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CITIZENS NEWS SOUVENIR EDITION
Huron County lamest producer
There are six major counties
in Ontario that specialize in
growing beans - Kent, Elgin,
Middlesex, Lambton, Perth and
Huron. These counties represent
over 4, 200 growers.
Of the six counties, Huron is
the largest bean producer, with
close to 1, 400 growers. A great
number of these growers are
located in the areas surrounding
Zurich - Hay, Stanley, Stephen,
Usborne and Tuckersmith town-
ships.
The total acreage of beans in
Ontario is about 90, 000 with
30, 000 acres grown right here
in good old Huron County. The
estimated amount of beans
grown in Ontario is 1, 500, 000
cwt.
About half of the total amount
of beans grown in Ontario must
be exported. Up until ten years
ago, there were just enough
beans grown in the country for
domestic use, but in the past
ten years the growers have
doubled their acreage making
it necessary to export the balance
Beans are now considered as one
of the best cash crops there is
for area farmers.
There is an organization known
as the Ontario Bean Producer's
Marketing Board which has help-
ed a great deal with the export
market of beans in the country.
The growing of beans is usually
regarded as a 90 -day crop, since
they are planted in early June
and harvested in early Septemb-
er. Years ago the beans used to
be pulled and drawn into the
barns, where they would be left
for some time before they were
threshed. Now, however, most
farmers combine the beans right
in the field, thus eliminating
a great deal of hard work.
Bean straw is considered val-
uable by most farmers, and they
usually bale and draw it into
their barns, where it is later
used for bedding cattle, and
feed.
From the time beans are first
sown in early June, until they are
harvested, there is considerable
amount of work involved for the
farmer. Shortly after they are
up out of the ground they must
WITH BEST WISHES!
This free souvenir editi wn
is s Bnsored by the Zurich
Citizens `i ews, the Bean
Festival Corporation, and
the Advertisers.
Ontario Bean Producers Marketing
Board handle all White beans
The Ontario Bean Producers'
Marketing Board is an agency
type Board representing three
thousand white and yellow -eye
bean producers.
White Beans are grown prim-
arily in Kent, Elgin, Lambton
Perth Middlesex and Huron
counties, although a few are
grown elsewhere in Ontario and
Canada. The Ontario production
normally ranges around 90, 000
acres and represents 98Tfo of the
total Canadian production.
From the 90, 000 acres over
1,100, 000 cwt. of white beans
are produced representing an
initial gross sale of over '10, 000,
000.00.
Twenty-five dealers handle the
white beans and act as agents
for the Marketing Board in sell-
ing the beans to the trade, food
processors, and packagers, etc,
In the past two years 55% of
the total production has been
exported primarily to Great
Britain.
The main competition in the
White Bean Industry comes from
Michigan which produces five
times more beans than Ontario
and compete with Ontario for
the Market in Great Britain, and
the European Continent.
The domestic processors are
constantly coming out with new
bean recipes and the Ontario
Bean Producers' Marketing Board
are constantly looking for new
uses for white and yellow- eye
beans.
Remember, white and yellow -
eye beans are one of the most
inexpensive, nutritious and delic-
ious sources of food energy, par-
ticularly protein, that you can
provide for yourself and your
family.
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WIENER -AND -BEANS ROLLS
6 round crusty roils
Butter to spread
12 wieners
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 tbsp. prepared mustard
1 - 19 oz. can baked beans
Split rolls, toast and butter lightly
Make 6 or 7 diagonal cuts about
halfway through each wiener, to
form circle, and place on top of
roll. Mix cheese with mustard
and spread on top of wieners. Fill
centers with baked beans. Broil
6 -inches from heat until wieners
are lightly browned (about 5 min.
Serve with pickles or relishes.
QUICK SUPPER CHILI
1 lb. minced beef
11/2 cups sliced onions
1 tsp. salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 to 2 tsps. chili powder
1-1/2 cups tomato juice
1-14 oz. can kidney beans
Brown meat and onion about 10
min. Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer slowly until
thickened, about 20 min, 4 serv-
ings.
be scuffled so the ground around
them is loosened to aid in their
growth. A little later they must
be hoed to clean the weeds
away from the plants. Some
farmers now use weed sprays to
eliminate the tedious job of
hoeing.
When the beans ripen in the
early fall the entire plant must
be pulled out of the ground.
This is now done with modern
machinery that will pull two or
four rows at one time. After
they are dried out the combines
are able to come along and
harvest the crop.
Beans require proper climatic
conditions to grow successfully,
and this area of Ontario is best
suited for this purpose. They
must have an abundant supply of
rain and warm sunshine to mat-
ure properly.
Once beans have been sold to
either the bean company or the
independent dealer, they are
then ready for use by c anning
factories in the manufacture of
pork and beans, or bean soup.
There are a number of other
methods of selling the finished
product as well. Most dealers
package thite beans for retail sale
in stores where housewives pur-
chase them for their own use:
Many women prefer making
their own pork and beans to those
bought in the grocery store.
Poorer quality beans are kept
by the farmers and used for
feeding cattle. The beans are
cooked in a big electric kettle
before they are used for feed.
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