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5 AY BAL TR EAC RAR SRY Sy, £8 v bg 3 \ . w LT 3 5% IR ELLA Ey oe WI us AURA rte tich banda RIAD has CF ES ARN IY Goda 3 ah SA IR EN v To maintain her Apriculiue on a sound basis, Canada must produce . many more Hogs than she herself can consume, Return of the Hair-Brush A " CANADA PACKERS LIMITED ol The great market for the surplus Bacon of the world is Great Britain. : - CASAL In this a Canada at She surplus B: a preferred position of the great- (Toronto Saturday Night) : x. : : est importance. . : i ome gratificatio xr INH REPORT T0 SHAREHOLDERS For the time being the price of Bacon in Great Britain, (and the cor- aXe Hew, With Som = the aso) ¥ : DE responding price of Hogs in Canada) is such that even on a is of pro- f Yi) hol Wo are tot ine A ' t- ; b duction 5:1 there is a large Profit in producing Hogs. - of ¢ psychology. -8re | nild. iL hE The tenth fiscal year of Canada Packers Limited ended March 26th, | for Bacons, f.o.b., Ontario Country points, has been ...$7.14 per 100 lbs. But the high price of Bacon in Great Britain is maintained only by a | sensitive to children--we like ¢ RR + 19317. The yearly averages have been as follows: -- Goverment plan of restricting imports. (Under this plan Canada is al- | ren and dogs and old steel engravings NE © Profit, after Depreciation, Bond Interest, and In- 1934 - saree mpnsramtegees 58 lotted the large Quota of 2% million Hogs). : : : : --but we have felt of recent years 4 » be : fT UA SAA TIAN £5 hl $1,622,662.69 ° 1986 ..ovorosrnnnirnnrnnr snes anes at: Canada is increasing production at a rate which, with favourable ¢rop '| that the importance of the child has : + Equivalent, on 200,000 Shares, to....$7.61 per Share. i Tres SB SA SAP a tr a i JF 51 conditions, will enable her to fill her Quota within two or three years (per- | ,... emphasized beyond all reasons The fundamental fact is that at such prices there is a sure Profit in growing feeds and converting those feeds into Hogs. It may appear that for a certain period prices of Grains may be high; and during that period that Grains would sell for more than the Pigs which those Grains would haps earlier). J ED : Canada's volume of sh pments to Great Britain will tnen be almost on a par with these of Denmark, This will afford an opportunity, by im- proving Canadian product and service, to popularize Canadian Bacon to an- able exaggeration, -- The child qua - child has always appealed to us as having possibilities of charm and in - terest, but we admit to a sensation Out of this sum it has been decided to distribute, as oo i Dividends on the Common Shares, during the - i current fiscal Year eeeeenas $3.00 per Share.......... $ 600,000.00 N . The Profit applicable to the Common Shares is substantially higher i i Sa - Co oe wt OTE a ve, ~ oN Fae SASL > a os o Se SN Sat BERN es ; okies 1930 1981 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Wheat--No. 1 Northern : $ 49 § .60'y § 813, § .821 $1.40 _ Port Arthur .... ....... $1.06'% § .06% § .63 Cattle--good Steers, 1,050 bs. down, Toronto ...10.20 6.10 5.13 4.21 5.25 5.74 4.00 6.32 Hogs--Bacons--{f.0.b. i Ontario: points ........12.75 7.19 4.40 4.61 8.36 7.43 8.15 8.16 Lambs--Good Handy-welghts, Toronto ..............11.86 0.21 7.30 6.42 8.47 7.14 8.92 10.08 Hides--Native Packer ) Steers, Toronto ....... 13% 09% 06 05% .08% L091 A317 Tallow--Edible, Teronto .. .07% .05 03% L033 041 07% 05% 06% Wool--Lamb B, Toronto .. .29 A7% 15 .15 .31 .21 35 45 . Over wide areas, Canadian Farmers are still suffering from a succes- . sion of crop failures. But in every other respect Canadian Agr'culture has emerged from the depression. The low point of the depression fell in the first quarter of 1933--i.c. just more than four years ago. It is difficult now, even to recall how bleak the outlook scemed at that time. , Not only were prices of farm products at or near all-time lows, but there were heavy sur- pluses for which there scemed to be no external outlet,--at any price. That was particularly the case in respect of Wheat and of Cattle. \ All this is now changed. The surplus wheat has gone. At the end of the present crop year the carry-over will be less than in any year since 1926. And the price of Wheat (at Prairie points) is more than three times that of February, 1933. This disappearance of the overhanging surplus and the rapid advance in' the price (and with it in prices of other Grains) was the signal which, to the Farmer, marked the final passing of the depression. But thisevery event brought with it a complication in the Live Stock field :--particularly that of Hogs. Hogs are produced from Grains. The cost-of-production of the Hog is © in direct ratio to the price of the Grains. Between March, 1936, and March, 1937, the price of Wheat advanced from .... 