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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-03-08, Page 13THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH », No Such Thing As An Average Farmer White Bond Paper S^xll—-Ordinary 16 Lb. and Heavier 20 Lb. Av»Mk in Following Quantities 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 Forum Reveals At Huron Seed Fair ► There’s no such thing as an average farmer, That’s what (Professor Don ■Huntley, head of the Department Of .Field Husbandry at i(0.A,C., ,Guelph, terp Pftn Cussion tion. The „ three Huron 'County farmers and maintained Saturday af- as he led the panel dis- op soil and crop produc- five panelists: included the professor -used these three as examples ir,<Q prove there just isn’t an average fappeer—thiey’ra all different. The panel 'discussed long-term pastures which have proven pro­ fitable on the farm of Alvin Beetles, Bayfield; mixed grain production and pastures on the farm of Bill-Turnbull, Brussels; cash crops grown by young Rob- NEW! inside and out! <^> THE EXCITINGLY DIFFERENT I TAKES UP LESS SPACE IN YOUR ROOM . . . CON­ TROLS COME THROUGH MASK AND GLASS. ert Allan of Brucefleld; and sherHerm pastures advocated by Jack Boe, Of Atwood, A rundown of fertilisers was presented 'by Professor N, j. Tho­ mas, of the-department of soils, O.A;'C„ Guelph, who maintained higher analyses fertilizers would save farmers as much as $12 a ton because there was more food value in the bag. He said the government tested all types of fertilizers and .found almost all commercial kinds of equal quali­ ty.. Soils must be tested to remove the guesswork from use of ferti­ lizers, he emphasized. New developments in liquid fertilizer^ were outlined by Pro­ fessor ers in plying ers. He encouraged 'the develop­ ments in Huron County towards application of super phosphate which he described as “pretty good medicine” for Huron -soils. He said the pliosporous could be applied either as top dressing •or by treating manure in the barn before it is spread. Alvin Beetles <of Bayfield’ whose dairy herd supplies milk to Clinton, described his eight­ acre pasture which was seeded Huntley who said farm- Kent and Essex were ap- it with their weed spray- down in 194*5 and has produced well for >11 seasons. He is getting better than average production from the pasture. Professor Huntley said Beetles was one of the first to try long­ term ■ pastures when they were advocated a 'number of years ago. At that time, eight or 10 varie­ ties of grasses were included in the mixture to make sure there were some which would grow well. Recent developments in va­ riety testing make it possible tp. ■make mixtures more simple so they include the 'best growing pastures. Keeping overhead costs down is one of the features of Bill Turnbull’s operation. He works 150 acres of his own along With ■a similar sized farm of his fath­ er's with one set of implements, They raise purebred .Shorthorn cattle and purebred hogs and grow nine acres of wheat and mixed grain, Asked why be hadn’t switched to corn production since it has 'been proven to yield more feed, the young Brussels farmer said it would be costly to convert all his grain machinery to imple­ ments for handling corn, Bob Allen, Brucefield, said 'that althpugh ‘he grew 50 acres of cash crops such aB white beans and corn, his 'best revenue producer only 259 95 in walnut finish. Slightly higher in finishes of mahogany or limed dak. Report On Grand Bend By MRS. KEOWN fl Aluminized "Deep Image" 90° Picture Tube 2 Extra Sensitivity, and Stability 3 Better Brightness '■ BETTER 7 WAYS Better Contrast Better Interlace Easier Tuning Better Sound 1 COME IN AND TEST-VIEW THE "DEVLIN" TODAY! SNELC ROVE'S PHONE 18 Nurse Visits School Mrs. ■• Peppy, public health nurse, visited Grand Bend Pub­ lic iSchool op. Wednesday last. She will be making regular visits to the school, Polio inoculations will be carried out this spring with Dr. F. F. Boyes of Parkhill in charge. The appointment of Mrs. Pep- ; py gives the school a regular nursing service for the first time since Grand Bend became -a part of Lambton County system. Church Of God WMS The Women's Missionary iSo- eiety of the Church of God held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. Keown, with almost perfect attendance. Mrs. Clifford Sherri tt had charge of 'the de­ votional service., "Mrs. Lulu MacGregor gave an inspiring address on our duty and obligation to the mission- aries, an<l Mrs. Wattem rendered an appropiate solo. Election of. officers was then held with Mrs. Rufus Turnbull in charge. The meeting closed in prayer 'led by Mrs. Katie Vincent. ’ On Sunday "morning a service was held in, the United Church in, recognition of Education week, with Mr. G. Campbell, principal of the local school, assisting the pastor of the church. Mr. ID. Gill and a junior choir composed of school children lead in the- music­ al part of the service. During the service a pulpit drape was dedicated. The drape was presented to. the church by Mrs. H. J. Laing of London, form­ erly Miss Ethel Fowler, 'niece of Mrs. Mary Gill, in loving memory of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.