The Sherbrooke record, 1 février 1973, Cahier 2

Sherbrooke Record Supplement—Thurs., Feb.1, 1973 journal — Thi only English Farm Paptr "sorving fho notds of tht progrossivo and modorn (armor of Outboc — ' s ürMi «y.• iv> " pf:.^ p .¦ *£Æ.^ *4 4! ,' ' ' I , ^s'•• • .\ *%Êê ^ ¦+** \y » : Vw K t ' t*- 's.rS Feeder Pigs 2-FARM JOURNAL- Appointment announced TORONTO - Albert A Thombrough, President of Massey-Ferguson Limited, announced today appointment of William K Mounfield as President of Massey - Ferguson’s Canadian operating subsidiary, Massey-Ferguson Industries Limited In his new capacity, effective today, Mr Mounfield is responsible for Massey-Fergusons extensive manufacturing and marketing complex in Canada, with headquarters at 915 King Street, West, Toronto Massey-Ferguson Industries Limited will function as part of the newly established Americas Region of Massey-Ferguson Limited as recently WILLIAM K MOUNFIELD announced The company, long a leader in farm machinery manufacture, is also active in the industrial and construction machinery, office furniture and the reception equipment markets Mr Mounfield’s broad understanding of Canadian business makes him eminently qualified to serve as President of the Canadian operating subsidiary Mr Thornbrough said Born in Toronto, Mr Mounfield graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and subsequently earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration He joined Massey- Ferguson in Toronto in 1948 and after four years in the Canadian Operation was transferred to Europe Over the following seven years, he held administrative and sales appointments in Massey-Ferguson’s French and British operations In 1959.Mr Mounfield returned to Toronto and was appointed Assistant Secretary of Massey-Ferguson Limited and Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors His most recent appointment was as Secretary of the parent company Results of farm union referendum The results of the postal referendum for a compulsory farm union released last Dec 12th 1972 by the Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board Ballots mailed out 51.160 Ballots returned 35.776 or 69 7 per cent Ballots considered valid 34,233 Votes in favour 25.328 or 74 per cent Votes against 8.905 or 26 per cent Votes annulled 1,543 The U P A (Union Des Producteurs Agricoles) after years of preparation and propaganda peddling have won their right to represent all Quebec Farmers through their organization and be able to collect a compulsory assessment from every person producing an agricultural commodity that represents $1,000 00 or more gross sales per annum Once the remaining problems of how this assessment will be deducted at source have been overcome the U P A will realize a new dimension of solvency it has never before experienced The question is: Will these assured syndicate riches really help the farmer as an individual or will the river of wealth be drunk up by bureaucratic camels that mysteriously appear whenever or wherever union monies are syphoned off from the source?Cowansville social notes Socials Mr and Mrs Arthur Hitchcock, accompanied by Mr William McKelvey spent Christmas with their daughter and niece ( Eunice) in Montreal Mr Wayne Dover spent the Christmas Holidays at his home with his parents Mr and Mrs David Dover and family then returning to Bishops College in Lennoxville to resume his studies Sympathy is extended to Mrs Raymond Farrell and family upon the sudden death of her husband who was employed for several years at the Bruck Mills, he was also a member of the Legion in Cowansville Congratulations and best wishes go out to Michael Sturtevant who celebrates his 14th birthday on February 5th from all your relatives and friends."Good Luck.Mike’ Get well wishes are extended to Mr George Poll who has been confined to his bed with pneumonia, also to his little daughter Dawn who is sick with the flu.and her grandfather Mr H Vaughan who is confined to his home also with the flu Mr and Mrs Fred Barber accompanied by Miss Winnifred Holliday spent Christmas with their sister and family.Mr and Mrs Larry Smith.Chomedey.Que Friends in Cowansville were sorry to hear Miss Kathan had passed away at the B M P Hospital Burial took place on January 8th Mrs Irene Williams and sons have returned home after spending Christmas with her son Warren and family in Ontario Mr Richard Staples.Director of Elementary Education is plugging along