82¢ to .... $1.40 per bushel, -- ia other Grains in similar ratio. But the price of Hogs advanced not at all, we ' This disparity in movement, as between Grain-and Hog prices, present- ed a problem to the Farmer which he had not had to cons'der for six years. Would he feed Hogs, or would be sell his Grain? The question became acute just at the beginning of the major breeding season, i.e., September. In that month Grains began a spectacular advance, and Hogs declined. The following table. sets forth these prices, --Wheat and Hogs,-- (monthly averages), since March, 1936. . Bacon Hogs F.0.B. } Wheat Ontario Country " per bushel Points, per 100 lbs. +; March, 1936 .........ocoviiiie, $ 821 $8.16 April ........ 801% 8.02 May ...... 763% 7.81 Juite oe ; LLT9% 8.562 TY soins icici stains srs saere 92% R.71 August RRR 1.02% 8.89 September .....cccoeiiiiiiinnnn. ve 1.037% 8.13 October 1.10% 7.66 November - 1.081% 7.24 ~ December ......ieereereereennne. 1.20% = 1.86 January, 1937 ..... 1.24% 8.18 : 1.27 7.93 EE REE. 1.40 8.16 ei' ns it takes some courage on the Farmer's part to breed sows (the progeny of which will be marketed from 10 to 12 months later), unless he has the necessary feed actually in his granary. 'Many Farmers,--perhaps most,--are not so situated. Hence there developed a :good 'deal of hesitation, and since September there has certainly been some diminution in breedings. As to the extent of this diminution no sta- tistics are to be had, and the scale of it will not be known until the progeny 'arrive at the .markets, July 1937, forward. 2 by *" "On each farm the decision whether to breed or not to bresd:is an important one. It determines in advance that portion of farm .operat.ons for almost a year. (The litter is farrowed four months after breeding, and the Pigs are marketed six to nine months after birth.) The tarmer who breeds, thereby elects to market his Grain through the medium of Pigs. On the other hand, the decision not to breed, is equivalent to that of selling 'tHe Grain for cash. But the important factor to consider is clearly not the relative price of Grain and Pigs at the time the sow is bred. It is the average price of Grain for a period of 4 to 10/11 months forward, in rela- tion to the price of Hogs on the marketing day (unknown) 10[11 months away. : : If, therefore, the Farmer seeks, at breeding time, to determine whether thé sows should or should not be bred, he is faced with factors which are not known and cannot be known. 3 But a study of the past comes to his aid, and enables him to base his ecision on other and knowable factors. If a period of years is considered, t is found that, providing feeding methods are cfficient, there is an as- ured Profit in continuously raising Hogs. This is not conjecture, but his- ry. A Farmer cannot know, in the case of any particular litter, whether he Pigs will sell for a greater sum than the value of the Grain required produce them. Nevertheless, he can be certain that if he feeds Hogs all he time, he will make a Profit, and a good Profit, as against selling his rain. On the other hand, it is equally a matter of history that the in- fpnd-out feeder, generally gets in before a decline and out before an advance. iscussions ag to the Profit ov.Loss of producing Hogs, there is confusion on a most important point. During the last three + years Hog prices have been high and stable. . The low monthly average price ¢ have brought about a drastic fall in price. ~ respondingly cut down, nature to produce, These figures give ground for thinking that if feed had been plentiful |. last Fall, and the Hog|Grain ratio favourable, Canada would now be well on the way towards filling her Bacon Quota in Great Britain. This question as to whether, (and how soon), Canada w.ll achieve her