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-- ~ ~ A ~T T ATES& 'M AN. BOWMANVIL.E!iONTARIOtU. &aMbvaaaa à ~ Pays Canadian Fi Fem in thE o! 60 s I cý th in th 'n 't 't I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 The greatest agricultural production in history was accomplished by Canadian Farmers during World War IL. TRSDAY, JUNE 201h, 1946 elliiiiiitud 1a mnie -' ana( riere ,e r f aý riost oth hei ,ure Hon. J. G. Gardiner ity and the economic heart of the country as a whoie. Through it Canada's economic stature anc character have been determined. Agriculture, inciuding stock rais- ing and horticulture, gives more gainful employment to the people of Canada than any other indus- try. It is appropriate at this time to reflect on the position Canadian agriculture now holds in the na- tional economy, for this year iý the 6th anniversary of the found- ing of the Dominion Experimental Farms, which, with the other ser. vices of the Dominion and Pro. vincial Departments of Agricul. ture and the Agricultural Col leges havé made significant con. tributions to the advancement c: the industry. But an equal facý tom in tbis direction has been ti( industry and adaptabîlity of ti( farmers of Canada to meet chang ing conditions and solve whateve: probleins have arisen. By recog nizing the value of the findingso the experime'ntal farms and tli other co-operating agencies, Can adian farmers have been able t grow wheat and other grain wheme none gmew before, to pro duce hogs for the most exactin expomt market, and to grow a wid range o! products in such abund ance that has proved a bulwar« in times of both peace and wai iThe fammers o! Canada bave be quick to appiy the value of sci ence to practicai !arming, an bave shown a eadiness to be du ected on bow to protect landi the east from watem and froi dougbt and wind in the west. Looking back over the econ( mic histomy o! Canada since 18E it is readiiy apparent that agr culture bas been the most p0wei :fui agency in attracting popuL îtion and capital to the Dominic Iand in building up both the di :mestic and export trade. And ' Ithe years ahead this industry wi !continue to be the most importai of the nation. I amn pmoud to be associated w:, such an industry and to salute and ail my fellow fammers wbo, the past, have neyer failed 1hE country in good times and ba nom will they in the future. James G. Gardiner, Minister o! Agicultui w countries have undergone ýe comparatively short peniod years such progressive econ- changes as the Dominion o! ida. In the past six decades ahas been a virtual re-cast- of the economnic positiox> o! nation and the developinent igriculture bas exercised a timpressive influence upon the degree and direction o! national progress. Agricul- is the principal basic activ- t, <j C ~UI1ats Are Cff TO Candlidfl [drmers tin . 0 they will be called on to filrther increase this record production to feed a starving world. It is indeed a pleasure for Stewart's Seed Store to join in this SALUTE TO AGRICULTURE STE WARTÀ'S SEED STORE Division St. Bowmanville ire 1 farmer. Lm- During the coming years aim ul:*v of war. The fariner may have A!t~f2l~l F r esdmninistration to give farin ima- Employees of the J. I. Case Com- Bon. 1. C di 'rbeen far behind the Uines, but the Strike CostS n in Pa m chinery priority, pointing out that pany alone have lost more thani a. ~products of his toil were in theTe - restrictions produced an almost- $3,000,000 in wages since the strike front of battie, and if he had f ail- Thousa ds of Fam VM achines compiete stoppage starting in began on December 26, 1945. am er Trb t edtU rUvde he ustn.neuo 1943 and that the situation as "There were no probleifl9 ar mers Tribut e nd opovi ed ur ancee al Frecthogotth a rcto fechpoutondla come more critical each year which could be settled onth wouldhave een lst. "armec thrughou the a- factioeouipinenrductworeolout. eqpicketworenet.thatetcouldn't cul be' settlede Mac as fThat was not only true in