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PAGE TEN ONTARIO POULTRY OUTLOOK By Dr. W. R. Graham, Burlingtol (NOTE-This is the sixth in a series of comments by well- known authorities, written expressly for the Weekly Press of Ontario). Very few of us have been able to fully realize the demand for food and particularly the need for meat. Canada has been an ex- porting country of foods in gen- eral and of meat and meat sub- stitutes in particular. We have not been able to understand easily that there could be a shortage. It is known to all that poultry, meat and eggs will be in demand at ceiling prices for the best quality. The problem will be to meet the requirements of the Board as to amounts. There is considerable tempta- tion to increase the poultry flock when prices are attractive and the demand is good. Where hens are overcrowded as to space, etc., neither rate of growth, quality of the meat nor egg production areI at their best; and in many cases there is an actual dollar loss in the undertaking. Therefore let us remember that there is a market for quality goods and that we must keep quality uppermost rather than volume - particular- ly if increased volume might re- sult in slower growth, more dis- ease and less profit. Time can be used to advantage today in so many ways that it is wise for us to plan carefully and work to the plan. A few weeks ago the writer, with some other Ontario poultry producers, took a trip through Eastern Penn State and the Dela- ware and Maryland country, where there is a very large en- deavor to produce poultry meat in volume. Roughly 5,000 chicks are a minimum day's work. One is expected to raise these birds so they will weigh 3½ to 4 lbs. each in a matter of about 13 weeks. This looks like a real method of getting poultry meat in quantity, very quickly. The entire lot is sold at one time-good, bad and indifferent-then there is a clean- up period of about three weeks and another lot is put in or three NADOIAL CLOTHINO COLLECTION This Space Sponsored By GARTON'S GARAGE Phone 2666, Bowmanville lots per year. This plan has been under way for some years, but just now it is increasing in a large way. One of the problems today is to get enough hatching eggs. Some are being sent from Ontario and some baby chicks are being ship- ped One thing to remember is that all the chicks go on the farm in one day-not in one or two days apart. The rest period and clean-up between lots is a great help in the control of disease. Maybe as a general practice it would be wise if we received all our chicks at once and sold them at one time. The odd bird left over may be carrying disease- trouble for the next group of chicks. The British market is taking our top-grade eggs for 1945 and 1946, also some poultry. The United States Army wants our dressed poultry this year. There appears to be a market for these products and the problem of production is1 one of quality.1 Many people are planning on« doing many jobs of improvement about the farm. You may want more range shelter or colony houses-perhaps a new henhouse and many other things. One can not very well do these repair and1 expansion jobs right now as lum- ber is very hard to get and it is needed for so many things, in- cluding houses for the families of the returned soldiers and others. It may be that, in a few years, one will be able to build better and more satisfactorily for cash.i The opportunities for making( money now are very good and the safe place to invest money is in Victory Bonds. Money is not safe in your pockets, with so many ways to spend it, but Bonds bought now will be on hand for many purposes in a few years. Spend your surplus energy in producing more food. "Make hay while the sun shines" - the de- mand is here today. Keep up the quality so that the consumer will enjoy the food. The feed situation, as well as the demand for eggs and poultry, is constantly changing. The poul- try business of the future may be quite different from that of to- day. One can rest assured, how- ever, there will always be a good demand for poultry products. Junior Farmers Field Day Plan To Be Expanded Having made an outstanding success of two Junior Farmer Field Days held at Kemptville and Guelph in 1945, the Ontario Jun- ior Farmer Association plans to broaden its activities in the field of sport and athletics in 1946. At an executive meeting held in To- ronto this week, it was decided to hold four regional field days next summer, and there is a possibility that the winning softball teams and athletes in these regional meetings will come together for Provincial championship finals at some central point. The four re- gional meetings will be held at Kemptville, Presqu'ile P a r k, Guelph and Ridgetown, and in addition to boys' and girls' soft- hall tournaments, will include a programme of track and field athletics. The Junior Farmer Association, in planning next summer's activi- THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO ties, is planning to have an im- portant part in arranging events for the Canadian National Ex- hibition when it is revived, prob- ably in 1947. It is hoped that in that year regional sports and athletics meetings will be held at several points in Ontario, and the finals for the Provincial Cham- pionships being held at the Cana- dian National Exhibition as part of the programme for the Junior Farmer Day, if the co-operation of the C.N.E. management can be secured. Packing House Strike Without