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,r CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE. SEVEN
COUNTY
Resolutions Adopted
At Toronto Hog Meeting
Arrangements are now being com-
pleted for holding large meetings of
hog producers of Huron Count
h g � Y at
Belgrave on Monday, November ;12;
for the northern part of the County,
and at HensaIl on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 13, for the southern part.
Among resolutions approved at the
recent Ontario ;flog Producers' meet-
ing in Toronto were the following:
National Meeting
WHEREAS We believe hog pro-
dueers in otherprovinces as well as
in' Ontario have many common- prob-
lems concerning the future of their
industry in relation to grain supplies
and costs as well as marketing
problems;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the Executive of the Ontario
Hog Producers' Asociation urge the
Candian Federation of Agriculture
'to arrange a national hog Conferehee
in the near future.
Conditions in Packing 'Plants
Members of the Ontario Hog
Producers' Association view with
grave concern the disturbed condition
between employee and employer in
packing plants and the possible dist
ruption of the processing of live
•stock in such event;
Without expressing any opinion in
regard to demands of the workers
or the attitude of their employers
we feel there ,are conditions in the
industry at present that make it im-
perative that producers of live stock
no longer remain unconcerned on-
tookers. While under normal con
ditions• any increase in basic or pro-
cessing cost could be pasted on to
the consumer, at present, under the
United Kingdon: Agreement, there
are definite set prices received by
:packers for exported processed pork
products and under Wartime. Prices
i'egulatieee Canadian consumers pay
definite ceiling 'prices, while the pro-
ducer has no set price for his product,
not even a minimum price. If pro-
cessing plants should cease to operate
even for a brief period producers
will be faced with severe financial
loss in the marketing of their live
stock; further if the cost of proses-
sing is increased then under present
conditions unless prices hi the export
market . and prices to the consumer
in the domestic market .can be in-
creased, it can be assumed that any
increased cost in processing will fall
entirely on the producer in a decreas-
ed price for his product;
TITEREFOREwe commend the Do-
minion Government in taking getion
in the control of certain plants to en-
sure continuous operation and we
respectfully urge and plead that "all
governmental authorities and others
concerned in the controversy serious-
ly consider the entire situation from
the standpoint that producers are
directly affected as well as in the
hope that a fair and just settlement
may be found.
Basic Minimum Price
WHEREAS producers lack infor-
mation as to what constitutes a base
minimum return to them, having in
mind that the Meat Board pays the
packers a guaranteed price at Sea-
board until January 1, 1947 under the
British Contract;
AND WHEREAS the hog producer
feels such information would do much
to establish confidence and to ensure
continuity of supply;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the Executive requested to
secure from the Meat Board and
Packers the necessary information
to acquaint producers concerning a
OWN
NEWSY
HEAVY POTATO CROP.
Vincent Lane, McKillop Township,
grows potatoes that are really potat-
oes, rainy weather notwithstanding:
He picked a basket of 12 potatoes
that weighed slightly over 20 pounds,
one tuber weighing two pounds. They
are of the Katandin variety, and in
addition to sire have a nice, clear
skin. The yield for his entire crop.
was -heavy.
basic minimum price that is fair and
a
equitable:
Plans for Meetings
Following presentation and ap-
proval of the resolutions the meeting
was divided into .seven separate
groups with 'a director in charge of
each to make plans for the meetings
to be held during the week of Nov.
12 and to .come to some agreement
for . speakers to attend these meet-
ings.
President Charles McInnis called
the general meeting together again
at 4,15 .p.m. to finalize plans for the
county meetings and to decide upon
a . uniform policy.
R. J. Scott spoke briefly drawing
attention to the fact that this scheme
presents nothing new since a dozen
or so have operated successfully and
with benefit to producers in Ontario
over the years. At the same time it
is essentially democratic. We must
be organized to meet competition of
other organized nations, he said, and
we are now moving into a position
of partnership in which producer,
processor and the State under the
Farm Products Control Board, niay
sit down and with a new approach
attempt to deal with the marketing
of pork products.
General discussion followed con-
cerning benefits - to be,- derived
through the scheme. Before dosing
W. J. Wood asked to be permitted
to extend a vote of appreciation to
the chairman and secretary for their
efforts in conducting the meeting in
a most satisfactory manner.
