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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1954-07-23, Page 6z IP At orne Council Meeting gets Tax Rate at 7 Mills Usborne Council met in regular tion raellthly session at Elimviile on M nday with Reeve Verne Pin couube presiding and Councillors Harold Jeffery, Harold Hern, Earl Mitchell and Clayton Smith in at- tendance. ttendance. Minutes of the last reg- ular meeting, held on June 14, were confirmed as printed on mo - SWUM EXTRI! MILEAGE of Jeffery and Mitchell. James Doig, Reeve or Tucker - smith. interviewed the council in connection with the complaint re- ceived from Usborne regarding the state of disrepair of the Geiger drain. After considerable discus- sion regarding repairs to the drain. Usborne Council agreed that they would prefer to have an engineer's report on the work to be done, and so advised Mr. Doig. Ratepayers R. Mills, R. Rundle and L. Smith interviewed council regarding construction of a side - alk in Woodham between Lots 8 and 9. Council agreed to consider the matter and look the situation over. Lakeview Casino GRAND BEND DANCING NIGHTLY Monday through Friday — 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday — 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. NEIL McKAY and his ORCHESTRA featuring VOCALS by Jack Levi and Johnny Noubarian ELECTRIC GUITAR by Eddie Bell MIDNIGHT DANCE Civic Holiday Week -End CONCERT ON THE BEACH EVERY SUNDAY EVENING July 25th MOUNT FOREST BAND „..;,y,; W. H. Hodgson interviewed the Courtcil in regard to the renewal of the compensation insurance pol- icy with the General Accident In- surance Co. The policy was approv- ed for renewal on motion of Mit- chell, and Hern at a premium of $1.58.94 applied to the roads and bridges account, and $32.28 to gen- eral eneral account. C. Pullman applied to the coun- cil to have the drain tax of the Dykemau drain spread over more than one year on account of the high cost of the drain. Council agreed to amend the DYkeman drain by-law to provide for the col- lection of the assessments, 50 per cent in 1954 and 50 per cent in 1955, interest on the unpaid bal- ance to be charged at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, on motion of Hern and Mitchell. The Clerk was instructed to 'so amend the by-law . Grants Towards Ponds Grants towards costs of ponds already constructed in, Upper Thames Valley Authority Area of township, the authority having ad- vised that no grants would be paid toward construction of ponds con- structed onstructed before entry of township into Authority, and also that there would be no levy for former years on the township, Council agreed on motion of Jeffery and Mitchell to make the regular grant of 50 per cent to the ratepayers who have constructed ponds in the Thames Valley area to a total amount of $93.62 and the Clerk was instructed to levy this amount on the Thames Valley Area in 1954. After t, considerable discussion, Council agreed on -motion of Jef- ft.r•y and Mitchell to set the town- ship ownship tax rate for 1954 at 7 mills to raise $18,707.85 over and above es- timated total of provincial grants of. $26,700. to meet the ordinary ex- penditure of the township in 1954. Road supsintendent's report and road accouiirs to a total voucher of $5541.78. were passed on motion of Smith and Jeffery. Men, Women! Old at 40,50,60! Want Pep? IWant to Feel I Years Younger? Thousands amazed what a little 'pepping up” with Ostrex has done. For body old after 40 just because ow in iron, Introductory or "get -acquainted" ize onty 600. Try Ostres Tonic Tablets for new pep, vigor and younger felling, this ver• day. At all drug stores TODAY, SUCCESSFUL FARMERS RELY UPON MACHINE HELP Profitable, efficient, low cost farming depends largely upon the effective use of machinery to get more work dole in less time and at the lowest possible cost per unit of production. This 'trend to mechanization of