HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-09-15, Page 2IS HOG GRADING A JOKE?
Farmers Must Stick Together if Protective Regulations Are
To Be Worth While
PACKERS' PROFITS ?
"Perhaps it Is not too late yet" con-•
eluded Mr.. Morrison, encouragingly,
"If farmers v to':produce hogs, and are
anxious to keep Canadian bacon up to
a high'standard,.thereby developing,
a sure end steady demand, will only
stick together, and fight hard Enough,
the proposals made last April at Ot-
tawa will yet he accepted, and the.
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J. P resses Morrison Ex Himself en a Vital Question
J+ hacon 1100 wilt command a proper pre -
1 Boit 1n''mium.. .Not only that, but stock yard
pre -
When Ontario Farmers Have a 'fight preciatted not only t 1t Great eat a ,
on they always can depend on S. J:' but also in the United States, As buyers, and abattoir mien will be
Morrison, .clipg euial secretary ot the long as the i•egttlations were ltvedup forced to turn those premiums over to
U.F:O, to do his shareoC the fighting. l to, the Larmera were satiiiad•. With the roan vac) raise the bras, i• stili
fighter,' compulsory grading ' and compulsory have confidence in the fighting civali-
betcloys toot his bli act WSO011 a fig p men, and the know
but he ntalces his t0ows count just the !reporting 'ot details to producers, all tics of our swans e , Y
t
same, would iutvo been well with the bacon that they have the backing of the Live
•hen the editor of this page.ap- industry. Stock Commission Department, oC Cho
ea , i withfew "There .are holvevei,' said the tamer's company and of the U.P.O.
preached giro last week �tttl a ,
queries relating to the vexatious hog U.1r.O. secretary signiitcantly, "others
gradieg,. question, he Was right on his .1 connected with the tog industry who'
toes. • are not producers They do not care Gordon, coven years old, was Lit?
Answering the flrstposer as 10 what
caused the controversy that has adorn-
ed the pages of the farm press, and
other papers, during recent weeks, Mr,,
Me raison remarked'laeontcally
the farmer who has 'tnarketel good
bogs, feels that he baa lost something,
and he is fighting against the powers
that be to get back what he consid-
ers to be his own."
"You mast remember," . continued
Me. Morrison, "Haat some years ago
Canada, and particularly Ontario, en-
joyed a vigorous campaign that was
destined to show the advantages that
would accrue to her farriers ie they
would only produce a first class bacon
hog. Many of our farmers believed in
the sound logic of argnmettts used In
that campaign. The result was that
in many parts of Ontario the thicker:
tat typo of frog is practically extinct.
A few years ago the payment of a pre-
mium on this bacon tyle of bog,
known to the trade as 'Selects' pleas-
ed cur fanners very much, and they
were inclined to market if possible
'Selye ' even though they could bring contest just completed finishes up
titer -thicker fatter type to a given
weight more economically."
"I do not need to tell you" went on
Mr. Morrison, "that Canadian farmers
during recent years have paid much
attention to co-operative marketing.
One essential in co-operative market-
ing Is a proper grading ot the produce.
to be compelled to give definite re- lug bandit, and for some time and
Ports on `selects,' .. I thinit It is' not on. been staggering- around as if badly
fair to say that tbey are more inter• wounded, without actually toppling
tested in the getting of profits than over as a victim of the imaginary httl-
they are in improving the quality of lets of his playmates. A neighbor
Canadian bacon. . At all events, they
found a way of oireumvontitig there
guiations. The result has been that
few )logs are being sold on a gradeal
basis, and the regulations are fast be-
coming,a farce.
Farnn
Notes
watching the game. called to him:
"Gordon, why don't you fall down?"
"I can't," auswered the boy crossly;
"I'm net allowed to. If I had on my
old paths I'd have been dead long
World's Records in Beg Laying..
The Superintendent of the Don -tal-
on Experimental Farm at :,Agassiz,
ILO., (Mr. E. H. Hicks, B.S.A.) claims
several world's records for egg laying
Care Necessary In Flaking Apples.
