The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-01-29, Page 9WHAT'S NEXT STEP FOR HOG PRODUCERS?—, -Question
of future activities of Ontario hog producers association,
faced with the vertical intergration threat, was raised by
Charles McInnis, provincial president, when he spoke at
Huron's annual meeting Thursday.. McInnis, above, talks
to district officials,
dent of the Huron
marketing agency;
dent.
From left are Ross Love, new presi-
group; Elclrid Aiken, president of the
and Bert Lobb, retiring Huron presi-
,�.
DISCUSS HOG PRODUCERS' BRIEF—Charles McInnis, Ontario hog producers' presi-
dent, outlines significant points in the association's recent brief to the Ontario gov't
to Usborne delegate Harry Hern, left, and Stephen alternate, Bruce Shapton, following
the annual meeting Tuesday. The brief opposed packers' proposals to establish an
auction marketing scheme. --T-A Photo
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Request for co-operation and
support in connection with the
upcoming Brucellosis campaign
was made by Huron President
Winston Shapton, R.R. 1 Exeter,
at the annual joint meeting of
Hay and Stanley Federations of
Agriculture in Zurich Friday
night.
Mr. Shapton announced that
the organization meeting for the
two townships will be held in
the township hall, Zurich, on Fri-
day, February 13,, and he urged
all cattle owners to attend to
Learn how the test and slaughter
program will be conducted.
Over 300 people attended the
banquet in Zurich community
centre during which the officers
of both township groups were re-
elected without opposition.
Guest speaker was Roy Jewell,
CFPL-TV f a r m commentator,
who urged officials of farm or-
ganizations to keep members in-
formed of activities and devel-
opments in order to develop sup-
port and unity in the program.
Those who were elected to of-
fice, he said, should pass the
information they receive at meet-
ings to their neighbors and far-
mers in the mimicipality.
Mr. Jewell also pointed out
that it was the problems which
helped to niake farm organiza-
tions successful. Opposition, he
said, forced groups to put more
effort into their activities and to
carry out their responsibilities The modern theory seems to be
more fully. that a dollar saved is just a
He singled out the tobacco good time lost.
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growers as one group which had
achieved considerable progress
despite numerous problems and
controversies.
"Who is going to control ver-
ticalintegration," the 'i'V com-
mentator asked. "This problem
must be faced by our farm or-
ganizations."
He/was introduced by Ian Mc-
Allister and appreciation was ex-
pressed by Elgin Porter, vice-
president of Stanley.
Other speakers included:
Carl Hemingway, Huron field-
man, who outlined the develop-
ments in the poultry marketing
program;
Arthur Bolton, associate agri-
cultural representative for Huron
county, who urged farmers to
co-operate inboth the Bruce-
losis campaign and the safety
survey;
Reeves Valentine Eecker, Hay,
and Haryey Coleman, Stanley;
Presidents Ross Love, Hay, and
EIinor Hayter, Stanley, who were
joint chairmen; and Herb Kiopp,
who expressed appreciation to
the Ladies Aid of St. Peter's Lu-
theran
utheran Church, Zurich, caterers
to the banquet.
Feature of the program was
entertainment by Reg Galloway's
concert troupe front. Woodstock
which provided musical and dan-
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Barry Jeffery
JF President
Barry Jeffery was elected
president of South Huron Junior
Farmers at the group's annual
meeting this month,
Vice - presidents are Hugh
Rundle and Ed. Bern. Bob Down
is secretary and. Keith Bragg
will serve as treasurer,
The five directors are Floyd
Cooper, Ed Skinner, Tal. Trieb-
nor, Ray Cann and Lorne Hern..
Second Section
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EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 29, 1959
Poe* Nim
May See Dras#ic Moves
In Hog Marketing In '59
.Producers Elect
Hay's Ross Love
Hay township delegate Ross
Love was elected president of
Huron County ]-log Producers As-
sociation at the annual meeting
Tuesday afternoon.
Ile succeeds Bert Lobb, Lon-
desboro who has led the group
through six controversial years
during which the marketing pro-
gram was being established.
Vice-presidents of the group
are Albert Bacon, Belgrave, and
Lloyd Stewart, Clinton. Re-elec-
ted- to the secretary's post was
Alf Warner, Bayfield,
Directors at large include Al-
vin Rau, Zurich; W. R. Lobb,
Simon Ha)lahan, Belgrave; and
Elgin Porter, R,R. 5 Clinton.
Township directors and alter-
nates from this district include:
t'shorne, Harry Jiern, Thomas
Crecry; Stephen, Edmond Hen-
drick, Bruce Shapton; Hay, Ross
Love, George Bremer; Stanley,
William Coleman, Ernest Talbot;
Tuekersmith, Alex McGregor,
Wilfred Coleman.
Ag rep Douglas Miles conduc-
ted the election. Huron will be
entitled to only 16, rather than
18 delegates to the co-op as a re-
sult or production decline.
Forum Speaker
Who Controls Contracts
Big Problem: Bolton
Monday night was review night
for farm forums and each chose
its own program or did not meet
at all• Parr Line Forum listened
to a special broadcast from
Saskatoon, followed by discus-
sion, while Fairfield Forum
listened to A. S. Bolton, assistant
agricultural representative for
Huron County.
Who Controls The Controls
Speaking on Vertical Integra-
tion to the members of Fairfield
Forum at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Wilson, Mr. Arthur
Bolton said the broiler production
being controlled by the processor
in prices and contracts was a
good. example,
"Roasters," he said, "are not
being produced- any more and
the trend in poultry production
seems to be toward` smaller
birds. But the big problem is,
who controls the contracts and
integration? If big business con-
trols the contracts, the cost price
squeeze is going to be greater; if
the producer controls, the mar-
gin will be controlled by the
markets."
