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Clinton News-Record, 1946-02-07, Page 7'THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .7, 1946 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD CROP IMPROVEMENT ANNUAL CONVENTION TORONTO, FEB':: 11-15 A heavy program, embracing a wide range of subjects related to ^crop production in Ontario for 1946, . i11 occupy the attention of hundreds . of farmers who will attend the an- ginal Convention of the Ontailo Crop' 'Improvement Associat en at'the King Edward. Hetet, Toronto, from Feline; eery 11-15. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions are scheduled for the three days of the convention, -with specific branches of agricultural activity assigned to the various ses- sw,nS. During elle whole of the opening -clay ' there..Will -be a special meeting for, potato growers, daring which special emphasis' will be lam on pre- election and cultural* methods and the protection of -the crop agalest insects -'and diseases. 'On the afternoon of the same day, the Registered Seed ' Growers'Department of the Associa- ' tion will meet, for a series of tants followed' by disenssion`periods, while in the evening a number of resolu- ' tions•'will' be debated and dealt with. On_Tuesday, February 12, the gen- eral convention Will be in session, • and • Will '-hear • some important ad- dresses. W. C. Hopper, Economics Division-of;the Marketing Branch at Ottawa, Will speak on the Inter- - national Food •Situation. Dr. G. 1'. ' McRostie, head of the field husbandry department at the O.A.C., will discuss 'Crept production plans for 19.46: At Mils session also, Nelson Young, Seeds Administrator, Ottawa, will speak on the seed supplies and re- .. euirements for 1946. • •• At luncheon and for the afternoon -session, the delegates w:'l jdin with the convention of Ontario Plowmen's Association, when the chief speaker will be Arthur W. Turner, assistant ehief.of the Bureau of Plant1ndustry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering;. 'United States Department of Agra - culture, Washington. In the evening, there will be a session on pastures, at which several of the co-operating farmers in the. long term pasture demonstration pro - feet, will give facts and figures as to the success of the project on their :farms. The general sessions on Wednes- eday, February 13, will be devoted *entirely to a study and discussion 'from all angles of the weed program, 'H. E. .Woods, Weeds Commissioner 'for Manitoba, will speak en'ot'gauized' •weed control. The potentialities of the new chemical 2-4D as a weed kil- ter will be dealt with in two ad= dresses, by Dr. G. L. McNew of Aaogittack, Connecticut, and George Knowles, 'Central Experimental 'Faris, Ottawa. On the forenoon of -this day, there will also be a session for turnip growers, which will.be in the form of an open forum for dis- eussion of turnip growing problems. Theclimax of the eenvention will he reached With the banquet on Wed- nesday evening, at which the guest speaker, Gratton O'Leary, Ottawa, will speak on the subject "Our .Post,Atomic World." 0 INCREASED MILK PRICE A two -cent ler quart increase in • the price of milk will probably result from withdrawal of wartime sub- sidies, W. Frank Jones, president of the -National Dairy Council of Can- ada, sad in air i address before the -79th 'annual convention of the Dairy 'men's Association of Western Ontario at London recently. He stated' theft it is not known when the subsidy will be withdrawn. :THERE 15 NO OTHER 1;0 BAC CO the FAR PIPE OR R'ORt1NG YOUR OWN •Sheep. Need Good Pastures Ephraim Snell Maintains ;Sheep, as much as any other farm animal, deserve pasturage, on good land, and good feed to supplement pasture, in the opinion of Ephraim Snell, Clinton, one of the two dele- gates from Huron County who attend- ed the annual convention of the On- tario Sheepbreeders' Association in Toronto yesterday. IVIr. -Snell and P. E. Dearing, Exeter, were in Tor- onto to represent the. Huron Sheep- breeders' Club. "There area good many," says. Mr. .Snell, "who think they can pasture sheep anywhere—feed them on weeds and not rnuch else—but it's a wrong idea. I find you've gat to give thein the feed, the same as any other' animal. • Unless you put the feed in- to them—some alfalfa and grain to ge with the weeds—you won't get results out of them. "The men who think they can use their sheep: to clean out the orchard, and spend nothing to feed them, aren't succeeding in the sheep; business," he says. "If you try to raise sheep on poor land, you will end up with poor sheep." 