Bacon Quota is the most important one in Canadian Agriculture. As to whether Canada will fill her Quota, there should be only one answer. For Canada is naturally, a Hog producing country, and this Quota gives her the opportunity, on the most favourable terms, of establishing herself in the greatest Bacon market of the world. } The opportunity les in the fact that the Agreement permits her rapidly ~to increase shipments, and at the same time assures her a stable price. Such a situation never obtained before, and is inconceivable except under a Quota plan. At any previous time so rapid an increase in sh'pments would But no fall has occurred, for the British plan is to keep the total quantity of Bacon approximately constant. As Canadian shipments increased, imports from other countries were cor- Canada's policy should clearly be to establish herself firmly while these conditions last. That Canadian Farmers have a grasp of the value of the Bacon Quota, is shown by their efforts to increase Hog production. But there is an element in the situation to which they are likely to give less thought than its importance merits, viz.:--that time is of the essence of the situation. Canada is assured another three years of the Quota. Within that t'm t is most important. ~s * (a) That she take maximum advantage of the opportunity by filling the Quota. : ' (b) That she keep in mind constantly the time will certainly come again when Canadian Bacon will have to compete, w.thout pre- ference, with Bacon from Denmark and other European coun- tries. What will Canada's position then be? Will Canadian Bacon be able to hold its place in such a situation? The answer hinges on a point which has received too little attention. It will depend upon efficiency in breeding and 'Canadian feeding methods relatively to those of Denmark and other European countries. How do the efficiencies now compare? = The answer -brings us back to the fact that Hogs are produced from' Grain or its equivalent. Exact statistics are not available, but the best informed view is that in Denmark, on average, 3% lbs, of Grain produce 1 1b. of Pig, whereas in Canada, on average, b lbs. of Grain are consumed in producing 1 1b, of Pig. In other words, that the cost of production in Canada as compared to Denmark Eien is as --_ 5: 3% i.e. as -- 20:15 ie as... -- 4: 3 This means that, providing the price of Grain is the same, it costs one-third more to produce Bacon Hogs in Canada than in Denmark, _ Applied to thé actual data of production the significance of the above facts is as follows: Canada will produce this year approximately They will be' marketed at an average weight 7,000,000 Hogs " of approximately: 200 lbs. On the basis 6:1 each Hog would take to - produce 1,000 lbs. of Gran On the basis 3% :1, each Hog would take to produce' y wee 760 © wu The extra cost of producing Hogs in Canada, expressed in Grain is 250 An average price of Grain at the Farm may be taken at ...1%ec.... per lb. In other words, the extra cost-of-production per -Hog, due to feeding inefficiency in Canada - "relatively to Denmark.is-- . i 1%ec x 260, ie. coveieens ie $3.10 per Hog on 7,000.000 Hogs .. $21,700,000 If the relative feeding ratios are correct, there can be no doubt about th's figure. And the statement of ratios is based on the best available in- formation in each country. , . But to Canadian Hog Producers the figures have still greater signific- ance. - Many Canadian Farmers, both East and West, at a ratio ....3%:1, There is no doubt about this. on carefully kept records. Remembering that Canadian average production is 5:1, it follows that on many farms,--thousands of them,--the basis of production can not be better than 6:1, What then is the difference between the high and low cost within Canada? On the basis of 6:1, the quantity of Grain required actually produce Hogs The statement is based to produce a 200 lb. Hog is ..... ERTRRRATTE. ACC 1,200 lbs. . On the basis 3%:1, the quantity is .......ccceeeee. 