In the marketing of apples the har-
vesting of the crop le an operation
which often receives too llttle'atten-
tion. .In many fnstances,.the poor and
damaged appearance ot graded and
packed apples as Been on the markets
CAA be traced to rough handling in
at the farm. In order that t1eee the course of pieking, although the
claims may be exactly understood the damage may not have been noticeable
tor the year 1926 is here
official reportat the time. Injury may result from
almost verbatim. After saying that lack of supervision, the employment
previously 215 eggs per bird was re- of careless pickers, or from the use of
garded.as high as could reasonably bo unsuitable receptacles.
loofied for, the report continues: "The - A bulletin on "Packing Apples in
Barrels and Boxes," distributed by the
Publications Branch, Department of
Agriculture, Ottawa, stresses the ne-
cessity of instructing the pickers in
the correct method •ofpicking in or=
der to avoid finger bruising and the
pulling of the apples, with the spur
adhering to the stem, the latter being
a frequent cause of skin punctures.
Apples should be pulled by using the
full hand and giving a combined
twist and upward motion to separate
from the spur with the stem intact.
The regulation picking basket should
be properly padded to avoid bruising
and should be carried In front of the
picker at all times. If unlined wicker
baskets, or rough -sided boxes are
used, the fruit may be damaged. A
sharp blow, or even a skin puncture
due to one fruit knocking against the
stalk of another, may result in. the
testing up of rot which will seriously
depreciate the value of the fruit and.
make It useless for storage. Oloth
bags are not to be recommended as
they crush against the lathier, causing
wvitll an average of 231 eggs pe
bird, that is 106,226 eggs from 460
birds, which is considered to be a
world's record. Apart from this sev-
eral other world's records were made
both as 'to pen production (ten birds
to a pen) and from individual birds.
The pen that won the contest with a
In regard to hogs, it was felt that the score of 3,057.5 points_ established a
desired end would be accomplished world's record. The pen which scored
mach more speedily, and to an extent , highest for egg production with a
that world be a real asset to Canada's total of 2,946 eggs or an average of
tog industry if grading were made 294 eggs per bird made a world's re-
contpt:lsory.. Last April at .the Do- cord for number of eggs. The Barred
mtnicn Swine Conference held in 01- Rock that finished in the lead with a
taws a resolution was passed to the total of 409 points with 826 eggs also
effect Haat at stock yards and abat- made a world's record for points, all
Loire, and wherever necessary, hog breeds. The outstanding record of all,
grading should be compulsory, and however, goes to a S. O. White Leg,
that all information regarding grades Born belonging to the University of
=paid he given in the producers. The British Columbia, namely 351 eggs in
object was, of course, to make It cot- 864 daya."
Iain that premiums on 'select' hogs Points aro awarded on the following
would really reach the pockets of the basis: one point for each egg averag-
nten who raised the pigs. ing 24 ounces to the dozen;. one-tenth
"Imagine the eurin'ise of our best
hog producers when they learned that
new regulations, drafted by the Do-
minion Department of Agriculture,
omitted to provide for compulsory
grading, and failed to provide for any
repot to the producer. Then an lop
of this came a change in the basis of
paying premiums on 'selects' which
lift the grower very little for the pains
he took in trying to improve trade in
Canadian bacon. The farmers were'
disguested—they felt that they had
teen led into trap. They had adopt-
ed the breeding types that ware not pan, Nova Scotia, Experimental Farm,
really economically' raised, ee 000- should prove valuable, particularly to
pared with the typo they produced the dairy farmer, since they indicate
years ago. They had done this in the conclusively that skim -milk may be
hope t±:at Canada would become faro- marketed through the egg at very re-
eds for nor bacon type pigs, and also munorativo prices. The details of the
with an eye on the extra price they tests are given in the latest report of on Breeding and Feeding the Market
could get for this particular typo. They the superintendent ot the Farm,
do not want to do anything tllat will which may be obtained from the P0b- Flog, which may be obtained from the
dogrado the quality of Canadian bacon, llentions Branch, Department of Ag- Publications Branch,' Department of
riculture, Ottawa. The birds were Agriculture, Ottawa. Ill -balanced ra-
tions, injurious substitutes, deficient
rations, over and ander feeding, lack
of intelligent understanding of nutri-
tional requirements generally, all ex-
ert a particularly powerful influence
during the early growing period, as
affecting later development. For in-
stance, the demand of the bacon curer
is for small well finished, Erne -boned
carcasses, with a good proportion of
lean and a low proportion of offal. To
obtain these the feeding must be cor-
rectly carried out all through the de-
velopment of . the animal. The use
of inferior feeding etuffs,'or the mis-
useof suitable foods, will cause other-
wise excellent carcasses to turn out
practically worthless or to be reduced
seriously ht value.
