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jkwsmr i ft page six the acton free press acton ontario thursday september 20ih reports and articles from heltons farmlands and farm organisations better hakon farmlands are visited by county soils and land use group last week saw a group of some 30 young men on the fourth annual junior farmer soils and iand use tour paying a visit to 12 farms in halton jjfel and york counties the group was made up ot one del egate from each county with cal vin sprowt of acton as haltons 1m delegate t r hullard associate director of extension for the ontario de partment of agriculture was in charge of the group and program other officials accompanying the croup were prof m w staples of the animal husbandry department at the ontario agricultural college dr w e tossell of the freld hus bandry department and dr brt matthews ot the soils department halton farina impreaa the first stop in hulton was the iliuliilc farm of matinee c beaty of trufalgar township this 200 acre well kept fiirmstcnd with its loo head of outstanding pure brvtl jerseys as always had much of interest for a vistttnn group all crops with the exception of the corn crop had heen harvested however the well filled mows and krannry testified to the productimilv of the liiidnle farm umt out ill the fields mr ftenty was plied with iiuiuineralilt quest ions imttaining to his rotations stvd mixtures fertility urogram etc in- cidenlnlly the group also took utf- vnntugc of the opportunity to sii some of the animals in this inui- nationally known herd which con tains 10 excellent females it will also be of interest to our renders to learn that iii nninwils have been selected from the lin- dule strink to compete at the nat ional dairy show at chieugo in october by the way a 14 acre field of rodney oats yielded between l and 00 bus to the acre this year in con tr lust to 40 odd bushels to the acre from the beaver variety proper land le the 155 acre maiden knrm of dr w k james near hornby was the next point of call here the primary purpose of the visit was to a the job of reclaiming some 30 odd acres of flats which has been done by the energetic and capable manager jim mckay to sor the 30 acre flats with its stream of sprint water and lush pasture is always an inspiration however to really appreciate the transformation one would have to have seen it as it was originally when jim mckay came to the farm thorn trees everywhere and a worn out blue grass pasture which wouldnt carry many cattle for more than a few weeks in may and june an axe backed by a strong heart and arms nided by brushkill over several winters el iminated the thorn trees then fol lowed the use of a kiltfer disc- fertilisation and a good seed mix ture campbellv1lli today it carries over 60 head ot grdcg mlssioil bdno aberdeen angus throughout the i season and speaking of the live- ldgi6s alq w66t stock th yo men took time out j w u toseejmtof thcflbll in thin grace mission band held notedterd includini their champ- h m ml zj i ki i church janet mitchell the preaid- ton nera sire eu obpncd the meeting with the parna management stressed call to worship after singing hymn one has only to visit the iso acre jj70 fern ramshaw and margaret nurseland farm of fred nharao black were in charge of the devot- near ashgrove to realixe that here ions mrs greenlees used the is another halton farmer who is a eight commandments for the bible top farm manager the farm bus- study the minutes were read b mess comprises some 05 head- of margaret mcphuil and mrs green- pure bred jemeys a laying flock of lees gave the financial report 1400 hens plus hogs the birthday song was siing for as in the case of the visit to lin- owen wallace fern ramshaw und dale farm ml nurse was literally janet mitchell betty 1ou turner tcsciked with questions pertaining have a heading my verse the of to ins rotation his seed mixtures roving was received und was dedic fertility program not to mention his 200 ton pit silo farm pond farm work shop miiltifloiu hose hedges etc and etc how mr nurse proposes to adjust his farm business to meet the ultimatum of a bulk tank was also the source of further inquiries and discussion ikarm wuodlot profitable the dual call in million was a visit to ttie 2a acre farm vfhdlot on the farm of duncan moffiit nassa- gawicyu township near kviekwiukl the kioup learned thai over the past ml years this wotlliit lias pro duced an average of lstl nals of maple syrup aiuiiuilly on the ad vice of one forester i l oroves some isoi0 feet of mature maple was sold from this wotnllot this past winter further thinning will ik made this coming wmter officials of the department of 4tm4sttttd forest took 14io young men on an enlightenink hike throughout the wihkllot to show what proper woodlol management could do threshing was the order of the day on the occasion of this visit however mr moffat tixik time out to answer the innumerable questions of the group relative to the income derived from the wood lol etc his parting comment to the grotip as he left for trie thresh ing scene was i wouldnt be sorry if the whole farm was in trees around 530 pm the croup was off to guelph where they are mak ing their headquarters for the three days frankly we think the young men on their return to their homes are going to do a lot of talking about what they saw and learned on their visits to the four farms in halton- yes we would also antic ipate that their visit will result in some adjustments in their own farm businesses in the years which lie ahead halton jrs hold plowing match select team to represent county saturday september b saw hal ton juniors stage their annual plowing match on the farm of c ricci lofrwh line of esquesing township harvest conditions pre vented many prospective plow boys and girls competing in this annual event fred timbers noted champion plowman of stouttvillc york county was the official judge and coach li ridges in all were turned these ridges yerc utilized the fol lowing monday by the ontario plowmens association as the basis for a judging school which was at tended by some 46 official judges from rill sections of ontario halton team selected as in former years the team to represent halton in the intercoun ty class at the international was