The Huron Expositor, 1963-06-20, Page 12M THE ROA:Dist EXPOSITOR, SI AFORTH, ONT., JUNE 20, 1863
CHECK HAY TEMPERATURE
TO GUARD AGAINST FIRE .,
Did your hay go into the barn
a little tough this year? If so,
it would be wise to check it at
feast twice a week 'for the next
month, to ensure that it is not
heating. Fire from spontaneous
combustion usually occurs dur-
ing the first two months after
storage.
Hall. Wright,'' Farm Safety
Specialist, Ontario' Department
of Agriculture, says that an
easy way to check the tempera-
ture is to make a hay probe
from a 10 -foot length of half
inch electrical conduit or tub-
ing. You can then rivet a sharp-
ened hardwood point to the bot-
tom end of this tube and drill
six holes of three -eights inch
diameter within the bottom six
inches. Now lower a veterin
arian's rectal thermometer on
a 12 -foot cord to the bottom of
'the completed hay probe; and
you are ready to take the tem-
peratire of your hay. A piece
of sponge rubber should 'be
used at the bottom of the tube
to act as a cushion and prevent
the thermometer from break-
ing.
Push the probe well down in-
to the hay and leave for 10
minutes. Pull out the thermom-
eter and note the temperature.
Watch for the following tem-
perature sign posts:
150° F. entering the danger
zone. Make temperature obser-
vations daily.
160° F. Danger! Inspect ev-
ery four hours to see if tem-
perature is rising.
175° F. Fire pockets may be
anticipated. Call the fire de-
partment pumper and wet down
hay.
185° F. Remove the hay. The
pumper should be available
since flames will develop when
air comes in contact with the
hay.
210° F. Critical! Hay is al-
most sure to ignite.
CAUTION: Workmen should
not enter alone, or without
ropes tied to their waists, since
fire pockets may have develop-
ed and there is danger of the
men falling into them.
Long planks may be placed
across the top of the hay for
workmen to stand on while
making observations or remov-
ing the hay.
Play it safe! Make a hay
probe thermometer and know
the condition of your hay mows.
. SILVERWOOD'S
ICE CREAM is a delicious
dessert treat than can't
be beat!
Serve your favorite flavor
Tonight. Keep extra on
hand . . . you'll want
seconds!
SILVERWOOD'S DELUXE ICE CREAM
Available At These Area Stores:
BRIGHTRALL SERVICE STATION — Seaforth
COOPER'S RED & WHITE STORE — Seaforth
CRICH'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT — Seaforth
W. SMITH GROCERY — Seaforth
RITA & JOE'S GROCERY — St. Columban
COSTELLOS Dublin
PERTH .FEDERATION, REPORTS
By ED DEARING
This is the month in which
dairy farmers, in previous
years, made their contribution
to milk and milk products pro-
motion by a deduction from
their milk and cream cheques.
The famaliar slogans of 'June
Set-aside" and "June is Dairy"
month will be missed this year
as we embark on a new pro-
gram of advertising and promo-
tion to encourage domestic
consumption of dairy foods.
In January of this year at the
annual meeting of the Dairy
Farmers of Canada, held in Lon-
don, Ontario, the delegates in-
troduced a program of a year-
round set-aside. This involves
a deduction of one-quarter of
one per cent of farmers' milk
and cream cheques for the year
and would have a potential of
1.9 million dollars. This com-
pares with the previous system
of a set-aside of one cent a
pound butterfat during the
month of June which had a
potential of $700,000.
Ontario dairy farmers could
contribute $470,000 of this
amount. This indicates that a
high proportion of the total
contribution will be borne by
the dairy farmers in this prov-
ince. It is well to bear in mind
that we have the largest poten-
tial consumer ' market and the
advertising and promotional
program will be conducted on
a regional basis with expendi-
tures for such bearing a direct
relationship to the contribu-
tions from that area. This
means that, while it is obvious
the brunt of the cost of the new
program must be borne by Onf
tario and Quebec, this is the
area in which the promotional
campaign will receive its great-
est emphasis.
It is interesting to note that
the cream producers in Ontario
have, been contributing their
full potential • to the program
for the past few years.
