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The Huron Expositor, 1965-08-12, Page 6n� 1. .41, 11,ii.4Meets 'the Marian Ritchie Evening Au?tiltaryoue, iia the church for their July` meeting. Mrs. Frank Imilton presided and opened the meeting with a meditation and led in prayer. Mrs. Bill Taylor read the Scripture les- son from Acts 1:1-8. Mrs. Chas. quglas reviewed a portion of he study book, "Through the years - Overseas." A special number was given by Mrs. Jim _ Miller. "My most enjoyable ev- • ent of the Centennial" was the roll call topic, answered by 12 members. Reports were given by the secretary and the treas- urer. Mrs. Calder McKaig. gave a topic, "Keeping Cool." NEWS ,OF THE WEEK Mrs. Violet Quance,. pf Brace - bridge, visited' last week with Mrs. Frank Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Green and sons, Tom and John, of Nova Scotia, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harburn and family. They are parents_ 'and brothers of Mrs. Harburn. - Mrs. S. ollen, of Flint, Michigan, nd Mrs. William ' Fawcett, of Mitchell, were Fri- day callers with Mrs. Otto Walker: Mr. and Mrs. Charles La Forge and son, ,of Windsor, are holidaying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jefferson. Mr. and . Mrs. Gordon Scott and Mr. Tom Colquhoun at-• tended the graveside funeral service for a cousin, the late Mi Ethel Dow, of Woodstock, at xeter cemetery on Wednes- ;_en McLachlan, of Kippen, is holidaying with his cousins, Brenda and Craig 'Kerslake. Mr. and Mrs.' Mervin Dow, 'Carol; Ann and •Brian returned h4r,•,e on Mllnday from a three 'weeks' visit with relatives in England. Mrs. John. Wallace - and Deb- bie and Mrs. Jim Miller, Bruce and Betty Anne spent last week,. camping at the Pinery. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laforge, and son, Mr. and Mrs.. Robert Laing and family and Mr. and' Mrs. Gordon Laing and family attended the Jefferson reunion at the :home of Mr. and Mrs.. Don Riehl, Stratford; on Sun- day. Other members of • the family present were Mr. and Mrs- William Chessell and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cle- land, Bobby and Pauline, of Listowel; Mx. and Mrs. Norman Jefferson, Debra- and Anne, of Munro. Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing and Mr. and' Mrs. T. L. Scott and sons attended the funeral ser- vice for the late Mr. Walter Grant, at the Millard George funeral home, London. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gardiner visited on' Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed:-Semph, of Forest. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hulley, Kathy and Billie visited Sun- day with Mr.. anti Mrs. Jim Ramsey and family, Listowel. Beth returned home with her parents after holidaying with her cousins. Mr. Otto Walker and son Kenneth,. of London, attended the fiddlers' contest at Shel- burne on Friday and Saturday nights. They also visited with Mr. Herb Walker at Markdale. Mr. Thomas Gillespie, of Ko- moka, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing. Mr. Ross Love and son, Hugh, of Atwood, visited Sunday' with Mr. and Mrs. K. McKellar. Miss Agnes Scott is holiday- ing with her uncle, and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Colquhoun, Staffs. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tuffin, of Wheatley, visited Saturday with Mrs. Otto Walker. Mrs. Robert Gardiner, of Simcoe, and Mr. and Mrs'. Har- old Gardiner and family, of Melville, Sask., visited' at the home of Vr. and Mrs. John Wallace recently. Mr. and 'Mrs. K. McKellar visited' Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hogg, Thorndale. A bus load of ladies from Crbmarty and Staffa attended the Shakesperian Festival and opera at Avon Theatre on Mon- day evening. Hippopotamus ivory is dens- er and whiter than elephant ivory. Little Willie came home de- jected"'from his first day at school, "I ain't going tomor- row," he announced -No' his par- ents. ' "And why not?" his mother asked. "Well," he replied, "I can't read,: I can't write and they won't let me ^tack. So what's the use?'" Area Poultry, Fa (Continued from Page 1) Then comes a 350 -bushel dryer, He emphasized the necessity of drying the corn down to 11% or 12 per' cent Moisture. He - has found that the 15 per cent level often recommended will not keep corn from heating in storage. All of the corn from his 210 acres goes into one cylindric, metal, silo -like bin. All of the grain from the four farms is stored at the home farm for convenience in grinding and mixing. A custom outfit comes in one full day each week to manuface the poultry mashes needed. This Mobile mill also delivers the mash as mixed to the bulk feed tanks on each of the four farms. Breeding Flocks on 4 Farms The spread of the • breeding birds over the, four farms"'has a decided advantage in that it makes it possible to have all the birds of one age on a -farm by themselves with a cleanup as each flock is- sold. The 'age of the four flocks is arranged to have the production in line with the hatphery requirements of each month. "And your farms will make profitable use of the poultry mariure," we suggested.. "The poultry manure goes long way in our crop plan," Jim told us. The droppings and litter are stockpiled until the land is being prepared for corn and then spread. He told us that, in -1962, they cleaned out the pens on farm 4 just at plant- ing time. Only a part of this• field was manured. When this same field was being harvested, the man running the combine repoited a much heayier yield from ene section of the field and asked why, ..Investigation proved that poultry manure `had made the difference. 3,000 to 10,000 Bird Flocks Huron and Perth County farm flocks of 300 or 400 layers had. once been the rule. "How is, it now," we inquired. "We have continued to. re- ceive orders for chicks for farm flocks from the' Bruce penin- sulaa"' was the reply. "In this area the 300 or 400 -bird flocks are practically gone. Some of the men who had small flocks years ago, are putting cages in their stables and now have 3,- 000 to 10,000• layers. This is the trend." Well, the trip to Huron was to see family owned and 'oper- "See 4Y. Us FIRST" -WE*ARE . - YOUR L` , , DEALER FOR MOnORE BUSINESS ' FORMS LTD. 1 ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT BUSINESS FORM RECORDS CAN INCREASE YOUR PROFITS CALL US TODAY FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION SPEEDISET$o SALESBOOKS • REGISTERS AND FORMS GUEST CHECKS REDIFORM BOW MAGNETIC INK ENCODED CHEQUES ° FOR BUSINESS USE ' AY TO THE ORDER OF MODERN VAN LINES 100 CHESTNUT. ST. YOURTOWN, PROV. 1236 • 19 YOUR FAVOURKtE BANIC`- 1234 MAIN ST. AT QUEEN YOUR TOWN. PROVIN'E DOLLARS 100 MODERN VAN LINES ' COL 234'5671: 890. L231.0• Now available! ..• . Magnetic Ink Encoded Cheques which meet all specifications of The Canadian Banker's Association. These cheques are printed - • with stubs and each cheque and stub is numbered. Stock cuts and your name imprinted on each cheque quickly identify your business to your customers, ated poultry farms and we starts, When the baling of hay .and ed with a large operation in. -straw reduced the need for 4eed. But the Scott enterprise (space, it seemed logical to meets the ,-conditions named. convert one end of ' the main The business of today had a barn over the stable into a modest start, was built to its, double-decker for another 1500 present -proportions on farm in- layers. That was in 1958 and come and Jim is satisfied that there has been a 3,000 bird lay - the combination of crops and ing flock every year since and poultry is the most, secure corn- mere will be full hotfses again bination for the farmer wllo,' next year. The started pullets desires to run an -independent are already ordered. family enterprise. Mr. acid Mrs. Scott have a family of three, two boys and a girl, All three have' been given the advantage of a col- lege education. The. oldest- son is now in scientific research, with the Federal Department of Agriculture, at Ottawa. Like his father, the son, with quali- fications for a career in sci- ence, has farming as his first love and he will be back with his father next fall. Yes, the Scotts are very pleased. 