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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1930-01-03, Page 3L. S 3 P !' 19_ ; "'64 ;! . V o n• maul !.o'r's`,., 4 sueces it ed :to papaci ihc sc1 olars of the. we .espe ially elf %v hyo 0:00. e•nt oni; #1 , ells, who IMO. ",jeer �xn fro '�ieiting friends in 1e pit • n F'lin't, '� Iiohigan, is's'pending the s'Ohristmas lholidays with ereletives, .nearFaimex Ston. -•Jeanie '.S erborth, vice mcri borne, colleeting fees 'Blans'hard tele. ipal of tile's on 'Publaa'2 S.cl , iS iph4bn� rates, "$13.20,; John; D. Mtrstardr ospendiiig th h lidaee With 'lis, Pare Tuekersinit'h telephone rates, $355.00; ents,,.nr.• and Mrs. Charles Scherborth. Clerk Usborne, collecting fees. Tuck Roy •McPhail Miller, 'of Detroit,, emsrnith teleph at�es, $3.13;.Clerk ichigan, was visiting locally over UsbiirnCe, lerk e fes - Sawyer Dram ,' the !Christmas > holiday: --Ed Gies', $15.OQ; IReynolds, :dragging, $5,50; onager':•ef the Canadian Bank . of R. D. etnite'ir, dragging, $5.50; Ed. 'Commerce, has returned from his holt- Jones, dhow fence' '°work, $8; Fred .'days and the ' , manager has Weight, . snow fence work, 11.80; "left for Hamilton. -Mau • e berth Garnet Dicks, snow' fence work, .$1.20; , 1 .N:, who has been ;seriously i Edgar Cudmore",'�ditc'hing, $2; Archie the Seaforth Hospital, has returned ' . Son, ditching, $2.50; Janes Bal - to her home here.-1Mr. and Mrs. A. lantyne, itcIiing, 115; Walter Me- fippell, of Tavistock, are visiting Nicol, cutting weeds,•'$6.30; William their :daughter, Mrs. Dalton Hinz.- Stone, #filling in culvert,, $39; Feed Miss Gene Roy is spending the ";boli-.• Kerr, tile, $19.10;' W. H'alet, tile, $14; clays in Detroit. -Mr. and Mrs. ,Oar- . George Jaques, tile and hauling, $4; once 'Mogk, of London, are on an ex- Elmer Stewart, tile $5.65; R. Skinner, tended visit with local relatives. • work in pit, $442,01; Wm. Moodie, crushing, $38.70; John Simpson, crushing, $32.40; Frei Seers, crush- ing, $24.70; G. Davis, crushing $26.32; E. Alexander, team crushing, $43.80; Roy. Coward, team crushing, $6.00; Charles Coward, crushing, $53.60; W. McCurdy, crushing, $25:20; William Stone,crushing, $2.76 J. McNichol, graveing, $1.50; Victor Jeffery, crushing, $6.00; W. Batten, crushing, $146.51; Charles Stephen, crushing, $129.80; I. R. Carling, for Stanlaka eravel, $78.05; Henry Ford, superin- tendance, $9.80; telephone, $6:95; to- tal, $16.75. The Council adjourned to meet on December 30th at the close of nomination meeting. - Henry Strang, Clerk. „14,586,544P03" sal ghOare'e rate', $2,442 33; tol, "$11)100:814,- N. L. Switzer, ilanshard Municipal Tele -- phone rates $2,345.05; Treasurer Us-' ZURICH (Too late for last week) Notes. -Last Friday afternoon the xmils of Zurich School celebrated Christmas by having a 'suitable pro= ;gramme in the senior -room. The chil- dren were all presented with gifts. 'The Christma‘ programmes in the churches were well attended and much .enjoyed by all present, -Many of the residents of Zurich and vicinity will segret to learn of the death of Father I'. J. Valentin, which took place In :London on :'Monday. He . was • well lknown here as he had charge' of the. local parish about• twenty years ago. Tor the past number of years, he was resident priest of St. Joseph's Hos- Ipital, London. -Mr. Henry Yungblut attended the funeral of his brother- in-law, the late Henry Deichert, held at New Haven, Michigan, last Satur- day. -Municipal nominations will be held next M,ond.ay. The financial statement of the Township of Hay Rias been issued and a neat lbalence is non hand. The total expenditures for the year for all purposes amounted Ito $91,967.3$, while the total receipts from all sources amounted to $98.848.17. The statement shows re- ceipts and, n-:"IPTIVilt•-r. ; of pi-ney • acontrolled wholly by the township as follows: RPeeipts from township rate, township road rate, dog tax, government ..grant on roads, interest and miscellaneous amounted to *16;065.07: Payments covering salare cries, stationery and printing, town- ship roads, charity, .Board of Health, sheep killed by dogs and miscell neons amounted to $14 671.04; show ng a • lbalance on hand of $1,394.03. The dance which was billed for last ri- .siay ev ning, was called off on account sof th storm. -The local open air skatin rinkes now open to the pub- lic, the owner having succeeded ir, ,obtaining a good sheet of ice. -Mr. .A. Pigeon, p•eincipal of Zurich Con- tinuation School, is ,pending the hoh- 'days at. his home in StratforI.