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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 16, 1967, p. 9

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ster feeds buys hornby farm for research ft dmston of w uauad hu twhftaaad 1w terea of eteatni tana tad aeettet lienor in e- far aaevre- olbelala i tain week i tae 100- acre clayton dick farm and the back 80 acras of qaorca carries adjoining farm attested en the ataman una two mllaa north of hombyr although the cctnpaay takes poaaaiattt septamhar 1 ttl the spring of 1968 whan a i den complex research contra win be established the rasaarch farm accorttng to dr w doagua atorrlaaa mrietor of natrltlob and he- eonatrnetlcaof several new bull- aaarch for afastar feeds willba dtagataaotaxpactedtoatartab- aaad by company researesars for tests in all types of poultry swine and mink feaktng master feeds present resear ch farm on highway 7 northeast of thornuu will be slowly pha sed out when the new farm in helton is operational dr mor rison explained the ttnnaaul project was lunched in 1937 and the bathings there ara consider ed oat of date for the firms 1967 standards the present farm alao has a large acreage soo acres widen is not au nec- assary for the research opera tion aaarch farm win reach half a admen dollars within the next ww years officials said t tae master feeds dtrlslon of maple leaf miqs umlted began la 1817 the orlflnal company la about 60 years om but in 1968 staple leaf milling co and tor onto elevators merged toprorida ore diversified operations and gtve birth to the xew name lla- ala uaf mills unltad muter feeds bis another re search operation at bassanoal- terta which is strictly a steer seeing research unit dr morrison explains that poultry feed is master feeds largest selling item at the pre sent time and the firms re search plays a mg role in the companys program as direct or he designs feeilng experi ments which win be carried out by the animal technicians at the farm who win either lira on the property or close by admitting he is quite a flae- waver for research dr morris on states agriculture his prob ably made greater advances in efficiency than any other indust ry and research is a vital part of au of this citterns of today can thank extensive agricultural research tor the batter quality food they are eating be suggests planners envision about eight buildings to be erected in 1968 at the hornby farm five poultry research buildings two for swine a fairly extensive mink research area phia a processing unit tor testing egg quality and examining animal carcasses the barn at tae dick farm win be used for storage and the pre sent two- house with an adjoining apartment win be need for staff dr morrison said the farm land in use at pre sent for some crops and as pas ture land for dairy cattle is described as some of the bast farm land in helton county master feeds officials said a location close to highway 401 was necessary and the dick and car rie farms were ideally suited for their research operation from the standpoint of both location and quality of the site soil testa and a water wan both proved highly satisfactory total investment in the re- ttn research department of master feeds works closely with the university of gneajn staff both at the research farm and at the university dr morrison has prepared several papers in conjunction with the universitys professors and the professors frequently visit the research farm to see experiments and swap notes visitors and group tours will be welcomed whan the farm is operating arrangements tor a tour should be made through the company a local dealer arrle- uttural representative or b club leader the dick farm has bean in the famllyaname for over m years and claytons son paul 8 is the fourth nmratton dick to live there mr and mrs dick and part expect to sail their dairy hard and farm implements and move to a home la georgetown whan they leave the farm in early september the acton free press wednesday au 16 1967 9 grooming showing cattle demonstrated to 4h dub mmarch arm operated by master feeds near thornrtill la a sprawling complex of buildings some original farm buildings that stood when the farm was purchased in 1937 and tome new units added in more recent years the fimn is phasing out the thornhtll farm and transferring ha research operations to the hornby district farm beginning next spring photo by w j watson ha if on 4h club happenings halton 4h conservation club ijnjjframglaa stokes jn the july meeting of toe helton h conservation club held on july 16 took the form of a field trip to an esquasing woodlot oasts for the evening dave murray and stephana olivine from the helton region conser vation authority led the mem bers tn an identification of the afferent trees and their leaves found tn the area associate agricultural representative john cockbnra then ended the meeting with a quia on some of the leaves seen earlier in the evening south halton 4h holstein calf club by douglas stokee the august meeting of the south helton 4h holsteln call cmbiwjas held at the farm of william bennett burlington on august 8 the meeting began with the members judging a class of hol steln cows club leader bill sinclair then gave reasons for the official placing on the class following this a demonstration on clipping a calf for the fair was given by lowell lindsay from the local artificial insemination unit cctsmswm imdimkma jajsawaw jlgvaassssej cousins bui and david cation both of rr 1 brampton took ttn of the three top honors at the peel county land judgingcomp- etitlon on august 9 jim murray r r 2 brampton was the third vfnbsft jointly sponsored by the cred it valley and metropolitan tor onto and region conservation authorities and the department of agriculture the competition was held at oac guelph and the 80 prises were handed out at the baaqnet at terra cotta conser vation area john cockburn assistant agri culture representative was mas ter of ceremonies tor the even- tag head table guests included mr and mrs jack bailey mr and mrsujack pawley and mrs joan rollings of the credit val ley conservation authority mr and mrs bob ne start tom bar- bar and ken hlggs of metro tor onto a region conservation au thority and mr and mrs herb norry following supper the 30 prizes were given to the winners and kenneth hlggs presented the kei net rigis trophy to bill cation who was senior winner in the competition and the members were told the necessary equipment to bring to thachlevemebtjdiy the meets log closed with a quia and re freshments were served north halton 4h holstein