40,000 Started Pullets a Year,-' A few miles landed Bill and the writer at the farm of R. J. Andrews & - Son, and Mrs, Andrews. Here we found •a, highly specialized operation. The buildings are sized and equipped to turn out two crops of started pullets of 20,000 birds each. Most of the 40,000 'will be sold at 16 to 20 weeks old. Both Mr. and Mrs. Andrews were,.employed on the Scott farm'before they were married. Sixteen years ago they•purchas- ed the farm on which they now live. The old barn was built over, with much 'labor, into a four -deck chicken house. Roger is not sure just When they de- cided definitely to specialize in pullet production but they are well pleased to be specialists. They were just getting start- ed when the four -decker barn was lost in fire. •It must have taken courage, in- 1955, to re- place the barn with a new poul- try house, 36 by 304 feet, ac- commodation for 8,000 pullets to 20 weeks. In 1961 they made another courageous move, thatmust have been based on results to. that date. They built a double - deck brooding and rearing house, 40 by : 1S6 feet. This house has brooding accommo- dation for 20,000 pullet ,chicks. When the brooding period. ends, 8,000 of the 'pullets are moved to the 1955 house. This brooding" house is equip- ped for efficient. -operation. Mr. Andrews is particularly pleas- ed with 'his hot water heating system. The oil burning furn- ace is under exact' thermostatic control and of such capacity, that, when the house has been' winter -cleaned and the temper- ature emperature below zero in the house, it can be heated to be safe un- der the hovers that. afternoon.' Incidentally, the old farm home at a considerable distance from the brooder house, is now heat- ed with hot water piped from the brooder furnace. A 20,000 -pullet flock demands a lot of work at certain stages of development. All the sum- mer chicks are debeaked at two weeks. 'Vaccination has been made comparatively easy by using the water method. Roger states that he gets best results when the medicated wa- ter is' ' all consumed in three hours. He drains all the water from the 'pipes two hours •be- fore medication starts; then the pullets. are ready for quick con- sumption of fully medicated. water. - - The growing of 40 acresof corn sometimes adds to the push. In three weeks last spring he had to put in that 40 acres, move 20,000 pullets out, clean up and move 20.000 chicks in. His son has -diabetic trouble but he is an active 'partner in the business and they are for- tunate that a boy on 'a neigh- boring farm is available when needed. The chicks all come from the Scott hatchery. The Andrews family have built a market for their pullets and have a large delivery truck in which pullets can be carried in crates in any ,weather; "and shavings in the crates to in- sure clean birds at delivery". And the sales story is the same. A few years ago the most of their pullets were sold in. comparatively small lots for farm flocks. Now they go to a few buyers in large numbers. Crops, (:attie and Layers "You will know the next man we call on." remarked Bill. "He is Bob McKercher. That was easy, Mr. McKer- cher is known to many in On- tario who have taken an active first-hand interest in.the growth of farm co-operatives, includ- ing the United Co-operatives of Ontario and rhe Federation of Agriculture. Right now he serves on the Board of the U. C. 0. and is in demand as a speaker at co-operative events. We halve 'known Bob for years, but must confess that this was bur first visit to the McKercher farm, The story of the McKercher farm is the story of many of the .good farms* in this section of Ontario. It was once in the production of hay, grain and pasture to feed beef , cattle, with some"i .poultry ' to' meet hotfsehold needs`" -and bring a small weekly income. Bob still feeds steers and will market 125 to 150 per calendar year with 10 months feeding. Back in 1947i, an ell on the old barn was converted, into a triple deck hbdse fir 1500 layers. The poultry end became a rather important source 'of income, "Sircte 1864, Serving the Community First" Phone 