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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 15, 1968, p. 14

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e6 th acton free preaa wadnetday may 15 196b quest smakfr jit halton junior firrners annual fireside ksrvico held in knox prcibyferjiin church recently wif ontario jf prosident albert tiylor shown beinq introduced by coun ty president brian betsey stiff photo by lois mcnabb the members ofthehalton4h jerseyguernseyayrshire calf club had reason to feel like cel ebrities when they met or their aecond meeting al the hornby farm of ken ella and son on may 7 doug macdonell a former assistant agricultural rep resentative who is now employed for the summer with the ontario department of agriculture and food attended the meeting he had with him a photographer who caught the members in action as the meeting progressed those pictures will beusedtor a special 4h display in halifax president brucu pickering opened the meeting with the 4h pledge followed by the roll call and the minutes of the last meet ing associate agricultural rep resentative john dunford dis cussed the dairy cattle score card for judging and gave a type demonstration the members used the knowledge to- judge a class of threiyoarold jersey cows after each member had given his reasons and the of ficial placing was discussed the juniors and seniors divldod for their separate met tings the seniors with john durn- ford and club leaders km mia and mac alexander judged an other class of jersevs the juniors under leader john mc nabb discussed nutrants and livestock feeding terms heather mccalg thanked the ellas for their hospitality and for providing the fine classes of jerseys for judging with this practice behind tlum the mem bers will surely be prepared or practice judging night on may 7 4h shrahinc demonstration by doug gardhmst halton 4h strawberry club by stuart nurso tom chudlelgh hosted the halton 4h strawberry club at his farm north of milton on the evening of may 2 in addition to commercial apple orchards the chudlelgh farm hasa nursery operation producing many var ieties of applo trees mr chud lelgh explained that tree site can be controlled by the use of special roots producing the de sired holght the farm has all the specialized oouipment needed for a modern orchard or nursery operation tho nursery stock is kept in an insulated barn at low temperatures in the winter and remains dormant until spring planting following anewpolicyof mem bership involvement bcv corman jean wilson doug stokes keith and ken austin gave talks on the various aspects of strawberry management club leaders chuck warner and peto mccarthy brought up many note worthy points the second year members re ceived bordeaux mixture cap tain and thyodiik to spray their strauherries and new plants were distributed institute records farm accidents 40 mishaps 95000 in damages ontario president is speaker at halton jr church tho junior farmer motto self help and community riot- torment was examined and praised by ontario juhjorfarm- era president albert taylor wi sunday may 5 in knoa presby terian chprch mihoo mr taylor was guest spvskor al the halton clubs annual church orvicu and flniatda t tho hatton juniors choir led in tlo hymhs with hallonprini- dont brian ilnswy cdndudlngtho service jr farmer exchange success another soon by ituth mason halton junior farmers county boud mooting was hold on may 1 buho agricultural office mil ton h brian llosoy president call ed the mooting to order and introduced the throe judges who would lie judging the junior farm qucon contest they wore mrs kathy williams homo econom ist mac sprowl and bill wilson tho four contestants wore kathy bowman karon campbell mar ilyn kirkwood and ruth mason final arrangemontswere made for the semiformal danco at lolsuro lodge and for ho annual church service it was decided to cancel the induction service for this yoar this years wlnningplay the longest christmas was won by middlesex county at the provin cial drama festival in guelph a good time was reported by all who attended tho country and western show tho tour of farms in our county tho danco at brookvlllo hall and the car rally during tho last weekend in april when groy county visited with us club presidents reported that approximately 20 members were interested in participating in tho essex county exchange in july a discussion took place on having a community night which could include slides and other activities taken part in by mem bers of tho throo clubs nowslettor material for this month is due may 25 and the members were in rayor of mail ings copy to ach junior t- armor memtjor lb the county field day will bo hold at acton high school on saturday may25j track and fluid will bo held in tho morning and baseball in the afternoon any junior farmer interested in playing voltoyhall is to contact jeff nurso this year halton will bo host ing an oxchango dologate from scotland from may 31 to juno 14 sho is miss jeanotto wilson ago 21 two host families are needed following he business portion of the mooting tho four contest ants for the qucon contest thon gave their impromptu speeches ruth mason presented tho rose signifying doses aro for tho living to howard roszell philip lanthkr nop candidate in wellington phlup lahthlor assistant pro fessor of english university of guolph was elected wednesday night of last week as the new democratic partys candidate for wellington in tho juno 25 fedoral election mr lanlhlor a 20yoarold father of three was unopposed and was nominated by ndp pro vincial secretary john harney a formor candidate in tho old riding wellington south fine record a purobrod holsteln cow in tho hord of w j mahon campboll- ville has roconily complotcd a fino record of performance pro duction test as a flvoyoarold in 305 days on twicoaday milk ing hilton carnation pabst em press produced 19029 lbs milk containing 821 lbs fat average tost 412 per cont hutterfat this record has a breed class aver- age of 160 per cont for milk and 190 par cent for fat a purebred holsteln cow in the herd of joseph schertzl nor- val has also recently completed a fine record of performance production test as afour-yoar- old in 305 days on twlceaday milking almamellekposch mar garet produced 19119 lb milk containing 798 lbs fat average tost 417 hutterfat acton home furnishings draperies custom made largo selection of fabrics carpotswindow