The Huron Expositor, 1947-01-24, Page 6ANUA
Y 24 1947
Top left: Farm forge made by Harold Wise, or Cf,nten, To;. centre:
Charles gg.gert, of McKillop, designed and made this -concrete mixer: which
has saved h.m hours of labor during recent years. Top right: This drill
press, of pipe and pile fittings, would' be useful around any farm., It was
made .by Haroldlie ise, of Clinton, who also made the transformer for
welder snoeen,in background.
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The garden tractor above was 'made. by Ken Campbell, of Seaforth.
It is operated by a one -cylinder motor through .a pulley system. •
The power hoist above was made by Thomas Garniss, of Brussels.
It solves a variety of lifting problema.about the ,farm, and is a big labor -
saver.
1owa.ng Match ' crowds
Marvel. At Rig.. bisplay
of Home Built MOOhi tery-
(By.V..A. Pope,, in Family Herald and Weekly Star)
niveutions, by long usage, are said
to be mothered by necessity.' If such
is the case Mother' Necessity must
have.. been. proud of her brood at the
Huron ounty section o ' e n erna-
tional Plowing Match last year. This
was, beyond a doubt, one of the larg=
est collections of successful invent ons
in • farm machinery •made by farmers
that has ever been shown in the •coup-
- The Plowing Match, it' will be • re-
called; was held at. Port Albert, Ont.,
at the airfield. there, and took • place
in mid-October. ,A feature of the
match was that one of the huge
hangars at the held was crammed to
the -doors. with :interesting exhibits
from Huron County. ,Nearly half• of
the hangar :was filled with a 'close -
packed collection of, home -designed
and home -made farm machinery
some of the cleverest, most.useful and
most ingenious examples of the.. in-
ventive genius .of the Canadian farm-
er that it has ever been my plpilege
to see.
Some of the machines an display
lacked the beautiful factory paint
job. Some of them had rough spots
and a little too mach play in the bear-
irgs, here and there, but every one of,
' them worked. Indeed, . some of them
had,, -been taken ¶off the job 'to be
hrought to 'the Match and would go
straight hack to work, when 'they left.
Whoever had the original idea of
an exhibit of home-built'farre machin-
ery at the Plowing Match really dad
thousands of farmers a great. service.
There is no proof of what a man can
do that is more impressive and in-.
spitingthan an opportunity to see
what he has done, and there must
have been many. ..a, man 'leave the
Huron County ..exhibit of farm machin-
ery with a deep resolve to: go back
home ai d;get at the building of se
thing he had been intending to make
for a long •time, • ••
Some of the projects were a little
complicated for the , 'average man.
Some required a ,littleektra,equip-
ment far 'their construction;'+such a's
welding • equipment or' a lathe, • ilut
there were feve.things on display that
almost any .farmer •couldn't produce
with a little help • from • a modestly
equipped .shop.
Several of the machines were quite
ambitious jobs. A mechanical stook
loader.. was among the most effective
savers of man-hours • of work. An
.other .device had adapted a binder for
tractor operation and had arranged
the drive of the tractor so that t it
could;,, be operated from the seat of
the ,binder and only one 'Mari was
needed to operate the whole thing.
Grain -blowers and, other machines
were in egidemce which must indeed
be boons to their owners, but in the
ease. of these machines, the design, had
to• be so good, the, work was so carte
plicated, and the fitting of parts so
accurate that .they were more'the sort
of thing to be attempted only by a
man with considerable natural apti-
tude
ptitude for mechanical things.
Above' -is shown the winch for tractor power loader; shown below. •
Both' We're made by W. J. Alexander,, of,Hensail: ,Tlie drive unit utilizes
ari gid automobile rear a*le. ••
• All illustrations courtesy The Family Herald and,Weekly Star.
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OTTAWA
Of great interest to agricultural
Canada is the 'British' Labor govern-
ment's long awaited nevi, agricultural
bill. Both farm organization officials
•and political observers show a keen
interest in the .debate on this bill in
the Biatish, parliament' and both •'will
watch closely 'for some clue to •its pos-
sible effects on .Canada. Behind much
.or ' this interest is speculation about
what would happen- to,our agriculture
if.socialism should ever, be seriously
'considered in Canada:'•
The. Two Parts of •the Bill•
The socialist agricultural •bill .is in
two parts. The first outlines the man-
ner in which .prices will be stabilized
and markets 4esighated. The second
part outlines the authoritarian con-
trol os'er the management Or farms
which would be exeroised by the 'goy- ;
ernment. The guaranteed prices .ap-
ply, to cattle, sheep, pigs, milk, eggs, •
wheat, barley, oats, rye, potatoes and
sagar beets. It involves an 'eighteen ,
menthe' guarantee. for crops and. a'
two to four year guarantee for-live-
stock
or•live-stock prices. The method 'or formula
for arriving at the guaranteed price
is involved and may turn out to be
very unsatisfactory for the farmers.