When two egotists meet,, it is a
case of an for an I.
of a point deducted for each ounce
that averages lees than 24 to the the fruit to be bruised.
dozen; bonus of one-tenth o fa point Feeding Market Hogs.
for each ounce of eggs that average A large proportion of pigs marketed
more than 24 to the dozen. Eggs fall in one or more respects to com-
averagoing more than 27 ounces to ply with the standard required by
the dozen are regarded as just aver- either the pork butcher or the bacon
aging that number. Eggs averaging curer, a frequent fault being over -tat
less than 20 ounces, to the dozen, ex- nese. Often titts is due to unsuitable
ceedingly badly shaped eggs, and soft- breeds and breeding, abut live stock
shell eggs are not credited. men all admit that feeding, whether
Skim -Milk for Laying Henn. It be bad or good, has a very distinct
Results of a series of tests carried influence on the quality of the finish -
on continually since 1922 at the Nap- ed market animal. In fact some
feeders go so far as to claim that pro-
per feeding methods are of equal im-
portance to correct feeding. In order
that hog raisers may have easily
available information on proper meth-
ods of feeding the Dominion Animal
Husbandman has issued a pamphlet
and make it lake a lower place than
it has had during recent years --0u tate
contrary, most 01 them would like to
sec it improved. That was why they
fed with grain 1n the litter and mash
to the hoppers. The grain mixture
was made up of 100 pounds of wheat,
asked for compuleery grading. They 100 pounds corn and 50 pounds oats,
had it vision of Canada being rated at
the top of the pork prodeeing areas of
the world, ne -far as quality is con-
cerned."
".Bat" remarked Mr, Morrison, to a
while the mash mixture consisted of
100 pounds bran,* 100 pounds shorts,
100 pounds corn meal, 100 pounds
crushed oats, 25 pounds ollcake and
10 pounds charcoal. Two pens of
tone that showed his Interest in the birds were used in the experiment.
farmer, and a disappointment at the Ona pen was given skim -milk as an
. new development, "these regulations extra and for the other pen beef
could not be accepted as anything but scrap was added to the mash. Dar-
la rebuff. The honest 'hog men of good Ing the five years in which the ex.
Intentions °felt that oace more they periment was carried on the skim -
had been played for 'suckers: No one milk fed hens showed an annual
dares to deny that the old regulations average profit of 23 cents per hen
!with a premiumon selects improved more than those' fed beef scrap. It is
the type of Canadian hogs in many dig• only fair to assume that the increase
tricta, and also resulted in the produc is due to the value of skim -milk as a
tion of a class of bacon that was ap- food for hens.
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Sunday Scholl
Lesson
to have adhered in part'to Jitdah, But
it mist'be remembered that in'several
passages it is, distinctly said that one HOW to Write Them
tribe only retrained wth Rehoboam Maurice li . Weaeeu Valiance the
(See 21 .) example, Chs„ diticulty lies 36,1 nfundamental principle .of business let
and almos) Another large number in ter writing. in an article 0n that eith-
er almost incredibly largo
of met} said to have been gathered for fact appearing in The Outlook.
war with Israel, v.' 21. The number "Past of ails" writes Mr. Weseen,
�may have been overstated • in the "the eorrespondent who Is to be sue-
, s<::.'s records. cessful must have a definite purpose
Shemaieh the man of God, appears and must be thoroughly conscious of
at the opportune moment as peace- that purpose: He who alma at noth-
maker. Ye shall not go up nor fight
against. your bre bhren . he said,de-
claring to the icing and people the
word of God, Semaiath appears sev-
eral times irr the story of Relaoboam's-
reign in 2'Chron. 11;1 to 12:16.
