The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-02-23, Page 9cs
ieldman comment.
Federation prepares
for cancer campaign
Ey J. CARL, HEMINGWAY
HFA Fiel.dmen
On February 14, the .county
d•:•e'tors nand affiliated or-
f aeization rep.' esentatives of
t' Federation of Agriculture
Met in the Agricuiteral Board
I oms, Clinton.
In fhe eirerce ..of President
1''airen, Zurbrigg, first vice.
rreeideet Gordon'Greig eon -
dueled. business,
Mrs. John, Elliott, Bounty
chairman -of the Cancer fund,
outlined the program of the
organization and requested the
•co-operation of the Federation
in Ole important work, Since
then^ was some .onfusion in
f'i' l'inUB years it Was suggest'
cd that the rural canvass be
conducted on a township basis
rather than on the. basis of the
caneel: Units working out a-
retied the urban unit area.,
.'.phis is a worthy cause which
has received •strong support
from Federation mern hers in
the past and it is expected that
this year will be no exception,
'At"end federal meeting
After some discussion it was
Agreed that the county should
send a delegate to the annual
meeting of the Canadian Fed-
eration of Agriculture in Ot-
tawa. .Pres, Warren Zurbrigg
was appointed with the priv-
il'ege of appointing an alter -
tete, if he was unable to go,
Reorts were given by ;Elmer
Ireland and Mrs. M. Lobb on
the Leadership Forum at Gode-
ric!i with recommendat.ions
that a similar school be held
nerd year,
As a resua of this course,
Mrs, Lobb has organized ;the
ladies of • Goderich township
federation and they are con-
ducting a meeting on educe.
Con et the Holmesville United
Church on Feb. 24 at 8.15 p,m.l
There will be a panel discus-
sion on methods of education
chaired by 1Vir, Coulter, local
inspector, with two parents and
two teachers as panel mem-
hers. Films will also be shown
for further information and en-'
terlainment.
The secretary was instructed'
to order copies of the history
of the CFA for each of the
townships and alsb each of the
local weeklies.
Outlines hon election
Mr. Ab Bacon, newly -elected
county president of the hog
producers association, outlined
the procedure on the vote to
elect. county delegates for the
hog producers mar;-eting board
to be held under regulations
of the Farm Products Market-
ing Board on March 6 in the
Legion Hall, Clinton. Nomina-
tions will be accepted from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and
voting will be from 1:00 to
n5;00 p.m." • .
At the annual meeting of the
hog producers' ass'nand the
hog producers, co-operative on
Feb. 9 one delegate was elected
from each township and, in
order to make up the required
19, three delegates were elected
at large. Since this is the
same number required for the
marketing board on March 6,
it would seem much simpler
to let these same delegates,
which are well distributed
over the • county,. be our dele-
Jim — "How's your virus
cold?"
Jack — "Boy, I'm so full of
penicillin and vitamins that
every time 1 sneeze I cure i
somebody."
Second Section
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EXETER, ONTARIO
FEBRUARY`23, 1941
Page dine
gates for the marketing board re--
' as well.
I In order to have a reasonable
vote on March 6, there should.
be five carloads from each
township. haven this number
would .only be about 10% of
,the hog producers but will
' mean something like 4,000
miles of driving Hardly seems
sensible when the job could
already have been done.
OTTAWA REPORT
See move
to controls
ay W. H. A,, THOMAS
Midlesex West MPP
Press :reports and magazine
articles indicate that, some of
our agriculturalleaders are be-
coming more interested in pro-
duction management as a
necessary feature of price sup-
port programs,
Adequate support. prices may
be impossible to maintain
without some measure of pro-
duction planning.
W. J. Anderson, president of
the Agricultural Institute of
Canada has pointed .to the
farmer's ability to increase
output and suggests as an an-
swer production targets with
quotas for each producer,
The Grower, official publica-
tion
Vegetable Growers Associa-
a
SURE SIGN OF.SPRING?----The breakdown of this Stephen townshipplow might
be interpreted as an encoura girA sign that spring isn't f g
u ,g g g p 1dg al array, The wheel broke
while Clifford Kenney, Crediton, was operating tthe machine. There was no mis-
hap. Fortunately, there's been no need for the plow because of the bright, sunny
weather the district has been enjoying,
g Y,
of. the Ontario Frt and
tion, indicates in an editorial employmentSees full
in the January issue, that, •
farmers must be prepared to •
accept change, and that they'
wouldwiseconsidero
accept be v s to asome
if standard lowered-
degree of production control. i
The new U.S.A. government'
policy as outlined during their
recent election campaign, im-
plies some mea„ ure of produc-
tion control. 1t will be interest-
ing to watch their progress in
this regard.
Co-op seeks
$10b,000
Huron county's objective in
FAME's new share capital
drive is $106,000, according to
Secretary - Treasurer Pat Dia -
This means the meat pack-
ing co-op hopes to sell 1,060
common shares at $100.