-Mv. Nesbitt Weeds, of Toronto, is spend- ing the holidays at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. L. Wurm. USBORNE Council Meeting. - The Municipal «Council of the Township of Ushorne -net at the Township Hall, Elim{vile, non Monday, December 16th, 1929, as per statute, with all the, members present. The minutes of the meeting g .of Deeember 7th, were read and 'ap- proved on motion of Berry -Williams. The advice of the township solicitor, re the request of the Matron of Exe- ter Hospital, was that the township -was not liable for the expense. Skin - mer -Williams: That the Clerk acquaint the matron with this information. - Carried. Berry, -Skinner: That an extension of time be granted to D. Graham & Son, contractors, on the 'Washburn Drain Award, andthe e c�oolleetien of the assessmthat t ents on said train be deferred until 1930. Wil- liams -Dew: That, the • township as- sume Anson Smale's assessment on the Stewart Drairh.-Carried. Berry - Skinner: That the following, sums be paid for land purchases on the Win- chelsea Creek Drain Award, viz: Wes- ley Heywood, $35; Charles Godbolt, *14.50: -Carried. William Moodie paid $6.25 as rebate on steel culvert. R. H. Pomeroy, $15 by-laws and fees, Sawyer Drain, $20; land assessment 'Rutherford Drain, Q2e2 50. Dew - Skinner: That the following bills be Paid; Anson Smale, refund. Stewart <train assessment, $16.58; J•6seph Dwyer, advance on Wine isea creek chain, $430; Wesley Heywood; land purchase on Winchelsea drain award, *ea; Charles Godbolt, land purchase on Winchelsea drain award, $14.50; Sam Brock, cow supervisor and mile- age, $8; Sam Brock, Inspection Boprd of Health, $7.50; .T. S. Woods, gr to Exeter Agricultural. Society, $3iB'; Amos Doupe, grant to Kirktan A gri- cultural Society, $30; R. H. Pomeroy, allowance for Old Dr. Rutherford a- ward, $39; 0. McCurdy, refund Wash= . Thurn drain assessment, $29.45; L. Oke, unused cow tag, $2; J. Kellett, amused cow tag, $2; B. Cooper, ad- vance on Pym drain, $4.25; James Heywood, advance on !Pym Drain, '.$1.50; Roy Fletcher, help survev Flet- cher Drain, $3.00;, Alfred Coates, help survey Fletcher Drain, $3.00; Alvin Pym, help survey Pyrq drain, .$6.00 ; Fred Kerr, tiles Brock drain, $82.50; 'Township Treasurer, township portion Stewart drain, $508,59; Township 'Treasurer, township portion" Win- chelsea drain, $101,50; Township 'I''r'easueer, township, portion Brock ]train, $72.30; Township Treasurer, tti�i ship portion Stav'yer drain,. $17; Torovliship Treasurer, towi%s1,ip portion • itetherford Drain, $163; Unrest Bal- lantyne, salary as Reeve; '$70,. Wel- lington Skinner, salary es' cotinncillote $6O; Hugh Berry, salary tee cotuticil- 9o;r, BensonOVi'lliams, salar as eOlufcllldir, $6a;, ;Oan Dem salary ae cduneillor, s. W. 'Archibald, t BLUE RIBBON BABY BEEF Baby beef making is one of the 'mist attractive farm propositions of 'le times. The question of breed does :ot seem to be specially important, so far as the every -day market is :oncerned, but it appears to me that shorthorn breeders are just a little -e•hind their Aberdeen -Angus and :Iereford friends; in exploiting the -alue of their calves for this use. Ed. Tall and John Hubly have done so Hush advertising for the blacks at •.he'Internatilinal that some folks may have the idea that the ."d•oddies" are `.hr whole works in the calf -feeding proposition. Then, too, the enter - sing southwestern, Hereford breed- ers have been going up and down the corn belt with brass bands for so many years, backed up by the effici- mt work of Secretary Kinzer, that the white faced calves have gained widespread popularity. Mrs Harding Ind his able aids have net permitted "his important matter to escape their attention. On the contrary, they have been ever ready to assist in bringing producers and buyers of Shorthorn •salves together. In making the point that more