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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-08-17, Page 9• • * ' ***Ws tl**I 1* ,A1* ^4" krI -*if • *, * ** te P14 -4164-0, 4,o/ gi* • 444. 4 • 41, 40# rO, - .4.1” IA% • • 4,1-i LEARN MARKETING - Marketing of livestock and grain was studied by four Parkhill and Alin Craig 4-H clubs at a meeting held Monday night in the Corbett Sales -Arena, About 150 boys and girls and their parents heard a number of expert views on the selling of cattle and grain, Don MacGregor, sales arena owner, was -host for the meeting. -T-A photo Prize lists Huron county crop report ready soon Prize lists for Exeter Fall are _nearly completed and will probably be mailed to exhibi- tors next week, accerding to Secretary A. G. Hicks. . Mr. Hicks said the cattle and sheep classes have been en- larged and the prizes increased. A complete revision has been made of the domestic and la- dies' work departments and more prize money has been provided. The fair will be held Septem- ber 20 and 21 this year, ' , ' ' • . Message from Mt. Carmel .... . ... „ ... .....: ...•.: .. .„„...::..,,......:...'..•,!..%,..°: Personal items Mrs. J. Pearson and Helen Sullivan visited at J. Regier's Walkerton, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Morris- sey and Jim accompanied by Mrs, Donald Regier spent the weekend in Batavia. Sister M. Barbara and Sister St. Catherine visited the for - flier's sister, Mrs. Pat, Sulli- 4' ean Sr, and family and friends Zurich last !Monday. Wiry Catherine .Sheehan, of Windsor. is visiting tier aunt, and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Lawr- ence McCann, Mrs. Pat Fleming underwent an operation in St. Joseph's Hospital. Last reports she is doing nicely, Miss Judy Regier is visiting in Woodstock with Mr. and Mrs. Lou. Parker and fatnily. Mrs. Josephine Farrell, of Sarnia, spent a few days with Miss Madeline Glavin. The McCann picnic was held in Riverview Park, Exetdr, last Sunday and all report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- Keever and family, of Toronto, are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McKeever and other relatives. Miss Sheila Regier has sum- mer employment at Monetta McGillivray By D, G. GRIEVE tax levy up Associate Ag Rep Grain harvest is hi full swing, Reports indicate that most wheat is high in moisture and there has been some sprouting. Spring grains are a heavy crop hut will be difficult to harvest because of severe lodg- ing in many areas. Some fields of second cid hay have been taken off in the last week. Industrial Trust picks agent here The Industrial Mortgage and Trust Company, with head of- fice in Sarnia, has named Real- tor .John Burke as its agent in the Exeter community, The company, which special- izes in first mortgages, was es- tablished in Sarnia in 1889 and has branch offices in Forest and Petrolia. President off the firm is John Cowan, QC, Sarnia, and it has a paid-up capital listing of $635.000.00 and a reserve fund of the same amount. Menard's of Grand Bend. Mrs. Lawrence Kuntz, of Greenock, spent a few days at the home of her mother, Mrs. Pat Fleming. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Spafford and family, of Detroit, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clem Boland and Mr. Joseph Dietrich, Pau1 and Ann, last Tuesday. Misses Marie and Theresa Mater, of Simcoe, are visiting for three weeks, with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Care. Ladies of Mt. Carmel parish have taken on the project of painting the fence in front of the church. The Charles Dietrich family nicnicked at Rock Glenn on Sunday. A diplomat can tell you where to go and make you look forward to the trip. With ALL of these "PLUS" FEATURES • Choke of single.poini or Iwo -point suspension hangers. • Exclusive "Pisfol•Grip" handle and exclusive "Swing -Aside" lid for easy pouring. IP Patented deep MOISTURE WELL in the lid traps bacteria laden vepor. • New, heavier bucket with large smooth curves. • Depend. able pulsator, a jewel of engineering design. 0 Famous Calf•Nose inflations end safe low Vacuum. 