lift tr acton ft pnu wadrmuuy ocsobar 15 9o9 strong show at erin farm page hal ton takes county herd title i am wfierief 1 ft agriculture at the crossroads byheruyjsunley agricultural representative agriculture in ilallon couniy ii al the coiimovj ii must change course and move up the hill of progress or tilde down ajid out of compoljlton nobody lean of all aiarmar can stand tllll hit coli have continued lo lie al an accelerating rale while hit receipts per uml of produce have remained fairly conitanl to meet this clullenje the ontario farmer has become more and tool efflclcnl he produces more and more produce per man on lilt farm such ii not the case on many ilallon couniy tamil additional road blocks have been thrown up along the way really increased aiieiimenl and spiralling tuxallon regional school boards nobody on council to represent the rural area a complete reversal of the past elc many farmers have become discouraged when no one seemed lo lend an ear or care when the knight in shining armor appeared the land speculator many welcomed ihe opportunity to get out of farming at leasl in this county sometimes the armor turned oul to be tin instead of hardened ileel olhert are progressing al oneeighth throttle they are undecided lo whether or not they should sell or wail another year many are not changing at the rapid pace neceuiry lo keep up with our competition in the rest of ontario very tew are remodelling their barns or building film on meal shown nymphs by suun kldd the nauagaweya nymphs held their first meeting on tuesday sept 23 at ihe home of mri h stanley who n our new leader site is auisled by mrs h heist the electiun of officers took place as follow president audrey allison vicepresident irene ktdd treasurer benlta pries and secretary and press reporter suun kldd other members include jane norwood li la dennis and susan powadiuk we then took notes on choosing food for health and meat and its value as food meeting two was held at ihe home of mrs stanley on monday sept 29 the roll call was my familys favorite meat ditli we took notes on the selection of meats characteristics of quality meats identification of meat cuts and cuts of beef with suggestions for cooking the demonstration was on cuts of meat and their location on the chart to end the evening we had an interesting film on the story of meat in canada followed by questions and a discussion headed by our leaders husband mr stanley 18 fields in contest the results of the field crop competition for corn sponsored by the acton agricultural society are as follow a mcphedran son 91 norman harris 88w calvin ailken 8sh w swackhamer 84 r harding 83 s griffin 82 ken murray 8iu d matthews 81 alex mcnabb 80w robert kerr 80 this year there were 18 fields scored by r c alexander of georgetown rheumatic pain rumacps capsules glv proven relief rumsesp aro tpecisllv formu lated lo oiva vou fast ratio the very first day rom naoolnrj ihaumaiic pain and achss also proven alfacttve for raltevino lum bago sciatica headache and neurit c paina ask for new rumscsps s distinctive blue and white capsule of soot hi no comfort at your local druooists ru mac a ps r capsules of sooth 1 no com fort i new one the tiiousuml of serf of heavy clay will wins ii tli ou id be driiifvd it not ming drained ftecjuw of tli uncertainly ol agriculture the farmers in the rest f ontanoure dunging md tirvjjtnitf their jjiming utj rapid rule while tukirtuynl in he lurnl use tour f ijilern ontjrjn last nionih i wjk most iniprewed wiiithe great btridrt made in dm to called hiukwurd wium of iuir province iheir corn yields lw the pjfcl jwi yeurv ure uhrmi to out couniy lliey ure definitely uut competitor in ihi ftelu not just western onlurio us we might have thought a vimiljr siliulion exists in nunt fjrnim fields do we continue at out pievuut putc and slowly slide further mid larlher behind or do we run uhcid having tmtli in thiv county und in the future of agriculture do we ignore tin neritcnt rejl evtale uleunen who have found clients with more money than can be imagined und keep in this business ol farming many will uy no rut many i am sure will decide to keep in the race they will change heir attitudes considering performance ol livestock over looks or breed