The Seaforth News, 1953-04-23, Page 6Plain horse Sense..
by EON ELLIS
Let's Do It Ourselves
Far too long have the farmers
of Ontario been Iooking 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 .term 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 all out for
marketing schemes for their
milk and eggs and beef. farm-
ers keep sniping al the one or-
ganization that is trying to do
a job.
.o or 22 Cents?
A little over two months ago
- the Hog Producers Marketing
Agency started operations. Is it
reasonable to expect a bunch of
farmers to go into Big Busi-
ness with the salve 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 rents 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-
ince -wide undertaking establish-
ed should be helpful for future
schemes which are bound In
come.
New Markets •
-
With the new legislation per-
mitting the menufactire 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,
21 pooling of all milk, 3) pay
trent by grade instead of des-
tination.
All trucking, of worse, would
be producer controlled.
The scizeme would be built up
very mum alotzg the liens of the
Scandinavian co-operatives, e.g,
ilr Ilei -lark 80 - 90 per emit of
all dairy and meat products are
,processed and marketed by pro-
ducer owned factorises and whole-
sale co-ops.
At the start these cu -operatives
had to overcome considerable
difficulties, mainly caused by the
"rugged ledividualisni" of the
fanners, The turning point came
only aJ'ter the. fanners decided
to give up a little bit of. in-
dependen.e for a whole lot of
security and accepted the prin-
ciple ,til' binding contracts.
Initiative Needed
They are organized by cum-
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 sittuttion in Canada is
somewhat diMerent. The strue-
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
nest step would be the estab-
lishment of 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 farm 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.
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 - 1Sth Street, New Toronto,
Ont.
CAREFUL WITH THAT TRACTOR!
Statistics indicate that 00 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,
T In hitching, 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,
3. Let the clutch in slowly when going up a hill, or starting
off in high gear.
4. Stop the 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 -notion. 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 time.
Always use the drawbar.
10. On heavy loads engage the clutch slowly or the front encu
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.
111. When travelling on highways at night psc the proper
lighting in both front and rear.
Safety pays in time and lives. 13y observing these 5111010 rules
a life may he saved.
Neel 01;4:1et--Kids in quads ore as rare as quadruplet ehildiere
according to veterinarians commenting on this unusual group.
Born on the farm of Lloyd M, Collins their mother, a twin, prev-
iously
reyiously gove birth to quads in 1952,
Lady At Her Loom—Sliding her shuttle across the raceway of her
handloom is Mrs, Robert Auxier.' She weaves clothes for herself
and her husband onthe machine. In this picture she is weaving
a banner to be used in a Chautauqua ceremony. k
,i Gol'd.oa 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, etc. The experienced gar-
dener never throws these in the
garbage pail or incinerator, He
piles then 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 fine rich loam
which is a wonderful material to
dig into 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 ran simply bury
all this refuse directly in the
garden, The old gardener will
not throw anything away that
will rot. -
For A Dig Show
Leek of time el nolle\• are not
good reasons for not having
even a big show of (lowers. 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 also easily possible.
The best plan, in any of these
eases, is to stick to things like
petunias, nasturtiums, cosmos,
marigolds, zinnias ad
similar
plants which are not only easily
grown but which also will bloom
steadily for weeks. With only
little care at iiret (.hese will prac-
tically loots 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
bowers, like alyssum, portulaca,
poppies and similar flowers which
thrive even in poor soil and once
well started will crowd out the
weeds and go on blooming until
fall.
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 ehemicai fer
tiltzer, regular cultivation, thin-
ning if necessary and watering.
And there is something else,
which is most important Every
vegetable come •to it stage when
it is at the peak of its quality,
and then passes beyond With
some things Ince green beans,
peas and ecru, this peck is over
LOGY, LISLESS,
OUT OF LOVE
WITH IFF?
Then wake nl' your liver bile ..
lump out el bed rnrin' to go
Life nod worth Ruled'/ ft may, he the liver)
IL's a foot( 11 your livor ilio rs not Rowing
freoty your food may not digest , . Rno
Moate up your stomach . , , you feel can.
stn ,ated and all the fun and sparkle go mu
o(lIfe That's when yYou used mild, gontla
Carters Milo Livor Pills,You see Cmrtern
help stimulate your livor ile till mine again
his pouring out of a rate of up to two pinta
day Into your digostivo trope, This should
Nx you right up, make yon foal that happy
days ate Imre 0l•7710. S don't stay sunk gel
()seers Litt!, dyer Pills. Always -fume them
on band.
in a few days. One day the veg-
etables are crisp, tender and
sweet, A few days later they be-
gin to get tough. If one plants all
the seed et the same time and of
the sante 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 same rule holds true
though these things will be high
etas§ 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 spying until late
lime or even July in sone parts
of Canada. We 1110 spread the
season still further by using
early and late maturing varieties.
