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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-04-12, Page 5• 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • McGregotHO Beef Producers Huron County Beef Producers held their annual zone meeting Tuesday, April 3. at Centralia. Bob McGregor, of Kippen, was re-elected as zone director, and in accepting the position expressed the hope. that during the next few months the volun- tary deductions through the Bill of lading would' be in op- eration. Unless a better supply of money is 'available, it is useless to try to do anything in the way of research in, feed cone sion to make beef more com- petitive with other meats or to do any promotion work to im- prove the industry. ' Again a resolution w a s passed requesting Government Arnold STINNISSEN Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Telephone: 852 R 12 R.R. 5 - SEAFORTH 5% grade and weight on all cattle sold, on dressed weight basis. This has been requested sev- eral tithes in years past, but apparently it will take concen- trated pressure on the part of the farmers to get government action. It would require no ex- tra grading as practically all carcasses are nqw government graded wholesale to retail. It would only require that the re- cords be made available to the producer for settlement., This done with hogs over a per - of time before hog produc- ers decided to sell all hogs this way, therefore it is not too dif- ficult to administer. Itwas also urged that gov- ernment provide federal inspec- tions immediately to all plants who expressed willingness to come to Federal requirements. After all, it is the; inspection of meat that ,is important."'Size of plant and even the pl''an equipment need in no way harm the meat. Yet if these sinaller plants fail to get this. inspec- tion during the time necessary to make alterations they will be bankrupt. This would certainly curtail competition for livestock drastically. On Thursday evening the County Directors of "FAME", along with a good number of shareholders met in the Agricul- ture Board Rooms, Clinton. Guaranteed INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 3 to 10 years W.- E. Southgate Seaforth Representing: British Mortgage & Trust Co. Guaranty Trust Company Sterling Trusts Corporation Huron & Erie Mortgage Corp. The report shows that Huron County is now within 15 or 20 shares of the half -way mark in their share sales. A suggestion was accepted whereby each shareholder will be urged to obtain one new shareholder. '.phis shouldn't be a very difficult job if _ everyone puts forth a tittle effort;` 'a big job can be a`l eormalished....The majority of farmers are' ealit- ing that produetaiii:. is not en- ough. r .. The' product must be Sold! FURROW FALLOW By FAIR/Walg Ontario egg' producers at their annual meeting in Toron- to last week gave their direc- tors the green light to proceed with the development of a mar- keting plan as soon as possible. They endorsed the steps taken so far but it appeared quite evi- dent from the • feeling express- ed by most delegates that they want a plan. There had been some doubt early in the con- vention where a resolution was introduced asking the Farm Products Marketing Board to in- stitute a trial marketing plan for twoyears if 50 per cent of the egg producers in the prov- ince signed a petition. This resolution envisaged the trial period to inform all producers of the workings of a marketing scheme so they would be able to vote intelligently at tli'e end of the two-year trial. However, this resolution was tabled, so the directors are now empower- ed to proceed with the comple- tion of the petition currently being circulated and then ask the Farm Products Marketing Board to develop a plan which can be put to a vote. There is some confusion about how these plans .are developed apparently. The producer re- presentatives set out what they want in a marketing scheme, but the actual plan must be put on paper by the OFPMB. It is ,empowered under the Act and has the legal staff and so on to do the detail work: Of course, the producer represent- atives must approve of the final plan since they then take it to the country so every egg pro- ducer, in this case, knows what he is voting for or against when a vote is held. The next step will be the completion of the petition. Nearly 5,000 producers have signed 'thus far, but nobody seems to know exactly how many egg producers there are in Ontario, so it's impossible to; say whether this represents 15 per cent—the number requir- ed before a vote can be author- ized. President Tom Robson, in his report, said the only figure available indicated about 37,000 but that investigations by sev- eral organizations put the figure considerably lower — perhaps 20,000 to 25,000. The available figure comes from the number registered through grading sta- tions for deficiency payments, but many have gone out of -egg production since deficiency pay-, ments were introduced by the federal government. The meet- ing asked for survey by the OFPMB to provide a more ac- curate figure. There are a number of other things to be investigated before any plan can be drawn up. For example, Mr. Robson sported that surveys, must becdmpleted. to show. the- egg flow by areas and .many other details about the mechanics of any plan. There has been muchl-discussion about the proposed teletype method of •sale, but it is only a proposal. It took a lot of work to develop, but it only shows one way in which the sale of eggs cld be handled. Incidentally; opponents of a marketing plan seized onthe suggested lot size of 100 cases to criticize, but it turns out that the teletype system could handle lots as small as one case each. • Bill Tilden, of Harriston, president of the Ontario Fed- eration of Agriculture, was guest speaker at the .meeting and he told the egg producers SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T. Pryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEME.TERY_.MEMORIALS Inquiries are