with daily duties regardless of the flu "Give in*>” “No Wav' Mr and Mrs Scully and daughter Ann arrived home after a visit to Ireland to spend some time with relatives and friends Mr William McKelvey has entered the BMP.Hospital for a check up, he has been in poor health for some time Best wishes and good luck, Mr McKelvey Another old time building is under destruction on the comer of Main and Albert making for more parking room for the IGA Store Chain saws have been roaring while shrub and trees are coming down between the Regent Store and the Church property on Main Friends are so sorry to hear that Mrs Sancton of the Nesbitt Residence is still a patient in the P M P Hospital her friends from the Nesbitt Residence would like to visit her but no visitors are allowed on account of colds and flu, she is wished a speedy recovery The Diocene will meet in Montreal at the Anglican House on the 26th of April the two hostesses will be Mrs Bowles and Mrs Morrison "Anyone interested in attending the Ice Follies in Montreal?’’ A bus will be leaving from the English School at 4 p m Feb 3rd Tickets are available at 109 Westmount or call 263-1021.Guests at the Nesbitt Residence on Friday were Mr and Mrs Malcolm Doaks from Sutton also Mrs George Johnson A lovely afternoon tea was served by the ladies and a very enjoyable time was had by everyone Mrs.Dow of the Nesbitt spent a long weekend from Friday to Monday visiting in Sutton The past weekend has been a very enjoyable one for the young children of Cowansville Walking though Main St vou could see children lined up on the sidewalk waiting anxiously to get into the movie house to see the wonderful picture “Brother of the Wind It was heartwarming to know that someone was thinking of the young children for a change Too seldom do people think of the young children s enjoyment Miss Heney of Stanbndge East spent Wednesday afternoon visiting her friends at the Nesbitt Residence Mr and Mrs Douglas Purchase and family of Montreal spent the weekend in Cowansville visiting relatives and friends At present time it would be most difficult to try and guess the strategy the U P A will adopt in representing the provincial farm community once compulsory assessment is realized Bills which have been brought about by the lengthy preparation for the postal referendum will first have to be paid While it is impossible for anyone outside the hierarchy of the U P A to know the exact cost of the publicity campaign for this project we can only assume it must be a substantial amount.Therefore we may deduct that for the time being there won’t be any drastic changes within the operation of the U P A.It appears to be another case of having to pay today for that which we bought yesterday which originally was intended to make tomorrow paradise.A treadmill to which many farmers have been accustomed Three years will probably be required before we realistically are able to assess the beast we have bought, from the time we felt its first tentacle It appears there are two very distinct possibilities for the U P A The first being the probability that the syndicate will become overstaffed with personnel outside of agriculture once financial stability is attained The second involves the amount of support the U P A can really count on When the results of the postal referendum were made public great emphasis was placed on the 74 per cent in favour aspect This percentage makes it appear as though the U P A received an overwhelming majority, unfortunately, this is not true If we study the figures rather than the percentages we note 25.328 producers voted in favor of the union.Of the 51,160 ballots mailed to producers the 25.328 favourable votes represent only 49 5 per cent Quebec’s Agricultural community has been plagued by similar referendums in the past The requirements set down by the Quebec Agricultural marketing Board are much too low and the results are not representative of the agricultural sector involved When we study collective bargaining in industry we find that according to the rules set down under the Rand Formula 51 per cent of the workers must vote in favour of a union before it can be recognized Even in industry a 1 per cent majority is a pretty narrow margin Why then should Quebec’s Agricultural Complex be compelled to accept less than a complete majority in determining its syndicate status?The wisdom of the Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board in