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tom broughton again president the acton free press wednesday february 21 1968 qj producers review 1967 hog marketing atchle swvicf receivtd wo 1 1 deserved recognition for 15 years of servieas socretarvtfoastkor of the halton hogfpro cfucers association president of trie ontario hog producers ataociatiqnfien steers presents a gift on behalf- of the assbcfa- lion during the annual meeting thursday staff photo by h j stanley the hilton hog produoersmet at the agricultural office milton on thursday february is for their annual meeting under the chairmanship of tom broughton it was reported that only four farmers had taken advantage of the 10 bonus provided by the haltdn flog proxfcicarstotarraerji purchasing pprtwotl boars special contribution f 75 was givn to qxfam of canada during the past year lo enable vfarm- lh central swiiiuujd tn afrjca to join their prodlioafs co operative amv enable mm 6 purchasevsome seed arid fertll- lxeraptfsolmprdve his standard of living ben steer president of 4he qnidrlo hog producers assoc latlon discussed the changes in hog marketings durngthe past oar htfxiated that 1000000 entra hogs worejnarketed with haiton county hog producers associa- lion held their annual meeting at the agricul tural office in milton thursday afternoon those seated in the front vow are-socrejrary- freasurer allan brownridge district represen tative bon steers president tom broughton and viceprosident tom foster the directors are from left to right john wilson delmar ford doug tfrtson fr wilton gerald carton ifoyd may staff photo special meeting assessment taxation topics a meeting jointly sponsored by the hilton federation of ag riculture and tho ontario depart ment of agriculture and food to discuss assessment and tax ation will be held march c at the masonic hall near milton the meeting which should be of particular interest to farm people will be split into a morn ing session and an afternoon session harold mlddlobrook repres enting the hilton federation of agriculture will chair tho morn ing program roy coulter first vice- president of the ontario fed eration of agriculture will chair wbrtet walk many of our farmchhdronstlu walk to school or walk to the corner to meet the school bus give your children and the motorists a break by dressing your children in something brightly colored and if darkness or dusk has set in before they get home make sure that part of their clothing is light colored so it will show up by reflection from the car lights a little reflective tape sewn on the back and front of a wlndbreaker could save your childs life a panel discussion panelists include george korr mpp for halton west robert botch hal- ton county assessor and rao cunningham director of prop erties ontario federation of agriculture henry j stanley agricultural representative will chair tho afternoon session mr cunning ham will speak on tho carter and smith reports on taxation mr stanloy urges all people to attend as the topics to bo discussed may havo a great in fluence on tho future of agricul ture in this area questions from tho floor will be answered following each sosslon miniskirts rank in advance ment equal with tho steamboat as robert fulton put it we no longer have to wait for tho wind to blow payoffbi one glean sweep breeders annual gytrt j stanley tho halton branch of the cent ral ontario cattle breeders association will holdthalr annual meeting in the ugny school comma being with a banquet at 45 pm on thursday feb ruary 29 the guest speaker is morgan bald vicepresident of simpsonsears limited his topic purchasing and uercfaindlsinc of products should be of interest to arm people it will provide an insight into the problems and business methods used by industry a business meeting will also be held covering the past year and the future activities of the unit ready cash from gac international makes piledup bills disappear fast sweep many monthly payments into one stop a or cjj git tcqutiatitt with our on sttp bill dimiag ttrviti bag international finance corp ltd loans up to 88000 jsmiishht ptwtiuneo ok6hoctown 12 una sui south ptians s77g971 farmers receiving 1000000 fewer dollars than in the pre vious year this amounted to a ib per cent increase lh pro duction exports were 00000 000 pounds with 85 per cent of this going to the united states imports of 24000000 pounds of pork wore slightly above the previous year mr steers stated there is some dernand for quotas on hog production jtf ontario but- that inrsdllrst be considered for all of canada if it wereto be effective considerable dls- cussfdrvts taking place in co operation with iho uoatpackors council of canada on i new grading system for hog taking 1mb- consideration- the catout value or the amount of leap meat in a carcass j archie service- was presented with a gift in recognition of his 15 years servlce as secretary- of the halton hog producers association from february 1052 td february u67 district representatives chosen to the ontario hog pro ducers marketing board for the next three years were tom broughton and tom foster dele gates to the ontario hog pro ducers association annual meeting were dalmar ford allan brownridge and tom broughton new officers and directors for 1068 arei president tom broughton oafcville g vlce-ore- sidentthomasfostercambell- vllle y secretary ahan brown ridge georgetown 2 urjctdrs ron davsboug robertson fran wilson gorxlrf carton lohn wilson biu price percy megiilvjay bill harrison har old mlddlebrdok