The set-aside 'will be admin-
istered by a new committee
known as the Dairy Foods Ser-
vice Bureau. It will be re-
sponsible for' collecting. the set-
aside and will direct advertis-
ing and promotion policies. The
set-aside will be on a volun-
tary basis with the exception
of the cream producers in On-
tario who will continue the
collections on a check -off basis.
All dairy processing plants
will have received letters from
the Regional Offices of the
Dairy foods Service Bureau ask-
ing then to make the collec-
tions and return the proceeds
to them in trust on behalf of
the Dairy Foods Service Bureau.
Previous efforts by producers
to stimulate demand for dairy
products, through the June Set-
aside by expanded advertising
and promotion programs, have
been handicapped by insuffici-
ent funds to do a proper job.
The new program will stress
advertising, market develop-
ment, consumer education, etc.
through such • media as the
press, radio, TV and other
means of promotion. Briefly,
the entire program is designed
to sell more dairy products. It
is hoped the new expanded
self-help program will strength-
en the demand side of the mar-
ket to counterbalance the ex-
panded milk production.
Milk production in Canada
appears to be continuing its up-
ward climb despite the fact
that dairy correspondents re-
port three per cent fewer cows
kept on farms than a year earl-
ier. Production for the early
part of this year appears to be
up almost two per cent. Last
year Canada produced close to
one million pounds more milk
than was consumed domestic-
ally. We are starting the 1963-
1964 dairy year with stocks of
creamery butter and butter oil
in butter equivalent of almost
200 million pounds.
The dairy industry, particu-
larly producers, desires to make
its contribution towards a solu-
tion to the problems which
plague it. The new year-round
set-aside program is surely a
step in the right direction.
Fire Destroys
Large Barn On
Hallett Farm
A large barn on the farm of
Carman Moon, a mile "-and- a
half east of Londesboro, on con-
cession 10, Hullett Township,
was completely destroyed by
fire around one o'clock Monday
Morning, during a severe elec-
tric storm that swept the area.
Blyth district fire brigade
promptly answered the call, but
nothing could be done to save
the barn. Flames were kept
from spreading to a drive shed
and stone hog pen.
Lost in the fire were 80 pigs
and one horse, as well as a
quantity of hay and grain. A
valuable palomino stallion was
saved by Mr. Moon, who led it
out of the flaming building.
The fire chief estimated the
loss at $12,000. It is partly cov-
ered by insurance.
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Relax! Let these and other refreshing dairy foods
keep you and your kitchen cool—all summer long!
MILK—the summertime
refresher. Serve it icycofd!
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CO`T`TAGE CHEESB—
good with 5atad greens or fresh' frtltts, .
It's Always Better
With BUTTER
It's Always Better With
BUTTER
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As every housewife knows, for good eating and good living, you
just can't beat butter ! From the simplest biscuits to the most
elegant layer cake, everything you make tastes so much better
with butter.
Buy "STAFFA BRAND" Butter
Staffa Creamery
GERALD AGAR, Manager
Phone 10 R3
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STA�Y, BROS.
MITCHELL
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THE WHOLE IIISSETS
FAMILY ENJOYS.
EVERYBODY EATS ICE CREAM
Warm weather . . and Ice
Cream! There's a combination
that makes for better living! It's
time now to usher in' Summer
menus with more and more serv-
ings of the world's most delicious
dessert!
ICE CREAM is delicious . . .
nutritious . . . by itself—with
cake, summer fruits . . . or any
of the other delicious, appetite -
pleasing combinations you can
'make up with wonderful, won-
derful Ice Cream!
So start now to make Ice
Cream a frequent visitor to your
table—the whole family will love
it.
BISSET'S — The Ice Cream With That "M -Mm Good" Flavor
ISSET BROS. LTD.
SALTFORD HEIGHTS — JUST NORTH OF GODERICH
Bisset's lee Cream Available in Seaforth at
Neil Bell Service Station
McCl i n chey's Restaurant
Queen's Hotel
Dick's) Cash Grocery
Seaforth Lions Park
McCluskie's Winthrop Store
Eickmeyer's General Store — Egmondville
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