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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-07-05, Page 7• urro By FAIRBA1BN The tremendous changes of the last few years in the mar- keting of agricultural products have had and are having a ter- rific impact on every segment of the industry but it is usually the farmer—the primary Pro- ducer—who feels the full force of the change. He is the first link in the chain of food pro- dution u he youngsteron the i like endof the 'whip' that we used to play on foot or on skates. He is on the receiving end when prices drop or merchandising changes mean costly reforms along the pro- duction line. There are no in- dications that the tremendous changes of recent days have ended—in fact, there is every indication that there will be more and more drastic adjust- ments required. Also, recent rumblings in the farm marketing arena such as the defeat of the corn vote and the petition for another onion vote (which will be held soon) seem to point to the need for some close scrutiny of the farm marketing machinery in On- tario. We cannot examine the entire area in one column, tint perhaps the place to begin is with the Farm Products Mar- keting Board which administers the act. There are some able and pub- lic spirited farm people on his board headed by Mc- Cague. They have done and are doing an outstanding job, but we wonder whether we may be • asking them to do too much. Not only does the same board Be Warmly Contented With have° to adlnnister the Act, they ,have to i terpret and Pass judgment on everything that goes on. They make regulations and either carry them out or delegate power to producer boards to carry them out. They make orders and see thatthey i outand they rice are ca ttle disputes between producers and processors. In other words, the OFPMB acts as judge and jury on one hand, and with the oth- er, acts as the administrator. Are these two functions com- patible? At one time there was a Milk Control Board in Ottawa which served similar purposes but that set-up was changed and now there is a Milk Industry Board which is the judicial body (you might say), a Dairy Commissioner who carries out the board's orders and a Milk Industry Advisory Board made up of both producers and pro- cessors. The Dairy Commission- er is a civil servant but all the rest are private individuals con- cerned with the dairy industry except the chairman -of the Milk Industry Board wha is a judge. About two year ago, the first 'advisory board for commodities handled under the Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Act was form- ed and now there are three. The first was fruit, second hog ,and recently, hese boards consist of both producers and processors and they seem to be getting along fairly well together once they sit down around the same table. Both are finding out that the other fellow isn't quite the ogre he once thought—that they can get along and solve their problems, settle their difficulties amicably and to their mutual benefit: This will not , be the case all the time, of course, and it isn't now. 'When local boards have prob- lems or when an advisory board cannot settle something (actual- ly they have no authority, they simply advise), the Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Board has to hear the case and make a de- cision. Could this not be done by a more disinterested party— such as the judge in the case of the Milk Industry Board— and then have the decision and its regulations or orders admin- istered by the farm products marketing staff of the. Depart- ment of Agriculture? Would this not lift sone of the load from that administrative body and leave it in a_ stronger posi- tion to deal with both producers and processors? Wouldn't the farm products marketing staff then be able to do more to help producers?• There are many areas in which producers could use as- sistance in the marketing field. There is a great need for econ- omic research, for research in types and usefulness of mar- keting schemes in other places and for, communicating this kind of information to farm leaders and farmers change sgenerally. this age of ,rap adjustment, perhaps some re- organization of the 'Ontario De- partment of Agriculture Mark- eting set-up might be in order. ,. ,. a lfl the .property Alex McGregor, Seaforth area farmer, this week' announc- ed plans for a farmer -owned meat processing plant. Mr. Mc: Gregor is Huron County t'hair- man of Farmers' Allied Meat Enterprises, the organization building the plant. Many local farmers are FAME members. The processing plant, the first of a proposed series of seven, will be located on a 100 -acre property near Galt. The proper- ty fronts on Highway 401, just east of the cloverleaf of 401 and Highway 97, and has excel, lent advertising sade Ar- rangements anbeen the purchase of from the owner, Arnpld Rife. Water drillingwill start im- mediatelY, the local FAME chairman said. The plant will be the largest of the seven, and' will perform a complete processing, curing Texaco Stove Oil or TEXACO • FURNACE FUEL OIL Call Us To -day I • • • • • • • BRUCEFIELD The first season of the First Brucefield Cub Pack was closed at the meeting of June 19. In place of the scheduled hike, which was rained out, a games - night was held in the basement of Brucefield United Church. Hot dogs