700 Therefore, the difference between high and low pro-. duction 18 Per HOE "i...civnrcnsnsnrcsstssissnnsssssnsssnscnsssions 500 * at 1%c per Ib. $6.25 per Hog Do these 6:1 Farmers realize that a saving is to be made from im- proved feeding methods equivalent to more than ....3c.... per 1b,? The argument of the preceding paragraphs may be summarized as follows: Thé Bacon Hog is the farm animal whith Canada fs Best endowed by The most suitable feeds can be grown here perhaps more cheaply than in any other country. F, Vootmnsns RK RR In this Report to Shareholders, the Directors.again wish to pay tribute to loyal and eflicient work of all ranks of Employees. Dur'ng the year there have been two increases in Plant wages. stantially higher than the rates of 1929. These are now on a basis sub- To an appreciable extent these advanced wages have been offset by higher efficiency, brought about by co- operation of Employees. The quality of products is. better than at any previous time in the Company's history. This is due to the pride of work- manship on the part of Plant Employees, other ranks. Toronto, 1st June, 19317. fortified by co-operation of all J. S. McLEAN, = President Extra copiej of this Report are available, and so long as they last will be mailed to anyone requesting them. Address to Canada Packers Limited, Toronto. --LESSON=-- GUNDAY Hoo) LESSON L.--JULY 4 GOD HEARS A PEOPLE'S CRY Exodus 1: 1-22; 2: 23-26 PRINTED TEXT Exodus 1: 6-14; 2: 23-25 GOLDEN TEXT. © «Before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, [ will hear." Isaiah. 656: 24. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Place:--The children of [Israel lived, for the most part, during, their residence in Egypt, in the land of Goshen, located in the eastern part of Egypt, north of the southern point »f the Nile Delta. Time:--B C. 1643--B.C. 1578. "And Joseph d'ed, and all his brethren, and all that generation." foseph was the one 'through whose prestige in Egypt the Hebrew people were allowed so many favors, stsang-. crs as they -were in the land of Egypt. With the passing of any great statesman, or captain of industry, or military commander, there comes, sooner or later, necessarily, a change in the circumstances, organization, and leadership over which the de- ceased once so completely dominat. ed. It is perfectly natural that the statement of the death of all those of Joseph's generation should be fol- lowed by a record of a radical change in the conditions pertaining to Jos- eph's people. "And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceed-. ingly mighty; and the land was filled with them." In this verse, the writer employs the very expressions "were fruitful," "increased abundantly," which are found in Gen. 1: 22, 28 and 8: 17. "This points to a strictly extraordinary or miraculous rapidity in .the rate of increase, though, of course, miracle hag: its limits of pos- sibility in accelerating the rate of increase' through birth, The follow- ing are natwmally favoring circum- stances for such a rapid multiplica- tion: the provérbial fruitfulness of women in Egypt; the peculiar full ness of vitality in the Israelitish race, which still continues; a_pros- "perous settlemefit in a good land in circumstances fitted for abundant physical life." "Now: there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph." "The Hebrew: word 'arose' is almost always used to: describe a new commences ment, as in Deut. 34: 10; the word 'new' occurs in connection with an entire change (as. in Deut. 32: 17; Judges 6: 8); while the expression 'knew not' (Deut. 28: 36) is applied not so much to absolute want of knowledge as to the absence of friendly acquaintanceship." "And he said unto his people, Be- hold, the people of the children. of Israel are more and mightier than we. Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come, to' pass, that, when there falleth out iny war, they also join themselves anto our enemies, and fight against us; and get them up out of the land." There was absolutely no justifica- tion for such a suspicious attitude toward the Hebrew people, for, in the first place, they havé never heen known as a warlike nation, and, in the second place, they were so fav- orably situated in Egypt, that there would have been no reason for their ris'ng up to unite with Egypt's ene- mies. - Moreover, the Hebrew people had no alliances with the nations. around Egypt, and were, of all peo- ple in the world, the most independ. ent, i.e, a people who were bound more by their miraculous out-calling chy God than they wera by any blood ties with other peoples. "Therefore