11 1Comortl I UlliVirSell balaikeetded MILKER We Buy Timothy and Clovers , HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID • EXETER DISTRICT \Phone 287 Collect Tax rate in McGillivray. town- ship will, be 50 mills this year, siS more than in 1960. Because of re-assesm.ent and annexation, the county rate has risen five mills, The North Middlesex High. School levy has been increased one mill.. The township rate is up one- tenth of a mill but this was more than offset by a reduc- tion in the central school levy of three -tenth of a mill. McGillivray council let two draM contracts at its meetieg. Monday. The Rock dram will be constructed by Robert Nich- olson and Son, West Monckton, for $1,595, and the Hutchinson - Eagleson drain will be installed by Ross Hanna, Listowel, for $3,200. ZegintiMMUCAMIWITAMMION. Happenings in Blanshard By •MRS. GLADWYN HOOPER Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thack- er and family spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Langford of Centralia and Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs, Percy Hodgins of Granton. Mrs. Leonard Thacker and girls spent Thursday with Mrs. John Morgan and family of Brinsley. Mr. and Mrs. Morley Waugh, of London, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thacker. Mrs. Brunt, of Toronto. spent Thursday with Mrs. Cecil Mos- sey. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Park- inson and family spent Sunday at Brampton, Mr. and Mrs, Jack Thomp- son and family attended the Ferree reunion at Fanshawe on Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. W. B. Young, of St. Marys, were Wednesday guests of Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Mossey. •••••••••••••••••=e e eider 4 Second Section EXETER, ONTARIO, "IPAIST 17, 1961 Pepe Nine diets rise in cattle price o 24 cents in two weeks Fieldrnar...comments Sell 1,200• shares inFAME canvass canvass. By J, CARL HEMINGWAY HFA Fieldman Many years ago I did MY work with horses. Sometimes in the hurry to get the work done the load got a little big- ger than it should and perhaps there was a soft spot on the road to the barn, It was too much to ask of the team but they dugin their toes and the , load arrived at the barn. A similar situation developed in the "Fame" canvass in Hur-! an County. When the dates I were arranged for the share: sales drive for Farmers' Allied , Meat Enterprises it was ex-', pected, that haying would be over for a couple of weeks be- I fore the harvest started. The weatherman didn't see things that way so haying dragged on until the harvest was Waiting. However, many canvassers just dug in their toes and went the "second mile". Their ef- forts were successful and great- ly appreciated. In three days of tbe campaign some twelve thousand in shares was pur- Hay awards bridge work Contract for construction of the McDonald steel truss bridge in Hay township. was let Mon- day night to C. A. McDowell Co. Lt., Centralia. The McDowell tender for $4,900 was the lowest of four submitted. The bridge will be bililt.int lots 5-6, concession 5-6. Engineer's report on the Drysdale municipal drain was read to assessed owners at the same meeting. Approval is pending adjustments requested by several owners. A grant. of $20 was made to the Zurich public library. Mr. and Mrs., Cecil Mosseyvisited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stephens and Mrs. James Mossey of Ander- , SOD. Barry Thomson spent last week with Mr. John Rinn and family of Base Line. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hartwick and family of Bryanston, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryan of Gran- ton were Thursday evening guests • of Mr. and Mrs, Wil- liam Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shaw, of Arthur, spent a couple of days with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Mossey. Miss Shirley Jackson, of Till- sonburg, Miss Sharon Jackson, of London, spent Thursday eve- ning with Miss Ruth Hooper, Ruth returning with them for a couple of days. chased in "'t'ame". Colborne township stands at the top of the list, having more than reached ita quota toward the two million objective for the province. Tuckersmith only requires four more shares to reach its objective, The follow- ing is the standing of the other township.: Township Pur- Ob - chased jective Colborne $4,300 $4,000 Tuckersinith ... $5,600 $6,000 Stanley $3,i00 $4,600 Hay $3,100 $6,900 Grey $3,800 $8,600 Turnberry $1,800 $5,200 McKillop $3,400 $7,200 Usborne 3,80O $8,000 Hulled $2,000 $7,600 E. Wawanosh $1,200 $5,600 W. Wawanosh $700 $4,000 Ashfield $1,300 $7,000 Goderich $2,900 $5,600 Howick .