Also in the ,bill is• the threat of limi-
tation to a restricted section of the
home 'market., e.
Power To Take Possession
It is' the second section of the farth
bill which -gives Most cause for ser-
lees
er-le:s consideration here.. -It-deals with
'.`.Tat the .government decides is good
farming..._ma n.agement nd .practice ;
The power to take posssion is give
en to ther'!British mister of agrictit-
tire, after a,.,,warni, to the farmer
that he hi not efficiently operating _Iris
farm, according to the requirements
Of the law. He will first be. placed
Arranneinents for . the - display
of (tome -made machinery • at, the
Plowing" Match were in the hands
of George -Watt,' of Blyth, com-
mittee chairman. '
• With my camereel went wandering
in search of machines that almost
anyone could produce, and I think
that some of the best of what I found
are the three machines shown at the
top bf this page: They are made with
odd bits of material—much of the
stuff that ;islikely to be kicking
around in corners -and the making
and fitting is comparatively simple.
• Considerthe farm forge. There is
an item which almost any progressive
farmer longe for. This farm forge.
doesn't even have to be. Cranked, be-
cause it has. a power blower. And
what is it? A simple ,base of angle
iron, afire tray of welded sheet iron,
and a canopy and stack of galvanized
iron, eivetted. The blaiver? That is
a fan• and motor unit from an . "old
vacuum • cleaner, with the air being
conveyed to the fire: pot by means of
a length of old inner 'tube.
Then there's the powered concrete,
mixer. Its ingredients' are an oil
drum with some odds 'and ends of
gearing, set in a heavy wood' frame
and supported on en angle iron base.
Add an old brake drum for a. belt
pulley, and there you are.
A . further essential feature is. the •
fact that the frame is 'hinged on ` the
base: Pull ,back the bent piece, of
strap iron which .is hooked over the
wooden frame near the Iarge sprocket.
wheel and, . the -drum tilts forward. for'
pouring. Fins ' are . added to the in-
side of -the drum to make the,-,injacing
process effective. '
cir, the electric drill press with• a
lever feed"'. All you need for that are
some pipes, pipe tools, and a- free
afternoon to. tinker. ;If you take care
in your work you'll end, up with one
like that , shown at the tdp of this
article—The shaft carrying the drill
chuck has a keyway cut -along `•'its,
length. In this a key in the pulley
rides ,while the drill le raised• fro
and lowered to the 'Work, "8o that •the
up and. down movement of- the drill
by the operator does not interfere
with the rotation of the shaft carry-
ing the chuck. Add a.. motor, V belt,
plank base, and there you are!
An ektremely ingenious use of T4sed
car parts was••. the power—winch for
operating a, hay fork. At each end.
of the drum on Which the rope is
wound (at the left .side ,01 . the .piioto-
graph) an old auto. Wheel is welded
to form the ends of• tire—spool or .reel,. -
Another wheel is used as a belt pule
ley, (at'most out of the picture at the
left). and the drive. ireethrough•:a.,.regu.
.-lar gear _box and clutch. The bright-
est
rightest' part of., the 'whale gadget le the
clutch operating mechanists
Clever -Control System
In use the farmer stands on his load
of hay and'siiiks theldr:rflitcy it. Then
he pulls the 'cord that eat 'the seen
attached to a lever ill, the .foreground
of the picture. Moving the lever ac-
tuateo a ratchet •arribigement in such'
a way that one Dull starts the winch
tutting and the second pull stops
Jost" as riiinple as that. ° '
The garden traetor shown in- the
photograph was one of the most Yin--
hthetl-looking jobs on display, At first
glance Is thought it. was from- tv 'fa'
toil''- On examination of; it' I ' was,
ascot shed to find that 'tile, orh ylin
der Meter drives it `throutgh a prtlley
sydtetm witfelr deduces Lhe ;gearing. It
has a tenidiottr pull r to rovide'' t
cluteb. The basic 'unit, of fhb
chine,
10a -
chime, through which the power is
transmitted to the wheels, is a short-
ened up automobile„ rear axle! The
smartly -shaped handles Jurned out to
be' iron water, •pipe.