0 SHALL, WE SEE NATIONAL FILMS? (Exeter Times -Advocate) National films at school to -morrows With what happy' anticipation hund- reds of rural school pupils in Huron and other counties welcome the I monthly pictures. Films from the National Film Board of Canada are rapidly becoming the popular medium, whereby through the painless method of sound and sight, new worlds are opened up and information is plant- ed in youthfulminds, where formerly Iectures proved uninteresting and in- effective. • ^ The majority of the films are made for non -theatrical showings. These special films deal with many different subjects but aim at definite com- munities of thought and interest. The principal purpose of film showing throughout the Dominion, is to bring by sight and sound a thorough cover- age of current affairs, national and international to the people, who will benefit most from this type of ednca- tion. In this way Canadians become aware that their problems are similar as well as interdependent. This malte9 for better understanding and creates .a more tolerant attitude, so that problems are solved with more har- mony and to the mutual benefit of all. The National Film Board operates three different types of circuit — Rural, Industrial and Trade Union. In Huron County the rural circuit has been chosen as moat suitable. Through the efforts of the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture, the National Film Board has placed a sound notion picture machine with equipment in the County. Pictures are shown each month in the schools of the various townships, and town of the county. Among the„films chosen are those which cover the .social studies of:the current school term. Films of geog- raphical features, natural resources, and industries of Canada have popularized the study of geography and planted the seeds of patriotism and good citizenship in many a good Mind. Pictures of food and nutrition have been a boon in helping to persuade children to choose a health diet which includes plenty of vegetables and milk. Interest has been in the establishment of royal dental clinics through films. The new era upon which we have entered demands revised thinking and new methods. And visual education is rapidly coating to the fore in our educational system as a method of imparting knowledge that shall be retained. 0 PLANT PROTECTION Historical records show that in 1805 an "Act for the Preservation of Apple Trees in the Parish of Mont - teal"'' was passed by Quebec. This was the forerunner of the many effective Acts which have since been enacted in the Dentition for the pro- tection of plant growth from intro- duced insect pests and new plant diseases. 'Ask Us the $64 fituei;lil.oru in k'airbiinks-M oriefarm equipment advertising, you've• reeen the slogan "It's What's inside°Thut Counts." The 'nest time you're in town, ask us the $64 question, Ask ails to prove that what's inside any Fairbanks-11Iecse farm. machine makes it better. Whether it's a water system, an engine, a light .planm, or a hammer ;;gill that. you'll need next, we're sire ave ran show you superior design and construction , 'bidden values which you'll agree make a Vahlianke blocs,' product your best buy. And r-einernher--you can always; gel repair parts for any Fairbanks -Morse product. J. H. B.runsdon a ' CLINTON rt'HONES: Office 15 Residence . 326 .' 11.0.47)Q,U411TENS FOR Fairbanks- or se se` 'Wwtor Sy.,em. • Listaing+Pi*ni. . "2” Renner. . !/.gainer nuns Grain, Grinder. W1.uM,0I. Wind Cl,rrget. Rieunie Fon,,,, eland Pump. , 4101 0ee1er. - Wash IN.cilinew . • Soak,.. OWN NE CANADIAN CATTLE FOR MEXICO The largest single shipment of dairy cattle ever made from Canada to Mexico recdntly passed over Canadian National Railways' lines in a special train. It consisted of 330 pure bred Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey and Ayr- shire cows and heifers, purchased by the Mexican Government, and fol- lowed a previous purchase, made in May, of 109 Holsteins, the first complete, herd of cattle ever to be bought in Canada for export to Mexico. The top photograph shows part of the large shipment, e. group of Holsteins in a Canadian Naional