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ZEAFORTH, Friday, June 8, 1951
Change in Agriculture
There is always the tendency to
thinik thatagriculture is one of the
continuing things, and that from day
to day there is little change in its re-
lation to that of the remainder of
the economy of a country. Possible
exception to this it is sometimes as-
- sumed, is the great agricultural rev-
olution carried through by_ the Sov-
iets in Russia.
- Nothing could be farther from the
truth, as Wilfred Eggleston, writing
In Saturday Night asserts. The Win-
nipeg Free Press quite properly
points out that Mr. Eggleston cites
figures which indicate that on the
North American Continent in recent
years, the change, while gradual, has
been much greater than that which
has occurred in the Soviet Russia as
a result of force.
Quoting Dr. Hopper, a well-known
farm scientist, formerly of Ottawa,
the Free Press reminds us that Mr.
Eggleston shows that in 1949, 10,800,-
000 agricultural workers in the Unit-
ed States produced about 40 per cent
more products than did 11,700,000
workers in 1940. Farm output per
.hour of labor in agriculture exceed-
ed the 1935-39 output by 31 per cent.
"Mr. Eggleston puts the matter in
another way," the Free Press goes on
to say. "According to J. D. Bernal it
required in 1787 approximately 19
people on the land to support one city
dweller. Prior to the Second World
war, the same agricultural force
would have supported 66 urbanites.
With the growing efficiency of North
American agriculture, Mr. Eggleston
calculates that 19 persons on the land
could today support 81 or more work-
ing in city areas. For Canada it is
now estimated that the farm work-
force is about 18 to 20 per cent
of the total labor force; iii other
words rather less than a fifth of our
'Working people feed the country and
produce a great export surplus. It
is thus possible for the other four-
fifths to supply all the other goods
,we require, including those requisite
for national defence.
"How has this great change come
about? Partly by greater mechaniza-
tion. Dr. Hopper reports that in the
single decade 1940-50 the number of
tractors on U.S. farms increased
from 1,540,000 to 8,825,000, of trucks
from.1,095,000 to 2,200,000 while that
of combines and corn pickers treb-
led, with milking machines increas-
ing four -fold. The coming agricul-
tural census will provide data for
measuring the similar advance in
Canada.
"But other factors have a.1's play-
ed their part. Mr. Eggleston men-
tions particularly rural electrifica-
tion, improvements in methods of
breeding and feeding, soil conserva-
tion practices, better insecticides and
fungicides.
"The point is that a great technical
and scientific revolution has been
possible without resort to the drastic
and callous methods which have been
invoked by Communist rulers. There
has been no uprooting of farmers,
no herding of families into collec-
tives, no famine or virtual civil war
and very little in the way of govern-
ment compulsion. Yet the results are
diose which the Russians cited to
justify their campaign of ruthless-
MSS; more mechanization, vastly
greater production, the progressive
tension of urban amenities to coun-
t7t°y life, more manpower released for
pecondary and tertiary production
he cities. The entire process has
so beneficiently undramatic
yyMost 'peop1 are quite unaware
•!lG
magnitude of the change."
Census Time •
By the time this is read, quite a
number already will have had a visit
from the census enumerator. The
task of counting Canadian citizens,
which commenced on June first, will
be nicely under way.
While the job of counting noses
will' be started, there will still remain
many thousands in the district who
will not yet have had a call from the
census enumerator. For these, then,
it might be well to review the princi-
ples underlying the census.
Under the terms of the British
North America Act the Government
of Canada was required to take a
census in 1871 and each tenth year
thereafter. The census will cpyer
every man, woman and child in the
Dominion living at midnight on May
31st.
But the 1951 census is more than
a counting of noses. It is a national
stocktaking which, in addition to
population statistics, will provide im-
portant facts and figures on our labor
force, income levels, housing busi-
ness and farm conditions.
While some of the questions which
will be asked may seem to intrude un-
duly into one's private affairs, we
must remember that all the informa-
tion given the enumerator is kept
secret. Each enumerator is sworn to
secrecy and none of the information
may be disclosed for any purpose,
nor to any other goverment depart-
ment other than for the purpose of
obtaining a statistical picture of Can-
ada.
An indication of the questions we
will be called on to answer are the fol-
lowing:
1. Surname or family name, and
given name.
2. Address.
3. Relationship to head of house-
hold. (Head, wife, son, lodger, etc.).
4. Household number. (For code
use by enumerator).
5. Sex.
6. Age at last birthday. (Prior to
June) .
7. Marital status, (Single, married,
widowed, divorced).
8. Does this person live on a farm?
9. How many years of schooling
has this person had? (All years of
schooling including university, but
not kindergarten).