Potato Seed 'Available
For Next Year's Planting
Potato growers` who require seed
for planting next spring would be
well advised to make 'provision for
their supplies atthe earliest possible
date, says 11 E. Goodin, Potato Field-
man of the Ontario Department of
Agriculture. Lists of potato growers
in Ontario who now have seed' for
sale are available, and may be secur-
ed from the Crops, Seeds and Weeds
Branch, Ontario Department of Agri-
culture, Parliament Buildings, Tor-
onto.
Potato harvesting is now well
under way with aggregate yields of
both seed and table stock below nor-
mal, due to an unfavourable season.
The quality of this year's crop in
Ontario shows improvement, and in-
creased attention has been given by
several groups of growers to organiz-
ed marketing.
Following experiences of wide-
spread potato scarcities for several
weeks last spring, Mr. Goodin says,
there is a tendency for buyers and
consumers with suitable storage facil-
ities to show more interest in storing
'sufficieet' supplies for future months.
Province Will Require
More Barley and Oats
Owing to unfavourable weather
conditions having greatly reduced the
grain crops in Ontario this year,
coupled with the necessity of main-
taining maximum hog production in
order that the bacon commitments to
Britain may be met, Hon, Thomas L.
Kennedy, Ontario Minister of Agri-
culture, has requested the federal
[Minister of Agriculture, Hon. J. G.
Gardiner, to reserve for shipment to
this province 25,000,000 bushels of
barley and 40,000,000 bushels of oats
to make up the deficiency • i n the
quality of grain available for feed.
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FARM MACHINERY OFF RATION LIST
All rationing controls have been removed from sales of farm machinery, and
restrictions on the production or importation of such machinery have been lifted.
`Price controls remain. Generally, maximum price for farm Implementers the price
at which such items sold during the basic period, August 15 --September 11, 1941;
Quoted*ices do not include cost of delivery to the purchaser.
Under Consumers' Credit Order No, 225, section i0, terms of sale for farm mach-
inery
achinery are: 1/3 of quoted price paid in cash; the balance of the credit price to be paid
within two years of the date of the contract in stated amounts at specified dates. Any
allowance for a trade-in is to be deducted from the unpaid balance.
Despite the lifting of production restrictions, it es expected that the shortage of
components such as malleable castings and -sheet steel will limit the maximum output
of farm implements during the year July 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, to a 24% increase
(on tonnage basis) over the output in the preceding 12 months.
Farmers' Poultry Prices
Farmers selling all types of poultry,
except turkeys, direct to consumers are
permitted a 25% markup over the whole-
sale ceiling prices established for the zone„.
in which they are located. Turkey producers
are allowed a 20% markup aver the
wholesale level.
Potato Storage Allowance
(Order A-1560 now in effect)
A storage allowance of 5c per 75-16. bag
of potatoes and 7c per 100 -Ib. bag is
allowed on November 1. Another 5c per,
75-1b. bag and 6c per 100-1b. bag may
added on December 1,` and anorher 5c per
75 -lb. bag and 7c per 100-1b. bag on
January 1, 1946. There will be no storage
adjustment for February but monthly in-
creases will be resumed on March 1.
FARMERS' ` RATION. COUPONS
Coupons covering farmer sales or farm household consumption of meat and butter, and
sales of preserves must be forwarded to Local Ration Boards in primary producers' envelopes
(RB -61). Reports for November should reach the Loco! Ration Boards not later than December 10.
Following are the valid coupon dates for November:
MEAT BUTTER SUGAR PRESERVES
November 1 M 9 , 128
8 M :10 .. •
n
15 M 11' 129 66, 67 P 20, 21
22 M 12 130 .. ..
29 M 13, 131 .. .
Farmers are required to send in "M" coupons to the Local Ration Board, for meat they
consume, and meat they sell to farmer neighbours at the rate of 4 lbs. per coupon. Farmers
who slaughter meat need not turn in at the end of the month more than half the valid meat
coupons in the ration books of their household. Farmers who purchase meat from other farmers
must surrender to the selling farmer one meat coupon for every 4 lbs. of meat purchased, even
if this means surrendering coupons not yet valid.
