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~HU1WDAY, APRIL Oth, 1950 ¶'W~ ~Ma-ADIAW UTA~MMAN. flflWAvvw.v.P ~A eq~ - * ~*~ 4d5~&~# I~A~~E I~IIN~ Senalor Fraser Refuies ""Defealisi MIiiiude"if Over Apple Situation "ives Cosi of Producing Apple Crop Ottawa, Ontario. apple business as a buyer, distri- March 31st, 1950. butor and grower since 1907, and Mr. George W. James, at the present time, as you know, Editor and Publisher, have a large investment in 300 Trhe Canadian Statesman, acres of apple orchard, and the ]Bowmanville, Ontario. equipment required to handle it. Dear George: Have been in every apple grow- I appreciate very much your ing district in the United States sending me a copy of The Can- and Canada, as well as a number adian Statesman to Ottawa, and of European countries. Have also 1 have just read the editorial yo watched the development of ap- have written re my letter in con- ple-growing in South America, nection with apple tree removal. principallv in the Argentine, and I feel that I should make the also in South Africa and Tas- following comment in view of minia. your reference to my approach of One situation that I have tree removal as a "defeatist at- watched with a great deal of in- titude." I believe you know me terest has been the production of well enough to know that I neyer apples in Britain. ea a defeatist attitude about Whi]e I am flot, for one minute, ~thing but, on t he other hand, attempting to inject any political "7ars of experience have taught complexion in this letter, would me to be factual, and to analyze like to point out to you that the a situation on actual conditions. I Imperial Agreements of 1932 at Have been connected with the 1'which time the Canadian Gov- IATTENTION FARMIERS!!I FREE FILM at the ROYAL THEATRE 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, April llth See the Outstanding JOHN DEERE SHOW - SPONSORED BY - F. S. Allen 44 Concession Street Bowmanville Phone 594 flEAO OFF/Cf qrATF2IOLW/,'T42/O William Lycett Say& When a man dias, bis wifa not .only losas han husband but his income also; yet han needs and those of han family do not change. LET'S TALK THIS OVER WM. L LIt ETT Bowmanville. ont. Phone 2382 Pt _________________________ Have You Tried .. KEN-GLO? Lustre Finish - No Undercoats No Primers - Dries in 3 to 4 hours 17 Colours - Saves Time - No Fuss Quarts -_______ Gallons -_______ -- .80 $2.60 $8.9a5 - WE HELP MAKE HOUSES HOMES - Don MeGregor Hardware Co. PHONE 386 BOWMANVILLE 59 KING ST. W. ernment insisted that one of the conditions of this arrangement was that the British Government place a duty of 3s. 6d. on the im- portation of ail apples fnom al non-Empire countries. This had the direct result of starting an apple tree planting programme in Bnîtain and by 1945 Britain was producing over 26 million bushels of apples, against Canada's 16 or 17 million bushels. Orchards in some of the southern counties of England were very extensive in- cluding from 4 to 6 hundred acres, modernly equipped with central pumping and piping system for spraying. We in Canada live in the North- ern hernisphere the sarne as British apple production whîch has meant that any apples im- ported into England were from producing countnies in the South- arn hemisphere, in other words in our off season. I have on my desk not only comments in the British press, but from Canada's representative in London, Mr. Gornel, as to the attitude of the British growers against about 25 thousand tons of Italian apples that were shipped into England this past season. The objections were very stnong. In addition to the volume of apples gxown in England there is also the exchange situation and the inter-trade that Britain must carry on with southax-n countries, s0 I arn firmly of the belief after you analyze the situation you will corne to the conclusion that the British max-ket for Canadian ap- pies is practically a thing of the past. Again about my "defeatist attitude"-in industry if I have plants that are obsoleta or I find that plants in certain industry, and I might mention in thýis case, the canning industry, which is up against over-production, you get rid of the plants. That only makes sensa. In tha apple in- dustry we have in Canada suf- ficient "plants" already in pro- duction, and ahead of us for potantial production, for the next Yours faithfully, W. A. (Bill) Fraser. P.S.