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2:UIt.IOH Citizens NEW
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1958
Dairy Princess Contest In H : iron;
Competitions Again At Huronco Farms
Huron County will. take part in
the Dairy Queen Competitions a-
gain this year. In 1957 announce-
ment of this fact, coupled with
publicity given the selection of
the county princess throughout the
county, brought about a record
attendance at the Soil and Crop
Improvement Association twilight
meeting at the County Home.
Some credit for the record crowd
is due to the ;presence of Bob
Carbert, Wi!ngilrarn, with coloured
slides recording his trip to South
America on a •cattle boat. The
ladies present filled the auditor-
ium of the Home, and when tit
came time for the joint meeting,
it was necessary to move out on-
to the spacious lawn.
Winner of the county Princess
contest last year was Betty Stor-
ey, and she later competed in the
Queen contest head in conjunct-
ion with the Canadian National
Exhibition.
Contestants must be between
17 .and 26 years of age on or be-
fore August 20, and may be ei-
ther married or single. Preference
is shown those girls who are or
have been active in 4-H and Jun,
for Farmer activities.
Contestants must either live on
a fann •which regularly produces
milk or cream or must have lived
on such a farm until c:omrpletien;
of school education. They must
wear white slacks, white cotton
blouses, suitable whites hat or cap.
Accessories such as crests, sashes,
belts, etc., may be worn.
Holsteins only will be milked
in the Huron competition. The
contestants wish draw for the cow
they will milk, and the animal
will. be from the herd at the
County Hoene farm at O1intan.
Hour is 4.30 p.m. All milking viii
be done by DerLaval maobline. At
the C.N.E. a choice of machines
will be available.
Im, addition to skill at milking
the contestants will be interview-
ed by the judges after "milk out"
and after a complimentary dinner
to be served them that evening.
They Will be asked to speak brief-
ly on "The Importance of the
Dairy Industry in Ontario" (2-3
minutes) .
The point system will be used
M. selection of winners: 30 for
appearance, deportment, •showman-
ship and self-expression; 20 for
assembling machine and making;
20 for dleaning and sanitizing
utensils; 10 for efficiency; 10 for
completeness of making and 10
for time.
Previous county winners will be
eligible for county competition,
and all winners will be eligible
in the ONE competition, unless
they have been selected as Dairy
Queen in past competitions.
Entry forms are available from
the offices ;of the Department of
Aignieul;ture in Cltntom, and must
be in the hands of Carl Hem-
imgway, secretary of the Fed'ema-
tion of Agriculture, Box 310. Clin-
ton by Jelly 10. Prizes will be a-
warded in addition to the honour
of being selected Dairy Princess.
Hog Producers Oppose Dutch Clock
System For Selling In Ontario
(By 3. Carl Hemingway)
Representatives of county hog
producer organizations met an To-
ronto, May 21, and unanimously
confirmed the action of ,the Ont-
ario Hog Producers' Marketing
Board in maintaining the present
system of selling hogs through
the Co-operative sales agency. A-
bout 90 percent of Ontario's hag
crop is now being directed through
15 assembly marketing points of
the Ontario Hog Producers' Co-
operative.
Peodiucer support was given to
the Hog Marketing Board in face
of considerable agitation in pro-
cessor circles for the Hog Co-
operative to dispose of their hogs
through a Dutch Clock system,
a mechanical' auction device used
in the marketing of cheese and to-
bacco.
Hog Producers at the meeting
objected to the Dutch Clock sys-
tem. -because they felt that at
would place the smaller and more
numerous processors in .an unfair
trading position and limit the ef-
fectiveness; of the majority of buy-
ers in competitive bidding. Anoth-
er objection to they Dutch Clock
• system was .that processors have
been unable to agree to minimum
prices, essential to the Dutch
Clock auction method for other
products. Also, it was expressed
by (producer representatives that
hogs are a perishable product
which could not be stored at times
when unsatissfaotory prices were
being bid through the Dutch Clock
system.