Better —Business ; Letters and Canadian 'Board
dem Divided -1 Kings 12: 12-20
Gorden Text—Pride 'goeth before
•destructiop, And a haughty 'spirit
before a fall -Prov. 16. 18.
ANALYSIS.
I. EVIL COUNSEL, 1-11.
IT. rllo osintercote, 12-20.
III. A PEACEMAKER, 22-24.
INTRODUCTION, — Solomon began
well, but ended badly. His great
wealth was his temptation and his
ruin. He gave himself over to u, life
of luxury, his people were 'heavily
taxed to maintain an expensive court,
and "his wives turned away his heart
after other gods" (11:4). So troubles
multiplied for him in his later years.
Adversaries ;appearecl both on the
nertb and on the south of : his king -
diem, :and he lost territory which ]vis
father had concb.t•ered•. There was dis-
content and incipient rebellion in
Israel, and prophets denounced his
olly, predicting the division of the
kingdom, (See ch. 11.)
I. EVIL cone -gam, 1-11..
Rehoboam went to Sh :chem. David
had been chosen ]ring in Hebron by the
men of Judah, 2 Sam.. 2:3, 4, and
after seven years by all Israel, 2 Sam,
5:14, Solomon had -been proclaimed
in Jerusalem, ch, 1:32-40. This
assembly at Shecheen, an ancient and
importantoity in the hill country of
Ephraim, must have been due to the
discontent of the northern tribes with
the rule of Solomon, and with the
growing influence and importance of
the tribe of ,Judah. It is quite evi-
dent
vident that the spirit of independence
and freedom was still strong in the
men of the north. No king's'au'thor-
ity could be imposed upon them, but
they themselves would choose their
king. At+-Shechent. Judah would have
no more influence in the matter than
any other tribe. •
Jeroboam was an 'Ephraimite, who
had been a servant of Soloman, and
had been employed by him as an'
overseer or director of the labor which
he required of the people in his great
building enterprises, Ch. 11:26-28. He
had been 'incited to revolt by a prophet
who was displeased with the favor
shown by Solomon to the worship of
foreign deities brought into Jerusalem
by his foreign wives. His disaffection
having been discovered he was obliged
to flee into. Egypt, from which he now
returns at the call of his northern
friends.
Thy father made our yoke grievous.
This was the people's chief complaint.
Solomon's expensive court, his many
officers and servants, his army, and
his building of palaces, fortresses and
temples, had put a heavy burden upon
them. They had to bear the cost, for
while Solomon did add t ohis treasury
some gains frem foreign trade, he did
not, like David, have in his later :year
the spoil and tribute of conquered
countries. (See as. •4:7,'26-28; l$
10.11, 13-18; 6:1, 38; 7:1-3; 9:10-28.)
The old men, that stood before Solo-
mon,gave good advice. Rehoboam
himself' was forty -ane years of age
and should have gained some wisdom,
He was undone by the evil counsel of
the younger men, a fact which, of
course, does not prove that old men
are always wise, or, that young 'men
are necessarily foolish. But foolish
temper and evil counsel prevailed.
II. THE DISRUPTION, 12-20.
The rough words with which Reho-
beam answered the people's deputa-
tion are, of course, figurative; but to
a proud and high-spirited people they
Must have been peculiarly offensive.
The scorpions (vs. 11 and 14) are de
scribed by an ancient Syrian writer
as long bags of leather stuffed with
sand and armed with spikes. The Ro-
mans gave a similar name to a whip
the lash of which • was loaded with
sharp -edged bits of metal.
The prophecy of Abijah (v. 15) will
be found in Ch. 11:29-39. The out-
break of the people was immediate
and decisive. They would be ruled
110 longer by the house of David. The
old feud between Judah and the other
tribes was revived, Judah alone re-
maining faithful to the grandson of.
David. The 'pious historian sees in all
this the hand of God fulfilling the
word of the prophet.
The folly of -sending Adoram who
was over the tribute, or levy of forced
labor, was of a piece with the other
acts of the king and his mad coun-
selors. His fate at the hands of the
enragedmen of Israel might have
been anticipated. The king sought
safety in flight.
