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mr mrs s g bennett hosts at acton 4h calf club meeting on monday july 10 mr and mrs s g bennett played host to the members of acton 41 calf club at their beautiful scotsdale farm rft 1 george town president bill lasby led the members in the recitation of the 4h pledge and called on the secretary catharine lasby to read the minutes of the pre vious meeting and call thcvroll a committee was chosen to plan and prepare a float for the acton fair parade in his introduction of the hosts club leader nino braida briefly reviewed the history of scotsdale farm since its estab- uhment in 1937 he told the members that the worldfam ous herd of scotch shorthorm cattle was founded on the best blood lines available in their native scotland he said that the aim of mr and mrs ben- net during the past 30 years was to constantly improve the quality of their favorite breed of beef cattle mr bennett welcomed the gathering on be- halt of mr bennett and the farm staff to start the program scots- dale manager emmerson clark and staff members raruded an excellent class of jgnior yearl ing bull for the 4-hekstc- judge prior to judging nino braida gave a detailed type demonstra tion pointing out the desirable features to look gr in judging a class of beef cattle senior member keith aitkcn gave the official placings and reasons a class of junior yearling heifers was also judged and all mem bers gave oral reasons for their placings- scoring reasons were geoff taylor club leader russell murray and a visiting leader bill wilson mr wilson acted as official judge for the lesson period geoff taylor led the members in a discussion in he testing polic ies for beef and dairy cattle in canada at the conclusion of the meeting refreshments were served by the hosts catherine lasb orv fittingly thanked mr and mrs bennett on be half or the club members and mr braida expressed the ap preciation of the leaders and extension peisonnel to emmer son clark and the farm staff lor their splendid cooperation 3 the acton free press wednesday july 19 1967 caff club founded in 1919 hunched 4500 4h prefects 4h beef calf club by pat sweetman the second meeting of the hal ton 4h beef calf club was held at the tarm of dr c a martin on highway 25 mil ton our host was charles martin the president of the club bill jackson called the meet ing to order and doug gard- house took the roll call the meeting moved inside the farm buildings where a class of angus steers was judg ed by all members and oral reasons were given bv doug gardhousc dave jackson and bill jackson the official plac ing was given bv john mckm- non the members moved out side the building to an open vard where a class of angus cows were judged all mem bers gave oral reasons the of ficial placing was given bv jim mckay the members pioceeded to the residence of dr c a mar tin in milton a discussion about beef cattle testmg pro grams and selecting a herd sire was next on the agenda refreshments were served bv our host and his wife seed judging by geoff taylor the annual hal ton 4h and junior farmer seed judging competition was held on wed nesday july 12 in the parish hall of grace anglican church milton apprommateh 50 con tcstants took part in the com petition each of ihem was re quired to judge classes of oats barley rod cloei ha straw berries and apple- reasons were given on ha apples and oats contestants were divid ed into three groups according to participation in previous contests novui foi tluxse who had noer taken pari in such a contest junior for members under 16 and senioi over sixteen wars of age the top three coniestants in each division were as follows novice 1st murra mcgee 2nd mars anderson 3rd ken austin junior 1st donald mcclure 2nd murra brown- ridge 3rd bob mcgee senior 1st lois hunter 2nd bill leslie 3rd bill alexander winners of the judging troph ies were bill alexander course grain trophv carol swaek- hamer small seeds trophx lois hunter cash crop tro phy the champion seed judge trophy was won by lois hunt er this meeting served as a compulsorv meeting for all hal- ton 4h corn forage and strawbem club members the halton 4h strawberry club held its achievement night in conjunction with the seed judging competition and all secondyear members were required to exhibit four quart boxes- of strawberries jeijil their patch these berries were later sold by auction the top price was 2 paid by acton 4h club leader nino braida for four quarts of stuart nurses strawberries t stuart had the c exhibit of strawber- rtat- by h j stanley in this our centennial year we tend to look back over the history of many of our organ izations 4h club work start ed in 1919 in halton with the formation of a calf club the 28 members borrowed 150 to 250 from the bank at six per cent interest to purchase their beef heifer on august 20 a field day and sale of the heif ers was held in oakville 4h clubs have been active since then with the exception of four years in the 1920s over 4500 projects have been taken in 235 clubs by farm boys and girls in halton in 45 years of activity the types of projects have changed over the years in the early days swine garden for estry grain and tractor clubs were popular now these have been replaced by 4h conserva tion electric strawberry and forage clubs in addition to corn calf and sheep clubs some of the 4h agricultural club projects such as conser vation and electric are design ed for older club members during the past half century halton 4h members have con tributed greatly to- farming to agriculture in general and to industry 4h club leaders are assuming more responsibility each year and are greatly re sponsible for the success of fl in halton halton 4h club work will continue to change and pro gress in step with the rest of our agriculture doreen harrop is bus trip winner by geoff taylor the eastern ontario and quebec bus trip sponsored by the junior farmers association ot ontario is held annually with participants from all coun ties in ontario doreen harrop daughter of mr and mrs allan harrop rit 2 norval has been awarded this trip to take place august 1319 inclusive doreen has completed 10 4h honiemaking club projects and in addition has held var ious executive positions in her homemaking clubs she is ac tive in junior farmer work as a member of the norval junior institute her hobbies include sewing reading cooking and swimming and she is presently enrolled at the brampton busi ness college while on this trip doreen will visit points of in terest in eastern ontario and quebec including expo 67 the halton womens institute is providing financial assistance to doreen for this trip wet weather hay is rotting m fields the wet weather of the past few weeks is taking its toll on haltons hay crop and some hay is rotting in the fields as a result growers expect a real shortage of the first cut hay this year and a loss of quality in what hay can be saved the loss of quality could also