The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-02-06, Page 9HEADS A. ONTARIO SOIL AND. CROP—H. H. G. Strang, R.R. 1 Hensall, was elected
president of Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association during its annual con-
vention vention in Toronto last week. He becomes the first Huron .farmer to claim the honor.
Mr. Strang, who is clerk of Usborne township, is shown above. with A. H, Martin,
Toronto, director of the Field Ciwops Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture,
who is secretary -treasurer. —Canada Pictures
HAY FEDERATION ELECTS ROSS LOVE—New president of Hay Township Federa-
tion of Agriculture is' Ross Love, seated left. Clifford Pepper, seated right, is the
Secretary -treasurer. Standing, from the left, are Jim Jacklin, Ontario Federation field -
limn who was guest .speaker at the banquet; Herbert Klopp, first vice-president; and
Cliff Weido, second vice-president. —T -A Photo
Hay, Stanley Federation
Hear Ontario Fieldman
Gars have killed more people
in • Canada and United States
than have two world wars, On-
tario Federation of Agriculture
Fieldman. Jim Jacklin told over
400 farmers and their . wiyes at
the annual meeting of Haar and
Stanley Federations •of Agrieul-
titre Thursday night in I•J.ay
Memorial Community Centre,
Automobiles, he said, are not
as safe today as airplanes were
at the time of the .First World
War, •
Mr, Jacklin Used these facts
to illustrate the need for the
safety campaign being launched
by the Ontario Federation: "It's
time," he said, "someone did
soihething about this situation
and we're going to try,"
The Federation will urge car
manufacturers to incorporate
more safety measures in their
designs. Drivers and passenTgers
have little or no protection
against the dash or steering
wheel when their car conics to
a sudden stop; doors fly open
when cars collide, allowing the
occupants to be thrown out and
k]llec]; protrlding handles on
dOors injure people in.accidehts,
"We hope to correct some 'of
these faults," he said.
The safety campaign was One
of a number of projects of the
Federation outlined by the
speaker.
}Ie reported on the Federa-
tion's work in seeking inpprove-
nients in the federal farm stabil-
ization bill and how it had suc-
ceeded in getting support prices
based on a 10-yearaverage in..
stead of the three-year average
originally proposed. "It was
your Federation which suggested.
that there. should be .a formula
On which to sot these prices,"
the speaker said.
fit Cited the farm marketing.
legislation which he called au
"important machine Which every
farmer must use to- bring greater
returns." He urged support of
all marketing plans because "if
one falls it affects all of the
others,"
The ficldnian criticized the
regulation in the wheat vote
which required that 51 percent
of farmers eligible must vote in
favor of the scheme. Fie showed
how, in tate results Of this vote
30 percent of the fainters hard
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The Federation was urging
that the authority for approval
of any marketing scheme be 60
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EXETER ,ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 6, 1958
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Soil And Crop Convention
Names Strang President
H, H. G. Strang, R.R. 1, Ilen-
salt, became the first Huron
County farmer to be elected
president of Ontario Soil and Crop
Iiiiprovement Association last
week when he was named to" the
post during the eighteenth annual
convention in Toronto,
Mr, Strang succeeded James A,
McBain, MP for Elgin, during a
banquet Thursday night. The Us--
borne
s•borne clerk, who was the first
president of the Huron associa-
tion, has been on the provincial
board for nine years.
New vice-presidents of the
Ontario association are George
Vansickle, Brantford, and Maur-
ice Darby, Waverly. A. H. Mar-
tin, Toronto, remains secretary -
treasurer.
Besides presiding over a num-
ber of sessions of the three-day
convention, Mr. Strang gave an
address outlining some of the
advantages of being an elite
grower..iie is one of 21. farmers I
in Ontario who receive founda-
tion stock for propagation.
Under the present policy of the
Foundation Seed Committee of
Ontario, foundation seed is alloted
to elite growers only, and they
must increase the stocks to
supply the larger group of regis-
tered growers with high quality
seed stock.
Describing an elite grower, Mr.
Strang said "he has become a
specialist in seed growing Seed
growing is no longer just a side- :better than the elite grower him -
line in bis farming enterprise. self the condition of his elite seed
He has quit being an in -and -outer. ' and if it has had the care it
This usually indicates that his i should have had, then the work
whole seed growing program is ; of rogueing, ete., in the following ;
carried on at a much. higher : registered crops is very material -
level, •with a consequently better ly reduced.
product, "Elite growers realize that the
"The painstaking care and at- i privilege of producing first gen-
tention to detail that a grower ;oration seed is a valuable asset.
must take in the production of i Perhaps first generation seed.
elite stock is bound to. be reflect- l does not always command the
ed throughout all his activities as !premium on the seed market
a seed grower." that it should, but it usually does,
Elite growers, he said, "have j especially if the grower has
become aware that it is -a great restablished a good market outlet
advantage to have available at ;for his seed. At the least, first
all times high quality seed for r generation is ,preferred and, con-
their
Speech from the throne at the
opening of the Ontario legisla-
tare Monday indicates the gov-
ernment will continue to :stand
behind its farm marketing legis»
lation,
The speech promised improve-
ments to the marketing regula-
tions but it did not indicate what
they will be.