10. Has this person attended school
any time since September, 1950?
11. Can this person speak English?
French?
12. What was the language this
person first spoke in childhood and
8ti11 understands? For infants, the
language spoken in the home).
13. Religion,
14. Birthplace -In what province
or country was this person born?
15. Period if immigration (if born
outside Canada). (Year of first ar-
rival in Canada as immi rant).
16. Citizenship nationality).
17. Origin. ,
18. War Service.
19. Forces served in. (Canadian,
other, or both).
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Seen in the County Papers
Farm Sold
Mr. George Mains has gold his
farm on the Auburn-iilyth road to
Mr. Percy Yungblut, of Auburn,
who gets possession in the near
future. -Blyth Standard.
Accepts Position in Leamington
R. R. Bailie, who hass.been as-
sociated with the local Mitchell
District High School staff for the
past few years, has' accepted a
position as head of the Department
of Agriculture of Leamington High
School, his duties to commence in
September. -Mitchell Advocate.
Two -Year -Old Boy Burned
A two-year-old Auburn district
Centralia R.C.A.F. Station. Thi
contract was for $344,735. -Clinton
News-Rtcord.
Fire Destroys Famous Home
The home of "Canada's Largest
Family" was almost completely de-
stroyed in a the Wednesday night.
The house, home of Louis Masse
and family, is seven miles south-
west of Zurich, on the Blue Water
Highway. The fire was believed to
have started in the upper part if
the house from overheated pipes.
A strong wind hampered the ef-
forts of Zurich and Grand Bend
fire -fighting brigades. The wind
threatened a barn not far away,
but a plentiful supply of water
boy, William John Robinson, was helped the firemen prevent any
taken to the Wingham hospital suf- further outbreaks. The house was
feting from second degree burns. the former home of Mr. and Mrs.
The boy, son of Edward Robinson, James Masse and their 21 children.
RA a Auburn, pulled over a pot I All 21 were born and raised in the
of boiling lard and suffered burnef. jtouse, now ()weed, by Cyril Masse,
to the facet neck and right Aral.- of Detroit, and oCeupied by Louis
Goderich Signal -Star.
Receives Degree of M.Sc.
Miss Doris Margaret McEwen,
daughter of Mrs. F. W. McEwen,
Bayfield, will receive the degree
of Master of Science at the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario convo-
cation at London on Saturday. Her
specialty is Botany. She is a bril-
liant graduate of C.D.C.I.-Clinton
News -Record,
Teacher Fractures Ankle
Mrs. Geo. Feagan, supply teacher
on the public school staff, met
with a painful accident on Tuesday
morning on the school grounds.
She was supervising the play-
ground at morning recess, when
she stepped into a hole made by
the children for playing marbles.
She suffered a fractured ankle and,
was removed to the hospital.-God-
erich Signal -Star.
New Police Chief For Wingham
Meeting last Tuesday evening,
the Wingham council accepted the
application of James W. Irwin, St.
Catharines, as chief of police for
this town. He will succeed Chief
T. W. "Bert" Platt, who is at pres-
ent on leave of absence and has
resigned. The new man will take
over on June 16. Mr. Irwin is 49
years of age and has served for
the past 20 years on the St. Cath-
arints police force, the past 15
years as a detective. His experi-
ence includes police •administra-
tion„ criminal fingerprint work and
photography. The council feels for-
tunate in having secured a man of
Mr. Irwin's experience to take
charge of the police work here.-
Wingham Advance -Times.
Clinton R.C.A.F. Contracts Let
Contracts totalling nearly 82,500,-
000 have been awarded• in connec-
tion with construction .projects at
two Western Ontario R.C.A.F. Sta-
tions, the Department of Defence
production announced at Ottawa.
Defence Construction Limited has
awarded a $1,905,100 contract for
buildings to be erected at Clinton
R.C.A.F. Station to the R. Timms
Construction and Engineering Ltd.,
Welland. Afiother for $144,680 has
been awarded to Gordon M. Ritchie
& Co., Clinton, for cubicling at
Clinton. The third contract was to
the W C Brennan Contracting Co.,
Masse and family. -Exeter Times -
Advocate.
3F,
at Stott, three steers and one het-
fer averaging 598 pounds .at • the
start, were 'self -fed individually for
171 days, and made au average gain
of 328 pounds per Bead. After
careful starting, for a few weeks,
this feeding was done without any
anxiety as to when and how much,
the chop should be increased.
