The Huron Expositor, 1962-06-14, Page 9HURON FEDERATION NEWS
By FLORENCE ELuoTT for the first time the new defini-
tion of a "farm": In 1956 a
farm was defined as b.eing three
acres or more, or front .one to
three acres if the agricultural
production exceeded $250. The'
more recent definition, employ-
ed in the 1961 census, states
that a farm is a' plot of one
acre or more with sales of farrn
products in the previous 12
months of '$50 or more. This
redefining of a farm probably
had the effect of obscuring to
some extent at least the actual
drop in farm business opera-
tions generally accepted as
"farms". The trend toward con-
solidation of holdings, increas-
ed acreages per unit, and fewer
but larger farms: continues to
Fewer Farms—Fewer Farmers
Some of the long awaited sta-
tistics of Ontario agriculture ex-
pected from the 1961 census of
agriculture have been released
by the Dominion Bureau of Sta.
tisties. The DBS report shows
that there were ' 19,269 less
farms in Ontario at the time
of the 1961 census than -there
were in 1956. This represented
a drop. from 140,02 farms in
1958 to 121,333 in 1961. The
total acreage in farms in On-
tario also declined from 19,-
879,646 in 1956, to 18,578,507
in 1961. •
ThesePensns
figures employ
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go on, and it could be strongly
debated that the number of ac-
tual farm business operations
has declined to a far greater
degree than indicated by this
table.
Details of New Dairy Policy
The following are the details
of the Federal dairy policy
which went into effect on May
1, 1962, and will remain for
one year:
Creamery Butter—The Agri-
cultural Stabilization Board has
authorized the trade to buy all
the creamery butter that is
manufactured at the rate of 64
cents per pound, and to offer
it for resale at the rate of 52
cents per pound, the resultant
savings to the consumer being
met out of Federal funds. The
Board has also agreed to buy all
surplus butter at the same 64-
cent
4cent level. :
Cheese: The, Agricultural
Stabilization Board has offered
to purchase Canada First Grade
cheddar cheese at the rate of
32.5 cents per pound, basis de-
livery at Montreal and Belle-
ville. This is one-half cent more
for Ontario cheese and one
cent more for Quebec cheese
than the previous year's sup-
port level.
Manufacturing, Milk: T h e
Board has agreed to continue
the stabilization payment of 25
cents per cwt. for milk deliv-
ered for manufacturing purpos-
es, excepting the surplus milk
from fluid milk producers.
Skim Milk Powder: The Fed-
eral Minister, Hon. Mr. Hamil-
ton, has announced that the
Agricultural Products Board
will purchase quantities of
skim milk powder for stockpil-
ing purposes, depending entire-
ly upon the amount of product
to reach the market, •and the
general supply situation, No
price •was named, but it was in-
dicated that these stocks might
be used for emergency food re-
lief . programs in Canada:
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W. E. SOUTHGATE
Phone 334 Seaforth
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Sets Tax Rate
At 13 Milts
General tax rate for 1962 was
set at 13 mills for farm and
residential at the regular meet-
ing of East Wawanosh Council—
Commercial general rate will
be 15 mills.
Claims from George Johnston
and Harvey McDowell for chick-
ens killed by dogs were accept-
ed by council. Fees and mile-
age for John F. McCallum were,
also approved.
Clerk R. I. Thompson was
instructed to write the District
Municipal Engineer, requesting
road by-law and summary state-
ment forms for supplementary
by-laws of $1,000 for construc-
tion and .$3,000 for maintenance
of roads,
Council approved a grant of
$200 to the Belgrace Commun-
ity Arena Board for 1962.
Accounts passed were: Road
cheques: Stuart McBurney, sal-
ary $185, bill paid, 42c; Alan
McBurney, wages, $226.91; Geo.