cause a drop in milk production some say dave pallet of the ontario department of agriculture and plastic jugs plastic is becoming one of our nuisl versatile materials and min articles on our farms and in our homes are made of plastic however it does have limitations and some plastics are not compatible with gaso line o never use a plastic con lamer foi carrwng spare gas in vour car oi boat oi loi stor age uoiind home gasoline coulcmoak through the plastic iu arid cieate a dangcious fire hazard food office in milton explained any hay still standing has gone past the best stage and quality- will decrease further if the crop is left standing much longer any hay which has been cut but not baled yet due to damp weather is rotting on the bottom prospects for a good second crop are excellent however the wet weather has given it a good start grain crops are also matur ing well with the frequent rains mr pallett said pollock and campbell tamilai tin lis ot high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait i telephone 6217580 listen 1 every sunday 0 to god hour radio miniatar dr j h nadaritood chrlatlan reformed church station and times chiq 1280 1000 am ckfh 1430 930 am cicey 590 830 aaaarpla bquesino conservation area on the first line esquev ing is one of halton region conservation authoritys many projects the bush haltons last stand of virgin timber was owned by a renowned conservationist john moore and pur chased by the authority to assure preservation a springfed pond sits in the centre of the bush and many new trees have been planted around the old bush officials attendirtg the recent presentation of lands ceremony at the neighboring dufferin quarry toured the project and are shown here ad miring the pond staff photo two to three cuttings possible with alfalfa er to forage stands says dr winch plants need and use high quantities of phosphorus and potassium during the food buildup period to get the most for their fertilizer dollar farmers are advised to have their soil analyzed for correct fertilizenequirements applying fertilizer inthefall is the best time since this will help the crop over winter next years production will also benefit from the fall ap plication of nutrients palermo bats best jerseys huh high prices high prices were paid at the wendybrook jersey sale of 67 held at the farm of pierre veillon at sweetsburg que on june 28 when 37 head were sold for a total of 26315x10 an average price of 64200 top price was paid for wen dybrook flowergirls oracle a four month old bull calf by the canadian cooperative sire proving programme a group represented at the sale by messrs merv mcquarrie sire analyst sherwood taylor duncan moffat thea brooks and ralph mckenzie repre senting the waterloo central hamilton and eastern uplts respectively contender avas the quebec a i centre st hy- acinthe a twoyearold heifer sold for the highest price paid for females when k m stevens twin elm farms abingdon mass paid 2700 for spark ling fairy basil dena the con tender in this case was ed dean of trenton nj lindell the oracles judy a sixyearold cow brought the second high price for females and was purchased by lloyd gurrrey sons princeton ont for 130000 three other animals each brought 1000 apiece all were females and were purchased respecively by b h bull son norval ont happy vall ey farm owned by mr and mrs e c gamble danville ky and willow hollow farm shawville que wins youth award by geoff imor x lois hunter daughter of mr and mrs albert hunter ra 1 burlington has been chosen along with 11 other rural youth people from ontario to attend the rural learning association central youth project july 21 to july 31 at macdonald cot lege st anne de bellevue and the montreal area the halton federation of agriculture gives 100 towards the expenses of this trip f saturday night dance at thi royal canadian legion main st n acton ontario july 22nd featuring 7the manhattans orchestra dancing 9 to i j pm admission 2 per couple everyone welcome i me welcome tractor safety payable by check dead mans diary get the tractor checked tomorrow august is the last chance to harvest forage crops advises dr jack winch department of crop sdience ontario agri cultural college university of guelph cutting alfalfa in sep tember while the plants are- storing food in their roots for the winter may kill the stand after august there is -very- little top growth in forages as plants are channeling a great deal of the manufactured food into their roots this is re quired for strong root develop ment and the production of new buds for the crop next year a top growth of six to eight inches is needed during the month of september for this development three cuttings of alfalfd should be possible in south western ontario if each is cut early enough areas to the north can produce two crops if the last crop is taken during the middle or latter part of august the plants still have plenty of time to develop for the winter the month of september is also the time to apply fertiliz- fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges sq guelph ont telephone s242v71 -wanted- certified mechanic wanted for offhighway equipment diesel and gas experience required apply to acton limestone quarries ltd acton ontario phone 8532230 in ball by geoff taytor on friday- evening july t norval junior farmers played host to acton and palermo jun ior farmer clubs at an invita tional baseball tournament in the first game norval defeated acton by a close score follow ing which norval and palermo competed for the halton jun ior fanners baseball trophy which was won by the palermo club a wiener roast complet ed the evenings activities esquesing township public schools kindergarten enrolment only children who will be 5 years old on or before december 31 1967 are eligible to attend kindergarten commencing septem ber 5 1967 parents please note change in order to provide twoway transportation for kindergarten pu pils classes for the coming year will be on an allday alternate basis ratepayers are urged to notify any parents of kindergarten children who may not be aware of the above information please complete the attached registration form and forward immediately to mrs c a grant board secretary rr 3 georgetown ontario p parents should have your childs birth certificate available on registration day we say pressure control on mf tractors gives more traction by cutting wheel slip as much as 50 let us prove it come and see a demonstration at 10 am wed july 26 at the farm of claude pickett 7th line esquesing 118 miles north of hornby see the mh35 165 175 180 and the 1100 tractor in action child s name date of birth parents name address tot no vorith year phone no concession no please print this information all equipped with pressure control which permits transfer of weight from farm pull type implements to the rear wheels of the tractor free dinner for the first 50 attending murt allison equipment co limited rr 1 georgetown 773291