The Brussels Post, 1953-4-22, Page 6..Plain llarse Sense..
by HOB ELLIS
Let's Do It ourselves
Far too long have the farmers
of Ontario been looking to one
government or another to take
care of the business end of their
business for them. They could
do a better job themselves.
The federal government has
lost the British markets for Can-
adian farm surpluses; the Am-
erican government is slapping
embargoes on dairy imports;
the Ontario government is let-
ting edible oils take the place
of dairy products,
Prices are slipping, • markets
are shrinking, surpluses are ac-
cumulating. It is obvious that
somebody has to do something
to prevent a further slump.
And yet, instead of urging
their leaders to go ail out for
marketing schemes for their
milk and eggs and beef, farm-
ers keep sniping at the one or-
ganization that is trying to do
a job.
30 or 22 Cents?
A little over two months ago
Me Hog Producers Marketing
Agency started operations. Is it
reasonable to expect a bunch of
farmers to go into Big Busi-
ness with the same knowledge
and experience that maybe the
president of a large meat pack-
ing company took years to pick
up? Will they not be permitted
to find their way without some-
body yapping at their heels?
Instead of debating whether
20 or 22 cents per hog is too
high a handling f e e, farmers
should encourage these men who
have stuck out their necks and
are devoting their time and en-
ergy to the benefit of all.
The experience collected in
getting the first large-scale prov-
:nee-wide undertaking establish-
ed should be helpful for future
schemes which are bound to
ome.
New Markets
With the new legislation per-
mitting the manufacture and
sale of edible oil imitations of
dairy products on the books, it
is almost imperative for dairy
farmers to find new outlets for
their surpluses.
To begin with, it might be
wise to put the plan of Everett
Biggs, Dairy Commissioner of
Ontario, into action. The three
main points of Mr. Biggs' plan
are 1) zoning of the province,
2) pooling of all milk. 3) pay-
ment by grade instead of des-
tination.
All trucking, of course, would
be producer controlled.
The soheme would be built up
very much along the lines of the
Scandinavian co-operatives, e.g.
in Denmark -80 - 90 per cent of
all dairy and meat products are
processed and marketed by pro-
ducer owned factories and whole-
sale co-ops.,
At the start these co-operatives
had to oiercome considerable
difficulties, mainly caused by the
"rugged individualism" of the
farmers. The turning point came
only after the farmeris decided
to give up a little bit of in-
dependence for a whole lot of
security and accepted the prin-
ciple of binding contracts,
Initiative Needed
They are organized by com-
modity groups under one strong
over-all organization, which re-
presents them when dealing
with the government, industry
or the export trade.
Due to the size of the coun-
try the situation in Canada is
somewhat dimerent. The struc-
ture would have to be set up by
provinces under one national
organization,
The necessary legislation will
have to be worked out through
co-operation of the federal and
provincial governments. The
next step would be the estab-
lishment ,a( provincial and even-
tually national marketing agen-
cies with their own sales repre-
sentatives in overseas countries.,
The Canadian farmer is as
good, or better, a producer as
any of his cousins on the land
in other countries. There is no
reason why he should not equal
them also when it comes to the
distribution of his products.
What is needed is the initi-
ative of the f arm leaders to
bring together the producer as-
sociations, the co-operatives and
the credit -unions to design a
blue -print for co-operative ac-
tion.
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This column welcomes sug-
gestions, wise or foolish, and all
criticism, whether constructive
or destructive and will try to
answer any question. Address
your letters to Bob Ellis, Box 1,
123 - 18th Street, New Toronto.
Ont.
CAREFUL WITH THAT TRACTOR!
Statistics indicate that 60 per cent of the fatal accidents on
farms are caused from improper use of the tractor. J. L. Thompson
of the Swift Current Experimental Station advises accidents can be
reduced to a minimum by carefully observing the following safety
rules: -
1. Do not allow young children to operate a tractor.
2. In•hitehing, do not stand on the ground between the mov-
ing tractor and the implement. Always block up the hitch
.and use a hook to align tractor drawbar.
8. Let the clutch in slowly when going up a hill, or starting
off in high gear.
