Clinton News-Record, 1947-02-27, Page 717 'DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1947
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
HURON COUNTY FARM
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INFORMATION! {
ENTERTAINMENT!,
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HENSALL SEED SHOW
THE SOUTH -HURON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL SEED SHOW IN THE
TOWN HALL, HENSALL
Saturday, March 8, 1947
Prize List:
The following prizes will be awarded on the best samples of Seed
exhibited in ae ordanee +with the rules governing Seed Fairs:
ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
33.25 $2.75 $2.25 $1.50
One Bushel Fall Wheat , $5.00 $4.00
One Bus. Early Oats, Alaska,
Cartier and Vickland ,5.00 4.00 3.25
One Bus. Late Oats 5.00 4.00 3.25
One Bus. Barley, 6 -rowed 5.00 4.00 3.25
One Bus. Field Peas . 3.00 2.25' 1.75
One Bus. Field Beans 5.00 4.00 3.25
One Bus. Soya Beans • 3.01 2.25 1.75
One-half Bus. Timothy Seed 3.00 2.25 1.75
One-half Bus. Red Clover Seed 3.00 2.25 1.75
Oneehalf Bus. Alsike Seed 3.00 2.25 1.75
One Bus. Alsike Seed 3.00 2.25 1,75
Bus. Potatoes, Warba or Cobbler 3.00 2.25 1.75
Bus. Potatoes, general crop 3.00 2.25 1.75
Special Prize, Bus. Corn on Cob 5.00 4,00 3.25
One Bushel Table Turnips 3.00 2.25 1.75
2.75 2.25 1.50
2.75 2.25 1.50
2,75 2.25 1.50
1.50
2.75 2.50 1.50
1.50
1.50
1,50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.75 2.25 1.50
1.50
Most creditable showing of Grain and Seeds - Sweepstake Badge
First prizes for small seeds donated by Jones, MacN'aughton, Exeter.
SPECIAL -Best 10 Bushel Lot of Oats, first prize donated by Cann's
Mill, Exeter, $10.00; second prize 35.00.
SP 2CTIAjLp-B`est 10 Bushel Lot of Barley, first prize donated by
Geo. T. Mickle & Sons. 310.00; second prize 35.00.
Seed Judging Competition
1• --,Competition js +under •the detection of the Huron County
Branch of the Ontario Department of Agrieuitnie,
2, --Open to all young men in the county, 12 to 26 years of age,
who .have not completed two years or snore at an A•gdeudtural School
or College.
3. Two classes of wheat, oats, barley and sm'ald seeds will be
judged and all eompetitors will judge all classes. -Eight classes will
be judged and oral reasons taken on one class of each group, four
classes.
4. Entries to be made at Bewail Town Hall by 9.30 a.ni. sharp.
Prize money for this competition donated by the Huron Federa-
tion of Agriculture and the Agricultural C'oanmd:ttee of the Huron
County Council.
Section -
1. -Open to those 1.8 years and under.
2. -Open to young men 18 to 20 years of age.
Prizes -
$5'.00,'$4.00, $3.00, $2.00, $1,00. $1.00, $1.00, $1.00 for each section.
Rules and Regulations •
1 ---.All seeds entered for competition .must have been grown
by the exhibitor within One year previous to the .Exhibition,
except wheat, oats and barley classes, which may have been
grown in 1945.
2 --Competitors must become members of the Society by
slaying to the Treasurer thereof, either ,previous to or at the
time of making entries, the suns of $1.00 each.
3 ---No premiums shall be awarded on exhibits that contain
weed seed, whieh in the opinion of the judge are of a noxious
nature.
4 -No exhibitor shall receive more than one prize in any •class.
5-AlI samples must be correctly labelled with the name of
the variety.
ti-sIar case of dispute, a statutory declaration that the above
rules have been complied with, may be required from each or
any exhibitor of seed.
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7 -All exhibits for competitions for prizes must be delivered
and shall not be removed until the close of the Fair at 4 pan.
ADMISSION FREE
. W. ARMSTRONG, President. W. R. IYOUGALL, Secretary,
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ARE FARM PRICES
TO BE COMPARED
,.. WITH INDUSTRIAL?
The following is a summary of the
findings sent to the Ontario Farm
Radio Forum Office following the
broadcast of February 10, . 1947. The
subject . was "Are Farm Prices Com-
parable to Iddustrial Prices?"
Are Farm Prices 'Comparable to
Industrial Prices? To discover an
answer tb this important but diffi-
cult problem. Forums were asked
this question: Do you think prices
of farm products are satisfactory i:i
relation to what you 'have to pay for
Supplies
andeq equipment?
One of
the
shrewdest replies to this question
was itself a question "Just how
much in terms of income is a farm-
er's independence worth?" There's
almost 'clear unanimity on the part of
Ontario Perums that farm prices are
not in line with prices of manufaetur-
ted products farmers have to bug.
