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TmECA2iADIAN STATESMAN, EOWMIVffLL!,ONTARIO Furm RoUe Becoming Smaller Un Changing Economy of Nation Agr. Rep. Informs Canadian Club '«Agriculture in Ontario has'1 changed more in the last ten years than in the previous 50, %vith greatest change tÉakînxz place in the business phase o! farming operation," LeRoy Brown, Agricultural Represo.en- tative for Victoria County, told members and guests o! the Men's Canadian Club. The dinner meeting was beld in Newcastle United Churen hall on Wednesday evening, Feb. 18. For M". BrowAn it was a return to bis z>mýre area, since, he was born in Jreno and is a brother of JamzS T. Brown., Reeve o! Clarke Township, a guest that evening, and Everett Brown. The speaker was given a warmn weicame by President Neil Po-ter and W. F. Rickard who introduced hlm. Mr. Brown Is a graduate of Ontario Agri- cultural College, Guelph,' and aerved in the counties o! Gray, Middlesex and Huron before go- ing ta Victoria il years ago. Canada Fourth The reasons for the great' changes in agriculture did no"t begin in farming but in Indus- try, Mr. Brown stated. Indus- triai dcvelopment is proceeding faster ini Canada than in any other country, according to a United Nations report, and Can- ada now Xanks fourth amang' the nations'in value of traded goods. The large growth in pop- ulation-ovcr 21 percent from 1941 ta 1951 and 2.5 percent an- nualiv since-has been mainly industrial. Strictly rural town- ships have decreased in popu-- lation. Durham in 1861 had a rural population of 31,000. In 1956, this had dropped ta 10,000. The average net farm income has declined sharply since 1951. "This is due ta the steady in- crease in the price of commodi- tics and services used by f arm- ers in Ofitario, along with a marked decline in farmn prices on agricuitural products," the speaker said. Deduction For Equity Average figures for labour incorne ini 1957 were shown by 1 the use2 of charts. The operator 1o! a dairy specialty f arm, start- An Important Message To Ontario Farm People AFarm Accident Survey will be conducled throughout ONTARIO from Narch 1, 1959 Io February 29, 1960 This survey will record ail farm accidents and fires during the year and seek ta determine their causes. The objective af this survey is ta pravide the basis of a Farm Safety Erogram designed for your benefit. The Farm Accident Survey ini the County of DURHAM is under the direction of your Agricultural Representative A. O. DALRYMPLE assisted by EARL DORRELL,.,Blackstock - Cartwright LAWRENCE STAPLES, Bethany - Manvers R~OBERT ARMSTRONG, Ida - Cavan È-rIRS..ALFRED ALLIN, Bowmanville - Darlington CLARENCE ALLIN, Newcastle- Clarke EDWNI WILSON, Garden Hill Hope BRUCE TAYLOR, Enniskillen, County Chairman An accident reporter will collect details of al aceidents for each community in your County. The success of a farrn safety program will depend on the full ca-operation and assistance af ail Ontario farm people in this survey. Ontario Department of Agriculture DR. C. D. GRAHAM HON. W. A. GOODFELLOW Deputy Minister Minister .1 ing wlth receipts of $15,"RP, wound up with a labour incarne of $2,42 1. Allowance was made for change in inventory, a plus figure of $1,504, and a deduc- tion was made for the intierest an the owner's equity of $1,955. "'Not many farmers allow for the latter item," said Mr. Brown, "but they should to be realistic. Ail industrial opera- tors do." On the same basis, a farmer specializing in hogs made $1,761. Figures were also given for other types of farms. It should be re- membercd, of course, Mr. Brown said, that these figures were an average, some made much more, and aiso that oper- ators had the use of a house, car and any produce grown on the farrn and used by the family. A considerabie recovery was shown in 1958, but prospects for 1959 are that cash incarne wvil l ecline five to seven per cent, according to Professor D. R. Campbell, Economics De- partment, O.A.C. Small Packaging In terms o! hours o! work, most agricultural products are cheaper today, but the cost from the consumer's view when ho buys beef, bacon or apples in thbe store seems high. Part of this high retail cost is due to the consumer purchaser's de- mand for specialized and at- tractive small