4. Stop Me power take -off when getting off the tractor.
5. Keep the safety shield over the power take -off assembly.
6. Stay on the seat when the tractor is in motion. Stop to
adjust levers or employ hydraulic controls.
7. Never allow passengers on the tractor.
8. In high gear, apply both brakes evenly when a quick stop
has to be made. Uneven braking causes tipping at high
speed.
9. Never change the hitch point above the axle centre line.
Always use the drawbar.
10. On heavy loads engage the clutch slowly or the front end
may come up.
11. Wait until the tractor stops before dismounting.
12. Stop the motor before filling the fuel tank; also avoid
spilling fuel on the hot motor.
13. Throttle down the motor when turning a corner, applying
the brakes, or going over rough ground.
14. Allow a boiling radiator to cool down before removal of
the cap for inspection.
15. In changing tires always use the proper blocking to pre-
vent tipping,
16. Keep the steering mechanism and tires in good shape,
and front wheels aligned on highway travelling.
17. In hilly countries use a red flag on a high pole to warn
motorists.
18. When travelling un highways at night use the proper
lighting in both front and rear.
Safety pays in time and lives. By observing these simple rules
a life may he saved.
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K'c1 Quartet—Kids in quads are as rare as quadruplet children,
according to veterinarians commenting, -on this unusual group.
Born on the farm of Lloyd M. Collins their mother, a twin, prev-
iously gave birth to quads in 1952.
Goes For Canada,
Too!
A national survey in Great
Britain reveals that nearly a
third of all the 15 -year-old
youngsters in the country can -
net read properly, The Daily
Sketch in London blames conl-
ics, cinemas, TV, radio and lastly,
the PARENTS,
"The schools are not wholly
responsible. An even greater
part of it belongs to the par-
ents. Children allowed to see
several comics every week, the
cinema television, and radios
put the child in a position where
there is no need to learn to read,"
the Sketch comments.
The Sketch said that by de-
priving children of these 'four
substitutes for literature they
would sooner or later turn to
books and learn to read and ap-
preciate them, With one in three
unable to read, the educators and
parents are viewing the survey
with alarm,
The Ministry of Education sur-
vey showed that no fewer than
50 per cent of 15 -year-olds, 23
per cent of 11 -year-olds, and 16
per cent of adults were backward
in reading. They found they
could hardly spell out the simp-
lest words,
What treasures these young
people are missing. All the great
literature of England on which
her moral standards as well as
culture have been based. How
can you expect young people to.
be Christians when they can-
not even read the Bible, to be
brave when they cannot read the
chronicles of Britjsh heroism, to
be kindly and unselfish and phil-
osophieal when the words of the
great thinkers are forever closed
to them That's why some are ad-
vocating putting away some of
the substitutes for the written
word from the lives of their child-
ren and let the children read,
for a change.
We submit that the situation
in this country is not too different
if we will be honest with our-
selves and our children. If you
doubt it then just test out your
own child and see- how much he
cab read.—Waterville (Wash.)
Empire -Press.
Deadly Serpent — A snoke that
kills is the winding ammunition.
belt being coiled into the "twin -
fifties" turret of a 6-29 Superfort
at a Tokyo, Japan, field.
Coronation Grey
Going over for the Coronation?
Don't be worried by the many
grey-haired women about. It
isn't dollar gap fatigue. but a
new fashion. A leading London
hairdresser, whose customers in-
clude members of the Royal Fam-
ily, reports: "One in ten of my
younger clients is insisting on
having her hair dyed grey."
Reason: "It's more sophisticated."
Colours include pearl, dove
grey and silver white and the
treatment takes up to five hours
to complete—which is enough to
turn you grey in any case:
One London woman who
doesn't have to pay for grey hairs
is Mrs. Rosa Hkttlinger. Her tele-
phone number: is similar to the
one at Buckingham Palace and an
average of 20 calls a week get
mis-routed to her home. The
Hettlingers are getting used to
having a general .or two on the
line, and mother often has a chat
with one of Princess Margaret's
boyfriends. Big drawback: "It's
getting in the way of the house-
work:
STILL UNSEEN
Eddie Cantor tails about an
acrobat team who invariably
went on last in the old two -a -day
vaudeville line.upe. While the
pair huffed and puffed through
their arduous routine, blase audi-
ences would reach for their hats
and coats and walk out on them,
At the start of their twelfth year
on the Keith-Orpheum circuit
their agent said, Boys, if you
ever expel t to get anywhere In
this profession, you'll have to
dream tip a new finish for your
act" "New finish?" echoed one
of the acrobats tnslipnantiy. "No-
body's seen the old ane yet."
