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v m x pag six the acton free press acton ontario tlfursday december 15 1m6 reports and articles from haltons farmlands and farm organisations prof g raithby discusses zero pasturing ways tuesdny evening of last week saw the sixth in the series of 12 sheet ings being sponsored by the halton soil and crop improvement as sociation seventyseven farm ope rators arc signed up for this popu lar series prof geo e raithby head of the animal husbandry department at the oac was the special speaker the intriguing subject was zero posturing and the future of hairy industry in halton ing a uniform quality of feed furthermore in wet wenthcr it is difficult to ge away t roih puddl ing in the paddock particularly around the feed bunkers accum ulation of manure in the small pad dock is another problem john mcdougall manager of lazy pat farms at palermo who has practiced rero pasturing over the past two seasons also contributed to the discussion mr mcdougall stated that under their conditions the practice has- worked out excep tionally well ah in all it was a very interesting and enlightening two hour session the next topic in the series com es on january 10 when prof ralph cantpbe1trhend of the- department tne of agricultural economics at the o i ac will discuss marketing imirket- zero pasturing is or course the inr sc n their advantages comparatively new idea of confin- j nn limitations in general hkiieul- ing the farm herd in a relatively ture small area and of bringing the for age to the herd where it is fed in bunkers as we interpreted pro- lessor raithbys remarks it is a practice which is applicable under certain conditions but also has its disadvantages n short it offers the possibility of securing increased yields off a given area and there is less loss at pasture at certain sea sons along with this there is some evidence that the practice provides tor more uniform production with some reduction in supplemental train feeding it also reduces the amount of feeding required and eliminates some of the difficulties oa certain farms in connection with the watering of the herd on the other side of the picture it was also pointed out by professor raithby that such a practice neces sitates highest labor requirements and more costly equipment there is also some difficulty in maintnin- township roads parking banned by esquesing a special meeting ot esquesing township council was held et stew arttown on december 6 for the purpose of discussion a by law to prohibit parking on the township roads which interferes with snow plowing and sanding operations all members were present and reeve bird presided considerable correspondence was read artd dis cussed the toylaw to prohibit parkin on the township roads during cer tain seasons was duly read and psssed 3 pr sfsists trtsp upturn in business exceeds forecasts although an upturn in business had been eiqpected in 1936 the sunge forward which actually oc curred was beyond the forecasts of the most sanguine h l- en mttuv president of the bank of nova scotia told the shareholders at the banks annual meeting in halifax in looking to the future lie pointed jto wfltat he called can adas builtin growth the sharp increase in the number of child ren under the age of 15 who will be the working force nnd the buy- big public of the sixties f v nicks general manager of the hank told the meeting that it hnd been n record year for the bank assets had increased by 16 per cent and 35 new branches had been opentxt pointing out that the gross nat ional product iltad risen ro a now- high or 26 billion mr enman un derlined the progress canada was making in industrialization fourth trading nation in the world she is none among the first 10 industrial producers with a manufacturing output of three times the prewar level haltons farm organizations lay plans for annual meetings plans for the annual mediums of numerous halton farm organiza tions arc well under way as a mat ter nl fart by the lime this appears in print two or three of them will tie iver during the current week on thursday at ktewarttown halton federation of agricultures annual will he lie held the anniianneet- m ing is actually being held in the tl morning followed by a pot lutk s dinner at noon federation officials linve been fortunate in securing as tlieir guest speaker haltons own im m robinson who always brings a stirring message on monday evening of this week the burlington fruit and vegetable growers association staged their annual meeting in conjunction with a banquet in the appleby united church we note they have been successful in securing as their guest merit of the awards in connection with the grain corn comprtilion sponsored by til association the presentation of the geld watch donated by the milton milling co i rls will follow the winner grow 114f bus per acre of shelled corn at a ii per cent moisture content the special speaker for ibe after noon session will be tom lane of ontario agricultural colleges spi eial soil advisory service those who beard mr lines address re cently in nrainpton speak highly of ins practical grasp of tillage and power reiiuirenients on different soil types his address is based on experimental work conducted in re cent years at three different centres in ontario by the departments of agricultural engineering soils and field husbandry- dairy breeds the week of january 9 will see tell years weather by christmas signs country people in britain still watch the sky on christmas eve and christmas day for signs of a cfhange in the weather for there is an ancient belief that tile weather at this time is a strong portend for that to come throughout the year wise and cunning masters of as trology we are told have found tlvat a man may see and mark for the weatlier of holy night how the wihole year after shall be when christmas nlgllit was clear and starry it was taken that tin years crop of fruit w oull bo a plentiful on the other hand if christ- jvas night was foul and windy the