more and more farm operations and to the utilization of the greater advantages in work output of the latest machines has been speeded up by the scarcity and high cost of dependable, experienced farm labour. When checking your work program be sure to look into the labour- saving features of the latest Massey -Harris and Ferguson machines. Designed and built to help you do more work quicker and at less cost, Massey -Harris and Ferguson machines fit ideally into present- day farming operations. For high quality equipment and for fast dependable service see your local dealer. IVIASSEY-HARRIS—FERGUSON LIMITED Makers of high quality farm implements since 1847 THE HURON EXPOSITOR ' Brucefield United Church Picnic Held at Bayfield A good representation of the members and adherents of Bruce - field United Church and Sunday School assembled at Jowett's Grove, Bayfield, on Wednesday, July 14, to enjoy their annual pic- nic. After a baseball game and an interesting program of sports, a delicious supper was served. The following are the results of the races: children, five years and under, Douglas MacDonald, Patsy Rathwell, Bill Farquhar; ,y q her; girls, eight years and under, Betty Ann Labenby, Barbara Rathwell; boys, eight years and under, Tommy Richardson, John Lazenby, Jim MacDonald; girls, 11 years and un- der, 'Carolyn Ross, Jean Broadfoot, Rosemary MacDonald; boys, 11 years and under, Gordon Snary, Bill Rathwell, Wayne Zaphe; girls, 14 years and under, Betty Ross, Jean Rathwell, Evelyn Turner; boys, 14 years and under, Bruce Rathwell, Jack Broadfoot, Bob Fotheringham; young ladies' race, Jean Rathwell, Betty Ross, Evelyn Turner; young men's race, Stewart Wilson; married women's race, Shirley Hargreaves, Betty Squire, Audrey Zapfe; married men's race, W. D. Wilson; shoe scramble re- lay, girls' team won; ladies kick - the -slipper, Betty Squire, Evelyn Turner, Mrs. D. Rathwell; men kick -the -slipper, Stewart Wilson, Seldon Ross, Gordon Snary. Letter from Division Engineer certifying completion of bridges: by L. Booby, council agreed to return his tender bond on motion of Hern and Smith. The treasurer reported receipt of $283.56 to the roads and bridges account. Correspondence Read Correspondence included: C. P. Corbett, Engineer, certificate- of completion Tuckey -May d r a i n, Council agreed to pay contractor. S. W. Archibald, Engineer, final certificate on Kerslake drain, coun- cil instructed that K. Morkin be advised that they were not satis- fied with installation of branch out- let pipe. County of Huron: report on tree planting in 1954, five acres planted on farm of J. Delbridge in Usborne, at a cost of $96.12, town- ship share $48.06. County of Hur- on: 1954 requisition 10:0 mills, to- tal of $26,714.00. County or Hur- on: equalized assessment by-law for 1954, Usborne $2,672,550. Current accounts to the amount of $1,362.58 were _passed on mo- tion of Jeffery and Hern. Council agreed to hold August meeting on regular date, Monday, August 9, at 8 p.m. Bean guessing contest, Mary Broadfoot, Elsie Elliott, Elaine Tay- lor; three-legged race, 12 years and under, Jean Broadfoot and Carolyn Ross, Wayne Zapfe and Bill Rath - well, Glen Zapfe and Bruce Rath - well; three-legged race, over 12, Kathleen Turner and Olive Aiken - head, Betty Ross and Mary Broad - foot, Evelyn Turner and Jean Rath - well; blind horse turnabout adults, Audrey Zapfe and Shirley Hargreaves, Doris Wilson and. Jan- et anet Watson, Elsie Elliott and Mar- jorie Broadfoot; blind horse turn- about, 10 and over, Kathleen Turn- er and Olive Aikenhead, Bob Foth eringham and Jack Broadfoot, Carolyn Ross and Jean Broadfoot; peanut scramble for the little chil- dren; sack race, Kathleen Turner, Jack Broadfoot, Bob Fothering- ham; ladies minute walk, Elsie El- liott, Vera McGregor, Mrs. A. Far- quhar; plate and cup relay, a tie. Thomson Reunion Held at Exeter Park Riverview Park, Exeter, proved an ideal location for the