Justification, Was Unanimous Award The July 17 walkout of the "beef gang" at Canada Packers Ltd. at Toronto, which precipi- tated a 10-day strike of 2,000 workers and involved in sympa- thy strikes packing plants across the Dominion, "was unjustified and in violation of the provisions of the agreement" between the Packing House Workers' Union and the company, according to an unanimous report of the Board of Arbitration which investigated the dispute. The inquiry revealed that the strike cost $465,000. Some $300,- 000 was lost in earnings to the company and $165,000 in wages to the strikers. In addition it is estimated that the effect of the strike on cattle and hog prices meant a loss of $130,000 to Cana- dian farmers. From the five local plants of the company it spread to plants in Peterboro, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver with 3,000 out and at one time threat- ened to involve 9,000 workers in 18 meat packing plants in nine cities. In finding the walkout unjusti- fied, the Board of Arbitration pointed out that, "it was the act of the employees who took part," and at the beginning "not author- ized, condoned or approved by the union." Mr. Justice J. G. Gillanders presided over the three-man board, the other members of which were Ontario C.C.F. Lead- er E. B. Jolliffe, representing the union, and Lionel A. Forsyth of Montreal for the company. In releasing the report, Ontario Labor Minister Charles Daley ob- served: "It is evident that this strike was brought about by a series of incidents which might well have been remedied by a greater acceptance of responsibil- ity on the part of the union to see that before strike action was taken every avenue of grievance procedure had been implemented as set out in the agreement and regulations of the Collective Bar- gaining Act." Picton Editor Issues Simplified System For Farm Bookkeeping Most successful farmers agree and themselves have continuously kept accurate records of farm operations. In general they simply buy a yearly ledger in the form of a diary and enter sales and purchases, livestock records and miscellaneous data, all of which are valuable for future reference but particularly to find out at the end of the year if they have made a profit or loss. It is the only way successfully to run a business and farming is considered as Canada's most important business. There have been many attempts to devise a record book for farm purposes but few have attained general circulation. But we have lately secured a copy of the Farm and Fireside Simplified Farm Bookkeeping System which in our opinion meets fully the farmer's requirements in every important particular in keeping records. It is compiled and published by The Picton Times, edited by W. G. McLean, and is distributed free to every farm owner or oper- ator in Prince Edward County and thus serves over 2500 farm homes. All the leading merchants and industrialists of the district and many from outside contribut- ed through advertising to compile the book. Tables, weights and measures and handy farm information are featured throughout and a com- plete directory of names on all rural routes is included. The cen- tral section is devoted to colored pages named and ruled for every item of sale and purchase together with a balance sheet and a com- plete farm inventory. It is so simplified that a public school pupil able to write and calculate can easily keep it up to date. As a community enterprise the production is one of great value and will have its effect in stimu- lating better farming methods with a saving of untold dollars. With the support of community- minded businessmen this very valuable innovation might well be adopted by every county across the country. Editor McLean bas made a real contribution to bet- ter farming in bis painstaking work. Cowanville (Intended for last week) Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cowan visited at Mr. Lanson Millson's. . . Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Marakle, Port Huron, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Rusk and Elwood Rusk, Port Hope, at Mr. Sid Hallo- well's... Mr. and Mrs. R. Alldred, Lois, and Miss Hamilton at Mr. Wes. Stringer's. . . Miss Ellen Ramsbottom, Miss E. Large, Bow- manville, at Mr. Andrew Bandy's . . . Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barrett, Erie, Mich., with his sister, Mrs. Wm. Layton. . . Mr. and Mrs. E. Farrow and Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stephens and family at Mr. N. Andrews'. Old Time Charivari On Monday evening a large crowd gathered at Mr. Chas. Cow- an's corner to charivari the new- lyweds. We have no idea how many cars and trucks were there but they were there by the ddf!en from Orono, Antioch and Kirby, all waiting impatiently for the zero hour. When the appointed hour arrived the procession head- ed north toward Mr. N. Andrews' farm, the first cars were turning in the lane before the last ones had turned off the fourth. Those who arrived first found the house in total darkness so they lighted flares which flooded the entire yard and house with light. A huge collie dog roused himself from the corner of the verandah and blinked sleepily at the intruders but before he had time to bark the peace and quiet- ness of the entire neighborhood was shattered with the honking of car horns, the rattle of cow bells and the clang of plow shares and boiler lids. Needless to say collie hasn't been seen since. Presently a flashlight