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contract farming top subject tiurfrtg soil ana crop meeting dnft- y the most controversial tffelfcs lit farm meetings en recent fflmths has bectt that of vertical integration or as it is commonly called contract farming the pan meeting o the ballon boll find cht improvement association was nb ccepuon itht topic under discussion was tje status ot the family farm in in butnmce the panel jnembers ana the audience sot their teeth itfto the subject of vertical intcg ridon it was with difficulty that the panel moderator j whlfc lock cteered the discussion to oth er factors which have a bearing on trw status of the family farm ten years hence sot sottetmnk new contract farming as pofntrd out by dr harvey caldwell of the department of farm economics at the ontario agricultural college is not something which is hew it has been going on for a long time canning crop contracts sugar beeft contraote steer feeding con tracts and as a matter ottscl milk marketing agreements around ouf large urban centres and oven the negotiating type of marketing platuulschcmcs under the ont jrtofarm products marketing jlcorac undi contract farming vertical integration is a bit dif fcrefit from those mentioned in that it links together all the var toua interlocking steps from pro duciion to processing and mnrket ing broiler industry it was pointed out in the panel discussion that the broiler indus try is one of the best illustration of vertical integration in that her- normally the hatchcrymen the feed dealer the broiler pro ducer the processor and frequently the chain store operator are all linked or integrated together m the one operation somc folk look on this type tif operation as a policy which ihrca tens to destroy the foundations of our agricultural cconnmv and mi ll society to others it is a logic al fulfillment of the industrial as he wis concerned he didnt like vertical integration and wanted nothing to do with it incidentally this statement appeared to meet with general approval ir im the ud encc jrfsr cfiwol xoss charles munro of embrn along with roy coulter stressed the danger of farm operators losing itrol of their prt duct unless vertical integration is practiced co opera tely the panel members agreed thit it would be disastrous for ngric ulture sh mid other links in the integration get c mtrol away trim the pnmarv producer c wert i ntc rested to learn n one practiomg integrator fol ing tht meeting thu he blames certain chain stores or the present depressed price of broiler chick interpreted his stite mint it nas a situation which had renctod to the detriment of the producer the processor and als the hatcheryman open market tt wis pointed out by dr c ild will that as long as the present revolution in agriculture whlchfh g maikcting pi in rcmiins in feed dealer to pfm their product ion with more assurance the pro cessor too ca be assured of adequate supply to keep his as sembly line operated at close to capacity at all times last but by no means least ver tlcal integration along with betwr nutrition antibiotics and better feed conversion has materially- reduced costs of production rom disadvantages cm thoolher hand the discuss ion revealed that the producer did forfeit some freedom when he en tered info vertical integration that white it gave more security it also meant that under favorable condiwns he secured a smaller profit and further that while it did provide credit it normally wns an expensive form of credit panel member rcford gard house while admitting that in a county like halton it was difficult for a yotrng or beginning farmer to secure enough capital op credit to set himself up in a sound farm tag business nevertheless in so f ebm klin wa lasby mrs i leamah are mourned in community neighbor eros the road who rec ently started farming fur himself must be content to ship his pro duct to a creamery there are a lot of kinks to be worked out bitt we are inclined to agree with mr rreckon that whe ther we in this area like it or not a pooling system for milk will ev entually be inevitable bnhunary in the final analysis it was the opinion of the panel members that- in 190b ontario would still be a province of family farms and per haps vertical integration would help in retiming the family firm it was also their opinion that farm units would continue to in crease jn size to some extent in acreage but particularly in size or volume of business and finally that in practicing vertical integration the producer should study carefully the various contracts offered to make sure he is not going to lose control of his product l intended for tost week the sympathy of this community is extended to the lajby family in the death of their father and grandfather mr w a lnsby at ter an illness which con tilled him to his bed tor five years his wife the former jessie andewon deceased him six years ago he leaves to mourn him two sons charles