Theaddress, given by lion.
John K. MaeKay, lieutenant -go-
vernor, also stated that the sale
of milk for manufacture of con-
centrated milk products will he
brought under the authority of
the Milk Industry Board for arbi-
tration.
It was also indicated that
OAC, Guelph, will be given full
status as a university.
Test of the speech dealing with
farm legislation follows:
"The past year has been an
important one in the develop-
ment of orderly farm market -
'Say Farm Boards
f
Can Raise Paces
' Ninety --one per cent of the $11
farm forums who reported on the
topic "Producer Marketing"
thought that marketing boards
could stabilize the prices of their
products. Seventy-four per cent
felt that prices could be increased
own use. No one knows sequently, is easier to sell,"
a by marketing boards. The hoard
must have control'of the product
said 77 per cent of the forums,
L e 's. Malo 11 L e g al'
thought
of the forums
ought that co-operatives could
play' a part in raising and stabil.-
izing prices especially if the co-
operatives were fully supported
by all farmers.
In answer to the question, "Are
there other ways of achieving the
same ends, if so, what are they?"
37 per cent thought there was no
other way. Government control
in various ways such as through
parity prices, two -price system of
selling and a price support policy
was suggested as the only other
alternative by one-quarter of the
forums.
Whitebread Farm Forum, On-
tario, made the following com-
ment regarding government con-
trol: "Govei;nment control would
be the alternate method to mar-
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,Farm r
New Officers
In federation
Beth Ifay and Stanley townshitp
Federationsof Agriculture elect-
ed new presidents for 1958 at
their joint annual meeting in
Zurich Thursday night.
Ross Love, an active director
on the county hog producers as-
sociation, succeeded Lloyd Hend-
rick as head of the Hay organ-
ization. His vice-presidents are
Herb Klopp and Cliff Weido.
Directors Include George Gren-
ier, Jack Faber, Wilfred 1lfous-
seau, Gordon Coleman, Carl Wil-
led, Harold Campbell, Stuart
Thiel, Ellwood Truemner, Elgin
Hendrick, Joe Hoffman and Her-
bert Kellar.
Retiring directors -include Har-
old- Rader. and LloyeHendrick.
Elmer Hayter In Stanley
Elmer Hayter succeeds Alex
McBeath aspresident of the
Stanley group. Vice-president is
Elgin Porter,
Directors are; No: 1, Mel Gra-
ham; No. 10, Jack Taylor; No.
14, Hugh Hendrick; No, 6, Har-
vey Hayter; No. 7, Ward For-
rest; No. 5, John Robinson; No.
9, Clarence Parke; No. 3, Leo
Armstrong; No. 4 (west) Jack
Scotchner, (east) Ted Dunt;
t' o. 1 Separate, Noel Laporte;
No, 13, Bruce Keys.
Elections were conducted by
Douglas McNeil, past president
of the county federation, and
Carl Hemingway, county field --
man.
Clifford P e p p e r, secretary -
treasurer of the Hay Federation,
presented the treasurer's report
showing a . balance of $132.97.
Expenditures included costs of
providing road signs for the
township, the Federation's pro-
ject of the past year.
George Reid, Stanley secre-
tary -treasurer, reported a bal
ante of $420.00.
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, Monday night's topic for farm
forums "Let's Make It Legal,"
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wered all the questions in the
affirmative, except (e) and (f).
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ing. This year there will again
be improvements. The $Ueeess
of marketing plans will contra;
bute greatly to extending it
measure of social justice to Pig
agricultural. people.
"Measures will be introduced
to strengthen t h e activities
whicli are carried on for the
benefit of farmers of this pro-
vince. Extension services will be
b r o a d n e d. The agricultural
and veterinary colleges will be
expanded to facilitate„
teaching and research a work..
Other legislation will enhance
the, professional status •of veteri-
narians and graduates of our
agricultural colleges
"There will be enactments to
provide greater security for our
producers who have grains and
seeds stored in elevators.
"Among other measures to be
presented will be an extension
of the powers of the Milk Indus-
try Board, enabling it to arbi-
trate in matters relating to
cheese or milk manufactured
into concentrated milk p
ducts.”
'Hog Sales.
Going Up
Number of hogs marketed at
the new assembly point in Clin-
ton has increased steadily since
it was opened two weeks ago
reports Bert Lobb, chairman of
the county hogh producers asso-
ciation.
Tuesday of this week,°512 hogs
went through the yards, coin -
pared to 463 a week ago and 398.
on opening day.
Tuesday's price was 29 cents,
a two -cent drop from Monday's
high,
Mr. • Lobb was quite pleased
with the increasing interest.
shown in the new yard,• particu-
larly by those farmers who were
saving transportation costs by'
bringing hogs in themselves.
Some 290 were trucked in by pro-
ducers Tuesday, many of them.
from the Exeter area, he said. .
Annual meeting of the county
producers will he held in Clin-
ton Legion Hall on Wednesdayo',
February 19.
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