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THURLSDAY, DECOR, 22, 195$'
Letters 'k�: Hog M,�rke.�ing
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HOGMARKETING
The Editor
Breton News -Record
Same hog producers' meetings
recent -1Y held in. Western Ontario,
and the press reports resulting
from them have been of little or
no assistance to swine raisers in
their 'individual appraisal of the
Ontario hog marketing scheme. So
many voices, other than those of
farmers, have been raised and
such a variety of viewpoints have
been expressed that the issue has
been clouded rather than clarified
arid it still remains for producers
to decide what policy and what
marketing programme is best for
themselves and for the swine in-
dustry.
First of all, it must be recogniz-
ed that &determined effort is be-
ing made to scuttle the Ontario hog
marketing scheme and thereby a-
bandon the advantages of collect-
ive bargaining that have been won
over a period of years by the On-
tario Hog Producers' Association
and its Marketing Board. The con-
tinued support of county hog pro-
ducers associations and the un-
faltering loyalty of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture indicate
that Ontario farmers, by and large
are in favor of organized collect-
ive marketing and are unwilling
to destroy the hog marketing sch-
eme that has required years of
time and effort to bring to its
present status.
This journal (The Farmers -Ad-
vocate) joins with friends of or-
ganized marlteting in the forward
look and in the desire to see the
Ontario Hog Producers' Associat-
ion and the Co-operative Sales
Agency loyally supported by swipe
raisers throughout the length and
breadth of the land. The only al-
ternative is zzunplete abandon-
ment of the marketing 'scheme
and tie surrender. of all the bene-
fits that derive from collective
bargaining..
Admittedly, the hog marketing
scheme has not attained perfect-
ion as a marketing agency, nor
have the other schemes in Ontario
operating under the Farm Pro-
ducts Marketing Act. In their
marketing efforts, farmers are
blazing a new trail but already
approximately 30 crops are now
sold by 22 boards, on the basis of
price negotiation or through a
sales agency, and in this manner
producers are permitted to bar-
gain collectively and to have some
say as to the price at which their
product will sell. As in every oth-
er field of human endeavour ex-
perience will suggest improvement
and if amendments to present leg-
islation are required to make the
operations more efficient it is rea-
sonable to assume that Govern-
ment and Legislature will: act in
accordance with their power arid
with the wish of farmers who are
attempting to escape from bond-
age and to market their product
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The' hog marketing issue is cry-
stal clear. It is simply a question
of advancing or turning back. In
this remarkable era when all eyes
are on the ft tune it is unlikely
that Ontario •farmers will, reverse
their stand, scrap what they have
built and turn again to the past. '.
Iiunitly W. F. McKay,
Director of Information,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
409 Huron Street,
Toronto, Ontario.
HOG CO-OP, MAY LEAD
TO DICTATORSHIP
The Editor,
Clinton News -+Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
Dear Sir:
R wish to refer to a hog pro-
ducers meeting held in Kitchener
recently, but before doing so,
would like to very briefly explain
the basic position of hog matters.
AU hog producers believe that a
higher; price for hogs is a very leg-
itimate and reasonable objective,
but their ranks are split over the
method of attainment.
The method propounded by hog
producer leaders, and for which
legal powers of enforcement are
sought is that hog producers
should lose the right to sell their
pigs where they wish, but must
send them to a central co-op for
sale to packers and to effect this,
Ontario hog producers should pay
a levy of about 4 million dollars
a year.
The opponents of this scheme
assail it from many angles. One
is that it is impossible to keep
thousands of live pigs centralized
at one depot for a week or so
while price talks are conducted,
and another very obvious one is
that the packers can at any time,
by storing a week's supply of
pork in advance, refrain from buy-
ing, leave the live pigs on the co-
op's hand, and then collapse the
scheme when they wish.
At the meeting in Kitchener,
this scheme was challenged on
this weakness and the nog produc-
ers president, the chief supporter
and prime architect of the scheme,
gave this reply. "It is possible
that the government would inter-
vene and compel the packers to
pay our price." So that would be
the picture. The farmer directed
to sell his hogs where the dictator
decided, and the packer told to
pay the price the dictator dictated.
Germany wasruined and dis-
membered by the caprices of a
housepainter. Italy found her de-
gradation by the hand of a small-
time journalist. Let us hope Can-
ada will never listen to those who
may have learnt their philosophy
at the hog -trough.
