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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-03-18, Page 6THE HURON EXPOSITOR MARCH 18, 1955 Producers Association President Tells CIegates of Benefits of Ontario Organization Benefits of the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers' Association were discussed at length in a recent address by C. W. McInnes, president of the organization, at its annual meeting in Toronto. Emphasizing the living in Canada, stated: As hog producers we should ap- preciate the opportunity and priv- ilege which is ours of living in Canada -a country where we, as producers, can meet together, ex= amine the past and make our plans for the future. Many people in other countries of the world would advantages of Mr. McInnes ® NO DRIP Q NO RUN e NO ODOR Pittsburgh PAINT TWINS WALLHIDE I SATINHIDE Rubberized Enamel SATIN FINISH Two amazing new finishes come to join the famous family of Pitts- burgh Paints. For walls and trim no other paint can beat this coin. bination. Here's why: • Glides on smoothly • Tough and durable as rubber • Won't chip, peel or crack • Goes on with brush or roller • Dries odor -free In less than on hoer • Sheen won't wash off ... stains will • Always looks fresh and • w • Economical to use JOHN BACH CROWN HARDWARE indeed be fortunate if they had this privilege. May we now take a look at the industry as a whole. Total production of hogs graded in Canada in 1954 was 5,078,715, which was an increase of 75,901 hogs over 1953. Eastern Canada 2,828,774 Western Canada 2,249,941 Eastern production in excess of Western 578,833 Eastern Canada increas- ed production 38,748 Western Canada increas- ed production 37,053 Eastern increase -- over Western 1,695 Let us examine the production on a provincial basis: pR N rI G PROBLEM 41 The Huron Expositor SEAFORTH Production in Western Provinces Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Total Production 335,106 421,349 1,461,827 31,659 2,249,941 Processed in the West 598,193 229,473 1,078,154 322,311 2,228,131 Production over processed 192,876 383,673 Processed over production 263,087 290,652 Western Calada shipped to United States 19,497 hogs. Production in Eastern Provinces Ontario Quebec Maritime Prev. Production 1,786,767 898,440 143,567 Processed in the East 1,639,939 1,067,214 143,432 21,810 Total 2,828,774 2,850,585 Production over processed 146,828 135 - Processed over production 168,774 21,810 Shipped from Western Canada to Eastern Canada 22,810 Shipped from Ontario to Quebec.146,828 Ontario shipments to Quebec wer61 times as great as the West shipped to Eastern Canada. Now let us turn to our exports: Our Exports To Other To U.S. Countries Total 1954 64,550,525 1,476,019 66,026,541 Hogs in pork equivalent 3,318,900 3,318,900 Total to U.S. 67,869,425 69,345,441 1953 65,042,110 1954 exports over 1953 2,827,315 Imports Fresh Pork Hams & Bacon Total Ireland 1,191,048 80,054 1,271,102 U. K. 850 29,361 30,211 Australia 120,264 120,264 U. S. 56,319 56,319 Sausage Storage Stocks We all recall the disastrous ef- fects on the price structure result- ing from the processors piling up huge storage stocks in periods CASH DEAL Good Hard Maple Logs 8 to 12 feet -- not demanding long length BEST PRICES PAID AT FARM OR DELIVERED Also Other Species •- Regular Length STAFFA MILL PHONE: DUBLIN 11 r 3 1 • FOR LEASE OR RENT Service Station In Thriving Town and Community Possession March 15th APPLY BOX 329 - CLINTON 1,477,896 31,000 when the price structure was low, and endeavouring to carry them over and placing them on the mar- ket in other periods. In this re- spect let us bear in mind that his- tory appears to be about to repeat itself, because on February 1 there was in storage in Canada 18 mil- lion pounds of frozen cuts and 12 million pounds in cure, which makes a total of 4 million pounds more than was on hand a year ago on that date. This creates a prob- lem which you and I have to watch very closely and see that we arouse public opinion to a point where it cannot be used. -to our disadvant- age, as has been the case on some previous occasions. Prices Average price of B-1 Average price of B-1 hogs, Toronto for 1953 $30.82 for 1954 31.01 1954 average price over - 1953 at Toronto for B-1.19 The Toronto price of B-1 averag- ed $2.79 over Winnipeg; equivalent to $4.18 per hog. The Toronto price of B-1 averag- ed $2.17 over Calgary; equivalent to $3.25 per hog. The Montreal price of B-1 aver- aged .49c over Toronto, equivalent to .73c per hog. 1951 The Toronto price for B-1 aver- aged $1.42 over Winnipeg, equiva- lent to $2.13 per hog. The Toronto price of B-1 averag- ed .09c over Calgary, equivalent pecl8h' ohr gaS gets actI°" leie so ..r THIS PEDAL does more than just feed gas to an eager and high-powered V8 engine. When you give it the extra nudge that moves it beyond the full throttle position, something hap- pens that never happened before in an automobile. You hear a businesslike purr, which tells you that twenty power vanes, deep inside the 195 5 Dynaflow Drive,* have changed their pitch -just like the vari- able pitch propellers on a modern