Thomson reunion Wednesday, July 14, with over 50 members of the clan at- tending from London, Parkhill, Auburn, Brucefield, Hensall and Kippen. Sports proved .a very in- teresting highlight of the affair, ar- ranged by. Mrs. Edna Manson, Lon- don. Prize for the. oldest person present was won by Mrs. E. Moody, of Brucefield; ,.youngest, Barbara Stanlake, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stanlake, Exe- ter. Following a delicious supper the following officers were elected: president, Elmer Keys, Varna; vice-president, Mrs. Edna Manson, London; secretary -treasurer, Miss Marion Thompson, Kippen; lunch committee, Mrs. E. Keys, Varna; Mrs. Fred Parsons, London; Mrs. Albert Alexander„Mrs. N. E. Cook, Hensall; sports, Cecil Pepper, Ruth Alexander, Hensall. The 1955 reunion will be held -at Riverview Park, Exeter, the second Wednesday in July. A farmer had been urged to at- tend the funeral of his neighbor's third wife, but he told his wife he wasn't going. • "Why not?” she asked. "Well, Janet," he answered, '4I'm beginning to feel kind of -embar- rassed about going so often with- out having anything of that sort to ask him back to." District Obituaries MRS. E. MUELLER LOGAN.—Mrs. Emilie Mueller, 83, life-long resident of Logan Toiynship, died at her home, Lot 25, Concession 7, Sunday. She had been 111 for the past two months. Mrs. Mueller, a member of the First Lutheran Church and Ladies' Aid, was born in Logan in 1876. She was the former Miss Emilie Sherbarth. Her husband, Julius, died in 1947. Mrs. Mueller is survived by three sons, George, Logan Township; John, Hamilton; Lorne, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Daniel Beuer- mann, McKillop Township; Miss Lavine Sherbarth, Manola, Alta.; John. Stockton, Cal.; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Mueller, Watton; Miss Ida Sherbarth, Stratford ; five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. The body rested at the late Mrs, Mueller's home. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Cecil Kiag- es, were held at the First Luther- an Church Wednesday at 2 :30 • p.m. Interment was in the church ceme- tery. Have a Good Vacation -If you plan to spend your vaca- tion in the country this summer, it's a 'good rale to leave all un- familiar plants alone. Plants such as poison ivy, poison sumach and pink lady's slipper need only be touched to cause considerable dis- comfort and sometimes severe sickness, while water hemlock, del- phinium, foxglove 'among others and inedible mushrooms and toad- stools are poisonous when eaten. It is often the children who run foul of poisonous plants and a word of warning to avoid all strange vegetation will help pre- vent a spoiled vacation. Inciden- tally dogs and other pets reaming through patches of poison ivy can not only develop the symptoms themselves, but through. the vola- tile oil which adheres to their fur, can pass the infection on to 'hu- mans. If serious symptoms develop, a doctors should be consulted, as home remedies are sot -recom- mended. Injuries frompoisonous plants can be serious. ' They can be avoided by taking .ordinary pre- cautions. "You didn't laugh at, that man's joke. I thought it was a good one." "So did 1, but I can't stand the guy. I'll laugh when I get Thome." *JULY *:MI ADROMMISMINIMWMIOMPOWNIMPOI Grassed Waterways Wlth a One -Way Annoying gullies can be control- led by shaping and sowing them to grass. . Provided the gully is tot too deep, the shaping can be done quickly and economically with a one-way disk. Since gullies are often deep with steep, sloping sides, special pre- cautions must be taken when start- ing to construct the waterway. Hitch the one-way to the tractor with a long chain. The tractor may then be driven well away from the edge of the gully and the one-way set so the front furrow wheel fol- lows the gully. During this pre- liminary operation of knocking off the edge of the gully bank, the