Railways stockyard, tested and check- ed, ready to enter a C. N. It stool: earto stout their journey to Mexico. Pictured below is Caneral .I. G. Es- cobar left, of Montreal and Mexico, president of the . Canadian Inter - America Association, discussing with Frederico Sanchez representing the Mexican Government, the mater of further shipments from Can— Arthur Finkbeiner Heads Hay Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company The 71st annual meeting of the members of Hay Township Farmers' Mutual fire Insurance Company ern held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Monday, January 28, at two p.m. The president of the company, John Armstrong, was appointed chairman anal H. K. Either, secretary. After reading the minutes of the previous annual meeting and their adoption, the president read bis ad- dress. -Reference was made to the fact that the year closed with 2213 Policies in force covering a total in - mance of $11,196,270, an inerease of 5588,075 over the previous year, There were 95 claims paid with a total of $5,607.95 compared with 78 claims of the previous year amount- ing to $13,1.23.28. Of the losses paid the past year there were 06 claim's to livestock with a total of $4,251.75, The surplus of the coinpany bad been increased by $9,671.84. During the year $28,000 had been invested in the 9th Victory Loan and the assets of the company now amount to $83,- 958,07, The Board of Directors, believing in aclvertising "Fire Prevention" had included a folder with each calendar, and it is to be hoped that every policy Bolder will read it and take warning as to the danger of fire. The general by-laws of the comp- any as adapted provisionally by the Board of Directors were read and discussed elapse by clause and later adopted by the meeting. Some discussion took place regard- ing the service rendered by the local fire brigades: hydro installations and the use of the stirrup pump which hada proven to be very successful in keping'fire from spreading hi a num- bee of cases during the past year. The three retiring directors: John Armstrong, Arthur Finkbeieer and Fred J. Haberer, were re-elected for three.years, and the auditors: J. W. Ilaborer and George Deichert were reappointed for one year. The meet- ing closed with the singing of the National Anthem. Following the annual meeting, the board reassembled to eomplete the business session. Arthur Fuikbeiuer was elected president and Henry G. Beaver, vice-president. It was else decided to order 100 stirrup pumps, which will be offered for sale at $5 each. CONVENTIONS OF .AGRICULTURISTS SET FOR FEBRUARY Dates for the, animal oonv. ntions of an important group of agricultural organizations of Ontario are an- nounced by J, A. Carroll' and J. D. McLeod, Ontario ' Department of Agriculture. Mr. McLeod announces that the annual convention of Ontario - Crop lnrprovement. Association . of which a Huron County Branch recently was organized. will be held at the King Fdw and Hotel, Toronto, on February 11 12 and 13. Coincident with that meeting, Mr. Carroll announces, On- ario Plowmen's Assor1ation will hold 'ts cnnvention on February 12, with the Directors,neeetin>ir on the previous 10y, The Claes "B' Fairs Associa- ion will held its annual . meeting on Feltruary 1", on which day the Dire etors of the Ontario Association' of Agricultural Societies will also meet. Tice latter association will hold its e meal meeting on S'ebrwiry 14 and 1.5 • lilr. Carroll 'announces 0 new :de- n nrture for the Ontario Horticultural Astocia.tion, which will 'hold its an- nual convention at the General Brock Hotel, Niagara Valls, instead of Tor- onto, the dates being March 7 and 8. with the Directors holding a ses- sion on March 6, The many live. stock organizations, both provincial and dominion, will hold their annual ; meetings at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, during the week of February 4. Use NEWS -RECORD Adlets. MEAT BOARD HEAD. MAKES COMPARISON HOG, BACON PRICES In the last six years, 1940 to 1945 inclusive, Canada has shipped to Britain more than three million pounds of bacon. In one year alone, 1943, Canada sent to Britain more bacon that; in •four entire years of the First World War. These indications of the magnitude of Canada's expanded exports were disclosed at the recent annual con- vention in Loudon, Ont., of the Canadian Federation, of