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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-01-16, Page 9. - . :-• - ""' • . . • A. LA. 'no • WILL THERE BE ENOUGH?----Varm bfficials, confident that producers favor the marketing scheme for .Ontario wheat, are worried that there may not be enough out to vote Friday to approve the plan. A majority of 51 percent of eligible producers must vote "yes" to put it in operation, The ballot asks "Are you in favor of the proposed. wheat preducers' marketing plan?" --T-A Photo USBQRNE COUNCIL HOLDS INAUGURAL—New councillor, Ward }fern, .pledges oath of office to Clerk H, H. G. Strang during the inaugural ceremonies of ilsbOroe coun- cil Monday afternoon, Left to right are Councillor George Frayne, Harold Hunter, Ward Hern, Reeve Clayton Smith, Councillor Hugh Love and Clerk Strang,—T-A Photo Recommend Floor Prices For Farm Commodities The topic for last Monday night's forum meetings — Price and Income Supports, — conies at a time when the New Agricul- tural Stabilization Bill has re- ceived second reading in the House. Follo‘ving the first reading, Account Books Still Available • Farm account booksare going fast at The Times - Advocate. The books, prepared by the economics department of the Ontario Department of Agri- culture, are available with- out charge. They can be se- cured simply by dropping into the office and asking for them. Records are provided for a complete inventorof farm produce and livestock, ac- counts of receipts and ex- penditures and many other forms for simplifying book- keeping. - The department plans to hold a short course on the use of the books in this area in the near future, Those who pick up books will re- ceive direct notification of the date, time and place of this course. the Canadian Federation of Agriculture supported by the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture pointed out that it did not meet the needs of the Canadian farmer. As a result, amend- ments were made to improve the Bill. The first question for discus- sion asked: "Do you think the prices of your products (list them) should be supported on a permanent basis or temporarily on an emergency basis?" Unique Forum To this, members of Unique Forum led in discussion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Klopp, by Mr, Clifford Pepper, answered that beef, cream and milk should be supported on a permanent' basis, while pork, eggs, fowl, beans, wheat, barley should be on a temporary basis. They figured the floor price on pork should be 25e per lb.; beef, 20c per Ib; eggs, 30c a doz.; fowl, 25e per ib.; beans, $6.25 per cwt.•, wheat, $1.50 per bus.; cream, 65c per lb.;* milk, $3.00 per cwt. if surpluses were created, this group! suggested that a small per cent be taken off the regular prices to build up a hind to Ills - pose of the surplus to other countries. Several educational films Were sham by Mr. Brokenshire. The next meeting will be held at :v it, iirmili trill ittlitil tams twit itr mitt lllll Itrtittttilitiliiiittrtiltiliiiiiiittlitilttliiitittlilmillileriffittlititittimip i . • zt -T. WHEAT Growers Middlesex County Please support your Provincial Wheat Growers Association by . Voting Yes On January 17 West McGillivray Hall Lucan m. Township Offices Sylvan Hall or your nearett polIrn9 booth MIDDLESEX COUNTY Fecleration. Of Agriculture the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Schade, With Mrs, Delbert Geiger as discussion leader. Parr Line Forum Parr Line Forum members, .at the home of Mr, and Airs. products, but thought prices can be urged to the processm. scheduled primarily to explain There were 500 pigs and 150 Gordon Lovet, listed the same e -, Finally; Ontario •winter wheat .farm union work during the past head of cattle and calves sold. should bsupported on a permahas nent ' legislation with, a flexible perties. It is felt that research . Particular - and valuable pro- year . it was one of largest sales held, The floor prices for each prod- of these' characteristics to cle- ft nedessary to take advantage basis, Second Ecti9n EXETER, ONTARIO, 4ANUARY 16E 1951 Piot NW. o Opposition To Wheat PI ti But See Threat In Light Vote al rm elms, of SWIM HURON 41741 NORM 4/1/DPLECEX__-11 Fieldman Reports . Beet Group,. Setting Price, Selling Seeks Raise Sugar beet growers in this Wheat Board Ob eral goy- s jective ,:teaundweelcome the neer price ernment 1. sttilaebilinzeawtiofned aet but by J. CARL HEMINGWAY la matter of winning the wheat The most important event. of rivoatteionasoint La psalriotivofofprdoedtuetc•meris- wheat; vote, able method of