well - teed Shorthorn•calves could be place'I annually in the feedlots of the middle west, I am in no sense criticising the 'Association forces.' My conten- 1:ion is rather that the owners of Thorthorn herds,are, as a rule, not giving the thouht and time to the steer end of their business that this baby beef era demands at their hands• and that the way to lay a broad and sound foundation for an' expansion of interest in pedigree. Shorthorn breed- ing is to get together on some well irfined plan .of co-operation looking towards the prevision .of a steady a dependable supply of sappy, f y - haired Shorthorn s'teer calves .r all who would like to pu a ew oads of such animals on full feed for central markets. If one goes down the line of the Shorthorn, Aberdeen -Angus and Here• ford breeding classes at the' Royal o, International he . must be, impressed by the virtual identity attained in re- spect to type. For many years lead- ing exhibitors in each of these three brand divisions of the beef -making reeds have had practically the same siandarcl of conformation • ire view. The general use of deep -fleshed Scotch bred sires has enabled Shorthorn men to produce cattle that look plenty good to anybody, even alongside the highly specialized blacks and white- faces. That is one of the wonders of the Shorthorn proposition: how it can turn out so much milk when the ab- ject is pursued, and how on the other hand, it can furnish feeders with calves as blocky as the best of their feedlot rivals, and frequently beat them in weights. Thanks to the active co-operation of the Shorthorn, Hereford and Ab- erdeen -Angus Associations; we now have Government and packing house, grading and branding of Prime, Choice and 'Good. Beef. The National Live Stock and Meat Board, through its meat -cutting demonstrations and its proposed nation wide, eat -more - meat campaign, is paving the way for, an undoubted extension of the public demand for beef of Blue Ribbon duality. Are the breeders of Short - ns alive to the opportunity this situation presents for an immediate and determined effort to put the mer- its of Shorthorn° calves for feeding purposes upon the cornbelt map in a big way? No smatter :what price you pay, these Suits made specially to your individual Tema ire,, make -their un- failing return in perfect fit, long wear and correct style. We take your measure; you select your ]pa - Aerial from hundreds of samples. Your suit is cut •9. and made by the most expert tailors in Canada and is guaranteed by this store. You will be surprised how reasonably you can get a.-ititlored to your measure under this modern improved method. $22.00 to $45.00 New Dresses Stunning Styles Reasonably Priced Compare these new 'arrivals from the standpoint of 'quality. See the perfection in the fit. Note the en- tirely different attractive styles; ob- berve the delightful new shades and color schemes. Then consider the very reasonable prices at which these dresses are marked. Come in any .day; you will be sur- prised, at the wonderful array we have to''show you. $8.59 to $25.00 • A. wonderfni Suits, made breasted. The Callers% construction of the suit 10=of The colors are grey, Blue or Sa l fancy stripes. They will "wear-an� and color,' This is a very'special offeriri grade suits at a remarkably low figure. 44. We guarantee every Suit. "• Special Price r Specials MEN'S LEATHER COATS Made in windbreaker style w 'th leather collar and cuffs; fine, soft, carefully tanned leather throughout. Price $12 r MEN'. LEATHER WINDBREAKER Knitted collar, cuffs and bottom ; beautiful quality of leather in body of garment. Price tewa going to make himself a special re-' presentative of Shorthorn interests. You can't depend upon anyone but yourselves to boost your own busi- ness. The Sharthorie Association office or the Shorthorn, World office or some other 'office ought to be made a clear- ing house for Shorthorn feeder calves where buyer and seller can freely transact business. Mr. Harding's people and the members of the staff of the World make it their business to give all the information they can upon this subject, but do the feeder buyers of the country at large know that they are ready to. render