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i the georgetown herald wednesday april 28 1948 photographs your baby is rapidly growing up why not have a photograph taken now app6lntmtnis in your own home quick strvlct and reasonable rates phone 436 albert sirtison baseball club plans for this season blind tag day this saturday news and items of interest to halton farmers i halton crop improvement association conducts liming contest lime m vanoua forms haa bexi tmd for soil improvement purpose ever since tho history of agriculture fcft bee n recorded larfy eny liali records report the sinking of pits to obtain lime for tho chalking of the fields and the most experien ced farmer agreed that chalking the lands wan the beat mode of cul ture they are capable of receiving the krrativ and prodoctavo results obtained from audi applications gave rise to tib timehonored truth a limestone country is a rich country x limestone country u rich be- eue normally it will produce bum per crops of legumes which means the fccoomulatjon of utmoaphcric nitrogen in tho soil maintaining tho organic matter supply and the stand of legumes which provide a cheap etource of high protein food on a soil well supplied with lime fertilizers are more efficient and quicker returnj are obtained from farmyard or green manures plowed down there are two principal effects produced by applying lime to soils one of thcie la to furnish a bnx for neutralizing the acids that maj ex 1st in the soils and to aid the pro ceases of storing nitrogen in the oil and the other is a moro active decomposition in the soil especial ly tho organic matt content th roloakingfbr immediate use the na tive plant nutrients buch as the iu- trogon phosphoric acid and potai sium compounds locked up in the soil the soils dept nt the ontario agricultural college gave a good deal of study to the subject on soil fertility plots riear weliund be tweon 1922 and 1931 application of two tons per acra of agricultural limestone were made in 1021 and again in 1931 the legume hao gave ihc larpregt returns from the lime followed bv oat corn and wheat apparently tho residual ef feet of tho legumes through increa sed nitrogen gathered into tho soil was beneficial to the grain and corn crops a study of tho results secured over the ten year period certainly presents an excellent case from an economic ttandpoint for the use of limo and phosphate on the heavy clay soils of welland county hal ton crop- laid era hopo to find out if aimifar reaults can be secured on the aeid oils of hal- ton with this thought in mind li ming demonstrations have been laid down with ninetcon halton farmers during tho past few weeks coop erators include vet non mcarthur irroek harris mark altbn and son walker gimby and son m t wat son and sons j h taylor wm lucas and son row segsworth geo brockon and son w e crc- ekon h burkholdcr and son and k p abbott of nelson townuhip v j lawrence l b marchmcnt and son l mcmillan and son wm aldtrson and son lenche bros of trafalgar township cednc harrop and a m brain and son of eaquc sing townahlp inasmuch as it frequently takes beveral years for liming to jiow ro sultj plans are under uiy to check up on prtvioui uming tests laid down m haltoir in 1939 and it hoped that more dofmito evidence will be auilablc at the end of thu jmru crop season the dopt of soils at tho o a c rilommcndj any good form of cru idled limestone providing it ii round fine enough to meet the standard of 100 per cent passing through a 10 mosh screen io per cent through a 10 me n scren and jo per cent through a 10u mesh wt understand that mot of tlie limes ton being applied in halton th bpri m being trucked from dundas where it is loaded on trucks at 6 per ton iivorder to uamst with the cost of transportation tlie ontar o dojwirtment of agriculture will pay three cltiu per ton mile with a minimum grunt of 50chjt ton and a maximum rrant of 1 00 er ton in order to ueeure thu ua sistunee halton farmen who arc interested shouid contact the agri cultural office milton un secure a permit picvious to securing their iltjuirementu veedlesa to add the iitt btep is to hao your soil tested and we would suggest that you con t ict gril ue j h whitoloek to eeure full information on uie nub ject at u meeting oil feunduy jifui noon in the h iru hall preliminary plana were made fori tho 1948 in o rmediutu baseball seuoii liocaune of poor uttoiulumo m eh tion of a full hhito of offieerh wm held over until u tioeoml met tinr na sunday ufti rnoon ijirl hornby we elm twl nepru tiiry irouliiro of thtt tlnh- nnd a projrty committee tihoui n jyem iiuutvf this are allan noitotif hup ciioiio unll jiirt crawford ny lietioh vf irouth httltoi but on the llfnvicr homn in tht 0toywtdvwv uistiut the larid wm4 sthl too soggy j he