A calf, just off pasture, which
has never eaten chop, should for
the first two weeks be given only
about a halfpound twice a day ped
many feeders favor the use of eq-
ual parts whole oats and bran at
first. The calf should eat approxi-
mately two pounds of hay to one
of chop.
.iter two or three weeks the
calf should be given straight„ oat
chop and nearly all that it wants.
If the self -feeder is to be used, a
little more oat chop may be given
daily until at the end of the three-
week period, the chop is before the
Calf continually in the self -feeder,
then a supply for a week or more
may be given. It has been 'found
that a mediumcoarse grind is more
suitable than very fine chop.
After the calf is . well started on
the selfleeder, a small quantity of
barley or wheat chop may be in-
troduced and well mixed with the
oat chop. This proportion may be
gradually increased until at the
014 ,4 t ro or three months: tb
**hire consists of barley and oat --
ehop equal parts by weight. For-
a
high finish add Ave per cent lin-
seed
inseed oilnleai to the end of the feed,
ing period and slowly increase the -
proportion of bailey or wheat to
two pounds for each pound of oats.
The roughage at this stage is of-
ten
ften one pound to four pounds oL
chop in hand feeding, .but In ,self-
feeding
selffeeding the amount depends upon
the quality and kiad of roughage.
Loose salt and plenty of clean;
water are essentials.
Khaki is a Hindustan word mean,
ing "dust colored,"
Clean Up Beach
Grand Bend Lions were up bright
and early Tuesday morning to do
a clean-up job on the beach of the
summer resort. About 30 members,
including Rev. Ken Wood, started
at 6 a.m. and cleaned the beach
from the water's edge to the road-
way. Pitchforks, rakes, baskets,
tractors, trailers and dump trucks
were all in use as the men remov-
ed Pour or five large Ioads of rub-
bish. About 8:15 the members
gathered around the "thing" -a
wooden box about 10 feet square
which is full of mysterious prizes,
on which a draw is being held.
They had their photograph taken
and went up to the Chateau and
had a hearty breakfast of bacon
and eggs, toast and coffee. The
their efforts Tuesday they decided
to clean up the north end of the
beach next Tuesday, starting at the
same time. They hope to keep the
beach clean throughout the sum-
mer. -Exeter Times -Advocate.
The next ten questions will be ask-
ed for persons 14 years of age and
over:
20. What did this person do most-
ly during week ending June 2, 1951? .
21. In addition, did this person do
any work for pay or profit? Applies
to all except those working or perm-
anently unable to work; for week
ending June 2).
22. How many hours did -this -per-
son work (Applies to all reporting
full or part-time work and to week
ending June 2).
23. Name of firm or business. (For
whom person worked in week ending
June 2, 1951).
24. Industry: In what kind of bus-
iness or industry is this? (Descrip-
tion such as retail drug store, flour
milling; manufacturing rubber shoes,
etc.).
25. Occupation: What kind of work
did this person do in this industry?
(An exact description is required,
such as sales clerk, iron moulder, civ-
il engineer, lathe operator, auto me-
chanic, etc.) .
26. Is, the occupation reported on
Question 25 this person's usual occu-
pation?
27. Class of worker. (Salary or
salary earner, worker on own ac-
count, or employer).
28. Weeks worked for wages and
salary during 12 months prior to
June, 1, 951.
29. Wage and salary earnings dur-
ing 12 mouths prior to June, 1951.
Mark Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kelly, re-
spected residents of Turnberry
Township, near Wingham, celebrat-
ed the 45th anniversary of their
marriage on May 24. A buffet din-
ner and the presentation of a gift
from the members of their family
marked the notable occasion. Mr.
Kelly was born in Wingham, a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kelly.
Mrs- Kelly, who was the former
Elizabeth Homuth, was born on the
B Line, Turnberry, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Homuth.
They were married, by Rev. D. Per-
rie, assisted by Rev. E. R. Fitch.
With the exception of two years
spent in Saskatchewan, they have
lived continuously at their present
residence. Members of their fam-
ily, all of who were with them last
Thursday, are: Arno M. Kelly, Kin-
cardine; Mrs. C. M. (Gertrude)
Tilden, St. Thomas; Mrs. A. (Ida)
Proctor, Wingham; Mrs. Frank
(Louise) Collar and Mrs. Bruce
(Marie) MacLean, both of Wing -
ham. There are 13 grandchildren.
Guests for the day included Mr.
and Mrs. F. F. Homuth, of Harris -
ton, .and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kelly,
Belgrave. - Wingham Advance -
Hamilton, for officers quarters at 1 Times.
i moonlight excursion from Goderich
Monday night and report good
time, although the weathk, was
none too favorable for a lake trip.