they did set over them taskmasters." Literally, these were "captains of labor-gangs," the word mas beng '"'the technical term for a body of men eniployed on forced la- bor, as in IT Kings b: 13, 14, ete." "To afflict them with their burdens." The word here translated "afflict" means "to bend," f'to wear out any- one's strength," and is the word used in the prophecy in Gen. 15: 13 that this would be the actual experience of Israel in Egypt hundreds of years after the prophecy was uttered. ig than in any prévious year. Sharehold ], i | produce. : . . extent never before possible. : 5 | 1 gy Ran. us, AA hs) ehold OS Rr gn he cisunstancss; In such case the Farmer, if he feeds, would make less Profit. But he This can be done only by making Canadian Bacon equal in quality to | of oppression when compelled to cor + » § 3 : ered, but the decision was against an increase because of the pélcy of Plant | Would not make a Loss. The feeder who does not grow his Grain, but buys | pan'sh, TN \ sort with the little-man-or-woman- We EXpasion 10 Wiley the Company BD IrLaaT® . it oa the market, would make a boss Lio him the Suetyagions of the Grain For this the first requisite is to make Catiadian Joss ood 82 in-the-making om the modern i \ ¢ During the v i . market are a serious matter. But the Farmer who grows the feeds may Danish. 'substantial improvement has been made in Canadian Hogs in AG ! Be Thus. chased, Plank exiensioiis ware $1,067,080.72 continue producing Hogs in the assurance that during the life of the Ot- |* (he ast 8 years: The best, a are still not so good as the best Weories of mansipation Bays bred est and for the coming year extensions have been . tawa Agreement Hog production is the safest activity on tie Canadian Danish, but nevertheless they are very good. Canada's immediate problem or ue, e romp an ploag r pe . * authorized totalling approximately ........ 1,150,000.00 farm.) - y ; is to bring all her Hogs up tothe standard of her best. a 7, is 'taken out of sonversation which is EN In view of these heavy expenditures the Directors thought it necessary To the Farmer, therefore, who can count on the necessary feed, th's But Canada's chief remaining problem is, during this "protected reduced to the level of a pedagogical '> + \ (4 to conserve Working Capital. conviction makes the problem a simple one, He need not even stop to period, to prepare herself for the time when she will again have to meet | passage-at-arms. And it appears AJ } Shareholders may inquire whether so large a programme of Plant | consider whether he will or will not breed. = ° at Denmark without preference on the British market. . . that even the child psychologists are *N expansion was necessary. The answer lies in the fact that during the nine But for the Farmer whose crops have failed year after year, it is a For this the inexorable requ'rement is to achieve an efficiency in Hog beginning to feel the strain. hy * preceding years (i.e. since the Company was formed) net Plant expendi- | Quite different matter. Without the Grain he cannot feed. The wide areas production equal to that of Denmark, ; . Speaking in New York, Dr. Bern- i AH tures had amounted to only... 0 5.6 of crop failure of the last seven years have appreciably retarded increase If Canada does achieve such an efficiency she will then have an ad- 3 4 : } y eee $707,125.68 ; : : Pp ard Sachs, director of the Child Sas During all thut time the main object ve had been to build up Working | in Hog production. Crop failures have in fact been the chief reason why | vantage over Denmarl. For feeds can be produced in Canada more cheaply , h » > Capital, which had increased from-- Canada has not yet reached the Quota for Bacon allotted in the Ottawa than they can be bought in Denmark. } } . Neurology Research, expressed the 1927 eee eee ean $3,617,944.44 Agreement of 1932. That Quota was the equivalent of 2,500,000 Hogs per The achieving of this standard of feeding efficiency 's the most im- | conviction that 'vast numbers of ' to 1926 TT 7. ®12/457.71 year. ) ; portant single ob ective in Canadian Aglubione, On 1 depends Whither children are born normal and would AS » Last year, it was decded to extend ations daci _ Since 1932 there has been every intentive to increase Hog production. Canada will advance to