rakm nkw8 woodstock reporter gets data on haltom farms j w on friday w se frank bill a prominent poukryman from near woodstock on a utile tour of hilton lib- ellis m a ewellna write afrtecuural atorlaa for the family herald and weekly star incidentally he ss married to a haljon county girl and at one time farmed near csmpbellvtue for the past thirty year he haa oper ated a 100 acre poultry farm one mile west of woodstock on the governor hoed frank had intl- mlted to uj some weeks ao that he would like to come down and write a story on haltbn provid ing the writer would pilot him in- aamuch aa we have long felt that ifalton does not get a fair ihare of atoriee in the agricultural preu we accepted the assignment on hl arrival around 10 am the next thing waa where to take him everyone waa bury at the hay and anyway ujere were doiens of placea worthy of a visit and a atory and we could cover only a few ao we started out the base line to wards hornby as we approached the maiden farm of dr wm james it occur red to us that i- rank would be in terested in the 30 acres of flats which farm manager jim mckay has renovated kuddrll llros with their custom outfit wen there put ting in grass allage incidentally jim was using molasses as a pres ervative the so aerea of flats when jim mckay came to maiden farm about six years ago was grown up with scrub and the old blue grass pas ture was pretty well worn out jim went at it the hard way and chop ped them down used brush kill to eliminate the new growth and roots used a killefer dtec and reaeedad it to a mixture of idlno drome orchard grass meadow fescue and some alfalfa today k is a sight to behold end constitutes a valuable an area as there is on the entire farm jim has a crop of dawsons col- den chaff wkeat which he may well be proud erf true we saw a feu beads of loose smut but at the moment it looks like a 10 bushel crop v nnrselaad farm we found it difficult to gel trsnk away from the 150 acre nurselsnd farm owned and operated by fred nurse president of llaltons boll and crop improvement association fred has his 100 feet pit silo filled with grass silage and was working st his lust field of luiy we lesrned that this yesr fred used whole oati as s preservative with his gruis slluge instead of barley corn which he used in 1uj frrd is of -insurance- travel realestate walter t evans co triangle 72512 mill street servirib your community for over 30 years s itl bbabbbbaetaaaaaabaggssggbbbi hamilton i construction i iso guelph street tr 73480 ii homes induttrui requirements j renovations garages concrete work j building supplies jj every building need 5 the opinion out t will mslce bttci dairy cstu foed end wqiiir eonceatrtw io btlsae the ration pvuflt was slso grealy taken with rttdt new potld which cost round 600 exclusive o their own labour it ii located 25 or 90 rods beck of the hem fred hse filled in the dip in his une end thlj conaututu th dam a crant h been coastnictod under the dun and provision ha bfn made to pipe water to a trough in the pas ture field on the apposite or south side of the lane this of course will be operated with k float- here too we found good crop of hay and pasture and the prom ise of excellent whoal and sprlntf crsiif crops cows uor and poultry around 17 cowi sre milked in addition fred keeps 10 brood iowi from which he veragad around 0 plea per utter in 193 this means he fed off around 170 hoga to mar- bet and in addition keepe s laying flok of approximately 1100 hem when frank and kred got into e ducuialon on poultry and the rela tive merits of 1ft une which rved keeps va ordinary hybrids kept by f e eluij we thought we were there for the rest of the day mnllflara hedse following our but trip to ohio in 1150 jrl raine back after seeing the hon multlflora hedges at mai a bur i- arms drlcrm lived to try thrm out he gut hit stock from the ror eatry 1 j much in the full of 1950 and today has the beat luultlfloru hedge wc heise rrn in ontario 7l found it ntxfry to hot and tul tlvult it thr fir it oujit of yturs toduy it ii 6 to 7 tvt t high co ered with bloom us it stretches from th porn ri7rit tuwn north some 46 rods to his m itfhbor iliu fence last full he plant d another hedge of ue astlne fmclrft running south froifi his lane uimi 40 rods to hit neighbour s line fence on the south rose rate jersey farm in our brief stop at the llosegate r arm tht main him of i uteres ut this going concern wi the appro ved pig hatchery operated by mac alexaimlcr anil family this was something new to i- rank und he wanted all the details he himself is of court a poultry hatchery man and sells around 00 000 chicks per ycsir mac kcepi around so brood sows and in 1053 sold in the neigh borhood of 000 wcancrs between 0 und h weeks of age kmnk was vt ry much intrigued with the 13 year old house eight sided built of brick made on the farm it was here uiut the hamon ftalk school wus held last winter mac alexander is the ibm presi dent of the ha i ton jersey cuii nd in addition to his herd of jerseys and his hogs the alexanders have a herd of milk goats and five yards of bees in addition they operate 250 acres and all the crops looked okcellent or very promising for the time of year end drive barns ifalton is of course noted for its m masseyharris first with full scale test track for farm equipment widespread and feat has been the swing to modern mechanization urgent demands have been made upon implement engineers to develop new models to keep tip with the needs of agriculture to get information on materials designs and features in hours and days instead of the usual months and years masaeyharris designed and built the first full bcale test track for tractors and modern power farm equipment on this test track the machines lug heavy loads bump and shake bounce and sway jolt and