permitting the minority to speak for the majority must be questioned The formula used by the Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board in creating producer operated marketing boards and granting syndicate power is an insult to democratic procedure and should be abolished Because agriculture is a serious, complex business in which the operators are businessmen owning their own enterprises a 75 per cent majority should be required when determining that which will be compulsory Bill 64 and the Postal Referendum have permitted the U P A to become the official spokesman for all Quebec’s farmers Unfortunately for the organization it has a minority mand ite and its stiffest competition will undoubtedly come from the producers who are members not because they want to be but rather because of the unrealistic and substandard marketing board requirements.Murray Powell Waterville, P.Q.the happy Kttte car ! »*; Tti m+m ****** NEED A TRACTOR?Make ROMA MALOUIN Your First And Last Stop * MF 165 STANDARD Strength for 4-5 ploughshares, economy and convenience, here are three main advantages of the diesel or Perkins gas motor with 52 horsepower.Ferguson hydraulic system.Large choice of options and accessories.Massey Ferguson Iowa —Toronto, Ontario ROMA MALOUIN 6421 FOSTER WATERLOO 539-0494 ^ FARM JOURNAL - ' - J Tested boars worth more More and more commercial pork producers are realizing that a top performance-tested boar is worth much more than an untested boar, or a boar with mediocre performance figures Some producers, however, still buy “cheap” sale bam boars, or boars with below average performance figures, says R H Denniss.livestock specialist.Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food At the monthly station tested boar sales held at the Waterloo Test Station.15 boars with a weigh-probe index of 130 or over have been purchased by commercial producers at an average price of $376 In the same sales.39 boars indexing 100 to 109 sold for $221 less than the top boars at an average price of only $155 Take a look at the extra profit from pigs sired by a $600 top performance-tested boar, as compared with the returns from pigs sired by an average boar TOP BOARS INCREASE PRODUCERS PROFITS Top Performance-Tested Boar Weigh Probe Index — 130 or higher; Price — $600; No Sows — 30; No Litters Sired-yr - 60; No Pigs Sired-2 yr — 1 080, No Lb Sold - 172.800.Avg Market Index — 102; Price Rec d per 100 lb - $38 76; Total Foster Socials Mrs.Adrian Whitehead entertained the January meeting of St James Evening Guild at her home with Mrs.L.Marsh assisting.Mrs.Sydney deSolla opened the meeting, when business arising from the minutes had been taken care of, the officers gave their reports for 1972 All reports showed a busy and successful year.Mrs Adrian Whitehead reported that her committee had remembered “shut-ins” in the Foster area with Christmas cookies or flowers Rev.Mercer announced that the Vestry meeting would be held.January 24th at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Price He also thanked the Guild, on behalf of himself and the Church Wardens for their support during the year He said that he was interested to note that all money received by the Guild had been spent to assist the Wardens to meet their commitments or as donations to charities such as the Cancer Fund, Dixville Home, Mackay Center, Nesbitt Residence, Montreal School for the Deaf and others.Rev.Mercer than installed the slate of officers for 1973.as follows.President, Mrs.Albert WTiitehead.vice-pres .Mrs Adrian Whitehead, treasurer.Mrs B deSolla.secretary, Mrs L Marsh, corresponding sec.Mrs Francis Johnson, work convenor, Mrs Ethel Bissell.food Con.Mrs Robert Price.forgotten patient.Mrs.Elvia Johnson, rummage, Mrs.S.deSolla.lucky package, Mrs Alan Donkin.Mrs.Albert Whitehad.the new president, continued the meeting Members decided to give donations in February instead of holding a Valentine card party A donation was received from Mrs Gibbs Money was voted to the Corresponding sec.and to the Forogtten patient Con to enable them to carry on their work This being the annual meeting, membership fees were received by the treas and one new member was welcomed Mrs.John Heatherington won the lucky package Mrs Ethel Bissell offered to open her home for the meeting to be held on February 8th LADIES’ AUXILIARY TO CANTON MAPLE LEAF.NO.4, GRANBY.PQ INSTALLS OFFICERS FOR 1973 At the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to