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the acton free press acton ontario thursday july ftth i9m farm news barn raising in nassa6aweya provides link with earlier events from haltons farm lands f e ellis tour cnudned the 200 acre li rid ale farm of maurice c bealy trafalgar town ship was the next point of oill here too a custom outfit was as sisting with the putting in of grass silage maurice was agreed that n order to produot tht best quality feed gras es and legumes should have been ensiled two weeks ejrlier custom outfits render a worth while service but tht draw bick b their inability to assist all their customers at the desired time the horizontal silo utilized at lin dale farm had been lined this year with sheets of pljwood which uncvr normal circumstances should improve the keiping qualities of tht mlage attractive farmstead lke all visitors frank ehia was impressed by this attractive farm stead which carries between- 85 and 90 of halton top jersvys despite tht bus eason and the fact that we were unexpected this farm too wis neitnct personified the pas tures had been clipped tht fence bottoms sprajed the manure was all out and lawns and- borders were at their best as wt drove out i the lane frank commented this place e ves mt the impression ofi quiet eff cienc ashvllle farms on our way into nelson town- ship frank expressed a dosire to see the farm of the pelletterio s appirentl everyone connected with agriculture knows that dave the youngest member of the pel letteno family was the outstand ing president of the jumor farm era f ontario in 1953 frank was also aw are that ashvilk farms won the premier exhibitor awird in both 1952 ind 1953 at halton s outstanding black and white shmt this i a partnership affair tht member of tht incorporated firm being george first vice pre sideiil of the halton holstun club jot who is recognized as one of the bes herdsmen in tht county dave pnwousb ref rred to who has just completed his firt year in the de rre c uv it ihi ontario agr cultural college and their sistc- anru the homemaker who il fini i mt to look after the ped gree and other farm record top herd sire n oni being around th building wt took a look through tht stable and siu their junior herd irt 1 gnndion of fond hope tin twt yeir old looks lik j hot contender for the red ribbon if he shows this fall here igim fnnk was im presied b tb well kept buildings ind the herd of cows most of them daughters of their senior sire mg sovereign ormsbv r their pre vious sire t son of ws halls righto culrdalc farm tht well kept farmstead of gor don sinclair president of the hil ton holstem club lends itself to a loveh picture and frank wasnt to bi denied here agun the fence tow hid been sprayed and the gentral tidiness was evident ev erjwher on the 150 acre farm clairdah farm is one of the few farm in halton equipped with a mechinical stable cleaner perhaps thi is one of the reasons why gordon i ible to keep things ship shape despiu the lack of a hired mil until about a week ago outstanding tlerd the houtein herd at clurctole i iw i- wortrn of t isit ind ts in k ep lit with exctll nl crops gordot s diughter of highcroft was riiht i i freshening and he e i agiu fnnk camera got into ac tion j brock harris farm on our va back to milton o kioi i 6 00 pm appointment with j mr- ellis we made a final and i hurried cill at still another of halton- ui and gng concerns namely that of brock harris here a new 30x60 loafing shed and tht recently filled pit silo came in for special atlentton brock not bting homt wt windtrod up to the house and rectived a nice welcome from mrs harris the attraclivt lawn and home caught franks eye and out came hs camera for a final shot ind then on to milton to ar nvt onl frwvminutts lalt afttr eight of hal tod s good farmstead 4h calf tlab members visit craig meadow and l coulson s tht mtmbtrs of halton s three 4 h call clubs held their june meetings tht week f june 21st unfortunotelj our article wai crowded out of last weeks issue and wt exttnd apologies despitt tht heavj ihundtritorm of junt 21st buweeii 40 and 50 dairj calf dub mcmbirs wert in attendanct for the metting at tht craig mea dow farm of wm g booth tht craif mtadow htrd is recognized a on of haltons top guernsty herdo a nice clasa of thrtt year olda were brought out for rnspoc tion but another shower above the group into the stable here ant bennett associate agricultural representative wis assisted by j lfoyd chisholm who acted as of fictal judge on wcdnesda evening of the same week the numbers of ila ton s 4jh dual purpose and beef club enjoyed the privilege of visit mg perhaps ontario s top herd of red polls namely that of leonard coulson lowville the fifteen membtts worked on two excellent classes imde up of entries from tht herds of leonard coulson and a r coulter t c amos of moffat and art btnnttt were the official judges an interesting feature at the conclusion of eich club meet mt htld this year is the oral quiz on feeding managlmtnt and kind rtd livestock topics ind the mett itu on junt 2tst and 23rd wtrt no txceptioi tht co operation ud hospiuiliu extended bj ha ton breeder and tht as i stance ind support b uij exunded by the club i aderj contributes much to the ucct- f hilton a 4 h club pro gram soil and crop leaden flan twilight tour tht 1953 tttiliinl tour of tht halton soil and crop improvemtnt a sicntion wis such a success lhat ii rcsponn t tht domind t simi lir typ of pronm is being plan ned for juh 15 stius fred nurst pri icknl of the association minj h n expreised n desirt to hive i look at jim mckay s renovated pasture on the fhk it maiden farm near h rnb which make a nice setting for the top htrd of aberdeen angus the final point of call will be at the farmstead f j h willmott and son famous for their oustanding flock of hampshirt heep on this occaision however the main point of interest will bt th icre blocks of genesee daw bul cornell and dawson s gold en chaff winter wheat dr don huntley of the department of fitld husbandry is scheduled to be tht peenl speaker promotion results at greenock school promotion results at s s no 8 gfttnock school have been an nounctd bv tht ttichtr r mitchell ntal gndi tight to grade nine law rtnet johnston grii seven to gradt eight don ild archibild kenneth cripps earl littlt frtd thompson brian ward law gndt six to gndt stvtn nancy aitktn jovce johnston calvin kay btvtrly i ittlt gndt five to grade six james aitktn marit cripps danny koc uik jtannctte