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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 12, 1955, p. 8

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1v pack eight the acton f ree press acton ontario thursday may 12th 1865 farm news 1t0n county iaw association ihonors miss myrtle b held from haltons farm lands commmrttel 0mies 5ptn season for deer poor judgement on the part of many hunters from such centres as toronto hamilton and guelph has resulted in elalton farmers wanting ro mora of jtjieiii this fcouvi ap- jjearto brjhecnnsusjudgirik by- the warm and spirited discus sion which took place at a meeting of he halton conservation com mittee held in the farmers bidding milton on tuesday evening of lis week apparently a large percentage f these outside hunters have no re spect for rural property aside from general carelessness in ihs dis charge of firearms numerous in stances were cited of damage to fences and buildings in equesirtg township this pas winter stated chairman geo cur- xie visiting hunters left their cars forked along township roads to such an extent that it was impos sible for township plows to operate heated discussion this heated discussion arose out of a request from 1 c marritt district forester that the halton county council approve of an open season for deer this coming- fall it was pointed out by mr marritt that the deer have increased to the point that aside from any damage to crops thev are seriouslyinjur ing woodlofeand -plantations- while the majority of those pre sent agreed with mr marrit re- t f r rations in the two countjes of hal- ton nd peel have been advisott by professor gjo raitrvby head of the animal husbandry department ot -the- ontarioagricultural eollege that saturday juhe 4 i their field day as in former years hc group ji-ill- be guests- of trie oac for- luhch- in the college dining hall in addition to the usual program professor raithby and his staff are crranging to provide an oppor tunity for the halton and peelites to sec the international business machines in action it is with the aid of these human machines that the animal husbandry department of the ontario agricultural col is doing that outstanding piece research work pertaining to the relative ability of herd sires to transmit type and production to their offspring it is anticipated that data on the various herd ajres in the maple and toronto district artificial units which have sired ten or more daughters will be available to the visiting group day lm th sardine the damage being- done by deer on the other hand it was the opinion of the majority of those present that outside hunters were a greater source of damage than the deer the meeting recommended to the halton county council that con sideration be given to the holding of an open season for deer in the fall of 1955 providing that it be restricted to county residents only and further that it be confined o that part of halton north of the no 5 highway kecwanend licenses limit it was also the general feeling of the meeting that in the past far too many licenses have been sold to outside hunters by some halton municipalities it was therefore re commended to county council that in future the licenses to nonresi dents of halton to hunt foxes rab bits and pheasants be limited in cumber to the county and that a meeting of township municipal of ficers be held prior to july 1st when details concerning the num ber of licenses to be sold etc would be decided ovc dr to address twilight meeting acetonemia and other associated dairy cattle diseases will be the subject of dr jim henderson of the ontario veterinary college when he addresses the annual halton holstein twilight meeting at hays sales arena friday m haltons two h dairy calf clubs will hold their meeting in conjunction with this twilight meeting the event is open to all men and women interested in dairy cattle special- prises will be award ed to the best judges ladies men end calf club members rights of way to be viewed by panel ontario junior farmer field tt guelph in june on the last saturday in may they ere making plans for their annual county livestock judging compe tition this l one event where the male section of the junior farmers will go it alone however they plan to make tip tor it the same evening in the milton town hall when the announcement f awards and presentation of prizes will be held in conjunction with the usual dance to the rhythm ramblers these are bifl a few of the-ajctlvl- tics planned for the summer season but perhaps sufficient to indicate that the present executive is out to maintain the program of recent rears co district holstein surprises experts hartog jemima sadie a pure bred holstein bred and owned by j c bell ahrkson burlington ont is a most unusual animal at an ago when most cows are long past their prime sadie has surprised- the ex perts- by making her largest yearly production record as a 15 yearold she- produced in 365 days on twice a day milking 21000 lbs milk con taining 710 lbs fat this is the latest in a long series of excellent production records made by sadie which give hep- a lifetime total on official test of 171574 lbs milk containing 5973 l fot av t 3 butter the halton county i aw atom- lalion tandared rmnulloii din ner in honor of minn myrlu ii field on her ntllrameiil n itcgut ror of kkmnii for halton in lli k- tnmlhcc hurjlnijlon on wednrisday of laat wock t a hiilchlnmiu qc pirmltlrmt of the halton cuiinly law aaaee- latlon made the introduction awl leroy dale qjc presented mim purchase house smdshecl by tree mr and mr william turner whose home