T. Ctirrie, checking gravel, $61;
Don Snell, 3 hours bulldozing
snow, 14.25; Alva McDowell,
sanding, $2.50; Snell Feed Mill,
700 six-inch tile, $81.90; Harold
Congram, 41/2 • hours con.,
$33.75; Eastern Farm Machin-
ery Ltd., sprayer parts, $137.64;
Plunkett's Garage, spray truck
repairs, $17.37; George E. Rad-
ford, welding spray unit, $3.00;
Dave Murray Machine Shop,
welding grader, $11,25; Wing -
ham Tire Service, tire $216.30,
repairing tire, $6; W. A. Tiffin,
10 gals. hydraulic oil, $7.21;
Harry Williams, 400 gals. fuel
oil $154.40, 130 gals. gas $46.67;
Dominion Road Machinery Co.,
heater hose, $7.55; Canada Cul-
vert Co., pipe and couplings,
$199.28; The Pedlar People Ltd.,
pipe and couplings, $110.88; Al-
mond Jamieson, 281/2 hours
bulldozing, $213.75; Joe Kerr,
12,243 yards gravel at 59s, $7,-
223.37, 5,484 yards gravel at 7c,
$383.88; John Jamieson, 6,759
yards . gravel supplied at 7c,
$473.13; Receiver General of
Canada, income tax, $25.25.
General cheques: Frank Coop-
er, W.F. sprayer, $18.60; Ken-
neth ,Scott, W.F. sprayer help-
er, .$194.86; Frank Thompson,
W.F. inspector, $188.'78; Bel -
grave Co-operative, warbicide,
$184.90; Receiver General of
Canada, income tax, $15.90; to
roads, rent• of sprayer, 162 hours
at $1, $162; George Johnston,
claim for 182 chickens at 70c,
$127.40; Harvey McDowell,
claim for 83 chickens at 70c,
$58.10; John F. McCallum, two
trips and mileage, $10.50;
Brookhaven Nursing H o m e,
maintenance patient, $84.25; R.
D. Philp, medicine, $12; John
Nixon, 1 fox bounty, $4; Ken-
neth McDougall, expenses, as-
sessors.' school, $50; Belgrave
Community Centre, grant $200.
'Moved by Pattison and Robin-
son: That council adjourn to
meet July 3, at , one o'clock, at
the Belgrave Community., Cen-
tre.
Commercial fertilizer is clean,
practically odourless and sim-
ple to use, though care should
be. taken not to let it actually
touch tender plants. A fool-
proof way for small applica-
tions is to dissolve in a water-
ing can and simply pour along
the rows, or we. can sprinkle
well with a hose after applica-
tion, or do the job just before
or during a rainfall.
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By FAIRBA RN -
Ontario's Minister of Agricul•
tune, Honourable William'
Stewart, appointed a committee
last winter to look into the
Many aspects of vertical inte-
gration in the fruit and vege-
table industry of the province
and its effect on the agricul-
tural economy. Mr. Stewart in-
dicated at that time, that the
terms of reference of this com-
niiittee might be expanded to
include fields other than fruits
and vegetables,and there is
now some indic tion that the,
committee may b1oaden its base
even within those fields. Pro-
ducers and processors were re-
presented and, al a result, the
committee dealt mainly with
the development of vertical in-
tegration in those two:segments.
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However, there is some evi-
dence that pressures from large
retail food chains that buy such
a large percentage of Canada's
farm products today may be
influencing the growth of ver-
tical integration. , Apparently
there is some feeling among
members of the committee that
food chains should be invited
to express an opinion, and per-
haps some other groups than
the two now represented. It
would appear to be a natural
step from there to broaden the
scope of the inquiry to include
the growth and effects of ver-
tical integration in such fields
as poultry and meat production.
While no official figures are
available, it has been estimated
by such an eminent authority
as George McCague, chairman
of the Ontaio Farm Products
Marketing Board, that 80 per
cent of the province's broiler
industry is now • integrated. The
Ontario Broiler Growers Asso-
ciation has been trying to de-
velop a marketing plan to com-
bat the effects of vertical in-
tegration.