Agriculture by L. W. Pearsall, manager of the Meat Board. He pointed , out that while the responsibilities of the Meat Hoard were primarily to buy and ship meet for Britain's wartitne needs and to maintain the quality of this meat, an important function of the Board is to see that producers re- ceive equitable prices for their live stock. He showed how effective the Meat Board has been ie protecting the producer by comparing the price received by the packer• for bacon with that paid to the hog producer. For the highest grade of bacon, Grade A Number One Sizeable Wilt- shire, the Meat Board pays $26.25 at seaboard for 117 pounds, the average quantity of bacon obtainable from a Grade A hog dressing 150 pounds. (Actually, a 150 -pound hog averages 118 pounds of bacon but one per cent is deducted for -shrinkage during the period of storage and transportation). Farmers delivering to Toronto Grade A hogs of the preferred 150 - pound dressed weight and receiving from :packers a price of $17.65 •per hundredweight less deduction for in- surance, net 26.44 per hog. With the market at this level, farmers delivering to Winnipeg receive an average return of $255.10 — the lower price than obtainable in Toronto be - mg attributable to longer freight haul to seaboard. This means that, on the average, the packer pays the farmer shipping .to Toronto only eleven cents less per hog than he. receives for the bacon obtained from theehog, and operates on the slightly higher margin of 26 cents in Win- nipeg. Mr. Pearsall explained that this small margin --and more—the packer enhance according to the in- genuity and efficiency he shows in marketing the hog's 'by-products; kidney, heart, tongue, liver, tender- loin, head, feet, bones, fat and trim- mings. He claimed that on the vast quantity of bacon exported by the Meat Board, the producer has r'e• calved a fairer price than before .the Board came into existence. These equitable hog prices have done two things for the hog industry: they have enabled it to establish a reputation for regular deliveries of quality bacon to' Britain in wartime and have paved the wearier Canada's retaining a sizeable share of this ekport market in peacetime, he said. Before the war, Britain bought 50 percent of its imported bacon from Denmark, 30 per from :the Low Countries and the Baltic, and 20 per .cent from Canada, Because of short- age of availabine coarse grains, Den- mark will probably not resume ship- ments of the, pie -war quantity for some thee,• • The Low Countries and the Baltic Countries which were the scenes of warfare will doubtless take even longer to equal their pre-war pro - dilation. In 'the meantime, Canada should be eligible for, not only its pre-war 20 per cent .of the British market but of considerably more. When Britain stood alone, it was Canada on whom she relied for the bulk of 'h'er bacon. During those trying years, Canada supplied not 20 per cent but an average of 75 Per cent of the British bacon ration. 0 No Tricks, Picasso - The prospective lodger was looking, the room over, and saw no wash- stand. "And . where,'" he 'inquired somewhat haughtily„ "do I perform my abletionsV" : "Not here, certainly," retorted the landlady. "Only last week an acro- bat broke two of my best Chairs." Outstanding Programs By Ontario Department On Rural Life Subjects Ontario Department of Agriculture is on the .air once a weel, with an informative broadcast to farmers, over the facilities of Station CBL, Toronto, the program on the dates fixed begin timed for 12.30 to 1 o'clock p.m. Outstanding authorities on various phases of agriculture and rural life are on the air along with Jack McPherson, the B B C Farm Broadcaster, the broadcasts taking the form of interviews. The follow- ing is the list of dates and subjects for the broadcasts yet to be made: ' Monday, February 11—"Calfhoorp Vaccination," Dr. A. L. 