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iaqe bioht the acton free press acton ontario tiiunsday february 2nd ism r and ardes from halton farmlands and faim organixitiona agricultural outlook for 56 given by ont livestock commissioner the hishliisht of the day and a half vrp spent at the 1956 ontario soil and crxny fourday cimiventlon wa in oijtr opinion the aidrvss by w p watson ontarios livestock forecast is predict- oh tho know- ledge that the cattle xpiilation is higher and that nvne cattle vv purchased for fiirthto fetximk can adians could absorb these extra commissioner as usual mr watson cattle- if other class of moat worv spoke on trie agricultural outlook tor 1956 here is a dijjest of mr watsons outstanding address in 1955 canadians exported more imported more produced jmotv consumed more earned more spent more and saved more than in any previous year although all classes of society shared in this record performance they did not share equally in the rewards de- in normal or below tioriil supply however ill inlicuiois jwm to the fact that beef will receive plenty of competition for the vol- i sumers dollar from other classes of meat particularly pork hoes and dairy products hogs recent surveys indicate thit there was an increase of is per rtiil in the number of sows i which for no w ed b o j une 14 rived therefrom the total amount received tmtit the sale of farm pro ducts was slightly higher in 1955 than in 195 but the net farm in come was ipwer because costs which have been steadily rising wv w j sine 1951 reached a new peak la e t st r s vear with few exceptions prices nese mr watsons op- ot farm products were about the reaonawe- to assume same as during the previous year etitiks wtll be at least jaj normal during the last half of the v- k tt v a n rt k n t and nov so 1sv5 over the same period in the previous year these i pigs could k marketed between december 1 iftvi and may 31 1956 marketings ire therefore likely to within their povfrer to promote an increase in consumption in other words the government should not vo expected to carry the whole loavlv- xfr watson ooncluded his address b susrestms that we make 1956 a daityourself year in agriculture hog assoc head also to speak at haltorvseed fair canadas xx for 1956 x exports of wheat cattl pork and cheese were lower tact with the exception of wheat amounted to a very small percent age of the total production of these proctacts thus the greater part of canadas revenue from exports was derived from mich nonfarm prod ucts as basemetals lumber chem icals iron or and newsprint this decline in the export of agricultural products is a natural consequence to the expansion which has taken place in canada during the post war years in ims this country had a pop ulation of 121 million people ten years later the population had in creased to 154 million an increase of 90 per cent during the same decade there was no significant chance in the number of cattle or hogs hence the production of an imal products has not kept pace with the rise in population a situat ion which places livestock produc ers in the position of being less dependent upon export markets for their returns sprnd sj fer cent an faad despite the fact that the human population has increased the am ount of wheat consumed annually remains fairly constant about 160 million bushels per year canadians have been in the habit of spending about 55 per cent of their incomes on foods statistics will probably reveal that they spent about the same percentage in 1955 but that more of the total was spent on it ems that are considered to be lux uries according to most prognosticat- ors the present wave of prosperity is lik 16 co throughout 1966 new homes are being built in large numbers many industrial con cerns are increasing their capacity and public works the mast notable am being the st lawrence sea- wayare under construction in this period of international tension there is a keen demand for can adas nickel copper uranium and ironore while exports of lumber and newsprint appear likely to con- tinue at a high rate with canadas labor force fully employed at high wages livestock producers can expect a strong dom estic demand for their products however the actual strength of that market will depend upon the an- products swer to the following question will the demand be great enough to ab sorb all that is produced an an alysis of production prospects ahould provide a clue to the an- catue according to present prospects cattlemarketings will b higher in 1956 than in 1955 that year and that marketings for the 12 months will exceed those of 1955 dairy products although the human population has increased by 30 per cent in the past 10 years milk production has only increased by two per cent however there has been a significant switch in the form tn which milk is market ed fluid milk consumption has registered a substantial increase and now accounts for over 30 per cent of the total the construction of new towns in oiir hinterlands has opened up new markets for processed milk consumption of butter has re mained fairly constant about s10 million pounds per year as a re sult of these adjustments less milk has been available lor cheese the production of which has declined to about 80 million pounds per year a very small quantity when com pared with wartime production do mestic consumption of cheese per capita has increased materially hence practically all of our pro duction is now being consumed at home fraspects for- prices ah indications point to the fact that the 1956 meat supply will be fn excess of the needs for our nor mal requirements consequently prices for livestock will approxim ate those prevailing in the united states or in the case of hogs the floor price if it is higher than the american price canadians and americans are consurmng more and more meat due to this remarkable increase in consumption there are no embarrassing surpluses of meat in storage consequently prices should strengthen as soon as sup plies begin to ease off a situation that is bound to develop sometime in 1956 and now for a finaj word about the dairy situation the support prices policy for butter js subject to review annually the present ar rangements expiring on april 30 inasmuch as the government has not announced its intentions no one can predict the price of any dairy product with any degree of accuracy producers should bear in mind that canada may be an expensive country in which to produce dairy but the price of dairy products is higher in canada than in any other country in the world with the possible exception of the united states pricescannot go much higher without incurring the tisk of importsr even if the sup port price is maintained at the present level producers have a res to do everything lasi week we atinouneodtho hon k s thomas ontarios minister of agriculture as the