Canton Maple Leaf.No 4.held on Saturday evening.January 13th at the I O.O F Hall.Granby, Que the following officers were installed by Ladv Clarissa Burt of Lennoxville, president of the Department Association, Ladies’ Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant of Vt Que and her staff President.Lady Edna Riley.Knowlton, P Q Vice-Pres Lady Hilda Howard.Cowansville.P.Q Secretary.Lady Beulah Whitcher, Foster.P Q Treasurer, Lady Lillian Neil.Granby.P Q Officer of Day.Lady Kathleen Durrell, Granby.Off.of Guard.Lady Ethel Buck.Bromont; Chaplain.Lady Gladys Galbraith.Melbourne; Sentry.Lady Vada Cleveland.Lennoxville; Colour Bearer Lady Pearle Windle.Knowlton; Color Sergeant Lady Doris McHarg, Lennoxville.Right Aide to Pres Lady Clarissa Burt.Rt A to V P Lady Lina Gelinas; Lt A to V P Lady Erma Neil At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the committee in charge, to the Ladies and Chevaliers Cowansville On Thursday the Anglican Church Ladies met at the Residence this being the first meeting 13 members were present Everyone joined Mrs Apedaile was visited by her two daughters also guests at the residence to enjoy the tea was Mr and Mrs Rexford of Foster The drawing of the Snowmobile uniform was held at the Bruck Mills retail store on Jan 23rd in the presence of Mr Richard Birtz.Personnel Manager and Mr Michel Brouillette.Sales Manager The lucky winner was Lise Marchessault of St Armand-Missisquoi Returns - $66 977 28 Average Performance-Tested Boar Weigh Probe Index — 100; Price — $150 No Sows — 30 No Litters Sired-yr —-60.No Pigs Sired-2 yr — 1.080.Avg Market Index — 100 Price Rac’d per 100 lb — $38 00.Total Returns $65.664 00 Difference in price returns .+$1.313 28 Difference in purchase price -450 00 Net difference in returns + 863 28 The above figures are conservative A top boar can raise the market index of your hogs much higher than 102.even if you full-feed a corn-based ration A top boar can also sire more than 60 litters per year in a large herd In addition, fast-gaining, lean pigs have a much better feed conversion rate than do fatter, slower-gaining pigs This would add additional dollars to the value of a top boar, particularly in these days of high feed costs Turn-over time with faster-gaining pigs also increases net returns A top-performance tested boar is an investment which can increase your profit whether market prices are high or low.West Brome Socials Miss Emma Coughtry of Montreal West and friends Mr and Mrs J Arthur Riley of Lasalle were Sunday January 14 guests of the former’s parents Mr and Mrs William Coughtry and grandmother Mrs M».inie Derby Mr and Mrs.Fred Edwards called on Mrs Isabella Chapman and Mrs Gladys Darrah at Sutton on Sundav afternoon January 14.Miss Cecile Darbe and Mrs.Mary McCutcheon attended the TNT at Cowansville on Tuesday January 16 Susan Edwards is confined to her room with the flu Mr and Mrs.George Shufelt’s infant son was christened on Sunday afternoon.January 14th at the church of the Ascension by Rev W Davidson receiving the name of Jeffery Thomas Mr David Shufelt and Mrs James Shufelt, uncle and aunt-inlaw of baby were godparents.A delicious lunch was served at the grandmother’s, Mrs Jean Shufelt working around the , clock i $131 million on fertilizer Canadian farmers spent $131 million on commercial fertilizer for their land in 1970.Statistics Canada reported today in its latest Census of Agriculture publication Measurement of fertilizer use was collected for the first time in the 1971 Census The figures indicate that fertilizer is one of the important cash inputs into Canadian farms Of the $131 million total.41 per rent was spent in Ontario, 18 per cent in Alberta, 17 per cent in Quebec.8 per cent in Manitoba, 5 per cent in Saskatchewan and 4 per cent in British Columbia Of the 366.128 Canadian farms reporting, only 39 per cent indicated the use of fertilizer in 1971 The proportion of farms with fertilizer applied was generally larger in the regions of more intensively farmed land Prince Edward Island had the largest proportion of farms using fertilizer (60 per cent), followed by Ontario (51 per cent ) and Quebec • 41 per cent ) In all.some 17 million acres were fertilized representing 22 per cent of the total area devoted to crops and improved pasture Alberta had the highest fertilized acreage (5 6 million acres), followed by Saskatchewan (3 7 million).Ontario ( 3 1 million >.Manitoba