belts run out off holes anglican bishop is speaker annual holstein ladies night equalized assessment to bring higher tax ti on priaay evening 28s halton holstein breeders and friends oat in st pauls united church j hajl milton for the annual ladies xlgtuv entertainment was provided by pari burt and the haltoostte three junior farmer alngtrs- joy hay ward both li on and woma ella acconv panted by airs george newell fred bell the is67 president of the halloo hostein breeders club waseiainted with his past presidents pin by the ctir- rent president don peer gdest speaker was the ht rev 1ve bagnall anglican bishop for the diocese of nia gara bishop bagnall spoke on automation exploration and lib eration he stated we have moved from an age of agriculture to an age of indus- try and machinery however it is still a world of souls hearts opportunities joys and sorrows automation must not trifle us or overcome us we must say it is humanity that matters not the machines horizons have been pushed back through exploration and a slow on the go many of our farmers now oper ate a second farm down the road this means that tractors and equipment must use the highways this in itself is dangerous be cause youre mixing high speed car traffic with low speed farm equipment but dont try to travel too fast with tractors steering and brakes are not designed for high speed and when handled carelessly can result lnan upset new exploration age has- been launched beyond our known wrrld wen are beginning tb explpre divinity and crime up with a new image and a new understanding of gotlthe questioning nature ofmanniranablo him some day to say here aretho absplute principles and values here are the new sign post the greatest sin is the sin of enslavery when 4 country 1s liberated character isllbiraieu we must understand what free dom means it means f rteddm from inner enslavement bishop bagiiiu was thanked by joha kifcnlng first jlperpjres- idoljt of the jjalttjnholstelh breeders club by h j stanley halton agricultural representative v land assessment has been a topic of great concern to hilton farmers during the past few months proposed changes ijould tpean the difference between farming in familiar surroundings or pulling tip stakes i tor juiuntorownfuturelnsbmeottierlocation on march 6 tjfc smith report was dis- cussed in detail irprcposesthatlandbe- ssaesaed at the going market value of similar land in that rea hot on the use of the land thus because of inflated land prices not td in with the economics of farming bona fide farmers could be assessed at very high rates a working him wouidbe assessed at s6 per cent of market value with the farm home assessed at 10 per cent- of market value this great increase in taxation would be a heavy burden on all farmers as they could not pass this cost on to the consumer as do other busln- more recently halton county assessor bob beach has been informing farmers that equalized assessment will be a reality by this september 30 halton is one of only seven counties that does not have a county commissioner as an alternate equalized assessment has been established to as sure that everyone pays his share of taxes this gains mora and more im portance as halloa moves to a mora re gional government a county board of education etc farms have besn assessed for about one sixth of market value if the farm is sold from one farmer to another how- ever urban residences have been assessed at approximately so per cant of market yalue under equalized assessment all will be brought up to ooe4htrd of actual value this will mean that farm- uuktln the lower half of haltoo may tie valued at isbowjnorper ieiwwltji the assess ment gplng op to 100 or morej- xu esquesing this may mean farm land valued at up to 250 per acre and lhnassaga- weya up fowootper acre wfth assess ment golneup to 83 and67 respectively taxes icoild be double their present rate agricultural assessment no longer is significant in south haltoo making up only 2176 per cent in burlington and 405 per cent in oakvllle in esquesing agricultural assessment is 3569 per cent and in nas- aagewaya it is 4092 per cent of the total despite the small percentage of total as sessment agriculture still occupies the great majority of acres in the south of our county farmers whohavebeencootlnually tightening their belts with increased costs of production may find that when taxes are increased their belt has run out of boles tha acton free press wadneida april 3 1968 m sportsmanship senseless waste by h j stanley during the past winter damage has been reported to farm livestock buildings and equipment by careless hunters in one case a ewe was shot through the heart at very close range and dropped in her tracks another ewe was somewhat luckier and did not die immediately however she had to be destroyed with a portion used for food n on another farm two shotgun blasts from 10 feet ended the usefulness of an elaptric fencer j are these the acts of persons qualified to carry gunivta thltr sportsmashln7 this is cruelty to animals and senseless e of goodpublic relations with farmers uthisjdcfsnbi cease hunting id halton county could become obsolete three breeding associations vote to merge bulls business blame dairies not farmers for two cent hike in milk symbolic of the now life the season of spring breathes into a world tired of long cold winter days is this downy follow hes wailing for companions to break out of their shells and start acting natural staff photo calfhood vaccination best for brucellosis by h j stanley the ontario government will no longer pay for the vaccination of calves against brucellosis u a farmer wishes to continue be must pay the veterinarian for his labor the vaccine tags and certificates will continue to be provided brucellosis has been almost eradicated in ontario with a test and slaughter program in cases of milk or cream being hipped from a farm tests are conducted at least three times year to determine the presence of brucellosis in the herd ah female cattle in excess of three and onehaltyearsarealsotested at slaughter plants if there is any indication of the disease the complete herd is blood tested the common market countries of europe have dlsconunuedvac- dnaiioas and are requesting non- vaccinated animals some states advertising encourages busi ness and industrial growth by helping sell more goods which require more manufacturing plants more services and more employment in the usa are requiring ani