volume ol production over ntimher of cow yields pei ucrc over number ol acres etc this is the thinking ol the farmer of the future arc you ut lie crossroad which way will you go reprinted from llalton tarni new issued by the ontuno department of agriculture l milton for the second year in a row llalton county won the couniy herd trophy si the west central ontario district chunpinnjlp hoi stein show held at lrin fair aci friday there were nine entries in ihe class and llalton topped waterloo and peel to claim ihe w c wood trophy hal tons hohfeins nude a fine showing bringing home a number of piut ribbons and tome trophic there were m exhibitors front i hi county and a total of 7h exhibitors altogether ifalton entries included athville farmi milton t ii mcgee norval a ii mckatve georgetown harry moore terry colls fred nurse and sons georgelown jeff nurse georgetown claude f picket georgetown who had i s entries john popp hock wood w j proud palermo h c reid miiongordon h sinclair and sons uurhngton bert stewart hornby howard tarwell georgetown and m d wingrove campbellvilld claude picket was runnerup to boltons r j stewart for the honor of being turned premier exhibitor mr slewart was also premier breeder mr picket showed the senior grand and reserve senior and grand champion female and his enlry won the best udder competition her l slewart showed the grand clumnion mile and craig reid jiad ihe reserve junior champion female of the show oilier llalton wins null calf tauwell first reid sixth wuigrove ninth lied nurse dili mcgee ihih 11 llalton exhibitors made another fine showing at i nil fan avel the thanksgiving holiday weekend several 4h club members won pnes and halton exhibitors did well in the jcrey show held crops and vegetable competitions in 1ied crops john nurse won first for chopped hay and grjin coin cars plus a ccond pne on stalks ol silagi corn t j- llrownndge took lusts lor his red mangolds white mangolds yellow mangolds lodder beets sweet corn spanish onions citrons souasli and j collection of vegetables rockhlla jerseys owned by ken llla und sons hornby showed the grand champion bull in u large jersey competition they also took lust in the yearling class and their entry went on lo win the junior female championship and a fust pne fouryearold wcnl oi to be senior and grand champion female lilia also had ihe lnt aged cow first breeders herd and first m the interbreed best udder class in the 4h oats competition rovenary i tooth was in tlifirsl pric group don mcclure second and liarbaia llrownndge and dennis miclure thud keith austinam jolin nurse were in the first pne group in 411 euro with hiihp agnew and uc ajtderson in he second pne group and john ameisou in the third group a 4h inlerclub call show was held for calves from wellington peel and hatlon counties in senior holstcmsgail lleardmore of peel won oul over 20 head maiy mcgee was second high david reid fourth und hill mcdonald 10th in lie first pnc group sandy bennett barbara hrownrtdgc john alder son hob mcdonald and beryl mclnery were in the second pne group and paul stewart was in the ihud pne group in junior holsteius les mcdonald was second and he und barry reid were in the first prize group john patterson and mary fuchs were in the second pne group there were i i head in this competition five head all from hjlton were exhibited in he senior 4h jersey clasi john suun and ail nixon were first second and third in ihe lint prize group bruce mckcowu and marg robinson weie in the scconu pne group just wo head from ilallon were in ihe junior jersey class carol nixon was nil and jane nixon second carols calf was also chosen reserve champion calf and the calf of gail lleardmore was champion a competition was held lor a group of three calves from one 4h club and i i groups nude entries peel 4 ii holsteiu club was first ilallon 4h hotstein call club look second third and fourth prizes ilallon 4h jersey guernsey calf club was sixth and eighth the second place learn included boh mcdonald sandra be n ne t i and barbara brownridge third les mcdonald bairy reid john patterson fourth mary mcgee hill mcdonald david reid sixth john suun and gail nixon eighth carol and john nixon marg robinson entries bull two yean and over