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page 6 the georgetown herald wed neaday evening march 27th 1 940 i jour farm pagfe items of interest to ever t -farmer- a program for agriculture adopted fly the canadian chamber op agriculture some 300 000 canadian farmers linked together in the canadian chamber of agriculture are willing and anxious to make their full contri bution toward winning the war they realize how vitally important are adequate food supplies to the ol lied armies and civilian population they appreciate too for tcasons well known to all that canada is and must bo a leading factor on the food frontnot the least important of the various fronts in this conflict and they are convinced that a basi- cajjjr sound and healthy well organiz ed agricultural industry is the first requisite if they canadian farmers are to give maximum aid in canada s war eftort realizing these things they hayc given wholehearted support to the pol icy set forth in the progtam present ed herewith tins program for canadian agricul ture is being placed in the hands of every candidate contesting the pres ent federal election while itives special consideration to farm policies designed to best equip agriculture to do its part under war time conditions it provides as well for measures which would safeguard our basic industry under the dislocations of a postwar economy tins tenxpoint farm program prac heal constructive clear cut is re spectfully presented to men and wo men in public life to industry and business and to the canadian people fjenerally as the considered opinion of organized agriculture convinced that canadian agricul tare is ready willing and desirous to make the maximum contribution from its resources to the prosecution of the war and recognizing the necessity of a national policy for canadian agricul ture during the war years which would fit into a long term postwar policy the canadian chamber of agriculture directs attention to the present post tton of agriculture and submits tame dlate objectives for the agricultural industry on a broad national basis the position of agriculture agriculture the basic occupation of the people of canada and the basis of the canadian economy but while more than three million of our popu lation live on farms and close to five millions on farms or in rural areas the share of agilculture in the anr- nual natiqnal in according to the dominion bureau of statistics has fallen from 19 per cent in 1926 to ap proximately s per cent over the period 19311938 the breakdown in farm income dur ing the past decade has resulted in fax- reaching problems for farmers and has severely affected the national economy as evinced by widespread urban un employment and mounting public debt the major problems of the cana dlan economy as they revealed them selves in the past decade must be ap proached throug i a restoration of agricultural income and a marked ex pension of farm income in relation to the national income only in this way can such national problems as unemployment public debt and rail way deficits be effectively dealt with agriculture and the war the agricultural industry of can ada recognizes that it has an extreme ly important part lo play in the pres ent war in providing adequate food stuffs foi the united kingdom and ber allies developments in the war to date liave resulted in canada as sumlng an evergrowing importance owing to our geographical relationship to the war one and he staple food product available in volume in can ada in so far as shipping difficul ties become more acute and in so far as the i rooltni of piovidint food stuffs c comes nioie involved we re cognize t it can ida faitn resources will co h lo i in s n ficanct and bea v n mure direct y ujxm the outcome of the present struggle program 1 as increase in the farm income is lmperativ if agriculture is to give maximum aid in canada s war effort it is urged that in any arrangements or contracts entered into by te domin ion government and in any decisions qf government boards affecting the marketing or the price of agricultural products the principle be adopted of establishing and maintaining a fair relationship between the prices of agri cultural products and the products the fatmer has to buy 2 organized agriculture should be represented on all boards set up for the- sale or agricultural products and con racts for the sale of agricultural products and trade agreements gener ally should be made in consultation with representatives of organized agri culture 3 the control and marketing of all canadian wheat should be placed in the hands of the canadian wheat board and an advisory committee should be set up wiji a majority- from organized producers as provided in the wheat board act 4 producers should be protected against loss arising from over produc tlon designed to meet war require ments and surpluses arising hyjeason of war conditions 5 provincial legislation being now on the statute books of six of the pro vinces to deal with provincial trade opportunity should toe given to far mens through federal marketing legis atton governing export and inter pro vlnclal trade to set up marketing agencies under their own control 6 the livestock industry of the do minion should be brought under the regulation and control of a board of livestock commissioners for canada paralleling in a general way the re