one-way should not be tripped in. However, set the front furrow wheel depth lever to at least half of its deepest cut to avoid bending the axle and standard. Several passes will be required to move the shoulder down into the gully bottom. When the shoul- der has been levelled enough to permit safe travel of the tractor in the gully bottom, remove the chain and hitch directly to the tractor drawbar. Trip the one- way in and proceed to move earth from the sides into the gully. Pro ceed from the gully outwards, go- ing far enough out to ensure en- ough height on the banks of the grassed waterway. The channel, when completed, should be saucer shaped with plenty of bottom width. When shaping has been com- pleted the waterway should be seeded down to a mixture of grass- es and clovers, preferably with a drill. If the seeding takes place later than mid -summer or t'he catch is poor, a cover crop such as oats should be sown over the grass. In this way ample protec- tion is usually obtained to handle the spring run-off. After a complete grass cover has been obtained. the grass may be harvested for hay. A good grass- ed waterway requires little main- tenance, but it should be. checked .periodically. Early attention to are spots and slight erosion 'may save the waterway from a lot of damage. Honeybees Select Their Food - It is well established that the members of a honeybee colony are divided into "working parties" or Bank Services smooth the way for Travellers .. Travellers Cheques from a bank are convenient and f On Longer trips requiring larger sums of money, safer than cash for day-to-day travel expenses. a Letter of Credit may suit your purpose better. Welin.>fi`1% <>i�x :5:,�' ^%Sfwny^,r:.2 ^Yy.✓/� .y :... �,".'' : "rot y„. 1 y:/%S/r!;'�'zi%,6%C,'ia�,�C;.":Y'/.Ji �i..a! r�l�t,././�/: `' y'✓..pr%*� ../,l s</..:, f/a:",?y, •5u� A bank handles foreign exchange transactions for business or travel in, any part of the world. When you go on a business or pleasure trip, your local bank can help smooth the way. Money arrangements can readily be made in advance; valuables left with the bank for safekeeping; currency and similar questions straightened out before you leave. Whether you journey near or far, the bank helps you travel with an easy mind. THE BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY .-uiCimttiQ}dE�Sd,aA).a'ikS.7dc•rdb,.:�.h'.,„ I t S3wi,fffi "J� S.;lain(xs .1 fti • '�_j forth all efield iia d iagen groups which attend to spectnta duties in relation to their age. The "hive" bees, for example, perforat such tasks as cleaning cells, feed Mg larvae, secreting wax, ripening; nectar, ventilating and guardings •their home. When a worker ben has completed her tour.of hive du- ties she commences to gather nec- tar, Pollen and water. . Bees do not search for nectar at random, says Dr. G A. Jamieson, Chief, Apicultural Division, Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa,. hut depend upon the information communicated to them by scout bees whose duty is to locate sourc- es of food. The scout bees, on re- turning to the hive with nectar, performs a "dance", the interpre- tation of which by the foraging; bees enables them to fiy directly to the source of supply. The dis- tance and direction of Bight from the hive, as well as the quantity and quality of the nectar are com- municated by the dance routine. - Observation -on the, foraging be- haviour of s on certain crepe have indicat that the amount of sugar in the nectar is an impor- tant factor. The flowers of pear trees, for example, .secrete nectar but' honeybees seldom gather it. It is known that pear nectar does not contain as much sugar as the nec- tar in apple blossoms which are always attractive to bees. Dr. Jamieson says that an ex- periment was designed to deter- mine er mine the sensitivity of bees to sug- ar us ar solutions of varied coneentras. tions. For this purpose a nucleus'. was established in a