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?IIU~SDAY, NAT lot, SUT TEE CAKADIAN STATUMAN. EOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO PAGE ftVt letter Seed ?rdcim Add resu by Garmet Rtichard. Garuet Riekard, BowmanviUle. past president, Ontario Crop lm- * provement Association, who con- tinues an re ~entative for thc counties o! Velria, Ontario and *Durham on thc executive, deiver- cd an address at thc reoent con- vention in Toronto lu wiich lie dealt wlth Uic responsibility of associations witli respect te local seed requirements. His rcmarks .were rereived with suri interest ,that we extend them hlirewith ta ,our readers. He said: In aur prograni o! Crop lm- provemnent Associations when we are enrouraging Uic improvement o! field crops by stressing tic im- portance o! sou fcrtillty, thc en- couraging o! a wider adoption o! vanleties and thc devclopment of a greater interest in thc prepara- tion. use and production o! higi quality grain and seeds, we have a definite responsibility as Crop Improvement Associations te seed recuirements. NexIta osaili frtility thc main facterin lu rop production of wiich wc have rontrol is tic sowing o! Uic lent o! seed o! a vaiety suit- cd ta aur conditions. If we are going ta advance in a crop im- provement program it is very ne- ccssary thpt we stress tic impoîl- ance o! tic seed we use. In or- der te accomplish ttus we must look ahead and fortify ourselves witi an adequate supply o! thc kind o! seed that is necessary ta grow these improvcd crops. One of thc big handicaps we have ta- day lu aur project work S ic procuning o! seed as is necessary for suci a rrop. When wc discover a varicty o! rereal, grass or legume that han demonstrated its value over other strains we should take steps ta have that particular seed multi- plied as rapidly as p'ossible. We should encourage only tic varie- tics that are supenior and in 50 doing the producer will more readily find a market for his pro- duct. Ontario has a wide range in bath soil and elimatic conditions s0 it is not practical ta recom- mend any standard varieties for tic entire Province. It is thc prob- lem o! thc local County Branches ta produce and encourage ta be produccd thc sccd wiici they ne- quire for Crop Improvement pro- jects witiin their district. With such a variation o! condi- tions in Ontanio it is necessary that we have an extensive cdu- cational program with regard to our seed requirements. We have lu Ontario each year several sced WANfTED ME Ward Aides - Orderlies - Cleaners Pantry Maids - Dishwashers - Kitchen HeIp (Speclal Training Given Ward Aides and Orderlies) GOOD SALARY - EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITIONS ENSURE YOUR FUTURE! Permanent Employment wlth Generous Pension Plan Health Supervision * Holldays Wlth Pay * Adequate Time for Recreation Write for partîculars, givlng details about yourself To: SUPERINTENDENT, TORONTO HOSPITAL Weston, Ontario Phone: JUnction 116Z fairs. It should b. the, objective of every branch association to hold a seed fair or seed display as it affords an excellent opportunityr in educating farmers that only the best seed brings best resuits and better prices. These fairs serve as a mediumi of bringing together fariners. interested in the use of the best possible types of seed and the competitive spirit in seed dis- plays gives an urge to improve seed from year to year. Exper- ience has shown that consistent winners at seed f airs have no diffi- culty in disposing of surplus seed at profitable prices. Their market is established right at their farm. Together with interest in better seed and seed feirs goes the de- sire for better general farming methods. The county seed fair should not cater to'the profession- ai exhibitor but rather the practie- ai seed grower and seed exhibited at such fairs shauid be quite rep- resentative of quantities off ered for s ale. New exhibitars must be encouraged and Junior Farxners should be given a prominent part in developing a seed fair program as thereift lies the growth and future strength of your organiza- tion. Classes for new and recom- mended varieties should be added. It will aid in the production and distribution of such. We have not yet an over pro- duction of high quality seed but we have a lack of knowledge re- garding ifs use. Hence, we miust have an expanding