were the hit of the night and were served by the leaders after the Cubs had "sung for their supper," A hearty good wish to all Cubs for a happy summer was ex- tended •from Akela, Baloo, Bag- heera and Raksha. WALDEN & BROADFOOT PI nt and• canning operation. it will handle livestock by-products and later will complete meat processing operations begun in some of the other projected FAME plants. The seven plants will be located throughout On- tario. HURON. FEDERATION NEWS By FLORENCE ELLIO'T, Sec. The Federation of Agriculture will hold their annual worship service July 8 at 3 p.m„ at the Salvation. Army Camp, two miles north of Bayfield, on the Blue Water Highway, the guest speaker to be Captain Newman, of the Salvation Army, Wing - ham. Salvation Army Band will also be in attendance. Phone 686 W Seaforth 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. ARTHUR WRIGHT Phone 1934 John St. SEAFORTH WANTED LIVE FOWL Ladies, please bring sand- wiches or tarts. Chocolate milk and coffee will be supplied. The Federation of; Huron , County hope that there will be a good attendance at this worship ser- vice. Another request put forth by the Ontario Federation of Ag- riculture has brought action from Queen's Park, action that will benefit all farm people. This move has to do with chang- es in the regulations of the gasoline tax act. The revisions to Subsection 3, Section 5, of Regulation 206 of the Gasoline Tax Act extends the period of time during which farmers may file for their gaso- line tax rebate from the six months that formerly applied. Under the revised regulation, application may be made for the refund of the tax paid on gasoline used for farm purpos- es up to eight months from the date of the gasoline delivery. The regulation has also, been extended to provide for refunds up until 12 months after ' the payment of the tax. However, in this case, where the applica- tion is made between eight, months and twelve months from the payment date, the farmer will receive only 90 per cent of the amount he would normally have received. The regulations also provide that e rt and greatly Iloperior. Ac- tually, thin ehunky bird Js not gtrue MneadQwlal'k 'they wed iven this Ellropeann nanl,e 1)Yearly North American .settlers, The bird belongs to a new woad -family of Fowl. The eastern variety lives through- out most of central and rnari- times Canada. The westerner ranges from the prairies to- the .., mountain valleys toward the coast: . . t 4 proper invoices shall accompany each application, and that no refund will be made when there has been misrepresentation made in an invoice. Further to this, the rekulation states that when a farmer files application for refund, and it is proven that one or more of the invoices have been misrepresented, then the total refund which would be made under this application will be reduced by the amount of $5.00 or 200 per cent of the amount of the ,refund claimed, whichever is the greater. Part of the OFA's requests have , b,een made in relation to that part of the regulation gov: erning the deadline for rebate or :refund, These changes in the regulations will benefit farmers in that they will not have to take time off in busy seasons to assemble the invoic- es and file an application. It now becomes possible for such applications to be made in the "off" season. The OFA, in an- nouncing these changes, stat- ed: "The Treasury Department of the Ontario Government is to be commended for their re- cognition of the need for altera- tions in these regulations and the action they . have taken." Unit Four, UCW Unit four of the Brucefield UCW held their June meeting at the home of Mrs. Glenn Swan with 28 ladies present. The wor- ship service was under the leadership of Mrs. D. Straugh- an, assisted by Mrs. B. Dal- rymple, Mrs. G. Swan and Mrs. V. Hargreaves, Mrs. F. McGre- gor sang a solo, and later show- ed a short film. Mrs. H. John- ston, in charge of the Bible stu- dy period, spoke on the life of Hannah. The minutes of the last meet- ing were read and business per- iod followed. A report on an executive meeting held at Mrs. R. Allan's, was read and dis- cussed. It was' ' announced that Mrs. R. Allan will be taking. over as leader of the group for the summer months, from Mrs. L. Ariano, following which Mrs. D. Brodie will be in charge for the rest of the year. Mrs. S. Broadfoot led a short sing -song and a white elephant sale was conducted by Mrs. J. Boughen. Mrs. R. McNall and her committee served lunch. Picked up at the farm Top Prices — Locker Service Available — Phone 751 J 12 --- Seaforth for h or 393 J 15 Ronald Bennett WALTON Every week more .people dis- cover what rxrighty jobs are ac- complished by low cost Exposi- tor Want Ads.