-Hava just located copy of production costs in my file here so amn attaching same. Cost of producing 1949 Apple Crop as par packed out bushel, based on 60,000 bushels grown, of which 50,000 bushels were picked. Cost of Apples on Trees ready to pick:- Labor for Growing, Spraying, Pruning and Cultivatirig ----------------- 23e Spray Matenial ----------------------------- ----------- î9e F extiliz ar - ----- ------------------------- - 9c Gas and Oul for Tractors and Sprayexs-s------- 5c Genex-al Overhaad, Renawals and Repairs, Insux-ance, Taxes, without depreciation on Buildings and Equipmant ------------ -- --- -- 15e (This dapraciaton amounts to 12e per bu.) Cost par bushel fromn the Treas to the Car:- Picking (packed out bushal) ----- Packing ------------------- Hauling Loading -- ----- Boxes made up ---- ------ PaCs and Liners for Boxes -- Cost if packed in hampers Add to these figures 30c per busI bUshels for Cold Storage and 15e 10,000 bushels in Common Storag Cost out of Cold Storage----- - ---- Cost out of Common Storage ---- Costs for supervision, as well as b, office costs not included in the ab A. Fulton Addresses Local Canning Crop Growers at Newcastle It will not ba many yaars be- fore canning crop growars and processors will reach a satisfac- tory undarstanding, claimed An- dy Fulton, Secretary-Managar of the Marketing Board, Ontario Pept. of Agriculture, Tuesday af- ternoon bafore a meeting of tha Durham County Canning Crop Growers held in Newcastle Com- munity Hall. The undarstanding betwaen the two is growing evary yaar, and it is thought that in the not too distant future the trouble will be compleely ixoned out. Only about thirty canning crop grow- ans ware on hand to listen to the stimulating and encourag i n g words of Mr. Fulton, Walter Rundla, Presidant of the Durham County organization, ne- marked that the axpactad cxowd of fxom 150 to 200 growars was cut to a bara minimum because of the bad roads. To get to the meetine ha was forcad to go part way by tractor to a neighbour's housa. The latter was able to find enough good road to drive Mr. Fulton spoke on the in- ability of many canning cx-op pro- cessors to meet thair paymants. This, however, is a thing of the past. In the future the procassor must show complete financial ab- ility to meet the paymants befora his is given a licence to oparate his cannery. In the past the fax-mer has incurred fraquent losses due to inadequata finances on the part of the canner. Mr. Fulton also remarked on the pricas for canning crop pro- duce for 1950. Ha statad that it seemed as if the arbitration han- dled by the judge asigned to the problem had tended to favor the canner nathar than the gxower. Tomatoes will seli at 75c par ton less than 1949; seed peas at $3.00 lass par ton; and corn at $3.î5 less par ton. The minimum pnices follow: No. 1 tomatoas, S26.85 par ton: No. 2 tomatoas, $1685; ungraded peas, $75.00; and corn $18,75. Seed peas will sali at $700 per bushl. Frash water in Canada covers 228,307 square miles of the coun- try's 3,690,410 square mile ares. par bu.$.l 35e par bu. ------ ----- 6c per bu , - ----- -------- 2c par bu. -- ----- ----- 43c par bu. 6ic per bu. $1.17 ---Benefits of Federation What has the Federation done? s lleperbuhelles.per bu. $1.88 The benefits have been numerous. lic pr buhel ess.For example, 'before the bangain- ing efforts of the Federation the ;hel on 40,000 canners used to dictate to the 1per bushel farmer the prices they intended ge. to pay. The farmer would have ----$1.88 per bu. plus 30c - $2.18 to unload his produce at the can- ----$1.88 par bu. plus -15c - $2.03 nerY and wait until the canner .ookkeeping, selling or determined the price. Now the bove figures. farmer can be assured of better negotiations. Not long ago the margarine Most of the area of Canada producer pnesented a serlous drains into Hudson Bay and the threat to the butter industry. The Arctic Ocean. farmers were at first unprepared. Trudelcac, tat nos beu-But the Federation has organized Tre eiay htmsbeu to combat the advertising of the tiful heart-leaf of humanity, ex- oleo interests, and has initiated hibits itself most significantly in an advertising prognam of its own little thngs-Mary Howitt. to convince the buying public IDurham Farmers' Céounty Co-op ORONO PENCING Just Arrived!!! We have just re- ceived a shipment of Fencing, Posts, Barbed W ir e, in bath heavy a n d light weight to meet your spring