But as +Saancoe Farm Forum id Nor-
folk County, in the quotation above,
points out, there are certain com-
pensating factors. The real ques-
tion, they point out, is "How much i;,
a farmer willing to pay foe •the
measure of independence' sural living
brings?" The answer would seem to
be, so far as it is safe to generalize
from Ontario Forum findings, farm-
ers are fairly weil satisfied with the
prices they are new receiving for
their produce, but (and again there
is unanimity) farmers will resist any
downward trends in prices and see
rind, if the cost of manufactured
goods goes higher then the produce
prices must be adjusted. "Eggs go
down. • mash goes up! Pork goes down,
drop. goes upl" protests •Summerhill
in Latnbton. "We never Could see
wary it should cost more to cut ton a
beef and pass it aeross the county
than it does to raise it for two or
three -years " ponders Piper's Corn-
ers, in Oxford.
What's the fairest basis for Com-
paring farm, prices with industrial.
prices. The way to compare prices
agree the Forums, is to look et the
city living s%anclards and compare
them with rural standards. It's ad-
mitted this is not easy to do, so a
large number make the comparison
in 'terms of profit: "Who Makes the
most profit, the farmer of the manu-
facturer?" Front Road in North-
umberland po4nts to .4e necessity for
"the enjoyment of a decent standard
of Iiving by both rural and urban
dwellers,"
Numogate in Lanark, along with
many others, couldn't find a satis-
factory answer but insists "there
must be some system which, if . plan-
ned carefully, would give a satis-
factory living to everyone." A's
Woolverton .Road in Lincoln sees it
s a matter of distribution" and
they think "co-operative selling and n articles es we travel.
buying is the solution." ! Matches In Ontario
PAGE SEVEN'
OWN NEWSY PAGE
'(fl S 4""'"'"'pNIAR s<psSuCjarlu
CIA�K
(Editor's Note: This is the first of it was his fourth International
a sen+ies,of weekly stories' which Clark championship in horse-drawn plow -
Young, treasurer of the Ontario ing, He was born 44 years ago on
Plowmen's Association, will write a farm in Whitohureh Township,
a o
b ut the visit of Canada's s
champion is
vp ri York County, and new is manager.
plowmen to Britain.) of the Harvey Schell 210 -acre farm
Canada's four champion plowmen, near ,Stouf'fville. He specializes in
mixed farming', .Elis wife is the
caner Lila Grove and they.have.a
10 -year-old son.
Fred Timbers, the Esso Tractor
maton gold medalist, is another frequent
International winner. He was born
their ,team manager, and, I are en
our way to' Britain. It will be the
first time any of us have seen the
Old Land and we hope to bring back
a Mt of valuable agricultural infer-.
Our trip will take us into Eng- ;an his father's
land, Scotland:and Ireland, giving farm in Mark-
us a chance to see farms that have ham Township,
been under cultivation for' hundreds York County, in
of years. We want to know how 1907 and now
Canadian .producbs are being re- owes a 115 -acre
eeived over there; how the British farm at R.R. 4
fern -lees managed during the war; i n Whitehurch
and what the farming conditions Township. H e
are like now that peace is back takes an active
again. part in inunicipal
The four champion plowmen, are affairs as a'
two teams and they will take part member of Whit-'
in plowing matches in Lancashire,
church 'Township!
England; and County Down in Council and truss
Northern Ireland• Floyd Stenhley tee and secretary Frrd TE�ias
and Austin Nairn 'won the Salads of Whitchureh
gold and silver School Section Ne. 9, and belongs to
medals in the the Stouffvilie Lions Club. His wife
Trans - Atlantic is the former Dorothy Hood, and
Class for horse- they have two sons and a daughter.
Lawn jointer The two silver medalists both are
teseeng at the bachelors, and both farm the prop-
Inteen.ational erties on Which they were born, in
Plowing Match in the Salado
held in Ontario event lives at
on the Port Al- 2'< R.R. 1, Munro, in
hert airport Last Fullerton Town -
October. Fred ; r ;. shin, Perth
Timbers and County. Alex
Alex Black were Black, second in
winners in the t the Esse class,
nerd simmer Esso Open Trac-
tor faints at R R. 2,
Class at the Guelph. Alex,
Match. who is often cal-
1As champions they were awarded led Sandy, was
this trip and all their expenses and 'y.' a'e-eleoted
those of ,the manager are being 1: pWel-
t �_ dent n the Wei -
paid jointly by Imperial Oil Limitednda iington County
and the ,Salado. Tea •Co. of Canada Ales. Bieck Plowmen's As -
Ltd., while mane are being paid by +sociation f o r
the Ontario Plowmen's Association. 1911, Austin Nairn, who was second
George Waldie is managing the 1947. Iias father, who taught' him
teams. He's a director of the On- to plow, was councillor and then
tario Plowmen's Association which reeve of Puslineh Township.