ear t come would be very sant but if the wind arose at the f uio sun then it hotok- nelh great dearth of cattle and leasts uns year and if the w uid arov at sunset it signifies ie ith 1o snne amione the kings ami great lords- silverware doubles as decorations achristmas gift of silverhollov- waro caw be o twofold giti or perhaps even threefold for the lucky person who receives it this is so because many pieces of hoi lowware have a second and thud use making them as versatile us they ere beautiful many of theiu too can be put to use in handsome holiday decorations as soon as they are received the simple gravy boat for one thing can lead a more than double hfe by looking pretty as n holder for fruit centrepieces or perhaps at this time of year it will look festive when filled with a- mixture of tiny pine cones christmas tree balls and fresh holly flank the graceful lines of the gravy boat with silver candlesticks to which you have tied a beribboned pine cone and nobody will care whether you never use thus pretty silver piece for gmvy again a vegetable dish is a vegetable dish truly enough but when it is a silver one it makes n gracitui ad dition to the living room nffe- table whim you float a couple of colorful posies in it the same is true of the silver compote whose life you may have been limiting to such duties as serving after dinner mints a small bunch of grapes trailing over the side of the compote and decorated with brightly colored leaves will add a dramatic touch to a small dinner table get for two or to n side table in the living or dining room so dont hide your silverwhon it is not in uso for the single pur pose for which it was named give it double or even triple use by letting it have a chance to do one or two of the many extra duties that readily come to mind once you give thought to- your silvers many useful possibilities auto home shaver ttaa ramlngton plug into cigar ette lighter ctatlet of m u will aa ordinary tactile oututa com pute with da luxe pack war aft allwool tartan robe aulhantlc leftcoloured bcottlth tartans atlractlte and warmly comfortable cloeely woeen 100 allwool approx m x m engraved with ear naa on jat black tlbbad rubbar bulok chevrolet chrreler dodge ford mercury mataor oldamobue ply mouth and ponrlac auto j life three supertone auto radio 54 directional signal kit available through state farm insurance agent worth sflo powerful fttub latvil uperhttrodyn circuit big 8 alntco magnet peakor cuitom stylvd handsome undoriiaih mount flu any car e98 windshield washer 760 chev 1953s4 approved conversion slqtml kill are anay to install and ebay to ut lllmlnnta hnnd signal untvpmnl kit to ganulna trlco waahea wlndahlnld automatically you drive simt aa original ds equipment enray to install your white luxa speaker hon f s thomas minis- all three of haltons dairy breed tr of agriculture for ontario per- organizations holding their annual rtaps in our column of next week j meetings the jersey club will we may be able to give our readers start it off with a dinncr meeting swme of the highlights of his ad- in the stewarttown hall on jan- dlress uary 10 j w pawlcy bra soil and crop annual who is a member of the ontario the milton town hall wednesday jersey clubs special milk market- december 28 will again be the ing committee will be the special scene of the annual meeting for speaker haltons popular soil and crop im- the holstein club will stage their provement association here the annual the following day at the session will ge under way at 1030 trafalgar hall when they hope to am with lucky door prizes for have c d graham deputy minister those on time of agriculture for ontario as their the morning session will include special speaker short snappy reports from a num- on thursday of the same week bwr nf halton cooperators follow- the golden guernsey breeders trig tile noonday luncheon which will meet at stewarttown a well will be catered by tkescotch block known radio farm commentator is wi there will be the announce- expected to be their special speaker ir u s3stnsasi wiwiiasbissa geo readhead elected president latonlowmensassoaati another successful year in the history of the halton plowmens association was brought to comple tion on friday evening of last week it was the associations annual meeting presided over by j speno er wilson president of the halton association for the past two years secretary j e whitelocks report revealed that the junior match held on the harvey nurse farm in early september brought out the largest entry in some years the same was true jit the senior match held on the j j thistlewaite farm in late october here a total of 60 ridges were turned soriie interesting pictures in color taken at the two events plus a film entitled romance of two hemi spheres rounded out the evenings program the election of officers for the coming ear resulted as follows president george t readhead first vicepresident leonard lister econd vicepresident clebert mc dowell secretary treasurer j e wtutelock directors esquesing roy currie j c cun ningham r a neilson stanley may associates clifford wriggles- worth lloyd fisher tom hunter trafalgar j c marshall j w picket lloyd may thomas how- ctenr associates frank hall keith merry veorge hall l nelson j h taylor roy ellen- ten j- e ellenton glen campbell associates erwin gunny hugh warrningtpn fred agrew nassagaweya j r mcphail ross gordon robert hjirren george svvnnn associates j l chisholm jack turner harold terglil honorary directors stanley l huhr picket- vlctorhall- dixon c f picket e r segs- worth w e breckon j a elliott w j robertson- m t mcnabb v e mcarthur and w h robinson 5vmssisksksksi jrtf0e0tx ipr christmas holiday special train service toronto gusjph kitchener strafford london friday december 23rd lr toronto 110 pm parkdalc 120 pm wen toronto 128 pm weston 16 pm malton li4t pm brampton 158 p 210m7 gtbrirttown acton 222 pm rockwood f 2opm guelph 245 pm kitchener 312 pm baden f 325 pm new 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