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halton mp suggests hog marketing changes a number of changes in tha present government policies were suggested or pig marketing and production in canada by sandy best halton mjp in a speech in the house of commons on april 10th mr bests speech is reproduced below in its entirety mr chairman i would like to talk briefly today on these agncul tural estimates about the subject of hogs this is and has been a traditional industry in canada and of great importance as all hon members know it is one which today to my mind is in a state of considerable flux and there are many problems and m ny directions in which it is pos sible to travel and we are seeking solutions i might say that the fi gures for the industry as a whole have indicated in the past years 1s58 for example that this is very significant proportion of our total agricultural industry and u has of course particularly in past years played an important part m our agricultural export market the matters which i want to bring up today specifically are those whieh have been brought to my attention by various associa tions and individuals acrdss cana da first they involve the gov ernment premium system as it now exists and the possibility and indeed the strong desire of many people that a greater differentia tion should be made between the i a and bl grader of iiogs in addi tion as a hog producer i realize that our record of performance or advanced registry stations are to a certain extent crowded in canada my own specific knowledge con cerns mainly one at waterloo on we service television till makes radios wu street record players car radios appliances ions toaiter tc ernies radio 24 years servicing triangle 72701 insurance travel real estate walter t evans co triangle 72512 mill strcet serving your community or over 30 year tario which has experienced very severe crowding particularly in the last few years thirdly i would like to emphasize the point that our traditional british markets may be beckoning again and i am sure the minister of agricul ture and his department are exam ining this possibility with consid erable interest it may fall as well partially at least to the re sponsibility of the dcpl of trade and commerce and possibly the dept of finance with regard to i currency problems but it is a very enticing market at certain times depending of course on price and i quantity conditions in canada fourthly i am interested as arc all hon members in the govern merit support policy with regard to hogs 1 must say that the minister s comennts and proposals this after noon were helpful as a matter of fat on march 23 the minister said in this house that the support price of hogs would be lowered and that there would be a differ ent method of approach toward government assistance to hog far mers 1 had some worries about these matters not with regard to lowered floor but with regard to quotas and deficiency payments as possibly also did other hon members and 1 feel the explana tion which was given this after noon has assisted ua to a very con siderable extent 1 would like to go back and talk briefly about the importance of the industry one can examine various tables of figures and look for instance at the current review of agricultural conditions in can ada for january 1959 and examine the hog population and markets as they existd in 1957 and 5s one sees that the population ot hogs on farms as of june 1st 1957 was 4 857 000 and one year later it was 6 164 000 this total increase per centage wise for the whole of ca nada was some 26 9 per cent a very considerable figure and one which though 1 do not think they are drastic are unfortunate prob lems which weare facing today it might be said mr chairman that one of the saving graces at this time and during 1958 was the dom estic consumption of pork and pork products this was i believe at a record high for the year the estimated figure which i have for i the moment for 1958 was 760 mil lion pounds and for 1957 the fig uro was 83 million pounds less or 665 million pounds so wo did have high domestic consumption in 1958 of pork and pork products which was perhaps comparatively speaking made possible y the high prices paid to farmers for beef and the large export beef market in addition we had a near record year i think it might be said for exports of bacon ham and pork to the united states the figure for exports to the united states of canadian bacon and ham in 1958 was 4 5 million pounds to a total value of 4 5 million and canadian pork exports for 1958 were at a record high le vel to a value of over 20 million the largest proportion of which went to the united states so that while we had a vast increase in hog population and production in canada the domestic consump tion combinedfcwith a large vol ume of exports helped us very considerably the value of this industry is difficult to estimate and i have we can go back and look it the figures since confederation and see that in the year 1900 for instance we exported some 134 million pounds of bacon and ham to the united kingdom- very suniflc- i ant figure and we can go from the limilod of the first world war when 1 these exports were at a very high level most of the ume in two years they rah to over 200 million pounds to the 1920 when the figure was declining largely due to increased competition from the danish market and because of the efficiency and quality and closeness of control that dan ish producers were putting into effect at that time this incident ally is a position we still face since the standards of the industry n denmark possible by means or mctnods of control which we would not advocate in canada have in eviubly resulted in a product 1 which is uniform and which has a very high efficiency in arriving at market state the average feed efficiency for denmark has been quoted at a figure below three