'MacNabb, 0.V.C„ Guelph. Thursday, February 21—"Planning the Year's Crops," John D. McLeod, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Toronto. Thursday, February 28—"Sound Postwar Agricultural Planning,"Prof. W. M. Drummond, O.A.C., Guelph. Thursday, March 7—"Postwar In vestments for Farmers," Alex M. Stewart, Ansa Craig. Thursday, March 14 — "Conven- iences in the Fenn Home,' W. R. Chapman, Queensville. Thursday, March 21 — "Junior Farmer Community Cetntres," A. G. Skinner, Agricultural ,Representative, Haldinnand County. and Warne Em- mett, Brantford, . Vice -President, On- tario Junior Farmers' Association. Thursday, 'March 28 --"Father and Soil Partnerships," Howard R. Laid- law, President, Ontario Junior Farm- ers' Association, Norval. These broadcasts have been arrang- ed and prepared by a Departmental Committee composed of W. P. Wat- son, Chairman; J. A. Carroll, John D. McLeod, A. H. Martin and M. Itleintyre Hood, with Jack McPher- son as the representative of the C.B.C. on the Committee. Vaccinate Calves CutBang's Disease Breeders Urged Ontario livestock breeders must make a determined effort to eliminate Bang's disease or eontagious abortion from their herds by vaccination of the yodng calves, Dr. A. L. MacNabb, principal, Ontario Veterinary C'ollegeg told the Ontario Iiereford Breeders' Association at their annual cenveil- tion held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Tuesday. He pointed out that more than 75,000 calves in more than 5,600 herds in this Province have been treated, with excellent results. In one herd, 90 per' cent of the animals showed a positive reaction to tests, indicating refection with Bang's disease, eight years ago. Since that time the calves were vaccinated each year, so that in 1944 the nuritber.reaeting had dropped to 20 per cent.' "It is recognized that no biological le oduet would protect either animals. or man against gross infection," stat- ed Dr. MacNabb," but even if calfhood vaccination is only 70 to 90 per cent effective, we have nothing else to offer with as good prospects of con- trolling the disease." Dr. MacNabb warned against the virulent effect of the germs of Bang's disease on humans,, causing the con- dition..known as undulant fever.. Pas, teurization ]silts ` the germs, so ale milk from an infected herd, corrsnmed on, the firm, should he pasteurized. Workers on the farnn should take prompt firstaid measures for any ab- rasions or cracks on their hands, Id prevent infection through that means, CO-OPERATION An example of en -operative rela• tionship in forest' insect control is provided' in Ontario, where in 1945 the 'Provincial Department of Lands and Forests built a laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie expressly for carry- ing on forest insect investigations by the Division ,of Entomology, Science Service, I)oniinion - Department of Agriculture. PAGE SEVEN PAGE To Develop Canadian j MORE HOGS NEEDED Market in Mexico FOR REQUIREMENTS Says Hon. T. L. Kennedy, DOMESTIC MARKET W. P. Watson, Toronto, secretary - treasurer of the Ontario. Large York- shire Association 'will go to Mexico next month to study the possibility of developing a •Canadian market there, according to Hon. T. L. Ken- nedy, Ontario Minister of Agriculture. In an unscheduled address to the dinner .meeting of ,the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association in Toronto, he said the Provincial Government ap- preciated the high quality of Canadian livestock and is alert to the possibili- ties of new riiarkets. xstressjng the necessity of having an assured market in the future, he said. that clue to the.increase of nianu- factured goods here, it would be even more difficult to hold the .British. market than it had been after the First Great War. Expressing approval of the an- nouncement that the Royal Winter Fair will be revived this year, he said he was looking forward to "the big- gest show of livestock the Royal Winter Fair has ever had," R. J. Scott, Belgrave, To Attend Conference Itt London, Eng., in May R. J. Scott, Belgrave, a director of Canadian Federation of Agriculture, will be a member of a delegation from the Federation which will par- ticipate in the forthcoming interna- tional conference of farm organiza- tions, now scheduled for London, Eng- land, for ten days commencing May 21 next. The conference in London will be the culmination of negotiations and conferences which have been proceed- ing for almost a year, commencing with the visit of the British farmers' delegation to Canada last spring. The delegation which will represent the Canadian Federation of Agrieu- ture was selected at the recent annual convention in London. J. M. GOVENLOCK HEADS SEAEORTH , FAIR SOCIETY At the annual meeting of Seaforth Agricultural Society, the financial re- port showed the society carried over one of the largest balances in its