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g ttw acton ft pwm wdnday august 21 19a8 tmi oldstylr farmino community in francs l ideplcted in this photo farmers live in small villages and go out each morning lo tend their fields surrounding the village while this is still old france not the signs of the new creeping in electricity tv aerials and the construction crane photo by lucius meda bsport from parii changing agriculture in old world france by lucius smejda paris tlie recent firmer strikes in europe emphasized one difference between old and new world agriculture farmer organizations like the french pnsla play important roles here as 30000 italian farmers showed in an anticommon market demonstration a few weeks ago they are also very concerned with politics politics tills seems to be changing however as the european farm world itself is mutating both economic and social patterns are breaking down in the face of new world know how and competition the number of farmers is steadily decreasing in i9ss there were 2320000 farmers in france in 1966 1750000 about onequarter disappeared in 1 1 years to say this in another way average farm size increased from approximately 27 to 36 acres in the same period this one will notice is nowhere near canadian farm standards the small family farmers cannot compete with the more modern and efficient farmers the advent of a european economic community is both hastening this process and altering the types of farms each of the six partners due to the free exchange of commodities between them july i was the inaugural date of this policy is becoming more specialized their farmers will put out that that is most profitable on the entire european market specialization will thus take place in those products that each country now produces best the french will thus tend to produce dairy products wheat suger beets and grapes benelux belgium netherlands luxembourg will concentrate on eggs vegetables flowers cereals and fishery germany on potatoes sugar beets swine and wheat and finally italy will specialize in grapes sheep olives and various cereals rice wheat the social life of the european farmer is also changing he used to live in small village see picture and rise extremely early m the morning to walk to his outlying fields he returned at noon and late at night he ate talked with his friends went to sleep today both tied and liberated by his car and his tractor the farmer is leaving the village he is building houses in his fields at night he and his friends listen to the radio or the tv in the morning hes out in the fields with his new equipment old world farm life is becoming more and more that familiar in canada our changing world allows nothing to stand still editors notemr smejda a journalist doing post graduate work in i ranee is writing a series of articles on farming in europe for this newspaper he is a former resident of the milton area cancel meet the hallon 4h conservation club meeting planned for wednesday august 21 has been cancelled untd further notice jerseyguernsey ayrshire calf club by lois mcnabb the halton 4h jerseyguemseyaynhire calf club met on tuesday august 6 it 8 n m at the norval farm of don mccaig and son the members judged a class of fouryearold jerseys and mr mcctig with the help of several first year members demonstrated showing 4h calves at achievement day the most interesting and humorous activity was yet to come as the 4h leaders demonstrated making adjustable rope halters and the members each attempted to make their own for most members there will be a few more hours of practice before a halter acceptable for judging at the final quiz night is turned out the tumor lesson on feeding the dairy heifer was taught by ken ella while john mcnabb taught the senior lesson calculating rations ken mcnabb thanked the mccaig family for their hospitality and the meeting was dosed with a delicious lunch served by mrs mccaig halton 441 sheep club by d gardhoum the august meeting of the halton 441 sheep club was held at the farm of hunter cation the members were asked to rlace a class of suffolk ewes by laltons extension assistant jim jenkins reasons on the class were then given by all members followed by a general discussion on the class the second portion of the meeting was conducted by mr jenkins who spoke on two very important topics care and selection of market lambs and methods of feeding and management the remainder of the evening took place in the comfortable home of the cation family where the lesson concluded with a discussion on the western feeder lamb production the members were all given a quiz in which they asked and answered their own questions refreshments were served bythe hostess mrs cation and lite meeting was adjourned land and seed judging keith aitken of r r 3 acton was named winner of the royal bank trophy as high seed judge in the junior seed judging competition held at terra cotta on august 8 keith