jar climb steep grades and spin round and round aa they go through the test electronic instruments write the inside story of stress and strains and complete records are kept of the day to day wear and tear f these controlled supervised tests help masseyharris engineers design equipment that will offer more advantages in easerfopara tion long life with low upkeep cost and greater ability in saving time and labour for quality satisfaction and service with modern mechanization equip witjb masseyharris masseyharrisfergusoim limited end drive barns and aecordlnf to renk a trip to faajtea would net be tam without use pasture of ist least one aoch barn so on our way back to mikon we stopped to et a picture of the big- end drive barn of edwin harrop ii son sam and his dad were bury baling and as it was around 230 and we were buitjfcy we dldnt disturb them although frank wax interested in sams loafing stable continued on page s a8hgbove i wednesday stveasafc july 3ut 1654 ms okokgattowm sssoluld rxamt tfifcyear campbellv1lle man was indian teacher on sunday morning the wms had charge oi the service with the pres ident mrs krank wilson presiding itesponsive reading was led by mrs vern picket sandra tindale sang so sweetly in the garden pra yer by mrs john bellboddy after which mrs leslie cuten introduced the guest speaker mr hsrolt hpeera of canipbsllvllle who spoke on his work among the indlsns on moose islsnd dulng the two years he wis teaching there he told of the wonderful church services they hold liow they honour their dead and even had flowers on their grsvl from dales in ilrampton thry love poetry and when he was leaving they presented him with s lovely poem entitled myself which he treasures he closed by syuig everyone has time for ihe txu ihliuxs in life mrs wllllitn ghtrn of lirampfon ami miss morenre mllgate h n of toronlo p nt the hollduy and week il with mr and mrs 1 eslle glf fen and david mr and mrs cecil wilson vtn initsta at tin hums ialmer wed- dlin on saturday afternoon in knox presbyterian church georgetown tin re will be no service in our churvh until iho 2slh of july when tin cung people will hsve chsrge ixltool is out snd no need to ask tht kiddles if thry are glad on the last day uie toucher mrs cromsr tretcd them to a trip to toronto where they went to the museum and klverdale inirk mrs rrank wilson mrs y red nurse and mrs gerald graham provided cars to lake the children nuncy hunter is visiting her couv n dlanni golden in town for a few days whats best for you mfcqm or two wkf eoee it wtuaaiy paiiu la repaint lbs eatsldf e yomt tutottnlurwt brsdases tutm vua will dor on reason for discrepancies in canjda and u s prices is that can ada has a 10 xr cent sales tax notice to creditors th thf esutr of fhancffl e cooke widow drimud all persons tuivlna culmi affslnst the estate of i- ranees e cooke late of the town of georgetown who died on or about the 23rd day of may a d 1054 are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before the 3 lit day of july a d i0m after which date the estate will be distributed wjth rrffards only to the claims of which the undersigned shall ucn have notice and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claims they shall not then have notice dated at georgetown this 2fith day of june aj ibm sbluarl jamlesson william deans executors of the estate by their solicitors dale den nett georgetown ont 714 notice to creditors in the estate of john bird retired farmer deceased all persons having claims against the estate of john dlrd late of the township of esqucslng retired rirmcr who died on or about the nth day of may ad 1054 arc here by notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or be fore the 31st day of july ad 1054 lifter which dote the estate will bo distributed with regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice end the un dersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claim he shall not then have notice dated ot georgetown this 28th day of june a d 1054 james milton rtoster bird executor of the estate by his solicitors dale and bennett 714 georgetown ont tusqwlies b sseior nniw jail iejaf lor eapaloa la hffaoh la feaeaaau food enilisba on ewe smt b l w aw sim saw imifbrttlurt sssjltsace ftltm if its tttimi work foas euac i ask for to wo brofiit titan white fsv avsw ajecaaaa mat eajev atkht roads to thompsons hardware plumbing heating sheet metal work air conditioning main street tr 7297 1 aaaaaaaaaaaiaahakaahanahssbtaaiaiaahavaiaaaaa3aaaaasaaaat9aaarai for tv service on all makes call ernies radio tr 72701 roxy theatre bldg ft our new truck now on the road to bring you tti on the spot fuel oil service i watch for the distinctive green and lemon truck summer coal prices stove coal 2450 nut coal 2400 w h kentner son triangle 72851 discuss your full requirements with us plumbing l new bathrooms installed or remodelled water systems repairs of all kind ken charlie nash mcdowell 5 king street east tr 72842 shfe lawsgfc ffggffijafo notice to creditors in lite estate of ciiaklotte e h hiiain widow deeeaaed m all persons having claims against w the estate of charlotte e sholn late ot the township of esqueslnb wl- jj dow who died on or about the 8th aj day of may ad 1054 are hereby at notified to send particulars ot same m to the undersigned on or before the 91st day of july ad 18s4 after which s date the aetata wu he distributed p with regard only to the claims of e which the undersigned shall their have notice and the undersigned jj will not be liable to any person of s whose claim they shall not then q havelnotlce dated at georgetown this sflth m day of june ad 1054 b kathleen shaln s john jedward shaln s executors oflhe batata by for your excavating jobs cellars ponds loading etc sand gravel and fill cab barclay h i e rrr- 7s891