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gt abroad neat SolesGood At Winfer Show By 3655 if the sale of farm machinery is any indication that farmers are anticipating better returns than the big show at the CNE Coliseum must be just that revisited this show which is put on by the manufacturers and dealers of farm machinery while the annual convention of the Crop and Soils Improve men Association is being held The big cattle barn was filed wlth all the latest machines and salesmen were not hesitantto say they had had goodreturns from their demonstrations Sales have been good was the genenl reports Thedisplays were all put on in an interesting manner and it was great opportunity for prospective purchasers to see the very latest in any type of machine they desired to know about We saw many from the Simcoe County area and local bus was parked in the lot which indi catcd that theyhad even gone down by busloads The address by Watson parts of which we are passing along to those who did not get down to hear it would indicate that with inost of farm products the reducers could expect read market at prevailing pric es He was somewhat optimistic about the later hall or the year and felt that with the marketing of top quality products the iarmers would find market The state of the feeling of the people in the USA would have some affect on markets he felt Lets consider agriculturcs position during the past year Well the gross farm income was down largely because sales at wheat our No farm product werelowcr and the1951 crop was below that of several prev ions years It is becoming fairly obvious that the world demand for wheat is shrinking But even so 3J5 policy of selling wheat at bargain prices and for foreign currency has been vital factor in reducing Canadian sales Apparently some west ern farmers are beginning to conclude that the problem of selling Canadas enormouswheat crops is chronic one so are turning to cattle and poultry as means of converting grain in to cash Incidentally this is quite reversal from former years when hogs were the popu lar outlet or surplus grain The extent to which western farmers are turning to cattle is revealed by the latest popula tion figures JBetween 1950 the year when Canadas cattle pop ulation was at the low point of the present cycle and 1957 cat llo numbers increased by 225 million head of which the West accounted for over two million Since most of these cattle were of beef breeding it was only natural that inspected slaughter should be greater now than in the seven previousyears Actual ly it reached an all time highoi 1986251 in 195 As might be expected the greatest increase took place in the West where it was 98 per cent as compared with only 22 per cent in the East During recent years jthe West has producedmore cattle than the East but the East has always led in number ofcattlc slaughtered ostensibly because of the large number of Western cattle shipped cast for further feeding and in some cases for slaughter However the relative positions of the two sections at our country were reversed in i957 when for the first time in history the West led the East in the numbers of cattle slaughter levels ed Moreover two provinces keted more cattle thim Ontario With marketings at record exports took ona new significance Total exports of slaughter cattle and feeders amounted to 278779 head of which260543 originated in the West 202133 77 per centwl the western exports were feed ers In addition beef exports totalled slightly over 49 million pounds quantity which is the equivalent of about 100000 cat tie This is acomplete reversal of1956 year when beef and exports were verylow Desp the increase in marke would appear that the amoun leftJor the Canadian peopleXwasv slightly less than yeariearlier lnasmuch asthe population registered fairly substantial increase during the ear the figures poi to the onciusion that per cap c6 sumption was htly lower fthi inlrspite the factthat beef pri swer attractive to consumers 1957 than in 1958 The year 1957 was good or hog produce rain the previous year with the bigg decreasertaklngv place in st With less pork avail prices were fairly strong Toronto average for grade ng the first nine months Alberta and Saskatchewan mar faaw 194 13 BORROWED FROM the practical dlckey idea here is delicate and charming artifice in iacey crochet create sensation combined with dressy suitsor used to give special air to basic dress for afternoon or evening wear It is easily and quickly made of circle motifs joined together and is certain to draw attention to your distincive and feminine taste To receive the crochet instructions simply send stamped selfaddressed envelope to the Nee dlecraft Department of this paper requesting LACE VEST LeafletNo 06726 It will duction Thus the total number available in Canada was about 46 millions or slightly under 90000 per week which indicates that consumption was consider ably below the previous year Milk production was about the same as in 1956 Even so gross returns were slightly high er because more the total pro duction was sold as fluid milk in addition the price of cheese and some manufactured milk products was higher thus in creasing the returns of dairymen catering to those markets Dairy farmers have reason to bc proudVol their achievements During the present decade dairy cattle numbers have declined but milk production has contin ued to increase In Ontario alA though the 1957 cow population is lower than that of 1950 by about 225000 head miikproduc tion increased