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The Seaforth News, 1958-06-05, Page 3Sr T1IflAIZM FROM Cshadian hog producers mar- keted 2,248,000 grade Bl hogs through inspected packing plants in 1957; This was 41 per cent of the total of 5,400,000 hogs mar- keted through these plants. Had the Bl hogs graded as A's, they would have brought $5,620,- 000 more to the farmers who raised them -$1.00 more per hog in government premiums and 81.50 more per hog as the aver- age difference in price paid by the processors forGradeA over Grade Bi hogs. • • • The 21 million hogs that sold as Grade B1 instead of Grade A did sa for several reasons -too fat, too thin, off type, faulty. shoulder, loins or hams, too rough, or showing color pigment in the skin; or• a combination of two or more such faults. • + • Of all these reasons for the lower grade, however, "Too Fat" was by far the major fault: Out of the nearly 2% million car- casses graded Bl, over 54 per cent, or about 1,219;000 carcasses did so only because they carried too much fat. They were within the 'weight limits required for grade A, were of the right type, sufficiently smooth, • showed no pigment in the skin, and were good, enough in the shoulder loin and ham to have graded as A's, just too much fat - fat that had to be trimmed off, where pos- sible, and sold as lard at 15 to 20 cents a pound, instead of as bacon, ham or fresh pork at from 45 to 80 cents a pound. • • • . The pld argument, that mar- keting hogs too heavy to qualify for the top grade still provides a market for grain that cannot be sold for as much elsewhere, does not apply in this case since those R1 hogs were within or close to the A grade weights. It was the high proportion of fat to lean meat that largely determined the grade of the hogs, rather titan weight of the carcass. * • • The year's grading records allow that over 70 per cent of the hogsgraded in Canada in 1957 were within. the weight range of grade A (140 to 170 113.). Less than 4 per cent graded "heavy" and "extra heavy." • • • It is evident that hog produc- ers generally are not feeding their hogs to over -weight just to find a market for grain. But it is equally evident that the breed- ing stock used, or the feeding methods followed, or a combi- nation of the two, are not pro- ducing the type of market hog that has the proportion of lean meat to fat required -to provide a large percentage of top or A grade carcasses, although they ere marketed within the required weight range. More lean meaty hogs are required in the food market places if pork products are to retain consumer accep- tance in the face of strong com- petition from beef and poultry, products. • * • Although Safflower has been grown since ancient times in In- - iia and the Middle East asi an edible oil crop, it is Canada's newest oilseed crop. It came in- to commercial production in Southern Alberta in 1957. In the United States this crop has • grown to over 100,000 acres in the past ]0 years. The oil from safflower is marketed for indus- trial purposes and with Canada so defflcient in edible oils it is possible that safflower would serve best by filling a part of this country's domestic require- ments. • • * Though safflower has reached. commercial production, many problems remain for the .agrono, mist and the plant breeder to overcome. These problems if not solved may well endanger the prospects of this crop in Canada. Safflower is a hardy plant and has done well under dryland farming, and on irrigated land. However, farmers may find that under certain weather condi- tions theseed does not fill out properly. This is thought to be due to too much moisture at. blossoming time. Studies are un- derway to learn more about this characteristic and to select lines which might tolerate higher humidity. * • • Safflower must be seeded early even in the southern areas, be- cause it requires a long.: season to mature. It has about the same frost resistance as barley and therefore is not endangered by early seeding: Particular atten- tion is being .given to the selec- tion of lines which are early in maturity, • • • The safflower plant is subject to several diseases but so far these have been 01 minor impor- tance. Commercial varietie9 are susceptible to rust but rust re- sistant types are known and are being used in the breeding pro- gram. Root rots frequently have done considerable damage on ir- rigated land particularly in some varieties. Selection is underway 'to increase ,the resistance to root rots