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Sets New Rate `I
For Coast Grain
Freight Charges Are to Be
Equalized With Those
Obtaining Eastward
Ottawa -The judgment of the Board •
ing is pretty sure to hit it. This truth of Railway Commissionere issued
applies with special force to letter here, giving the export rate of grain
e'riti{ the advantage
grain for export eastward to the head
of the lakes, as now obtains under the
"In order to accomplish his purpose,
the correspondent must know his sub-
ject, and ho must know it thoroughly.
He cannot collect an overdue account
or make an adjustment, or handle a
request for an extension of credit, un-
less he knows the general principles
underlying these problems, the gen-
eral policy of his firm in dealing with
them, and the circumstances of the.
particular case that is before him,
"Information about the person to be
addressed is almost as important as
knowledge of the subject itself. The
sucooesful correspondent must be a
serious student of human nature and
of human psychology, He needs to
know, in the first place, the character -
idles that are common to all men.
And, in addition, he should acquire In-
fortt?atton"about tate individual whorl
he is addressing, his circumstances,
his vocatibn, his needs, and his de-
sires.
"'Promptness in correspondence is
one of the beat of credit Mad' Madness
builders, In this slogan the National
Association of Credit Men has given
recognition . to another fundamental
principle of business -letter writing.
Many firms require that ail letters
must ' be acknowledged on the day
they are received, whether or not final
answer can be made et that time.
This requirement is based on an un-
derstanding of a fact of human na-
ture, namely, that every person likes
to receive immediate attention. De-
lay is, of course, preferable to hastily
constructed letters which fait to ac-
complish their purpose and endanger
the future welfare of the business.
On the other hand, even a good letter
will fall short if the person addressed
has become enraged through long
waiting for a reply. It is well for the
correspondent to remember that what
seems a mere matter of routine to
him often seems .much more Import,
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Grocer—"My son--tbe one that used
to help me in the shop here has gone
in for boxing. Won a championship,
too!" Customer—"Aye, I remember
him. I suppose he'll have won the
light -weight championship?"
III. A i'nkesYcASER, 21-24,
The tribe of Benjamin, whose terri-
tory lay just to the north of Judah
and bordered upon Jerusalem, seems
Crows Nest Pass aggid
reement, and al
ordering a reduction on grain Tates'
from head of the lakes .ports eastward.
is expected by railway °facials to re
suit lea very Substantial reduction in
railway revenues, running perhaps In.
to millions of dollars annually. "'^., -:
The board orders that the rates op
grain and flour from all points o
the Canadian Pacific branch, knee
in
the three prairie provinces to the
head of the Great Lakes be equalized
with the present Oanad'dhni ,'Pacilfiic
main line rates. ther railways in
the prairie provinces are required to
adjust their rates correspondingly,
This, it ifsstated, will moan redue-
tions from every point located on
branch lines cr any railway in west-
ern Canada which exceeds the main
line scale of rates.
The reductions in rates on grain
and flour will involve, .according to
rate experts, in the aggregate, oev- -
eral million dollars, which will ac-
crue to the advantage of the grain°
growers' of western Canada. •
West -Bound Rates Revised
The export rates west -bound to the
Pacific coast are also revised so as to
put ell branch line points • on a footing
of equality with C.P.R. main line
Pointe. This is an •important read-
jus-tnient, which it is expected will be
of advantage particularly to graain
shipperain Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Freight tariffs . on merchandise
shipped from distributing centers In
the three prairie provinces are order-
ed to be x'evised 541 95 to secure the
advantage of tate short haul mileage.
At the present time these distribut-
ingtariffs are basad' 'exelusively on
Canadian Pacific Railroad distances.
The rates on grain for export from
Port Arthur, Fort Wiliam, West Fort
nut to. the other man. and Armstrong to Quebec via the
"If he is to do a thorough Job of Transcontinental Railway are reduced
letter writing, the correspondent must to 18.34 per 100 pounds, and further —,
have before him all 'othe required more, Quebec Is put on the same foot- ye
data before he begins too construct his
letter. He should be sure that his in-
formation consists of genuine facts,
and if any points aro in the least
doubtful he should verify them. If
there has been previous correspond-
ence on the same matter, ho should
have this before him. He should
analyze this correspondence carefully
and should understand clearly what
has already been done, what 1s the
present stoutsofthe ease, and what
remains to bo accomplished. 310
should then do the 'job before him so
completely and so thoroughly that it
will be done for good.
