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art bennett views farmers future with optimism a g ihrt bennett director of extension for the ontario department of agiiculture and food took an optimistic view toward the future of fanning in canada when he spoke 10 near ly 200 at the halton cnuntv plowing match on satuulav eve ning pitching horseshoes is fun if you know w to do it bert davidson of acton centre a member of the winning horseshoe pitching team shows allan brownndge tom brown- ndge and george brownndge how it is done leonard thompson was mr davidsons partner on the championship team the horseshoe pitch ing competition was held in coniunction with the annual halton county plowing match 82 the acton free press thursday noverriber 3 1966 60 enter plow match largest show in years sixtv entries the largest for the countv match since 1955 braved blustery weather on sat urdav to compete in the annual halton countv plowing match imanv of the top plowmen from halton countv and manv other parts of the piovince com pclcd in what judge win tim tiers of york counn described os the little international despite sub 50 degree temper atures and a biting wind the contestants successlullv battkd the rockhaid giound judge bob timbers the second half of the popular father and son judging team praised the plou bovs for their excellent work in class three for open mounted plows for two or more furrows he said i dont think ive ever seen a class so close there were only a lew points sepaialing first and eighth place t j biownndge i george town was judge loi the horse show results of the match arc as follows jointer plows in sod open to all lloyd ma rr 4 milton stan mav r r 2 hornb tractors in sod open donald dunkeld r r 2 claremont doug rtid r r s brampton kenneth a brown 44 young st s richmond hill bob aim strong brampton ross kin nedv little britain ken how den hornby open mounted plows two or more tin rows john wilson not val george e dixon brampton beit robeitson at ton ro craig mono road keith leslie georgetown leo wilkinson mil ton alex mckinnev biamplon bui speck horrib mounted plows ruharcl dun nett gait bob brandei mai ton h biandei mallon elgin jamieson gall haile picui ing oakville toronto dominion bank bur hngton special pieseiited to richard dun nett tractor mounted plows iwo or more furrows halton onl john breekon builington janet taylor 1309 apploln line bui hngton eatons of canada junior present- to john championship special ed b george swann breekon tractors in sod open don cation brampton brvan mar shall milton john devins mono road larr picket georgetown roval bank of canada bur lington special presented by jack ta lor to don cation tractors in sod open three furrows or more h r jarvis agincourj dwight may horn by cecil shoemaker elmira spencer wilson norval ron goetlling kitchener canadian imperial bank of commerce milton special pre senied bv rav harrison to h r jarvis the ernest irvine tractor utility class two or more fur rows keith leslie georgetown brvan marshall milton john wilson norval lee wilkinson milton dwight may hornby lirrv picket georgetown janet tavlor burlington john breek on burlington bill speck ho nb harlev pickering oak- mile tractor utility class open ross kennedv little britain bob aimstrong brampton don ald dunkeld claremont george e dixon brampton doug reid brampton bert robertson ac ton don cation brampton ken how den hornb john devins mono road h bander malton robert biander malton ron- goetlling kitehener h r jar ms agineoint ro craig mono road elgin jamieson gait alex mckinne brampton ken neth a brclwn richmond hill mt bros hoinb open to business and pro fessional men donald e ken ned superintendent ontario school lor deal milton ro lmngston george swann sher wood hume ra hai nson rick row an ledwiih tood market ltd milton special presented b mike letlwith to donald e ken ncd horseshoe pitching compel 1 lion leonaici thompson and bell davidson ol aeton bob mefnen and t j biownndge ol geoigtloun geoige biown ridge of streetsville and allan brownndge ol geoigctown bui alexander and tinest alexander ol nona specials esso champions special 2 furrow mounted plow s onl bv imperial oil limited presented bv mrs gus mowbras to brxan marshall international harvester com pany special b internation al harvester co of canada lim ited hamilton ont utility class 3 or more furrows hal ton presented by lvle dales to dwight may bank of nova scotia special for best plowed ridge in class 6 bv halton contestant presented bv imr hodge to bi- an marshall thomas how den special best finish in classes 16 and to the oldest plowman presented by mr howden to roy crafg judge george e elliott mem orial trophy youngest halton a former worker for the agri cultural- extension branch irt halton lot tne vears mi ben nett suggested were loo pnne to talk about problems in agri- ciilluie we dont talk enough abopt the progiess being made he pointed to ihe 66 per cent in- eieise in crop volume during the past fixe ears and to the si pel cent healer