vos gradt four to gradt fie janettc kay thea tryssenaar grade thrte to grade four janet aitken isabel le cripps erroll has nil patsv kay james little ron nit littk bill scot grades two to grade three gor don alan sarah cripps tommy hissall jimmit kav jon kronen dank murray wallace grade one to grade two wavnc aitken sandra cripps cris kran tndink brondn little glen near ntttit tryssenaar tinekc vos loofh birthday observed july j possibly the oldest living native of esquesing is mrs j s wilson who on july 1st celebrated he 100th birthdas in toronto she spent the daj quietlj at the homt f her son m1 iv and daughter dr ind mrs h m har nson i linton congratulated bj her grandchildrtn ind ten grei gnndthildrn and friends and ntighbois mr wilson is the former mary mccoll vdinget and last surviv int members of the firmly of tht 1 itt hugh ind christine mccoll of the th line esquesing eari itlkr n kit scotch block her husbind the late j s wilson of burlington was a county road superintendent more mileage p safety silencers give a quieter ride ft no comer squeal new flatter tread design gives 15 more skid resistance n tin r mm its price cm notch hi m us today awv s us tod 1 wsv101 m osmsvce important nmw iisfafion respecting elevators and lifts 1 wah to bring to attention that the elevators and lofts act 1953 came into force on june 17 1954 under this legislation in ontario the owner of an elevator dumbwaiter escalator manlift or incline lift must obtain an annual licence to operate the elevator or lift the legislation further provides that onlv a person who holds a certificate of competency issued under the act may make inspections of these installations in ontario in addition contractors who construct install repair ormaintainelevators or lifts etc ma now onlv carry on business in ontario if thev are registered under the act in order to complv with the legislation am person employed by an insurer to make inspections must make application immediately for a certificate of competenc owners of elcvntora dumb waiter emtlnur manlift or incline lifts must make application im mediateu for licence to operate contractors must make application immedi ately for nnnual regie trnuon oh u utnllabons j0ljec qju iod ending licence nnd c r itteof comr tenr fir dijnlvr 1 i i an now ulatilt ind t nquine- and raquraui for application form should be directed to tht chief inspector flontor ltvirtion hnnrh ixpartmentof labour parluiment building toronto onunn ontario department of labour charwi daliy mtnlifar ffntended for hut vitek canada ontario and rural ha ton still diiplaj on occisions that spirit of banding together to ac complish good from the records of early development of halton the clearing of land the building of barns ind tht threshing of crops were occasions of groups in an irea working together for the common good in particular barn raisings ve e in event looked foru lrd to and as in the case of threshings had work and good food wire common it doesn t seem there hae been manj barn raisings in this part of the countr for some time ind ro doubt thil rns a lendencj to leave a void in tht framework of rural halton birn raisings being as seldom is thty an the raising of a barn on the farm of walter freeman ju 1 north of brookvllle last week pro wded in interesting glimpse at this type of event framed by sundown about 40 gathered for the raisins and work began about 10 a m n the morning bj sundown the barn was framed and the timbers formed a substantial silhouette as the workers descended from the topmost beams to sec the results of their combined volunteer ef forts this barn raising was done b the block and tackle method a rol atively modern method a high pole was erected with block and tackle ittached and beams were raised to workers up above who swung the joists into place m j carton a vetenn of man barn raisings and one of the oldest prisent for the evtnt last wednes da j recalled that barn raisings used to be one of the highlights in il areas he explained that before the barn raising the firmer nd carpenters in chargt of the op ration attempted to have the floor readj before a date was set for the mg as manj as 120 from the district might bo present for the ibing and when the frame wis rei two teims would be chosen kt the word from the carpenter hi chirfio the race was on which tcim could raise their pirt the fastest battle for advantage stealing opposing teims ropes lirting before the word was givn nd har h words were often the io nit i the two teams bittled for tin advantages and victory but with the barn up prcpara ns were made for a dance and inj of them lasted until 4 im the next morning raising a barn was as event to be rememebred gathering tht timbers for a barn raising was nlwnjs i prelimina y task and in more distiint jtirs pint was always sought in more recent times various othr tpes of tim ber have been used depending on what is available the tries won d be felled and hewing the trees in to square timbers was a job that was dont with treat skill em plojing i broad axi ind wedgts thi job would ofun bi is smooth is if t wirt planed farm women no place is better known f r food than rural halton and barn rats ngs of the past proided is d d thn hinj4 opportunities for tht farm women to do thtir share to wird tht succiss of the cent sal isf ng 40 or 120 hungry men is a task but it raising of freeman barn none went hungrj and the tradition of rural halton is mam tamed a timbers and joists wtrt lifted into place on wednesday at thi farm of walter freeman the swarm of men on the high framework and on tht ground was a further test imon thit rural halton can still band togtthtr to accomplish good b prorogating the spirit of neigh burliness monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 queen st west brampton shop phone 1410j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton o03w hs holden eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph puttyotka4hotkxftkmseffits ofomuho xc nsvbi ehb0tt memmxamdcrwtm swwk m g4mm jlm cvmicrry fdh sm fsksi kxjcahfilavwa ntratttfr gol courts than too f1h courses inotmutio ontario mi youn to expiate 3 in54 8ftak wutt tgfp w famty picmics atcokvcmehtly located hoadsde tabus ontario department of travel publicity hon i r cicili o c ministii want ad page where old friends meet hitting hie jackpot in every weight class only gmc offers everything you want in a truck you can choose from a wide 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