require- ments. Rolis of Fencing Wire in 10, 20, 30 and 40 rd. lengths. We also have a stock of Fertilizer, Grass Seeds and Spray Lime. We can supply you with. PURINA, MASTER and CO-OP. FEEDS Ail High Grade and Fresh. Ask for quotations on car lots of feeds or bulk grains: $1.00 OFF F.O.B. PRICES FOR 1-TON LOTS $2.00 OFF F.O.B. PRICES FOR 2-TON LOTS OR MORE 1% OFF FOR CASH ON DELIVERY WITH ORDER oin Your Co-op. Now Orono iork Accomplished agriculture ai il - Urban Meeting Plant Good Seed Reap Good Crops As spring approaches, fax-mers ail ovex- the country are praparing for seeding. This means the pre- panation of millions of bushels of ceneal grains for saed. The yiald and quality of the crop hsx-vasted this faîl will be greatly influen c- ed by the character of the sead used. Good seed has certain definitei characteristics. It must be ofr suitabla vaniety and pure as to variaty and kind. It must also ba free of waad saeds and of disease, and it must be 0f good germination. In choosing a suitable vaxiaty, the recommandations published by aach province should ba con-1 sultad and followed. The var- iaty recommandations are based on the results of tests mada thnoughout aach province aveny yean. Only vanieties of goodi five years, that will produce 50 percent more apples than the Canadian market can absonb. Another factor is this as with other countries, people's ideas change, and in the apple business thene are only about four variet- les at the present tirne that are meeting with favour on the Can- adian market. Apples of other varieties are go'ing for processing, or as in 1949, are being left on the trees or dumped. The pnice for processing apples does not pay haîf the cost of production so the only practical thing to do as I arn doing with my own orchards is to remove that part of the plant that loses money. On these pre- mises 1 am fully convinced, and my opinion is concurred in by the growers of Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario, is to remove the trees. This, rny friend George, is not a "defeatist attitude" but the only policy that will save the grower from con- tinuous loss in producing apples that the market will not absorb because people will not buy them and because there are tao many of them. When I get back to Trenton I arn going to mail you copy of costs for producing apples in 1949 when.we had 60 thousand bushels,' and as I stated before at the first opportunity I will avail my- self of the privilege of dropping in to see you. In conclusion permit me to say that 1 amn aIl in favour of the attitude that you have taken and are taking in connection with pro- moting a greater consumption of Canadian apples in Canada. I do not agnee with you that Durham produces the finest Maclntosh apples in the world, but 1 would draw your attention to the fact that Northumberland County does., Naturally "I kitter a 1ittle to- wax-ds Maggie!" With kindest personal regards, 'Speaker Ondlines V By Federation of J Rotary Club Rura (Continued from Page One) Weston Banlater Mn. Banister was born in Al- berta. His parants took hlm to Bnxtish Columbia, and later de- dided to return to Ontario. They settled at Campbellcroft where thay have stayed ever since. Mr. Banister's first înterest is Hol- stein cattle. Ha was the third president of the Durham Federa- tion of Agriculture, and is well acquainted with the various prob- lemns of the fax-mer. Said Mn. Banister in opening, "The Federation of Agriculture has orgamzad that growl that ail fax-mers are accused of. The farmer found that growling as an individual was ineffective. So he deterrnined to organize to bet- ter his lot.", Faderation of Agriculture The Fedenation is as the narne suggests a fedenation of numner- ous farm organizations. Each srnaller farm group chooses from its dix-actons certain men to rep- rasent it in the County Federa- tion. The County Federation in turn sends mambers from its dinectonate to act as directors in the Ontario Fedex-ation. Finally, certain members of the Ontario group are chosen to act as direct- ors in the Dominion Federation. The Dominion Fedenation was the last word until recantly, when the Federation became an inter- national body. One of the gx-eatast problems facing the formation of these groups was the need for money. The financial problam has been partially solved. The Federation has obtained legislation which entitles it to a revenue of from one-fith