packaging. Average income of the agri- cultural work.er in 1957 xvas just slightiy more than bal! the amount received by non-agri- cultural workers. Another rea- son for the drap in net farrn incarne is the rising costs o! labour, farmn machinery andc other farmn supplies. Further, in comparing the farm worker's weekly incarne (61 hour week) of $38 with the non-agricultur- al worker, $67.51 for 40.5 hours, it must be remembered that the latter bas na great amount o! personal investment. Work Off Farm Before the days af tractors and hydro, a farmer could econoniize by raising bis own fuel (hay and oats) and retire às far as possible to self -sufficiency. Now many must suppiement low net income ta meet normal cash expenses, and statistics show that more than 25 percent of farmers in Durham County in 1857 worked off th9 farmn at least part of the time, 12.5 per- cent ail of the time, in order to maintain a reasonabie stand- ard of living. Prospects are that industrial development wiil continue and an expanding population will provide a steadily growing de- mand for livestock and live- stock products, Mr. Brown sta- ted. By 1980 it is estimated oniy 7 percent of the population wiii be engaged in producing food for the nation. Each agricultur- ai worker wili be required tg produce sufficient food for bim- self and 40 other people, coin- pared with ten people in 1900. Responsibility The raie ot the agricultural worker is becoming smalier, and the econorny of the country no longer depends on it as it once did. Nevertheless, in view of his responsibility for feeding the population, it would se2tn thut his role is stili of rnuch imnportance, Mr. Brown conclud- ed. Mr. Charles Osborne express- cd thanks to the speaker. Mr. Wm. Allun thanked the ladies of Newcastle Church for the fine dinner served, and this was acknowiedged by Mrs. H. Jose. President Neil Porter an- nounced that the next meeting would be the second Wednes- day in Marcb wh'en an engineer of the Ontario Hydro will speak' on the deve]oprnent o! the St. Lawrence, past and present. The ta]k will be iIustrattrd with stili slides. Th:e April meeting, on the second Wed-1 nesday, will be the anr.uai La- dies' Night and heid in the Lions Centre. The President mentioned again the question o! amaigam- ating with the Women's Cana- dian Club. He asked memnbers to give the matter careful con- sideration and reach a decision by the March meeting. Re - elect Elmore Scott Head of Ganaraska Conservation A ut horit y1 Elmore Scott, o! Hope Tei ship, was re-eiected chairr of the Ganaraska River Coru vation Authority Pcb. 14 Port Hope during the aut ity's first meeting a! the y, W. J. Boggs, o! Manvers To) ship, was chosen vice-presidc A. C. Morris was reappoin secretary-treasurer. )wn- iser- Lat hfor- ycar. wn- dent. ,ted About 140,000 trees will be pianted this spring on land own- ed by the Ganaraska River Con- servation Authority, Daltno Lindsay, reforestation officer cf the department of lands and forests said. The department plants and manages foiest trees an authority lands under an agreement betwecn the auth- ority and the minister. Mr. Lindsay said practicaliy ail a! this year's planting will be refi planting where trees in cariier piantings bave died, or under pianting, where there is already a caver a! trees. Very littie unpianted land remains on authority properties. he said. The forester said about 80 per cent of the proposed Ganaraska forest is now under tree caver, wbether in authority ownersbip or held privately, and he recomn- mended that the authority be- Don't Miss w. H.BROWN'S r gin ta look for available land that should be reforrestcd ini the more soutberly parts o! the wa- tershed. There is a great deal o! land which needs reforesting in areas outside the proposed for- est, Mr. Lindsay said. Charles Weir, o! the !ish and wildiife division of the depart- ment, suggestcd at the meeting that the authority try ta make agreement with private awners wbereby stream bank imnprovc- ment could be undertaken tbroughout the watershed. He said it was impractical ta ex- pect fish and gamne clubs ta dc this work, because experience bas shown that though such or~- ganizations wil sometimes start out doing this job, their inter- est usuaily flags within a few years. Bath Mr. Weir