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
June 11, 1926
Mr. Frederick Bengough,' of Hen-
sall, has been awarded the con-
tract of caretaker of Carmel Pres-
byterian Church.
Mr. R. D. Black is acting -manag-
er of the Dominion Bank during
-the absence of Mr. It. M. Jones on
holidays. Mr. Black was on the
staff of this bank a number of
years ago.
Mr. Wm. Wilson, of town, repre-
sented the session of First Presby-
terian Church at the General As-
sembly in Montreal.
Miss Billy Chesney has returned
to her home in Tuckersmith after
spending the winter with relatives
in Florida. She was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Janet Ohesney,
Reg.N., of Cleveland.
Saturday, June 5, the Charters
home, Mill Road, was the scene of
a happy event when Mrs. Robert
Charters celebrated in quiet but
elegant fashion her 80th birthday.
Confirmation was administered
to a class of 60 children in St. Col-
umban Church by His Lordship
Rev. M. F. Fallon, of London, on
May 11.
A few froom Alma took in the
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From The Huron Expositor
June 14, 1901
Mr. Tisdale, of Clinton, is the
owner of an automobile, the first
one brought into this county. He
was in Seaforth with it on Sunday
and the unusual vehicle attracted
no little attention.
Miss Grace McFanl was offered
and has accepted the position of
choir leader in First Presbyterian
Church for the remainder of the
present year.
Mr. J. B. Jamieson, who has car-
ried on a boot and shoe business
in Brucefield for a number of years,
has sold out to Mr. Rathwell, of
Varna.
Mr. J. Fisher met with a severe
and painful accident on his farm
in Usborne recently. He had a
root -house erected under the ap-
proach of the barn and before the
mason work had become dry he
removed the supports, and in so
doing the filling caved in on him,
injuring him quite severely.
Mr. J. K. Richardson, left town
on Monday on a two months' visit
to Scotland. His father and all his
family reside in the old iitnd and
he goes to visit them and take in
the Glasgow Exhibition.
J. D. Neilans, of Brucefield, left
last week for Scotland with Mr.
Winters, of Seaforth, who went
with a consignment of cattle.
Self -Feeding of Baby Beef
Leaders of Calf Clubs have start-
ed on many occasions that some of
their members have had trouble in
getting their calves to eat suffici-
ent chop with the result that the
calves are not fat enough to do
themselves justice on the day of
the show. In such cases the calf
may lack good beef type, but the
feeding may be at fault.
The hand feeding of cattle for
fattening is not difficult for the
professional feeder, but for the in-
experienced person, the common
pitfall le to feed too liberally, par-
ticularly at the start, or to make
changes in quantity or mixture too
rapidly. Such feeding leads, to re-
dueed consumption and slow gains.
SATIIRDAY JIINE 9`-"
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AIR FORCE DAY
Next Saturday. Canada's Air Force will be on
parade -for you, your family and your friends.
There, for you to see,
and air displays and exhibits showing
and training facilities.
COME AND SEE
YOUR. AIR FORCE
IN ACTION
. meet the men who keep up its great tradition ... and see
will be special ground
new RCAF equipment
the RCAF at work.
Saturday, June the 9 tit. is the day when Royal Canadian
Air Force Stations across the country will say "Welcome" to
hundreds of thousand's of Canadians. You'll get a real thrill
when you see your Air_Force in, action on Saturday afternoon.
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
RCAF Station in this area.
R.C.A.F. Station Clinton, 1:30 pm.
In hand feeding, any chop left in
the trough 'twenty minutes after
feeding should be removed.
If the same person does the feed-
ing
eeding each day, there Is little diffi-
culty. However, if different per-
sons are to do the feeding, or if
the feeding schedule is not regular,
the self-feedermethod offers a so-
lution as to quantity, says E. Van
Nice, Experimental Station, Scott,
Sask. It is, however, necessary to
make changes in mixture gradual-
ly.
Once the self -fed calf is on full
feed, he remains on full feed for
the entire period without the risk
of over -feeding at any time.
During the winter of 1949-50 at.
the Dominion ;i xperimental Station
MODERN FARMING
DEPENDS UPON
POWER EQUIPMENT
The ability of Canadian farmers to "deliver the
goods" is due in a very large declree to their skill
and eagerness in adapting modern mechanized
equipment to their operations.
Now, more than ever before, farmers are looking
to machines to help them overcome the scarcity
and high cost of farm labor, to get the work done
quickly and .at low operating cost, and to main-
tain and increase production.
Through continuous research and engineering
Massey -Harris has developed new and improved
tractors, combines and power machines which
prove helpful to users in establishing mere efficient
farm operation.
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