527-0240 -- Seaforth 'The McKerchers must be good poultry folk. They have accurate production records on one 1500 bird flock that aver- aged 257.7 eggs per bird hous-' ed in 12 'months and the 1400 birds left are laying 809 eggs daily at the ,end of 14months of production. We •asked Bob how these birds had stood on meeting costs, in the first months of this year. His reply indicated close figuring. In hos lay -mash, mixed at the Seaforth Co-oper- ative, there are 800 pounds of. his own grain in a ton of mash. When egg prices.. were really low he had returns that paid him "a nickle a pound" for his own grain. The eggs go un- washed to ' the Seaforth Co- operative grading station and this "saves usa lot of work at this end". And what does our friend think of present developments in the poultry world and the place. of . flocks such as his in future years? After a minute's thought he said: "If..I had to meet the cost of converting our buildings today and pay for the cost from. egg receipts, I don't believe I would do it. At present egg and fowl prices, the producer• has to have ad- vantages in production and mar- keting •to meet all costs. We have the buildings paid for and produce enough of the feed to give our poultry a continuing place on our farm." Their soh, Donald, who is „ interested in the farni and is now off to Alberta on a 4-H exchange, will also have a voice in future plans. 4300 Pullets in 42 Shelters Our last call of the day was at the. home of Mr. .and Mrs. Paul Vogels. Mr. Vogels was away for the afternoon but Mrs. Vogels and her son and daughter could •answer all ques- tions. They are Dutch people and this is very much a family farm. The feature of this plant that this writer will remember long- est was the spectacle of 4300 growing pullets out on range' in shelters; the only large, flock in shelters that -we have seen in -Ontario this year. All of these. shelters were purchased from neighboring poultrymen who had changed over to in- door rearing; a much cheaper investment than a house for confinement rearing. There are 100' acres in - the home farm and it is possible to change to a fresh- -grass range each year. Several acres of corn --had been planted alongside the Shelters to provide a sheltered run in hot weather. The pullets are purchased at seven weeks of age and at the season when they can be plac- ed in the shelters. Mrs. Vogels told us, however, that a brood, er house to start chicks is be- ing considered; the price dif- ference „between day-old and seven -week pullets may, make Such a move profitable.' They arestill- satisfied, however, that range rearing is desirable. Plas- tic hose carries the water to the range and range feeding is not a lengthy chore. An ell of the farm barn, with the cow stable below, has been converted to a two -deck cage Laying house for 4,000 birds. What was a hay loft is now an insulated, windowless cage house with forced ventilation. The rerhoval of droppings is a weekly, wheelbarrow opera- tion. Whether it is ventilation or feeding, the droppings were not "sloppy;' by any means and the atmosphere was satisfactory. The eggs go to the grading sta- tion unwashed. Son Cinth is responsible for the poultry care with family assistance in the work. • Yes, this • is another mixed fanning enterprise. There are two 10'0 -acre farms. A dairy herd with 17 cows and young, stock is ,a main line. Up to this year all of the feed has been purchased for the layers. With an additional farm one and - a quarter miles away the Vogels are planning to grow a portion of their poultry feed. Bill and. the writer agreed that this is a safe and secure family enterprise. Here is is picture of four .in an excellent sec - 1 Ontario. No two alike in scale or -operation 'but all are family en- terprises independently owned and operated. We drove well pleased with our day in Huron and , very well pleased that we were driving in a heavy rain- fall.