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SADE LY 5, : AT DN A 0 at RE ER "aay Hh Avi SRNL 24 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Apr. 28, 1976 Blackstock area news Mrs. Pat Fletcher Mrs. Elizabeth Skelding spent Easter weekend with her son Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Skelding, Niagara Falls. They attended a service in Christ Church Cathedral, Hamilton, in 'which her granddaughter, Joanne was one of 51 to be confirmed by the Bishop of Niagara, the Right Reverend J.C. Both- well. They celebrated Com- munion with the rest of the congregation at the end of the service. Congratulations to. Mich- elle MacDonald who also passed her tap dancing exam recently. Michelle is a student of Mrs. Linda Little, Uxbridge. Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Bilbey, North Carolina, were Easter weekend guests of-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wright. + Mrs, William VanCamp and Mdme. Justice M.M. - Easter and Mrs. VanCamp spent weekend with Mr. R. Drinkwater. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Asselstine were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Webb and went to Belleville to visit Vern's Mother, Mrs. Poole. Mr. and Mrs. Yancin, Mississauga, were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Asselstine, Mr. and Mrs. Les Bush- Friday Weigh Sale | APRIL 30th onLY i Regular 4.50 Save $1.50 per 50 |b. Bag 7-1-7 - *3.00 Weed & Feed Fertilizer Save $1.00 per 44 Ib. Bag. Regular *16. 99 *¥ Lawn Seed 20% OFF We also have: GARDEN SEEDS IN'BULK COMPLETE FERTILIZER LINE LAWN SEEDS IN BULK PEAT MOSS POTTING SOIL _ DAHLIA BULBS GLADIOLA BULBS ROSE BUSHES SHEEP MANURE SEED POTATOES ASPARAGUS PLANTS COMPLETE LINE OF LAWN AND GARDEN CHEMICALS. MASTER FEEDS 139 Queen St. Port Perry 985-2131 | Let your forage -be your guide! Good management says "Choose your mineral according " tothe ame Jo * That's why Shur-Gain offers four diff- 8 erent mineral choices outlined below for your selection. ...and at reasonable prices t00. UR-GAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS SHUR-GAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS FOR NON-LEGUME FEEDING # 2 FOR LEGUME FEEDING To be fed where the roughage is To be fed with high legume forage... grass, hay ot con silage. 10 balance the high calcium and low : phosphorus of legumes. MINERALS SHUR-GAIN RANGE MINERALS pitt For Western feeding conditions To be fed where water supply carries where salt is provided separately and sah, ot where salt is available from stock is on & high hay or pasture other sources. ration. @ minerals WALLACE MARLOW Co. Ltd. BLACKSTOCK, tel. (416) 986-4201 - Kitchener, Mr. _ piano _ solo. . Chapman 84, field, London, were Easter weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Byers. Mrs. Verna Corby, Osh- awa, was a Sunday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Assel- stine: - 'Mr. and Mrs. Al Ruthford and family, Mrs. George Fowler and Mr Sand Mrs. George Rutherford "were Saturday--dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Currie. Mr. and Mrs. Les Assel- stine, Gayle and Robbie, and" Mrs. Floyd: Asselstine, Peterbor- ough, were Easter Sunday and Monday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Asselstine and family. * Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. David Adams (Michelle Robinson) who were married in Blackstock * United Church on Saturday. Congratulations to Mr. and 'Mrs. Lloyd Jamieson (Debbie Carmichael). who were married in Immacu- late Conception. Church, - Port Perry on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dickson, Burlington, and Miss Janice Dorrell, Carleton, weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Dorrell. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pawley Oshawa, were Thursday .evening -guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelly and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelly and family were Sun. dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Petch, Kent and Catherine, Aurora. Several ladies attended the successful Daffodil Tea © sponsored by the Blackstock Women's Institute last week. Mrs. Visser favoured with a solo, and Janet Par- sons entertained with a The flower, arranging demonstrated by Bev's Floral Art was enjoy- ed by everyone. There was a penny draw and bake sale and also 4 draw for the quilt. Lucky winners were: -ist Mrs. Joyce Taylor, 2nd Mrs Morelli, 3rd Mrs. Plough- an. { Winners at the weekly enior Citizens card party /with 19 tables were: 1st | Lionel Byam 92, 2nd Bill t, 3rd Susie Harris 82, 4th Doris North- cott 81,*5th Doug Brock 81, 6th Mrs. Reid Cook 80, low Mrs. Tennyson Samells. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Swain were Sunday visitors of Mr: and Mrs. Frank Powers, Lindsay. PALEK TRICIAN "srs OUR ELECTRICAL KNOWLEDGE SAFE § SOUND were BOWMAN ELECTRIC o Residential eo Industrial eo Commercial UXBRIDGE 852-7352 A very interesting meeting of the Ontario-York Dairy Herd Improvement Association. was held in Haugen's Restaurant, Manchester, on Tuesday, April 20th, withi a goodly number of the members and their wives and.families in attendance. The program consisted of a"luicheon followed by short addresses by several of the officials and guests who were present. . The main speaker on the program was\Mr. Donald Chambers, D.H.I.LA. Area Supervisor. Mr. Shambers spoke on the Dairy Herd Improvement Association program in the Province, and congratulated produces -on their achievement during the past year. Mr. -James Ball, Supervisor of the Association, presented Award of Merit Certificates for the top B.C.A. herd in the group, the herd with the most improvement; and the herd with the best calving interval. The highest herd average award went to Zion Farms, operated by Bart and Steve DenOuden, R.R.2, Uxbridge, whose herd had a B.C.A. of 146 for milk and: 148 for fat in 1975. The certificate for the highest production increase also went to Zion Farms, with an - increase of 51 B.C.A. points. The breeding efficiency award went to Mr. Doug Harder, R.R.5, Sunderland, with a calving interval of 12.1 months in the 1975 production year. Also, on the program, Agricultural Representative Ivan Bell commented briefly and outlined the feed analysis and ration formulation program, that is being carried on by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. _ Following the formal part of the program, Mr, Ball "showed coloured slides taken on a recent trip to Cuba, and Mr. Earl Enipringham showed a number of slides taken on a trip to New Zealand. Junior Agriculturalist Program For the past three years, a Junior Agriculturalist Program has been carried on by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. This program has been successful in providing a number of young people who §§ are interested in agriculture, with some. practical experience on commercial farms. As a result of the experience gained in the first three years of the program, it has 'been decided to continue the program in 1976. The Junior Agricultural- ist Program is designed to provide a practical _learning experience for young people in the 16 and 17 age group from non-farm homes, who have a serious interest in agriculture, and who have had no exper- ience working on a farm. Asa Junior Agriculturalist; a student will be placed on a selected commercial farm, where he or she will perform regular activities, relative to. that_farming operation. In addition, the Junior Agriculturalist will have an opportunity to develop an appreciation of rural life, living with a farm family and through participating; in local 4-H and Junior Farmer Pro- grams, as well as from rural activities. ' Selection for the program is based on the appli- .%eant's reason for being interested in agriculture and his or her plans for future education and career. Host farmers for the/program must be engage in full-time farming, agd the farm must be a com- mercial operation. As well, the host farmer must be, interested in helping inexperienced young people develop the skills required on a farm, and is expected to havesthe ability to work well withy and supervise young people. The host farmer is also required to have, suitable accommodation. The Junior Ageteulturalist will be required to participate in an oriéntation program. which will take place' in mid-June: The on-the-farm assignment will be for a nine week period commencing on June 21st and terminating on August 20th. Each Junior Agricul- turalist will receive a training allowance of $16.00 per day based on a six day week, $6.00 of which if provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and $5.00 in cash per day by the host farmer, as well as room and board valued at $5.00 per day. Young non-farm people in the 16°to 17 age group, who are interested in the Junior Agriculturalist Program, or farmers who would like to act as hosts for the program, are advised to obtain an application form, and make application no later than May 1st. Information and application forms are available at local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Offices and at Secondary School Guidance offices. A tt dd hE DON'S CUSTOM CONGRETE FISHING Basement Floors Garage Floors Patios - Sidewalks Concrete Steps <7 ~~