-. - WIND • TORNADO • CYCLONE Insurance R. F. McKERCHER Phone 849 R 4 Seaforth Representing the Western Farm- ers' Weather Insurance Mutual Co., Woodstock, Ont. ODORLESS CLEAN BURNING FURNACE OIL STOVE OIL D. Brightrall TINA SERVICE PHONE 354 Hay making takes skill. A lot of things can happen to a good crop from the field to the barn. Forage specialists at the Ontario Agricultural College say that two important items to watch for are: Loss of nutrients due to leaf shattering and rain damage, and loss of quality life to late cutting. Mature forage contains more lignin and is less digestible. Hay School Has Picnic At Exeter SS No. 10, Hay, held a de- lightful • picnic at Riverciew Park, Exeter, on Thursday af- ternoon and evening, with, stu- dents, their parents• and former residents of the section attend- ing. A delicious picnic supper was enjoyed and a full line of sports was held, directed by Mrs. Alex Munn and Mrs. Hugh McEwen. Winners were: Running race, girls' race, 6-10, Minnie Roose- boom, Sandra Munn; girls' race, 11 and up, Anne Funk, Carolyn Campbell; boys' running race, 6-10, Albert Rooseboom, Brad- ley Pryde; boys' running race, 11 and pp, Larry Elder, Mal- colm McEwen; boys' wheelbar- row race, Larry Elder and PrydeM Mal- colm McEwen, and Jimmy Campbell; boys' sack race, Malcolm McEwen, Larry •Elder; boys' three-legged race, Bradly Pryde, Albert Rooseboom, Jimmy Campbell, Fred Elder; girls' sack race, Sandra Munn, Ewen; g three-legged race, Anne Funk and Carolyn Cannp- bell, Minnie Rooseboom and Sandra Munn; ladies' running race, Mrs. ,Harold Elder, Mrs. Harold' Campbell; guessing con- test, Mrs. Gordon Munn; eldest person in attendance, Mrs. Hyde; youngest Corbet child he attend- ance,picn Jeff closed with a peanut scramble. USBORNE AND HIBBERT MUTUAL- F IR E INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE - EXETER, Ont. Directors: Milton McCurdy - RR 1, ,Kirkton President 3, Lucan Timothy B. Toohey Vice -President Mitchell Wm. H. Chaffe - RR 4, Mi. E. Clayton Colquh6un - RR 1 Science Hill Martin Feeney - RR 2, Dublin Robert G. Gardiner RR 1 Cromarty Agents: Dublin Hugh Benninger - n Harry Coates - RR ° 1, Mitchell Clayton Solicitors: Mackenzie & Raymond - -Exeter Secretary • Exeter Arthur Fraser - FIRST MORTGAGESFarms -- Residential Commercial The Industrial Mortgage & Trust Company Contact our Representative: W. E. SOUTHGATE Phone 334 Seaforth Once orchard grass gets out 1 in head most of its nutrient va- lue has been lost. Clipping at the right time, and a good strip or rotational grazing program will give top yields, says Dr. Bert Christie, . forage research- er at the Ontario Agricultural College. * * * Without coccidiosis control we might not have a broiler in- dustry in ,Ontario. The best way to gets effective control is with drugs: a coccidiostat with good '• management gives almost 100percentcontrol pathologists broil- ers, say .poultry with the Ontario Department of Agriculture. 1 2 ° 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. SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T. Pryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Inquiries are invited. Telephone Numbers: EXETER 41 CLINTON: HU 2.9421 SEAFORTH: Contact Willis Dundas SEED BEANS Now is the time to planta White Beans We have a good stock of Registered No. 1 Second Generation • SANILAC • MICHELITE • SEAWAY. 0 oort aler Twbe An u prigO, P urre4: ween reg ii ,eF,.r4xUbe, hig :adve Selnent,a Qul$ )Ave ad A ER V [NX A00];1T -Canadian, M -� rer Bale 05' SERV __ ICE ODELS, QF JOHN- DEERE A 4 WE Ir M, EQUIPMENT and NL :Mr TRAgTORS , . We carry • a,full. ilne of parts for John Deere Trotors and Machines Now John Deere Machinery eyeilaibe on request E N • J H Minneapolis Mobile and • :. John Deere Sales & Servico •t Phone 768 -- Seaforth • h PERSONALIZED -• COASTERS - GIFT IDEAS SERVIETTES PHONE 141 SEAFORTH - V FOR it EM EH DOUS CAVI SVGS 1961 Ford Sedan—A.T. 1957 Ford Sedan 1961 Olds Super Four -Door Hardtop 1958 Borgward Station Wagon 1958 Pontiac Sedan 1957 Chev. Sedan 1957 Plymouth (low mileage). 1955 Buick Sedan—A.T. 1957 Ford Coach 1955 Chev. Coach 1953 Pontiac Sedan " NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED " MOTORS R FOT S� A Phone - 541 — Seaforth We have CANDA No. 1 SANILAC and MICHELITE Imported Certified No. 1 Sanilac and a Limited Amount of'C o Certified No. 1 Michelite Bean contracts available with Seed and Fertilizer Supplied 0 Anyone wishing to for field inspection by ster their tieat the Crops must apply 15th of June. W. G. THOMPSON & SONS LTD. Phone 32 - HENSALL Want Ad and be money in pock- - .-�F., mmne Norm tcOR S AD V)EiifiISEMEpTTS Too I eta To advertise, just phone ppiece, with wheel and - tires. I oA orest, on' 21 Highwary, phone I LATE TO CLA3S1t%'Y, SE)g PH2 4, Sda . VASA' Gail R) 1i', 14-25-2 PAGE 4 I Seaforth 141., e• 90 Imperial scientists and technicians pose for their pictures in the ultramodern wing of Imperial's research laboratories at Sarnia. Not shown: another 115 members of the Sarnia research staff, and another 130 who work in Imperial laboratories at Calgary. 90% of all oil company product research in Canada p is done byImperial At Sarnia, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta, Imperial operates the largest petroleum re- search laboratories in Canada. At Sarnia, the company's scientists and technicians are working to improve present products and - to develop new ones. Their research covers D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction Commercial Hotel Monday, .4'hursday-1 to 8 p.m. many fields, from gasolines to household detergents. At Calgary, Imperial research personnel are exploring -means to find and produce more Canadian crude oil and natural gas. Imperial does more research than all other oil companies in Canada combined. ALWAYS LOOK TO IMPERIAL FOR THE BEST A o t,. ally auvertiser using a Huron Expositor box number. Please tlo not Ask £or this -information. 1 • �a.