„ ...... $1,900 $12,200 Morris $700 $7,400 Stephen .. $700 $6,600 Malcolm Davidson of Stan- ley twp, and Ross Fisher of Colborne twp. deserve special mention as they tied for the $25.00 in prizes for the two top canvassers -just goes to show that it can be done. We hope that all the town- ships reach their objectives when the next canvass is or- ganized for early October. Usd p Usborne ?i wins JF tri Kathryn Hicks, RR, 3 Exeter, has been named one of two Huron t delegatesto the Junior Farmer bus tour to i Eastern Ontario and Quebec, The 18 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Hicks, she leaves Sunday morning on a six-day trip as far east as Quebec City. The group will tour Fort Henry, Upper Canada Village and the Robert Sanders Gener- ator Station in the Kingston and Cornwall areas, Montreal, Quebec city, Ottawa and other points of interest, The trip is awarded for out- standing participation in 4 -II, junior farmer, community 'and church work. Miss Hicks has completed 13 projects in 4-H homemaking clubs, entitling her to provincial honors. She has maintained a grade "A" standing in all of them. In 1959, she was selected to rep- resent Huron at a 4-H confer- ence in Guelph.' The male delegate from Hu- ron • is Robert Fotheringham, RR 3 Seaforth, who has been grand champion. of Huron Seed Fair for the past two years. Art Cann's ON WHY, WHEN AND HOW TO WORM PIGS Worms can cost you up to $3.00 per pig in reduced feed efficiency. And did you know that a single full-grown fe- male worm may contain 26 to 27 thousand eggs? Did you realize that worms in your pigs caji mean a delay of 2 weeks in time -to -market? These are strong reasons why yoti should worm your hogs, Pigs -Worm 2 weeks after weaning to remove immature round -worms. Worm again about 1 month later tei remove worms that were in the lungs during the first worming. Market Hogs -If pigs are raised in con- taminated quarters an additional 'worming may be necessary 30 days after second worming. For feeder pigs purchased from outside sources worm pigs after they are on full feed and have become accustomed to the new management. Ile -worm in 30 days, Breeding Stock -Worm sows and gilts 15 to 30 days before breeding. Worm boars as necessary. Use Purina Liquid Pig Wormer, it's easy to feed auk there are no setback's. Just mix it with the hogs' drinking water. If you prefer to worm by the feed route, use Purina Pig Wormer Checkers or Pig and Poultry Wormer Concentrate. Why not give us a call today, or drop in at rny Store with the Checkerboard Sign. I'd like to tell you about Purina's many other products that, can help you perk up your farin'S profits. Cann's Mill Ltd. Cahadiantwho want bigger .profits tomorrow, Exeter Phone 735 WHALEN CORNERS Phone 35r15 Kirkton feedPURINA CHOWS today! AWARDED JF TRIP , . Kathryn Hicks Cecil Squire crop winner Cecil Squire won the oat field crop competition sponsored by Kiricton Agricultural Society, it was announced this week by Alex F. Crago, secretary -treas- urer. He led 12 other contestants, whose fields were judged by S, Roy Laughlin, of Guelph. Mr. Squire received a score of 93 out of 100, one more than the runner-up, Milne Pullen. In third place was Norman Brock, with 91, followed by Allen Berry with 90 and Alex Crago with 89. Other scores were: Newton Clarke, 88; T. Alvin Crago, ' 871/2; Ewart Crago, 87; John 'Barnett, 861/2; Jack Urquhart, 86; Clarence Switzer, 851/2; Harry Weersink, 84; James B. Bryan, 82. A prediction that the cattle :in western Canada bad induced price will. rise to 24 cents in tompetition and brought tbo 4boul, two weeks was made farmer more money for his Monday night by Robert Mc- livestoek. COMM, RR. 0,• Strathroy, for- Mr. MacGregor explained tber mer parliamentary assistant to sales agency's responsibilities the federal minister of agrieulto the farmers in properly Sort,- tyre- lug the cattle to .secure the Ile was speaking to a group „highest bids, ensuring canvas.. pf Parkhill and Ailsa Craig 4-11 i.tive bidding practices and aft, members meeting • in, the Cu.; vising .sellers when certain. bett Sales Arena. 