FARM SLAUGHTERERS
- Farmers who slaughter for their own household consumption or for the consumption of
their farmer neighbours, are not required to hold a slaughter permit. Any excess of farm
slaughtered meat over the farmer's or his neighbour's needs may be sold only to the holder
of a regular slaughter permit in quantities not less than a quarter of Beef or a side of Pork.
Sheep, lamb or calves slaughtered by the farmer for his own or his neighbours' use may not be
sold into the, meat trade.
Licensed slaughterer's quotas for cattle have been temporarily suspended and until
further notice a licensed slaughterer may slaughter all the cattle needed for his requirements:
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is your assurance of a fair share.
is a protection against waste.:, shortages:a. inflation:
That is why farmers are asked to continue to collect and turn in coupons to their Local
Ration Boards—once a month—in the RB -61 envelope:
Fah further information apply to the nearest office of the Wartime Pricos and Trade Board.
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Hog Meetings,
Belgrave, Nov.12
Hensall, Nov. 13
Definite arrangements have been
completed for holding projected
the rojected
hog. ; marketing meetings in Huron'
County, prior to the taking of the
vote commencing November 12: Com-
petent speakers
om-petent-speakers will address the gath-
erings.
According .ftb. F. K. B. Stewart,
Clinton, agricu'tural representative
for Huron County; the meetings will
take place as follows:
BELGRAVE—Foresters' Hall .:Mon-
day, • November 12, at 8 p.m.
HENSALL—Town Hall, Tuesday,
November 13, at 8 pen.
The above are the two large meet-
ings arreuged—one in the north end
and the other in the south end of
the county—but several other lesser
meetings are planned in various parts
of the county during the next ten
days.
Owners of hogs are advised to
register at once for the vote at the
County Agricultural Office, Clinton.
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Pledge Ontario's
s Support
To Keep Packing Plants
;In Operation in Canada.
Congratulating the Dominion Gov-
ernment on its action in taking over
the major packing plants of Canada
in order to ensure continuous proces-
sing of live stock, Hon. Thomas L.
Kennedy, Ontario Minister of Agri-
culture, in a letter to Hon. J. G. Gard-
iner, Federal Minister of Agriculture,
pledges the support of Ontario in
backing up any efforts to keep the
plants operating.
In his letter, Hon. Mr.' Kennedy
also asks that, in the event of a
strike developing in spite of what has
been done, meat rationing be aband
oned immediately, permission to kill
up to the limits of their capacity be
given to the 2,000 odd slaughtering
plants operated by local butchers and
that plans be made to handle their
production, and that the American
market be opened for Ontario live
stock as soon as possible. These re-
quests were made as the result of the
proceedings of a meeting of repre-
sentatives of .County Agricultural
Committees held in Toronto recently,
Management of Pasture
In Fall Is Important,
Crop Expert Declares
Pasture is one Ontario crop which
this year hes made good use of the
excessive rainfall, Pastures which
have been managed properly, reports
John D. McLeod, Director of the
Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch,
Ontario Department of Agriculture,
have supplied an abundance of cheap,
palatable, nutritious feed during the
summer and fall months, and are go-
ing into winter with a good cover.
The care which the pasture receives
during the late fall months is a deter-
mining factor in its ability to come
through the winter in good condition,
says Mr. McLeod. Good turf will stand
lots of tramping,' but grazing should
not be overdone, particularly follow-
ing an excessive amount of rainfall.
When the pasture is becoming punch-
ed and puddled, it is time to take off
the livestock.
Manure droppings represent a lot
of fertility providing they are spread.
Harrowing rs recommended at this
time. Neglect to do this will cause
killing out under the droppings and
a lot of S.gnk, unpalatable growth next
year. On a pasture which has been
eaten short, a light top dressing of
manure supplies both fertility and
protection . For best grazing results
next year, it is advisable to apply
the manure before the end of the year
Fertilizer applied in Oetober will en-
courage quick fall gfovith which will
hold snow for winter protection. It
will .also ensure earlier growth next
spring.
Farmers are advised by Mr. Mc-
Leod to take time to put their pasture
in shape for the winter, Stock should
be removed ,if the herbage is getting
short or if damage is being done to
the .sod. The droppings should bo
spread, the• pasture given a top dres-
sing of manure or fertilizer and low
areas which . might hold surface wat-
er should be drained. Pastures should
go into the winter with at least two
or three inches of top growth.