gulatton which how exist with respect to the grain trade under the board of grain commissioners for canada 7 to increase domestic consumption of coarse trains and assist canadian feeders it ls recommended urn ex port rates on feeds and feed grains now applj ing from western canada be made available for feeders in all parts of canada without any increase in the export rates 8 agriculture should be given per manent debt adjustment facilities through provincial and federal legis- la ion suitable to legional needs 9 a maximum interest rate not ex ceeding 5 ier cent should be fixed by statute for til larm mortgages and igreement of sale 10 there should be united effort on the part of co operative oiganlzations yovernmei ts and implement companies o ieduee the hlh cost of farm mac hinerj and particularly the cost of distribution and pending effective ac tion alon this line the agricultural supplies committee should act to pre vent any increase in the prices of im piemen ts particularly so long as farm prices are below he 1920 level farm lands aixl in i us i nnual report on farm values for the ycai 11m9 tne dominion bureau ot statistics states that the average of occupied lands in canada in that year was reorted at 25 per acre an increase of one dollar an acre cr the 1h38 values this ls the first increase since 1935 when the average value ros from 523 to 24 averag values aie still much below the 1926 ivcrnkt ol 37 er acrt the av nvc values jm r lit l little chats on farm management price and cost price and cost are determined by two different processes which should be clearly understood by farm and other business managers the net income of a business ls determined by tne spread between price and cost that is to say net income ls the to- tal number of units of the eommodl- tles produced multiplied by thej price received for them less the cost of pioductton per unit multiplied by the number of thoe unl s the ontario dairy farm study now being conducted jointly by the econo mlcs division dominion department of agriculture ottawa and the on tarlo agricultural college ouelph re veals impressive facts relative to price and cos on the farms studied in the sudburynorth bay area for the year ended june 1937 the delivered prioa range for whole milk per 100 lbs was from 1 78 to 2 16 this represents a range of 38 cents between farm oper ators receiving the lowest and highest price the coslrangewas from 1 58 to 3 42 representing a spread of 1 84 while the costs on farms above the s3 figure may be due lo abnormal cir cumstances such as heavy stock losses or some othei exceptional cause the cost spread of the remainder was well ovg 1 being three times the price spread price or the geneial price level ls arlved at by the higgling of the market it is the product of many factors including the action and re iction of many sellers and many buy crs in any market price ts thus de termincd by t le group and over it the individual business man has little di red control cos is more a matter under indi vldtittl control ind is determined largelj bv the farm management methods applied in production from the factl icveald bv the studv men tioned it appears then is ampe scope lo nurow the numc beuvem costs wi h beneficial results to those opcr ilors with high co ts the first and mmcdiatc iction lo be ink n m en dt mourn i to improve tie income of the indiv cmil firm business is to give crnsidenticn to factoi s murine into o s lather thin bj seckin s higher fccin ral price level should prices be liuitaee the indiv dual farm oprr ator who reduces cost would tain at both ends helpful suqeslinns on hog marketing more uniform jjnd regular hog mar ketings tl roiirhtfiit the ear are im portant i nder the l rms of the can vdjin united kingdom bacon aprec inftti s t s the an 1c iltural supp ics board t his ngie ment is base on uniform wetklj shipment from can- idii ho maintain s icli smpments will requite rreiler uniformitj and re v in hop production md mar keting mtt r c nn in sucrc ftillv farrowed live stock in canada in i93rrtre cvi umaud as fol o witji tin t3l im v hin brack ts 7t m ik cows 4f uk ji s27 lota htp 5 t hos care of farm machinery statistics compiled from several ex tensive smveys indicate that farm machinery which ls well cared for and properly housed may be expected to give satisfactory service for approxi mately tvlic as long as similar mach inery which ls abused and exposed to wej hit ing elements experiments con- dj3 ed at the dominion experimental s la lien kapuskastng states j k knlgits show conclusively that the ield of some spring sown grains de- oreases ai average of more than a bushel per dayrtjtfch days-ttebrjrbe- yond the earliest possible seeding tiate it is also known that a definite de crease in yield and in nutrl ive value occurs when hay or grain ls left stand ing after it has reached the right stage foi harvesting considering these facts it benooves every farmer to care for his machinery and have it ready for use when needed generous applications of the proper trade of oil or grease preserve moving parts and effect substantial savings in motive power when left standln out side for any length of time or when being stored for winter all metal parts which may suffer from rust should be well smeared with oil usederankcaae oil being excellent for this purpose adequate housing ls essential o pre serve machinery