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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-07-18, Page 10J I 1O I ITWX X .OSITOR, SEAFQRTIi,. Qin, JULY 18, 068 SUGGESTS FEED CONVERSION IS SOLUTION TO BETTER PROFITS "Fg4 doxlversion is the key tQ prgft, A hog that converts at, the rate of three pounds of #eed tO one pound of live pork will `make about $6.00 more pro- fit than one that converts at the rate of 4 to 1," G. R. Gear, Agri- :euitural Representative with the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture,told the recent Swine ALL TYPES INSURANCE Donald. G. Eaton Office in Masonic Store Main Street Phone 75 : Seaforth WANTED LIVE FOWL Picked up at the farm Top Prices — Locker Service Available — Phone 751 J 12 — Seaforth or 393 J 15 — Brussels Ronald Bennett WALTON Remember, it takes but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, just Phone Seaforth 141. LOTTA5 AYSf ,�_ LOVELINESS WITH THAT BIG EMT NEARING N0 NEED,TO BE FEARING, WERE i1 ALREADY PREPARING YOURPROPER, AIR' ,�, I"; Jug,' CcVt act BRIAN'S HAIRS"ICYLING Phone 427 - Seaforth ODORLESS CLEAN BURNING FURNACE OIL STOVE OIL D. Brightrall FINA SERVICE Phone 354 Improvement Conference i n Guelph,' In the early part of a hog's life, rapid growth must take place. The young pig up to 125 pounds should be fed a high energy ration. This is the per- iod when the hog can convert at the rate of less than three pounds of feed to one pound of live hog, say researchers with the Ontario Department of Agriculture. After the hog has reached 125 pounds, it should be pro- perly "finished" for market. Ov- erfinishing keeps a lot of our hogs out of the Grade A cate- gory and it has been shown that it is more costly to pro- duce fat than lean. First of all, it takes more feed to produce fat, and fat is a low priced pro- duct. A lean hog will reduce production costs and increase the price received at the mar- ket. The finishing period can mean the difference between profit and loss! It pays to keep hogs an extra three weeks on restricted feeding to try for a high percentage of Grade A's.^ Restricted feeding does not take any more. feed, just more time. A farmer who produces 400 hogs a year and raises the num- ber of Grade A hogs from 30 to 60 per cent of the total number marketed, will have 120 hogs worth $4.50 more, giving him an added $540.00 per year. This extra money for three weeks hog time and use of buildings is profit — 'a greater rate of profit than starting a new Iot of pigs in the same pens. • GIBBINGS—PFAFF Wedding vows between John Douglas Gibbings of Clinton and Marjorie Ilene Pfaff of Kip - pen were exchanged at Bruce - field United Church on Satur- day, July 6. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Warren Gibbings of Clinton and the bride is the daughter of Mrs. Nelson Pfaff and the late Mr. Pfaff. Rev. A. ' H. Johnston conducted the ceremony. The bride wore a waltz -length gown with a full tiered skirt of Chantilly lace topped by a basque waist and lane gloves. Iridescent sequins rounded•the neckline and the sheerest French illusion veil was gathered to the handmade headpiece, She carried a bouquet of white car- nations and Sweethearts. The matron of honor, Miss Betty Ann Gibbings, of Clinton, wore a yellow silk organa dress with matching headpiece, and carried a bouquet of white car- nations and yellow tulle. Mr. Bob Miller of Clinton was groomsman. The reception was held at the Clinton Hotel. The bride's travelling costume consisted of: a green sheath dress with white accessories and a yellow rose corsage. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbings will reside at 40 Garfield Ave., Lon- don. Huron Leads Province In Cattle and Poultry Driving through the country- side of Huron County, it is not hard to imagine that the farm- ing area must rank high provin- cially in production and income. Just how high it does stand is apparent from the cold, hard, dry statistics put out by the On- tario Department of Agricul- ture. Huron County leads the prov- ince in poultry, in cattle and swine combined, as well as in various grain products. Anyone can peruse statistics in "Agricultural Statistics For Ontario, 1962," an annual re- port published by the Depart- ment and prepared by the Farm Economics and Statistics Branch. The figures are compiled from June and December Farm Survey schedules sent in by 20,- 000 farmers in the province, reports filed by several thou- sand voluntary, farm correspon- dents who fill in schedules regu- larly relating to farming condi- tions, Ontario Agricultural Re- presentatives and Commodity