screened' en- closure and solutions consisting or sucrose with a small amount od levulose and dextrose were placed in dishes nearby. When the con- centration oncentration of the sugars was var- ied by increments of 10 per cent, it was quite evident that a sig- nificantly larger number of beers frequented the dishes containing the richest food. Further testa' were made in which the concentra- tion of the sugars was varied by increments of five per cent. Again, t'he majority of ,the bees fed from the dishes containing the greatest amount of sugar. It would appear, therefore, that honeybees have the ability to detect differences of five per cent in the concentration of sugar solutions and thus select the richest nectar available in their foraging activities. • * 4c do Antibiotics and Broiler Carcass Quality In a test at Melfort Experimen- tal Station, Sask., during the sum- mer of 1953, and reported on by S. E. Beacon, 1,400 day-old Nichols strain New Hampshire chicks were divided into 20 pens of 70 'birds - each. Two basal rations, A=bas- ed largely on corn and soybean oil meat, and B—.based mainly on. wheat and meat meal, were used. Procaine penicillin, aureomycin and terramycin were added separately to each basal ration at rates to - supply 3, 9 and 10 mgs. per pound respectively. Birds were weighed at 10 and 11 weeks of age and marketed if over 3.3 pounds live - weight. All remaining birds were marked at 12 weeks of age. These broilers were marketed at plants not normally handling broil- ers and were graded very rigidly. Some differences in grade between. control lots and those lots fed an- tibiotics were found. Of the birds - fed the basal A ration without any antibiotic, approximately 40 per cent graded A as compared with 44' per cent to 48 per cent grade A's for bird fed the same basal A rations with antibiotics added. O1 the birds on basal B ration with- out antibiotic, approximately ao. per cent graded A, while the feed- ing of antibiotics produced 36 per cent to 48 per cent grade A birds. The improvement due to antibio- tics was more marked with the .H ration, which was relatively low in energy content, compared with the A ration. The basal A fed birds, receiving corn. showed a definite yellowish i4gmentation in the skin and shanks, while the birds on basal 8 fed as much as 76 per cent. wheat during the last four weeks, ap- peared much whiter in skin and shank pigmentation. It appear* that skin pigmentation had no in- fluence nfiuen•ce on broiler grade at the two plants handling the birds. A representative number of birds' from each ration treatment were eviscerated. On a liveweight bas- is, dressing percentage (New York style) was 88 per cent and eviscer- ated yield was 65 per cent. There was no apparent difference be- tween birds fed antibiotics and. birds not fed -antibiotics in this re- spect. Due to increased feed efficiency and improvement In grade, anti- biotic fed birds returned from one to eight cents more per bird over chick and feed costs, than birds fed the control ration A without antibiotics (these returned 10.8 cents per bird). The addition or penicillin, aureomycin or terramy- cin to basal 13 rations yielded a return of 7 cents more per bir over chick and feed costs than was ob- tained from birds fed the control; ration (these returned 21 cents per bird). The fact that all basal it; rations cost $1 more than the re- spective basal B rations caused the higher return per bird on all basal 13 rations. It thus appears that the addition of antibiotic feed supplements to - broiler rations may ,benefit the producer through improved grades as well as increased weights, al- though improved grades and in- creased weight are no doubt close- ly related. The difference in grade might have been even more pro pounced had all birds been mar- keted at the same time, since ev- en under the marketing plan used, antibiotic fed birds were anywhere from .1 to .23 pounds heavier et the time of marketing. 