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Lady At Her Loom—Sliding her shuttle across the raceway of, her
handlgom is Mrs. Robert Auxier. She wegves clothes for herself
and her husband on the machine. In this picture she is weaving
a banner to be used in a Chautauqua ceremony.
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It Gordon Smith
Make Your Own
Manure, well rotted or other-
wise; makes the best fertilizer
but it is scarce and getting
scarcer. We have, however, a
very good substitute in humus.
This is simply the refined and
garden name given to well rotted
vegetable matter such as leaves,
grass clippings, weeds and even
clean garbage, like orange rinds,
potato peelings, carrot tops, corn
husks, ete. The experienced gar-
dener never throws these in the
garbage pail or incinerator, He
piles them in a heap at the back
of the garden behind some shrub-
bery. Over each new layer he
spreads some fine soil. Once in a
while he will fork the pile over
to mix -and he will wet it thor-
oughly. The vegetable matter soon
ferments and rots and the whole
mixture becomes line rich loam
which is a wonderful material to
dig intp any type of soil and es-
pecially heavy clay or light sand.
A little chemical fertilizer spread
over the pile, will further enrich
it. If there is no place for a
humus pile one can simply bury
all this refuse directly in the
garden. The old gardener will
not throw anything away that
will rot.
For A Big Show
Lack of time or money are not
good reasons for not having
even a big show. of flowers. It is
amazing what one can grow with
a minimum of effort and expendi-
ture. And where grounds are
very large, as around a summer
place or farm for instance, a
big show is else easily possible.
The best plan, in any of these
cases,'is to stick to things like
petunias, nasturtiums, cosmos,
marigolds, zinnias and similar
plants which are not only easily
grown but which also will bloom
Steadily for weeks. With only
little care at first these will .prac-
tically look after themselves. It
is best to have solid beds of one
flower, though not necessarily
the same color, for the showiest
-results. A long bed of petunias
about three feet wide, will set
off any driveway, and roughly
circular beds of zinnias, mari-
golds or some of the smaller
things, will make a wonderful
;how. Then for the smaller gar-
den there are all sorts of tiny
flowers, Like alyssum, portulaca,
poppies and einular flowers which
thrive even in poor soil and once
well started will crowd out the
weeks and go on blooming until
fan.
Top Quality
To have tender, crisp veget-
ables. they must be grown quick-
ly, with no check. To get this
quick growth they should have
a little stimulating chemical fer-
tilizer, regular cultivation, thin-
ning 11 necessary and watering.
And there is something else,
which is most important. Every
vegetable cone to a stage when
it is at the peak of its quality,
and then passes beyond. With
some things like green beans,
peas and corn, this peak is over
LOGY, LISTLESS,
OUT OF LOVE
WITH LIFE?
Then wake up your liver Nile , .
jumpout el bed rarin' to go
1:ife sot worth 11dtn@'l.Tt may he the liver)
It's o fact.. 11 your liver bile fo not flowing
freely your food may not digest , .. gas
bloats up your stomach , , . you foal con -
Welded and
on•anipsled-and all the fun and sparkle go out
of life. That's when you nodi mild, bonito
carters Tittle Liver Pllle. You boo Carters
help stimulate, yo1r livor bile till, once again
Ittspouring outatatate ofuptetwo limn
day Into your digestive *root. Thin should
fix you right up, roe a you feel that happy
days are hero 06040.50 deO't etay sunk get
Carters Little i.pvor Pills. Always bevy them
op hoed, "
in a few days. One day the veg-
etables are crisp tender and
sweet. A few days later they be-
gin to get tough. I£ one plants all
the seed at the same time and of
the same variety, then that peak
is over in a very short time for
all. Even with slower maturing
things like carrots, beets and cab-
bage, the sante rule holds true
though these things will be high
class eating for several weeks.