shades venetian blinds drapery hardware 8534820 the halton 4h sht lib iwld their ma 7nm tint at al r- fold farms ouiud t i t lord gardhousi ttu nuti as opened by tlu uiprisid nt david cation with tin 4h ph it and the seirttart took ttu roll call and nad tlu imnuks 1 tlu last mooting the main buaikssot ttu nutt ing was ttu siliction if four fleeces toiompu atrainst ottu r counties throughout ontario in the wool competition ttu utiuurs of which will u indent it tm royal winter fair following this tlu numrxn tidged a class nl arunc vs claire wilson and sou bill wil son twoexielleittanduellknoun sheep shearers d moustrattdthe shearing of sheip and the propt r method to prepare a fu joe wtllmotttookriasonfrom the members on the tlass judcid jim jenldns extension assist ant for halton gavi a usscm on shearing mr wlllmott clam and bill wilson and club kadir mr stokes all took part in the lesson the meeting closed with a quiz for the members and the ser ving of refreshments by the hostess employers summer jobs wanted for students call your canada manpower summer employment service phone 4511240 reliable youths are available with diverse skills for summer work such as- c er til work sales curks sort ce m it d splav work stock bds jnd c rls ll nli lot or work fjr work fittorv helper bjbv s it ig attendants d sh wash nrj mother s he per househo d chores w ndort w sh nq rubb sh ren oval sh pp ng and many other jobs messengers cardon ng lands jp nq car wash ng cellar clean ng wa tresses camp counse lors bummer reserr work canada manpower summer employment service room 60s 24 queen st east brampton department of manpower and immigration service benediction was pronounced by huv j l mcgown following the ne r vice ail ovep- iryr of entertainment was staged f h ihtc knqs sunday school room porformers included foltsrng- er earl hurt tbo kaltooettes trio and junior- fsrmurs choir tho choir presented their dlr eur mrs g nowelf wilb a lift in appreciation f hurefforu in training and helplna trxtrf mrs newell puyd hjranthout the service and accompanied the entertainers al the piano amontf the attendees was new ly chosen halton junior farmer aloun marilyn kirkwood miss kirkwood wan the inosl success- fujcandldato in a conlost includ ing j f princess ufulh masou karen camplwll and kathy low- man mac walks for campaign fund tod macdonald was tho flnt to announce lie would onlor tho walk for winners aftor ho wai named ndp candldato for haltonwonlworth wednesday night in burlington the walk is plotted from tho skyway bridge to the dundas driving park and is hoped to raise monoy for the ndp cam paign association president bob rannlo announced the walk is a distance of about 10 miles and will bo sponsored by individuals tho date is sot for juno 15 and all marchers are oncouraged to enlist by h j stanley from april 1 1907 to march 31 1s6b the womens institute of halton county conducted a farm accldenl survey this was similar to the survey conducted in 1959 a total of 29 wi mem bers reported the accidents in their communities during this period there were 40 accidents two of which were fatal these accldentsaccounted for sis days off work 1050 in medical bills and close to 95- 000 in proporiy damage however in comparison to tho 1959 survey this was a great improvement that year there were 111 farm accidents in hal ton county with tho days off work the medical bills and the prop erty damage more than double this past year figures farm people are becoming more safety conscious because of the activities of our halton farm safety council if work mans compensation rates for farmers are to stay at the pre sent levola or be lowered we must have an bven better record weed prosrers here c mow or pull yellow rbclcet by henry 3 stanley agricultural lluprosonlallvo vollow docket is now appear ing as a mass of yellow in many hay and pasture fluldsthraughout our county because of tho oarly taring it is considerably ahead of normal in growth it is too late to spray it if it is in bloom in fact tho renom- mendod utno for spraylnpyollow rocket especially inalfalfafklds is in late septomhor or oarly october at this time tho alf alfa growth lias bounslowodupby frosts and the spray is loss sev- urc on thu alfalfa 24db at 20 on of acid per aero is tho roc- ommondud spray if yollow rocket is prevalent in a grass pasturu or in a concentrated patch in a hay field it would be wisn to spray it with 12 to ig oi of 24d olthor in september or oarly spring tho spray will kill tho alfalfa but should ro- move tho yollow rocket for this spring mowing just aftor the wood comos out in flowor or pulling by hand are tho only recommended practices if you pull the plants scattered throughout tho field walk over the field onco again in 10 days and pull those that havo boon minted do not throw the bulled- weeds in a pll or hoy may set stod tluty should hi ollher wimd qr burled yellow docket is increasing at a very rapid rale id thicoun- ly especially on farms that are not properly being worked do not let t get a foothold in your flelds keep it urider control guelph academy of string art orchestra guolph s youth orchestra spring concert saturday may 18 1968 8 pm at war memorial hall university of guelph tickets on sslo at kellys musie store andersons book store or pay at the door a b supermarket 9 mill st acton 8530075 canada packers no 1 fresh side spare ribs 65 c lb town club 2lb bag wieners 85c fresh ideal for barbecue lean ground chuck 69s westons pkg of 8 scrolls 2s49e clarks looi tins save 31e tomato or vegetable soup 9 si maple leaf 1 vilb tins save 30e hams 1 aylmer asstd 24oz jars save 10c jellies 6l 1 v marmalades j 7 pkg of 10 save 30c outside poly garbage bags 49c ocean king 7vioi tin save 20c red sockeye salmon 49c ky 14oz tins save 32e fruit cocktail 4 1 1 kadana pkg of 100 save 20c tea bags 59c town club 1lb pkg side bacon 69c schneiders 6oz pkgs cooked meats 41 mac choose pork loaf meat chicken bologna head choose pickle pimento luncheon meat fresh produce daily- us no 1 3lb bag cooking onions 3 9 chiquita no 1 bananas 2 lbs 29c sunny 6oz tin frozen white or pink lemonade 9 21 prices effective may 15161718 aylmer 15oz jars save 8e pickles 29c sweet wafer kraft 8oz pkg save 23c canadian cheese slices 3 s 1 garden patch 14oz tins save 17c kernel corn 46 9c del monte 48oz tins save 17c pineappleorange or pineapplegrapefruit drink3 1

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