airliner. And with the same result in the way you get-up- and-go, with a safety -surge of power for pulling out of a tight spot on the highway. Words can't describe it. It's a new sensation - something you"siiripy must try for yourself. There's nothing like it on the 1955 new -car horizon. Fact is, there's a lot to see at your Buick dealer's. There's fresh neyv''11����styling. There's higher horse- power in every IMick V8 engine. There's a new Airpowercarburetor.Andthere'sgoodold-fashioned Illustrated -CENTURY 2 -door, 6 -passenger RIVIERA integrity in every nut, bolt and rivet. But, this year, don't simply make a visit to the showroom where these trim and thrilling new beauties are on display. The smart thing to do -if you want to know what's what in new automobiles -is to get behind the wheel of a 1955 Buick and drive it. How about doing that soon ? *Standard on Roadmaster, optional at extra cost on other Series. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM Buick Power Hits New Peaks! 236 hp IN THE ROADMASTER 236 hp IN THE SUPER 236 hp IN THE CENTURY 188 hp IN THE SPECIAL - and all with better gas mileage to hoot! Thrill of heear is HUICI4 YA GENERAL MOTORS VALUE M-8550 Gilbert. Motors, Seaforth (Continued from Page 2) signated to cover any food for hu- man consumption. The main pan- el was a dull lifeless green with the lettering done in black. "Eye- sore" rather than "eye -appeal" is the description in this case. But- ter manufacturers would be well advised to examine their wrappers to see if there is an opportunity to brighten up their product with a more appealing protective cover- ing. $ $ Continuous Buttermaking Canada now has four continuous buttermaking machines, reports the Dairy Products Division, De- partment of Agriculture, Ottawa. The original installation is located at the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool in Edmonton. The other three, two in Ontario and one in Quebec, were put into operation last year. All operators of the machines experi- enced difficulties at the start, mainly with defective color and sour or acid flavors. Color defects varied from improper .operation of the machine itself to improper op- eration of the printing machine. The first produced a white patchy collection of curdy particles, while the printing defect usually showed white streaks across the face of the prints when cut with a knife. Acid flavor was caused by incor- rect calculations of neutralizer to be added. All these difficulties were brought under control in time by the individual operators and butter of satisfactory appearance and flavor was produced. Texture of this type ofbutter is the most not- able difference between it and the conventional type. In some cases it has been necessary to explain to inquiring consumers the rea- son for this firmer, shorter grain- ed butter and one eastern cream- ery has done this by including a special dodger giving the explana- tion with each print. The machines now installed in Canada are all of one manufacture but rival companies are installing their machines 'in the United States and in time will likely in- troduce them into Canada. When that time comes no doubt the' ad- vent of smaller machines will fol- low. The Dairy Department of the University of Alberta has set up a miniature machine in its lab- oratory for experimental purposes and students at that institution may now study the principles of this operation. The Agricultural Products Board has purchased some of this butter and an experiment is underway to determine if it is possible to re- work this type of butter, either by itself or mixed or blended with butter of conventional manufac- ture. t9. ;tit, hr� t,tCa,.rlr'tu;iulu+rkx:.sisai Fti 24. ,r,i.Junro,Ct:ix.�i'Y.JllUd 71ue•.L u u Alt Make Your Own Much has been written about the ideal type of garden soil and undoubtedly much more will be written. But it's a simple matter really, in spite of some of the big technical words that are often us- ed. As a matter of fact, almost anyone; unless he lives smack on the Pre-cambrian Shield itself can build up an ideal garden soil if nature has not already provided something equally good right at his door. Virtually all plants, annual or perennial, big and especially little, prefer what the experts term an open rich loam. Now, this simply means a soil that is loose, that will dry fairly quickly and without baking hard. This permits the roots to go down easily and well, and it also holds moisture and ab- sorbs sunshine. If one can dig the soil easily, if it crumbles when dug, rather than packs, then it is open enough. If it is hard and re- fuses to crumble, then we simply make it more' open by digging in manure, or green mulch like grass clippings, weeds or a cover crop of rye or oats or buckwheat, or al- most anything that will eventually decompose and mix with the soil. If, on the other hand, our gar- den is sandy, we follow almost the same course and dig in lots of green stuff and manure to provide some body and water -bolding abil- ity. Of course one does not create ideal garden soil overnight or ev- en over one season. It may take a year or