calf club by mary mcgee the regular meeting of the uorth helton 4h holsteln calf club was held at the farm of howard tarzwell on august 3 at 800 pm the meeting opened with the 4h pledge followed by the minutes all the members judged a class of nature cows in milk and reasons were given by george henderson and ted brown the members were then shown how to lead and clip their calves ward brownridge talked on dairy herd healtb some of bis topics were milk fever pneau- monia mastitis and foot roc the members were quizzed at the end of the meeting and re freshments were served halton 4h halton 4h jersey guer nsey ayrshire calf club by stuart nurse president murray mccaig and secretary liz norrington opened the meeting of the halton 4h jerseyguernseyayrshire calf club on august 1 at the farm of mac alexander and sons other leaders present besides ernie and mac alexander were john mcnabb and walter norrington tbe members judged one class of jerseys with don mccaig as the official judge the meeting then moved inside the alexander house and ernie alexander gave the members a quiz on tbe work of past meetings tbe meeting concluded and refreshments we re served by mrs alexander j 4h beef calf club by pat sweetman the fourth meeting of the hal- ton 4h beef calf clubtookplnce at llerrybrook farms rr 5 milton owned by mrswhmer- ty the meeting opened with the 4h pledge and attendance was taken by the secretary doug gardhouse john mcklnnon gave a demonstration on clipping and preparation of an animal for show preceding bob merrys de monstration on showing an ani mal a class of mature shorthorn cows was judged by the attending members and oral reasons were given on the class tbe official placing was given by john will- mott the meeting proceeded to tbe house where a livestock quiz was answered by the mem bers it was then orally taken up by john wiumott and jim mckay refreshments were served and dave jackson thanked the hostess mrs merry and host bob merry for the use of the farm and sup plying the excellent class of cows that were judged the meeting was then adjourned price said highest holstein to japan roybrook telstar one of the highlyrated holsteln sires in use today left esqueslng township recently for his new home in ja pan as part of alargeagrl culture ai cooperative program in hok kaido he was owned by a syndicate and was bred and raised by mr roy ormlston a leading holsteln breeder his pedigree was ex ceptional in that his three mat ernal dams were all excellent with unusually high production forming part of the famous white cow family while the price was not dis closed it is reputed to be the highest priced casb sale of a canadian holsteln ball on record telstar was shipped along with another outstanding bull selling mark vg and some bred heif ers via the usa to san francis co and from there by boat to japan the oifeasion was marked by a gathering at the georgetown sales arena prior to departure of the animals attended by officials of the holstelnfrieslan associa tjon of canada the holstein- friesian journal and leading holstein breeders k luncheon followed at the north halton golf the fifth meeting of the acton 4h calf club was held on mon day august 7 at tbe farm of mr and mrs ken murray and family tn tbe sixth line of nassagaweya president bill lasby led the members in the recitation of the 4h pledge and conducted the business portion secretary ca therine lasby read tbe minutes of the previous meeting and cal led the rou in his introduction of the hosts club leader nino braida referr ed to the hurrays indian gar den herd as one of the good homebred holsteln nerds in the province and observed some of the production records and class ification grades in their fine bard he also introduced arthur lawson milton agriculture stu dent at bac and former 4h nmber who bad charge of the meeting in the absence of geof- fiery taylor mr lawson devoted the first part of the evening to instruction and demonstration of the proper methods tor grooming and show ing a dairy animal in preparation for their achievement day at act on fair on sept 16 arthur was showmanship champion at the recent college royal senior members keith aitkin briefed the group on showing a beef animal three 4hers in tbe murray family gave excellent demonstrations with the project calves and each member took tnelr turns at leading and showing a calf country club hosted by rock- wood international ltd who transacted the sale and handled tbe shipping arrangements tbe traveller was indignant at tbe slow speed of the train he appealed to the conductor cant you go any faster than this yes was tbe reply but i have to stay aboard notice parfcwood farm and induttrial building a division of parkway lumber ltd 1447 mill st kitchener phone 57025bo let us design and erect your next protect to suit your individual requirements hog buildings stanchion barn free stall cage layer house clear span structures for warehouses truck storage etc call our office now rsmt ffebaav euetvaettm 4mkl acfvc9 50 x 116 stanchion barn presently under construction for mr w ecyger bell school line end base line rd 1 milton effective august 21 1967 nassagaweya township dump will be closed thursday friday sunday open monday tuesday wednesday saturday 10 am to 7 pm nassagaweya township dump exclusive use of nassagaweya and residents only is for the ratepayers j c mclntyre clerk nassagaweya toyvnship the remainder of the evening was spent in judging a class of mature holsteln cows in milk with arthur lawson acting as official judge each member gave oral reasons for thelrplac- ings mr lawson conducted a quiz which covered many phases of livestock production including feeding disease control and mar keting two members were commend ed or outstanding achievement keith altken for having been sel ected to attend 4h leadership week at goelph and bin lasby who will represent haltoncotmty in the maryland 4h exchange program both events win take place later in august at the conclusion of the meet ing refreshments were servadby the hosts who were thanked on behalf of the membership by laura trysseaaar august is the mouth to buy jamesway barn cleaners silo unloaders bulk feeding equipment call john ridgeway at 8786175 only 5 319 its butlers new econ omy model 299e you get butler qualitiea but at a new low price no frills no special features just safe longlasting stor age anyone can afford check us today for all the detaila farm supply company 1m1 laa ave burunoton ontarie maaos watch your savings grow at your local trust company 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