disposing of the another year. . This was the opinion expressed the corning week is the coming1 to find a better and more equit- Let me repeat the objects of 1 results of their labour. at the annual meeting of grow the proposed Wheat Marketing Let's do everything in our ers in the town hall last week. Plan pou er to encourage every wheat "The action of the government The first is the stabilizing producer to cast his ballot Fri- is a step in the right direction," of the price. In the past the price day, January 17. Huron director W. H. Essery has . varied greatly over the said, "but growers are disap- year.This is tertainlyt bad for I pointed in the length of the step. the fernier who has to sell •at , . . harvest time when, the price is Farmers' Union However, it will stabilize the in - low. it is also bad for the smal-1 ler millers who haven't enough Plans Meetings storage to be able to buy a large they hope it will be increased clustry which is very important and we are looking forward to a $14 floor price in 1958."' percentage of their 'require- Eight Huron County meetingS. , The meeting passed resolu- inents at the low price. ' tions requesting more considera- including three" in this area, will 1 tion in freight rates and. in the It is hoped that a minumain ' be held by Ontario Farmers' ' financing of fertilizer, price will be established at har- vest time with an increase each i Union to mark Farm Union I neSpyeakleiriAdlienscelxu.dedi4orJnaicakn KBeeni: month to cover -storage through -1 Week, January 20 to 24, county 1 a . . . 1 director Robert Taylor, Clinton, ' anger,John Vanraay andRoy ' otit the year. . ' O'Neil Chatham, members of the marketing board. The second 0 3ective Is to pro-, announced this week*. vide orderly 'marketing to the . trade. Many,Iiiillers have .said Albert Cormack, Arthur, .past president of the provincial union they would use Ontario Wheat guest speaker at meet-, if they could be sure of a ton. will be has. not, legs in the loWnship hall, Elim- tinuous supply. This stifle, Monday, Jan. 20; in St been .possible in the past since ' storage was not available in Pet'er's Pariah Hall, Drysdale,' quantity. 4. Wednesday; jan. 23, and in the cprrimunity centre at Crediton, Thirdly records are 'not avail -I Thursday, Jan. 24. able as to where the Ontario1 lie will also speak in Gorrie wheat is processed or the van-lon January 21, and in Lucknow tity required for the different j • 22 Mr. Essery, who was chair- man for the meeting, was re- elected county director. Asso- ciates are Lloyd Lovell, Bill Coleman, Dennis Murray, Har- vey Hyde and Hugh Rundle. HENSALL SALE PRICES Prices at Hensall Community Sale January 9/58. manufactured products. Through; Mrs. Evelyn Prosser. Burkton Weanling pigs .... $13,00 to $15,25 this marketing plan records will women's president of OFU, will , Chunks 16.50 to 18.50 develop which will give the board speak in Clinton, January 20; Feeders 19,70 to 25,10 valuable information. From this Varna January 21; Blyth, Janu- Sows 74.00 to 102.50 information storage can be ar- 1 an,. 2; Seaforth, January 23,.. Holstein, cows .... 130.00 to 175,00 ranged in the most satisfactory' ' and in Ethel, January ..,24. Holstein calves .... 11.00 to 15.00 manner and continuity of supply The meeting have been Durham calves .... 26.00 to 52.00 . • uct which they suggested, were slightly higher than those of the Unique Forum. Wheat, $2,00 per bus.; malting barley, $1.25 per bus,; oats, 75c per bus.; corn, $1.50 per bus.; hogs, 25e per lb.: eggs, 35c to the producer, and milk $3.00 per cwt. "Soine years these prices might cause a surplus, but on the whole we do not think so," question. "We believe if there The Reader was the comment on the third. were not so many producers who are not farmers and who Would stick to their • own Jibe of busi- ness, we would not hive a surplus." The meeting. place next Meb- Sees Progress day night will be at the home of • We are hoping that there will Fderal.' Directors velop new markets. be a very high percentage of,the wheat producers who are inte- rested enough in their product to go to the polls and cast their ballot. This is a real test of the inte- rest farmers really have in their own business. It is not so much Comments Mr. and Airs. John Soldan. Clinton, Ont. Jan. 5, 1958 Elimville Forum Members of Elimville Forum Editor, The Times -Advocate . With 1957 ended, it is natural met at the home of Mr. Mrs. Will Elfbrd, and concluded and for us to look back over the past year and at this time, on behalf of the Huron District Farmers Union, I would like to thank The. Times -Advocate for the do -operation and assistance it has given our 'organization. in looking back over the past year for farmers, it is very dis- couraging to note that accord• ing to statistics, our net income will be lower in 1957 than in 19$6, The one bright spot in the farming picture is that farmers, as well as governments, are re- FairfieldForum ' alizing the importance of a grass roots organization, such as the Farmers' Union, can play in bringing '-a fair share of the national income to agriculture. As an example of this, all po- litical parties during the last election campaign gave special attention to the agriculture sit- uation, and as another example, in the last inonth our present goiernrilent has asked for rep- resentation on three oCcasioes, from the Fanners' Ihiion, in 'connection with the new farm bill.• In 195'7 the ,14,F,O, has organ - ed 100 new locals and has re- affirmed its stand to support prodticer - controlled marketing beards by offering suggestions, so as to have these boards ()per. Earl Neil will be the ineetibg ate more efficiently hi the ,best interests of the producers. place. --Plefise Turn to Page 10 there should be,. a permanent floor price on beef, eggs, cream, pork and cheeses. • Eggs should be priced at Xo- rorito prices; pork 36c to 38c, and cream 58c. There would be no danger of a surplus at these prices, and if so the. two price system would help to dispose of them. Next week, 111r, and Mrs. Lorne Elford Will entertain the forum. Fairfield FOAM) members list- ed their products as wheat, corn, milk, sugar beets, turnips, beans, ca.ttle, hogs and poultry products. They thought it -is better not to have price supports but in an emergency could be used tempbrarily. In their opinion, floor prices should depehd on the amount of the product grown or raised. If the crop is heavy, the floor price could be lOwer, Oiic imbi- ber suggested the government use its influence on the United Nations to font a pool of all surplus products and each coun- try draw from it when needed" Mr, and Mrs, Wellington Heist were hosts this week, and next• sVeek, the home of Mr. and Mrs, Obtain The Highest Prices For Your Poultry! Sell To The Riverside Poultry Company, LiMited S LONDON ii. Lbfitibit 761130' Fliiilit COlItet Niitil' 68k-2 Phone 18? tolled IfitalltinififillUnffilififilifttiiiftilhafilfrillinil*CiMiilitilMATITWITtilfifillitilliiiiiiiitififfitilltftliffifilit A r To Canvass School section directors of township federations of agricul- ture in Huron County have been asked to make a farmer -to -farm- er canvass Friday to get produc- ers out to vote on the wheat mar- keting scheme. . . This plan was approved at a county directors' meeting in Clin- ton Monday afternoon, Winston Shapton, RR 1, Exeter, newly - elected president of the county federation, chaired his first meet- .. PAyment of $5.00 to each junior farmer in the county attending the winter short courses - at 0.A.C, Guelph, was approved. Committees were organized with the following appointed as chairmen: Resolutions, Gordon Gregg; .pOlitigel action and edu- cation, Winston Shapton; insur- For Vote ance, Ed Hendrick, RR 1, Credi- ton; calfhood and warble fly, Douglas Miles, ag rep; poultry, Bob McKinley, RR 1, Zurich; wheat, Russell Bolton, RR 1, Dublin. The executive includes: Past president, Douglas McNeil, RR 6, Goderich; vice-presidents, War- ren Zurbrigg, RR 1, Gorrie, and Gordon Gregg, Bluevale; secre- tary -treasurer and fieldman, Carl Hemingway, RR 1, Brussels; lady director, Mrs. Alex McGre- gor, RR 2, Kippen: junior farm- ors,.11611.iain Dougall, RR 3, .Exe- ter; affiliated organizations, hog producers, W. R. Lobb, RR 2, Clinton, and wheat, Russ Bolton, RR 1, Dublin; township direc- tors, John Dunbar. Colborne: Gil- bert Smith, McKillop; Harry Dougall, Usborne. More Pigs to Pork FASTER with . . . CO-OP PIG PRENSTARTER ...the feed that helps you market ALL. your pigs It's *stood business to start treap-teeding Co-op Pig Starter when your little pigs are seven to 10 days old. BY doing this, and making' Sure that there it always plenty of fresh water available, here are some ot the advantages Yell can expert 0 Beerier pigs at eight Weekt -e Lower growing ,• Still's in better condition While nursing 0 Mere pigs saved Or- market • Lest trobble irith baby pig discaset, eapeeially stouts 0 More unitmen pigs * - USE co -cop FEEDS . Exeter CO District Hogs Shipped Toesdeys, Cattle 'Thursdays 0eh All Week $ 1 Although there is no apparent opposition to the wheat market - mg plan, it could easiiy be de- feated if producers fail to east their ballots on