pounds of ration to a pound of gam a figure which is most ex le ana i nave gain a ngure wn- no exact figures on it but one lraor this has been brought would gauge it each year at sever ab by constant selection ana im fl hundreds of millions of dollars pr0v of the landrace breed when we are talking in terms of j plgi w is most largely used an output figure of some six mil in that codntry lion pigs per year thus we are dealing here with ah industry of considerable importance we all know and this is familiar to those who have travelled in the united states that canada s reputation in the hog business is high we have been lamed for many years as a producer of quality hog prod ucts and it is this quality which 1 wish to omphasize today becausc tf is something which i feel to be of considerable importance we must ask ourselves how we can maintain and even increase the quality of our pfoduotion in the face of possible future competi tion and probablj of improved quality standards in the united states hog improvement in canada has taken place particularly over the last 40 j ears after the first world war we began to lose to a consid erable extent the traditional british market which had been built up by i canada over a number of years take it from the experts- chevy gives you 7 big bests take it not from us but from the published opinions of outside independent experts and from ontjeerecord facts and figures chevrolet gives you these 7 big bests over any other car in its field best brakes in direct com petitive testa of repeated stops from highway speeds con ducted by nascar chevy was rated best in its classand why not chevy brakes are larger for up to 66 longer lining life mimt atdimm f sit cm jumctmmmt w dcot chevrolet 3 quality fisher body construction smooth deo i more economical nfiines rugged transmissions and sleek modern design hold resale value higher than d aflealh pthers in its field bring you more mom ot trade as summed up in popular science magazine the fact is in its price class the chevy establishes a new high in danng styling it 8 the car thats unmistakably 59 in every modernuna best economy no doubt about this two chevrolet sixes won their h in the famous mobdgas economy run got the best mileage of any fullsize car official figures on all car dimen sions make this clear for example chevy front seat biproom is un surpassed almost six inches wider than one of its competitors best engine every motor ma- fpv baa raven chevys vb unst p as sports car illustrated puts it indeed this device is auraly the moat wonderfully raspoosrvs engine available today at any pnos youll b abl to tell this yqursslf instantly but motor trend maga- rn explain it this wayi the smoothest most quiet softest riding car in its price class x- plus these j tremendous trifles whod want to do utthoot chevrolet i extra luxuries like the protection of j full wraparound bumpers crank-oper- j ated ventipanea the convenience of t t single key locking a real overhead j curved windshield oil hushed hydraulic valva utters in every standard angina i s for quieter running a bigger luggage i compartment with full sidewall lining no matter mora people are buying chevrolets than any other car jjtjj cheer ob tu yew leeel esttfco cnesrvlet ateeler ase horn much snore cheer hes to effer arthur scott motors ltd triangle 72251 61 guelph street i tnai cuuuujr after tfie first world war we were dealing in canada with hogs of a variety of types some of which yielded good bacon orineat but most of which were of the fat or lardy type and these were not generally wanted by our export markets although there was of course a large domestic consump tion the hogs were bought and soid on a flat basis regardless of quality so the incentive to the farmer for supplying the consumer either here or abroad with a qual lty product did not exist it was in these circumstances that in 1921 a conference of producers packers officials of the government and others interested was held in ot tawa and in 1922 the grading of live hogs was initiated by the de partment of agriculture in 1927 the packers undertook to make all hog purchases on a grade basis paying premiums for top quality hogs a significant step along the road to uniformity and an incentive to producing a quality product in this country in 1928 live hog grading was made com pulsory in ontario followed in the earl thirties by other provinces and so the movement grew across canada in 1934 provision was made for optional carcass grading and c were coming then to a period of gradual transition from the grad in of hogs on a live weight basis u optional trading on a carcass though under optional con in in it ar however larta lra lint was dimgiiated as iht nl ostein of government grading in canada though not l of market purchase we have seen a transition hiihii s of great interest to those cntatcd in the induslrv and it has had a vtr significant effect on hot qualit as one can see if one tx amines the various figures wtiich art available for instance stalls tics pro irjcd b the department of agriculture show that in 1929 tht original lop livt grade called elect live hots and judged on the hoof comprised about 16 per cent of tht hogs marketed and that by 1m0 the year that fltrcass grading was made the only svslem of gov i rnmmt gradin this figure had im rt as d to almost 28 per cunt almost twice tht proportion of hos in hat category during the irlwr period if one looks at the reverse side tht sol called hutchtr live or fat hol- out would sit that the number ml from a figure of 35 ltr ctnt in 1929 to a figure of approximate 8 per cent in 1940 o that umitr this live and optional carcase grading svslcm hurt wa a very dt finite increase in the qualitv of hits produced in can ada this has to a certain extent ltn the situation too under the 1 mandator carci s grading svstem although the figures do not alwavs appt ar in