milk pradue- tion coming from lower vows to lurlher his claims he inditat cd canada is the fourth largest oxpoi ter ol farm goods in the woild and desenbed agriculture as an expanding iiulustrv in this nation despite ihe fact that their aie one half as manv pro- due cis in 196s as there were at the end of ihe war agriculture in all its loims he said provides 3 pei 1 on 1 ol the eounlrxs jobs nd 4 per eent of ihe gross nu- i onal pioduet despite the many problems that will have o be dealt with 111 the luline he spe tker wasnt ii 1 mod i have a great re- speet loi the unending ingenum ol man 1 am a 1 11 m believer thai mans ingciuiil will win out he said he challenged those ill ihe audience to look ahead m agn eulluie and icpoitcd up some ol ihe decisions made at a thiee da conference in vineland list week illaltons representatives at the conlorome wore jack tav lor td scgsworth and rov coul- ier some ol the interesting points which eame out of the conference included there will be an increase in demand of berween 30 and 40 per cent of farming products and farm producers will be rhsicall able to handle the de mand but need adequate finan cial returns for their endeavors there is a sufficient back log ol le hnologv available to increase production from be tween 70 and 80 per cent in 20 years there will be hall as main faimers as there aie todav tarmers will be producing lor a definite predetermined market in 20 ears in 20 xears the population will be nearly doubled ownership of land bv the operator i- desirable and neces sary but it might be difficult because of the rising cost of land one of the biggest prob lems facing farmers is theirdis- torted image presented to the public farmers must enlist the support of consumers if they wish to increase their return on their investment e oftentimes farmers blame poor financial returns on pool marketing while sometimes it is really caused b subpar effn icncv mi bennett and his wife jean were introduced bv jack tavlor and the speaker was thanked bv cameron marshall warden h h huuon congrat ulated the hailon county plow mens association on their ex eelknt match councillor geof- trev drew brook or oakville represent ing reeve hcrbei t mer- rv spoke bnclly tom brown ndge judge for the horse clas ses judges l l skuce win timber and bob 1 imbers agri cultural representative henry j stanley and halton countv plowmens association president j c cunningham also spoke other head table guests in eluded the contestants for the queen of ihe furrow contest and llovd mav george read- head thomas howden jack marehment jack tavlor cam eron marshall george swann trank peacock ihe host for the match mrs diane may who representeit hailon at the intel national plowing match in 1966 and mrs spencer wilson and mrs james reid organisers of the queen of the furrow comp etition the head table was in traduced bv llovd mav the president thanked all for iheir cooperation particularly mr peacock for allowing the competition to be held on his farm in north oakville 17yearold rosemary booth was named as halton countys queen of the furrow for 1967 on saturday evening rosemary was one of five competing for the coveted honor she was crowned by mrs diane aaay right who represented halton at the international plowing match this year mrs spencer wilson riqht annually organizes ihe queen of the furrow competition first time m acton for cmlb meeting the annual meeting of the hal ion countv advisory board to the canadian national insti tute for the blind will be held in tnnitv united church acton on november 14 guest speaker is john a macdonald of the public relations department who will talk on the progress of the eye bank this is the first time the an nual meeting has been held in acton presented mrs o harlev pickering contestant g e elliot 14 years horse show stan mas lloxd max a special was presented to raner bros ibowl for pleasure ijkfu bowl for health the entire family can bowl together make it a date bowl where the action is acton bowling lanes 10 main st n member obpa 53017o epitaph for a dnver killed in collision quoted by the ontario safety league he passed on passing on a hill robt r hamilton optometrist 116 mountain view s georgetown 111 mill st aden monday from 4 pm for appointment 877371 remembrance day order of service sunday november 6 1015 am formation of parade for legion and all other organizations acton legion 1045 am service at cenotaph 1115 am church service knox presbyterian church haltonville service nov 6 345 pm at cenotaph 4 pm nassagaweya presbyteriarj church roclcwood service nov 1311 am at cenotaph 1115 am roclcwood united church remember to wear a poppy on poppy day friday and saturday november 4 and 5 wifesaver sale gas ranges gas dryers as low as proclamation remembrance pay in compliance with the custom that has prevailed for many years sunday november 6 1966 will be observed as remembrance day for 1966 and i hereby proclaim that day as remembrance day for acton and 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