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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-06-04, Page 10Page 2 - Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, June 4, 1964 Dates Set for Howick Fall Fair, October 1-3 FORDWIC1f - A meeting )t the Howick Agricultural Fair directors was held in the Ford- ; wich Community Hill when the prize list was revised and brought up to date. There is increased prize money in sever- al livestock sections. Wm. Wilson, Sam Robinson Cecil Wilson of Howick, Oscar Kieffer, Murray Mulvey and Glenn McMichael of Turuberry were appointed special pri .e Morris F.O.A. Directors Meet BELGRAVE-- The directors of the Morris Township Federation of Agriculture met at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Grashv on Thursday. President Ted Fear was in charge. Plans were finalized for the bus trip on June 2. Alhert Bacon distributed folders on the annual Hog Pro- ducers meeting held in Toron- to. It was decided that Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fear and Mr. and Mrs. Alhert Bacon would represent the township at the T. B. annual dinner and meet- ing to be held in Clinton. A delicious lunch was served by Nirs. Grashv. committee. Those in charge of program planning are Harold Robinson, lames Robinson and Elmer hard ing. Mrs. Robert Gibson was asked to contact Earl Dick, District No. 8 representative to open the fair and check with judges fur all sections. Many suggestions for im- provement were made including the presentation of rosettes and ribbons to prize winning stock in the show ring, advance ad- vertising of the fair prize list, and Netter and increased pub- lic relations between urban and rural members and exhibitors, Fair dates are set for Octo- ber 2nd and 3rd and will be held in Fordwich Community Park. The parade will begin at 12:30 D. S. T. Ontario's soft white winter wheat is mainly used for mak- ing pastry flour. WIDE POSSIBILITIES FOR SEED POTATOES An additional 2000 acres of seed potatoes could t'e grown to advantage according to the On- tario Department of Agricul- ture. This would represent more than three times the ac- reage of seed potatoes grown in Ontario in 1903. Seed potatoes can be sold to commercial growers who supply the fresh and processed trade. According to reports reach- ing the Department of Agricul- ture one county alone used around one quarter of a mil- lion dollars worth of seed and Ontario grown seed has given excellent results, comparing most favorable for vigour and freedom from disease, with seed from any other source. Varieties most in demand are Irish Cobbler, Cherokee, Seba- go, and Kennebec. Potato growers who plant Foundation grade seed potatoes would be well advised to take advantage of free field inspec- tion service for seed. A mini- mum of one acre is required, and there is no maximum. Broiler Growers Propose Minimum Marketing Changes by ROY JEWELL in The London Free Press At a time when farm mar- i<eting programs are in the news in varying degrees, the Ontario Broiler Growers Assoc - We've got the skilled me- chanics and the parts needed to make all your equipment repairs. Low rates, too. Call us. MASSEY-FERGUSON NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT DIONE HARVESTERS CHAS, NODI NS MASSEY-FERGUSON SALES & SERVICE WINGHAM PHONE 357-1440 YOU NEED SHUR-GAIN Pasture Dairy Ration Despite the fact dairy cattle were fed well all winter they could loose weight if fed only lush, green pasture. Pastures are high in protein but low in carbohydrates and energy. SHUR-GAIN PASTURE DAIRY RATION is high in carbohydrates and thus provides the energy lacking in lush green pastures. Maintain your herd production throughout the early growing season with SHUR-GAIN PASTURE DAIRY RATION. Wingham ouRGa Feed Mill feed service service DIAL 357-3060 WINGHAM, ONT. iation put foth an interesting proposition. They make a slightly different approach to their marketing program... an approach that accepts their pre- sent marketing structure as ef- ficient and see,<s only mini- mum changes in that area. The broiler growers have agreed to petition for a quota licensing system to regulate the production of broiler chicken in Ontario. They are painfully aware that there is sufficient growing capacity and lots of hatching eggs to overproduct the market. In order to head off overproduction by operators with breeding flock, hatchery, feed mill and processing facili- ties, to the financial destruc- tion of the independent grower on the family farm, the associ- ation feels their request to be justified. The destruction of the independent grower would not come about because of a lack of efficiency on his part in producing a quality product. The brief of the association says, "It is freely acknowledged by the processor, that the inde- pendent grower is usually more economically efficient and pro- duces a better product than the integrated operator using hired labor." The latter cannot be starved