so, particularly if the original is hard sub -soil clay or something similar. In this connec- tion it would be advisable to speed matters with an application of one of the soil conditioners now on the market. These will open up even the toughest clay if applied prop- erly. The main thing with garden soil, as with regular farming op- erations, is to keep plowing or dig- ging in all the vegetable refuse we can get hold of. Leaves, grass clippings, manure, cover crops and even clean garbage will help. It is also an excellent idea to have a compost heap. Composts to .14c per hog. The Montreal price of B-1 aver- aged .46c over Toronto, equivalent to .06c .per hog. May we compare some of the prices paid in Ontario with prices paid in other provinces where a selling agency did not prevail. Per- haps the year 1951 was more com- parable with the past two years of operations of the agency than any other year to which we could re- fer. Ln that year the only export outlet which we had was the Ugit- ed States. The volumes of produc- tion in both countries were fairly comparable with the last two years. In 1951 the Toronto mar- ket averaged $1.42 per cwt. for B-1 hogs over the Winnipeg market. It averaged .09c over the Calgary market. In 1953 United Livestock sales averaged $2.86 over the Win- nipeg market, and this past year $1.79. If we took time to present the 'figures at Edmonton or some of the other Western markets, we would get approximately the same results. This would indicate that as a result of this method of sell- ing, the producers of this province have received, on an average, $2.00 per hog.more than they would have otherwise received had there not been an agency in operation. It has been suggested that per- haps this spread was the result of some increase in freight rates. Let us now examine freight rates and price spreads between Winni- peg and Toronto for the last five years. In 1949 the freight rate was $1.58. The Toronto price averaged $1.46 over Winnipeg. In 1950 the average freight rate was $1.73; the Toronto price aver- aged $1.18 over Winnipeg. In 1951 the freight rate was. $1.96; the Toronto price averaged $1.42 over Winnipeg. In 1952 the freight rate was $1.99; the Toronto price averaged $1.38 over Winnipeg. In 1953 the freight rate was $2.20; the Toronto price averaged $2.86 over Winnipeg. In 1954 the freight rate was $2.20; the Toronto price averaged $2.78 over Winnipeg. From these figures no one could, by any stretch of imagination, con-' elude that freight rates determine the spread between these two mar-' kets. May we take a look at the change in beef prices. Between ' To onto and Winnipeg the price of cattle in 1952-53 increased 45c. This was when our agency started, and the increase in the spread be- tween the two markets on pork was $1.48. Just here I would like to point out to you (because I feel that this is a time when all the facts should be placed on the table) that, in spite of the fact that the agency made for us a great deal of money yet there were many times when our agency could have got us more money -but they did not. There were many times when they should have got for us more money -but they failed to. The reason is this: They were unable to get the goods (our hogs) delivered to the buyer that was willing to pay the high- est price. When our agency de- veloped an organized plan of di- rection which would have enabled them to get your hogs and my hogs to the buyer that would pay the highest price, there developed an (Continued on Page 7) .40.84,88.10 iL These compost heaps are simply places at the back of the garden, or screened with shrubbery, a yard or so square where we turn vege- table refuse into fine rich soil. Anything that will rot or decom- pose quickly is piled here in layers a few inches deep and then cover- ed with a sprinkling of soil. If the weather is dry we soak with wa- ter -and we can also add lime, or some patent chemical material to hasten decomposition. The pile should be kept fairly level on top to absorb as much rain as pos- sible. In a few months the whole thing will have rotted down into the finest sort of garden fertilizer. Nursery Stock Anything started in a nursery bed is termed nursery stock. This covers everything from herbaceous perennials like Iris, peonies, or strawberry plants to vines, shrubs, fruit and ornamental trees. Usual- ly we buy and plant this in our own gardens as early in the spring as possible. Good nursery stock will be green and pliable, cover- ed with buds if it is shrubbery or trees, and it will not be too -far advanced, certainly not out in leaf. Logan Council Passes Accounts Logan Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday with all members present, except Coun- cillor Bauer, who was absent through illness. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted and correspondence read. Road accounts totalling $2,102.07 and general accounts amounting to $1,046.72, were order- ed paid. The council received a complaint from the owner of lot 21, con. 7, that the Logan Road Drain through his property and to the outlet, was out of repair, and W. G. Mc- George, C.E., is to be notified to examine sante and report back to council. By-laws for the Haehnel, Diehl, Sykes and Second Concession Drains were given their first and second readings and the clerk in- structed to make application to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval to .finally pass. A grant of $10.00 was voted to Monkton Library. ANNUAL MEETING HIBBERT CO-OP DAIRY ASSOC. The "biggest year in our his- tory" was reported at the annual meeting of the Hibbert Co-opera- tive Dairy Association held in Staffa Hall. The patrons and shareholders were informed that 745,147 pounds of butter had been manufactured during 1954, for an increase of 125,312 pounds. Wellington Brock, vice-president, was in charge of the meeting and a period of silence was observed in memory of Frank Bruce, presi- dent of the company for four years who died during the year. It was reported that a new stainless steel pasteurizer was bought during the year. Directors ,for 1955 are: Welling- ton Brock, president' Norman Dow, vice-president; Archie Jef- fery, secretary -treasurer; W. J. Fell, James Scott, directors; Wal- ter O'Brien, office; Gerald Agar, manager, and Moslteith & Mon- teith, auditors. 94 Actually the more dormant it is by the time we purchase it the slower and better the start, and the more certainty of sturdy life later on. If we can plant this stock just as soon as it arrives, it is best, but if we must hold for a while, it should be kept cool and moist. In planting, the roots should not be exposed any more than we can help and it is wise to shade from sun and protect from the wind. It should be plant- ed in well prepared soil and the same tramped down firmly about the roots to exclude air.. - Big things like fruit and ornamental trees should be tied firmly to a stake to prevent being whipped loose. Water is the secret of suc- cessful transplanting with this stock, just as it is with plants like tomatoes, cabbage, petunias, zin- nias and other things we set out- side in the spring. Use plenty un- til the new plants really start to grow. Zone Commander At Hensall Meeting Hensall Legion Ladies' A_ uxiliary! met in the Legion Hall Monday evening with Mrs. D. McKelvie in the chair. President Mrs. McKel- vie extended a welcome to Zone Commander, Mrs. Luella Hall, of Blyth, and members from Clinton Auxiliary, who were guests for the evening. Mrs, Hall addressed the meeting and spoke on "Construc- tive Criticism," and stated 'that there was no need to criticize un- less it was a helpful suggestion; She congratulated the auxiliary on their splendid progress. The organization will cater for a wedding banquet in the Legion Hall, April 9; will conduct the booth at the Arena for the next two weeks, and will send canvass- ers out for the Red Cross drive. Mrs. Alice Joyntwas the winner of the mystery prize. A beautiful hand -crocheted doily made and contributed by Mrs. E. Davis, was drawn for and the winner was Mrs. Harry Horton. A recreation of bin- go was enjoyed. In charge of the lunch were Mrs. S. Rannie and Mrs. E. Davis. Of 77 new vessels built in Can- ada in 1953, Nova Scotia yards pro- duced 39. Phone Write See Geo. T. Mickle & Sons Ltd. HENSALL, ONTARIO PHONE 103 for A MALTING BARLEY CONTRACT Don't Wait! Limited Amount of Seed Available We also Supply Fertilizer with Contracts Geo. T. Mickle & Sons Ltd. NOTICE! TOWN OF SEAFORTH PARKING BY ORDER OF POLICE To facilitate snow removal, NO PARKING on the Streets of this Municipality will be allowed between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. This order will be strictly enforced in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, Section 43, Subsection 9. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipality will not be responsible for any damages caused to parked vehicles as the result of snow removal operations. WATERLOO CATTLE BREEDING ASSOCIATION "Where Better Bulls Are Used" MORE DOLLARS FOR YOU - Artificial ser- vice from our Association does not cost, it pays! BECAUSE the dollar outlay is very nominal. Less than the cost of keeping a bull on your farm. BECAUSE our bulls will transmit better than average money making qualities to their offspring. Every tool available is used to test these qualities and the information is given to our. mem- bers. The Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association is a non-profit, co- operative, being strengthened every day by old members con- tinuing to use its services, and by additional new members begin- ning to use its services. During January, 1955, 101 new members joined our Association. During February, 1955, 111 new members joined our Association. During January and February, 1955, 830 more cows were insem- inated by the Waterloo Unit than during the corresponding months in the previous year. This is an increase of 14.5%. NEW BUSINESS IS SOLICITED For more information, send in the coupon or phone our office at: CLINTON 242 BETWEEN: 7:30 and 10:00 A.M. WEEK DAYS 7:30 and 9:30 A.M. SUNDAYS Please call at my farm to give further information on your Artificial Insemination service: NAME ADDRESS Location of Farm Concession Lot No �wluFn'id.;�a: 4 0 4