first place in the British market, or will at some | yomain normal, . , if it were not for and br, Jeo --r lent. &4 | oi Skeantiony 1020s 1 neie Cas Prices have been high, 2nd the Grain|Hog ratio Tavourable. And in spite of future date be driven from thet market as bas more than once occarred teachers misled by certain false doce . cost approximately ..... eres dante re en apts avenge ER FTE ETRRL ee, $1,000,000.00 crop failures production has greatly increased. This s evident from the in the past. EE ! trines that have gained' a vogue, | It is one of the finest industrial Plants in Canada, comb'ning a beau. | following table of Hog marketings and Bacon experts: . ~~ ~~ Under these theories, a little excess tiful exterior with high operating efficiency. _*In the above discussion no mention is made of the other CATTLE: . of tharly ove} led ther " Plans for the coming year include a new Plant at Vancouver, B.C costs which enter into Hog production, including labour and plant The record in the Cattle Indusiry is much more cheerful than in any motherly love is called mother also extensions and new equipment at several of the existing Plants. When overhead. These items are constants and therefore do rot cfiews year since 1930. The pressure on the Cattle market from the year 1930 fixation. The use of repression and this programme is completed Directors look forward to another period of the argument, which has to do with fluctuating Grain prices. forward was the difficulty of finding a market for Canada's surplus, Tas discipline is termed ignorance, and rest in respect to Plant extension. ; .. HOG MARKETINGS surplus is roughly 200,000 Cattle per year. Exports (I've Cattle) for | sop education is horribly overdone." SS Month i 1935 . 1936 % Ine. 1937 % Inc, the last 1) yours have Bosh; 599 1932 There is a note of weariness in this' Total Sales for tl © wer 72,699,519.48 January ................ 297,326 275,663 -- 1.3 320,607 16.3 ODT coarser ernesnavanes , : statement of disavowal--echoed in Total Doers or Year Nel memame . } 774,870,797 Ibs. February .......... 263,005 267,301 -- 2.2 345,696 34.0 1928....oeeceerrreene 100,800 100%. similar statements by other author- The Net Profit (.$1,622,662.60.) is, therefore, equi- March ...... - 229,822 312,605 96.1 22781 338 AN 24.883 1935. ities--that seems to indicate a yearn od + valent to:-- ' April eee 312,719 267,201 --14.6 337,236 26,2 1930. , nes : ho : 2.10% of Sal May 228.566 275.376 20.5 1931........ NCH; 36,308 1936 . ing for the old-fashioned simplifica- or to 1j5e perth of nL sold June 204,540 310,686 51.9 The recent rel ef has come through shipmanis to uiited Stajes, Tinos ~tion of the hair brush. The child is i > The above figures relate to total operations, including producis other | July -...... 225,686 226,147 25 _ the Canadian|American Fredy AursenienL aUM 3 nd ow or by 135.000 a problem only when it is treated as than those derived from Live Stock. : August ....... 173,369 235,708 36.0 may be shipped into Unie inlays 8 Uy at 2 A 1s problem. There is a starting D2 pracuzts derived fol ive Slatin hoofs is eyiivaiont tote Septamber i. HEY Liga iy as anu on sn Sapien by American Cattle Producers. point for a new school of child . 16.8 100 Ib. ctober ....... r 7 . ] yo 5 ho tice parlor November BLED ABIL 42 er A RI SI Bb Rd al hs increased" fr ar i" : : : itain : , ry Sales increased from I py yea, ann) Mazel, 1 December ... 301,631 471,463 56.3 _ Canadg, Spe Tn A three countries. To secure such an expansion | be seen and not heard," and "Spare oa -T rr ai erred Jarch; Total ............ 2,969,311 3,745,498 26.1 "concessions wil be asked for, and given, by each of the negotiating coun- | the rod and spoil the child." ¢ 3 - that is... § 9,112,636.12 .... or 14.3% BACON EXPORTS (In terms of Hogs) tries. ~Canadd undoubtedly will be asked to give certain advantages to : Tonnege increased from .. 659,706,572 Ibs. January ............ 113,378 100,473 11.5 134,864 73.9 United States. In return she Cy expeet to Jeceire 0 or a wi Bi to... 774,270,797 February .............. 