and Mr. Lind- say said it was desirabie ta gat farmers to agree nat ta graze the banks o! streams and that in addition reforestation on the headwaters o! small streams that risE> in the lower part o! the watershed wauld be necessary before flood contrai and erasion contrai are complete. At the suggestion of John Murray, o! the conservation branch of the department o! planning and development, thep authority voted ta spend Up to $500 for a recording water level gauge at the Dale bridge over the Ganaraska. Mr. Murray said there are now tbree gauges oný the stream, but they bave ta be read periodically and don't catch ail the ups and downs o! the flaw. A recording gauge would be a worthwhiie aid ta county and provincial raad engincers, he said. S TARK VILLE Mr. and Mrs. Grant Sylves- ter and Julie, Sarnia, were r'- cent weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stark. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shutka and family, Oshawa, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. Shutka. Mr. Maurice Hallowell, To- ronto, has been spending hol:- days with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llew Haiiowell. There was no service at Shi- lob Sunday due to winter con- ditions. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Farrow visited in Newcastle recently. A number of !riends attend- ed a presentation for Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Boughen in New- tonville Saturday evening. Mr. -and Mrs. Clifford Fonk visited fricnds in Kimkland Lake. The Februarv meeting of Shi- lob W.A. was held at the home o! Mrs. John Stark with a fine- attendance. The meeting was opened by the president wit'n the therne hymn. The devo- tional portion was given by Mrs. John Stamk and Mrs. Brenton Farrow. Mrs. Gardon Trim ead the treasurer's report. Rev. Whte elüsed the meeting and before luneh was served a number of ladies purchased ba- zaar articles. Two invitations for the Marcb meeting, a--- pending due toe weather condi- fions at that tui. FRIDAY, Firsi Class - Enterlainment FEB. 27 Refreshmenis Winners in Judging Competition Pictured above are the winners in the f irst annual Durham County Seed and Grain Judging Competition sponsored by the Durham County Extension Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The competition was open to both junior and senior classes and was under the direction of Agriculture Representative A. Oliver Dal- rymple. ln the back I'ow are the winners in the senior judging class, lef t to right: John Sanderson, whose score was 785 of a possible 855; winner Lorne Tink, with 787, and third prîze winner, Harold Yellowlees. Front row, junior winners include Bruce Stainton, whose score was 718; junior winner Pat Knox with a 754, and third- place xinner James Rickard with 710. The junior winners are display- ing some of the mounted grass and weed specimens which had to be identified. -Photo Courtesy The Oshawa Times Orga-nize for Accident Plan ln Cartwright BLACKSTOCK: There was a very goodi attendance at the On- tario Farm Accident Survcy meeting for Cartwright whic1h was held in the Community Hall Wednesday nigbt. A survey will be conducted over the province for anc year commencing March 1. T'his is an effort ta tabulate ail accidents happening ta farm families, and the causes, and lasses sustained. These facts will' be carefully studied and an ef- fort made tû find a remedy. A reporter from each school section o! Cartwright was ap- pointed narnely: Gerald Assels- tine, Oliver Smith, Charles Fee, Harvey Graham, Lawrence Mc- Laughlin, Orme Moore, Barry Fisher, Glenn Larmer, and Grant Campbell. These gentlemen wili report their findings ta the District representative in Bowmanville. The above mentioned wouid be plieased if any one having an accident causing two hours or more off work and with over $25 loss sustained would notify, your nearest reporter. TYRONE Hon. and Mrs. W. A. Good- feliow, Codrington, Mr. and Mrs. Raýnaki Philp and Karen, Nest- leton, were guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. Phiip and Miss Jean Philp. Mr-. and Mrs. Arthur Thomp- son and chiidren, Haydon, vis- ited Mr-. and Mrs. George Ail- dread. Mr-. and Mrs. Russell Virtue. were supper guests o! Mr-. and Mrs. William Cochrane, Kirby, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brad- ley, Mr-. Ceeul Alldread, Boy.