- . NEWS OF WALT+ N -nterti n Children At Annual Picnic The McKillop UCW Unit held, roadfoot. .their August meeting and chil- dren's picnic at the home of Mrs. Jack Bosman Wednesday afternoon, with 17 ladies and 26 children present. Mrs. Gordon McGavin presid- ed for the devotions, opening with the hymn "Jesus Loves Me," with Mary Leeming as pianist. The Scripture passage was read by Joyce McNichol, after which prayer was offered by Maryjann Wildfong: Hymn 502, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" was followed by a story told by Betty Roe entitled, "How a Little Girl Did a Great Good." A trio, composed of Debbie and Deva Wey and Lin- da Gray, sang a vocal number. The hymn, "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus," closed this part of the meeting. Miss - Ethel Dennis . was in charge of the business, open- ing with a poem. Mrs. George Love gave the minutes of the last meeting and called the roll, which was ansvv'ered with a verse containing the word 'Joy.' Following' the offering, "We Give Thee But Thine Own" was sung. - After a few items of busi- ness were discussed, the meet- ing closed by all repeating the Mizpah benediction. Mrs. Gordon'/McGavin and Mrs. Merton Hackwell were in charge of the races. First priz- es were won by: pre-school, Beth McNichol; girls, silt to nine, Gwen Bosman; girls, 10- 14, Linda Gray; girls over 14, Marjann Wildfong; kick the slipper, Debbie Wey; clothes- pin race, Mrs. William Leem- ing; girls' clothespin, Mrs. Bet- ty Roe; balloons, rs. Camp- bell Wey's side; bouncing bal- loons,, Dena Wey; confetti team, Mrs. Murray Dennis. A picnic lunch was served on the lawn by Misses Ethel and Tena Dennis, Mrs. Murray. Den- nis, Mrs. ,David Watson, Mrs.. William Leeming and the hos- tess. Pass Red Cross Tests The following swimmers from here passed the Red Cross'teses at the Lions Park swimming pool "last week: Intermediate, Beverly McCall; junior, Connie Coutts; beginners; Bill Short - reed, Becky and Marie Nolan. Beeby Nolan's name w a s emitted from last week's pa- per. . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gainsforth, of Farwell, Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce- Pelch,' df Lan: sing, Michigan, visited at the home of Wilfred and ,Elmer Dennis. ' ,Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Den- nis, of North Bay, are holiday- ing at home. • ' Mrs. Carrie Staples, Winni- peg, Man., and Mrs. Eobert Pickering, .Bob and David, of Oakville, spent a feW .days with Mrs, George Dundas last week: Mr. and Mrs'rold McNabb, Kitchener,. visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Murray last Sat- urday. Mr. rand Mrs. Frank McCow- an, Newmarket, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buchanan. Recent guests at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Reid were: Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin, Sarnia; Mrs. Evelyn Roos and Mrs. Hazel Borden, of near Ed- monton, Alta.; Mrs- Guy Ryan, Mrs. Gerald Hodgson and son, Edward, and Kathleen Ryan, of Lucan. . - Mr. Dan Love. of New West- minster, B.C., is a guest at the home of his sister. Mrs. Walter farm setup tion o ru are ex Eb: "Checkers is the oldest game." Zebe: "Oh,- no, poker is old- er. Didn't Noah draw pairs on the ark and get a full house when the world had a flush?" • Not all crows are black; some have brightly -colored feathers. "Bobby," said the teacher sternly, "do you know that you have broken the eighth .Com- mandment by stealing James' apple?" "Well," explained Bobby, "I inigh't just as Well break the eighth and have the apple as to break the tenth and only c'ov'et it."' groom corn is a grass from *hi& brooms rand clothes britslt'es are Made,' — SUDDEN DEATH — CUP FINAL SOCCER Mr. and Mrs. James Lamont and family, London,' visited with Mr. and Mrs: Lloyd Por- ter last Saturday. Mrs. Roily Achilles has re- turned -home after spending several months in Newfound- land, where her husband is employed at road construction work. . . Mr. and Mrs. ` Lawrence Marks, of Exeter, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Marks. Mr. George Dundas and her sister, Mrs. Carrie Staples, of Winnipeg; , Man., are visiting with relatives ' in Toronto.' Miss Linda Gray, of Stratford, visited last week with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and .Mrs. Camp- bell Wey. Carol Anne and Joan Racho, of Seaforth, .and Kenneth Peth- ick, of Winthrop, visited last week with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and =Mrs. Roy Williamson. Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' Wilbur Turnbull were: Mr. arid Mrs. 'Dotiglat Lawless and Dianne, of Bur- lington, and Mr: and Mrs. Jas. Armstrong, of Brussels. Misses Becky and Marie Nol- an are at • present holidaying with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and .Mrs. Leo Coulson, Mount Forest. Miss Claire Hackwell visit- ed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs..Thomas Hackwell. Miss Geraldine Dennis, stu- dent nurse at Stratford General Hospital, has returned to 'her duties after 'liolidaying with her parents, Mr. arrd,Mrs. Wm. Dennis. A number of Institute mem- bers attended the ` .15th anni- versary celebration of the Cran- brook Women's Institute last Wednesday; evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan and family spent 'Sunday ° in London with Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Ryan and Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Johnson. Rosemary and Neil remained for holidays.. 'Goderich vs. . St. Columban AT ST. COLUMBAN Saturday;, Aug.14 Game time - 7 p.m. Admission 35c - Children Free r Ladies' W.O.A.A. Jr. RECEPTION For Mr. and Mrs. Keith McCarthy (Leona Krauskopf)• Sat., August •-14, 1965 at BRODHAGEN. COMMUNITY HALL. - Everyone Welcome — PLAYOFFS ,Winthrop ' • Exeter Jrs. under lights at LIONS PARK SEAFORTII FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS O. FRY Minister Sunday, August 15th WORSHIP — 1T:00` A.M. 9:45 a.m.—Minister's' Class 10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—The Junior Sunday School. Tuesday,; A ug.17 at48:30 p.m. stoma. CfI•1LECT10N•� BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH (Services at Orange Hall) • Sunday, August 15tli - 10.A.M.—SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes for all ages 7:30—GOSPEL SERVICE Guest Speaker • Mr. Ivor Bodenham , Romans 13:12: "The -night is far spent, the, day is at hand;, let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light." w SPECIAL BU Sat., Aug. 28 to CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION $6'59 includes- bus fare, admission to grounds and Reserved Grandstand Seat RESERVE YOUR SEAT EARLY Call: HABKIRK Travel Service For Tickets and Information" Phone 527-1222 SEAFORTH• Brownie's ■ .lar-tve.-.1n THEATRE — CLINTON Children Under 12 in Cars • • Admitted Free Two Complete Shows, Nightly Box Office Open at 8:00 p.m. COME AS LATE AS 11 P.M. AND SEE AA COMPLETE FIRST SHOWSHOW AT DUSK WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY and FRIDAY — August 11-12.13 "A Shot in the Dark" (Adult 'Entertainment) Peter Sellers Eike Sommer - George Sanders COLOR A Pink Panther Cartoon SATURDAY and MONDAY • August 14 and 16' — Double Feature •— "633 Squadron" Cliff Robertson George Chakiris In Color — PLUS "RHINO" Harry Guardino & Shirley Eaton . Color. • - .. ,. •- Cartoon TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY THURSDAY and FRIDAY. August 17-18-1920 Special Engagement I's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World SPENCER TRACY MILTON BERLE SID CAESAR Plus: Many Other Top Comediens In Color • A- Pink Panther Cartoon / One' Show Nightly at 9 O'clock C• OMING— SATURDAY and -MONDAY August 21 and 23 • 'Bikini Beach' • FRANKIE AVALON ANNETTE FUNICELLO KEENAN WYNN` Color. Cartoon Saturday Dancing SEAFORTH LIONS - PARK • Saturday, August 14th With music -1\3y the CHEVELS ' — Popular Walkerton Band — Dancing 9 to Midnight • ADMISSION $1.00 Dancing will continue each Saturday night. Enjoy the big -new floor amid the pleasant surround- ings'of the Lions Park CASH =- B 1 ,N. -G 0 -- CASH . Friday, Aug. 13th —.8:15 • p.m., LEGION HALL, SEAFORTH • • 15 REGULAR GAMES FOR $10.04. ONE $50.00 JACKPOT THREE $25.00 SPECIALS -- Children under 16 not permitted -- . DMISSION $1.00 Extra 'Cards 25c, or 7 for $1.00 Auspifet Seaforth' Branch 156, eanediad Legion >p11oC1'EbS POR WELFARE WORK