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page eight the acton free press acton ontario ttllllrsday nbcemoer 23 ims raports mid arhcfes from halton farmland and farm organixarion halton seed drill survey reveals improvements ihe seed survey made by county weed inject t bradley las spring reveals continued im provement in ihe quality of seed being sown by halton farroers mr bradley collected a total of w sammies direct from the seed drills two- thirds of these were cereal jfrains and onethird was in the form of small seeds the an alysis of the sample was made by the plant products division of the canada department of agti-ulturv- here is the picture revealed for ldx and also comparative figures for me vcaiv ua2 i 147 year 1w7 8 v no srejvt 21 i 25 i 31 nol so v tv 12 t 56 10 w ss 11 2 1 when plant cleaned it is interesting to- note that of the coieil gram samples cl at hoitve only o per cent were no t m contrast to 88 per cent where he brum trad been cleaned at central cleaning plant in the case of small seeds those which had been purchased from a seed dealer certainly wre of higher quality than those gtown on the home ami 36 per cent of hose purchased from seed dealers mado no 1 grade and the other 14 per cent were nox wi nonet going no s or rejected in ttie farm grown rtvnip only 33 per cent made no 1 22 per cent vere no 2 13 tier cent were n3and s3 utour annual meeting in fact rhe winner will how he sec ured his 114 bushel yield tlhese and other features all point to a record crowd being out tc hear professor tom lane on sods tillage power and onv yields and their relationship to one another- oats and barley suggested prices the seed marketing committee of the ontario soil and crop ln proveinent association recently re half of ontario forums agreed farmer should remain on farm j coiwneihted the following minimum i prieos for the 1986 seeding oats commercial no 1 grade i40 per bus registered no 1 grade 1 65 per bus- p barley commercial no 1 trade ls0 per bus registered no 1 grade 240 per tons tile above prices are based on retail sales at farm iw local ship lung- point of treated seel witu new txigs included those veho ex peet t have seed gram for sale fy t large munber oruustadv this eomig spring would bo well j ating retirement on the farm when advised to set tlielr sample or j t nmu1 the farmer would he samples off to the plant product i happier and healthier in familiar ion service at 3t collier st to surroundings hero tie could put lonto m the juar future t01 null ter around in the fresh nir ids halton growers wait until arousal j hill in perth alid inv iiluu- in kent marehi 1 to look after this little agree lut add that it ill t oi-ici- ihvy ami the result oh 1 j t retire on the arm as the costs oi havent s my tirade hack vet hvuvg will lie lower is there anything you can do lc greenwood in oiuiin a farmer planning to retire is better to remain living on the farm this was the opinion of near ly halt the 4u8 ontario koiuius- which rehrtel their dlscussnuis tin the decemthr 6 upic a lletire nem plan for karmers ntvirly a utiarter cif the gioujvs disagreed and felt they would be far better off the farm wihile the romainder felt it depended on hie tciucrauciu jiealth and ciivumstiiiices of the farmer irixolvtsl ajiktsl for reasons tor thcii an tiwers wie fonians canu up with ome uiteresting ones luidenvhli koriun in wellington vsyunti sihke eas- if his sn hus ways ihos and if they worry a re ll lie iwk 1hs it lip yoiri m m i bobby l hobiiuon vf bur livgtvui has lost none of his abil lty to present this facts both clearly and convincingly lit his introduct ory remarks mr r3mson stated fl am just as convinced- as i was i 15 years aj and ewn mn so of the need for he federation at the time of the greatest growth j and prosperitv in the history of find per ont- graded rejected it t also gratifying to note an increase in the percentage who are treating their grain tar control f smut the 1955 survey reveals tlt 76 per cent had toeen treated in contrast to 63 per cent in 1952 while there us still plentv of j ontario we find agricultural m rovmr for improvement it is nev- slipping the cause is very ertheless gratifying to rvno the aihwrent v- adtled inprvoment over 1 similar sur vey made in 1947 lcl fanners to report a nvire compete reiwrt on hal ton scod drill survey of lftss will be made by county vst itvxvuvr tom bidey at the anmial aneet- ing of the halton soil ami crop improvement association on dc emker s in the milton town hall lovl farm optritors who