- Ware 'Oliver and broth­ er, Mr. Richard W. Oliver. Personal Items . Quite a number from Grand Bend attended the birthday 'ban­ quet of the Eastern iStar at Parlt- hill on Wednesday evening. Among those who returned home during the past week after spending a holiday in Florida, were Mr. and 'Mrs. E. Finan, Miss Marjorie Desjard'ine and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. iSweitzer. Miss Carol Kading of the Lon­ don Life Insurance Company, London, and Mr. Jerry Kading of the Western Ontario Agricultural School at Ridgetown spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Raymond Kading. Mr. and Mrs. E. Whiting 'and family of Parkhill spent Sunday With Mrs. Whiting’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Love and Mrs. Mary Gill. Mrs. D. F. Cochrane and grand­ daughter, Miss ’ Betty Dalton, London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Dalton and family. ' Mr. and Mrs. James Grigg spent a .few days visiting with their son, Mr. Edward Grigg and Mrs. Grigg in Thedford. Mr. Lawrence Johnson, , our local 'bus operator, lias 'been con­ fined to his home for the past few days with the flu. Miss Muriel Fallis of Sarnia spent the weekend with Miss Mary Yeo. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. (Beef were Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Quance of Exeter, Mr.’ Joseph White of Ctediton, Mr. and Mrs. William Walters and Danny of Winchelsea, and Mr..and Mrs. K. (L. Werner and Edna May of London. Mrs. Lennea Statton of Our local post office staff was con­ fined to her home last week suf­ fering with flu. Mr. E. Keown spent a couple of days last week in Westminster Hospital, London. Rev. and Mrs. E. Wattam Visited relatives in St, (Catharines on Friday. Mrs. Baxter, her son Beverley and grandchildren (Lorraine and Nancy of London, Visited in town on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Baird spent Thursday visiting Marjorie'Bell at Newry, and on iSatunday with Mt, and Mrs. Win, Stubbs in Thedford. Mr. Th os. Desjardine had the misfortune to .get his right arm cut on the Wednesday. Mr. and of Detroit with Mrs. Hulu MacGregor and Carol Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chapman of London spent (Saturday with Mrs, Chapman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Morenz. Mr. and Mrs. (Clayton iLight- foot, Ian and Barry of London spent (Saturday visiting, with Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Baker and Miss Dorene. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Flear spent Wednesday in London and with their son, Dennis Flear and Mrs. Flear, in Dorchester. Mr. and Mrs. E. Phinn, Ellen and Torrey of Lambeth spent Sunday visiting friends in town. Owing to alterations the local bakesihop was closed the first of this week, but opened again for regular 'business on Thursday morning. Mr. and. Mrs. Stanley Ashworth (nee Audrey 'Page) of London spent Sunday'-with Mrs. Ash­worth’s iparents, Mr. and Mrs. Patty Page. Ladies night at the Brother­ hood of the United 'Churches of Grand Bend and Greenway will be hold on Wednesday, March 14, with (Rev. Mr. Barrett of Park­ hill, as guest speaker. manure spreader, on Mrs. Wm. Eagleson spent the weekend last year was a 10-aqre patch of registered Garry Oats which brought in $900, Cash crops have not beep ^profitable the past two years so he has switched his pro­ duction to beef and pork. Professor Huntley used Allen as an example to show that cash croppers are not mining the land. He said they are .getting more out of their farms than their grandfathers used to which indi­ cates good husbandry. He said the mixture of cash crops and grass farming was good because jt helped production of both, Forage crop is the cash -crop on the Roe farm at Atwood, ac­ cording to Jack Roe, an O.A.C. graduate. He <said they reseed their pastures about every three years, average two and one-half cuts a year and sometimes get as many as five. Production rang­ ed from four and one-ihalf to six tons of hay per acre, considerably more than the Ontario average. Roe strongly advocated orch­ ard grass and this opinion was supported by Professor Huntley who said, “Ontario needs more orchard .grass because of its abili­ ty to recover after cutting,” Bill Turnbull revealed an Ont­ ario report showed that costs of feeding hogs ;had ranged from $13 to $30 in 195'5. 'Commenting on the huge strides taken in .poultry produc­ tion, Professor Huntley predicted a similar increase in production of livestock products. He said crop yields had increased con­ siderably over >50 years but live­ stock production has not devel­ oped correspondingly. • ■Answering a question about what to do with a worn-out past­ ure, Professor Thomas gave three alternatives: plow it up and re­ seed it: spread fertilizer oyer it (in some cases this has doubled yields); or, 'if it can’t'be plowed, spray it for weeds. 'Urging more widespread use of pedigree seed, Professor Hunt- ley stated farmers are losing money by sowing poor seed. 'He maintained good seed was cheap, and that there was not enough differential between -seed grain and feed grain. H. H. G. iStrang, R.R. 1 Hen­ sail, introduced professor Hunt- ley. G. W. Mongomery, agricul­ tural representative, announced seed fair winners and Arthur Bolton, assistant ag rep, revealed seed judging results. • Richard Proctor, of Morris township, president of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement As­ sociation, was- bhaipman of the .program. He called the fair •“A-l”. .Mr. Montgomery, commenting on the 1-9'55 seed drill survey which showed Huron farmers were sowing poor quality- seed, said ’“it’s 'terrible when you re­ alize that not one of the >50 farm­ ers from whom samples were taken knew the grade of seed he was sowing.” He drew attention to the head- lipe story 'in “Huron Goll and Crop News” which reported a prediction that Huron farmers could increase their returns as much as 25 percent by increasing the quality of their seed. The Times-Advocate ...and less than one minute,from now another claim will be paid somewhere in Canada in the offices of a fire, automobile or casualty insurance company. 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