invited. Telephone Numbers: EXETER 41 CLINTON: HU 2-9421 SEAFORTH: Contact Willis Dundas LIKE ALWAYS SAY— YOU AYYOU JUST CAN'T -BEAT NOME COOKING -1 Combine your home-grown grains with NATIONAL CHICK CONCENTRATE the fresh mix with the meat meal base! Recipe for any chick's favorite menu --your own home-grown grains fresh -mixed with National Chick Mix Concentrate. It's rich in meat meal protein, so it forms a perfect balance with the vegetable nutrients you supply! Whether you have your own grains or we supply them, we can custom blend the finest fresh -mix you can buy right here at the mill ... using National Concentrate, of course. P.S. New from National -20% Chick Starter Crun'ibles, either plain or medicated! *A PRODUCT OF CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED Three.,Main ,Planting Groups. Most caziVeiiiently flowers and Vegetables arrange themselves. into three main planting groups for the Canadian climate. 111 the seed catalogue these are listed as hardy, semi -hardy and. tender. The first named can be planted just as soon as the soil is fit to work. A bit of frost will not hurt them and some actually prefer a cool start. Grass, radish, peas, spinach, cosmos, pansies and most nurs- ery stock are in this category. Next, come the semi -hardy and these should not be planted Mt - 'til practically all danger of frost is over. Freezing may not kill them, but.. it will set them back so far that later Planted seed will da better. In the semi - hardy group are corn, toma- toes, the main planting of pota- toes, and petunias, marigolds, zinnias and many other flowers. For the listings marked tender in the catalogue, however, the tiniest nip of frost will kill and they will not thrive in any case until the .weather is nice and warm. Melons are in this category and cucumbers and squash, also gladioli, dahlias and cannas. we can do anytime and that is preparing a supply of stakes and other forms of support. There is never enpugh of this Material on hand once the sea- son really opens. Small stakes, anything from six inches up to. two feet will be needed to mark rows, and spots in the• flower garden where we have sown seeds in clumps. These stakes will be neater and less con- spicuous .if we stain,. . them brown qr green, but some mny think that is "painting the lily". For supporting tall peren- nials like hollyhocks, and del- phiniums, dahlias and tomatoes something much sturdier and taller will be needed, stout stakes up to six or seven feet high. For this we can purchase bamboo or inch -thick square Pine or . cedar from a lumber yard. There are also metal stakes available. For sweet peas and other tall flowers brush is advisable, fixed firmly in the ground before growth starts, and through which the plants will grow and eventually hide. Some people also stake or support with brush garden peas and the taller beans. Much of- the brush removed in pruning operations from fruit trees will be found very suit- able. Don't Rush the Season Far more seed and time is wasted by planting too soon than too late, even in the north- ern parts of Canada. And there is a real risk of damaging ' the soil, not to mention having things•, frozen. A. good test to make sure that the soil is fit to work, is to walk across, the garden. If no mud sticks to the shoes, then the soil is dry enough to work. Or if we want to be still more sure, then we can take up a handful of soil and squeeze it. If when releas- ed it has compacted into a ball, instead of crumbling, then it is too wet and by digging or work- ing them, the soil will bake 'hard later on and cause all sorts of trouble. Both soil and air should be warm before it is safe to plant any but the hard- iest seeds. Stakes and Brush There is one garden job that Winthrop Feed Mill Phone 855 R 11 R.R. 1, Seaforth f 3nitrtiir, that the principle of one ag- ency bargaining for- the sale of the entire primary product of any agricultural industry is en- tirely sound: Mr.'Tilden thought techniques of marketing boards may change but producer boards such as those operating in hogs and tobacco _provided the most effective means of collective marketing in, the forseeable fu- ture. "Ontario farmers must realize, however," said Mr. Til- den, "that when sorties are made into the processing field they must be well considered, established on a sound • -basis and have the whole agricultur- al corhmunity behind them." :NOR.IIIc ' aI 's dy „Buy, the cheapest forttlaz' or is surprisingly expeustve,". says Professor W. T. Ewen, of the $011s Department, Qntaiio Agricultural College: - It's true that 1nK' _ ;analysis.: f,ert er will cost you .less per tan. But it's the plant food you want and the cheapest way tau do this is in the higher analysis fertilizers. Ifere's why: Let's suppose that last year • you could buy. tvye tons of 2-12.10- for $11.0 ($55 per ton) laid down on your farm. One ton of 4.24-20 would give you the same amount .of plant food, but cost only $90. If you bought the higher an- alysis fertilizer you saved $20. The higher analysis fertilizer 4-24-20 contains twice al's many pounds of plant food as 2-12-10 and hasn't the room for filler. And 4-24-20 requires only half as many bags, half the freight and half the handling charges. There are one or two excep- tions to tis general rule of saving with a high analysis fer- tilizer, but anyone with a price list and a- pencil can figure out which grade is the better buy, says Ewen. FARM NEWS OF HURON Many fairly warm; dry days allowed farmers to do some spring plowing and the odd field of grain was sown during the latter end of the week of April 2nd. Cold nights retarded the growth of wheat. Cold rains of April 7th and 9th retarded pro- gress with seeding, but did green -up the wheat and grass- es to some extent. A warm J CO-OP INSURANCE • Auto and Truck • Farm Liability • Accident and Sickness • Fire, Residence and Contents• • Fire, Commercial • Life Insurance • Retirement Income All Lines of Insurance Written W. 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