such services? There are men in Pennsyl- vania, the Virginias, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois who are put- ting in calves every fall and ;,'et are not on the mailing lists of the Short horn Association. Cannot lists of such men be made up and a Short- horn propaganda carried on among there with probably profitable re- sults? It seems so to me. Another thing: why do not more Shorthorr4 breeders look seriously in- to this thing of making steers out of all the less desirable bull calves, and feeding them out to be marketed as yearlings? Oakleigh Thorne, with nearly 16'00 head of pure bred blacks calls the major portion of his breed- ing females his commercial herd, the steered calves going to New York at around $150 a head after ' a year's feeding, leaving only the best bulls to be marketed as breeders and these are 2{veraging fully $500 bash. If you do not care--•tc feed the calves steered for this purpose you will be sure of a quick sale for them to those who want desirable stock for that purpose. In any case, you are reasonably sure of a decent interest on your investment and have at the same time put props under the bull trade by materially reducing the num- ber on the market. I believe that the Shorthorn Assoc- iation or a syndicate organized with- in its ranks should make a close study of this position of the breed in reference to the trade in feeder celvos and plan the placing in the yards at every International of a few hand picked carloads of Shorthorn year- lings that will make the boys sit up and take{ notice. You may not be able to dethrone the blacks altogether in that form, but you can do some mighty effective advertising. If Shorthorn breeders would give some 1V1laster Feeder the same sup- port that Ed. Hall gets in rounding adotdo candidates for his winning loads, there is no reasonvvhy the Shorthorns shouldn't pick Mere of the .Chicago plums. It must be remembered that It is all right to urge ,farmees..to use Shorthorns for the production of their own• feeder calves, as John Hub- ly does with his blacks, but most of those who make a 'busines's of feed- ing will probably continue to prefer to buy the calves in round lots from those who produce them. 1; am .pre- pared to say that many orders placed with commission men for Shorthorn calves are not filled, and the feeder takes something else because the Shorthorns are not available. I know a case of an old-time cattleman in central Illinois, who has had Short- horns in his pastures and feedlots alt his life, who fed out several loads of Herefords last year, not because he preferred thembut because the Kan- sas City market at the time could furnish the whitefaces but not the Shorthorns he 'really wanted: That gin'eertss feet; and expenses; Rutherforda t o thing. is toeing on all the time. Otani, $84 Vatildetten Drain, $101.00; Of eoiirse the commission man is not r4�1 iL'�Y� { 4iyy1��+;� 1h1ytS pp!Ir�. in gathering a grand champion load every individual steer must be a show animal -good enough to go into the big amphitheatre as an individual. That is some contract. Any Short- horn feeder who aspires to the crown in this section of the International must have the active co-operation of a lot of breeders willing to sacrifice choice bull prospects for the breed's sake in the big carlot competition. I suggest that practically all Short- horn breeders in the middle west en- ter into an agreement that each will steer four or five decent bull calves, do them well and at the proper time permit Mr. Good -Feeder -out -for -an - international championship to come in and pick any calf or calves be con- siders of the requisite quality. That 's the way Ed. Hiall is permitted to do and you all know what has happen- ed. The more choice calves the man who is to do the feeding has to ^hoose from the better his chances :or putting together an unbeatable load. I should like very much to see Shorthorn breeders pull themselves to- gether, and go after this ribbon. They can and should strengthen their posi- tion in relation to this big baby beef business. •It is something worth go- ing -after with a definite plan of pro- cedure. I consider that the chances for both Shorthorns and