Marketing Boards. The total number of cattle and swine in Huron County ranks highest in number and value in the province for 1962. Genuine GENERAL MOTORS MUFFLERS Customer Convenience Special 1954-62 Pontiac and Chevrolets (Most Models) 1954-62 Chevrolet and GMC Trucks (Most Models) Complete WHEEL ALIGNMENT Front wheels aligned and balanced by; factory train- ed servicemen using the most modern equipment. $7.95 This Offer Applies Ta, Ali Makes Of Cars $7.50 $630 SERVICE SERVICE Phone 541 ,t ,r Seaforth Motors Seaforth There are 196,500 head of cat- tle valued at $29.5 million, and 112,400 swine worth $3.3 mil- lion. Kent County in Southern On- tario has 111,500 swine worth $3.4 million. The difference in value lies in the fact that Kent has more swine six months and. over. Lead in .Cattle The cattle breakdown for Hu- ron is: 2,000 breeding bulls, 38,300 milking cows, 21,100 beef cows, 9,400 milk yearlings, 20,- 200 beef yearlings, 44,700 calves and 60,800 steers one year and, over. • These cattle graze on 227,496 acres of improved pasture, the second highest amount in the province. Bruce County tops this figure with over 230,000 acres. The Huron figure has climbed from 207,733 acres in 1951. Huron also tops the province in poultry. There are 1,405,000 hens and chickens on the coun- ty farms worth $L7 million. Perth County is runner-up to Huron in this division. Western Ontario is the lead- ing poultry area in th . prov- ince with 9.5 million hens and chickens valued at almost $9 million. The statistics show that Hu- ron also stacks up well with the rest of the province in crops. In 1962 there were $18.1 mil- lion worth of crops on 371,910 acres of land, the second high- est area of cultivated land in the province. The value ranks third. tach acre of crops is worth $48.65. The Western On- tario value per acre is $45.14. Field Roots. Are Tops Huron County tops the prov- ince with field roots. An aver- age of 495 bushels can be glean- ed from each of the 2,080 acres for a total of over one million bushels. At a price of 60c per bushel, the field roots are worth $617,800, or $297 per acre. Huron County barley and flax are also leaders in the province in yield. There are 6,800 acres of barley, yielding 45 bushels per acre, for a total of 306,000 bushels. Each bushel is worth $1.10, amounting to $336,000, and each acre is valued at $49.50. The provincial average is $1.14 per bushel and $49.72 per acre. The Bounty produces 86,000 bushels of flax from 5,000 ac- res. The farm value is $3.10 per bushel, totalling $266,000, or $53.01; afi acre. The provin- cial value is $52.39 per acre. The highest valued crops in USBORNE . A N D HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE - EXETER, Ont. Directors: Timothy B. Toohey - RR 3, Lucan President Robert G. Gardiner - RR 1, Vice -President Cromarty Wm. H. Chaffe - RR 4, Mitchell E. Clayton Colquhoun - RR '1 Science Hill Martin Feeney - RR 2, Dublin Milton McCurdy - RR 1, Kirkton Agents: Hugh Benninger - Dublin Harry Coates - il.R 1, Centralia Clayton Harris - Mitchell Satiaitors: Mackenzie & Raymond - Exeter Sacrafar,r4 reaturar: rthur F'rater - Exeter the county are mixed grains worth over $4.5 million. There 94,900 acres, yielding 59.1 bush- els an acre for a total of 5,608,- 600 bushels. Each bushel is valued at • 82c, amounting to almost $4.6 million or $48,46 per acre. The production of mixed grains ranks second to Perth which leads the province. The provincial value is 87c per bush- el, or $48.98 per acre. Western Ontario . is the larg- est producing hay area in the province, with Huron County fourth in hay acreage in the area and the province, but high. est in yield and value. Huron has 127,00 acres in hay, yielding 289,000 tons, or 227 tons per 'acre. The farm value totals $4,290,500, or $14.81 per ton. Huron ranks third in the pro- vince in production and value of oats. The county has 70,- 900 acres ,in oats with a yield of 59 bushels per acre for a total of 4,183,100 bushels. The value is 76c per bushel for an income of $3,179,200, or $44.84 per acre. 623,767 Acres The crops grow on the great- est amount of improved farm- land in the province. There are 623,767 acres of farmland. This figure is down from the 1931 figure as is the rest of the province. Dry beans is a top ranking crop in the province as far as Huron is concerned. Huron ranks second to Kent County with 21,500 acres in dry beans, yielding 12.7 cwt. per acre for a total of 273,004 cwt. The beans were valued at $6.80 per cwt., for a total of $1,856,400, or $86.36 an acre. In husking cornHuron ranks Ontario, in Western