The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-05-01, Page 7a
WEDNESD•A.', MA'
'1st, 1963'
'TfIF, LUC
ogs, Eggs, Britten, Rural Development
Discussed 8y .Bruce. F. Of ,A.. Directors
. A Board of •Directors meeting . '
of. the Bruce ,C'ounty,. ,Federation
of Agriculture was held jn.
Paisley on April 19th viit; •,37'.
persons . in • attendance, The
• meeting was preceded • by a sup-
per catered JO' by the, Paisley
united .Church • wOmen. ' Presi-
dent, Harold Wolfe, • wele.ormed
• .ttrbsepresent.
-Wallace iBallagh, president of
the' 'Bruce County Hog 1P.redue,
ers, ,explained • the -hog'. quality
iniiprevement program, now in
operation end ,being well eeceiv-
ed by .producers in the •Ceenty:
One , of the objectives is to, in-
-crease the percentage of Grade
A' hogs. produced -in Bruce Coun-
ty;..and also, to ibe able to pro-
duce them at .a ,profit. Everyone
is aware that it is: ,possible to
Make metre Ipigs ;into Grade ',A
hogs, by keeping them. until they
• are 7. or 8 months of age,.. but
this does not necessarily; mean
more profit. ' Under, the :p agrarn
there are several' Glasses in
which, •a producer may • enter,:
• :both monthly and . yearly , con-
tests with, cash prizes and they
are also offering' ,V0.00 for each
Of the 'first '10 :goverxrtrient pre=.
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GARAGE
CARS- TRUCKS = TRACTORS`
LAWNMOWERS -WELDING
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onium .boars. ipurch'ased Eby' hog
producers in the County during
the project year, Manch 1st to
December 31st, $10.00; is also be-
ing offered 'to each participant
who mill ccrnpiete a'set 0..f cost
accounts showing feed. :costs,.
grades, •feeding methods,, etc. for
.this year,
Bruce• Nears Objective
Allan Halliday, • ''chairman, of
Br..:uce, County FAME Commit-.
tee, .reported briefly ''He paid
tribute to. the, 'Bruce Federation
for the support given FAi'tE, He
slated that ` progress .is going
ahead favburaibly in the este
blishinent '.of the VeME plants.
and in 'o'btain'ing share capital.'
To date the producers of • 'On-
tario have -Subscribed . approxi-
mately 11/4 million dollars in
share capital. Bruce with •$104,:.
OQ0- as., its objective has raised
.07;000 •'or 93%u of its o+ljeative.•
Mrs: James Sinclair; reporting
on behalf of the Bruce County
Women's Institutes, expressed
appreciation to. the Federation
for sending :her 'as a delegate to
the.. Ontario Rural Leadership'
Forum at Niagara 1Falls this ,past
winter and gave a •brief ',report
on ;the, program, The, W.I's are
working .,with the Farm Safety
program to •. promote ,better
safety on. our ,highways and are
sponsoring a 'safety: poster and
a' . safety • sereeebook again this'.
year. 'with cash 'prizes 'awarded
fon`'•the. best 'entry.,
• Explains Hog 'Marketing
Eldred. Aiken, reporting',ore
behalf of: the 'Ontario 'Hog Pro
deicers . Marketing Board,. stated
that; /the (burning question today
is,. what's wrong 'with. the hog.
'prices?. Seine 'people apparently.
think that ,when. we have aeMar
kering . Board' that. ,they, should
a'.ways keep, the !price at a pro
feeble level. This .•can. ; only be
accomplished • if •you have con-
trolled ;production. •The function.
of :the' Bales division of. the Mare"
keflmg Board is . tee sell each lot;
of hogs. fdr the best: price ob-
tainable:. at' that particular mo
• .meat with „the/Tight' tO make iio
sale,: if the :sales staff eh•ink they
can get .a better Price at a;, latera
: niornent. Marketing have :'been
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',ONTARIO DEPARTMENT Minister ceete 1 .
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exceptionally heavy lately, Mr.
Aiken brought', the 'meeting up
to date .On hapieeniirgs at the
Provincial annual meeting, Which
was quite successful with a very
good attendance coming ,from
Bruce , County. The swbject Oaf
condemned hogs .and arthritis in
hogs is.'still a .major•and .conten-
tious problem. Mr, Aiken stated,,
"The buyers don't 'feel they
should have 'to pay for deceased.
fo, which. they can't the Iblemed
don't think a producer
who ,inarkets a hog - knowing
something is wrong should get
paid for jt, if it is ,condemned,
gut the. producer who: has. .one
condemned. that` apPeared in good.
health, has .mY sympathy; ,this
can happen as arthritis is `a ,big
offender •-e• 371/2%• of all con
d'emnried and is hard' to detect.