Mr. Dickey says the drive
is meeting "with good suc-
cess" in Huron as it is across
the • province. "The :response
. has been very encourag-
ing",he states. - 1
Mr, Dicke, will be guest
speaker at a FAME meeting
in Exeter town hall Monday.
night. With him will be Rob-,
ert Good, Brant county, can-
vass committee chairman,
Alfred Warner, Bayfield, is
chairman of the county can -1
vass.
.Farmers' Allied Meat Enter
prises Co-operative Limited,
organized in September, 1960,
has been authorized to sell up
to 100,000 common shares at
a par value of $.100, lts cur-
rent objective is 20,000.
The co -on recently launched.
its share drive after its origi-
nal debenture selling cam-
paign was stopped by the On-
tario Securities Commission,
key.
Buy your
Fertilizer
From your
Local PIant
tit .Most analyses available in
both regular and granular
' r Competitive prices
Save $3,50 a ton plus freight
adjustment (from $1.50 to
$3,50) by buying bulk at our
plant south of Exeter.
Seasonal cliscotlnts still avail-
able
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EXETER.
Full employment could he over the sales, he pointed out.
achieved in Canada .if its Citi- Auction selling of tobacco is
zens were willing to forget the •successfulsince the product is
dollar standard of riches and not perishable and it may be
be satisfied with fulfilling their held it the price is not sans
basic needs, Huron Federation factory. Premium prices are
ieldtnan J. Carl hl
told. Fairfield. Farm Forum this
week.
Hemingway
paid on the world market for
tobacco but there is no demand
for hogs.
The fieldman said wealth in Speaking on • co-operative
dollars is not necessary to be marketing, Mr. Hemingway
"well off".
said 'that; .farmers have not
He pointed out that one of the
disadvantages I d o production
control would be to put some Council members
farmers out ofa job.
diffe
Therent fieldmakindsn of discumssed the entertain families
arketing
boards, explaining the type of The members of the Bosan-
A price may be agreed upon quet township council treated.
their families to a banquet at•
for canning crops hut the can- McPherson's Lunch, Northville
Hing factories have it alt in recently.
their own hands as to contracts reA turkey dinner with all: the
and acreage .produced, ,he said. trimmings was served to the
Evaporated milk is not res- 29 guests. Later everyone left'
dWucesetrer. A minimum price d as to quantity or pro- for Thedford for an evening of
is
cards, ,..,.
wheat, as well as for eggs. The School board meets
producers may purchase the
surplus and ship it out of the
country at a loss to the market-
ing board in order to prevent
drastic price reduction.
Full control of sale
operation each employs
agreed upon for beans -and
A special meeting of the
Bosanquel: Township Scheel'
Area Board was held last 1
Tuesday evening in the Bosan•'
qu.et council. chambers in Thed-
ford, with all. members pres-
ent Mr. Gordon of that agency
In tobacco and .hogs. market- in. Forest discussed liability in.
ing agencies have full control surance for the school area,
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IDL CURIOSITY
CER'YANLY KEEPS A
LOT OF PEOPLE VERY
esUsy —
LOCAL HOG GROWER
KEEPS RECORDS
ON PURINA -FED PIGS
TO PROVE
It Pays
To Feed
Purina-
(Na'me
on Request)
No. Flied Cost Profit
Pigs Per Pig Per Bag
GRADE
AC
Lot :No. 1 48 $18,25 $13.33 27 19 2
Lot 'No, 2 50 517.00 $11.50 28 22
LotNo. 3 50 $17.75 $15.21 39 9 2
Average on
148 Pigs
Prof t on. $17.67 $13,55 64ee , 34^. 3'
Total 148 pigs over feed and pig cost
was $2,032.50, '
Points of Interest
1, Consistent low feed cost at regular retail prices.
2. Weaned pig costs .figured at $12 to $13 per pig.
3, Prices received were $27 to $25.50 per cwt.
4. �� eane'r pigs started on Pig Startena and fed. all
r
balanced .Purinaration heavy with oats,
5. About, :?k of pigs graded. A, IA graded B.
6. Grower raised all pigs from own SOWS on Purina
program.
THIS WEEK'S BARGAIN COUNTER SPECIAL
1. LIQUID IRON, 1 Pint, Reg, $1,80 .. SELL $1,00
2. INJECTABLE IRON, 20 cc,
Reg. $2,25 ,.,,,, SELL $1.95
3. LIQUID PIG WORMER, 32 oz,
Reg, $3.40 SELL
4. HEAT LAMPS, 2150 watt, tteg. 900 SELL $ .75
5. PIG 'BROODER, $4,25 SELL $3,59
See us for your seed grain,
grass seed and fertilizer
requirements
been able to compete with Ca-
nada Packers either in wages
paid or in income, He asked:
"Would you invest in a proces-
sing plant which is under con-
sideration and which woulddo
well?", referring to the FAME 1
organization. The feed busi-
ness, broiler marketing and
milk marketing coops have
been successful, he pointed out.
The forum met al; the home
of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Neil with
25 in attendance. A contest was
conducted by Mrs, Earl. Neil.