indicate it t his is ont of the problems hirh produttrs and government officials must pondtr namely tht fact that trade a ureas- figures in 1940 comprised wrtuallv 28 per i tut of the now m irkclcd in that vtar and that this has shifted dur mg the latt forlus and earlv fifties m somiwhat ovyr 30 per cent though it has now gone down a tain to just under 30 per cent it is a fluctuating figure however one can add the fact that the live weight of hogs his increased rather markedly during this period thus thise figures ma indicate a con siderably greater rate of improve ment than the maj show on the surface it is interesting to note that canada s share of the british mar ket came back during that period i as well a tribute o this system 1 think one might sa in great britain during the early thirties our exports of bacon and ham for instance were down id the year 1929 to 25 million pounds remain mg at this level tor the next two 6r three years hovering around 10 to 30 million pounds but during the latter years of the thirties the level had gone up to well over 100 million pounds to be continued admire but dont pick wildflowers lovers urge public in their natural woodland set ting tho trllliuma arc one of the most attractive oj spring wlldflow ers the trilhums at terra cotta conservation area were particu larly beautiful last sunday dap pling the forest floor with gay white patterns the young city man noticed the trillmms too but he wasn t con tent to admire them in their native environment he had the notion that a large bouquet of trilhums would look smart in a vase on the living room table back home he and his son began picking them by the time at terra cotta conser vation staffer caught up with them they had plucked almost every tril- lium in sight of course the harm had been done th conservation man pat lently explained that wildflowers win few excejtion3 do not take kindly to being picked the tril hums wilted within half an hour and wound up in an ash can we like to make people feel at home in the conservation areas declares field officer ted sutter but wtire hoping that the public j becomes sufficienly conservation minded that it wont be necessary eventually to have to remind them about such things as picking wild flowers and carving trees live and let live that others may also enjoy the beauties of nat urc might well be the subject of a conservation appeal by picking trilhums or other wildflowers one only succeeds in killing the flowers and in depriving others of a wood land vista the credit valley conservation authority is a non prof it making organization of public service mm ded men they are dedicated to aimtmber of projects all of which come under the heading of conser vation a word which means ma ny different things to many differ ent people it means flood control reforestation restoration of fish ing and wildlift prevention of pol lution establishment of recreation artas protection of water tables in brief the safeguarding of our canadian heritage but without your cooperation conservation will be just a word the olordatovm hutald wadnasday may 27th 195 page 7 the cottage inn for good things to eat ail through the day breakfast coffea break lunch dinner br the evening snack do come in and let us serve you main st s tr 79004 travel notes farm news mrs mabel borgstrom leaving halton and peel it has been announced that mrs mabel bortstrum home economist in halton and peel counties will ik taking a jtan ltave of absence for fur her studv mrs boifcstroni tjs appointed to tht home 1 eonomits service of the luenmon branch in halton peel and- york counties in 1953 and served in the three countits until 1950 since 195b mrs borgslrom has acted as home economist in i halton and petl counties during this time mrs bofgstrom has i worked in connection with junior institute and senior institute pro trammcf and4ias supervised ahd directed the 4 h homemakmg clubs rlogramme the cave of absence will com mence bn june 1st the appoint mtnt ok a successor will be an nouncetl llunng the month of june lowest trans atlantic fares to england and scotland pay later plan available for all flights john r barber travel advisor john r barber agency insurance travel tr 7m14 mill street ton county weed control news by v e mc arthur county wd inspector monuments cemetery tettering yeadons memorials 22 king street east georgetown tr 79573 a bad weed we must admit that rocket is spreading at an alarming rate in halton countj while it belongs to the mustard family it differs from wild mustard in that it flowers ncirly a month earlier has several roots and smooth leaves wild mustard has a single tap root and quite hairv leaves many ol our farmers are con cerncd about yellow rocket and tr to keep it pulled when it first nppears but when it becomes estab lishcd ihej try to cut it before seeds ripen and in some cases the nfested fields are used for grass mlage by these practices the plants are kopt in check but yellow rocket being a perennial continues to persist when it appears in meadows consisting of grassfc onlv it can be killed quite readily b applying 8 10 ounces of 2 4d acid per acre but in sod fields containing alfalfa or certain other clovers this method cannot be used in this amount of 2 4d per acre will damage the clovers do not underestimate this weed i if it appears on your farm because once it gets started tt will spread rapidly yes yellow rocket is a bad weed and is recognized as such by the field crops branch of the on tarlo department of agriculture odm have it listed on the noxious list of the ontario weed control act long hard high speed driving tirttone 500 allny10n tubeless tire it 91 str01ltrt the potatoes grown in canada from coast to coast rank fifth in i value among field crops in the do- i minion withstands more hsat i gives more 9 iiow0ut j juncture h0tecti0n i svsilsbl at harley motors 31 john st ik 7iiyi