Yours truly,
GEORGE W. PORTER
R.R. No. 2,
Galt, Ontario,
December 8th, 1955.
TAKES ISSUE
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
Dear Sir:
A recent issue of the Ontario
Milk Producer magazine carries
an article telling livestock truck-
ers to abide by the law. The
article says in part that only the
legislature can enact laws and
regulations in those spheres in
which it has authority to do so,
under the British North .America
Act. Now that for a statement
is one thing, but what is going
on is' very much another thing.
When a government starts dele-
gating such powers over to a body
of people who are running a sel-
ling agency that sells about eight
percent of Ontario hogs, then that
may be due for a battle in any
free country. The government
passed bill 98. This is a mandat-
ory order that compelseverybody
to do so, and is the direct opposite
to a bill of rights. There is noth-
ing wrong with farmers seeking
a bill of rights, but a mandatory
order dressed up with prosecution
measures against everyone as ex-
pressed in that'same bill and reg-
ulations thereunder, is a reverse
to a bill of rights.
If you examine the Canada
Wheat Board of the west, you will
see that the government board
carries out policies as set by the
government of Canada. They have
not delegated marketing mandate
ory orders away to other individ-
uals, but have retained them
themselves. This is very much
unlike what has happened in On-
tario with hog marketing.
When Ontario has farmed away
the authority as they have to in-
dividuals, it calls for a show -down,
particularly when irregularities
appear.
Yours truly,
—THEODORE PARKER
RR 1,
Sebringville, Ont.
December 17, 1955
CANADIAN
PLOWMEN
ABROAD
by WILL c. BARRI_E, Alaaapse
1955'
CANADIAN PLOWING TEAM
W. C. Brunie of Gait, Ont., a past president of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association and manager of the Canadianowing
team at the. third annual World Plowing Match in Sweden, has
sent home on -the -spot reports of his trip with team members
Joe Tran of Claremont, Ont., and Ivan McLaughlin of Stouffville,
Ont. Here is his sixth and final report.
ABOARD THE EMPRESS eum, the Brig-O-Doon and the
OF SCOTLAND
The last day of air Swedish
visit was the only wet day we,
had. We were very lucky to see
so much of Sweden in fine weath-
er, as we were told that it was
unusual to have such a long
stretch of good weather so late in
the year.
While checking our baggage for
the plane, we were told that our
bags, which went over all right,
were now 160 pounds overweight
and we had to pay $34 extra. We
had purchased more souvenirs
than we thought.
At London we were met by the
Esso representatives and heartily
received, and all were pleased
that the Golden Plow, having been
won by a Northern Irelander, was
to stay on British soil for another
year. (Ivan McLaughlin of our
team came second, and our other
team member, Joe Tran, finished
fourth out of 24 plowmen from 12
nations.)
monuments to Robbie Burns and
William Wallace.
First Rate Farmer
Meanwhile, the rest of our
party, Mrs. McLakghlin, Ivan and
Joe, were visiting on the farm of
Willie Dick.
Mr. Dick is a striking example
of a successful farmer, and after
hearing about his farm operations,
we began to think we were living
in the wrong country, His wheat
yields are from 70 to 80 bushels
per acre, and barley from 80 to
100. Ile has nine tractors and
eight balers, and all of this on
300 acres. He keeps just one cow
and there are no fences on his
farm.
After uneventful journeys to
Liverpool, our party of five was
reunited, and we boarded the Em-
press of Scotland, bound for Mont-
real.
The previous trip made by the
Empress was reported to be a
very smooth one, but we can't
say that about this one. Ever
since this voyage began, we have
On the following morning Ivan, been tossed about and a goodly
Mrs. McLaughlin and Joe Tran number are on the sick List, in -
accepted an invitation extended by eluding some of our party.
the manager of the British team,
Willie Dick, to drive by car up to
his home in Scotland. Mrs. Barrie
and I left by train for Edinburgh
so as to have as much time as
possible with friends and relatives
in theland of the heather.
During the train trip to Edin-
burgh we saw many large herds
of cattle and sheep. Plenty of
pasture ,was to be seen every-
where, and the only evidence of a
very dry summer was the small
amount of plowing done. The
British farmers seem to raise far
more livestock than the Swedish
farmers, On our trip through
Sweden we saw no beef cattle and
the herds were confined to the
Swedish red and white dairy
cattle.