and also leaf diseases which are found more frequently in some locations than others and in certain seasons. • * • , Safflower is grown for the oil contained in the seed, Particular attention is being given in the breeding program to those selec- tions which are higher in oil content. In making yield com- parisons with other oilseed crops, it is important to take into ac- count the fact that safflower seed has 35 to 50 per cent hull. If safflower is to find a place among the oilseed crops in Can- ada anada it will have to maintain its rank on the basis of oil returns per acre. Red-faced Cops Two alert police constables In a patrol car in Johannesburg saw a suspicious character sneaking from his home soon af- ter midnight with a heavy bag over his shoulder. From the man's furitive actions.they were convinced that he had commit- ted some horrible crime and was now trying to hush it up. They shadowed him eight miles to a gold mine dump and watched with increasing excite- ment as they saw him dig a hole, bury the bag and then carefully obliterate his tracks. As he stepped up to his car the constables poked revolvers under his nose and forced him to return to the scene of his crime. There they made him dig up thr bag despite his violent protests. With handcuffs ready and the revolver trained on the man, who was almost in tears, the .constables made him open the bag - and .found the body of an old dog, "He was killed by a car this afternoon," the man explained, "and I had to get him away with- out the children konwing about it. They loved the old dog and I was simply going to say that he had run away." The red-faced constables hurried off. CROSSWORD PUZZLE -_ AI'I1OSS 1. 11:1 rudnl 4 Slap 9. Shove 12, Sea6oel 13. 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It all began In 1851, when Queen Victoria presented a tro- phy, to be raced for at Cowes, Isle, of Wight, called the Royal Yacht 'Squadron .100 -Guineas Cup. • The contest, which took place on Aug. 22,, 1851, was all -Brit- ish, except for an "unknown"' schooner which had been sailed across the Atlantic by a syndi- cate of American sportsmen. 4 This 101 -foot -long vessel was called the America and it beat 17 British rivals of various rigs and sizes in a memorable race around • the Isle of Wight. British yachtsmen were stag- gered, the Americans delighted, and they bore their trophy home in understandable -triumph to the New York Yacht Club. Subsequently, rules for chal- lenge contests were drawn up and the trophy came to be known as the "America's Cup" -the most coveted, the most jealously clefendec. of all yacht- ing prizes. There have been 16 subse- quent challenges for. the cup - 14 o1 them• British, two Cana- dian. British yachtsmen are es- timated to have spent at least $12,000,000 in their fruitless ef- forts, The last British challenge was made in 1937 by Sir (then Mr.) Thomas Sopwith in his Endea- vour II. Sopwith also had been unsuccessful in 1934, although he was only narrowly beaten that year. Before him, Britain's challenge had been borne by Sir Thomas Lipton, who made five attempts with his famous Shamrock series of yachts between 1899 and 1930. Lipton spent at least 500,- 000 pounds in trying to wrest the cup from the Americans - in days when a "pound was a pound." The rules of the race have been changed several times. Originally the challengers had to race a whole fleet of defend- ing American yachts. Then, un- til 1897, the defenders could name their yacht on the day of the race, thus choosing one suit- able for the prevailing condi- tions. But until December, 1956, the main bugbears in the rules for British challengers were those specifying the size of the vessel and stipulating that it had to cross the Atlantic first. The vessels taking part in the contest until 1956 had to be ex- pensive "3" Class yachts, with a crew of upwards of 20. The rules insisted that they had to sail the Atlantic "on their own bot- toms." This meant that the British challengers all had to be de- signed for ocean worthiness as well as pure racing ability. This gave the Americans a clear and admitted advantage in their de- fense- of the cup -but, of course, the original America had also crossed "on her own bottom." In - 1956 it became clear that the cost of building "3" Class yachts had become exhorbitant and threatened the future of the race. So smaller craft were seen to be inevitable. The "deed of gift" offering the cup for competition was amend- ed to make 12 -meter class yachts (maximum