What is this vertical integra-
tion? Simply, it is the control
or ownership of two or more
segments of any industry by
one corporation. For example,
in the production of broilers or
turkeys, the control by a feed
company of a hatchery and/or
a processing plant which en-
ables the feed company to dic-
tate terms to the grower. In the
vegetable canning industry, it
is the leasing or buying of land
by a processing company to
grow its oWn crops. In Ontario,
one company is reported to be
growing between 5,000 and 7,000
acres of vegetables this year
with the result that it is sign-
ing no contracts with growers
for green peas, green or waxed
beans, and has reduced corn
contracts to good growers by
25-30%, average growers by
50%, and is not taking on any
below average growers. Two
other canning companies have
reportedly leased more than
3,000 acres, but there is no in-
dication that this will material-
ly affect legitimate growers.
While producers maintain
that vertical integration will
give processors no particular
advantage in terms of efficiency,
the processor claims he can use
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more expensive but more efdei•
ent mechanical equipment like
bean and pea, harvesters, Pro-
ducers have -threatened to en-
ter the processing field if the
latter persist in invading the
production area,laut processors
claim returns from growing are
greater than returns from pro-
cessing. They also say raw pro-
duce costs more in Ontario than
anywhere in i±forth Aineric,a,
and imports into the province
are increasing. Domestic im-
ports come mainly. from Quebec
and Alberta; outside Canada
from thg United States and
Italy.
The processors also say that
vertical integration provides
them an assured supply of raw
materials, a higher standard of
quality and the benefits of
their own research and experi-
ment. Producers maintain that
the farmer—the cash crop grow-
er in the case of vegetables—
is a greater asset to the com-
munity than. the grower -proces-
sor because he spends more
money there, takes a personal
interest and maintains his farm
in better condition. They stress
the importance of the family
farm in the economic and so-
cial life of the entire country.
Agriculture Minister Stewart
has repeatedly stated •his belief
in the family farm as a sound
economic unit. in our agricul-
tural industry and as a basic
social unit in our society. "Ver-
tical integration," he says,
"could destroy the family farm
and Ontario's farming industry
as we know it."
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Word has been irece1ved here
of they death Friday oi° ll's.
J erville Sproule, -40, '01 Gait,
where she has been a resident
for 16 years, •
She is survived by her hus-
band:, -Moody; ,two sisters, Mrs.
William McCurdy, of Seaforth;
Mrs. Major Angela Flannagan,
of Arkansas; two daughters,
Gail and Peggy, both at home;
four brothers, Frank, of Mount
Forest, George, of Kenilworth;
John, of Columbus, Ohio; M,ich-
ael, of Guelph.
Requiem High Mass was sung
Monday at St. Ambrose, with
interment in Mount View ceme-
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"What has been done is proof
of what yet can be accomplished",
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A statement to the people of Ontario from
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
"Five years ago the Canadian people gave me and my colleagues a mandate to
end the years of indecision and neglect of Liberal rule and make a start in the
Nev' National Policy which we put before the Canadian people in 1957. You
gave us a renewal of your mandate in 1958. -
"In the succeeding four years we carried on that policy and as a''direct result of the
many bold and even revolutionary measures which we undertook the recession
of 1957 has bebn superseded by the boom of 1961 and 1962.
"Our energetic trade policies have
produced the first favorable balance
of trade in nine years.
"Fain cash income has reached en
all-time record high. Prices are now
supported on 23 farm products.
"Old Age Pensions and Old Age Assist-
ance have been increased from $46"to
$65. 'Other pensions have kept pace.
"Ontario received $607 million in fed-
eral payments this year, a huge in-
crease over 1957's $215 million.
"Canada stands today at the commencement of a great new era .of progress and
prosperity—first as a• result of the action we have taken—second, on the neces-
sary condition that the plans we have made and announced for the next five
years are carried into effective action.
"Five years from now Canada will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of,
Confederation: Our plans for the future are already five years along the road to
fulfilnient,and they can, will and must be realized between now and 1967. What
has been done in five years is proof of what yet can be accomplished in the next
five years."
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