picked up a total of 477 points out of a possible s20 runnerup for the trophy was carol swackhamer also of actonjwoi a score of 466 keith topped the senior division with carol coming in second hi the intermediate division bob luby came out on top with a total ot 4s7 norman anderson was second with a total of 448 points in the junior section cathy lasby of acton tied george mcphail also of acton with 432 points cathy was named winner because of her hijrh score in reasons area breeders buy at guernsey sales several area guernsey breeders purchased new stock at two recent guernsey sales at newmarket and bridgeport the 14th ontario classic sale held at jamaica farms newmarket saw 38 head sell at an 816 average wdliam g booth of milton purchased one animal at s6s0 from g b penny of hjtchley and one at 800 from c f w burns of king j d cameron of norval one at 850 from j m brown of almonte and melvin mccullougli of acton two at 750 each from j h crang of newmarket and bruce marshall of innerkip mr cameron consigned one cow which sold at 750 to john eby of waterloo at the fifth midsummer guernsey sale held at bridgeport 51 head sold for a 290 average j ii and j d cameron of norval purchased five head that day other trophy winners include carol swjckhamer who won the cash crop trophy with the highest combined land and seed scores she had a total of 61 1 7 points runnerup was keith aitken with 611 4 points the norval junior farmer trophy for the highest combined score for livestock and seed judging was also won by keith carol swackhamer tied with bob lasby for the gram championship trophy in the judging of coarse grains both had a score of 198 out of 200 carol won the trophy because of her higher overall score in the competition in the land competition verna thompson of burlington scored 151 out of a possible 160 to win the championship trophy runnerup was rosemary booth with 149 i points both girls competed in the senior section don mcclure of rr 3 georgetown scored 146 points to defeat kenny alderson ofkr 1 hornby who had 1331 points keith austin of rr 3 georgetown topped the junior section with 142 3 defeating dennis mcclure of georgetown with 1351 points farm pagej carol in princess contest next monday at exhibition juui jl z carol swackhamer of r r 2 acton will be one of 42 young ladles vying for the title of ontario dairy princess at tho rain high humidity local girls selected amm vainf rrnnc guests of exhibition qaltlclqg vrncll clods hymrs kathywiiiums exhibit a days ontarios winter wheat harvest hampered by rain and prolonged high humidity u causing problems for some farmers across the province although the harvest could be considered in the final stage there are still fields to tie harvested in many areas including j essex and kent counties where wheat combining would niirmally be completed by this date it is estimated that about 70 per cent of the province winter wheat crop has been harvested and official- reports of grain inspection indicate the majority of the crop has graded no 2 or better of a total of 1157 box cars inspected by the board of cram commissioners t o date 10 3 per cent graded no 1 76 6 per cent graded no 2 1 1 2 per cent no 1 and 1 2 per cent no 4 there were only four cars or 3 per cent graded sample the lowest grade the problem however is with wheat still to be harvested weather conditions continue to ftrevent combining oiid the onger wheat remains in the field the chance of good quality lessens some farmers have experienced grade discounts on account of sprouted wheat and high moisture content in recent days officials of the ontario wheat producers marketing board suggest farmers if in doubt are well advised to obtain an official grade on their wheat by the board of grain commissioners prior to delivery or sale so they will know what grade discounts to expect otis mcgregor assistant secretarymanager of the ontario wheat producers marketing board said that as of august 8 the marketing board has purchased 2w million bushels of new crop surplus wheat he estimated about onehalf of it has already been moved mac alexander bull is gold medallist the jersey bull generation sir bijou very good silver medal sire has just been designated a gold medal bull by the canadian jersey cattle club this bull was bred by ernest alexander norval and is owned by mac alexander norval he now has 26 tested daughters that average 10686 lbs milk 542 lbs fat 5 08 per cent and 22 classified that average 82 41 per cent generation sir bijou is a son of brampton sir bijou radar excellent silver and gold medal superior sire and his dam is rosegate susan 4 very good a ton of gold cow with a lifetime production in eight lactations of 91272 lbs milk and 4295 lbs fot another of mac alexanders jerseys had a notable record coming second in the senior yearling standings reported to the canadian jersey cattle club for the month of july rosegate niandy a daughter of rosegate milestone at