A resolution from the Hog Pro-
ducer meeting further stated that
the Hog Board accepted the chal-
lenge of the Farm Products Mar-
keting Board to have a vote as
announced but that it was stiiili
the opinion of the organization
that 60 ,percent of those voting
in favour should have been a sat-
isfactory majority, as has been
recommended in the past. The
resolution, followed the announce-
ment by the government that
a vote would be held on the Ont-
ario Hog Producers' Marketing
Plan, J:u1y 25, and that .66 and
two-thirds percent favourable
vote, of those voting, would be
necessary to continue the market-
ing plan in effect.
In commenting on the Medea -
trig of hogs I would point out that,
if this present system of sending
is ended we will not return to
the former trucker -shipper meth-
od.. There are already a Lange
number of hogs being produced
on contrarot. Without the present
Huron County
Farming Report
marketing system, these hogs
Would be the property of the pro-
cessor ;and therefore' no selling
on the part of the producer would
be possible.
In years, past there were num-
erous poultry dealers covering the
county burying poultry of all kinds.
These ,dealers have practically
diissapeared with the introduction
of contract raising of broilers. The•
same would happen very rapidly
in the 'hog industry.
The c'losiuxg of the canning fac-
tories in Exeter and Forest should
be a warning to all producers
of the dangers of contract farm-
ing. At the present 'time the salve
thing could happen very easily
to broiler rprodlucers.
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(By D. H. Miles, agriiu ltura•1
representative for Huron)
There are still areas in the
County that haven't received rain
other than sufficient to settle the
dust since February. Lack of
moisture, along with severe frost
are playing havoc to the meadows,
as well as some of the more ten-
der crops such as potatoes that
have. been planted in the gardens.
Surprisingly, most of time spring
planted crops are making good
growth. Some cattle are having
a tough time to find sufficient pas-
ture. Blocking of sugar beets is
quite generrall and it is expected
.some white beans will be planted
this week.
Keep Your Sprays
Dry and Clean
GOSHEN NORTH
(Mrs. Clare
Mission Band
The May meeting of the Gosh-
en Mission Band was held in the
Church with Mrs. Bob McKinley
and Mrs. Kernmeth Parke in ch-
arge. The meeting opened with a
play taken from the World
Friends, called "The. Bad Mis-
take". Taking part were Gerald
Hayter, Wayne Peck, Larry Mc-
Kinley, Bob Hater and Greg
Armstrong.
Marlene Keys read a poem cal-
led "Spring". The Mission Band
hymn was sung and the Mission
Band purpose was repeated in un-
ison. "Out Biblie" from the World
Friends was read by Gail Mc-
Bride.
McBride, Correspondent)
Twenty eight answered the roll..
call, There were, three members;
had birthdays this month. Donna
Peck took 'up• ,the offering and
read the ofiferatory prayer. A
story from Kenji called "wheat
Harvest" was read by Mrs. Bdb•
McKinlley. Mrs. Kenneth Parke
closed with a prayer.
The Young People of Varna and
Goshen are holding an annivers-
ary service in Goshen United
Church on Sunday evening.
Raye and Gwen McLean spent
the weekend with their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Hayter.
Larry McLean is in the hospit-
al in London for ;treatment.
All too often spray materials
occupy 'a space in one corner of
the implement shed where the
containers get damp 'and dirty.
Growers wound be well advised
to have a small room or closet for
storing these materials, states
Robert Wilcox, of the Fruit and
Vegetable Eiatension Service, Ont-
aatila Department of Agriculture.
Shelves can be ,provided and mat-
erials can; be kept higrh and dry.
This storage space should have
good light and be kept clean.
It is most important that this
small room or cupboard be locked
so that children or persons not
fami!liar with these spray mater-
ials, are not able to handle thein.
Children lake to play with these
small containers, but this practice -
is very ;dangerous, Fit a good
lock on, the door to the storage
space so that ,children cannot halve
access to the spray materials.
Old !containers should be burn-
ed immediately and not just left
lying around. It is extremely dan-
gerous for the• empty bags of
many of our new insecticides to
falil into the hands of children.
When you buy spray materials,
be snare Ito ;read the labels. ' Some
materials break down in the cold
and others needs special storage.
The label vvirlil also tell you what
precautions are nrecessary when
mixing and using Materialis, Fol-
low these psecautiens and avoid
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