Friday, Huron, Federation PreSident Wiest= ShaPtOn, R.R, 1 Exeter, said Wednesday "There is no doubt in my mind that large majority are in favor of this scheme but there is a danger that it wilI not be approved simply because the farmers who are eligible may negleet.to vote," he said. "If the required number do cast their ballots, I have no doubt the plan will he aPProved." Mr. Shapton indicated there has been no controversy over the plan, probably because it does not incorporate the type of compulsion necessary for the operation of ascheme similar to hog marketing. The proposed program is a negotiating type plan, similar to that operated for white beans, the HFA president continued. Most farmers were well satis- fied with the bean scheme. Another appeal for farmers to vote was voiced this week by Robert Taylor, Clinton, Huron director of Ontario Farmers' Union, "I hope that all farmers wheat producers in Huron Coun- ty ilaVe become acquainted with the plan and will make use of the privilege we have been given to voice our opinion," he said. 20,000 Eligible About 20,000 Ontario wheat growers will be eligible to indi- cate Friday whether or not they approve of the proposed plan. The plan proposes to establish a marketing board of 12 produ- cers, and a negotiating commit - adopt or determine minimum prices for wheat with provision for arbitration where negotia- tion fails. The proposed marketing board would comprise eight elected members, representing the seven districts where the large propor- tion of wheat is grown for sale, and four members appointed by the elected members on the recommendation of the Ontario Wheat Producers' Association. Administrative expenses of the proposed marketing board would be met by a fee of one cent a bushel paid by every producer for wheat delivered, including wheat sold for seed. Wheat used on the farm where it is grown and wheat sold from farm to farm are exempt from the provisions of the plan. An additional levy of nine cents a bushel could be made for the equalization among pro- ducers of money received from the disposal of wheat surplus to domestic requirements. The proposed plan must be ap- proved by not less than 51 per cent of the eligible voters, Prpducers qualifying far vote must operate farm, ht; 21 yeara old and have sold OW - in 1956 or 1957, or, have sown' wheat this fall for intended sale. in 1958. One Farm, On. Vote Only one vote a farm wiLl be' allowed, regardless of the num- ber of joint owners or teoanti and only one vote per farm tiWtae. er or tenant, regardless of the number of farms he may owa'. or their location. Only one vote will be Pertillt. ted company, corporation .or syndicate -owned farms. Growers, whose names do net appear on the official voters - list posted in every polling place, may vote by applying to the, deputy returning officer and core tifying name, address and loca-: Lion of farm. It will take a week before the results across the province art -known, say officials. Juniors Elect Murray Dawson South Huron Junior Farinerr elected Murray, Dawson presile dent during their January rneet‘.. ing at SHDHS last week. Vice-presidents are. Barry Jet.% fery and Hugh Rundle. Allan Rundle is secretary; Ray Cann, treasurer; Ed Ifern',• press reporter. Directors include John P.M* Bill Dougall, Tom Easton, Lorne Ballantyne and Tom Triebner. Guest speaker was Dr. R. F. Roeiofson. tee of producers and buyers to MoreMfarmers switch to Surge, ilkers for safer, faster milk ing..' (adv't)' • Where To Vote HURON COUNTY Exeter — McKenzie's. Paint. " Store. 1 . Dashwood—V. L. Becker's implement shop. Hensall—Council chambers, '• town hall. . Clinton — Agricultural of. ., fice. MIDDLESEX COUNTY Lucan Biddulph township , office. West 'McGillivray — Town- ship hall. Sylvan—Community hall. PERTH COUNTY Mitchell—Town hall, Bannock—Township hall. -; Stratford— Agricultural of.; fice, 38 Albert St.. IIIIIIII1111111111111111111111111111(11111111.11111.1 lllll ii t iiii lllll lllllllllll the, llllllll tin THE JANUARY Discounts tocA.L fdIDEt•thS.10, 1-1APPINIESZ 15 NOT GIVEN ---- ITS" 5XCHALIGEO Are Big THE ROADS ARE GOOD LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OP" THESEsv1N GE sIG A Order Your Gro Gold Fertilizer Now Special Bargains TO CLEAR OUR SHELVES Chipman Rat kid Only $OO Lb, DOw Fume For Grain Weevil Reg. $3,79 Gal, REDUCED TO $2,79 .rAL, If you have rats or grain weevil, now is the time to biy these products at reduced prices, We Are Buyers Of Grain Wb Offel: Top Prices ONTARIO WHEAT $i.40 BUS. MIXED GRAIN llllll .60 BUS. 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