selected at this event the success ful plow boys were john cunning- hantof hornby and tom hunter of georgetown bjurtn contrast to former years the intercounty team members must each plow two ridges one in the two- furrow util ity class on thursday october 6 and the other in the regular inters county class the following day the tntercounty awardsw411be based on the combined score for the two days however to return to the match of the halton juniors here are the awards class 1 i contestants under 16 years keith leslie georgetown class 2 mounted plow class mary lou taylor burlington and george humemilton class 3 juniors un der 21 years john cunningham hornby and bill speck hornby class 4 i inter secondary school class tom hunter georgetown numbered anions the interested spectators were j d thomas pres ident of the worlds plowmens as sociation and a mr britton champ ion plowman from new zealand who was on his way to compete at the world match in great britain uted by all singing the first verse of the dedication hymn we give thee hut thine own 24 answered the roll call by naming the sub- jiht which i like best nt schoopvthe study for the primary children was tpven by beverley huberts and was taken from the study hook singing secrets mrs greenlees had eluirge of the study for the juniors which was taken from the study ik ok diikiii pathway during the niiisic pei lod songs from other lands were sunn the meeting clos ed by suikliig the hymn jesus lov- vs me unit the lords prayer said in unison mrs w grettuy was hostess to the ladies aid on wednesday af ternoon the devotions were taken by mrs m mephail and mrs crawford mrs mcdhail gave the report of the secretary anil mrs greenlees gave the financial report mis m cheer secretary re ported ii cards and letters sent in two months four of these to wel come new babies during the busin ess period several items of busin ess were discussed lookers for the choir gowns have been purchased arrangements were made for a quilting and some other things dis cussed to be taken care of inter mrs crawford gave a report of llonyauftfrin corn wiener roast held on hosts lawn intended for last week mr and mrs edgar howden were host and hostess to the iigny farm forum when they mel last wednes day evening to enjoy u corn and wiener roast on the lawrr miss leola llavis returned to her home over the weekend after spending the summer at a summer i escort v mrs uf clarke was guest of the rockalong wi she spoke on her trip overseas mr and mrs clyde and mrs von tuyl kerry and susan of center- line michigan spent the holiday weekend with mr and mrs edgar howden and family and attended the reunion at brookville hall on labor day guests with mr and mrs c e davenport on sunday were mrs it findlay and john mrs e wetr and mrs scwell of guelph and mr and mrs mel zimmerman and family of dtindaa mr and mrs george gill bur- nhanuhorpeand mr and mrs e melmer were guests at the same home recently the dally vacation lliltle school where 128 children were enrolled with un average attendance of 103 from the report it was thought that much time and effort had been spent on a very worthwhile projeet mrs crawford read a letter from jane tsriiy in whlclrmairy suggest ions were given which would help cacti one to ifeenle what they would like to for the church many of these duties were simple but if each one decides what they can d hcsl there will lie an aetive society and the work will in- interesting the birthday song was sung for five members the meeting was rlihsd willi the lords prayer in unison a social period followed after which the ladles strolled out to the shady nook al the hack of the house this lieaiitlful spot has lovely flowers a small island wat er flowing smoothly and even ducks sauntering around i reliable taxi 24 hours a day phone 430 promptness is a keynote of our service were as close asthe phone coffee and snacks to tak out we deliver fish and chips our specialty ixwmwvimwm 9 main st acton attention armersl- for yur tractor gas and fual noeds groaso and lubricat ing oil contact thompson fuels ltd phone 69 acton prompt delivery from meter pump yi we have tanks aval labia acton legion minor sports association public meeting thos interested in assisting with the vital activities for the youth of acton are urged to attend acton legion auditorium monday september 24th 8 pm e l buchner optometrist hi acton every wed afternoon office at 4 null st e a acton hours 1 30600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 monster bingo 1000 jackpot game 1425 prizes sponsored by georgetowniioos club georgetown arena friday sept 21st 815 pm 100 admission includes free card for 10 games in aid of swimming pool a live display at acton fall pair the rfoot hardware ljoolh shown here featured a showing of conversion burners pace heaters and gas ranges these appliances were demonstrated as pro pane gas was used in ihe display to ire the healers and slovos andthe features and utility explained by root haidwaie manager bob leslie shown above t the rockwooil store is equipped to sell appliances lor propane gas or naturavgas fuel supply ami iq make convoision ol heating units pre- jsently burning other uls advertisement t5j-is7a- y rv i lr- cub scout paper c o l ltc tlolf saturday september 22 please bundle paper securely or pack it in cartons and place at edge of sidewalk all cubs and scours to meet at scout hall at 830 am bad weather weather is no longer a washday worry to the modernminded homemaker who has an automatic gas clothes dryer rainy washdays cant upset her or aaake her scurry around trying to get iht clothes in off the line its always perfect drytng weather inside her dryer cold dark winter days when clothes hung inside ordinarily take a long time to dry are no problem either in less than a load of damp clothes is dried soft fluffy and sunny day fresh a gas clothes dryer does away with hard work clotheslines clothespins and clothesprops put your clothes into the dryer and set the dials thats all there is to it you can do a complete washing and still haveplenty of time for your family and friends see the dryers on display at the united suburban gas office or at your favorite appliance dealer united suburban gas ccimpany limited acton 27 mill east phone 695 umircs u- i