stanley smokey pr w cmuugan detmarfbrd apd fcloyd may the- representativd to the halton farm safety council for this yoar ts gerald carton and doug robertson s the re presentative tdthehaltonfeder- atlon of agriculture smmis ra farm pagtts present rockwoocfo breeder shield bulk handling exhibition planned for trenwith farm by c a warner a meeting sponsored by tho burlington fruit and vogetablo growers association featuring bulk handling of fruit and vege tables will he holdonwodmsdiy february 28 at tho farm of bill trenwith rr 3 campbellvlllo the meeting will start at 0 am and will continue until 3 pm sovoral types of bulk handling equipment will bo on display and will lncludo such things as tomato and cucumlior harvesting aids tractormountod and self- propelled fork lifts bulk bins bin dumpors otc thoro will bo talks throughout tho day on tho various aspects of bulk handling and mechanical harvesting a chlckon dlnnor will bo avail able for those wishing to stay for lunch but it is nocessary to place your order for dlnnor by 10 am on the day of the meeting the trenwith farm is on the campbouvllle road approxi mately two miles south of high way 401 coming from the south the road is called the guelph line and the farm is located approximately one mile north of the no 10 slderoad on tho guelph una this program should he of interest to anyone growing fruit and vegetables regardless of whether or not he intends to go to bulk handling in the near future there will bo both largo andsmall equipment and labour saving ideas of many types will be dis cussed by tho shakers through out tho day robert r hamilton optometrist i 16 mountainview road s gorjowi jack ridley cartage limited concrete mocks concrete mick cinder biocks clay mick sand stone livestock and fertilizer farm service and supplies dump trucks for hire fully insured kv class fs t f acton phone s307j0 kitciurjutm ym king street east pkeaa 7441isj sunwarthy ready pasted wallpaper solid colors b colors to choose from easy to apply brightens your rooms 69 single roll dominion 3 patterns available i floor tile 12 x 12 18 9 x 9 9 c a m your hom we have everything to fix up your home from basement to attic free delivery lakeview discount centre main st n acton ujmito ernest hy benham rockwoodv ontario was presentad with a utder breoder shield at lfte annual meeting of the hplsteln- frleslsn association of canadtr held february 14th at toronto thtsjs the highest honor that the association can bestow on one of its momberb making the astual presentation was prof f h richards dean of the ontario agricultural college university of guelph it is interesting to note that although no fomalos have been added to the uonholme herd since 1051 mr benham with tho ad vent of frozen somen in 1054 started to uso ono outstanding al bull across thohord and has followed that practice up to tho present time following this system of brooding ho brod in the period from 1055 to 1001 onough outstanding animals to meot the master brooder re quirement al slros that have been used in the herd were spring farm fond hope ottawa dijax dude rosafe conturlon glenvuo radar and selling rockman many animals in tho present herd trace to two foundation cows purchased in 1051 one from a ttcurrje of ouelpp and the other irbmleliloh hunsbergar of baden r assoclijed with ws fathefln thooperailon of tho niunhome hord at present is ernest ben- hams son john the present frm was bought by ernest ben- hams father in 1003mduie hoi- srpln herd commendoil in 1d34 thafarm consists of uo acrua in- addition to his outstanding work as a holstoin brooder er nest benham has been a good citizen serving for 21 yoars on municipal council and sovoral years on the grand valloy con servation authority o some of the outstanding indiv iduals brod in tho ilonholmohord include bonholmo fond fanny excellent 30000 lb producor owned by r r dennis oak rldgos ontario for whom ftho has boon nominated as allcan adian aged cow grand champ ion and best udderod fomalo at york county black t wldto day and 1st aged cow in milk at peterboro championship show benholme fond flora honour list and suporlbr producor with her production of 27213 lbs of milk testing 37c benholme etna i dekol a gold soal pro- ducor with kryef 175000 lbs in tert lactationsw itlhotabiethat l6ofthsah- tnlals thai have qbilifled mr tionhim an master breederar stilllnthe hont to olialify as a master breed- er mr iiewim has bred three gxcoilent- cows ten vory good cows and four star brood cows two of the latter one star brood cows and two of hem two star brood cows based on a point score for these qualifying ani mals a ul of 150 points was achlovod as against a require ment of 120 points for a hard avorage under 12 registrations per yoar s44 w stock afid orcur mccall butterick simplicity patterns hintons sc to 100 store ramrfcara4raav 3jm stationery 56 mill st acton 853 2030 y scm electric adding machine itfeal for horria er small bmnt u real value at 129 service available on all models of si typewriters and adding machines new micropoint wikstick with microlon point in 10 colors only 39 ballpens by sheaffer parker papermate 98 to 298 scjh super sterling typewriter 12950 other models from 6995 up corrugated storage files 295 325 letter size legal size desk diaries for 1968 only 175 brief cases 495 to 995 filing folder columnar padt dtk batkevri usdgr sruhhs account books ladgar covr and bindar metal watt batkeh rubber stamps made to order come in and discuss 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