re- tion! have lost the use o! thous- goes directly or indirectly into Financial Loss on the production line," Case offi- gard to our soldiers and workerS, ands of tractors and even greater wae.Te1g ee antb Assembly lines were starting to cials asserted. "There had been MathePast of moveratnnea-normelpspeedsin the no utbacvainceagwstoruhoths a n L wia Fs it w as aric ul rl t u e rea d in g ant iie s lt o f aot r fri a c h n s d a t c a l d a c d w t tte in d u stry a g a in w h e n strik e s se t E m p lo y e e s w e re stil i ta k in g o mn e By LwisMillganpie of Britain. It was sadta sa euto srk ald at burden being passed on to the far- in and prevented farmers froin "wartime"pa eneps.Te the Battie of Waterloo was won the plants of the J. I. Case Coin- mer customer. It is the policy of getn u fato fmuh eefly wareo .theyh There was a story in our school on the playing fields o! Eton. It pany," W. Hl. Brown, local Case the company to pay wages as high gnded m fac i oner T he Fe ernedfor f are ofachie r u t o books entitled "The Town Mouse is no exaggeration to say that the dealer, stated in an interview, as those paid in the commuaity Bureau o! Agricultural Economics this occasion to caîl a strike, de- and the ountry M use." I think B a tle of ritain w s w on o theforo ustioilas w ork eandpathatorwilllcon-o khasd estim atedonthats them aaccu m u- tm andingu aan30nper30centce it creasese ii it was in the form. of a discussion plowing fields of Canada. A lyzed on hundreds of thousands tinue to be Case policy." lated need' for new equipment wages and greater powers for the between those two mice as to the glance at the figures for Canada's of dollars -)f needed replacement The current wave o! strikes "wiil far overshadow", limited union." merits of their respective spheres food exports to Britain during the parts in addition to the tillage, which bas crippled the farm mia- supplies now in prospect. of life. I cannot recail the details war is sufficient to prove that seeding and harvesting units chinery industry bas aroused con- Case officiais also pointed out Auinxispeetnal of the discussion, but I fancy the dlaim. which will neyer corne off the siderable alari in Washington, that the loss to employees in Auiu speeti l country mouse got the better of It is fitting that the Canadian assembly Une, it was pointed out. according to dispatches from thLe wages as a resuit of the. strike grains, vegetables and fruits, and the argument-probably on the Weekly Newspapers Association The strike, called by the union Capitol. The food study commit- would affect the fariner as well as in milk, eggs, meats and drinking question of cheese, clinched by a should be the sponsor s of this Sa- on Decemnber 26, is being prolong- tee in Congress bas called on the other groups in the community. water. reference to mouse-traps. lute to Agriculture, for the week- ed at the. Rockford and Racine, ...........eemeoumemeum.oueU M M U U UUU M~ U In hes das o raid ranitly newspapers are the spinal col- Wis., plants although employees* radio, and the ubiquitous press, umn of Canadian journalismn, at the Rock Island and at Burling- a town and country have been stretching as they do across the ton, Iwhv tre o work M brought dloser together and there Dominion and connecting with aliul i fore. snot as much difference between the rural and suburban nerve cen- the of mîce" a theretres of u national life. Let the Cs fiii eetduine w pce u wsformerly. I mnay be what people of Canada join whoie- mas ofocsr 3 er ced ninre John Atkins is fond of refer!,in'g heartedly in this Salute to the mnsfra3 e'etiees to as a "City Siicker," but every men and the women of the farn n grounds that such a demand is a tim I itdown to a meal 1 amn in a great March Past on National ufi oisfre utmr gratefully conscious of my obli- Farmers' Day. who would have to foot the bill. * gation to the fariner, and I salute "It is inevitabie that large in- :L 4 3 ,00 DzMEg him through the Giver of our