crew, 11) eligible. At the same time the need for a yacht to sail to the scene of the contest was eliminated from the rules. These changed rules have given British yachtsmen real confidence that they will be able to win back the cup on equal terms. LOOKING AHEAD Sacha Guitry's fifth wife some- times seemed jealous of her pre- decessors. Guitry reassured her with a prophetic line: "The others were only my wives. But you, my dear, will be my widow." Upsidedown so Prevent Peeking ;aa 2113 ivV a 1206 ©M @ MUD 00 MINIM !Nun pow' JIIO© r itiMINEM ©O©©0 ©©©MM OMODN0 ODOMB 000MU °°° MEW ©©oo°mono ©WEME dM©0 W0© MOO ft 71'10 IOU P d • UNDit M IIOO1 jJjSSON 1;y ,rev 1't. B. Warren, B.A., B.D. Leadership Requires Character Numbers 27:18-20 Joshua 1:1-9. Memory - Selection Be siron8 and of a' good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismay ed: for the Lord •thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest Joshua 1:9. No two leaders are alike, yet all leaders have some traits in common. Let us consider Moses who led Israel' for forty yearn and his successor Joshua, Both had the conviction that they were called of God to the role of leadership. When, Moses rejected adoption as the son of Pharaoh's daughter and turned to the interests of his people "he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not." (Acts 7:25.) Forty years later, at the burning bush, the call of God became imperative. For forty years Joshua was aide-de-camp to Moses. He led in the defense of Israel against Amalek. He only, went with 1Vloses into Mt. Sinai when he received the law. As leader of the tribe of Ephraim he was one of the twelve to spy out the land. He was prepared to accept appointment on the eve of Moses' death. Great leaders need to feel that they are men of destiny. They can't inspire con- fidence unless they have confi- dence in themselves. Leaders must have courage. Moses possessed it or he would not have ventured on a task which from all human standards was impossible. Joshua showed his courage injoining with Caleb in presenting a minority report of hope when they returned from spying out the land. We see his courage in leading in the conquest of the land. Leaders need a good prepar- ation. Moses as a baby, had godly training, In youth he learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He learned from his mistake in pre- sumptuously slaying the Egyp- tian. In forty years of tending sheep he learned in patience how to watch, guide, guard, heal and feed. This training proved iVa1211 FRBring t9 P41.- s se these �raffleefurietiOni OvIat the Children of Israel. Joshua ]earned much from his intimate association with Moses. Faith in God was absolutely necessary for Moses and Joshua. It is necessary today, also, fee every leader in church or state, who will do a good job of lead- ing men in these troublesome times. People are uneasy. Lead- ers who know God can do much to give strength and hope -to the people. -- Long-Legged Arabian Orphan Winning Her Fight for Survival ray, Nanny goat supplies milk for special formula -goat's milk, lime Orphaned at birth, Esmiya, one of only a hand- ful of purebred Arabians ever born in Missouri. is waging a strong battle for life on the farm of Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Atkinson Jr,, in Springfield. The filly, 16 days old in the pictureabove, lost her dam within 24 hours due to foaling com- plications. The combination of energy, love and 'determination exhibited by Dr. Atkinson, his wife and sons, Steven and Lance, plus the colt's complete surrender of her life and future.. to them give the. Arabian a better -than -fighting chance for survival, The Atkinson's, who dearly love their Arabians, couldn't find anything in the "book" on how to nurse Esmiya. Using Dr. Atkinson's medical experience, plain "horse sense", and the loan of a nanny goat, the foal was offered a bottle of formula. But, thanlc you, she would not nurse the bottle. Esmiya grew weak, so in. desperation Mrs. Atkinson pushed the colt's nose into a pan of the formula. Once she got a taste, that was It. Now Esmiya takes 18 ounces every three hours. The colt, one of about 9,000 Arabians in the U.S., has adopted Mrs Atkinson as her "mother Mrs Atkinson is shown with Esmiya, left photo as Steven milks the goat. Arabians are the common an• cestor - of such breeds as Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds and Morgans., water and sugar. Safe in corral, Esmiya appears to be contemplating the future,