Herefords to make out a good killing case as •against Aberdeen -Angus is much better now that young cattle • are wanted than was the case some years back when to be considered "finished" all steers were carried to much greater weights than are desired at the present time. I mean to say that the claim that the blacks dress a greater percentage of edible meat to gross carcass is not so easily proved in 1,100 or 1,200 bullocks as in the case of cattle fed to a weight of 1,500 or 1,600 pounds. A .black steer is apt to feed smooth' through an extended period, and on the hooks is fairly sure to show less outside and inside accumulations of fat. What is an advantage in e com- parison of older and heavier steers, as between the three breeds, is ma- terially minimized in what we call baby beef. I say, therefore, that of Shorthorns do not win a reasonable proportion of these International fat stock show ribbons it is in Iarge de- gree the fault of inadequate effort and preparation. WHAT A GOOD BULL MEANS A breeder's essential equipment is a fixed aim, a bunch of cows and a Location where the feed' supply ie am- ple and donsteut, then forever after, his problem is bulls. ros9 I am not an unqualified endorser of the common statement, that the bull is half the herd. I think the females are a very essential factor in repro- duction of all animal life, and they are hard to assemble, therefore can - rot be so readily di$carded as a herd bull. e' The best females in. the h4d are generally the product of the breeder, because it is a rule that the last thing a breeder sells, are his good cows. So the beginner must be content with only fair cows, and the tablish- ed breeder always seeks to tprove hehas.That being case, e t g they must always use a bi 1I better than the cows. The first oitfie is eas- ily selected, the second is 'not hard, het after the use of two' good bulls, the selection of the third requires a great deal of though.,. The best cows shed now show some uniformity, partieulariy in their defects, and a bull Vatter than those formerly used, and .cable to correct these specific faults is necessary. He must have a good sire and dam, and if he is bred by a favorably i:nown breeder, that will add something to the pedigree. The requirements start the breed- er on a journey that never ends, be- cause as the cow herd improves, it is increasingly difficult to find a better bull. After awhile, the herd should - demand a bull by the best sire in America. For the requirements of this herd, there can only be one best sire, and. as he is never for sale, the breeder must select the son best adapted to his needs. Will he fill the bill? Not often do the first calves show the desired qual- ity, and the breeder should immedi- ately start travelling again. Instead, he sometimes decides he is breeding better bulls than he can buy and uses one of his own. '•••- No man is a fair judge of his own bull. You may have noticed they do not allow the owner to place them at the shows. The only chance to correct the de- ficiencies of the cow herd is, through the sire, and' using one that may have inherited the herd deficiencies, even though he does not dhow them, Is liable to emphasize such deficiencies beyond hope of correction. If the improvement has been ideal- ly constant and the cow herd is near- ing perfection, or the owner is reas- onably egotistical, he decided he needs the beat bull in the world. Where shall he go? That is the problem of many, including the writer. Of course; it is impossible for all of us to have the best bull, but it is possible far many of as to honestly `'eaforth think so, because what is the best bull in some herds, would be almost valueless in others. So we think, ponder, and perhaps doubt the im- portance or possibility of this best bull. Where are we and how did we get here? Perhaps it would help to re• trace our steps. Your herd has im- proved, er you would not have this problem. What caused this improve- ment? There can be only three fac- tors, namely, the breeder, the cows and the bull. The breeder only con- tributes the feed, and some more or less intelligent clling. Females de- teriorate with age and have a distinct tendency to revert to the