creases in the costofmnaca daily bread. Gladly, therefore, Alumînuin is the most abundant ture must resuit in higher prices B joinin hisnaton-ide "Sa-' metallic element in the earth's for farrl machinery," Case offi- di ttdtdy AlbtaM paid due tribute to our fighting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ men, and we have praised our in- Canadi* workers in ofaAgric0lture wetiait haven thffcentyreogn our war factories, but as a nation Statenient of a e d t e a il-im p o r ta n t p a tM MMe by the farmers of Canada in the Canadian Farmers' Aciee ensInWMtm achievement of victory.M Napoleon said that "an army Pouto etravels is stomach" adi s ar rdu ,ec But that is the number of eggs produced in àequaily true that industrial work- Meats, DiyPoutec cers work on Lieir stoma h.. -Sh Canada during the war years. our ot hr, ae rsanu airmen Cti a >could nthv fought, and the Marketings (Tal (Yrsa ,eworkeis ol not av produaCed~ Hogs (inspected) Plants) Marketings) * The f armers of Canada have set a goal of even -planes, tanks, ships and munitions ' Head Head Head 1939 ..................- 3,628,369 1,183,305 753,062 * greater production for peace-time. o1940 ...................... 5,456,844 11209,964 772,241 n SEED SECIALIST1941 .................... 6,225,274 1,344,794 833,147 1942 ........... ....... 6,232,087 12867887,147 is 91 ~1943 ...................-7,149,839 1,243,888 1,039,691wllrechit 1944 . ................... 8,863,000 1,528,947 1,3,9 '~ Total 5 war years. 34,000,000 6,615,600 5,114,000 M Beef MtLand Production Lm Pok Production 1s EaAUE H AN DA (000's omitted) lbs. WlbsAL.UT 61,5E54AN,0001A Df v.3529 ... ............. 65,20 703,731,000 52,630,000 1940 ... ......... 865,404 717,467,000 58,594,000 e 1941 ........... 1,060,761 812,072,000 58,FARM ER % 1942 ....1 ........I,189,098 822,530,000 562,729000 Le1943 13575 892969,000 ....... .... ... 1944 1,504586 960,991,000 6,4,0 9- 19 4_.................. 1>5U 3,542 0 9-Total 5 war years. 5,915,554 4,206,049,000 293,737,00 Dairy Products i ryln to But erCh eM riasMl PoucinProduction .ProductionIl Th~e Corner Grocerl" A.(000,000's omitted) lbs. (Creamnery)iblatr)bs. le Av'35239 ........... 15,282 254773,000 119,925,000 *S L E VC de~140 .. 16,000 264,724,000 145,339,000 S L E VC d-k 1941 ............. 16,549 285,848,000 151,866,000 rk 1942 ..... .......4.... . 17,48 284,591,000 207,431,'000 K'ngSt E ___________________1943........ 17519 311,709,000 166274,000 ~n en144........ .. .. 7604 298252,000 180160,000, * Phono 367M i- Garnet B. Rickard, Sbaw's_____M ndTotal 5 war years.. 85,160 1,445,000,000 851,070,000 r- Here is a former Junior Fariner I-who bas certainly dn hnsi ) nrcn er.Aregistered seed Egg Purchase Wo grwrnaneiikr etbih Egg Production for Export Production 1-ed the first accredited seed dlean- Av. 45239 ........tte..)» 219,52 D 16.022,000 186 ing plant in the county and ac- 1940 .. ............- 235,525 14,895,000 ýrtively continues farming opera- 1941. ...... 244,468 15,336,000 15,254,000 a tions with his father W. J. S. 1942 . .... .......... 280,688 37,756,000 16,477,000 la- Riekard, Shaw's, two miles east 1943 . ............. 315,608 33,642,750 17,818,000 ýon o! Bowmanville. They ship reg- 1944 . ............... 360,948 82,435,380 19,279,000 lo- istered seed ahl across Ontario. 8456,0 in Garnet bas just concluded teris Total 5 war years ... 1,437,000 8,1,0 '111i as President, Crop Improvement int Association of Ontario and Dur- Canada's Food Exports During the War, 1940-44 inclusive bain Federation of Agriculture. Bacon and Pork ... ... ..........-............................... 2,677,000,000 lbs. 11 B E F]H ith Then be was elected' to the first Is Sit Board o! the Township Schooi Beef, 1944 and 6 mos. 1945 . ... ........................ *197,562,977lb Ark Fams n pe icta ol B ter ................................... ...... ...... .. ......... . 0 1 8,500,000 lbs. itialfuur fr hi aertyong *(nuvaen 47.00 ea ctteVIA~ sBeG petible - H Anc re frine. , --i - -