'types of :animals are not want - "I believe the cattle price is 1 ed by,,the buyers. on the upsurge" McCubbin told He maintained t he sales about 150 441 members andi.ageney acted as a representa- their parents. "It won't be a tive of the livestock producers boom hut I. do believe that we and, as such, must work M. can look forward to A better their interests. - price." i He noted that the Toronto His prediction, he explained, yards, after discontinuing auc. was based on reports from 1 tion selling, had resumed it western Canada and the west- ! again when it proved success - cattle population there was not , been operating iri Ontario in ern states which indicated the :ful in some 65 sales which have as great as had been estimated 'recent years. earlier. Mr. McCubbin said he had Canada Packers buyer, es - Howard Elson, Hyde Park, secured his information person- plained how the huyer decides ally during the past week from I what price he shoud pay. "It's reliable authorities with whom; on the yield we gamble, not the he had worked when he was in I price", be stated, pointing out office in Ottawa. how the buyer estimates the "There are not as rnaey eat- yield a steer will give. tle on western feedlots as we 1{e noted that a beast- with have been lett to believe," he horns can cause from $40 to $50 said, He estimated there were damage in a carload of strange nine million less cattle in the cattle. U.S. than had been estimated Types of boards earlier. Donald Waters, who operates market in Canada depended an elevator in Parkhill, pointed Mr. McCubbin said the beef considerably on the U.S. o out the tremendous changes in is a North American economy," grain marketing which have take he stated. "Our price has pl.. taken place during the past 20 ways been influenced heavily to 30 by the U.S." there are two types of producer years. He noted that Last week, he said, some marketing boards now in oper- ation, the agency -type i)oard 7,000 cattle had been shippedwhicii handles soy beans anti her was exported the week be- ing-type board which deter - fore. mines the soft wheat price. to the U.S. and a similar num- • white beans, and the negotiat_ Outline marketing 1 Ag Rep W. K. Riddell also five speakers who outlined var- 01 spoke to the group. The 4-11 members partici- Mr. McCubbin was one ions phases of farm marketing Pated in a contest in which they to the 4-11 clubs and their par- estimated the weight of three ents. Carm Hamilton, associ- ! steers. Winners were Ted ate ag rep in Middlesex was Stewart, RR 1, Ailsa Craig, who chairman for the meeting. received a $5,00 cash prize do - I Don MacGregor, owner and . mated by Canada Packers Ltd.', plained how livestock sales op- i and Kees Willemse, • RR 6, Alma Lee, RR 2, Ailsa Craig, manager of the sales arena, ex-; brought to farmers, Parkhill. crated and the benefits they I The summer meeting, an an - He said he decided to start nual affair, was arranged by his sales arena at Corbett after , the Parkhill Lions Club, spore - seeing how similar operations sors of the 4-11 clubs, • The timing of many farm operations is critical and heavy loss can result if you are not equipped and ready to do the job, when it needs to be done. Modern farm machinery eliminates this risk because it provides you with an efficient and eco nomical work force that is always at your command. You can rely on Massey -Ferguson machines and implements to get critical jobs done quickly, efficiently and at low cost, M4ssey-Ferguson' Limited For Exeter and District, your Massey -Ferguson dealer is Phone 414J Wellington St.