from weathering ele ments left exposed the wood will steadily decay and the metal parts rust until eventual some part gives way often causing a costly delay a shed 50 leet by 24 fee will convenient ly house the macliinery on an average 100 a rr- larm at one end of the shed should be a workshop 20 feet by 24 feet wheie machines maj be repaired on wet days or dining the winter the larmer will be amplj repaid if he in vests a few dollars in tools and some arrangement tor heating the shop so that repiiring and painting may be aone in cold weather if at all paslble mechanical power should be avallabhr to oerate a grindstone and emery wheel id well sharpened nand tools uid tne cutting parts of plows eultf valors ditlcs mowers and binders are muih mon eftlcieni and save much in he pjwer nccearj lor ilieh opera don after u midlines should be clean eo l a e be n ho- lj note should bt in id i u iij irs needed the it iu pu mid in ite i mis ui lam nil it milium put in good wcikns iciei lielore it will be needed d ri hi winu1 acli machine houl i be uikui into tin shop ior a tnoiu ih i xtniinu on mj iteonji liu imt frequent upplicat ons of w i eipiw hi t i lift rcsiitan punt wli fcitatlj piuloiu the 11u ol uie muhmt and will ceiuinlj idd lo its appearance int good workman deuves much ol life s tnjojmen irom doinu his work wd and irom satisfactorily viewing a j b wd dom i his condition can onlj be v i ii ik iorks hh adequate aim propei ly functioning cqu pmenl much liuth his in lhe old adae that i poor woikmau grumbles at his tools 1inl i si r i iuniei md joi vv 11 find i good i t iti 0tk ml i 10 000 mll 1 i t1ied bv i i vlirdi nearlv m000 i mi r i on irio qmlci and tile maiitimc pro nr s will he haiustmg tit aniiuil cro of niapk srit and mapc ufetr sip now r i ne in wt t ni ontario md the harvest ix tend e estwi rd un il eir j in april bv which time more th in 20 000 000 tru will im utn tapixkl and gu i i v 1 im on tl niviket 1 io i u buj l r i ood run lts v i hi i w i c in i it t f0 r farming well henry i did a good piece of business at the bank of montreal 1 remember i told you last fall i had a lot of coarse grains and didn t want to sell because prices were so low well six i went to the bank of montreal and got a loan for 36 bought dine young pigs fed them the coarse grains and this spring sold them at a nice profit yes and the bank s paid back and the interest cost me just 84 cents ask for our booklet the farmer and his bank bank of montreal established 1817 w 6an uutete mcut accounts as welcom georgetown branch a c welk manager barlej production in canida for 19 j9 according to the second official es uniite is now placed at 103223000 budiels an increasi of 4 017 000 bush ds ovei lhe estimate made in scptem bcr 1030 the barlej production hi 19j8 wis 102 242 000 bushels cjnvisser can i n terest you in a vacuum cleaner maid no we aln t got no vacuums tne pessimist feai fully asks i there any milk in the pitcher the optimist confident savs pas the cream qusnapshot guild how to take baby pictures tboui 8 i mux new home for banff school of fine arts it s eis to tike good bby shots indoors w hi iry camera and eis er you hive a camera w th fast lens with photo bull box camera snips cin be take i it n ght t 1 r j to in i f dn it i a i is 1 1 t v r i 11 i 1h 10 vj 1 f 1 f the banff school of fine arts has a new home which is aa noderh as the splendid work dope tar the school the new audito rium irtdcji iraa ofliciaiiy opened in january in the presence of educational and other alberta isadora will be the scene of the jwitli annual session of the 1 from august 1st to slit- thla 50 000 buildins la made of native rundle stone and is of the chalet design which hannnnlces so well with the surroundings the theatre has a seating capacity of 700 and a modern stage fitted with the finest lighting equipment and thereare dressing rooms music room work rooms and other meeting rooms for small groups the building in truly a cooncratlre effort the parks department deeded two lots worth 10 000 to the banffschool board and supplied plana and specifica tions free of charge the sir ed ward beattr don aon of 200 to the department of extension of the university of alberta made possible the furnishing and equip ment of the stage and theatre of irmrii i ii vi i he cbc nn ionil mtwoik with mvett md low on stiiuirus at i pru f i tudios in addition n hls p inj nn i o her instrumental duties he ls tenor soloist ind a member of the trio three of a kind theae ii no otaejt tosacco just uk old chum 1 1 mr tr l frfm ih pibject are cor met for 1 ox rnmeri ina shots ou liph npo d film turn on lhe lights before yon phro tlio bahy put him in post tlon give him a bright entered toy or ono that maliea a nolae and start shooting wind the film lm mediately after each shot so as to bo ready for the next pose or change ol expression a whole series of good pictures can be l l hi l tlio hcdhuie ut tlir wn f llvl hit tli shi lo vs th s is liii t m tlicrn slit uid in no h nti hint k window a in a baby picture very parent should have a full album of baliy pictures tracing the child s growth the more of these pictures you take the easier it is to take them because you gala a bit of experience with each shot an a completo record of the bahya early llfe especially that first ywar a ls a precious thing oaerthat you will always treasure s 26s joh rtooitt