sponsors the International Matches. The Manager
I'm going along as another repre- (tea. trip manager, •George Waldie,
tentative of the 0'.P.A. beenof which I'm lives at 12112. 2, Downie Township.
treaswreri and I've asked to Perth County, two miles from Strat-
ford, on "Athelstane Farm" where
he was born 48 years ago. Has
father; a hardware merchant started
a Shorthorn herd in 1804 and later
became president of both the Do-
minion Shorthorn :breeders' Asso-
ciation and of the Cattle Breeder's
Association. George still is carrying
ou the herd and
is a director of
the Ontario Plow-
men's Associa-
tion, belongs to
the Board of
Manager's a n d
Session of Knox
Presbyterian
Church, Strat-
ford. and to
Tecumseh i4tas-
onie Lodge. His
wife is the for-
mer Ethel .Stacey
restrictions. The Victory Matchat and they have a Geo iPtridie
Port Albert brought the competi- ter and a daugh-
tion's batik +ag'ain and thby were As for me, well, I'm treasurer of
bigger and better than ever. the Plowmen's Assodiation and I
Plowmen normally "wet their feet" farm 200 acres in Markham Town -
at township and country matches ship near Unionville,' York County.
and when they have 'acquired suffi- The property was settled by my
tient skill and confidence they enter grandparents an 1841 and I was born
the big International rnatio nal oven
is
There
there 54
years ago.
We
had the meet
representatives sen
tattves
fro
m'
first light tractor
In York County,
practically every Bounty in Ontariot nty,
as well as thoge from other acquiredompin w th. My ,First plowing
ploy- compAtition, with horses, was in 1911
trees and from the United States. and I used the tractor in 1920 and
Let me tell you a little more was successful in some later champ -
about the men 'who are making the ionship matches, My good wife is
trip. We're all from Ontario and the former Jean Grant of Wexford.
you .might say we're old friends be- That tells quite a bit about us, and
cause we've been meeting each other you'll understand there was . a tot of
at various plowing matches far a excitement on our farms as we pack
good many years gnave ed and got ready to start the trip.
When Floyd Steokley won the and our new experiences began al -
The Winners We all met one morning' to Toronto
Salada gold medal at Port Albert most at, once far the two teams dirt
some radio •broadcasting. Fred 'and
Austin went on the air from radio
station •C IILiB where they were inter-
viewed by Rex Frost on the farm
news broadcast; and Floyd and Alex
were interviewed by Don Fairbairn,
pinch-hitting for Jack McPherson,
over ILB&L of the Canadian Broadcast-
ing Corporation. Two of the boys
had broadcasted before on the Hot
Stove League and so they didn't have
"mike fright" although they were all
glad when' it was over.
The Trip Starts
We had lunch at the Granite Club
The beat ave can do," says Wil -
stead ie Leeds, "is improve, our ef-
ficiency in production and market
co-operatively."
CONSTANCE
(Intended for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Andrew, Pon-
teix, Bask„ are visiting the former''s
sister, Mrs. Bent Stephenson.
Mts. Art. Bromley, Ilitchener, spent
a few days at the home of her par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs. James Dale,
'Constance 'Rr M S. will held its
monthly meeting on Feb: 21, the
World Day of Prayer. We hope for
a good attendance.
Kr. and 'Mos. Bernard Riley, Shir-
leyan and Dennis, Kitchener, spent
the weekend at the hone of his par-
ents. Bernard had the misfortune to
break his right arm recently, his
friends are pleased to see hint out
again, •
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HONESTY
(Continued from Page Three)
One of the essential rule„ of our
lives should be to give Christ first
place, andthen
1w
we will have van
no doubt
that honesty es will Ili follow .
v There is
only One who can keep us honest
and that is Jesus Christ, Will we
• not believe on Him today and He
will be a co-partner in nur life,
"Make sure of truth
And that will stake you sure;
It will not shift, nor fade, not die,
But like the Heaven endure.
.Man and his Earth
Are varying day by day.
Truth cannot change, nor ever grow
Feeble, and old and gray,"
Plowing matches have been held
turyaandz the ofor nal Matchver a tes
have been sponsored by the Asso-
ciation since 1913. A. trip like this
across the At-
lantic was plan-
ned for winners
of .horse plowing
in 1939 but was
cancelled because
of the outbreak
of war and the
•men visited the
United States in-
stead. In 1942 it
was decided to
suspend the In-
ternation a 1
'Hatches until the
end of the war
because of .travel Austin Mahn
Don't Let A Drop Egg In Prices
Wipe outYour Egg Profits
Fifty-five cents of every dollar spent on poultry flacks
gees to provide feed. The rest of the dollar is spent on
taxes, interest, labour, replacement of stock, etc,-
THAT
tc;THAT I(S! WHY YOU . SHOULD PAY
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO
YOUR FEED SELECTION
To make sure of EGG PROFITS as EGG PRICES decline,
you need a high quality, low cost LAYING MASH.