with 10,300 acres yielding 70 bushels per acre for a total of 721,000 shelled bushels. At $L23 per bushel the value totals 886,800 ixtishels, or $86.10 an acre. Huron County has 16,700 ac- res in fodder corn yielding 11.9 tons per acre (green), totalling 198,700 tons (green). The farm value is $5.17 per ton for' a total of $1,027,400, or $61.52 an acre. Perth County does not have as many acres in fodder corn (15,400), but has a higher yield (199,100 tons) and a higher va- lue ($1,045,300), placing it first above Huron in the Western Ontario area. Western Ontario, includes Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Halton, Peel, Perth, Simcoe, Waterloo, Wellington and Hu- ron. FARM WAGONS A farm wagon would appear to be a fairly safe vehicle, since it travels at a slow speed, is not self-propelled and has a wide wheelbase which makes for sta- bility. However, when loads of loose hay or bales are piled high on it the situation changes. Loose hay, particularly, creates a very bouncing, unstable plat- form on which to ride. Hal Wright, Forma Safety Special- ist with the Ontario Department of Agriculture, warns, that while it is fun for your children to hitch a ride to the barn, it could be dangerous. During the 1960 haying season six Ontario farm people were killed and 173 injured, including 48 chit. dren, So be kind to your chits; dreil by refttaitig to allow thein' to ride on the load of hay alone.; DON'T LET CARELESSNESS REAP A GRIM HA RVEST OF COSTLY FATAL ACCIDENTS ON YOUR FARM! Check your farm! Check accidents! What is your farm safety rating? ❑ KEEP MACHINES IN GOOD IIEPAIR: Keep all guards and safety devices in place. Stop machines before un- clogging, oiling or adjusting them. Don't wear loose, floppy clothing around machinery. ❑ , OPERATE TRACTORS SAFELY: Start tractors smooth- ly;. turn corners slowly. Avoid ditches, banks and soft ground- Always hitch to the drawbar. ❑ USE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB: Make sure your tools are in good, safe condition. Keep them in a safe place and handle with care. ❑ SPEAK TO ANIMALS WHEN APPROACHING THEM: Keep thein calm by acting with calm self-assurance your- self. Keep bulls in a safe pen. ❑ KNOW AND OBEY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS: Follow safe driving practices. Read and obey all traffic signs. ❑ BE A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER: Have a place for every- thing and keep everything in its place. ❑ WATCH YOUR STEP TO PREVENT FALLS: Keep lad- ders and steps in good repair, with no loose rungsi Make sure they are easily accessible in case of emergency, and don't pile things on stairways. ❑ BE "FIRESIGHTED": Don't smoke around the barn. Pour gasoline or kerosene outdoors to prevent the ac- cumulation of explosive vapors. Dry clean outdoors. Don't use kerosene to start fires. Be careful with matches. ❑ APPLY FIRST AID PROMPTLY: Even minor injuries may be dangerous if they are ,'jot treated immediately. Keep first aid kits in the house, iethe barn, and on the tractor. ❑ TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY WERE LOADED: Beep guns unloaded except when actually using them. Aim ONLY at targets you want to 'shoot. Keep Alert Today -- Be'Alive Tomorrow! THE FOLLOWING LOCAL FIRMS SPONSOR THIS AD IN THE INTEREST OF CANADIAN FARM SAFETY WEEK SEAFORTH LUMBER LTD. ' Lumber and Building Supplies Phone 47 Seaforth SEAFORTH COIN OPERATED LAUNDRY Seaforth Market Street SEAFORTH FARMERS CO !OPERATIVE Feed - Petroleum - Fari t Supplies Seaforth Phone, 9 McGAVIN FARM EQUIPMENT New Holland - New Idea - Nuffield George White WALTON - Phone Seaforth 751 J 1 ROWCLIFFE MOTORS Case Farm Equipment Sales & Service We Service All Makes of Tractors Phone 267 Seaforth BALL MACAULAY LTD. LUMBER and BUILDERS' SUPPLIES CEMENT and LIME Phone 78' • Seaforth SILLS HARDWARE Plumbing -- Heating Lowe Bros: Paint Phone 56 Seaforth BOYES' FARM SUPPLY Massey -Ferguson Sales & Service Repairs To All Makes of Tractors Phone 612 Seaforth TEXACO CANADA LIMITED WALDEN & BROADFOOT, Consignees Distributors` of Qualit3f Petroleum Products To the Farm Trade ' Phone 686-W - Seaforth SEAFORTH MOTORS Expert Repairs To All Makes of Cars, Trucks, Tractors Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Envoy Sales & Service Phone 541 Seaforth TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED '`The Most Value For the Farmer's Dollar" Phone 775 : ' Seaforth ROSS SCOTT LTD. Distributor of SUNOCO PRODUCTS Motor Fuel - Motor Oils - Lubricants BRUCEFIEIjD : Phone Seaforth 641 W 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • r 4