on the home place jospch of torunt also two grand sons and three great grandchild in writing this article wctnist we have not misquoted any of the panel members nor misinterpreted their statements in an article of this length it is impossible to do justice to the comments and state menuof the five panel members w e breckon a r coulter re- ford gardhouse dr h caldwell and charles g munro but per haps we have written sufficient to indicate why the halton soil and crop annual continues to be one of the most popular farm meetings held annually in this county from the rumley uhomnkcr cral home in atton on saturday was largely attended and was con ducted by rev a mokenzle and mr j blrtch pallbearers wore neighbors g mcalpino s fulton g dlacklock c brinklow w low no and v watson floral tributes were num crous ind beautiful showing the esteem in which the late mr las by was held the funeral of the late mrs is abel lcaman inee wright of tor onto wns held to eden mills cem tery on friday mrs teaman was an aunuof the gilberlson family also robert wright of this place gtf xvhv femif bjii somervilfe now manager of coop bill somerwllc has been promo t ed to manager of the georgetown of cff supplies replacing harold dodds cleo8 mine an emerald mine that belonged to cleopatra is still in existence near the shore of the red sea in upper egypt no emeralds are found there now however has joined the farm broadcast department t f the canadian broadcasting commission mr somirville who has been with the lueil office f i r i yea lives near acton w th his wife and son he is a district native s i mrs george simeiville and late mr somerville he previ usly spent five yens in guclph with the united co op teed department hilton co op sui plies have branches it gcorgel wn ind mil t n commenced when machines first replaced muscle on the farm much to comineild it the panel members agreed that vortical integration has much to commend it in short it docs en able the producer with limited cipual and credit and in particular th beginning farmer to secure v necessary credit to operate a business with some olume and thereby make a living y it also enables the pr dticcr to be sure of a market for his pro which in the cose of broilers ft pra a must for the new prslbt along tflfh this ir en ablcs the producer to knnu in ad fan co the price he will receive in some cases it enables the oper tor to secure better technical nfl tier on control of disease on ned big and general management it also frequcntlyibrlngk with it a bookkeeping service uhirh in this day and age is so essential share risk further the othr links in the integration share the risk with the primary producer from the standpoint of other links in the vertical integration in connection with broiler production enables the hatcheryman and the effect all hogs must be rnarkttcd in the open mirktt and c nse q lentlv no procissor oh get con trol of the product w e breekon prophesied that the next ten jeant would see all m dciinaha province marketed un der it pooling system in shor as i intcrpntcd mr bwckon s re marks the milk producer irros pectivc of his location and where his product now goes would be paid f r a percentage of his pro ductmn it butter fat price a per eintngt perhaps at cheese or milk piwdtr price and a percentage nt fluid tntik price fqual qaality natural this could only apply ilun and vtun all milk is of cqu i quiilily such a policv w in id not be popular to those who now njy i flu d milk market for their product and admittedly it costs more to produce milk for the ur inn centres than it d es in tht c si of those v ln ship their pr duct ti n creimcr cheese ficlory or condensory on the other hand one has to admit that it does seem a bit un fair on the lace of it that one op erat r should have the advantage of a fluid milk market while his winters the time for a farm improvement loan when theres mote time to do the job and skilled help is available farm improvement loam backed by the dominion government are available from your batiks up to 5000 at five percent tuhpfe interest and repayment periods up to 10 years depending on amount borrowed and the purpose of the loan these loans cover the purchase of all types of farm equipment and improvement to the farm house and farm buildings all home owners are eligible for home improvement loans under the national houantg act available through your bank up to 4000 and up to 10 years to repay why wait for spring dolt now issued by authority of the minuter of labour canada so both are borrowing from a bsuak faced fth unforeseen household expenses want to make fome spend major pur- caise need money for taxes or to meet a family e personal loans to help people meet just such situations tt bong made by the chartered banks every day youre not asgjng favour when you visit a foirtrr hfc tn arrange a personal loan the usaiiajtr maowfts opportunities to make lottfc repaysjmf mt ofastnings in convenient