history. . Offiean for 1946 are as follows: Honorary Presidents, A. S. Broad - foot and Humphrey Snell; president, J. M. Goverdock; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Frank Storey; auditor, David H. Wilson. Directors are; Russell Bolton, Rob- ert McMillan, Gordon McGavin. Leon- ard Leeming, Elgin Nott, William Dale, Harold Jackson, Arthur Nichol- son, James M. Scott, E. 13. Goodie, John Armstrong, Oliver Anderson. Associate directors are: W. L. Whyte, Ross McGregor, Allister Broadfoot,. Mrs. John Htilebrecht; 'R. S. •McKerclier,' Even if shipments to Great Britain were ;educed Canada would' pot have enough hogs to meet 1946 domestic re- quirements, acct'ting to E. N. M. i Morrison, Barrie, president of the in- dustrial and development council of the Canadian Meat Packers' Associa- tion. i Speaking at a dinner -meeting of the Ontario Swine Breeders' Associa- tion in Toronto, Monday night, he said pre-war Canadian hog consump- tion was 49,000 a week. Under strict ration and.quota systems, it increased to 50,000 a week in 1944-4b.' Britain, he said, needed at least 1,400,000,000 pounds of bacon in 1946. "You Will realize at once what a' tremendous shortage of hogs there will be for tine domestic market this coming year with approximately 33,000 bogs a week in sight at the moment. "Whether westarve the domestic market to the point of 33,000 a week and export our commitment of 450,- 000,000 pounds or whether we reduce shipments to Great Britain and con- tinue to consume meat here, we would still be at least 2,000,000 hogs short tofhis requiyeaurements" for the two markets Mr, Morrison said it was possible the West,. especially Alberta, soon] might return to hog production. Swine breeders in Canada might soon de- velops a distinctively Canadian hog, he added. As the livestock men gathered, it was announced by Ontario Livestock Commissioner Louis O'Neill that the Ontario Government will continue to pay a bonus on hogs "until at least March 31, 1947". The bonus will be $1 a heed on grade A animals and 50 cents on grade. BREAKAGE OF .'EGGS LOSS TO FARMERS Breakage is the greatest single cause of loss in marketing eggs in Canada. Greater shell strength is needed. It is not a ;natter only of the loss on the cracked and broken eggs themselves but the loss in value of other eggs and packing material through. smearing: There is also the unknown loss at point of production, in the nests, in gathering, and in handling on the farm, and in the consumers' homes, according to a survey made by the. Dominion Department „of Agriculture. It is not a question of whether egg shells are weaker now than be- fore the war, but just a plain state - dont of fact that present egg shells are not sufficiently strong to with- stand the 'hazards of transportation. Trains arc heavier, jolts are more severe, and handling less careful. Something has to be done now to improve shell strength. Selection, breeding, feeding can all be brought to bear. It is something in which all phases of the industry. can take part, Eggs with thin porous shells should not be used for setting. Announcement I ala shipping hogs and cattle every ay from Clinton C.N.R. Stock Yards F.W. Fearman Company Limited Pork and W. Hamilton. Beef the Packers, Bogs shipped on a graded dressed carcass basis Cattle bought or shipped on commission. In the market for all classes good fat cattle. PHONE 46 FOR FULL PARTICULARS W .. MILLER LrCiR Vimminimaninimoommommtamassommusisonsocr HOG FEEDERS Here Is A Triple Saving Program SAVE TIME Not very long ago, before balanced feeding became a generally accepted practice, farmers used to think that they had accomplished something pretty wond- erful if they got their hogs ready for market in 6 to 61/2 months. Today feeders who are using scientifically formulated SHUR-GAIN Hog Feeds, are consistently marketing their hogs at 51/2 months and getting a high percentage of Grade A's too. SAVE It requires 1100 pounds of•r'aiii alone to bring 11 rg g' one hog to market weight. 650 pounds of graiinplus 50 pounds of SHUR-GAIN Hogp 'wall do the same job for you. This represents a saving of 450 pounds of grain on every hog you market. SAVE MONEY By feeding SHUR-GAIN Hog Feeds you are going tp save time and feed which means you are going to saw money. START A TRIPLE SAVING FEEDING PROGRAM with SHUR-GAIN HOG CONCENTRATE CLINTON FEED MILL PHONE 580