"Make your letter long enough to
cover your eubiect thoroughly and to
Insure that it will be clear to your
reader, and no longer. Remember
that it Is as possible to waste the
reader's time by being incomplete as
by including extraneous matter. The
undue brevity which leads to the
necessity of writing several letters.
when one should have sufficed is un-
economical for all concerned.
"Tho effective letter is cordial and
courteous. It provldos in words and
in tone the equivalent of the genial
hand-olasp and the hearty greeting of
personal contact."
It had just struck eleven o'clock
and conversation in the drawing room
where Isabel entertained Ivor, was
beginning to have its flat spots. "A
penny for your thoughts," remarked
Isabel suddenly. "I was thinking it's
about time I toddled away home," re-
plied the youth, "Give him a bob,
Isabel," called her father from . the
hall. "It's a bargain."
ti
The simplest- method of settling an.
argument is to hold your tongue.
A harassed -looking old gentleman
Was rushing hither and thither round
the big store. He dashed into the
lift and shot eft upwards; next ho was
seen descending the stairs leading to
the bargain basement three at a time.
Once more he. reappeared. This time
it was on the second floor. Ho was
very short of breath, his tie was dis-
arranged, hishat, had disappeared and
his hair stood on end. A floor -walker
approached him, and In that sauve
manner for which all floor -walkers are
known, inquired: "Are you .looking
for something in men's clothing?"
!'No, no," roared the harassed one:
"in women's clothing! I've lost my
wife."
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rates on grain from Georgian BaY
ports and from Toronto and points
west on general merchandise.
By the order, it is explained, all
localities in the three prairie prow
inces are now put on the same foot -
Mg :tor alltheir export business,
whether moving eastward to the
Great Lakes or westward to the Pae-
lla ports
,Fair Rates Sought
Tho decision of the board bag- been
awaited with keeninterest' ever since
June, 1925, when it was directed by
Parliament to make a thorough in-
vestigation into the rate structures of
railways and railway companies sub-
ject to the JurisdictionofParliament,
with a view to the establishment of a
fair and reasonable rate structure
which would in substantially similar
•ctrcumetances and. conditions be equal
in its application to all persons and
localities.
Tris would permit of the freest pos-
sible Interchange of commodities be-
tween the various provisoes Pnd ter-
ritories of the Dominion, and the 'ex-
pansion of its trade, both foreign and
domestic. This ,would give due ,re-
gard to the claim on behalf of the
maritimes, that they are entitled to
the reduction of the rate basis which they enjoyed enjoyed prior to 1919, the en-
couragement ot the movement of
traffic westward and eastward tbrougil
Poetic coast ports owing to the expan-
'don of trade with the Orient and to
the transportation of products through
the Panama Canal.
Lost Dog. 1
The Londoner, staying at a tiny,
out-of,the-way country town, lost his
dog, a valuable Afrdale, so he went to
the police and then to the local news-
paper.
"1 want to insert an advertisement"
he informed the youth who sat behind
the counter.
"Yessir," said the youth, and fetch-
ed the advertisement iitanager, who`ll
in turn sent:for his assistant. A con -
imitation ensued and at length it was
settled that a reward of £10 should
be offered by the owner for the return
el dila dog.
Next day the paper appeared, 11111
no one claimed the reward, so 1
Londoner went to the newspaper of-,..
Ace again.
"I want to see We advertisement
icAager."
"Sorry.• sir, He's out."
Well, his assistant"
' j$pa'ry, sir. He's out too, sir."
'Then may I see the editor?" s 1 i
„Sorry, sir; he's out,"
"Great Scotti" Shouted .the visitor.
"I8verybody out?" i
"Yessir, They'te all looking for
this 'ere lost dog!"
A word to the wise is sufficient but
it is generally; easier tofind the word
than the wise;
Me. Hump --"De you believe In
phrenology?" Mr. Bore -"No. As aA
4gtrimetit 1 once went Auld had roll
head -feed, and I foga* there wan
nettling in It. -. -