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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1942-01-29, Page 6THE BEAFORTH NEM Prime speech May grind corn once rintre, the milk- ing herds fill the household jun', the vegetables appear again in the green groeers' 'shops. ,HOW these immense tasks are to be carried out is one of the problems now being worked (Alt in London. World Co-dperation In his recent address to the Inter- national Labour Organisation Conf- erefice at Washington rPesident Roosevelt made it clear that the final translation of present plans into a basis of post-war reconstruc- tion will be the concern not only of the present Allies but of the. whole freedom loving world. "We are al- ready engaged," he said, "in survey- ing the immediate post-war require- ments of a world whose economics have been disrupted by war. We are planning, not to provide temporary remedies for the ills of a stricken world; we are planning to achieve permanent cures to help establish a sounder life. To attain these goals will be no easy task. Their fulfil- ment requires the fullest eo-opera- tion of all nation in the economic field." Mr, Sumner Welles has also expressed the view that planning for the post-war period cannot be left until after the war, What Will Be Needed What conditions are likely to be met on Europe's farms and small holdings when the Nazis have been driven out? First, it is important to remember that in Western Europe, at any rate, there is not sufficient land for the HISTORIC SPEECH inhabitants to produce both their Minister Winston S. Churchill is shown as he made his historic I own bread and all the fodder for a joint session of Parliament during his recent visit to Ottawa. their livestock. One can safely pro- phesy, therefore, that by the end of before HURON COUNTY COUNCIL (Continued from Page Seven) in legacies but the hospital had been losing money for several months ow- ing to the rise in the roost of living. Reeve R. E. Turner, Goderich, re- marked there was no mousy in hos- pitalization of indigent patients. All hospitals next year must submit a chartered accountant's audit in or- der to receive a grant from the coun- ty council, it was ruled. Another motion was passed asking the roads commission to consider taking over the road from Port Alb- ert to Dungannon as a county road. Hensel! Man Named. P. L. McNaughton of Hensel] and R. Reid, Ashfield, were appointed as corn borer inspectors for South and North Huron respectively, at 60 cents an hour. Roland Grain of Turnberry was ap- pointed a delegate to the Ontario Fe- deration of Agriculture and Reeve J. H. Scott of Seaforth to the Ontario Educational Association. County Clerk Norman Miller was appointed representative on the sen- ate of the University of Western Ontario. Concurrence was given recommen- ded by the legislative committee, to the following resolutions: From Peel county, asking that the H.E.P,C. be empowered to supply power to all farmers who have in- stalled equipment, also to all other farmers who have properties adjac- ent to roads on which there are rural transmission lines. From the county of Peterboro, that drafting of necessary farm help be stopped; that foodstuffs be placed on a higher price. From Kent county that county councils be given control of the ap- pointment and dismissal of the jailer and all other jail officials, instead of the sheriff as at present. The property committee was given power to purchase a radiator for the vault in the registrar's office and to purchase a table desk for Sheriff Hills office. On the recommendation of the committee, the courtroom will not be painted at present. The road commission's recommen- dation regarding a resolution from Howick township, that road construc- tion be restricted during the present year, was that the commission report in .Tune on road. requirements after having studied them. This was car- ried. Council concurred in the following resolution as recommended by the agricultural committee. Front York county, that the wartimes prices and trade board keep the ceiling on ag- ricultural prices in line with other industries. Deriding that the voluntary can- vass should be continued for the war services arive, as otherwise property owners would carry all the load, the council, turned down a reaolution of Howick township asking the county to strike a mill rate to cover it, on the recommendation of the warden's committee. The equalliation committee ream-. mended a revision of the equalization so that all mnnieipalities in the county assume their share, according to their equalized assessraent, of the total assessment to the townships of Hay and Stephen. The following representatives Were appointed to high school and colleg- iate boards: J. F. Daly, to Seaforth, for one year; C. D. Asquith, to God- erich; A. M. Knight, William Perdue, W. A. Lobb to Clinton, A. C. McWil- liams, to Wingham. After the necessary bylaws were read authorizing the borrowing of $130,000; and the appointments, etc., the warden and several Councillors made brief speeches and the session was closed with the singing of the national anthem. The Goderich Lions Club entertain- ed the members of Huron county council, the town council and other guests at a banquet in Hotel Bedford on Thursday night. The meeting was opened with com- munity singing led by Frank Gilles- pie. Flight -Lieutenant H. Doney, Sky Harbor, delighted the audience with a number of songs. Mayor E. D. Brown conveyed the greetings of the town council and President George Schaeffer for the Board of Trade. Reeve B. W. Tuckey of Exeter