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New Record of 684.6 Bus.
Potatoes to the Acre
A new record fol• yields of potatoes
per acre has just been recorded by
the Ontario Crop' Improvement As-
sociation, according to R. E. Goodin,
fieldman for the Crops Branch, On-
tario Department of Agriculture.
The yield is 684.6 bushels per acre
as obtained this year by a farmer.
in the'Rainy River District of North-
ern Ontario in the person • of .1. Van M
derhorat, Fort Frances. r. Vander
horst grew the Irish Cobbler variety
as a competitor in the Rainy River
District 500 Bushel Potato Club or-
ganized by the district branch of the`
Ontario Crop Improveinent Associa-
tion, The competition was judged by
E. S. Marr, Agricultural Representa-
tive, Emo
In honour of the outstanding
achievement, Mr. Vanderhorst will be
presented with a. Certificate of Merit
by Ontario ' Crop Improvement As-
sociation.
FIRE THREATENS
WINGHAM—Prompt action on ,the
part of the Wisgham fire brigade
averted what couldr,have been a dis-
astrous fire. Firemen were called
to extinguish.. a blaze in thepartitions
and attic of a house owned by `David
Finlay and occupied by the Hoffman
family in Lower 'Wine:atm
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$Ion. T. L. Kennedy Speaks
On Hog Marketing
Scheme
Hon. T. L, Kennedy, Ontario Min-
ister of Agriculture, speaker; at a
recent meeting of Ontario Hog Pro
dueers' Association 'bn the proposed
hog marketing scheme, declared' he
was '•astonished at the 'size of the
crowd present.
In part, he said:
f`This is a woederful day for 'you.
After years of effort you have come
to the time to go to battle -and to
win. There are twelve farm products
now under .scheines, and yours will
be the thirteenth. This is the most
important and the most difficult of
them all and the one in which there
is most doubt as to your ability to.
put it through. • But you 'don't need
to worry about things that may never
happen.
"You 'can't stop pigs ' coming in
from Manitoba ot Quebec or other
provinces, and you can't stop pigs
going to Buffalb. ..So dont worry
about these things, and we will iron
them out when the time comes. If
you make' a success of the scheme in
this province, we will have a Do,
minion scheme, and you will have
the glory of leading the other Prov-
inces into •a scheme, because you will
have laid the foundations for it.
"After today we will be only the
referees, pnd we will call the plays
as we see them. Up to date we have
been sympathetic, but now we are the
returning officers fpr: the vote, and
as such we have to keep out of the
fight. The Agricultural Representa-
tives will be the Deputy Returning
Officers, and cannot favour one side
Or the other. We have Iaid down a
good plan for voting.' The hog pro-
ducers have to register and only
those who register can vote. Two-
thirds of all who register have to
vote for the scheme to bring it'into
effect. I don't anticipate there will
be any trouble in getting that
majority. I think you will get ninety
per cent. Then your troubles will only
be starting.
Not Going to Interfere
"Two years ago I said I was going
to let the farmers run their own busi-
ness, andthat if they needed help,
they could come and prod me. They
have been prodding me all right, from
all directions, but we have.laid the
foundations op which the farmers can
do their own business. The Govern-
ment is not going to interfere, ex-
cept to keep them straight legally.
The Government has to please a lot
of people. But the farmers have not
had a fair deal in the past. There
is no body of men thought more of
today than the farmers, because of
what they have done in wartime ef-
fort, and they stand high in the
opinion of our people.
"Next year we hope to send three
or four men to England. This year
we have bad four groups of farmers
from Britain, and they learned a lot
while they were here. They invited
us to send some of our farmers over
there to Ieave some things from them.
So I hope to persuade the Govern-
ment to send over three or four
farmers, including a hog producer
and a cheese producer. One of our
Junior Farmers is going over this
week, and I hope he will go to Den -
market as well to see how 01.11' great-
est competitors produce their bacon.
Every day boats are loaded with
bacon, butter and cheese in Denmark
for England and as soon as they ar-
rive they are unloaded and go back
for another load. That is our com-
petition. I venture to suggest that in
the first year of the scheme, out of
this 865,000,000 industry, we can save
$3,000,000 for the farmers, and an-
other $3,000,000 can be saved by
proper methods of marketing in
Britain. The'reepoesibility of mark-
eting in Britain is yours to carry out
when your scheme gets under way.