SHUR-GAIN LAYING MASH
is properly fortified for really
HIGH PRODUCTION
Your Hens Need
SHUR-GAIN LAYING MASH
PRICE $2.85 PER BAG
CLINTON FEED MILL
YOUR SHUR-'GAIN FEED SEIWICE MILL
PHONE 580 CLINTON
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WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T
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Can't sewe17 cart you dart,
all through the war, with your purchases
'of Victory Bonds.
So 'that takes care of •any •doubts you
+may'have had about being •abie to setup
a saving plan, and stick
:to :it,'Now the trick .is to
find a substitute for that
'wi n -the -war 'ince naive
which made you buy more bonds than
you ever thought you could. And it has
to be a reason so compelling that you'll
say "No" without a tremor whenever
you are tempted to spend ,money you
shouldn't.
What more compelling reason could
you ask than yon, yore• Jumfly, aird rill
your secret hopes and plans?
After all, the most important part of
your earnings is what you save for yourself
aird }mar own furposea Even though you
never touch your Victory Bonds or other
savings, the mere fact that they are there
makes all the difference. You are less
vulnerable so unforseen set -backs -better
able to do something about it if oppor•
tunity comes along. You enjoy greater
peace of mind.
These are satisfactions you can't mea•
sure in dollars and cents. But dollars end
eents-deposited regularly le your
Royal Bank Savings Account e- caa give
them to you.
Next time you're going over your
personal 'budget, ask
yourself: "Am I get.
ting my share of my
income?"
THE ROYAL BANK E CANADA
CLINTON BRANCH - - J. G. MCLAY, MANAGER,'
as guests of Imperial Oil and Salad
Tea. There were e few short speech
of farewell and we received the goo
wishes of .7. A. Carroll of the Depar
ment of Agriculture who is gener
secretary -manager of the Ontar
Plowmen's Association Gordon M
Gavin, president of the Associatio
McIntyre Hood, supervisor of publi
ity,
Depairtanent of Agriculture, 113
Bythell of the ,Saluda Tea Co., att
A. G. DeMont and. C. A. Robinson o
Imperial Oil.
In the aftereoon all telt `necessar
papers were signed, baggage tagged
and tickets and passports distributed
We all received travellers' cheque
payable in pounds. shillings an
pence;,sosne of us had pictures take
at
a studio; we had a quick dinner
nd then it was time to say good-hy
0 our wives and families at to
station. We boarded the train and
the - trip had begun,
Our first stop will be a brief on
m Now York where we are to boar
he Queen Elizabeth, We're all look
ng forward to our crossing and t0
Visiting London, the King's farm a
Tindsor, then Yorkshire.. Edinburgh
a
ncashire, and Belfast. By the time
ou read this we'll be over there
eeing as.much as,it is .possible for
s to see in six weeks.
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FERTILIZER SHORTAGE
An acute shortage of S
fertilizer,
or Canadian agriculture unless more
reight cars • become available within
the next 75 days is forecast by Fed -
1 Agriculture Department officials,
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BUY AIRPORT GARAGES
Huron County Good Roads Corn-
rnittee, at a meeting last week, meth-
s/zed purchase of 17 garages. at the
ort Albert airport, They will be
sod for equipment,
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CANADA'S N9K TiRE
1sT for Safety, Performance, Mileage,Value
g to buy Firestone -the
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Y Bop now for
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you order
today t
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Yes - here's the tire you've been
waitin
been ssafetytandic rmileageoproved on
the
Speedway. P
emergency needs only, but place
having tires for prindriving
The ONLY SYNTHETK TAE PROVED ON THE
SPEEDWAY AT T00 AIRES PER HOUR
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Dodge and DeSoto Sales and Service
Firestone Tires
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Clinton 114
Quality Feeds Always Pay Dividends
Balanced Feeding Gives Results on Poultry,
Hogs and Cattle
Grain alone does not make a complete feed - ADD Minerals
and. Proteins by mixing Concentrates and
watch for results.
MORE EGGS PER BIRD
LARGER PERCENTAGE OF GRADE "A" HOGS
MORE MILK AND CREAM PER COW
and above all
BETTER HEALTH IN ALL STOCK
WE :PIAN OABE FOR EMPTY BAGS
SAMUEL RIDDICK & SONS
FEEDS - GRAINS - CONCENTRATES
FERTILIZERS and SEEDS