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years program ProgréSs Report Frbm By KEITH McBUER Ag Rep Soaih shneoe Junior Program both +3 and Junior Farmer continua to beavarylmportantpartoithe extension program since these boys and girls in the tuture Will be taking over the arms at the counb John MacCalium in his work with the ell and Junior Farmer program in the county has con tinued to assist the direction oi thls Junior program which we lee is very beneficial to our Rural Youth As viell as the work that we are able to do we would like to DAY particular tn buta to the +11 leaders who have worked with the boys and girls of the County in iurthering this work and misting them in their might also pay particular tribute to the oili cers of our various Junior organ izations who have been work ing in promoting their program in thecounty As tar as Senior agriculturol organizations of the county are concerned they have condoned to utter very worthwhile leader ship to the various groups We might mention particularly the breed organizations who have conducted twilight meetings sales and various other educa tional features to promote their breed or assist in helping other people get good breeding stock and improving the overall pics tura oi breeding in our county As well as this they have also assisted our Junior program to certain extentin uttering lend ershlp and help in the promotion at it The Crop Improvement Association along with thevarl ous sections at it including po tato work has continued to promote the growing of better crops in our county and we can see the new and improved vari eties giving us much higher yields and better qualitycrops FARM INCOME Farm income for the most part in 1958 was higher than during the past icwyears but still there is very close mar gin on number oi our larm products and the former has to pay considerable attention to his cost of production With farm management program and with closer eye on accounts and where his weak links are in his program he is able to make satisfactory income Higher costs oi production continue to be one of the bugbears and one of the problems with our farm program with the high overheads which are being establishcd farm machinery This is par ticularly true in the areas where iarmers are becoming special ized and much more expense is necessary in order to cut down on the overall costof pro duction This is also being iorced on the farmer because of the shortage of satisfactory farm labor Specialization appears to he the answer which number of our iarmers are accepting as means of increasing their arm income Unfortunately in number of cases it means the end of the family farm where number of different linesoi agri culture were carried on but with specialization it is possi ble to pay the taxes and have low dollars leit over for the fam ily to live on Good manage ment is essential in either case but appears to be closer liai Son between it and specialization LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT During the season our pure bred beef organizations have conducted sales in Barrie and Croemore and these continue to be wonderful source of breed mg stock or the farmers of the county There is an increased number of AR Advanced Reg istry bulls being sold through these sales and we are very proud of the offering the breed ers made at the sale in Cree more this fall selling top string of cattle for the highest price they have received since the sale was augurated ten Years ago This policy has much to offer the breeders and the purchasers in that they have better indication of what the an imals Will do due to the re cords kept on the feeding period and checking period with the Department The Simcoe County Yorkshire Breeders held their annual sale here in Barrie and once again an excellent offering was otiered to the breeders of the county and it in turn is helping to im prove the swine breeding prn gram of irncoe County OurD ry Herd Improvement Assomation in the County has continued to offer assistance to the members of its organization with Wallace Halbart oi Cooks town continuing to act as sup are As well as giving actu al informationas to production at the different animals in the herd this Association otters in formation as to the costoi pro duction in herd and compares the individuals with the average of the group organization All in all wonderful service is provnded and gives person an opportunity of analyzing his boat nus program with his Dairy herd During the fall we had con siderable discussion in connece tion with establishing Brucer sis Control Area in the County and at the present tima inSouth uncoe we are conducting ser ies of meetings and organizing canvass of all the cattle owners in Southsimcoe regarding the acceptance or the Brucellosis Control Areaprogram We hope that in the and at this month imcoe South Simone will all be can vassed and that the reaction willbeslmilartothatulother counties in the province Foll owing acceptanoe as Brucelio sisContml Area possibly Blood Testing program will start and we hope to have Slmcoo County declared as Brucellosis Certllt tied Area thus allowing cattle to move trcely to and trom our County either or export or to other areas within our own pro vince FLOWING MATCHES We have assisted with the PlowingMatchcs in South Sim one namely the Blue Mountain and South Sirncoe Plowing Mat ches where there was very Hood showing in 1858 As well astbis Home Plowing Compe tion was heid in theCounty through tho cooperation at our Junior Farmers and Plowmens Association at the County this being the iirst home plowing match held in our county No boys were selected to rep resent our County at the inter County competitions at the ln ernotional Plowing Match and these boys in 1958 were Keith Robinson oi Cookstown and Re bln French also oi Cooknown SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT This organization continues to demonstrate the better ways ol Soil and Crop Improvement ior KEITH McEUER Goni the Sweptljne coats 15 anabrqan SWE in ocean Get Wide Attendance At County Folk School Tun aortas rssuu monrm AT rams tumours of the county and the tollowing list of projects gives an indication oi some oi their program Grain and Silage Corn Test Plots Five ditierent locations established with about 40 dili ercot varieties of grain and sli ogc cords Rod Row Tertliot No data of rod row plots with oats and barley were established and Yields were taken on them Drill Width Tell Piotr One drill width test plot including oats and barley was established in each township of thecounty Allalin and Blrdalooi Trcloll Plots lvo scts of plots includ ing about 12 diiierent varieties are being checked for winter hardiness Pnslllrc Management Plots One new management plot es tablished bringing the total to tour established in the county VcrnalAllnlla Plots 14 plots established for comparison with Grimms Lnsnlle Rod Clover it plots established for comparison with common red Viking Trent and Climax Tl mothy 15 pints established to demonstrate growth of trctoll under unlavorable conditions Fertilizer Demonstration De monstration plots using high