the U.S.A. and other provinces within Canada are being planned for 1979: WHITEWASHING AND DISINFECTING Barns and other types of buildings - Call Jim Moss: 529-7650 CLAY — Silo Unloaders Feeders Cleaners Stabling 1.09 Elevators Liquid Manure Equipment Hog Equipment BUTLER — Silo Unloaders Feeders Conveyors FARMATIC — Mills Augers, etc. ACORN — Cleaners Heated Waterers WESTEEL-ROSCO Granaries B & L - Hog Panelling LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS RR 1, Kincardine, Ont. Phone 395-5286' BROILERS For Sale We have heavy white rock broiler pullets, 2 weeks old July 4th. Call: McKinley Farms & Hatchery Zurich, Ont. 262-2837 and 262-5460, EVERYTHING You've Always wanted To Know About HOME IMPROVEMENT But Were Afraid To Ask .. . 21 21 GODER HURON Zurich, Bayfield, Dublin, Grand Bend, Seaforth, Fordwich, Wingham, Moncton, Ripley, Blyth , . • AND ALL TOWNS IN BETWEEN Mdj'c 9KuiteiL TO ATTEND THE FIRST FRI., SAT. 8 SUN., July 7, 8, 9 180 McDonald Street, Goderich, Ont. VALUABLE DOOR PRIZES: There's a fibreglass Spindrift sailboat, three CCM 10 -speed racers, a 26" Franklin fireplace, a 24" vanity - and ever so many other prizes! ADMISSION: ADULTS: $1,00, CHILDREN under 12 ac- companied by an adult are admitted free. Tickets available at Discount Dave', at the door, or from your local service clubs.