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rfl the canadian champion wednesday august 2 167 ghamjrimt best in province galbraith bros top dhia b henry 1 stanley in 1966 36000 cows in 1277 herds completed lactations in the dhi a program halton has three associations of the total of 59 in the province galbraith brothers rr 1 burlington had the highest milk and butterfat production in the province their 15 hdl- stein averaged 16243 lbs of milk 671 lbs butterfat 4i3h test this is 66 lbs higher than the other nearest rivals the breed class average for this herd is 145 for milk and 160 for fat in ninth position walter egger rjt 6 milton halton west had bcas of 136 and f i 4h club news senior 441 beef members tour stock yards by geoff taylor on thursday july 28 the halton and peel senior 4h beef calf clubs toured the tor onto livestock yards under the direction of the assistant man ager jack riddell while at the yards members were given a thorough tour of the various sales rings and livestock hold ing areas they were also given a run down of the history and meth od of operation of the toronto stock yards in 1903 the yards were built and open to the public in 1944 the ontario government took over the yards which were previously operated by a private company of the 10 public stock yards in canada toronto has the largest volume market with 1 w million head of cattle pass ing through them each year this represents approximately iso million dollars there is a permanent veter inarian staff whose job it is to inspect all livestock pass ing through the yard the livestock are sold by auction in one of the eight auction rings except feeder cattle which are sold privately the dutch clock system of selling calves is used to speed up the process south halton 441 holstein calf club by douglas stokes the july meeting of the south halton 4h holstein calf club was held at the farm of george l h leaver of campbellvhie on july ii a display committee consisting of sandra and larry bennett janet huner and douglas stokes was elected the members then judged two classes of holstein cows after this john cockbum gave a talk on keeping production records for individual cows club leader and host for the evening don brethet was thanked and refreshments were served 14 j tied for i lth position wexe s w waters rjt 2 georgetown of halton east and dentil lawrence rjt 1 milton of halton centre with average bcas of 139 ross lawience rjt 1 milton of halton west averaged 136 b ca others in the top 50 for holsteins in the province from halton were cecil barth r r lglen williams f j brown rjt j limehouse estate of lome bird rjt 3 george town mrs j everett rr 6 milton harold dawson rjt 6 milton and j o bradley rr 1 hornby c a may t son had the highest placing mixed herd with their 25 cows averaging 1155 of bca the halton west association was fifth highest in the prov- j ince wkh 454 cows averaging 11 66 lbs milk 451 butterfat and average bca of 1145 halton centre placed seventh the 504 cows with 11709 lbs milk and 453 lbs butterfat had and average bca of 1125 halton east was in 21st pos ition their 409 cows had a bca of 1065 with 10954 of milk and 422 of butterfat laff bal al would put farmers on investment lanct the central ontario regional development council has announced a proposed plan that would enable young farmers from oshawa to burlington and north to lake simcoe to recultivate land that is not presently in use the plan would create a centra land agency under the ontario department of agriculture in cooperation with the college of agriculture at guelph university mrs lois hancey of richmond hill said that the young farmers would buy their own equipment but lease the land the land would be leased in 400 acre blocks and the farmers would move from one block to another as the land was needed for development a study is underway in ontario york peel and halton counties to determine the acreage classed as in vestment land but still fit for agriculture the council would like to return the weedv waste land to productive farming until it is redy for development slowly wheat is being sold by pro ducers at the minimum floor price of 180 per bushel for grades no 1 and no 2 and 177 for grade no 3 less board deductions of 18 cents per bushel the farm hrds in halton though en croached upon by burgeoning towns and growing villages and slowly disappearing to make way for the cities of tomorrow are still among ontarios top producers of crops this scene near kilbride reflects the quiet dignity of a farm where grain and corn grow side by side near the roadway staff photo predict less quality wheat rain high humidity and ge- nerall poor harvesting wea ther have reduced the possib- ililv of a good quality winter wheat crop in ontario many areas in the early har vest area of essex kent and lambton have experienced se vere rainstorms and continu ing high humidity during the past two weeks causing wheal to sprout in several areas officials of the ontario wheat producers marketing board in chatham advise the overall qualitv has not been as good as earlier anticipated and wet weather has caused har vest operations to move very contact master feeds stowsrllowii for a complete line of j master feeds and farm supplies dial 8773512 halton 4h sheep club by lyle stoke the regular meeting of the halton- 4h sheep on was held on july 13 at the farm of j b gartshore dundas this was the ontario sheep breed ers field day for 1967 the following speakers acted as a panel warren f bran- non sheep extension special ist cornell university ithaca new york who spoke on rec ent developments in sheep production breeding and man agement jas a hancock elm- vale a commercial producer who discussed his experience with a total confinement oper ation and dr f c nelson vetennarvstfrviccsbranc o ontario department of agri culture and food guelph who discussed health and veterin ary aspects of intensive sheep product ion s m v if you have ever come closo to hitting a farm tractor or machine from the rear on our highways you will recall that it was not a very pleasant feel ing why did vou almost hit it probably because vou didnt recognize it as a slow moving machine the orange and red triangular sign is des ignated as a slow moving veh icle warning sign so when vdu see ane slow down burning hay by henry j stanley several farmers have been noticed burning their hay in halton county this is a very wasteful practice surley this hay cn