appeared at the window, the door swung open and the crowd rushed inside where they all but smothered their victims with confetti. Still not satisfied they proceeded to rouse the rest of the household and soon found Mr. Norman An- drews under the bed in his room. The ladies prodded him with broom handles for a good ten minutes but he refused to be per- suaded that this was only a chari- vari and not the end of the world. A thorough search was made of the house but Fred and Norman Jr., were no where to be found so they gave up and amused them- selves with songs and music till lunch time, after which every one joined in singing "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows" and de- parted well pleased with.the suc- cess of their adventure. The charivari gang wishes Bernice and Jack much success and happiness. CONTESTS PLANNED FOR RURAL YOUTH At a joint meeting of the execu- tive of the Ontario Junior Farmers Association and the Junior Direc- tors of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, plans were made for a Provincial Conference of young people to be held coincident with the annual convention of the Federation of Agriculture in To- ronto on January 9, 10 and 11 of next year. The young people's Conference will be on the opening day of the convention, and will have as its climax a Provincial Rural Youth Public Speaking and Amateur Entertainment con- test. As a preliminary to the pro- vincial finals in these contests, a series of elimination contests will be held throughout the Province. The sixteen districts into which the Junior Farmer Assoeiation is divided will each have an elim- ination series, with the Junior Farmer Director in each district responsible for the arrangements. The winners in these district con- tests will be further narrowed down in five zone contests, the Province having been divided in- to five zones for this series. This will leave the five zone winners as the finalists in the Public Speaking Contest, and the first and second place entries in the amateur entertainment competi- tions will appear in the finals in Toronto. In addition to these contests as an evening feature, a full day's programme of addresses and dis- cussions of Junior Farmer prob- lems is being arranged for the Conference. In addition to this meeting in Toronto, it is likely that an East- ern Ontario Junior Farmer Con- ference will be held at the Kempt- ville Agricultural School during the week between Christmas and New Years, and that a joint an- nual meeting and conference of Junior Farmers will be held at the Ontario Agricultural College, at Guelph, during Easter Week if the necessary arrangements for accommodation can be made. BARLEY CROP, 1945 FOR DOMESTIC USE Hon. James G. Gardiner, Min- ister of Agriculture, made a state- ment in the House of Commons, on September 20th, explaining the policy of the Government concerning the 1945 crop of bar- ley. Because of a comparatively short crop and heavy feeding re- quirements for livestock, Western barley deliveries will be chan- nelled to meet Canadian needs. To compensate producers of bar- ley in Western Canada for the loss of the premium on exports of malting barley, the equaliza- tion price bas been advanced five cents, fromn 15 to 20 cents per bushel. Mr. Gardner in bis state- ment said: "Due to drought conditions ex- tending over the greater part of the crop growing areas of West- ern Canada the yield of barley has been greatly reduced and ac- tion has been taken to counteract this condition so that the live stock production program of Can- ada will not be jeopardized. "In order to protect Canada's livestock feeding program and be- cause of the short crop of barley, THURSDAY, OCT. 4th, 1945 The Crowd's Favourite Dawn Play was a big boned powerful filly, and as a three year old was beating the best colts in America. She was a great favourite with the crowd who liked ber style and class. It is distinctive quality which maintains Winchester Cigarettes as a favourite. They are "blended right" from the world's outstanding tobaccos - Virginia, Burley and Turkish. Dawn Play Dawn Play, by Clock Tower out of Gun Play. Her promising racing career was stopped when lightning struck her stable and knocked her unconscious. the Agricultural Supplies Board permits would be granted during Canada has sold 3500 horses to is of the opinion that all barley the crop year 1945-46 for barley, Holland. Several hundred Dutch marketed in 1945-46 from the 1945 whether whole, ground or pro- have been appointed to call for crop should be made available for ____________iCanada the domestic market. With this With the immense development in mind the Feeds Administrator At home it's easy to be a dic- of the war years, Canada has be- advised the grain trade on August tator and call it "authority" or to come the world's second largest 22 last that no further export be an appeaser and call it "love". producer of aluminum. i I i THIS VERY MINUTE IF the needy and destitute of war-torn lands could stand at your side in their rags and poverty-and look in your clothes closet with you.. ...IF that could happen, and you saw the plea in their sunken, death-hounded eyes, you would give half of your clothing to warm them. *THIS VERY MINUTE, I will go and look. They won't be at my side, but their voice of thanks will be. Sponsored by THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) in aid of NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION, Oct.1 to 20