slewart first 10 entries grand champion mate stewart junior yearling heifer picket 12th 23 entries senior yearling heifer reid second tarwell fifth stewart lolli popp 17th 31 entries dry cow picket first wuigrove sixlli proud eighth 22 entries two year old heifer picket seventh and llth reid tulh wingrove vmh and 24th popp 22nd 41 entries three- year old heifer wuigrove fust and loth picket kith reid halton goes to international plowing match in a big wok 20fh 3 en 1 lien four year old heifer turwell i oth reid 1 1th 2 entries five year old cow picket first and second tarzwell 14lh 32 entries senior and grand champion female picket reserve picket best udder picket five entries breeders herd wirtgrov seventh reid lolli gctoflre picket first wlngrove and dregs in fifth 12 entrlel progeny of dam wlngrove finl iiiiw entries couniy herd ilallon first waterloo second peel thud nine entries i lie judge was roy ormiston llalton couniy will be going lo ihe international plowing mattli in j big way this year the uiatih held near paris is expected to uttrat up to ihmhh halton will have an exposition ilepicl nig various areas ol the county ihe couniy has always had a trut on display hut this yeai under the leadership ol major h j newman county displays will tuke on a new look piogress in the lietds i indiisliy tommcrte recreation education and conservation will he depicted in several displays museum i mergency measures and united gas displays will he shown as welt ihe theme ins yeai is i lb yeais ol progress old pictures and an almost continual showing ol dims will highlight he ifilinn clfort the county him ihe man and the boy and lilms featuring the canadian iqucstrian team and olto and maria jeliuck will be shown haltons jun day ita member of the canadian learn a musical nde will feature horses from atniar stables in palermo i nine scots pipe band wilt be un hand to take part in ihe band 1 jbs iswasrinia tractors snclauinc in- diul tractor rapalrs to all midas phone 668 42t8 bildwins spur simm rockwooo r kyajsts n ofguelph iinaean jr harvest moon starts tomorrow thurs at 9 am- ryans open thurs to 10 pom less than v2 price pantyhose by kay eurnol nsoj3eo doublmmh 137 reg to 900 leather gloves ladim wool lined assorted coloun fina laattvir s reg 898 yard 60 crimplene autshadai noiron fbric lowsit prtctevsr 588 reg to 598 yd wool suitings plains plaids twtmdt autd colourt 197 reg 698798 nylon gowns ladim nanvt brand wilix lanqth oanlon laca trim 499 reg 7595 mens coats famous a i paean newest shade autd pattern plains 50 reg 7950 mens suits finely tailored asitd petterne popular shades 4250 reg 1295 mens fisherman knit sweaters 5999 all wool cable crewu neck pullovers autd coloun reg 600 to 800 mens sport shirts 1 3 top canadian brand permanent prett autd coloun 5399 reg 700 mens pe dress shirts neme brand whitea plain tones 5399 reg 2698 mens ski jackets bv canada leading maker of outerware nylon in 4 smart popular shade 1999 boys knit shirts at j price nama brand mock turtla 1 awdskadm rao j400 199 reg 595 boys corduroy pants name brand make popular strip autd shadei 5399 reg 998 boys ski jackets pile lined nylon outer autd shadet 5799 reg 90 ladies suede coats genuine suedei leather by top maker with zipin lining 569 v2 price ladies ski jackets 3 style autd shade 1299 reg to 18 ladies sweaterslvalues nam brands ausd style autd shade 799 899 girls dresses to 1098 bv ltidlnl mikw 6llm7to m awd fabric stylaa 5699 reg 2100 girls winter coats slim 7 to 14 nam brand aaudstvlaa 1797 save 25 name brand luggage ladlts and mans stylas popular shadas rag s32s0 5500 2433 sale of brand name towels 39- 47 1 87 89 faos towels hand towels v price sale of fashion jewelry pirn eamrvas bracelet reg 200 10 00 100 to 500 sale of girls sizes 714 outerwear bv laadlng makars m m 4 sbsw to ski jackass hoodad coal ssk w m au wool plaids sum 7- 14 m m 9 m tmj charge itl with no down payment sh0wm hm are only a fttv of th many dozens of items that will be on saw shop every dept on all three el00rs for outstanding vallltscou weather aowing mm ton the home as weu as items m christmasi ryans open thurs oct i6th to 10 pm shop friday dajmgpm of guelph division of ghaftonfhaser limitku 11swvndham n at the crosswalk mbmnbm