be used for bedding a pole barn box stalls or calf pens it also might be sold as a mulch to fruit growers if nothing else is feasible it can be blown back on your fields with a forage harvester or rtjtary mower it will then serve some useful purpose as organic matter bv burning it you have completely wasted your crop and are running the risk of burning down fences or buildings ernie alexander goes on uco tour in states forage corn club tours two farms by geoff taylor on tuesday july 25 about 30 4h forage and corn club members from acton and mil ton clubs held a morning meeting in the form of a tour and discussion at the farms of geo l h leaver rr 3 campbellville and w r free man bennett rd burlington at leavers the group was given a tour of the mushroom plant by dave leaver follow- cj by a liscussion and tour of the halton soil crop im provement corn variety trial plots this is the bite of the havton peel and york regional corn day to be held on octo ber 3 members were shown the newest varieties different row width weefoxmrroi mcav ures and planltfig date trials the sec stop at the farm of w r freeman gave mem bers an insight into the use of birdsfoot trefoil on low damp areas at this farm mr freeman has seeded down ap proximately 30 acres of tre foil this was seeded direct without a nurse crop in the eaily spring it has been clipped and spraved to control weeds and is producing an rcielleni supph of legume loi- agc mr freeman is undecided 1m cows fred nurse vvhetheiornottouiethisas geoageto r 2 is th a beet cat me pasture or to in canada his 13 cows had harvest the crop for seed bca of 138 for milk 126 fop records hrophere by henry j stanley halton dairy farmers should be very proud of their rojp herd averages for 196667 for the ayrshire breed a h dark georgetown has the top breed cutis average and milk production in canada his 32 cows averaged 1460a lbs milk 518 lbs of fat for a bcjl of 17s and 159 for the jersey breed in herds by geoff taylor ernie alexander rr no 1 norval will be representing the ontario junior farmers along with one other ontario member when he leaves on saturday august 5 for a one cleaners never mix household clean ers because ammonia is good and ajax is good does not mean that when mixed they are twice a- good they or anv other cleaners when mix ed can produce phosgene this is one of the chlorine com pounds used as a gas during world war i and was very effective in killing and disab ling people since chlorine is one of the oasic ingredients if many cleaners the combin ation of two or more differ ent cleaners could produce phosgene or other dangerous gases week tour through the united stjtes with delegates from the united cooperatives of ontario thy plan to attend the annual meeting of the am erican institute of coopcra- ives ernie is active in junior farmer work in halton coun ty in 1966 he was president of the norval junior farmers and this year is county treas urer he is also quite active in sports including baseball hockey and horse shoe pitch ing w stop look and lessen acci dents dont daydream drive a truck accident at camp- bellville wednesday of last week shut the districts hvdro off for several hours production msects in grain bins by henry j stanley clean and treat grain bins early at least two weeks be fore gram is put into the bins a number of storcdgrain in sects can cause problems and faims can avoid these b tak ing certain precautions before harvest the insects live in the bin so are not brought in with the grain clearing the bin of all material will get rid of most of the- tnsecs it is useful to spray the floor walls and ceiling with recommended in- se tictdes even it very few in sects are present properly treated bins will mean that less grain will be destroyed lindane malathion or meth- oxchtor may be used for spray ing the bin walls floor and ceiling these sprays are used orriy when the bin is empty do not use dot in grain bins if grain oaa the farm becomes infested fuumgate m fumi gation must be done carefully taking care to follow very strictly he warnings on the manufacturers instructions for further information con sult ontario department of agriculture and food publi cation no 229 stored grain insects in farm storage in ontario ruth mason heads for bc by geoff taylor ruth mason of streetsville president of the halton county junior famrs association has left this week to spend two weeks in british columbia along with five other outstand ing ontario junior farmer members ruth is active in church and vocal groups be ing a member of he famed haltonettes the 1966 provincial trio champions for fat in herds from 2039 cows a nettson stark and mrs f robinson georgetown rjt 3 were fourth with bjc as of 14s and 144 ken ella it sons hornby were seventh with bcas of 13s and 13s in the section for herds with over 4 cows maurice c bea- ty milton rjl 4 placed sixth hts 48 cows had an average rca of 136 and 132 in ninth position was mac alexander norval rjl 2 with a 44 cow herd averaging 133 and 132 in the guernsey section the top average was achieved by j h cameron norval whose herd of 77 cows had 136 and i3s bjcjl next was john y mcnabb georgetown rjt 2 24 cows 132 and 131 rca h1ghist 0uaiity work custom siylihg variety of rich fabrics pricfd to suit you call us now let us make your home a showplace our expert upholstery methods can transform your old furni ture into lovely sturdy pieces that beautify your home our work is fully guaranteed milton upholstering lome arthur rr 3 7b9094 autogone kent a new 67 car from us were just a few 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per sons a tax credit equivalent to onehalf pf the municipal and school taxes may be allowed in respect of a real property subiect 10 a maximum of 150 if a the owner andor the huaband or the wife of the owner ia 69 years off ago or the real property a a personal ro b application ft made by the taxpayer calendar year hi which the realty taxes in of which the tax credfc h claimed payable c the r portion of the realty taxes deduction off the tax cradw ha full particulars of the system of tax credits and an application form my be obtained from the office of the municipal treasurer at 426 brant street burlington ontario applicants should supply documents of title showing legal description of property or the registration number of the deed on which application for credit is being made 1 july 18 1967 d w farmer ca traamra a ai3dvs ocidiw 1 rnd