introduced the new warden, George Armstrong, who spoke brief- ly. W. L. Whyte, president of Clinton Lions Club brought greetings from that organization. J. C. Shearer, Clinton, introduced the speaker of the evening, Professor Buchanan of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Professor Buchanan is a native of Huron county, originat- ing from Hay township. He gave a very interesting address on what the college is doing to assist the war ef- fort. Tie also outlined the careers of several distinguished graduates who are now holding key positions, men- tioning Professor McCallum who is now a chief executive in the produc- tion of rubber in the 'United States; Premier ahn Bracken of Manitoba; Professor Aikenhead, head of Iowa State College, and others. G. L. Par- sons introduced Messrs. Vanderwater and Coyne, organizers for the Huron Victory loan campaign. When The Invaders Go Home Plans for Stocking Europe's Empty Farms '(From An Agricultural Corres- pondent) On the day when the last Naz soldier is driven out of i•econquered Europe, what will be the most urg- ent need of the peoples left behind? There is not much, doubt about the answer to that question. Food. As the Germans fall back on their own borders, they will leave behind them a trail of devastation beside which the Russian "scorched earth') policy will seem mild. The first problem for the armies of liberation will be to feed the millions of Frenchmen, Belgians, .Dutch, Poles, Czechs, 'Yugoslays and others left in areas where transport, industry and agriculture have come to a standstill. But the swift dispatch of supplies of foodstuffs can only be a stop -gap. Before these people can take up their normal lives again they must be given the means of producing their own food. Whatever season of the year it is when victory comes, the cycle of agriculture must be started again, so that the mill wheels the war there will have been a very severe reduction in. the livestock population of such countries as Den- mark and Holland, where, in normal thnes, cattle, pigs and poultry are :maintained in numbers possible only by the importation of animal feed- ing stuffs from overseas. • In the last war the Allied block- ade let through to countries around Germany only sufficient feeding stuffs to maintain a livestock popul- ation adequate to the country's own needs. As soon as any one of them showed signs of using this material to export food to Germany the sup- plies were slowed down. Compared with to -day's total blockade, this was comparatively liberal treatment, hut, even so, Denmark, to take an example, had to reduce its pig poPu- lation by.75 per cent and its poultry by 40 per cent. We must expect much more drastic reductions in this war. We know, in fact, from various sources, that a considerable propor- tion of the livestock in these coun- tries has already been slaughtered, either by order of their Nazi mast- ers or through reduced supplies of feeding stuffs. Dependence Upon Imported Fodder On the other hand, it is unlikely that the Germans will have left the highly organised food producing in- dustries in the invaded territories completely without raw materials, if only for the prestige they will earn (unong their own people by seizing butter, cheese, eggs, bacon and oth- er commodities for the German household. Since the last war, how- ever, these countries have built up their herds to even higher levels than before 1914, which has meant a corresponding increase in their de- pend upon imported feeding stuffs and, therefore, aggravated the .Pre- sent plight of their agricultural in- dustries. Denmark, for example, sells abroad as much • foodstuffs again as she needs to feed her own people; but this does not mean that she is agriculturally self-sufficient, for not only does she normally im- port large quantities of animal leed- ing stuffs but even some grain for bread. Holland is even more depend- ent upon imported fodder, the value of which represents • about one sixth of her total agricultural export. Another aspect to be considered is the extent to which Europeean populations 'depend on livestock not only for their food but for their means of livelihood. Farms in Eur- ope tend to be small, mostly be- tween 25 and 125 acres, and land is very much dearer even than in Brit- ain, where land values sometimes astonish farmers from overseas. For example, while the average pre-war value of land in England and Wales was about £21, in France it was £25, in Denmark am in Germany .E35, in Belgium and .1-lolland 120. Moreover, the number of people de- pendent for their living on these farms is proportionately very, much greater than in Britain and the Do- minions. This need for large num- bers of people to earn their living on small farms relatively highly - rented calls for the maintenance of a high concentration of livestock. Crops alone, except in such special- ist activities as bulb -growing, will not provide them with a reasonable living. 