The next meeting will be held i
Mircii 6
o elect new hog hoar
New system of. electing mem- a minute to 'study it.
hers to the Ontario Hog ?radii- The system, instigated by
vers Marketing Board isn't the gov',t for the first this year,
really complicatedif you take attempts to ensure democratic
Over 200 compete
in Kirkton
By MTS, HAROLD DAVIS •
Skating carnival was held at
Kirkton rink Friday evening,
Febatten. di17ng.with over two hundred
Prize winners were: King of
the carnival, Jim Rundle,
Woodham.; Queen of the carni-
val, Sharon Squire, Woodham; •
best comic boy, 13111 Arthur
Anderson and Bernard McCor-
mick, Kirkton; best comic
girl, Gwen Mills, Kirkton,"
Cathy Hein, Sandra Waiters',
and Janet Skinner, Winchel-
sea.
Best nriginal representative
over 15; Mr. and Mrs, Bob'
Marshall of St. Marys, Mrs.
Carl Mills and Helen Hun-:
phreys, Kirkton; under 15,'
Kimberley and Kevin Doupe
and Iris Marshall, Kirkton; •
best dressed couple under 15,:
Fred Cowdrey a n d Cathy':
Amos, Jim Watson and: Nicky;
Dykstra, Kirkton; over 15,
Marion • McNaughton, Base
:Line and Elaine Prucler, Mit-
1 Mrs. Grant Ratcliffe, Ander-'
iso.n,chel], Clarence Switzer and;
Oldest skater, Mr, Lawrence
Beckett, Woodham; youngest:
skater, Kimberley Doupe,
Kirkton; best skating couple,
16 and under, Iris and Ron
Marshall, Kirkton, Linda Rat-'
ciiffe and Jane Bickel], An.
Berson; over 16, Mr. and Mrs.'
Marwood. Willis and Mr, and
Mrs, Junior Doupe,- Kirkton;'
best clown, Linda .Johns and•
Bobby Marshall, Kirkton;
carnival
dine Beckett, Woodham and
Madeleine Crandall, Kirkton;
best .comic couple, David. Rob-
inson and Alex Johns, Hen
Blackler, Kirkton, Keith Ste-
' Olen, Anderson; largest fam-
ily on skates, Grant Ratcliffe's
of Anderson,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman. Powe.
Best comic, Bill Arthur, An-
derson; Jacqueline and. Geral.!
Speed race, boys under 10,
St _even Robinson, Kirkton,
Douglas Ratcliffe, Anderson;
girls, Cathy Amos, Kirkton;
Marion Ross, Mt. Pleasant;
boys 11-13, Robert Forest,
Kirkton, Marvin Arthur. An-
derson; girls, Jane Bickell,
Anderson, Margaret Earle,
Kirkton; speed race, Stewart
Stephens, Anderson, Fred Cow-
drey;door, prize,Ken Clarke.
.
Judges were: Bill Huntley
and Tom McMillan of Exeter. i
Day of prayer
The World. Day of Prayer.
service was observed in St.
Paul's Anglican Church with'
members of Kirkton United
and St. Pa•ui's Anglican parti-
cipating.
' I
Leaders were Mrs. J. T. El-
liott and Mrs. Clayton Smith,
An address was given by Mrs.'
Earl Watson and soloist was
Mrs, Clayton Ross.
Those appointed to give spe-
cial prayers were Mrs. Fred,
Roger, Mrs. Wilbert Kirkby, E
Mrs. Clarence Switzer, Mrs.
Stuart Shier, Mrs. Everett
Doupe and Mrs, Eber Shute.
Library euchre
The library sponsored a .pro-,
gressive euchre. in Aberdeen.
Hall Monday evening. i
—Please turn to page 1.0
selection of the 'board 'which,
directs the proYincial market -
log program.
MonCoudaynty, electiMar•onsch wi6.lN4
t bO in#hetitlda•
tions for delegates will' be re-
ceived. from 10 to 11 a,m. and
the voting will take place be-
tween 1 and 5 p.m,.1.
Each .nomination must be in
writing and seconded and the
person named must agree to
stand, Voting wall. lie done by
secret ballot,
Where will] these county elec-
tions he held?
In Huron, it's the Legion
Hall, Clinton,
In. Middlesex, the coinmuni-
ty hall, Ilderton.
In F'erth, the town hall, Mit-
ehell.
In Lambton,the firemen's
hall, Petrolia..
The numberof delegates
each county will elect has
been determined by size of
area, number of producers
andbogs marketed.
Perth has been
givers the
most delegates, 26; Huron will
elect 19, Middlesex 12, and
Lambton eight
•
Elect directors
On March 15, the elected de-
legates will go to the zone
meetings
to elect it 11
directors
to the eec board.
Middlesex and Huron dele-
gates will elect one director
at a meeting in Exeter town
hall,
Perth county will elect an-
other one in the ag rep's of-
fice, Stratforr'
Lambton, E;sex 'and Kent
delegates will 'meet ` in Ohat-
ham to name :their neat to the
board.
It's as simple as that,
Well, maybe it .i'sn't so sim•
ple, either. But hen- it's all
over, the boar d' certainly
should be democratic:
In any event, the important
thing for individual producer:
is to nominate and vote in their
county election of delegates on
March 6.
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