- manville, Mr. Leonard Bradley, Enniskillen, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Alldread and Maxine on Sunday. Mrs. Elva Beckett is visiting ber daîîgbter, Mr. and Mrs. D. Miller and Debbie. Mrs. Chas. Shaw and Ralph. Oshawa, were supper guests of Mr-. and Mrs. E. A. Vu-tue and John Sunday. Mr-. and Mrs., Lame Ph-are, Mr-. and Mrs. Howard Brent, visited their father, Mr. A. H. Brent wbo bas been quite ili at bis daughter's, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pooiey, Oshawa. Pieased ta know he is impraving. Mr. and Mrs. S. Gaible and Bruce visited ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Partner, Long Sault. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rahm, Katby and Kevin visited bis parents Mr-. and Mrs. W. Ralim Sunday. Mmx. Stanley Goble entertain- ed a few ladies Monday evening. Forty-three people enjoyed tbe Euchre beld in the Commun- itxr Hall with lunch. Prizes ta the lucky players wvbo were as follows: ist, Walter Park; 2nd, Luther Staintan; Ladies'lst, Mrs. K. Hardy; 2nd. Mrs. D. Stainton. Next party wiil be Saturday ev- [ening. Mrs. Florence Scott vlsited Mr. and Mrs. W. Macdonald, Bowmanville, on Sunday. Miss Joanne Mackie. Ebene- zer. spent the weekend %vith Miss Ruth Pascoe. Fifty-two people enjoyed the Court Whist party at Betbesda Scbool last Frid'ay n ight. An- other parts' in two %weeks' time. Corne out and have a good time and meet your neighbours. ELIZABETH VILLE Sympathies are exfiended ta the Gardon farnily and friencis in the passing o! the late Joseph Gordon on Munidav. Little Waylle IBebe fel alxd broke hii leg on Sunday rmorii- îng on the ice. He is in a Peter- borough hospital and is expect- ed ta crne home in a day or so. Several in the community at- tended the funeral of the late Delbert Smith in Peterborough on Saturday. On Friday evening the euchre party at Mr. and Mrs. Russel Xhite's home was a success,I about seven tables were play- cd. Mr. Keith Longyear, Mrs. MeAilister won the prizes with the booby prizes going to Shar- on Trew and Howard Quantrili. On Wednesday afternoon the Women's Association meeting wvas held at Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sel White's home. Mrs. Pea-1 cock acted as president. Mrs. Wheeler gave an excellent paper on Canada, taken from the book "Concerning a Continent". The minutes of the iast meeting were read. It was decided to scnd flowers to Mrs. Sowden, sym- pathy cards to Mrs. Smnith, Mrs. Muldrew and Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don. Lunch of fruit salad with whipped cream with fruit bread anid cookies was scrved by the h os tes s. Mr. and Mrs. H. Thickson at- tended a presentation in the form of a turkey supper and dance at Belleville, Friday even- ing. The presentation was to past road master Mr. Sandy Martin, Peterborough. Miss Darlene Thickson along with other High Schooi students attended the play at the Crest Theatre in Toronto, Saturday evening. They expeet to study the play in the coming weeks. Darlene stayed over with Beryl bier sister and came home Sun- day. Sunday School and church ser vices werc field. Rev. Wright spoke on Brotherhood Week %Ad told of the banquet held in Port Hope on Monday to commem ate Brotherhood Week. , p Mr. and Mrs. W. Muldrew, Mrs. L. Muldrew and yln Oshawa, had dinner wj~r~ Walters and Mrs. Smi t~ur. day. Our Home and School mew.r bers have been invited to Ù& South Hope Home and Sehool ' on March 17. The 4H Club girls got togeth. er Wednesday evening, planning the Achievement Day on the 28th. Mr. Clarence Mercer is in Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, for a check-up. Sorry to hear that Mr. Frnk Bilzma rolled his new car, Sun* day. WANTED ]Dzad, Old and Crippled FARM STOCK ?lcked Up Free of Charge 24-Hour Service Phone Collect Cobourg FR 2-3721 Peterborough RI 9-2086 NICK PECONI Peterborough Out. CARRUTHERS SCOUR TABLETS FOR VETERINAR? USE ONLI DOSE FOR SCOURS Give caif 8 tablets every hotusf« 3 doses PREVENTATIVE DOSE 01"e 3 tablefs daII7 fertt flr'te0 le dayu. Se TABLEV% 109 TABLETQ $2.25 AT FOLLOWING DEUG STORES Jury & Lovoli Alox NcGregor P. B. Cowling BOWMANVELLE C. B. 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