4 Livestock The Basis of European Forming' When, therefore, essential needs such as seeds, fertilisers, and agri- cultural implements have been sup- plied where they are lacking, the keystone of agricultural reconstrnc- tion in Europe will be livestock, Whore is Europe to get this live- stock? Here we come to the fundamental facts of animal husbandry, that, ex- cept for the United States, it is Western Europe itself, including the United iKngdom, which breeds the most efficient livestock, whether for the production of meat, wool or milk. The best British animals, the Pedigree herds carefully bred for high production over the last 150 years, cannot be matched anywhere in the world, as is proved by the constant flow of British breeding stock to overseas countries, which even a great war cannot 'completely stop. • Qualities of British Breeding Stock One of the greatest qualities of British pedigree stock 'is its adapt- ability; it adjusts itself to condi- tions ranging from the Arctic to the tropics, and imparts qualities to its progeny which cannot be secured without this constant infusion of British blood. Probably because of Britain's extremely diverse climatic conditions and soil, the country's livestock shows a very wide range of type. There are, for instance, no fewer than 33 recognised pure breeds of sheep, 25 of cattle, 12 of pigs and 20 of horses. Most of these breeds hold their own in commerc- ial farming, and all but a few are in constant demand for freshening the qualities of overseas herds. Some of them, deriving from or related to Continental breeds will bo just what is required to re -stock the herds across the Channel. In horses, for example, the Percherons exported from France since the last war and now extensively bred in Britain, the United States and Can- ada, will be eagerly sought by French farmers who, from one cause or another, have lost their working animals. The British Friesen breeds of cattle with its gigantic output of milk—over 14 cows of this breed have topped the 3,000 gallon mark— is a near relative and 'descendant of the black and white animals kept all along the North Sea coast of Holl- and and Germany: as recently as 1936 a fresh importation of Nether- lands blood was made. In pigs, a great deal of the grading -up stock for such bacon -exporting countries as Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Russia has been taken from the United Kingdom, the Large White or' Yorkshire breed being especially popular. Founded entirely on pur- chases from England and Scotland, Belgium has built up a thriving Large White Herd Book Society in a very few years. British Breeds Popular In Europe There are many other British breeds of livestock which have been extensively imported by European countries—the surest index of their usefulness in post-war reconstruc- tion schemes. n1 horses, Clevelands, Percherons, Suffolks, ClydesdaleS and Thoroughbreds, with possibly -.THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942... FARM COMJMENTATOR The man behind the steering wheel is Don Fairbairn, OBC Ontario Reg- ional Farm Commentator, who mounted a tractor during the Plowing Match at Peterborough last fall, Jest to make sure his hand hadn't lot its ounnin Don Fairbairn's market reports and other agricultural news are heard during the 'Ontario farm Broadcast at 1.30 p.m, EDST every day except Saturady and Sunday. Welsh Cobs and Pony stallions, are likely to be wanted, The cosmopoli- tan Shorthorn cattle, which thrive anywhere and cross satisfactorily with most other breeds, are as popular in Turope as they are else- where, Herds of Ayrshires, the Scottish breed which shares with the Kerry the credit of yielding a great return of dairy produce on .poor land and inferior food, have been successfully established in Finland and Sweden. British sheep may be classified into three groups, the Long-woolled, Down and Mountain breeds. In the first, the Kent, or Romney Marsh, breed, is especially suitaille to Eur- opean ocnditions, and large purdli- ases have been made by the Russian Govelnrnent. Over 20,000 specimens have been sent to 40 different coun- tries in the last 40 years. Among Down breeds, the Hampshire Down has enjoyed a steady demand from all foreign countries in recent years, as has the Kerry Hill, a Welsh breed. Nor must we forget the qual- ities of British bred hens, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, bees and other domestic livestock, as' well as work- ing dogs, all of which will be urg- ently needed by little farms all over Europe. . Britain herself, of course, has not escaped the shortage of im- ported feeding stuffs, and, although substantial progress has been made in growing additional feeding stuffs in newly -ploughed land and in org- anising the collection of waste mat- erials, some diminution in the live- stock population, particularly in pigs and poultry has been necessary. But in devising the livestock ration- ing schemes, care has been taken to provide special facilities for the feeding of pedigree herds and flocks. Moreover, the Livestock Export Group, recently formed to facilitate shipping arrangements during the war, will not doubt be of even more value when peace returns. Thanks to these far sighted moves, the United Kingdom will be able to play a lead- ing part in the re -stocking of Euro- pean farms, and, as a consequence, in the rehabilitation of a continent. Little Mabel, aged six, had a part in the school exercises, She was much pleased and learned her part quickly and said it over loudly and rapidly. It ended with the words "and plead the cause of the poor and needy," which she shouted so loudly that she could hardly be un- derstood. Just before leaving for the exercises, her mother decided to hear her say the part again and asked her to repeat it more slowly. Then she discovered to her horror that Mabel was saying "and feed the cows. They are poor and need it." They were in the "Black Dog" when the talk turned to animals. "The dog," said Large, in confident tones, "is man's best friend." "Quite true," Small heartily re- plied. "My mother-in-law packed up and went the day after I bought a bull pup." 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