will alsa vcset brief rtivirts at the morning stssion of tns live oran ization will mlude clobert mc rymieil homliy wio wili 4aav has exeprience m seeding alfalfa and brume on winter wheat in le fall harvey nurse as on his experience with lsvie hons ing aid a milking pallor jihn v picket hornby on tile 1as3 siml aiki uuid use tour fyfe somerxille acton and ken ella of hornby on their respective long term pasture diirwivstrat ion plots etc the ladies o the scotch block womens instiuite hie irairi as reed to serve one of those appet- iring lunches for which trev have gained ar enviable reputation we also understand from pnsiden ross sejswo h that there will bo luck- door iue first for those on decit attoo when the meeting conhiern-es- srcand for trsoso in time hi have never previously attendeil o of haltons frjnev soil and crap annuals and fniuly to the firm operator brininij the largest car load of first tnein nutcrui5 inqiiuies are beyng re ceived at the milton office of the ontario department trfagricirture as to who won the gold watch donated by the milton miuing co for the top yield m the halton grain corn competition that oo will 5e revealed at ths pu r l davidso is reelected president of halton federation those m attendance at the an- ling ouit program ami not likely nual meeting of the halton feder to see any appreciable increase in ation of agriculture at stewart j the price of farm products the town on thursday of last week i free- heeling period is over and heard vine of the most informative we are not in a position to get any addresses it lias bivii ur scribes moe of ita it is not in the power privilege to listen to in some time of the government to uft us up land we hear a 1 eat gisod ones each tiithorlhan jnakmg it possible lot- help ourselves our salvation lies in collective bargaining and collective pricing and production ot quality produce in our marketiivg schemes stated mr robinsiuv the resiwn- mbility on the shoulders of the board mem is treme j tsiey must kevip price realistic j not simply in terms of today j in short it was an address which i all farm people should hear u was most tunely realistic doe n to earbh and presented as only bobjjy robinson can do it i the meeting was in charge of 1 dtavitlson president of the hal ton federation and roy coulter j county secretary who ably inlro dueed tjie smaker the officered tliilik ilmist unosilile fn a true taino- jo leave tiho svnl nl ugiest h may change his 1aiimug nfethd i j order to handlt the work more ets ily this will cut his income but i as they p u til- ixuxx i ac tirm status virtually the opiwvsite opinion comes fin wkhiiiiii tu weiilworth who in advocating retirement clie farm say if father retires o uie farm he ees the ways and id him would te better off a few nules away kimoti in duffer m feel imich the same wuy they iuld that if the retiiisl farmer wauls to do sonic work he can auva- go baik and forth li the farm aiiil do such work as his health permits tjien itomile ui grey point out tluil re- tirenieiit off the farm vuild make more facnis aul title hti- our young people th fuums wtne nlst tke1 luw llu feltjcftlrniers ihoiitd pivirej fiiianciallv tor retnenient liuuroli 111 irf taileton hike tin lie illy j half the forums when they sug yestexl putting on life insiuance at an early age and including a pen ion ihttic ii liiis pi m a viiiaiiui like llakttu in lamutoti iiee1 that insurance was tint- wi ttut that there wire others tli- iv nuke ai el nt l h asiilt some tluig each tn in iiimii aili tii eiulcvv nen itollds miic le ill vestment keid-oalih- m duul- isite pretlx well lilit i that a ttieiniimit annuiti plan eskcial ly for tarmeis wuld gioal help then then- were usiun a itli of t fo agreexl with lit itjcxli 111 teiiuskaiiiiiijj and s inttii paik in grey iv ho si that the hest fin earl van normar tapoitil farm rs aiv very pini t nsivn1 t lnv incentivo roftroiiot wts nxtdi- by tilt- sihikr ti tju knt- aiui asnout ural 0iaiiilur wlnoh thrh yoais ago iriiuwv1 a worui shr tajt f ftvvi in a tninl rcloasr tlvt sanio tirciniioi statotl thfit i a sirjlus fwm p o iits thi w irvi tt hi ift n 1 rt vtiv tho tariff hvu1 hrtaui tatots mr hiitif t i tliir report suuncr i i444uv iichor ottst area nius imiiuvii calavf u is uit duty tl firni trkatijuiv idd1 tho sakor jmu out thit i jit- 11 a lrvc tv1 for lt5 ait- as follow s ivvsidfnt r i- dav uldson tt prosidtmii r j ltkmc stv vnl vuo prtsuiimit mac spnm j lhi1 jft- prositifiit harry lto of imh ui iv 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