educational prograni on the value of seed of a superior quality. Seed surveys early in the winter are an excel- lent method of determining what seed is available. Emphasize the importance o! getting if cleaned and graded early. With this in- formation avaîlable you are in a position to advise them as to the demand and assist them in finding a market. The preparation and disposal of lists of seed for sale aids greatly in this respect. This list should carry flot only the amount of seed for sale but also the grade and the standard of such a grade. Any such information should be widely publicized ta create greater inter- est in the use of Registered and Certified seed. To make progress it is necessary to have the production o! aur foundation seed. I refer ta Regis- tered and Certified grades and if we are going ta encourage the growing of such grades it mnust be made a profitable business. At no time should we consider low- ering our present standards and nothing lower than a Co mmercial No. 1 grade should be considered as seed. We are obligated to produce large quantities of food and to do this it will require every pound o! cereal and forage crops that we can produce. The first step in ac- complishing this objective is by sowing good seed. It costs froni $15.00 to $18.00 per acre to pre- pare land for a crop. An extra 50c or $1.00 per acre in good seed is the best insurance we can buy. Our Crop Improvement Asso- ciations should give a lead in as- sisting the registered growers with their problems. It is a democra- tic organization but if the mem- bers do flot take a greater inter- est in their own organization it may be necesssry for some forni o! regimentation o! the growers te safeguard the C.S.G.A. We have too msny men attempting ta produce registered seed who through general farm practices BUTO IT IS HAY I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I W/lEN we werc a bit youngcr, "it ain't hay" was a smart way of saying that tic money involvcd was really important. We'Il wagcr thc man who coined thc phrase was net a farmer. Be- cause a farmer would sec tiat tiere is a loeof similarity betwcen thc hay in bis inow and important money ;;. money in tic bank. For tic wise farmer stores hay- net ju3t cnough for a muid wintcr, but enough for tic longest, mont severe anc. And tic wse saver provides net only for tic expenditures he plans 1 ;;for money to spendwisely on wvorth.. wbile things ..i. but for the unfore- scen emcgency-the ua.xpeced opportunity. During thc war years, nearly half a million more Canadians reaiized that setting aside money in a savings account at thc B cf M was sound commonsese-like thc fermer put. ting hay in his barn. That makes a million and a haif B of M depositers foilowing a policy that is at once in the best intereats cf the individual depositor and in tic beat interests of thc nation. For money in tic bank doesn't lie idie. It works constaatiy in two ways. It works for the saver and it worka for national prosperity-pro- viding, by loans and iavestment, tic capital that creates employment. It helps te produce goods i . to pro. duce prosperity. BANK 0F MONTRE"L V HAN K 7II . O. McIlveen, MXager l~. dm ------------------------ -- -- -- ------ ----- - - - WRKINS WITH CANADIANS IN EVEIY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1811 Fleld Crop Entuhes For 1947 Orono Fair At a meeting o! the Directors o! Orone Fair hcld last weck it was decidcd ta hold two field crop competitions this ycar, one :for white oats thc other for potatoes. The idea is ta stimulate more lu-ý terest in better production and quality lu tiese classes. It is un- derstood that field judging wil take place and products wifl later be judged at tic fair. The entire prize list came un- der rcview and revision .at Uic meeting with prîze money being upped in many. lines and some former items in the lists were dropped. Early steps are being taken ta improve grounds and ac- commodation. Racing will be a Meature and in thc meantime Os Cowan and T. A. Reid wcre namned a committee ta look after thc track and repair fences, The Statesman has sa fan receiv- cd little direct news o! the details o! arrangements that have been made for thc coming fair. Tue above news we understand from local enquiries can be taken as authentir. It is hoped later ta be in position ta publisi a general news story