Mr. Bolton told the forum
members that working women
influence the production and pro-
cessing of food stuffs a great
deal, as processed foods make
it easy to get meals in a hurry.
The result is quite a difference
in contracts.
"There is a place for contract
farming for those who lack capi-
tal or credit," said the speaker.
"Many use the Junior Farmer's
loan."
He spoke of the brucellosis
program where testing and
slaughtering of affected cattle
willbe carried out. The testing
will be done by veterinarians
and the owner will be given the
price of the beef plus $75 for
grade cattle, and $140 for regis-
tered animals,
He announced a meeting will
be held in Exeter Town Hall on
February 12, and owners will he
asked to accept the program. A
farm safety program is also to
be carried out from March, 1959,
to March, 1960, when a survey of
farm accidents will he made. "It
is hoped said Mr. Bolton, "that
one result of this survey will be
an improvement in farin machin-
ery to make it less dangerous."
He spoke highly of the value of
4-H clubs and their programs.
Mr. Bolton was introduced by
Mr. Joseph White.
The next meeting will he held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell King.
Doesn't Get Axe in 1959
Tile members of Parr Line
Forum, meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ian McAllister,
listened to a special. broadcast
on the occasion of the wind-up
of the National Farm Radio
Forum's semi-annual meeting,
and the first day of the Canadian
Federation of Agriculture annual
meeting.
The broadcast was on the
thence "Is This the Year the
Small Farmer Gets the Axe?"
After a lengthy discussion fol-
lowing the broadcast,. the con-
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a statement this week advised
livestock owners to have their
herds vaccinated against rabies
without delay.
A vaccination program to cover
the thousands of: farm animals
in Ontario would have to begin
immediately in order to have
animals immunized before they
are turned out to pasture in the
spring, he said.
"Apparently," said Mr, Hill, 1
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The Contageous Animals Dis-
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herds where a case of rabies is
discovered, Mr. Hill continued,
but the compensation, provided
under the act is not paid, "Agri-
cultural l al llinf er
st Harkness has
stated, compensation is not paid
because animals are not ordered
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Ontario hog producers niaY 1the producer up. The consumer
have to take bold steps to keep! will get far better treatment at
control of the sale of their pro', the hands of the producers than
duct, Charles McInnis toldHu t at the mercy of A few big cod
ron county farmers Tuesdayat- porations,
ternoon in Clinton. 1 The Ontario president said the
He hinted that drastic action f producers' long fight to put
may come during 1959 to meet i their product en the' open lnar-
the challenge of vertical inte-' ket had brought them "xmanr
gration presented by feed and hundreds of thousands :of dot•
packing companies. j lars."
Nearly 100 farmers at the an. Despite the fact that produe-
nual hog producers' meeting ap• ; ficin was higher in Ontario in
plauded the Ontario president f'38 than in all previous years
when he cried: "If they're going; but one, the agency had been
to invadeinvadetheirsour."' field, we've got to ableage toprice get theof pro$28.44 ducerfor an aver*
He wouldn't commit himself I which was better than the five
-
on whether the co-op should en- year :average of $2849.
ter the processing field but he # The Ontario price, he said,
said: "if we do, we should go' had averaged 53.15 above the
into it fast, strong and sound." , average of the three western
The Ontario president indi-! markets, compared to a differ-
catect a thorough study will he entlal of $1.70 before the agen-
made to determine how produ- cy began operation.
cors could best fight contract! The president congratulated
farming "Your board is now # Huron farmers for not plunging
planning on getting one of the into a great p r o d u c t i o :lt
best men on the North American ip r ogre m during the past
.continent to study this problem ! year. In other counties which
and recommend how it can be had. there was a noticeable drop
ducers.
placed yin the control of the pro• in the percentage of A hogs be -
Ing produced. Huron had "If we we allow vertical integra-'tained its quality, he said.
tion to go through, we will lose; Eldrid Aiken, chairman of the
our bargaining power," he said, ; marketing board said the "board
Thousands of farmers night also will play a vital part in fight.
lose their livelihood, he sug• Ing contract feeding or vertical
gested, since some persons were i integration."
already predicting that it would; He challenged the recent
take only a few thousand far statement of an OAC professor
mers to produce the pork now' who "viintegra.tioil
being provided by 40,000 Onta- ; was insaidevitable andcal marketing
rio producers. boards must goert." The marketing
Contract farming, he charged, ;board, he stated, would be the
was being promoted by the trade I guarantee against a complete in=
to undermine the producers' tegration program•.
marketing program. Retiring president Bert Lobb,
"What's going to happen if we ? who chaired the meeting, inch -
have vertical integration to the' sated he would continue to press
point where a few large copy...for the operation of H.ron as.
rations get control of produc-"sembly 3/:,rd two days a week in -
tion? It simply means that the i stead of one. He reported over'
consumers in this province are 33,000 hogs had been sold through
going to be at the mercy of a the Clinton yards in 1958 and he
few large cartels in the matter felt another day was warranted
of price and in security of vol- to "give more farm—s the cons
ume. Can you think of anything venience of FOB shipping."
.more serious or dangerous to Huron had produced less than
the consumers of Ontario? 150,000 hogs during the past
"It will do the same thing to year but the percentage of A's
us in the hog field as it has the was over 33.
producers in other fields." It He felt there was never a time
has been going on in the cotton- in the history of the hog produ-
growing areas of the United cers association when it was as
States for many years, he sad, strong as it is now.
and the growers have ended up Producers again turned down
as "peasants." , a Farm Union -supported resolu-
"We can see what's happened tion the hog producers to give
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ever see poultry prices at the ; a test area. This resolution was
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