Fees May be Raised
"I have been asked about the fee.
You wanted four cents a hog, but I
said 'No, two cents is all you can
have'. This scheme is hard to operate
and difficult, and you don't know
what is going to happen. ' I think in
the scheme you are trying to over-
come what may .happen. When the
Hamilton milk producers voted on a
scheme they secured a vote of 900
to 4, No court dare upset a scheme
with a vote like that, And no court
can upset your scheme: if the produc-
ers get. out and vote for it. You will
have to teke two cents per hog, but
the Minister has power to raise that.
If you come to me and show Inc that Hamilton.
you need it; I can give you up to
five cents without another vote, and
if you need that you will get it. We
stand between the producers and the
public and we set the rules as we see
them. So you willhave two cents to
start, and if you can show that you
need three, four. or, five cents, we
Will give it to you,
"To make' this a perfect-;soheme,
you need the Dominion' in On it, so
that tariffs can go up or down as're-
quired. I .would suggest that your
secretary write to Dr. • Barton and
ask what feed is coming in to feed
your hogs and at what price, and
also what your bonuses aregoing to
be.
Bonus on Bi. Hogs
"I am going to say something you
may not like. As long as I am Min-
ister, the bonus on Bl hogs is in
danger. I am not satisfied with it,
and perhaps the bonus of 50 cents
on B1 hogs must disappear. Twenty
five per cent of our pigs never grow
up to 'come to anything. If we can
cut that to ten per cent, by using
half a million dollars on work with
hogs, that would be better than the
fifty cents bonus, If we can give
you .a place in England to market
your bacon, that will be better than
all the bonus we could give you.
Getting a bonus is Iike the man who
drinks a glass of whiskey and has
a headache the next day. If we can
lower the cost of production by one
dollar a hog, that is better than the
fifty cents bonus. We can Iower our
costs permanently, but the fifty cents
bonus is only a temporary measure
and will pass away. We would be
further ahead by spending the.; same
amount of money in helping you to
lower costs of production and produce
better pigs.
"This is a serious scheme, Don't
grasp for everything at once, but
proceed by getting< one thing at a
time. Don't spread yourselves too
far and flatten out. The Department
is in favour of schemes. When we
have schemes for all our farm pro-
ducts, and can sit down and talk
things over ,with the buyers, . then
we`will be getting somewhere. Tinder
the schemes we now have, the pro-
ducers have somethiny to say about
the price they receive for their own
products and have something to do
with the sale of their products, and
that is what we want with all our
farm products.”
BAYFIELD BOYS
IN SIXTH PLACE;
BLYTH LADS 13TH
Bayfield Boys' Swine Club team,
consisting of Jim Lobb and Glee Wise,
captured sixth place in the swine club
class at the annual Intereounty Judg-
ing Competition at Ontario Agricul-
tural College, Guelph, Friday last. A
total of 21 teams competed.
Blyth Boys' Calf Club team finished '
in 13th place out of 28 teams compet
ing. It was composed of Murray Roy
and Donald McNeil.
Exeter Boys' Swine Club team,
made up of Howard Pym and Donald.
Remick, was 13th in the swine judg-
ing competition out of 21 entries.
The Huron County boys were ac- '
eompanied to Guelph by F. K. B.
Stewart, and Gerald Nelson, Clinton,
agricultural representative and assist-
ant, respectively, for Huron County.
Mr. Stewart had charge of dairy
cattle judging, while the latter coach-
ed
oached the boys' teams.
With a total membership of 3,925,
no Iess than 239 Boys' and Girls'
Clubs were organized and in operation
in the province during the present
year, C. D. Graham, Director of Ex-
tension for Ontario, reports. The aver-
age number of members in these clubs
was 15.3, and bya strange coin-
cidence, the average age of the mem-
bers was 15.3 years.
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Dir, G. I. CHRISTIE LLL
—X-rays were taken at Guelph Mon-
day to determine nature of the illness
of Dr. G. I. Christie, president of
the Ontario Agricultural College.
Dr, Christie was removed to hospital
Saturday after he was taken ill while
attending a football game between
the college and McMaster University, '
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