1' 5 r a 6 1 e 9 @ gig 0v g5g Agiff Egiliggil By Roe Farms Service Dept. DOC, I WISH YOU'D TELL ME SOMETHING r GLAD TO OBLIGE, GEORGE. w YOU JUST MIX YOUR GRAIN WE'VE FOUND THIS THE EASIEST AND MOST FLEX-Ne ISLE OF ALL FEEDING METHODS, GEORGE. HOW COME 'MERE ARE SO FEW BARE SPOTS ON ,' w AND HERE'S AN EXTRA,GEORGE- BEST OFALL,YOUR� BIRDS BALANCE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS OFGRAIN /� SAYE SAVET/ME'SAVEfEE1 MORE ABOUT YOUR AND ROE RANGE CONCEN- JUST IMAGINE, ON OUR RANGES WE FEED 25,000 PULLETS YOUR RANGE ? 1THAT'STHE TO PELLETS SINCE THEY LIKE BOTH EQUALLY WELL. NEW FAST RANGE FEEDING. I'VE HEARD TRATE PELLETS. TH EN YOU RIG UP A SPOUT ON YOUR IN ABOUT 4 HOURS. WITH YOUR 1,000 PULLETS YOU SHOULD TAKE VERY LITTLE TIME. J -, BIG ADVANTAGE, GEORGE: NO FEEDING HOPPERS- NO KILLING OF GRASS IN SPOTS -THE FEED IS DROPPED IN A NEW YOU SEE, IF BIRDS ARE COMING ALONG 700 FAST, YOU CAN FEED EM LESS PELLETS,IFTHEY'RE TOO with FARM -PROVEN A LOT ABOUT IT AND I FEEDING WAGON, DRI VE ALONG SLOW, YOU FEED'EM GRAIN. ROW EVERY DAY SO THAT THS RANGE IS. LESS Ur ; ,, ��`` SURE COULD USE SOME AND FEED AS YOU G0. f i i f� EXTRA TIME NOW. � NO FEED HOPPERS, ALWAYS FRESH AND GREEN. THERE'S NO T 1 � ' law �n EH DOC 1 WASTED FEED, EITHER. ,_�J r THANKS A LOT,DOC. SEEING IS CERTAINLY ?,yn v�p :• ' '� J BELIEVING NO WONDER I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ^"'y l �i Illi •. 1.., .. "' .�%JIj // ABOUT ROE RANGE CONCENTRATE PELLETS. CONCENTRATE ROE - �/ -r ,.amu✓ _ -- �' + //, �y L PELLETS R , �y _ ./.;. ni .c..A\ ,, I 2 .� --- /\r�� ' • �- t v_4'- t111,1:111.1fit 'I'I►i�1���� ;�: OE. �� ,� ` A BALANCED RATION CONTAINING ALL ONCENTRATF PELLETS _rU y '� Linerlel �gr 41�i_ _�-�"�' SI�!-+ I°'..o.. _ ��• �__ ( - -- �Te GR GROWTH FACTORS \, i �.. 1 A. 41 K� ' u. , _ t., , .(�pppj�pga _.'� l 11 ..r?'. e -i 0f►�/ir-..+41� la - ' I , l `-J �y ;r t / ,.�t _ = . ,�� ,,,. f ��� a� . :•..`}• , b. ! - t • ,1 ''t ��,''*r �, �i.� .il i (.j"1 ".• .. �.-� tlt — -y- _ �« ` .. - _ -t ,�. AI \r` �- a —/47.._._ �� ;•.. .— ”' is ----��, _... '--.� -- -' �'�-•..L'� - ` � - .� •' Ir 1 i ._——, -\ .- , . , .i / i.:. j �� /,i- �_' -.c : '.. ve W. R.ersl Kerslake, Lorne Eller Hens r A. J. Mustard, Bruc A. Sadler, Sta,rll•i X11 R. o�aldice, Bro .-uiCimttiQ}dE�Sd,aA).a'ikS.7dc•rdb,.:�.h'.,„ I t S3wi,fffi "J� S.;lain(xs .1 fti • '�_j forth all efield iia d iagen groups which attend to spectnta duties in relation to their age. The "hive" bees, for example, perforat such tasks as cleaning cells, feed Mg larvae, secreting wax, ripening; nectar, ventilating and guardings •their home. When a worker ben has completed her tour.of hive du- ties she commences to gather nec- tar, Pollen and water. . Bees do not search for nectar at random, says Dr. G A. Jamieson, Chief, Apicultural Division, Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa,. hut depend upon the information communicated to them by scout bees whose duty is to locate sourc- es of food. The scout bees, on re- turning to the hive with nectar, performs a "dance", the interpre- tation of which by the foraging; bees enables them to fiy directly to the source of supply. The dis- tance and direction of Bight from the hive, as well as the quantity and quality of the nectar are com- municated by the dance routine. - Observation -on the, foraging be- haviour of s on certain crepe have indicat that the amount of sugar in the nectar is an impor- tant factor. The flowers of pear trees, for example, .secrete nectar but' honeybees seldom gather it. It is known that pear nectar does not contain as much sugar as the nec- tar in apple blossoms which are always attractive to bees. Dr. Jamieson says that an ex- periment was designed to deter- mine er mine the sensitivity of bees to sug- ar us ar solutions of varied coneentras. tions. For this purpose a nucleus'. was established in a screened' en- closure and solutions consisting