to one half mili on the farmen's assessment. Flnaneing the Federation The amount 'ýaries according to, the systern of taxation in force in the panticular area. In addi- tion to this, the vanlous groups which have federated to form the langer gx-oup contnibuta cer- tain amounts of money to the langer group contnibute certain amounts of money to the langer Federations. For example, the Cream Producers and Hog Pro- ducers pay a certain anount from. their profits. At the present tirne neanly evary form. of fanming is organ- ized. The one fonm which, ne- mains outside the pale is the Beef Cattle industny, but this is in the process of entering the Federa- that butter is a superior pnoduct. This would impossible without the Federations' efforts. Federation and Legisiation ýWheneas before the farner's "beef" was a voice in the wilder- ness, now the rapresentatives of the Federation can sit in with the Provincial and Federal legis- latons, and explain to them the needs of the farmer. Now that the govennments ore becoming batter acquaintad with the dif- ficulties facing the fax-mer, more action is being taken on the lat- ter's behaîf. This year H. H. Hannam, Ot- tawa, former fax-mer and school teacher, was elactad President of the International group has lined Up is very difficult to, put into affect since the various nations have different problarns. Goal is World Peace The International Federation is working towards a better under- standing of the pnoblems of the soil, and towax-ds world peace. It is the ballef of the Federation that wars are often causad by empty bellies. Faulty distribution is at the bottorn of the major troubles of the world. Batte- systems of distribution mnust be worked out if a recurrence of the 30's is to be avoided. The Dominion Federation is more immediately important to Canadian fax-mers. This body deals with the Faderai Govern- ment which controls the condi- tions unden which axponts are made. The Canadian farmer is graatly dependent on expont trade. Federation is Fai- to City At fix-st the Faderal Govern- ment had tha idea that the Fed- eration was just a consolidaton of growls, said the speaker. But it was found that the group was capable of analyzing the factors bahind economie conditions, and the Fedenation graw in stature in the minds of the legislators. The Federation proved to, the satisfaction of the Governrnent that by helping agriculture they would not depnive the city dwel- lens of their advantagas. It was pointed out that contrary to gen- anal opinion the farme- is a spender. He sinks large quanti- ties of money into fax-m machin- ex-y, buildings, and other equip- ment and nepairs. The farmer does not want un- desenvedly high prices for his produce. He just wants his crops to, bring him a return proportion- ate to the amount taken by manu- facturars of non-food articles. Farmer and Inflation Not long ago J. S. McLean stat- ed that if the spinal of inflation was to stop, fax-m pnices would have to ;zo down. But he doesn't seem. to nealize that the fax-mer did not start inflation. The fax-mer must feed the nation and the wonld, pay for his childx-en's edu- cation, and yet take the leavings when it comas to profits. This is uni ust. Civilizations thnougout the world nise and faîl on tha fertility of the soil. To sustain this fertility the fax-mer must have adequate profits to nestone to the soul what he takes out of it. One Way Bank Account The land in Canada has bean a one way bank account. The fax-mer has drawn from the ac- count, and the deposits have not equalled the withdnawals. The soul has gone to the cities In the fonm of beef, pigs, and vegetables. It is now almost worn out, but the depletion of the soul will flot strike a chili into the buying pub- lic until the danger point is reached. The future of the world de- pends on the top six inches of sou. Let us work to preserve it. Vota of Thanks Ross Stnîke moved a vote of thanks to Mr-. Banister, remarking that the talk had been both an- tertaining and informative. Gar- net Rickard thankad the Women's Association for the excellent meal which was acknowledged by President Mildred Duncan. Municipal guests i n c l u d e d Reeve E. R. Woodyard, Deputy- Reave J. H. Lowery, Councillors J. T. Brown and J. H. Davey, and Clerk H. E. Milîson, Road Supt. Ross Wilkinson: Orono olc 5-8 BUSHIELS EXTRA per acre by using 'NA-CHURSý' Liquid Fertilizer ACCLAIMED BY GROWERS