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win competitions Owners of rural homes Improvement competition In an effort to spruce up the their property people will and farmsteads in Hal ton were announced The contest farms and rural homes in the Me the best of when they visit the in want everyone In September contest com received ISO prizes In August was sponsored by the region when of the Halton Local Committee Tor the We Farmstead and Rural Home International Plowing Match I tidy beautify mlitee chain THE BROCK HARRIS FARM was first prize win home improvement competition It is on Walker in the farmsteads class of the Halton In Line of Derry Milton Plowing Match farmstead and rural Carton said VlillnJ twice The content was divided Into throe categories farmsteads rural homes and farmsteads which have already been Improved intrants in he first two categories were visited by judge It of Oak ville lost summer then he visited nil again this summer to see how much they had improved the ap pearance of their properties The farmsteads Improved were Just visited Winner of the farmstead section hob Harris of Walker I It It G Milton Second went In Rill Gregg It while third to fifth prizes went to red Nurse It Ft Georgetown Viin It It Hornby Hois It 1 ltur homi whs It it Second place in this class In David it It It 3 Georgetown Third fifth prizes were II huh Hit Tamp Keith Copt land R It Milton find It It 3 Best of improved farm steads was ihot of Ford Seventh I me Georgetown Second in this class went to Limestone Hall Farms Milton while third was EI C Held HRl Milton fourth Reford Gar It Milton and fifth Gordon McDonald R 3 Georgetown entered Judge Goodln reported there were farmsteads rural homes and improved farmsteads entered In the The judge also awarded a special prize a watering can to agricultural representative Henry J Stanley for what he called Tin beat garden In Judge Goodln showed slide of of the contest en Iriii and after the improvements remarked he was very satisfied to sec the changes people madi prize received ihemu for ISO plus silver service Simpson and winners will also a aerial pin of their proper domltdbyGkntnton Third to fifth prizes brought cosh awards Ml intrants in the contest received a plaque as well More than half the entries were from tin if where the match will be staged report Junior Farmers offer free ride People attending the Inter provided all tht banners and national Plowing Match near will Drivers will be wearing be between the coats donated by parking lots and tent city by Imperial Oil and hard hnts Junior Farmers via provided by the Farm tractors and wagons Safety Council The safety In previous years the council also outfitted drivers kits safety chains signs tractors were donated by machinery dealers This year however we had to go to the farmers said tamer of Acton chairman of In and wagon lours Imperial Oil fuel station on Farmers who are donating the southeast the the use of their tractors are tinted city receiving for delivering chauffeurs will receive them the site and picking an hour per driver them up following the match service times Sam Seals on the wagons are being p throughout the built by the Junior farmers says the chairman with worth of cedar wagon rides will also be lumber donated by J Norm- available for tent city visitors an Duncan of wanting to visit the outlying ber In dressing the wagons field where the plowing JOSEPH HOME located homes in the contest Wooden fences trees Seed Co takes place between Five and 10 Sideroad in Hal and shrubs and flower gardens made it a winner ton Hills was Improved to top the class for rural FORD WICKSON FARM on Seventh Lute near Ashgrove won for already farmsteads improved BUSY PROMOTING the International are Ontario Furrow Queen Linda Shouldlce and publicist George Swann They are shown with one of the special flags that have been flying for three years