SOME TYPES YOU SEE
THROUGH A WINDSHIELD
see cetese
The touch -me not
TABLE TALKS
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If your family Is fond of pork
chops—and most families are—
here's a method of handling them
that's bound to meet with en-
thusiastic approval, Just ''try 1C
and see if I'm not right,
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FORK -0110F PLATTER
Spread thin coating of preparod
mustard on . .
0 lean pork chops
out ee-inch 'thick
Put in paper bag . , .
}a c, Boer
1 tsps salt
Si tsp. pepper
Shake chops in bag to coat with
flour,
Brown in .. ,
2
Wisp. melted fat
Place chops in baking dish and
pour over them . ,
1 can (10le oz.)
chicken rice soup
Store in refrigerator until oven
tithe. ,
Cover and bake in 330° oven
40 minutes. Serve 6.
Serve with Scalloped Toma-
toes and Corn: Combine in 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 .
ler lb. pork sausage
Add and brown lightly .. .
e, chopped green pepper
t.4 0. chopped onions
Remove from heat,
Blend in .. .
:!et e. Roth
le tsp. salt
Add,., •
2 e. chicken stock
1 c. light cream
14 e. chopped, pitted
black olives
le o. parsley sprigs
Cook until thickened, stirring.
Add...
3 c. cubed, cooked chicken
Pour in casserole and top with
?•s c. buttered bread crumbs
Garnish with more olives.
Refrigerate until oven time. Bake
in 330° oven 43 minutes, Serves 6.
a 9 0
FRANKFURTER CASSEROLE
Melt . , .•
2 tbisp, fat
Saute . .
1 e e. clopped onions
e frankfurters, sliced
diagonally
Stir In
3?4 o, canned tomatoes
Mix . ,
2 tblsp, flour
ee tsp. salt
et tsp., pepper
IA tsp. chili powder
t tsps thyme
Acid .. .
3 tblsp. water
Blend well; stir into tomato
mixture.
Simmer until thielsened, Store
in refrigerator until oven time,
Then heat mixture to boiling,
turn into 2 -qt, casserole, and top
with 1 package corfibread mix.
Bake in 400° oven 35 minutes.
Serves 6.
HAM BALLS
Beat , . ,
1 egg '
Add,,,
t/a c. soft bread crumbs
le o. znilk
1 tblsp. brown sugar
1,1; tsp, ground cloves
1 lb. ground cooked ham
Shape mixture in 8 balls.
Oil a shallow baking dish.
Place in it, hollow sides up .
8 canned peach halves
Nest a ham ball in each peach
half.
Store in refrigerator until oven
time,
Bake in 350° oven 25 minutes.
Garnish with green celery
sprigs, Serves 8.
Towers Junk Built—Reaching 125
feet into the Los Angeles sky
are these three towers built of
junk, trash and rubbish. Con-
structed as a hobby by Sam
Radilia, the spider -web struc-
tures include bits of mirror,
bottles, even cast off bowling
balls.
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• The Cat's Out Of The Bag—Soaring through a bottomless bag is
this well-trained lion doing his best to please trainer Vojtech ��,
Trubka. The act was at. a Paris performance of the Medrano
IC
Circus. FQVt
Success Tip —
Bcm ?e it with MAGIC
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DATE,O A,NGE
PUDDING
Combine in a greased
Casserole (6 -cup size)
es e.. corn syrup, 1 tbs.
gratedlennon rind and c. orange juice. Mix and.
sift once, then sift into a bowl, 13. c, once -sifted
pastry flour (or lee e. once -sifted. hard -wheat
Hour), 23e tsps. Magic Baking Powder) 34 tsp.
snit and 34 c. line granulated sugar. Mix in X e.
corn flakes, slightly crushed, and 3i c. cut-up
pitted dales. Coxnbine 1 well -beaten egg, 14 c.
ntillc, % tsp. vanilla And 8 tbs. shortening,
melted. Make a well in dry ingredients and add
liquids; mix lightly. Toon into ,preparod dish,
Bake he moderately hot oven, 375°, about 40
minutes. Servo warin, with pouring cream,
leired-egmervings,
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