Fortunate!y'I met the man who was
the keystone and chairman of, the
committee which arranged for this
fascinating exhibit, George Watt,,, of
Blyth, Ont., and learned from him
some of the background facts. He
made little of the work of getting
.the exhibits together, but Was ready
in his mention of and praise for the
other men who served on. his commit-
tee.
ommittee. They were: Wilfred Shortreed,
Walton; Ken Campbell,: Seaforth; An -
ser McKinley, Zurich;. William Perry,
Brussels; J. A, '-Mciifitrtri'e, Kippen,
and Thomas Webster, 'of Dungannon.
With Mr. , Watt when ,I -met him was
W. J. Alexander; of fensall. The
rugged, cleanly • designed and con-
structed
onstructed power loader for a tractor
illustrated withthis article, is Mr:,
Alexandexwli work, ,and a credit to his.
ability: The drive unit, which util-
izes an old automobile rear axle and
employs the differential braking prin-
ciple 'to provide control, is an exam-
•ple of a clean, strum adaptation of- a.
coniroonly available unit.
The shop in- Which Mr. Alexander
built his' loadher is on hisowl: place
but the 'equipment in it is owned Malt-.
19' --b,v -hi-nisel•f--and-Mr..3. A. -MeMur-
trie„ ills neighbor. It is an admirable
example of what...can be done toward
do -operative ownership of such equip' -
matt. Mr. McMurtrie also: had"a-very
clever power -operated Mower on lis
Play =-a•- produ ':tion "t -he. -same fildit .
Probably, not ,more than a handful.'.
.of the People who saw. these'eicht.'bits'
had realized .previously the extent to
which the Canadian farmer `\vent,. dur-
ing the~ war. years, to get around the
scarcity of labor -.saving devices.-- No.
ons; however, could have seek these
'exhibits (about CO front 36 cofltrilb -
tors) without having it borne 'bffinie
that the ;Canacliah farmer perlrapk
particularly; in lrluIoh, County, O•ntario
pis a lrarii malt;, to lick, lie .,may
never bi able to ..i,ialfe• 'arealiku "pi1rse
out: of a .sow'sNalr, 'bub ;1? 1W lid n„
surplus sowanrlF,nee h; ylhirse ha.dly'
it's a saidz1. 1 that. -h '' 'turf up." -1lli
good *'one b d&'fit pigeitin: ":
illSRO
OMIE !CO$OMIET
alto's otlletnIIkerat fibjautto;X to
ne peoted 'too& foodto a. oli.Tt'4taou
oceur'rett a jn. meet fitutent'ss, xte..ho
habit.. off, nanticipdtittg °wt'J.1, itlensu:;;e:
.:the UIIknOWfi, dluvout nud tiaturc'
can. be. 'encouittg'ed,it" 'view feeds •Ittl'e
:Introduced i ria °frenal wiry, and slight
Introduced iia'tt'•mual.a1"0,y, and slight;'
without'' too • much"rlL k •IHo a are
.some ideas, whish maybe ,taw to: Yoh:
-Three Different Apples Pies
(1): Use chopped dates combined
with cubed 'apples and thus out down
ore • the:`amount of sugar required.
' (2)' Add color and flavor, •.and save
or sager, tea, bir using strawberry or
raspberry elfin• ;with, sliced apples.
d,3.) Sprinkle grated cheese over
inneed• •apples, just before .fltt:;ng the,
".top ptistty,. e •
Huntsman's Potatoes
Wel' potatoes and cured on co,tr�;:
;:;rater•.: •Pour boiling water throgh
them and 'pat •dry with a towel.
Spread • • potatoes over bottom of.
heavy frying pan in heated dripping.
Fry until crisp,' turning several tines.
Serve immediately.
, .Broiled—Citrus-.Dessert
Prepare halves''' of grapefruit by
clipping opt• the • centre with scissors
and .running a knife• down each side
of sections. Sprinkle' With brown
under government superi1pn for 12
months and then if••'be does not com-
•ply with the directions of the govern-
ment he must lease, his farm to an
',approved" farmer.
A Defeatist Bill
The.. most apparent feature of the
socialist agricultural policy .is that it
is a defeatist one and aimed at;wain-
taining , permanently en uneconomic
standard for agriculture "'in Britaip.
What: effect,this will have on our mar-
ket fo-farm products, is one of the
questions asked here.