boosting this out- standing local exhibition. Farm Loans Act Permits Bank Finance On Fair Terms During 1946, 13,030 farmers ob- taincd lbans totalling nearly $10,- 000,000 under The Farm Improve- ment Loans Art. A report caver- ing the first full year's operatian o! this Art was tabled in Panlia- ment today by the Minister of Finance, Honorable Douglas Ab- bott. Loans are made through thc 3,- 100 branches o! the chartered banks for the improvement and developmcnt o! farms and for the improvement of living condi- tions on fanms. Thc interest rate is 5 per cent simple interest per annum, and boans may be made for peniods up ta ten years. The legisiation aims at assisting par- ticularly the average farmer who in tic past han not always been able ta obtain bank credit for farm improvement purpases. Farm implemènts and fanm trucks account for $7,488,347 of loans made during 1946. These boans represent an actual sales volume o! approximately $12,500,- 000. From information available it is reasonable ta assume that practically ail farm implement sales in Canada requining financ- ing are now being financed cither througi boans obtainable under Thc Farm Improvement Loans Art or through regular bank loans.ý The resuit should be a substan- tial saving to tic farmer, not on- ly in the purchase price o! his !arm implements but also in fin- ance charges and interent rates prcviausly prevaîling for this type o! financing. Included in the total arc boans te 1,008 farmers ta clean and break an estimated 50,000 acres o! new land, mostly in the pioncer sections o«.western Canada. Loans for foundation and breeding stock arcounted for 303 boans total $190,- 93.. One o! the most Important classes o! boans is that for the con- struction, alteration and repair o! fanm buildings including farm dwellings and separate houses for fanm hclp. As tic supply o! ma- tenial and labor becomes more ad- equate,. it is expected tiat boans for these purposes will be greatly expanded. As shown in the !oliowing table, the Act han been particulanly suc- cessful in the tirce Prairie Pro- vinces, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta: No. Amount Alberta -,--- - 4,798 $3,388,115 Saskatchewan - 4,075 3,140,157 Manitoba --- 1,928 1,397,539 Ontarioa .------_-----1,443 1,369,371 British Col'mbia 467 343,706 Que'bec ------ 193 146,639 Nova Scotia ... 76 55,617 New Brunswick 42 34,541 Prince Ed. I--- 8 4,880 Total- 13,030 $9,880,565 HIe that would make real pro- gress in knowledge, must dedi- cate his age as well as his youth, the latter growth as well as the first fruits, at the alter of truth. -George Berkeley. are a detriment ta the industry. It should be necessary for a farm- er ta have some qualifications be- fore he is permitted ta grow reg- istered seed. Along with the planting o! Re- gistered seed, a variety that is adapted ta local conditions, we should encourage the production o! as few varieties as possible an one farm. The, danger of con- tamination ls lessened and if a market prevails the grower is In a better position to take advantage of such a market as he will have a sizeable quantity to'offer for sale. One o! the best methods we have of mtfltiplying and distribut- ing good seed is through Field Crop Competitions. Once again the competitive spirit inspires a farmer ta greater objectives and pride in his occupation. Ail pas- sible assistance should be given ta organizing grain clubs with the' Junior Farmers, as such clubs have started niany a young mian along the right path in farming practices. I got my first start in registered grain only 12 years ago as a member o! a grain club. We have had handed us a heri- tage of which we should be proud but we have been gradually tear-1 ing it ta pieces. Our crop yields are decreasing from ycar ta year while some other countries, with which it will be necessary for us to compete for markets, have been increasing their yields. This country does not belong ta us. We are mercly stewards o! the sali. If we are going ta leave it for the next generation in a condition that we will be proud of, we must practice the best of cultural prac- tic-es and only seed of a superior qualîty should be sown. The mining of aur soil and the sowing of any noxiaus weeds should be considered a major of- lence in the laws of thIs land. Wby Mot Soin. UnioÉ-Opwo"td Ferme -(BY John Atklns in The