guest speaker for haltons seed fair on saturday march j4 a few days ago we learn ed from reeve a r- service nassa- gaweya who is also secretary of the halton hog producers assoc iation and a director of the halton soil and crop improvement assoc iation that charles mclnnis pres ident of the ontario hog producers association had also agreed to speak at the same meeting this will give halton seed fair two of the top speakers in ontarios agricultural circles the officers and directors of the halton soil and crop imphwrniml asnjhtirm now have their work cut out to get out an exhibit in keeping with their program i district directors for shorthorn club smith griffen of acton and george leslie of rockwood were named directors of the wellington shorthorn association at their meet ing in arthur john hardie of moorefield was named president dr t j jones principal of the ovc addressed the joint meeting of the hereford and shorthorn clubs preceding the elections markham boy canadas timmy for 1956 easter seal campaign obituary l active in community affairs many years erin township lost a revered member of trie community when andrew john lindsay died on fri day january 20 in guelph general hospital in his 90th year mr lindsay was born on lot 8 on the seventh line and lived and farm ed in the district all his life he was anything active alt his life in affairs of the community and served in many capacities in the life and business of the township as clerk of the court for 20 years tax collector as sessor clerk and license commis sioner for east wellington mr lindsay was predeceased by his wife eliza cole 11 years ago one daughter ina mrs fred short- ill and a brother and sister he is survived by ray of delhi eva mrs w harding ljmehouse ola mrs j stewart port credit his son and daughters three grandchildren and two great grandchildren and one brother s h lindsay the funeral service was at the united church erin and interment was in erin cemetery honorary pallbearers were all past reeves of the township of erin j active pallbearers were norrnan ridler norman sinclair elmer mc- j kinnon ernie teeter c g graham and jim delaney j a a brighteyed crew cut 12-year- old youngster who was born with a spina bifida condition and today walks with two canes after three operations and several months in a wheel chair will be canadas timnvy for 1956 as symbol of all the crippled children in canada who benefit from the work provided by the an nual sale of easter seals chris mar tin pupil of markham public school is looking forward to being the chiif guest at the sports cel ebrity dinner february 2 which will officially open the annual sale of easter seals chris is anxious to meet johnny podres lefthanded pitching star of the brooklyn dodgers at that din ner because brooklyn is my team that very wish reveals the kind of lad who becomes the 10th boy chosen to represent canadas handicapped children during the campaign william martin of 222 martin st in markham chris father is employ ed as an engineer with the bell tel ephone co and is currently working in northern quebec on the mcgill fence project chris had his first operation when he was three weeks old and lost summer underwent two more he now walks quite well with the aid of a short brace on each leg and with the help of two canes his sojourn in hospital last sum mer prevented him from attending the blue mountain camp near col- lingwood which is owned and op erated by the society however the two summers previous he attended and is looking forward to going again this summer its really nice at camp says chris its real great to be in a place where all the kids are the same and nobody is- differ ent in ontario the campaign is con ducted by the ontario society for crippled children in association with more than 210 service clubs the easter seal campaign finances the program of treatment and train ing directed by the society chris will never admit that his condition has ever prevented him from doing an only child of vr and his principal l j abernethy of markham public school has this to say of the now timmy he is an exceptional student with a pleas- ing personality who is very popular with his fellow students and fits in nicely with the school program the lions club of markham and unionville send him to camp each summer and now chris wants to help them and all the other easter seal service clubs to ensure that not one of panadas handicapped mrs 1 children will be without help men teachers hear reports of assembly kilty member of the halton lu mien f district 9 of the ontario publlesoltool men teachers keil- crnllon uictaiuum 1l wrigsleswucth schtiol in ieorgelowii on tuesday jimutiry m to luar reports of the irovtticuil assembly held in toron to last month reports were given by v nodlgor oakville d james oakville v k tin title cieirgelowit m mpves lhirimgoii j koluev oifkville a llalfour oakville m acheson hill liiigton ii henry tloorgelowii meeting wus ill charge of president ar a llalfour of oakville a short uddrems wjiis given by the newlyelected governor hob hop kins of itioiil- a salary lu implementation committee was set up with j lott of milton us chiiir- nmn household budgeting film shown to circle the juniiiiry meeting of the friendly circle was held in the l1kii r o t uni chu on wednesday evening january 1r with president mrs yerna bean presiding items of interest in the business session included plans for the iiniiunl spring tea and fall bazaar during the devotional period mrs helen waterhouse rend an article from the old philosopher entitled the crown and the ilook which outlined the acceptance of the bible by the rilling mnnarclis of our empire and the place it takes today an interesting and enlightening address on household budgeting was liroiight to the meeting by mr hood and mr bailey of the house hold finance corporation who high lighted their remarks with an ac companying film a hilarious skit payoff takeoff was presented by the executive wherein skilful husbands answered thought provoking questions and won for their admiring wives fabulous prizes and ions desired trips to points of 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before ihe bank doors opiriu making you the first customer of the day write for drcripti foldet oc ask one of our tlf for detail neit time you art- in the bank you may not go in for water skiing but you wil feet fit and refreshed far any activities at your fa vorite resort if you ga by bus florida circle tawe soasanal rat 14 days 1336t from toronto return fare sighrtaaing and hotol room doubu 10 night atk your agent for details of this r ether pockeateurt low round trip fares new orleans los angeles miami 4r90 9145 61 m the bank of nova scotia phone 207 acton dairy roods service uriau 409 huron strt toronto vour partner in helping canada grow your bns manager is a good man to know in actonbeisw alwopdbura x