nit rogcn in early spring as well as other specialize plots lpvuts the cargo Youve never driven pickup that sprints through tight traflic as crisply as this one does Youve never owned pickup that haula bigger loadby volume or weight And youve never seen pickup that says more for your business For this is the new Dodge moo awepuine Up to 76 cu ft of load space1680le of cargo Up in 184 horsepower to haul those big loads with ease sleek new kind of styling that wins admiring glances on every trip your Dodge makes Yet for all that no more than an ordinary lowpriced truck But then thats typical of the rugged new 59 Dodge Truck lineup Youllyfind handsome modelefinm4250 lbaGV to 66000 lbs CW to meet your strict eat hauling requirements Why not let your Dodge dealer help you select yourssoon oHRVeLER coaaoaariou on aANabmLmrren CH MOTORS srncar chd Spraying Demoaalrr tion Several plots laid out in cooperation with weed lospcc tor including plots in grain red clover asparagus using new materials Problem Pasture Plots Three new problem pasture areas were dealt with Club Support Assistance in the cost at seed Variety Demonstration Plots Several variety demonstration plots laidout including partied larly named varieties of grass and clovera Emergency Pasture Dcmnn stratlon Comparison of peren alnl rye and huban sweet ole ver as emergency posture mix tures soo Buaho Potato Club 15 members completed the project with grand champion potnto award going to RossWhiteside Alliston As well as the individual pro iects listed above wo hnve en deavored to assist individuals with their soils and crop pro gram As well as this through special speakers and discussions at soils and crop meetings good information has been pass ed out to thaiarmero our county ilu norammo cLuns During the past season Miss Ruth Shaver Home Economist was translerrcd to Ottawa and Miss Moria Wright was appoint ed as Home Economist tor Siro eoe County We welcome her to the county and appreciate the opportunity at working with her in the extension program 4H Homemaking clubs are study and work clubs or rural girls between the ages at in and 26 Each club is led by local leader who is selected by her local group She is responsible for directing the club in her community An expression at appreciation is extended to these leaders who give so irecty of their time in carrying on this program The interest and cooperation of the Womens Institutes and other local organizations have contributed to the success at this program and approximately 300 girls have completed the projects available to them ANNUAL HI BUS TRIP in 1858 all the Hi clubs took one day trip to the Ootario Agricultural College in Guelph The trip was great success with everyone since there were points of interest for every cvb member Separate bus trips were also taken by and Swine clubs during year The Sheep club went to the Woollen Mills in Gait and the Swine Clubs tolcanada Packers in Toronto Bus trips continue to be extremely educational to our Junior program Like Many Rural Residents This Man PTLI From 4250 lbs nvw to 6500am t3CWyouli tlnd Dodge truckp ad todoyourjob built to do It long The third annual Simcoe County Folk School Wu held at the Parnell home near Elmvalo from Wednesday to Saturday evening March ll 12 13 and it About thirty people lrern the Cotmty attended coming from Dutch landlord Churchill Gli lord Guthrie Stayner Hinasing Waverley Elmvale and district This school was rpoosored by the Rural Lilo Conunittee oi the 2113 Coofity Federation is ture coopera on the Ontario FolkSchool Council leadership was provided by Vic tor Marrow Fieldman tor the Folk School Council and Dan Shutter at Bright Director on the Board oi this Council Those who attended discussed economic spiritual and social aspects under the theme bead ing Enriching Rural Lite This theme was introduced by Dan Stautter who challenged the group to see how the measured up in this resent ay society He indicate that this is time at rapid change and that we need good deal of insight into our problems in order to keep abreast 0n the first day Lorne Archer oi Waverley and Mr Walter Lloyd nrndiord were in charge of the program film entitled Decision to modernize got things oil to good start The eiiect cl contract arming in our economy brought out eve at points of view in general the feeling was that the farmer would suffer from this develop meat but that if it were inevit able he should control it him tell and manage it throw eo operatives John Hughes Secretary Sim coe County Federation Agri culture brought the group up to data on developments in tam or ganization and stressed the need for II He stated that tho Federa tion at Agriculture was set up to improve the economic and social position oi ianners Township groups are being iormed to lup plemert the small community ones The Federation oi Agricul ture is being asked to malaide cisions which eliect both cooper stlvo and communlw groups He also emphasized the importance of supporting cooperatives that they can compete success iully with consolidated commer cial concerns in the evening credit unions were discussed and the way in which these could be set up and operated was thoroughly explor SPIRITUAL VALUES 0n the second day Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Kell were program coordinators and the discussion centred around spiritual values Aiilm called The Harvest created good deal at discussion In the alter noon two rural ministers tram the Elmvale area joined the group The Reverend Gerald Fairhead oi the Anglican Church and the Reverend Robert Chop man oi the United church They were splendid resource in the discussion whlch followed the ranting of questions Ways to which the church can play more dynamic role today were considered The im portance oi the church as the only organization concerned with the development oi mans rela tionship to God was brought out Spiritual development and reli gion is not the perogotiva oi the clergy Mr Chapman stated The need for prolessional clergy arose because the people wanted someone to assist in the organization oi the church and to give leadership to spiritual thought The churdi can only be as cliective as the people want it to be The necessity ior the clergy and lay people to keep incline touch and increase their understanding oi one another was stressed Social organization and pro blems were brought into the lime light on the lastdny ol the Folk Schoo The changing pattern oi lamil life was discussed and the diilerence between the Jap anese and American iamin was clearly brought out by listening to record called Home Sweet Home which is one oi series cutitle The Ways oi Monklnd it was agreed that our family pattern was in state at transi tion but thatvthedemocratic na ture in our set up was worth developing The familys strength today lies in its lunction oi pro viding security and ailection and an opportunity or ti nol growth When fire trouble ctr es we reqll set to serve you on the form or in the shop 1qu phone for farm tirilervice see us ion wiltiodine Solesand Servicn have tires for both your or and and gt eq ipniant Wehnye as readily ovoilohle for