To spread out the harvest we
simply spread out the sowings at
least two weeks apart from the
first thing in the•sp'ing until late
June or even July in some parts
of Canada. We can inroad the
season still further by using
early and late maturing varieties.
SOME TYPES YOU SEE
THROUGH A WINDSHIELD
The touch -me not
If your family Is fond 91 porlt -
chops --and most families ;,are—
here's a method oe handling them
there bound to meet with en-
thusiastic ,approval. Just try it
and see 12, I'm not right,
POIti{-CHOP I'LA'1'TEIL
Spr,eed thin coating of prepared
mustard on ,
0 lean pork chops
cut a/ -latch thick
Put In paper, bag . ,
f1 e. flour
1 tsps salt
34 isle pepper
Shake chops In 'hag to coat with
dour.
Brown in . , .
2 thisp. melted fat
Place chops in baking dish and
pour ever them . ,
1 can (1034 oz,)
chicken rice sottli
Store in refrigerator until oven
time.
Cover and bake in 350° oven
40 minutes, Serve 6.
Serve with Scalloped Toma-
toes and Corn: Combine 1n cass-
erole canned tomatoes, whole
kernel corn, onion, green pepper
and seasonings; top with crumbs
and bake in 350° oven 40 minutes.
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CHICKEN CASSEROLE
Brown , .
bei lb, pork sausage
Add and brown lightly , . .
r_ c. chopped green pepper
c. chopped onions
Remove from heat.
Blend in , .
i e. flour
1e: tsp. snit
Add . .
2 e. chicken stock
1 c. light cream
i_ e. chopped, pitted
black olives
!.o c. parsley sprigs
Cook until thickened, stirring.
Add,.
3 c. cubed, cooked chicken
Pour in casserole and top with
14 c. butteredbread crumbs
. Garnish with more olives.
Refrigerate until oven time. Bake
in 350° oven 45 minutes. Serves 6.
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FRANKFURTER CASSEROLE
Melt.
2 Oise, fat
Saute ..
l y c. chopped onions
Success Tip —
Bake it with MAGIC!
DATE -ORANGE
PUDDING
Combine in a greased
casserole (6 -cup size)
eee c. corn syrup, 1 tbs.
grated lemon rind and 34 c. orange juice. Mix and
sift once, then sift into a bowl, 134 c. once -sifted
pastry &our (or in c. once -sifted hard-whesit
flour), 21/ tsps. Magic Baking Powder, 34 tsp.
salt and 3 c. fine granulated sugar. Mixin el c.
corn flakes, slightly crushed, and 34 C. cut-up
pitted dates. Combine 1 well -beaten egg, 34 c.
milk, ei tsp. vanilla and 3 tbs. shortening,
melted. Make a well in dry ingredients and add
liquids; mix lightly. Turn into prepared dish.
Bake in moderately hot oven, 375°, about 40
minutes., Serve warm, with pouring cream.
Yield -6 servings. '
0 frankfurters, sliced
diagonally
Stir in .
334 0, canned tomatoes
Mix.,
2 tblsp, flour
tsp. salt "
a/s
tsp, pepper
1/ tsp. chili powder
1/. tsp, thyme
Add , . .
3 Wisp, water
Blend well; stir into tomatc
mixture.
Simmer until thickened. Store
in refrigerator until oven time.
Then heat idi*ture to boiling,
turn into 2 -qt. casserole, and top
with 1 package cornbread mix.
Bake in 400° oven 35 minutes.
Serves 6.
IIAIVI HALLS
Beat.,,
1 egg
Add... •
!h c, soft bread crumbs
14 c. milk:
1 tblsp. brown .sugar
e tsp. ground cloves
1 Ib. ground cooked ham
Shape mixture in 8 balls.
011 a shallow baking dish.
Place in it, hollow sides up .. .
8 canned peach halves
Nest a ham ball in each peach
half.
Stpre•in refrigerator until oven
time.
Bake in 350° oven 25 minutes.
Garnish with green celery
sprigs. Serves 8,
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