one year 355 days had a record of 8063 lbs milk 398 lbs fat for 4 94 per cent in senior three yearolds d h mcgaig and son norval had the highest record with norval acres favorite elsie a daughter of brampton favorite acme at three years 244 days in 30s days she produced 11482 lbs milk 604 lbs fat tor 5 26 per cent attends opening of camp in saslc ralph e cudmore of oakville attended the official opening of canadas first provincial 4 h camp in saskatchewan recently to extend greetings as president of the national councd of 4h clubs the camp is located on the banks of dtefenbaker lake in birsay sask the camp is known as camp rayner after the late prof john g rayner a past president of the canadian councd of 441 clubs mr cudmore congratulated the saskatchewan 4h foundation for the leading role it has taken in establishing a sound program he cited camp rayner as a tribute to the development of thermogram into terminal elevators from assembly points mich us wallacehurg and sjrma marilyn joins tour to united nations lly jim jonkim miss marilyn kirkwotfd ol u r 4 acton will be one of 17 junior farmers from acrov ontario who will he trivclling mi the united nations hut four from august 25 to 11 i he itinerary includes stops at niagara i alls buffalo pennsylvania slate university gettysburg wislitnujon mil newyork highlights of the lour will he i national 4 11 onuicncc h washiiiglon tour of the united nations buildings a tour of llie nbc studios where they will he- guests of the merv iiffin show and a brnjdway music il in new i york home lconomlst six ml llomemaking club members from hallon county will be guets of the anadjun national hxhblrlmi for two days august 21 unit 22 the kljis urc andrcy allison camphellvlllc- janet nurse georgetown- janet henderson georgetown kalhryn lynch acton aiipe killil milton and meals featuring fruit with janet henderson commenting on it during their visit lo lornnto the girls will be residence at victoria university in bajrlcnc leslie llornb i girls will 175 girls from 16 iris will be pail of from 16 distrills in the the hultoii a group of counties and krovincc who will lie taking part i this special program which is sponsored by the agricultural division ol the cnl the itinerary for the two days will include quizzes and other ictivilies relulcd to 4 ij lloinciuikiiig club work u tour of llie unyil ontario museum ontario iirli iincnl buildings as well us visits in the i xlubilion the prngrum for the first iflernonn will include a selection of exhibits and deinonslr ilinns from the various counties silverwond lub from llillon oiiniy will present an be living univei where they will have an opportunity of mooting and exchanging ideas with jtiili from oilier parts of the province bc boys by j jenkins two junior farmers from british columbia arrived in llalton county on monday august 19 roger davies and alan knlpple have visited the counties of hastings and lanark in hallon they will be observing the farming practices of western ontario farmers and enjoying some of the sights in our county they will be stoyinj ut the farms of brock harris am dwight may 1 d competition held in conjunction with the canadian national exhibition this year ten girls will be chosen from preliminary competitions and enter the semi finals on august 27 and 28 from this five girls will enter the finals on august 29 tho canadian dairy princess competition will be held the following day carol representing llalton county for tho second consecutive year will mceti four other county representatives from elgin york perth and wellington counties ut the august 26 preliminary maria llattaglirti won last years competition really torn f it may sound a bit corny but heres how a local reader submitted an unofficial crop report the other day i planted late corn early and early corn late but the eajtly corn i planted jate will be ready before the late corn i planted early fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges sq guelph onl telephone 114271 a b supermarket 9 mill st t bone sirloin porterhouse wing acton red brand beef 8530075 steaks 99 round steak round steak roasi 95 sirloin rump roast sirloin tip roast 99 round end rump roast 89 maple big leaf 12oz pkg e wieners 49 kraft itvoi pko 4c off label save me cheese slices 65c heinz gal container save 14c white vinegar 65c clarks 19os tins save 4e pork beans 5 1 prices effective aug 21 22 23 24 ocean kino 7 tins fancy save 20c salmon 49c aylmer 19oi tins save 17c app pie iiunen iv9i illtj ijmve iscj r filler 31 swartz mb pko save 19c seedless jaffa raisins 2 i 59c orachs 12e tin save 30c snrlogt ta m m tffc jjptjk luncheon loaf 39c fresh produce daily ont no 1 lge head lettuce 229c ont no 1 10lb bag potatoes 45c pantry shelf 4x tins savt 39c orange juice 3 1 nabob 60 plus is free saw itv tea bags 69c swartz 14b plastic container savt 47c peanut butter 3 i 1 coloatu palmouvf 34at botum javt lie detergent 39c grade a medium eggs 2 85