or sucrose with a small amount od levulose and dextrose were placed in dishes nearby. When the con- centration oncentration of the sugars was var- ied by increments of 10 per cent, it was quite evident that a sig- nificantly larger number of beers frequented the dishes containing the richest food. Further testa' were made in which the concentra- tion of the sugars was varied by increments of five per cent. Again, t'he majority of ,the bees fed from the dishes containing the greatest amount of sugar. It would appear, therefore, that honeybees have the ability to detect differences of five per cent in the concentration of sugar solutions and thus select the richest nectar available in their foraging activities. • * 4c do Antibiotics and Broiler Carcass Quality In a test at Melfort Experimen- tal Station, Sask., during the sum- mer of 1953, and reported on by S. E. Beacon, 1,400 day-old Nichols strain New Hampshire chicks were divided into 20 pens of 70 'birds - each. Two basal rations, A=bas- ed largely on corn and soybean oil meat, and B—.based mainly on. wheat and meat meal, were used. Procaine penicillin, aureomycin and terramycin were added separately to each basal ration at rates to - supply 3, 9 and 10 mgs. per pound respectively. Birds were weighed at 10 and 11 weeks of age and marketed if over 3.3 pounds live - weight. All remaining birds were marked at 12 weeks of age. These broilers were marketed at plants not normally handling broil- ers and were graded very rigidly. Some differences in grade between. control lots and those lots fed an- tibiotics were found. Of the birds - fed the basal A ration without any antibiotic, approximately 40 per cent graded A as compared with 44' per cent to 48 per cent grade A's for bird fed the same basal A rations with antibiotics added. O1 the birds on basal B ration with- out antibiotic, approximately ao. per cent graded A, while the feed- ing of antibiotics produced 36 per cent to 48 per cent grade A birds. The improvement due to antibio- tics was more marked with the .H ration, which was relatively low in energy content, compared with the A ration. The basal A fed birds, receiving corn. showed a definite yellowish i4gmentation in the skin and shanks, while the birds on basal 8 fed as much as 76 per cent. wheat during the last four weeks, ap- peared much whiter in skin and shank pigmentation. It appear* that skin pigmentation had no in- fluence nfiuen•ce on broiler grade at the two plants handling the birds. A representative number of birds' from each ration treatment were eviscerated. On a liveweight bas- is, dressing percentage (New York style) was 88 per cent and eviscer- ated yield was 65 per cent. There was no apparent difference be- tween birds fed antibiotics and. birds not fed -antibiotics in this re- spect. Due to increased feed efficiency and improvement In grade, anti- biotic fed birds returned from one to eight cents more per bird over chick and feed costs, than birds fed the control ration A without antibiotics (these returned 10.8 cents per bird). The addition or penicillin, aureomycin or terramy- cin to basal 13 rations yielded a return of 7 cents more per bir over chick and feed costs than was ob- tained from birds fed the control; ration (these returned 21 cents per bird). The fact that all basal it; rations cost $1 more than the re- spective basal B rations caused the higher return per bird on all basal 13 rations. It thus appears that the addition of antibiotic feed supplements to - broiler rations may ,benefit the producer through improved grades as well as increased weights, al- though improved grades and in- creased weight are no doubt close- ly related. The difference in grade might have been even more pro pounced had all birds been mar- keted at the same time, since ev- en under the marketing plan used, antibiotic fed birds were anywhere from .1 to .23 pounds heavier et the time of marketing. 1' 5 r a 6 1 e 9