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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-08-23, Page 17it SOUVENIR EDITION' ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Report from Marketing Board acting of beans PAGE 17 ) PAGE 17 (by Charles E. Broadwell, P. AG, Manager) The Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board is an agency Board representing 3,200 white and yelloweye bean producers. The Board is composed of nine directors, thirty-four commit- tee men and an office staff. White beans are grown prim- arily in southwestern Ontario in the counties of Kent, Elgin, Lambton, Middlesex, Perth and Huron although a few are grown elsewhere in Ontario and Can- ada. The Ontario production normally ranges around 120, 000 acres and represents 98%0 of the total Canadian production. From the 126, 100 acres grown in 1972, approximately 1, 842, 000 cwt. were produced. Agency marketing is a pool- ing arrangement which allows a producer to deliver his beans to a dealer of his choice. The producer receives an initial pay- ment based on No 1 beans fol- lowed by additional payments when all of the crop is sold and the pool terminated. The dealer sends into the Board a settlement slip and storage receipt, saying that he has the producers beans in stor- age. The dealer acts as an ag- ent of the Board in keeping the Board's beans in his facilities. The Board pays the dealer for the beans and consequently owns the beans. In addition to this the dealer is paid storage to keep the beans in his facilities. By the board owing the crop, it is able to price the beans to the Performers will entertain As in past years there will be continuous entertainment all afternoon at the Bean Festival in Zurich. Featured for the after noon will be the "Dell Family" of London, who have performed at such events as the Calgary Stampede and the C.N.E. Also taking part in the prog- ram will be the local Zurich Centennial Band. dealer, who in turn sells to the trade, in such a way that it is possible to make advance sales and effectively compete in both domestic and export mark- ets. 70°10 of the total crop in 1972` went into the export market. At the present time, 40/0 of the 1973 crop (estimated) has been sold. There are approximately twen. ty dealers, five who sell into the export market. It is the dealer's responsibility to receive, clean, process, electric -eye if necessary, bag and subsequently sell the beans or transfer them to another dealer who eventu- ally would sell them. The price and quantity is established by the Marketing History of beans Shunned for centuries by cert- ain classes of soceity as a poor man's meal and by many agric- ulturists as a pernickety veget- able requiring infinite growing care, the Bean today occupies an honored place in the world's food basket because it has brought more comfort to the hungry than any food known to man. Beans are among the old- est (dating well back beyond recorded history and most univ- ersally used of all foods know to man. Beans were raised as a favour- ite food of Ancient Egypt and Greece. It is said that the Egypt- ians had temples dedicated to beans, worshipping them as a symbol of life itself. The Rom- ans, famous for their feasting, used beans extensively and even. gambled with them. Beans date back to the Bronze Age in Switzerland and in the Hebrew history to 1, 000 years before the dawn of the Christian era. The ruins of ancient Troy reveal evidence that beans were native to South America, prob- ably in ancient Peruvian culture. Historians tell us it was war to which beans owe their intro- duction throughout the world -- carried by ancient armies as a main staple item in the fighting rations of soldiers on the march. Teddy Roosevelt said he won the battle of San Juan on beans. Their low water content and high protein rating makes them a valuable source of food where - ever transportation is aproblem. They are relatively inexpens- ive for the food value packed in them and therefore, a valuable compact source of energy at low cost. They store easily and are relatively non-perishable. Dur- ing World War II the army would Gascho's Dr , � �. ds EXTEND A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL 25% EA DIES' BEAN FESTIVAL VISITORS We look forward to welcoming all friends and customers to take advantage of our many bargains available throughout our store! COUNT on all REA DY -TO -WEAR Dresses * Pant Suits * Slims * Shorts & Tops *SWEATERS *ETC. EVERYTHING IN CHILDREN'S AND BABY'S DEPARTMENT ALSO REDUCED ! float waterproof bags of beans from ships to beachheads. Rich in those vitamins which make it a valuable addition to . the human diet, the steaming, savory plate of beans --prepared by a variety of recipes concoct- ed in the kitchens of the world -- has developed into one of the most popular dishes in internat- ional cookery. Beans are planted in late May or early June, and depending on the weather, are ready for harvest in late August or early September. Wet weather in the fall may extend the harvest into October. Beans, from the seedling stage through harvest, are very susceptible to the whims of the weather. Bean farming generally is considered a precarious (yet generally profitable) means of agronomy. Too much or too little rainfall at various critical stages of the crop can take a heavy toll of yield and quality. The fascination of farming is the Harvest --when the gamble is gone and natures' bounty ass- essed. Yes, the pay-off is in the harvest when the crop is safely in the bin or under cover. Modern self-propelled combines make short work of a field of beans once they have been pulled windrowed and allowed to dry sufficient for threshing. After the bean reaches rhe receiving elevator, it starts through a multitude of rigorous and interesting processes, some- times mystifying to the layman. The processing and handling equipment is very similar in all parts; the larger plants simply repeating in number the mach- ines found in the smaller plants. Machines used include fanning mill cleaners, polishers, stoners, gravity separators, automatic scales and sackers. Some of the large elevators and most termin- al processing plants use electric - eye sorting machines to remove discolored beans from the white beans. 0 Big sh�� w at night An all-star western and count- ry music show will highlight the evening program for this year's Bean Festival. Heading up the program willbe the Allen Sisters and Al cherny, direct from the Tommy Hunter Show, and in addition Gary Buck and his Band will be playing for dancing. This event gets under way at seven o'clock, with a show preceding the dance. The show runs from seven to nine o'clock, and then the dance continues on until one. Sponsors of this event will be the Zurich Minor Athlet- ic Association who operate all the minor sports programs in the community. All profits will be used for the minor sports prog- ram. Board for each sale, culminated by the dsalen, as an Board each sale, culminated by the dealer, as an agent of the Board. Sales are established on an option basis, for which the price is held firm for twenty-four hours for dom- estic sales and forty-eight hours for export sales. A very extensive research program is at present being co- ordinated by the Ontario and Canadian Department of Agric- ulture, to make sure that Ont- ario beans are the best produced in the world. Organizations such as the Ontario Food Council and Can- adian and English processors are constantly developingnew ways presenting ro eye public new to the public The Canadian National Exhibit- ion and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, are only two of the vehicles being used to assist in the promotion of beans. White beans are one of the most inexpensive, nutritious and delicious sources of food energy, high in protein, that one can obtain. We would like to congratulate the Zurich Bean Festival on doing an excellent job of prom- oting white beans. Encourage your friends to eat more beans. 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