mals that are negative to have a brueelloslatest when is months of age or over because of this requirement it is very important that calves bevaccinatodasoarly as possible atrfourtoslx months of age the older an animal is when vaccinated the greater the likelihood of a suspicious or positive test whon 18 months of age the cattle owner himself must decide whether or not he will continue to vaccinate his calves if he does continue he should vaccinate all heifers at four months of age drama palermo play second best palormo junior farmers play the income tax which beat acton juniors entry at the halton junior farmer drama festival march 22 was judged socond best at tlif zone drama finals in qranguvllle thursday wellington countys the brothers in arms won the right to advance tothoprovlnclalflnals in guclph liter this month ont ario and peel counties groups also participated thursday by h j stanley directors of halton county milk committee met in the agricultural office milton on march 25 to plan their 1968 program a committee of mac alexander jimreidgordonsln- clalr russell hurren and john kitchen was chosen to look after the dairy princess competition and to advertise milk at local fairs financial contributions are to be provided tothree mem bers from halton on the royal winter fair livestock judging team and for milk for the 4h awards night there was concern over the two cent per quart increase in milk prices with the complete amount of increase going to the dairies and the farmer receiving none of it it was difficult to understand the need for a two cent increase when profits per quart for the dairies is normally in the one cent range many felt that the increase in labor costs etc had been more than adequately looked after for the dairies with no consideration given to the farmer it was hoped consumers will not blame the dairy farmer for this in crease to their food bill all directors were opposed to a new quality milk program suggested by the ontario milk marketing board as this dealt only with deductions for failing to meet nigh standards rather than incentive payments for qual ity the proposal was unamlnously defeated plans were made to attend the regional milk committee meet ing at bondhead community hall on april 4 commencing at 1000 am fertilize now by charles warner all tree fruit crops should be fertilized regularly to obtain maximum yellds of high quality fruit fertilizer in the correct proportion should be applied once per year early in the spring variations from such a schedule will in most cases only serve to interfere with the proper growing cycle of the tree fertilizer should be appuedas early in the spring as possible- after the frost has left the soil this usually means early april early application of fertilizer will allow the spring rains to carry the fertilizer deep down into the soil so that is can be used by the tree roots members of three of ontarios seven artificial breeding assocl- allons have voted over-whelm- lngly in favour of merging their bulls and businesses the three units are central ontario cattle breeding association now at maple serving nine central ont ario counties and much of the cattle areas of northern ontario waterloo cattle breeding assoc iation serving four and a half western ontario counties from headquarters at waterloo lamb- ton cattle breeding association operating in lambton county from quarters at reeces cor ners the associations which in seminate a combined total of more than 200000 cattle annual ly will be known sis united breed ers inc when the merger takes place officials predict this will happen on or about september 1 of this year h craig reld of milton was one of 14 appointees named to an interim board of directors which will be in charge of oper ations for the last quarter of 1968 ho represents halton county georgetown district farmer arthur mckane was named to represent peel county on the in terim board in the justcompleted series of h s holden optomrtmst m cork st east cue1h mkmw ta 27im they are proud in humility proud in that they are not proud roburt burton htattno modern humauno ptm iaj01 warm air and hot wu rmhm and vvafcw sy rockwood frank carney and sons 110 tfulso will soon be here meet that tax deadline with ready cash from gac international stop in or call youll sleep much better on april 29 mo if fznt loans up to hull ifisy s 5doo gac international finance corp ltd n miii siimi phone 853 0 12 mjil stittt south czohcztown tu kingstiml till kiycmknkm phone s7 691 phoiie44 1153 you can clean up this bunch for pennies a day with an electric water heater bath the kids do the laundry wash the dishes have a shower with a cascade 40 electric water heater therell be lots and lots of hat water for all your needs and for ojily pennies a day your blgoast bargain in hot water ask your hydro meetings where voting was held memberusers of the units ser vices were told that au of their directors had agreed that a mer ger was needed directors ad dressing the meetings said that testing more bulls for ability to sire superior cattle was a must other frequently men tioned benefits of merging were operating stability and the effic iency of working from one head quarters the site announced for the pro posed headquarters of united breeders is a farm already joint ly owned by two of the units central and waterloo it is centrally located just north of guelph on highway 6 though plans are not yet definite sev eral meetings were told that the first buildings on the new site would be offices and laboratories with bull barns to follow later the units have a combined total of 110 bulls of dairy and beef breeds a sire sharing agreement is already in effect among them cash assets total 400000 a vain man can never be utterly ruthless be wants to win applause andtherefore he accom modates himself to others goethe manure compost weed free steam sterilized government recommended for shrubs gardensowr vgtabl lawns compost top orissino for iawns one inch of manure compost will keep your lawn in good condition all summer long holds moisture in sandy loam mix with clay to break it up compost for flowfrs and shrubs for best results mix manure compost with soil before planting flowers or shrubs then apply one inch of compost over the plants cash and carry 35c bushel 3 bushels for 100 10 bushels for 300 1200 a load 5 yds pick up and diuvhtv mcnair mushroom farm umitid 25 highway 8532759 m miub south op actom otwo ivory wk day 7 m t pm