Scene from Shingwauk Fan) . Trade unionists* who Attribute ail o! their troubles ta the greed or inefficieney o! employers or farinera, should give practical proof. af their gaodwill and effi- ciency by establishing demonstra- tion farnis opcrated under uenion regulatians. With theirunselfish- ness. brains andcfficicncy, they could manage the farms, with campetent, scientifically-supervis-, ed farm workers, ta praduce food at low cost, thus raising bath, the standard af,-living -and the. real wages of their members. It would- be easy ta acquire, at prices less than the cost of the buildings and improvements, ail the land re- quired to feed ail the.workers in Canada. They might start with sufficient ta fecd their own.mcm- bers. FARM PRICE INDEXES, U.S.' AND CANADA In February of this ycar'the in- dex for wholesale prices of farm prodùcts in Canada stood at 115.1, compared with the year 1926 at 100. But on the same basis, the index for wholesale farm prices in the U.S. stood at 170..4. In other words, while Canadian farm price s at wholesalc levels are shown ta be 15.1 -per cent higher than they were' in the year 1926, those in the U.S. are 70.4 per cent higher. In this connection, the same source fram which this informa- tion cames shows that the whole- sale. index for !arm prices in the year 1932, low year o! the depres- sion period, stood at practically the same level in bath U.S. and Canada, namely 48.2 and 48.4 res- pectively, on the basis of 1926 at 100. W«ddy Crop Report As- Vibwod Byv. Agrlc. Ropr.s.ntatv» AgriculturalRePreseata#ives tiroughout Onte' *who - repbrt weekly ta tic Departrnent o!fgl culture, provide Uic news ou the fam front wiich is later Issued. lu bulletin fanm for general lin- formation. The latest release, Apnil- 21, gives thé followlng suln- Mary:. Western Ontario: Many farm- ens siipping brnod sows due ta incrcascd eost o! feed. Seedinig extremely late. Muci interent 'lu fIax which has a 1947 guaraiiteed pnice o! $5 per bushel. Also soy beans with a ceiling of $2.40 per bushel. Faîl whcat and claver in g6od condition. Seed is plen- tiful, feed. very scarce. Southcrn Ontario» -Sceding very late. Sanie farmers are rolllng mcadows. Faîl wheat'good. Bai-' ley and fiax sccd scarce in Lamb- ton. Western feed and roncen-' trates scarre. Spning litters sen- ing at $10 each. Fanm labor is scarce. 9 Central Ontario. Durhami Coun-1 ty, no work >on land yet. Fal whcat and new seeds winteredg about 100 per cent. Enquiries for1 Polish farm ielp received daily.1 Last year at tuis timc many hadi finishcd seeding. Peterboro, On-1 tario County and points east, re- port fced scarce. Seed cleaning plants operating at rapacity. In- terest shown in subsidized veter- inarlan plan and government as- sistance In ditching and land clearing., Eastemn Ontario: Keen demand for sced, supplies becoming scarre. Labor scarce. Brisk dcmand for1 expont dairy rattle. Secds win- tered well. Feed scarre. U.S.A. buyers looking for 2-year-o6ld heifers. Beaver oats in .good de-: mand. Power spray for warblei control used widely. Fanmersbe- caming pasture consciaus. Northern Ontario: Sniow on landg I e.Drovers snapping up fat cat- Vt. .sn ot I te. Mll cgws in deânand. cood 'lamb crop on Manitoulin,ý shearlig OId W* mn Sunder way. S om. stock thin due ta saece f4ed. Potatoes mo'ý'ng Ohiee agalh ralsiug the question alowl. Beow zro at CdchrIMieOf!M U ic ù1Imaýc4»té of veterans ~p~i1 di9 S yeý'y late. l(o Ài#t Bo*maftviilèand.Wel, core, ~ai1IéStephezson,,M.P., Durham.County, wasgve re- Wolkln1g DUII" C818- 'visedfiguies i»y th ii. terof Shbrten Farnhor'm Day 'Vetran' ftairs who placed them houses werc started in June, :1945, "Many' f*rflierhave found that and. wyhei Mr. Stephenhon first Wâr béii*owiig lias enabled therxi asked about- thein4e a was told t'41e more erijoymýnt frôm lfe,"I they woiild be-cornpleted by Dc- said F: C~. Mdflveen, manager O! cember, 1945. the Bankc o! Montreal, in discuss- Sneta neteUn ii ing 'fmrn' ftnanclng. lias been advanced and now as- Me * rn~~qlpmeint'iuud surance is mlen tat they. would lgdu-svnittchinèry, that bias be completed lu cvcry particular bein ào anxlouslly awaited, in now by.March 30, 1947. But this'ap- =oiü,n back orl the Canadiant pearà incorrect since there is mujcli nrke";rMrJP4çjIveen continued. landiscaping stilli-tô b. donc and '<IV~ti~ lusuri modemr