by over 400 mil lion pounds Undoubtedly bet ter breeding and feeding played part in the increased produc tion per cow hut in thcfinal analysis credit should go to im provement in management prac tices For years dairymen have been conce ed about surpluses Since fluid milk sales are sub ject to quotas all milicthat could not he sold to these mar kets swas channelléd through other outlets sometimes creat ing surpluses of butter and at other times cheese in1957 Canadians actually consumed more dairy products than were produced Butter requirements were met by drawing on the agitate large amounts in storage the accumulation of previous years As result present storage hold ings are estimated at 54 miliion pounds about two months sup ply as compared with 88lnillio pounds one year earlie Frobably due to higher pric es cheesc production registered slight increase Even so stocks on hand higher than year ago are not considered to be greatly in excess of domestic needs HenceI if an exportmarketfor modest amount is obtained Can adian dairymen can look forward to 1958iwith considerable de gree of optimism Atleast they known that the 1958 market will not be iorced to ubsorblarge quantities of product held over from the previous year Mr Watsonwent on to say andrtions during 1957 were favorable for increased hog pro duction Accordingly as is us ually the case high more bred sows were Present indications point to the conclusion that 46 miliion hogs will be nihrketed duringthe first nine months of this year and that marketings for the year war exceed the six miliionmark If these forecasts prove ccincct Canada will have to find an ex port market for almostmne mil lion hogs and barring unfore seen developments prices may be close to the export level or the floor whicheveris the high 81 Fortunately American hog prices are fairly strong at presv sent However it is generally believed that great many hogs it when prices are hofsare expected will undoub precipitate sharpdcclinc ln thcprice in and could con eeivably have Ifllpltalfll e1 tect upon prim here Although American marketinga are ex pectedto be higher in 1958 the increase over 185 is notvupect ad to be more than percent Even so average prices are like 1y to be lower this run In summarizing nw may say that wehava catered year thorns half of which will be fraught with uncertainty due to the political situation in Canada the Presidents he lth in United Stateslabor negcm tions in both countries and inter national tensidns generally However Im inclined to think that the issues will he clarifiedby midsummer and that thereafter Hence the cash in come of livestock producers will be slightly higher mainly as result of higher returns from cattlehoth beef and daiiw Nevertheless this may be offset to some extent by lower returns for hogs Prices of the goods that farmers have to buy are not likely to decline until wages and raw inaterial cans are lower and that isnt apt to happen in 1968 Sothcre doesnt appear to be much hope of in creasing net returns by capitaliz ing on lower cost ofmaterinls used in production business conditions will improve race as Initiated 19 hiyns in Toronto for role ownership Recently ha completed extensive the threestorey building on Dunlap Street East across iron the oldvpost office Fortho put nine years Gcorse has been elected on the Council College of Plum and is chairman of theCorn mince on Educction flu is presidentmt the Barrie Piranh acists Association inMaaouic circles Lodge member of Signet Chap terr Lodge of Perfection Spry Chapter of share Croix Moora c7me and ltameses Shrine Kiwaninulietin George Caldwell as every one shouidvknow is the immcd late past president of Barrie Kiwanis Club both this case itis not true that there is noth ing so past as past president because there is lot of work for him to do such as compiling committee reports etc Our informant notes that George was born at Shanty Bay in 190 got his education in Ban rig and Newmarket and graduat cd from the Faculty of Pharrn acyUuivrrsity of Tomato in Past director of Barrie Cham ber of Commerce and chairman of retail merchants committee ltiernber of CoilierStreet United Church on Board of Stewards and former Scoutmaster Married Lillian Knox of Bar rie in 1984 and they have one sou Garry attending Waterloo College and daughter Marilyn in Grade 13 at Central Collng iate Scottish ancestry Lists stamp collecting and photography as hobbies and or sports engages in hunting curling and golf with boxing and football as younger enjoyments The Sun Life Canada is proud tovannOuncé that during the past year Sun Life representatives Sold Npresentativé VCollingvvood Earr No major changes in policy Sucre ut out at the haunt me ing of the Great Northern Ex hibiiion recently but it was necessaxyto nuke scva chang ea in personnel of Collinlwood Fair Victor Ellis tautreasurer since he has been appointed to that position with the Coilingwood Public School Frank Ahercromhic was named secretary of thel fair board Douglas McArthur ibccomes gen eral manager ti Louis quuc becomes treasure replacingl After manylyears of service ed as score mmaym ma 11 hr 1411 mm was Enjoy Weekend In Toronto wittr the Flycrs rouowuu tu to Toronto now my kcabulm ll 01 08er dancing urchin OIV in every room the with Coupletc hotel uflitlu Neru zovcr ensue every hit Argue transferred byhin bank to Grimsby Dick McQueen is president of the fair board for another year Lots of pedplehave great aims in life but never 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