rasulmcufa and at a chartered bank you can always count oa privacy and courteous coujtdera- tion whether you are i a loan or using other valuable serried tftt bank provhfcl tht chartered banks serving youft community visitor mr and mrs sandy martin and family if tfadonoch were lsitors with mr and mrs j d lowrlo durine the holidays corporal and mrs fred me nrjd mrs j the holiday with a milne mr and mrs james daniel mary apd grace and mrs ellen daniol of toronto spent several days with mr and mrs w lowfrie the funeral which was held 3- l h n i -h- fn mf and mrs wm early fthd their family rathcrhir during the holiday season congratulations to mr and mrs robert mcalplne nec alexander on their recent marriage they will reside in burlington rev h kroeize is counsellor rev henry w kroeze of clark son will be counsellor for the ac tun congregation ot the christian reformed church the minister rev roelof oroenebocr has raov ed to british columbia and assum ed new duties with a church there mr kroeze will be taking some of the servicer he will teach the three ci tech ism clnsses on k dny evenings the congregation is hoping have its 5ji minister apain s a man never gets sp rich that he can afford o lose a friend umehoosi mysteorafeirrr calls georgetown firemen intended for lldt week the fire brigade from george town paid a surprise visit to the village on new years eve there was no flr6 and ii remains a my stery here who had sent in the col peter glynn spent holidays with his grandparents mr and mrs daliiel and the agnews nt wood- bridge snoot pox about fl am one morning re eenli ted brown was lucky lo shoot a fox whlchiad attacked and severely torn a pet col close to the house door it was believed lo be rabid injures eyes mr ralph turner bad o painful accident at work at mai ton last week when he was struck on the evcbnll by a flying rivet fortun itely his sight was not mjured miss dorothy klrkpatrlck spent sunday with the calvin mcdonalds at elmwood mr and mrs a c patterson and mrs s smith visited at oril ha on sunday with mr and mrs turner and mrs a b wiley recent visitors mr and mrs buckle of himilton with the john nobles mr and mrs kerr of toronto ith-ml- mr and mrs wilfred greenlees and lois and mr j woods of campbetlville and miss glenda quintan of meaf rd with the w benton s the jas bloor of -malton- with- the 1 ed brown s on sunday over 20 members of the brown- the acton free press thursday january 15 1959 11 brampton reception follows jenningsmclaughlin wedding father morgan officiated at the marriage of bridget ann daughter of mr atid mrs john mclaughlin to george allan jennings son of mrs george jennings nnd the late mr jennings the bride wore a white brocad ed waltz length dress with vhite sattp hat trimmed with sequins she carried t nosegay of white baby mums nnd red swectheart rose her attendant was her cousin mrs jack burke from toronto who wore a red velvet dress and white velvet hat and cnrrled n nosegay of white baby mums ridge f willies held their new year get together at the home of mr nnd mrs f j c brown dr nnd mrs s magwood and family of sussex n b visited the f j brown families n sunday the groom wns attended by jack burke th reception was hold at thd yellow briar inn brampton where the brides mother received for her daughter wearing a navy blue dress matching hat hid corsage of pink rosed the grooms mother assisted wearing a green dress with match ing feather hat her corsage was of pink roses guests were present from pal ermo takville frctfton acton georgetown toronto guclph and brampton a telegram was r received- from the brides aunt and uncle from boston mass who were uriablo to be present the couple arc living in their new home at r r i 1 1 m chouse living today is a game of rob bing peter to bay paul in ocder to make it possible lo stand pat bake with butter tays fresh longer tastes better omtmw cmm nomcim mmkitin jmll mmmim i cm uu j you get more out of life when you get the most out of electricity even though its washdaymotherhas plenty of tune to spend with the children because electricity helps with the housework the washing is done automatically by electricity while abas away the clothes will be washed and niaed thoroufhlysimply by setting the dial on the automatic electric washer when she comes home the washing needs only to be transferred to the automatic electric clothes dryer while shes busy preparing dinner on her automatic electric range the washing will be dried sunshinefresh automatically whatever the weather automatic electric laundry appliances are safe clean and modem they free you from wash day drudgery forever yet they cosfjust a few cents a day to operate you get more out of life when you get the mwit out of electricity to freshen a refrigerator which has not been used for some time wash out with baking sodain warm water live better electricallt the safe clean moderp way your hydro jl k i kll i m ddis so ml ii c jsts so u 1tle