aidis some repaira te be made at bath has llghtenéd i'tbb butden for projectsa. It was stated that pro- rnany farmers.. longed delays were due ta wel "~La 3ckof reacr,c ash pre- drilling. venta you-from getting your share Final cents e! thc Bowmanville o! up-to-'date"fainaida," he con- projcct just east o! town were tinued, "we woùla be glad -te stat'ed tae be, $27,685j75 which. ini- have you came in ta discuss-yeur cludes, roads, -water, dnlvewaya financial needs. Our fanim- and landscaping. For 'the four provement bàan plan h as belped houses: ths figures out at $6,921 many o! your neighbors ta pur- per house. Two are occupied, one chase modern farmn gchinery, applied for. Ternis, $600 down; pumps, maters, milking machines, balance less coniditional grant e! materials for extension and re- $1,400, amortized over 25 years, in- pairs, -and adequate électnical fa- tercst 3%½ per cent; cilities. No statement wau made on "«Our low-interest plan was es- watchman service at Bowman- tablished. ta hclp farmers enjoy ville, but at Welcome, dutring con- the advantages o! modern appli- struction a watchman was paid a ances, designed ta increase the total o! $2,637.39. Final costs de farmer's leisure-and his profits."- not include $1,000,000.00 vated ta ______________ 18î-1 reduce sale price across Canada nor some $600,000 voted te repair samie, many o! which have not A survey of!-the- figures recently yet been lived in. This socialist issued by the Dominion Bureau scheme o! housing han been a cont- o! Statistirs on the total cash in- ly venture. came received by farmers in Can- ada for their !arm operations in Custom,- education, and fashion 1946, reveals that- nearly 50 per !orm thé transient standards o! cent o! the total o! $1,742,341,0.0, notals. Immortality, ex ecm p t was derived from the livestoc k from age ordecay, has a glory of and dairying branches ,of! the lu- its own,-thc radience o! Soul.- dustry. Mary Baker Eddy. I..................~..*** ................................................................................................. I. WHAT. BOESIT (ONT To (REATE À JOB? More than eue million men and women are employed in Canadien factories toclay. Each cf these people bas a job because sômebody liad an idea-'an idea fer some manufactured article that would supply a public want; But a lot of work and planning bas te be donc before such an idea eau bc turned into products and jobs.& In the finît place, someone must figure eut wbether the goods can be sold iu quani tities large enough tô justify production'and at a pnic elew enough te attreet buyer"- but sufficient, first of alit, cover the direct cot of the gooda. Buildings, machines and raw materials then have te Le secured and a working force must be orga-nizýed before the product cen Le made and sold. The direct cost of the goods includes the wagei cf the workers,,taxes on the buisiness, and the cost of keeping up the plant-as weil as-.provision forenagg the plant frein time te lime, thus giving jobs te more and more werkers. Finally, the price must also include a profit te assure in*esters cf an Mncome in return for nisking their money in previding capit'al'for the business. Someone must attrect business capital or there would Le ne jolbs; Capital, in lu- dustry, is more than money. It is represented by the land, buildings,'machines and matenials which are bought with the money which was invested in an enterprise- money which was saved instead cf having been spent, sey, on "having a good lime." Business capital cornes from, the sevings of milliens of îhriftypeople whose invest4 ments are the foundation stenes cf cur industriel structure. TLs capital is supplied, for instance, by every man who camres an insurance policy-by every wornen who keeps ae savings acceunti Sa it is that back ef each wage canner in Canadien factories there la an investinent cf over $6000 because somebody found it was worthwhile te save and invest. lu ail, the vent sum cf ever six billion dollars has been supplied by inveators for the developinent cf Canadien industry. This is proof indeed of the faith and confidence they have ini frec enterpnise and the future of Canada. T7his adertîwiamn ' ione qci a wes aonor.d bys MHE GOODYEARTIRE &RUBBREU'tWfl'AYOF CANDA, LIEfT TUD MAT, IUT le 1947 MM CANADL« STATIMAN, BOWMANMM. ONTAM PAGE Pm Imm ý - - - - - - - - - -