unfavorable tuidiiig condition litis however rbom extremely inev- qumblc to the fall wheat and moad vuh ontario rteeda i full crop this yeur jo heres hoping tho coining wek will bo mote favourable it hau 6ft eh been said that farm pee pie are the most oplimutic in pie world and already a number of flalton organizations have plans un del wuy for their annual field duys lulton junioru will start tho ball rolling wth their unnual judgi lg competitions and achievement day on saturday june 6th this will be followed by tlie big annual pilgrim age of the halton and jersey folk to guelph on saturday june 12lh the llalton federation of agricul tuie in ulso making plans for their third annual field day thu popular event wo understand is likely to be hold at the now recreational ecu tre at lowvillc on saturday juno 1 9th and during tlie same week june 14 to 18 is annual farmers week at the o a c june is alwaya the popular month for tlie family picnics and re union- so all in all it looks like a busy month but what ensonisnt for farm people du ling the past year or so weve all end of tho recent d velopments by teienco in making precipitation perhaps some jay theyll alio learn how to turn it off too i he tug day operated each year by count n of strathmore chtoi i o 1 i on behalf of they canadian national inntitut for tho blind will be hi id thin saturday in town under tin onvi norwhip of mrs tvunk henin i with iih norman v rdoe aim l hi iti mi arc ankud to oxtt nd tl ir imtomary gtmroojlty fni ihfa good work ihoie wishing to- malm individual doowtiomi may da no itlu r at thu upyr hunk i uk hani of c omim r e the quality tea salada orange pekoe kneaded the world over 1 flo u r for aale by a e farnell carrolls ltd c j buck georgetown feed mills experience muuu efficiency we have both schultz v electrical construction phoke s3iw rilu 80hvltx flowers for every occasion design work a specialty bonded member tdj3 hmotu hmton floral palermo and milton junior farmer s elect new officers uil nnntud mtctiiuru of uio pal crnio iimi milton junjor tarmcru vcri held roccntly iho no offi tcrs l1lci1 lire nu follows lulcrmo junior rurmem ires ilojl vivian vict lrcs jack wat win sic i rum uuvt iviitttcrio directors john vanuicklc arthur siunicr and i rud lloll iukrmo junioi in tltutc ircu i rln wondovcr 1st vice lrua llct ty ilurkholdur 2nd vlco 1rta anno lyllotttrio sue rrouii lornu luw nyici awtmlant sue jluii mci oo urn county llriuor llolcn biwn tor club illrictora violot inglc- liurt i volyji imluttcno and mil in d j uciui milton junior jurmlis lre wm lawin viluirus koith miriy sue 1 rtau koy llrown ridiro uirtctoin johnlichurdiion stunlij juy mid ordon llurron milton junior inuututu prea vora may vko pres wilraa rliompson soc troaa inor chap man aaauiunt soc marlon cun- iilnliam county duoctor evolyn stokes club dictor marjorle mccroady evelyn pjekerlu tjifty jucbardjion n ill ir nc i in oiiif ii- on our n mti r niivlliiu in lii i in li i il i i ur hips ill i m r liw ro ton- un linhnf uppi r luki r- in il in ilhti i- mil 1 1 il il i i iifi r i 1 1- i- now wt ri pn i nlin i m r i million mil i h ilf lro n ion- ot niiiihiiit liiipm 1 1 1 i m in linn i lin m un nt i- pu il i i ihi tri mi iiilnii- iinliiti i il nidi limn ri i il ill i lopnn nt- uhu li li ii in iti il m u nlil jr nter ofipnrtumlii s liu ill in nil in- nlit h ri nt holm in oui oiwi loiuitii toila a- field days scheduled fob june spring keoilhitf gut under way hi haltoa oil april 10th but early hop have baait rudely daabed by freqoeot april ahowerc on aoma of tba ufher tnore loamy tun b wall drancad bat in w aral tka bulk of tha sprlntf crop ud r tw ba aown oa thnra- 4fti nfct mtnem aad um wan oat in foil tore fa ma- ii uoit ruixnl uullicicnt iiiiwii v in 1 t to liny u tiny toronto hoii plant i inplnviiil iwo wcirkcrn sin tin h1hh i neivrimhihtryntid iiiiihiminl i iiiiiiiiih nil kiilmtliun hip iiiim hiiilt liihoiiljintiy into tin iniy ht hiinitiition productii oriumjitiiiii in lunula uiunufsc turinft 176 beparate ileinn mr wood uin i always frit that busineiih fluccesfl comes from a combination of initiative halrsmanilup and harmony between lubour anil uauagemeut and no where u that combination mora certain of achieving retail than right here at home in our own eoikntry now us or a ruumumrmm between the mhin ciiuada bllllt no bi n iui hip- of any iiii iodiy wi h ii i major fult rjuippid yiinls with over 10 wm tons nt bhip pinp mull r ltinhtrm tion ini hid uuj vcuurla for iiiropian and- south anurluiu coiinlrioii ally ouelalhh of the total cargo enteri d and cleajod t canadian ports was being carried by canadian ships before tbe war last year our own ships were lwuidhna well over half of tkfa tonnage o to momoim a ttflllmi bbaliea tiom v camab1ahs of camabas r ibavmbai