ordinary. The 'remaining and controlling factor has been the use i f good bulls. Any further improvement can only come from the use of a. better bull. Success in breeding seems to re- solve itself into the simple proposi- tion of eliminating poor females and selecting good bulls. All you have to do, is just that. That is a bit harder than it sounds -there are other paths, all of which lead downward and are therefore eas- ier to travel. Success comes to a breeder slowly. Have you ever noticed that the rich man who jumps into the game, is generally not long in falling out? One reason for this, is, that he lacks the foundation of the farmer breeder who has built up a trade on cheap bulls with his neighbors. It is often said: you can't sell bulls to your neighbors. If so, there is something wrong with your bulls or your neighbors. True, you can't sell bulls high to your neighbors, for no man is a prophet (or great breeder) in his own country, but he should have she confitle'iice of his neighbor and sell him bulls that he would not show a stranger, that are good enough ti raise the quality of cattle in the vi- cinity. It is the cheap bull that eats nil the profits. The average breeder does not raise enough "tibps" to take care Of the overhead. The quality of the e$ tle in the neighborhood should im- pii• 've as yooitr herd bulls and an oc- ea 'iona1 pure bred bull will start that should use several of your middle class bulls. These repeat orders, cost little for advertising or fittings, and are the most pleasant as well as profitable business you get. It it expensive to get new custom- ers, and you feel that they belong partly to the influence that sent them but when they come agaV,, they are your customers and frieieidb. Build your herd soundly en the con. fidence of your neighboring, breeders, until you are • lucky enough to get what you think is the best bull. Then tell the world. Advertis ng does not improve your cattle, but it does your sales. Don't stt�ter when you advertise - say it right out. You are not spend- ing money to 'establish your repute- ,, tion for either modesty or dignity; ' but to arouse interest in your bull and his progeny. After all, What is the breeder com- pared to the bull. Forget yourself as you will likely be forgotten, . unless you are the producer or owner of a. gr eat bull. That is fame.. ' A top breeding , bull meant every- thing to the right kind of an owner he also means much to poste'iity, for the improvement he works is ever widening and never ending. i KISSING HANDS STILI A CUSTOM Kissing the hand -a custom con- nected with royalty only in Britain -- still remains a custom among politic- ians and diplomats on the continent. The hand kiss as a social duty from a man to a married -woman is also customary throughout Europe among . persons of social positions or socia! pretensions. - In Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Buda- pest it is not unusual to see a man enter a drawing -room and bestow as many as ten hand kisses before he sits down for a cup of tea. In Austria, when a customer leaves a shop or a restaurant, the proprietor and the assistants, both' men and saleswomen, say, "I kiss your hand," although it is merely a verbal foot mality. In fact, the phrase is repeat- ed by everybody to whom one gives a tip in Austria. The Christians kiss to a bishop's finger ring -an act of homage expect- ed from believers of both sexes-pre- vailg in the church of all countries; but outside Russia (where the Easter and Christmas kisses are distributed indiscriminately) kisses are not other- wise associated with religion nowa- days. The diplomatic kiss has not been discredited - as some of our own statesmen can attest -even at Gen- eva. King 'Michael of Roumania, who at the age of even h,an already,oecup c& a throne for more than two Yeats, %er already aware of hovy the •hand kiss should be applied. P'rin'ce Faruk, son. of King Fuad of Egypt, receives tlla gesture of Menage with 'equal sa' oiir- faire. One of the marty pibttreeittie monies at the' coact of Stant fellameSi* place When the 'VAMP of ' shill t conveys the .g eetings. o 'oho , Homan Meath ` +chni htote' *eking lcitig hk of a kiss on the hand.