For many years "Na-Churs" Liquid Fertilizer has been acclaimed by tobacco growers, tomato growers, market gardeners - both in Canada and the United States. Tests now show the advantages of "Na-Chui-s" Liquid Fertili3er in areas of littie rainfali - important news for Cartadian grain growers. GROWERS REPORT INCREASED YIELD UP TO 50% Letters in our files from 1948 and 1949 Wheat Champions, as well as from other well known grain growers and general farmers, indicate increasc*s in yield up to 5O<,/, when seed grain has been treated with "Na-Churs" Liquid Fertilizer before seeding. EASY TO USE NO EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT One gallon of "Na-Churs" Liquid Fertilizer Con- centrate is being used undiluted ta wet down eight to ten bushels of seed grain. No new equipment or ad- ditional expense needed. Just wet grain - mix thoroughly -. dry well - use in ordinary seeding drills without expensive attachments. "NA-CHURS" WON'T PERFORM MIRACLES Soaking is a very economical method for supplying an initial part of the plants' needs; the remainder can be supplied by normal fertilizing at a correspondingly reduced rate. There is no reason to suppose that a sufficient amount of any particular nutrient element can be introduced into the seed by soaking, but the nutrient 50 introduced is immediately available and of maximum efficiency. CASE IMPLEMENT SHOW W. H. BROWN DEALER FOR Caae Fax-m MachInery - Firastoue Tires DeLaval Mllkers and Separatort Beatty Bros. Stable Equipment KING ST. W. PHONE 497 £ MJEMBER 0F 0.R.F.E.D.A. I We Deliver Joi Phone Oi»ono 37-r-i Collect quality and of high yielding abil- ity, and which possess the most satisfactory resistance to disease and insect pests are recommend- ed. Purity means freedom from grains of other varieties and from other kinds of grain. Bet- ter yielding varieties will out- yield poor yielding types by sev- eral bushels per acre. The in- clusion with the seed of some poorer yielding types will natur- ally lower the yield. Grades may be lowered from mixtures of late and early maturing types by producing both over-ripe and immature or greenish kernels; in addition considerable losses may result from the shattering of the over-ripe kernels. Uniform ri- pening is especially important to- day when the combine is used almost exclusively to harvest cereal crops. Freedom fromn weed seeds needs little comment. Weeds brîng ex- tra cost and labour and are the chief means by which hard-to- control perennial weeds get es- tablished on a farm. Germination is important be- cause a. good crop is largely de- pendent upon healthy plants. Such factors as frost, immaturity. heating, weathering and disease, tend to weaken or destroy the germination of grain seeds. Where wireworms or root rots are troublesome, it is important that the grain germinates and grows quickly and vigorously. Diseased seed tends to weaken germina- tion, by killing the seedlings or weakening them so that they fail to grow into normal plants. Planting diseased seed practically ensures the perpetuation of the disease; this is especially true of the smuts. To get a start with good seed. it is necessary to buy only a few bushels of Registered or Certi- Don't ha an ostrich - insurance gives you real protection. 1 f ied seed and increase it on good clean summer-fallow. If cane is taken when seeding and hanvest- ing to prevent mixtures, these few bushels may be increased into a source of reliable seed for the entire farm. The experts estimnate Canada's coastline at 14,820 mniles. After the Great Lakes the langest lake in the Dominion is Great Bean in the Norti West Ternitories. Barry Allun The Corner Grocery features Glenwood Fruit Cocktail 15-oz. tin 240 Aylmer Choice Blackberries 15-oz. tin 270 Tip Top* Prune Plums 20-oz. tin 140 Zest Sweet Gherkin 16-oz. 350 Mitchell's' Apple Juice 20-oz. tin 110 Mona.rch' Tomnato Ketchup 13-oz. 150 Reeve 's' Mushrooms lO-oz. tin 330~ Blue Ribbon' Coffee lb. 790 Stokley's Kernel Corn Stokley's Pumpkin 28-oz. tin 120 Aylmer Black Currant Jam 12-oz. 270 Australian Raisins lb.18 Birdseye Fresh Frozen Fruits Vegetables and Fish - Free Delivery - King St. E. Phone 367 Bowmanvilloi Insure rlght with George W hite Insurance Wellington Street Phone 957 Bowmanvjlle Z_- tlnn=AY, APRIL Oth, 1950 1 - ------------- - -------------- ------------ - --- «----ý-- ONTARIO TXE CANADUN STAITMUN, mmAitvm lu% A 0% qm -&"ýK9m m