123,048 92,088 -- 3.1: 152,965 39.5 concession Canada should firmly stand' for is in bili will or oud 125 Years of Tuberculosis =r i ,270, March 113.096 109.651 --25.1° 138,146 50:0 If the United States insists on a Dox (as they Dany NT as This ; that is... 114,564,224 lbs. or 17.4% i Apri nen 69,649 77,547 --11.4 138,192 37.5 seek to enlarge that Quota from 155,000 to 200,00 ats ni os These large increases are due partly to new business deriving from | May ............. 103,445 - 120,642 16.6 number United States can geriaiily (Shegassas it hy Jrpao 0 of | The oldest set of continuous tuber- the Edmonton Plant; also to increased exports of Bacon. But all Plants | June ............... 92,420 99,207 7.3 total number of Cattle panies i Gail rll it Yd Stotes is to | oulosis statistics in the world is $hinyed on nsteasod Bomestie wilivee, Fefecting Shel fnigraned iceanomis Jy BE oer Shoe yc ih iy d Bas a bs Cattle Pal no- Jiterence to 'the American | shown by the New York Tuberculosis conditions in Canada. ugust oes 7 ' : adm t any sta ' G is i d Health A jon. ' That improvement, sc far as Agriculture is concerned, is indicated 'n | September ............ 51,973 92,014 77.0 Producer whether those Cattle pay a 2c Duty or oe bs ab i This jehe 2h sly Apia The Jeoprds the following table of prices af farm products. October 64,328 115,818 . 113.1 great modification that needs making in the Canadian opis) d gr Un ted 80 hae ai gp li FARM PRODUCTS . November 95,936 130,495 36.0 If Canadian Cattle,--up to the Quota number,--were admitte eh nte statistics of New York, Philadelphia Average Price - Month March December ........... 62,107 146,902 136.5 States without Duty, this concession would automat'cally add a ye op and Boston. . Years 1930-1987 proximately ....$20.00.... per head) to the value of all the Cattle in Canada. In the 125 years of the study, pul- Toda? ...ccomeine 1,036,057 1,289,741 24.6 And the concession would cost United States nothing. - monary tuberculosis has taken 700,- 000 lives in the three cities. Most noticeable in the graph of ths study is the sharp break which began about 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch in Ger- many first identified the tubercle bacillus. i Before Koch's discovery the death rate fluctuated between 300 and 400 for each-100,000 of population... As- soon as medical science learned what it was- fighting, the story changed. Isn't the farmer, who works in the. fresh air of the country, less likely to have tuberculosis than the city of- fice worker who spends his days hunched over a desk in a stuffy office? No, he isn't; The instance of infection is identical for the two groups. Offers An Outlet There ought to be a great increase inthe: export of Canadian fruit and vegetables to the British Isles if the . right co-operation could be achieved, for apparently this country has many food products that would improve the health-of- Old Country residents, Miss Zoe. Puxley, senior officer, division of public assistance, British' Ministry of Health, has been in Can ada gathering information' of likely utility in her work. She is' impressed by the splendid 'supply of fruit and vegetables evident in this country, She also had quite a lot of enlight- enment as to the percentage of such products that goes into the food ser- ved in Canada, The prevalence of green vegetables, salads and fruits in the Canadian menu was impressive to the British visitor who said that people in the British Isles seemed to be addicted to meat and pudding so that there was little appetite for the lighter vegetarian foods. i Dake of Kent Urges : Developing Timber LONDON.--The vital importance of conserving and developing the British. Commonwealth's timber re- sources was stressed by the Duke of Kent in presiding at the annual meet- ing of the Empire Forestry Assncie- tion. yt It is very gratifying to know that inter-empire soft wood trade showed marked signs of progress and that Canada 'instead of occupying the seventh place among nations supply- ing forest products to the United Kingdom is now third and that her trade with other parts of the empire has grown in equally encouraging manner," the Duke said. "The value of the forest resources of the empire is vast but one is prompted to inquire whether these resources are being as wisely ex- ploited as possible. Each part of the empire should take stock of its posi- tion. and- boldly plan such measures as are required to enable it to live within its forest income and develop to the utmost its forest resources."