out of the business so quickly by disastrously low prices since the other enter- prises in the chain (feed manu- facture, processing or hatchery) may carry the load for a time. The broiler men point out that many businesses in Ontario are limited by license meas- ures. In this age of minimum wage laws and union bargain- ing they say the broiler grower has a right to a fair return on his labor too. The broiler industry lends it- self to planned production bet- ter than many farm enterprises. It is possible to predict with fair accuracy, how many chicks will hatch from a given number of eggs. And within wider limits the market poten- tial at a given time can also be predicted. They feel with pro- duction control it would be pos- sible to fully supply the Ontario market without serious oversup- ply or deficiency. As long as they do nor attempt to under - produce in the hope of strength- ening prices it should ,.or Should they attempt to restrict production to create a short supply, they would only be los- ing income for themselves since other areas would soot, supply the shortage. They propose to license all broiler capacity currently avail- able-.. to license new capaci- ty under a forniula...to have power to enforce quota cuts by percentage across the hoard in seasonal oversupply situations.. to make licenses :.pplicable to the buildings for which they are issued and not transferable to other premises... to meet ad- ministrative costs with a 15 - cent levy per 100 Lirds market- ed... and to require a grower to RUSSIAN THISTLE Weed of the Week series WARM DEPART left CF AGRICULTURE The nicknames Stinkweed, Penny Cress or Wild Garlic, are all descriptive of the weed plant the botanical name of which is Thlaspi Arvense. The flattened seed pods are some- what the size, color and shape of pennies when ripe. It has an unpleasant aroma, said by some to resemble garlic. A member of the mustard family, it has all the possibili- ties of common mustard in the struggle with crop plants for food, sunlight, and room to grow. However, common mus- tard, an annual, is only a real menace to spring crops, but Stinkweed,a winter annual, be- comes a real problem in winter Irish Delegate Visits Huron Charles Geoffrey Conn of Ballykelly, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland will be visiting Huron County from May 29 to June 12. He will spend the first week with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Young, Auburn and the second week with Murray Hoover, R. R. 3 Brussels. During this time Geof- frey will become acquainted with agriculture and farm con- ditions in Huron County. Mr. Conn has been a mem- ber of Limavady Y. F. C. for four years and nas served as club leader, secretary and pub- licity agent. He attended Greenmount Agricultural Col- lege and has won scholarships to Denmark, Sweden and Scot- land. Geoffrey works on the home farm of 90 acres, in part- nership with his brother. Their mixed farming enterprise in- cludes sheep, hogs, cereal crops and seed potatoes. After his visit in Huron County Geoffrey will travel to Niagara Falls, Kenora district, Western Canada and finally will sail for home on July 23 out of Montreal on the "Emp- ress of Canada". show just cause why he should not have his license cancelled after a lapse of one year from production. The broiler growers have had problems and have done some very good work in keeping their house in fair order. Their re- cent proposal seems to have been inspired by a desire to put their program on a more solid basis. They have no plans for disturbing present marketing systems. It is of interest to note that at a time when a provincial commission report has just been issued recommending abolition of the quota system for tobacco production, the broiler grow- ers are in effect asking for in- troduction of a similar system for their product. There the comparison must end however. Broiler production requirements can he fairly accurately pre- dicted. And the quatity of pro- duct much more accurately ar- rived at than with a field crop like tobacco. And if Ontario broilers get priced out of line, Quebec or l'nited States growers will be happy to supply any shortages. wheat, pastures and meadows. In winter wheat, it is usual- ly noticed first in late May or early June as it is starting to flower. At this time it is too late to spray with much success the weed becoming resistant at the early bud stage. Idealcon- trol in winter wheat is to spray with 2,4-D in the fall, after the wheat is well established and the weeds are in the seed- ling stage. The alternative is early spring spraying before the wheat has made much spring growth. Stinkweed in pastures has also been responsible for re- jected milk. Off flavors in milk are more common as the seed approaches ripening, It is therefore most important to keep dairy pastures free of this weed. In grass pastures, spray- ing presents no problem. 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