If insurance .is carried. for this,
it 'only , encourages carelessness
on . the part of the producer, •A.
billof lading'. is' now .being de-
vised which 'will cover the eon
dition of .hogs • ,hauled from the
farmer.' to_ assembly yerd.oand' ;to
''buyers yard , which is • .hoped;
willhave 'the farmer and trans-
porter . usebetter care` in .the
handling •of :hogs;'
Tremendous. Results
• Mr. William. Nicholson .of Port
,Elgin • was . introduced *to : the
meeting. He was. .the 1st presi-
dent of the Bruce .County Fed-
er,ation. and ars, spent 14 years
on the ‘1700.,,Board of 'Directors.
Be• was representing Bruce (Go -op
Medieal' Serv..ices and said they
have been: • getting ' tremendous
results ,from 'their recent .blitz'
for members. • • .•
Egg Marketing Vote
Allan Wedow, ',Zone Director •
• of the Ontario' Poultry :Produc-'
• ers, reported 'on' the.•annual meet-.
ing ,of the Poul:try Producers
'held on April' 3:m1:at .which. .time
the go .ahead. signal. was given
for the calling of an egg market-•
ing 'vote. • 66% of those voting
yes to: : carry 'the vote. Cost of
operating • the', plan to foe` ;approxi-
mately 1/2 cent or less per dozen.
The selling ,:system will be along'
the ' limes of the.. 'present
Producers; :Marketing ip1!an. He
stated \t'he. egg prices .are. 'higher
than 'cne year ago,. but the chick
hatch is down• •8.�9% across C'an-
'ada.
. .Agree • To Darker Color
Louis Davis reporting ..;for the
•dairy'•industry, .stated• ,it •is, .to ..be
rhoped that the .1Zc per 1b stub-
sidy .for butter will '!be.'continued
as the trend. has shown ',a larger'
'consumption 'since• this* has '.been,
in effect.: Tremendous ;pressure'
was put en' to hive:the Colour-
ing :put. in �margarine.;to be ,the
utter :The
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dairy. industry -took • the stand .
to allow. a darker ,degree of yel-
low than is, presently set 'aside
for .: butter; weeich• follows the
present.' legislation, in .effeetin
Manitoba and: Nova .Scotia,
Jack ` MacGillivray, 'reporting
for" :FA!ME. announced •that plant
location for_t!his area has' '-naw-
been decided upon pending` ap-
proyal 'by ;the. Ontario• Water: RRe-
sources . Commission;• .It is to be
in Grey •;Co,unty, 2 miles east of
Hanover; This brings the num
ber - of ',plant 'sites to'. four, ; •
Junior Farris Loans
Harold . Wolfe, President,
brought the membeers' up•'to date
on ()FA . activities. and on'the
last merrkbers meeting and the
resolutions .. presented at that
time, .He -stated . that, the . Ontario
Junior .Fariner, Loan ,program
has ',been reinstated and extends
the maxis rum loan '.from..$15,000
to ;$20,000 and lengthens the re-
,payment Period from '2�5 to 30
years sand increases' the amount
c•btaina,ble ;rain$5%. Of•,the value,
of security' to 80%. He also an-
nounced that the 'Federation .In-
In-
surance •Cernmittee ' have receiv'-
ed the, •5,000 policy plaque: `tram
CIA: .
Rural Developinent
Ken Graham, OFA. Fieldman,'
was present 'who introduced the
subject of ' rural development.
He gave ;t�h•ebackground of.ARS
DA and.the, OFA stand eamd feel
,infg.s towards this �prograt i, The.
number of farmer keeps going
,down and the •per .farm income
.gracl�u�allygoing .pup. Even with:
the • recent ,farm subsidies, ,goy-
ernment 'bills, etc. we ..hatre 'not
�beerr, able to keep they small
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farmer.
Don Middleton • of . the :SOFA.
Properties • Department. said that
unless you carr make • the small
farmer into • a profitable opera
tion . yoxz will not be doing any-
thing. •
ny•thing..' ''9 i • have.. le convince
,,people, that AIWA can do 4 job
for; the indieidual. He • asked,
`Ilol v- ninon do you ;know about `
Bruce County? you • know :
how many organizations there
are in Bruce?." "He stated' that it
would, probably frighten you to
know : how many': or..ganizatioris
there. are which are 'gall s ipposecl
to . be:helping- the people• • of,
Bruce. County. • The important
thing to ` remember,. is that ' un
der.. , this oprograrne the: people'
concerned mel e the decisions •ds
to what they twant. .Once we have
the answer; to the: question asto.
What have we got .and. what do
we.. need then ' we care go- ahead
with ` plans: •
;George`— Gear,. Bruce County
Agricultural. Representative, �fa
ted :that while ` Herb Crown/ of.