Foreign Trade
All who recognize the place which
external trade holds in our Canadian
economy and way .of life are happy
about •the new publication issued by
the Department of Trade and :Com-
merce under the • title, "Foreign
Trade." The new publication,' will take
the place Of the "Commercial. Intelli-
gence Journal," which has been high-
ly rated as a sotlrce'of trade informs•
tion. The first issue dated January 4,
carried a 'message from • !Canada's
trade commissioner in every import-
ant trading country in the world with
an .interesting picture of the trading
possibilities and practices.
''he second. issue -lists 170 products.
which were approved for token im-
ports into the tnited Kingdom in 1946
and Which are eligible for 20 per cent
quotas in 1947.: The list ineludes'can-
ned pork and beans, rolled or flaked
oats, canned 'lobster, quick frozen
peas, pickles, .wallpaper, bristol board
and many other items of interest to
Canada's farmers, fishermen, lumbei•-
men and.other workers.
• " Definite Upward 'Trend
"Foreign Trade" shows that Canada
has achieved a definite upward trend
inher exports in recent„•months. and
the further possibilities give promise
of continned prosperity. for_ Cana-
dians. For instance, in the five
months from July to• Novetwber, the.
monthly average increase over the
previous five-month period, is thirty
million.. dollars. For the first eleven
months of last year the value of our
exportis was'weli over two billion dol-
lars, of _which• 65 •-per cent was to the •
't,?nited. '•Kingdom, • and :fhe' United
States. ' s.;
'Qui Fishing Industry. s..
•
The 'full retard of Canada's fisher-
men during wartime is now in view
and their record of service :in, feeding
a hungry and 'troubled world is a
Proud ' one. Over four billion pounds
of fish` were caught and marketed dur-
ing the war, of which •over 233,' billion
poun;de were exported; In addition to
this, huge quantities Of valuable 'aid*
necessary non-food., fls,1 products such
as meal and oil were Provided... The
peril. ,was great but, to ; their high
credit, it could not deter the fisher-
man from going regularly about their.
part .in the national war • effort.
eugar .4liitl ,place uiider heatecr broiling
tdioinoiitflab' 1t) minutes 'rep
mwith
urasolibz? clierryr..
Luncheon Boge ,
Beat six eggs with'4 ork'' until
tuolt'.
„btenacd, ,then, add' ',Yup ' tialck seer
ereaut,t7 '*Haepoon prepared'.mzustard.
slut, pepper and a"'llibeli oR `.-tehiW ot .
'dor. Melt about two,'tablespbotts ac- ,
On. fat, add .egg uii3.ti>rre' and 'coop:.
slowly; stirring •constantly, until'•,eggs
ere email*,Slprinkle with paprikat
and serve.
Reoream .:Potatoes '•
Left -over"'. mashed potatoes. can. •bei
revived to their original state if. they
are plabed in the: top of the double
boiler, along with a email amount of
Milk. Vigorous beating with a. sturdy
-beaterwill make"them light and fiupy
as they heart.. `
r.. Mocha Gravy '
to 'blend in
Take a 'dip
1. As a substitute for pudding sauce
this year try pink, strained', •apple'-
sauce .with the addition of your
"favorite spice or' one drop of anise
flavoring.
2. To replace salad dressing, cream
' a package of soft cheese with one
teaspooh dry',bustard' and top:..,
milk to a 'sauce consistency, then,
•, add a teaspoon of vinegar.
3. Economy, in relishes is easy if
Yee cut pencil size pieces of white
turnip and.. dip, in a mixture of
paprika 'and celery salt.
4. To freshen 'roll& for a special' oc-
casion, we. suggest•adding .a dash.
of nutmeg to' one-third cup milk,.
sprinkle on' rollsplace them in a
paper bag and heat in moderate
oven.
5. An open -face raisin pie will save,
shortening—orbake enable you to
a few tarts with the extra pastry-
.
After aflbroiling' ham, add a smaII
amount of -strong coffee tp, the skillet
and let boil Well, stirring •
all the ham.. juices and drippings.'
Four the hot liquid over the ham
be:
fore:serving.
Anne Allan invites you to write be
her c/o The Huron Expositor. Send
in your suggestions on homemaking
problems and. watch this column for
replies.
Ration Coupon Due Dates.
Coupons now •valid are sugar -pre
serves S26 to '540, butter B35 to B39
and meat M64 to M69. • Next coupons
becoming good are B40 and M70 on.
January 30.
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