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Scottish farmer visits here on exchange trip An editorial view The Acton Free Press Wednesday By Janet Differences in fencing growing seasons animal herds and topography of the land most impressed year old Robert a member of Scotland s Young Farmers Association presently enjoying a five month exchange in Canada A recent visitor to the farm of Fred Nurse 2 Georgetown Robert arrived in Canada April with seven other exchange students from Great Britain Four representatives from Scotland one from England one from Wales and two from North Ireland five boys and three girls in total have been positioned in AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE SATURDAY MAY 1 frig pi kitchen pi dining suite grind lock ij dock eombimtion In this sitting bidding 111 in CARS 164 iiiIiHTiilit door Turd in m ng Abut hicks both cirry mechanics iv Hi with No is must sold RMS CASH Till TIN ALRTGIS AUCTION SALE A liquid inclusive of MAY it n Lot in No miles west of countries and provinces across the globe Each representative financed part of his or her trip and the rest was paid by their farmer association Larger herds In Scotland Ayrshire cattle are the most popular breed Robert noted And sheep herds are next to cattle in popularity While travelling through County Robert noticed only two sheep herds and was also quite astonished at the smaller dairy herds here in Canada Back home the smallest herd in our area is not less than to milking head Robert a resident of only a few miles from Ayr Scotland enjoyed touring with Jeff and Stewart Nurse Altliough his first weekend Canada was spent In Wellington County with Brian and Donna Bessie he added Halton would be his choice of the two counties if settling down to farm During his week long stay at the Nurse he tours of Niagara rails Toronto the University of and several more interesting and large farms in and other counties A reception was held for the Scottish farmer at Master I last Saturday evening with Junior farmers from numerous counties in attendance Sunday Robert wis quite surprised at the sight of Niagara Falls something which I thought would still be frozen at this time of year On Monday a tour of the University of occupied most of his time and Tuesday was spent at the Nurse farm helping out where he could with the chores And I visited my first all indoor mall Tuesday evening Robert quipped And a drivein restaurant We Just don t have any of those back home Wednesday the group enjoyed visit to the artificial insemination breeding station at Guelph Bros Farms in Hamilton Tourinj the bit city was scheduled for Thursday when scenic tours of St the TorontoDominion Centre City Hall Royal Ontario Museum and Planetarium were thoroughly enjoyed I was so tired from the exhausting da that fell asleep in the car on the way home Robert Thursday evening he showed slides of interesting and sites in Scotland lo entertain Ihe Nurse familv When asked if he was homesick he was just wondering how Ihe annual cattle competitions ere going at home and If father had won any of the clisses Robert owns a partnership In his father farm At home we usually like to have the seeding done as earl In April as possible he noted It was finally completed a fortnight before I left yet here the seeding is just getting underway ami some farmers have not jet started he added Differences In Canadian farming from what he is used to in Scotland The fencing here is far more enclosed that at We Shrubs more like thorns grow to the height of the fence and little mesh to fence in the grounds Compared to Scotland the land here is quite flat he explained Rolling hills add to the scenic beauty of Scotland Also here in Canada I noticed that the feed hay for the animals is kept upstairs in the barn Back home we would not be allowed to keep the feed for the cattle In the same barn that the Is infi I GMt i fur pom m con mini ipprox is ll if S 1 ll 1 irps ink lirtu iw iXtUls 1 HI l irv Villi sin in till r em 1 ml links 11 ill 1 spick ink It W MM i prop IIV 1 lit k ir id ItiltUli bid in bun il SO build L 1 lUI milkr Sit I 1 in Mil Con sqm Tl HIV will Ik id sill to on i III Ol sill 1 it it Hint will 10 HI I I done state that barns arc required the Cmadhn is much handier for time He also noted that only one type of is kept in barns In Scotlind Here animals are all kept in the one barn yet at home all are segregated His special mention of the changes between firming across the ocean from home was the fict that machinery Is more complex and much here in Canada But we re soon hoping for it aspect to change he said Robert left Friday evening for a few days stay in Geneva where at present the seeding of land is underway When he returns home to Scotland on August he must submit reports of his trip to Ihe Association of farmers and accompanying his report must be slides of several areas of interest here in Canada We hope to rent a car and travelns fur as V before we fly home he noted It been a most memorable stay here in Hilton and Hit hospitality lias been excellent a trip I shall never forget Elect officers By Bill Stokes first meeting of the Club was held at the agricultural office Milton Ontario on April The meeting was opened with the Pledge and the election of of The following are the officers for the coming year president Dave wee president Sandy Bennett secretary Grace Bird press reporter Bill Stokes and club representative Paul Stewart Gives talk larr Bennett then gave a talk on the of Dairying in Ontario and led a discussion concerning each individual progress on their farm in the past five cars and what future it held Die new president Dave adjourned Hie meeting Achievement days soon Achievement days for club members coming up this next two weekends final day for north clubs will be at Stewarttown School on May and the achievement day for south Halton groups is May 15 at Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton May Choose from our fine selection of GREETING CARDS and other ideas for Mom on her Special Day Stationery MAY 9th THIS YEAR MAY 15th DECORATE WITH ARreOLDSEED FLOWERS of HOPE Watch for and support programs for the Mentally Retarded Voice of agriculture has been hushed important is agriculture an essential industry as pi for in the minds of the people of Halt the past two years this question lias flashed upon my mind on many occasions when our farmers were appealing the excessive assessment on farm I when thev recently have concerned about high estate and succession duties on farms passed on to the children and when the County Council discussed the possible discontinuationofallatrkuUuiegrnntsandlliobannlniof 4 use on roadsides voice of agriculture in definitely has been hushed Whether has been permanently quelled or not will depend on farm people of this county farmer considers that he Is too busy running his farm to become involved in municipal politics He could not bo absent at a convention or special council at chore time nor could he be away at certain times the year planting or harvest on council business His farming enterprise Is not profitable enough to hire a repl icement If indeed anyone could be found These are the reasons that Halton farmers are giving for not throwing their hats Into the ring But some of our knowledgeable farmers must into municipal politics Some must become reive or deputy reeve of their municipality if they are to protect the agricultural heritage built for them and left to them by their ancestors Otherwise s agricultural brilliance will be overshadowed with urban development and acreages of weeds tangled brush and abandoned farm buildings Farmers are familiar with Hie need for using on roadsides with the need to provide financial support lo the Soil and Crop THE ONTARIO DEPARTMENT of Agriculture and Food is sponsoring four club members and one leader to represent the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario on travel scholarships to Great Britain and Ireland These delegates chosen for outstanding club and community work will leave May 10 to live with rural host families until returning at the end of July The group hopes to leirn more about rural youth organizations and agricultural methods m the United Kingdom Here the Hon William A Stewart gives Peel County representative Murray McKane of Georgetown tickets for travel to the United Kingdom Improvement Association the Halton Farm Safety Council etc farmers although experts In their own areas are not qualified to assess Ihese subjects as they have not had first hand knowledge of them In the controversy last month despite the mint da lion of our County Weed Inspector experts from the University of and from Niagara Branch Chemicals as to the safety of this herbicide for use on it was banned due to public controversy More attention was paid to representatives from environmental associations who suggested plowing up the roadsides and planting vines to keep down weeds etc an unpractical impossible substitute as any farmer knows Local newsappers even tried to relate the spraying of 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