ARRA Was not Present, he inti
.,'hated; that :if ,a •committee .was.
set .up '.'Mr. Crown would Be glad
to work , witth them, There' are
more than just ' community
tures.. to ''ARD+A; '1he: -said,. but •if
People . think , of: ARIDA as- such
'then' we sho:ild • be prepared to
;'work on this... .
eAernminittee of Ernie 'Biomes,
Cameron MacAuley. and. Jasries
Powers 'Was : set up. to work „With
ARRA.•
• Adopt . Resolutions..
The'•folleaving resolutions were
;presen't'ed and 'carried 'py the
meeting: •
1: 'That we request Tdwnship,--
C-ou-nty aid Proelne al. sriowfence
removal 'crews' through their re
-spective; head offices to practice
greater'.p.recaution• in•,eiicking up
loose wire and pickets . Many
farmers have been suffering
financial • losses in ;machinery
break downe from debris left on
their ,property after snow feric
removal.: ,
2..'
That the ,Provincial and.
Federal. • governments' ibe asked
to, adopt: e '�policy for' milk dis
t'riibution to the :.public schools.
Today there are many children•
growing up. without their daily
quota of .milk,' which is of high
nutritional value,. and ?with' the
.Many central ' schools. 'low` be-
ing • built, distribution is'li-
tated,
3.. Requesting legislation forc-
ing alJ. bottling coriwanies to use
some less destructive material for
beverage containers .than ' glass,
In 'the winter, Maintainers .and
heavy snow 'blowers and. tpldughs
often deposit • such.. dbroken glass.
and betties into' the fields along
the - hig'hways' which has quite
often damaged farm machinery
and rubber tires and has alsd
been known to ibe .swallowed by
livestock, either grazing• or' eat
ing baled straw or hay,,
4, ,Supporting the dairy Pro-
ucers in the ;adoption of Mani-
toba l'egislatieti for` the colout�-.
ing' of margarine. _ • '
Hear Address On
Growing Mums
(Intended .For Last Week),
Forty members attended the
Friday evening .meeting . of .the;"
Lucknow and District ' Iiorticul-
tural Society.
Expressions,: of. thanks . Were
received from .the various chur:
cher •In., which. the ' Society :had
placed ;taster lilies' on Sunday,
April 14;th. :In .all 'instances the
gesture " was • appreciated and in
some eases the lily; Was passed.
on to:a shut-in ,and so' continuing
njoyment• of the flower.
A violin solo, by Mrs. 3o1in
Irwin With piano .ec�om�paniment
.by Mrs. Gordoii" 'IVIontgpmery (was
enjoyed as Were; two selections
on the ;electric guitar by: Patsy
Iskaxriott. _..:.Mrs, George Whitby
Wes. chairman for the l rograen.
i and 'Mrs.. ,lack -MacDona•ld. was.
!. program convener and introduc-
ed the gguest speaker, Of the ev
ening, Mr. Frank •Dellowe He is•
a member• of ` the newly 'formed
Ohrysantheniu nI ..Society formed.
for the: 'purpose of growing and
Propagation of the largeexh•ibi
tion and shower varieties. 'Mr. Del -
low illustrated his • lecture, giv-
ing
Many .:details for • the ••: g:rowvr
k
•
ing of :the early •l •ngliele varieties
of mules A.t th•e close of his talk
he •answered questions abeet`. ti e
taking of cuttings, rooting ,them,
disbudding and .other :details' of
grow reg ',of show mums outdoors
in our oven' gardens. ' A.;1, details
Were. • covered. and.: Mr. ; Dellow
made the growi_n : of mums, very:
tr'tei eking.
Atthe time of this meeting:
the Society has T Seplt nemibers
and 40 : junior •mernber,s, ,Miss Ada
Webster is conveiei fog` the j•un=
for work and:plans to meet • with:
°them in the :near' fut•t:i e • and
give, ' out ,the .spring, se'ed , !and
bulbs,
, -Convention reports .were idle-
duled ,from the delegates :for
this meeting tett time rare; Gut '.
and ,these 'will 'be given at.: the
June -meeting..-
:Mrs. Gordon Kirkland, Mrs.
Frank Ritchie and'. Mrs'. Will air;►:
G. Hunter are 'convener,; ,for • he
May 17th' Spring . Flower Show
Prize lists will be going out ,soon
in the meantime follow: last''
year's list , as .,there 'hive ,been
very few changes. Mrs. ,Welling:
ton. Henderson :will. judge the en
tr+les. The • Soc'i'ety is looking for-
ward to another • ekecel.lent ex-
hi'bition of Spring 'Flowers.
A ,floorw.alkertired of his iob
gave it up and joined the police'
fo'ree. , Several • mor•'t.hs later his
friend .asked hint how !lie liked
tieing a (policeman. • . .
"Well," he replied, "the pay
and ,hours' are only fair, but one
thing 1 like -the customer is' al-
ways wrong,". ' .a
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' tn•g y. �. � Y on � e. "k�. tt •
ycu can ,'stay immature ' indefin-
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