wo smashed by a fall ing tree on tuesday february 15 have purchased the house front- lis owner w p gamble of guelph the 50 foot tree was being felled to the requirements of hydro linesmen when it crashed down on the two- storey frame house on the camp- bellvllle sideroad just east of the village mrfand mrs turner were inside the house at the tiincbutsccing the tree was about to descend toward their house they escaped to the back kitchen they had lived in the house about 40 years klalil with a combination radio re- tuttt plirypr with ah awwirlmnnt ur ivoord 1 lluail tobln gimal warn ml myrtle ii rinll judgn w n mwi- i on ill honor juiigpvf n toblu win anil mr itoblnson his wor- lilp k m laiiirioh police maale- trnt and mm iantfdiin twenty dul- q c t a ilulehlrwon qjc and mm illitclilimoii mia lols mcmillan of ilurllnglon imeeiitnl mimics numbers a heart tluit is free and mother miirrcn she wa accompanied u hie piano by miu mary fraiwr of ituillltgtllll a total of 40 ifalton county liiwycru and their wlvea wjth the tif r of the regutry office attend ed tlie event that included a dinner of spring chicken and strawberry parfult hydro and highwaytight ofways ifat she is thus recognized by the holstein friesian asociation of canada as a silver seal producer all oi this outstanding cows rec ords have been made on twice a day milking arid in six of he lact ations she qualified for the 305 day division sadie is classified good phis for conformation cross farm lands is a question causing some concern to hatlon property owners in the hope of getting some clarification on the subject we understand the halton federation of agriculture is ar- ianging a meeting for the court house milton next week this will take the form of a panel discussion and we further understand that the department of highways and the ontario hydro electric power commission have accepted invitations to send repre sentatives other members of panel according to- a b coulter secre tary of the halton federation will include m m robinson of burling ton cecil belyea of the ontario federation of agriculture with geo el elliott of milton as chair man all in all it looks like an interes ting program which should be of interest to halton farm folk mm day the annual halton and peel guernsey jersey and holstein field day at the ontario agricul tural college on the first satur day- in june is an event always looked forward to by 1000 to 1200 halton and peel folk notwithstanding the fact that the college authorities have revised their program for visiting groups officers of the three breed organi- soraon strain rk 1 milton markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phone milton 15ir3j halton jrs plan summer activity halton junior farmers under the leadership of president john w picket held a busy session at a meeting in the farrners building milton last week miss janet laidlaw brampton is to be the speaker at their annual church service this month in st pauls united church milton as in former years music will be pro vided by the halton junior farmer chou under the leadership of mrs geo newell on saturday previous to the church service the juniors meet at lowville park for the annual field day they will select their teams to represent them at the western per- lasting beauty with perennials a perennial garden offers manent beauty here you can have your 6wn rose5 climbing on trellises or in a formal bed many home owners start a perennial garden in a small way and add to it until the collection is a sizeable one afford ing a variety of gorgeous cut flow ers for the borne and to wear anemones aquilegia asters ce- ntaurea chrysanthemums delphin iums dianthus iris lupinus peony phlox primula ranunculus scab- iosa veronica there are many more this list however will give a succession of flowers from spring to fall hs holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted ugnydufferin spring seeding painting noticed intended for last week mr and mrs edgar howden at tended the final banq and dance of the flarmony club in guelph saturday night we see signs of hew homes being builnoirtnnfrignyttrrieroadnn2fr i highway several farmers on and- near 25 highway have had an aluminium paint job done on the roof of their barns seeding is- getting under way this week in this district and the farm ers are hoping for fine weather many happy returns of the day to two little four yearolds linda howden and douglas wilson linda had a birthday supper and had as guests her grandparents mr and mrs j j kennedy and misses pearl and marie of milton mr and mrs george bonnett spent several days last week with their son and daughterinlaw in toronto mr and mrs j h lubbock mi nn ieo and mr and mrs harry fatt and clarence acton visited- their sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs c e davenport recently mj cox ptumbino heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners phon 25 251 mason blvd acton qrablt oalr chintsj ttm kjtslnt mmt tutat nur 4lxl jmt too ft sm ialm aim 100 far s4so isijek mlmm 100 tar ssoo latask daf 100 100 l fr j-ft- ittt is far sm r lboo par 100 ru- m tar om ar ssboo pn 100 privet vtaunm a r i a t a it uaai iu u aai aaraj kla4 is fw ssoo ar s1boo pt natarv 100 rosa muttiflpra limuam u tar s34 ar stlo i rh bakberrt- m i l m gmrwi iata rat sss ar s3s0o ar 100 paeony roots mlm laj vute ar u 1 tar sloo bowstanvilut ontakio an a msfek karkat jims greotar turkey pf fits macted t d it c v i c s prestartfr master turkey s for t h p n i 5 wfi ratio local mastr otaiia acton flour mills acton ontario 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