As we drew nearer the border
of Scotland there was a decided
change in the appearance of the
countryside. Instead of well -
trimmed hedges and red brick
houses with red tiled roofs, so
familiar to England, we saw grey
stone houses and stone walls. More
hills and valleys appeared and the
flocks of sheep were larger.
Old Castles
As we entered Edinburgh we
were most impressed with our
view of the long bridges spanning
the river, and the narrow streets-
with
treetswith grey stone buildings.
On the following morning we
went on a conducted tour of the
city, and saw a few highlights of
that old and historic city: Edin-
burgh Castle, Princes Street,
Scott's Monument and Holyrood
Castle, and St. Giles' Cathedral,
We were taken along the
Queen's Drive and as we drove
up the winding mountain the
guide pointed to a village at the
far side below us and said it was
the most famous watering place in
Scotland. Then, with a chuckle,
he said it had six breweries!
"Come Awa Ben"
From Glasgow we went to visit
cousins in nearby Barrhead. Al-
though our grandparents had come
tram Ayrshire 135 years before,
we thought we understood the
dialect. To be greeted at the
door by "Come awa ben the
hoose" was worth going a long
way to hear. The hospitality we
received in Scotland was far be-
yond anything we had hoped for.
While driving through Ayr to
visit Burns' cottage, I stopped at
the newspaper office for a paper.
I mentioned that we came from
near Ayr, Ontario. That really
started ,something. The publisher
asked for an interview and had
several pictures taken. We were.
shown through the printing office
and loaded down with newspapers
and booklets `referring to the
750th anniversary of the city of
Ayr, which was celebrated there
three years ago.
To this anniversary the village
of Ayr in Canada had flown a
bouquet of flowers inscribed "To
Ayr by air from Ayr". Ayr is a
lovely seaport made famous by IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIII
Burris' cottage, the Titins Mus-
Tremendous Power
This morning we were fortunate
in ,being shown through the engine
room by the chief engineer, and
only then realized the amount of
power it takes to propel a ship of
this size. One hundred and ninety
tons of fuel oil are consumed daily
and 17 men are required for each
of the three shifts. The fuel oil
which looks like molasses is load-
ed in Canada for the round trip.
It is amazing to think that it
takes a crew of 460 to man this
ship, which is carrying only 450
passengers.
This evening Joe mentioned it
was his 35th birthday, so the
ladies got in touch with the head-
waiter, who had the chef bake a
large fruit cake covered with
thick icing and topped with a
model of a tractor and plow.
Ivan's silver cup was in the centre
of the table and the Captain in-
sisted on filling it with cham-
pagne. When the pianist played
"Happy Birthday To You", all of
the cliningroom guests joined in
the singing and Joe, who was tak-
en completely by surprise, seemed
more nervous than he did during
the two days of plowing In Swe-
denl
On the last day aboard ship, the
weather was perfect and the up
per decks were lined all day with
passengers taking in the sights.
We saw a great many impres-
sive things during our wonderful
trip abroad, but we found there
was nothing to match the thrill of
stepping onto Canadian soil know-
ing,we would soon be home once
again.
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a car driven by Andre Dulude,
RCAF Station Clinton, early Sim -
day morning, when it skidded off
Highway 21 at Bayfield colliding
with the Bayfield bridge, smashing
one guard rail and damaging eth-
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OR NEW YEAR'S DAY—
So that the technicians may enjoy
these two holidays with their families, no
service will be available on Sunday, Decem-
ber 25, 1955, which is Christmas Day and
Sunday, January 1, 1956, New Year's Day.
For artificial breeding service or more information, call
collect to our office:
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ANNUAL HURON COUNTY MEMBERS' MEETING
• December 28, at 1.30 p.m.
in the Board Room at the Agricultural Office
In Clinton
At this meeting your nomination for a director to
represent Huron County on the board of directors of
the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association will be de-
cided upon.
Information in regards to 1955 operations will be
given.
Dr. Fish of the Q.V.C. will speak on
Vibrio Fetus in cattle.
Vibrio Fetus is a disease. now recognized as being
on the increase in the Province, which sometimes
causes early abortions and breeding troubles.
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