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fifiw page49dc r y 7 i v- v the actdneree press acton xjntario- c twotsuay januahy anj 0 seed fair and show is planned 2 tffiss ducingpendttuhan was th sociauon meeting intue9day itd thundfergecuyelypf last week made plans- to sponsor a couhty seed fair and bacon show the event scheduled for the milton town hall late in march thiswiu bethe 20th annualseed y toiribihaltonand ovev the years f has leen orieof the- popular an- ma assist the farm operator fir riual farm meetings states e- ross pinpointing the weakness ant segeworth president of the hog- strengths of his own business dnuliiajih accrwmntinn w iaattmvi i t from haltons farm lands uijetfjdisplay was jhis while eacbw chisholm tairy herd improve lo is important it must be inte- f went supervisor -prarik- reports grated correctlywith all thie other that in rone of his herdsi namely links to balance the farm operation that of cmh wrigglesworth of un these days of lower returns hornbyttbere is a grade daughter br most farm products and with v lonelmtexal antony considerable less possibility of re- her first three lactations qn 305 ducing expenditures than was the say two time milking she has pro- case in the maos we toelievevthat- duced a totdl of 37827 pounds of farmers generally in 1955 woiildi milk and 1802 lbs ofibutter fat do -well- to consider wheretheir hfr records in question were as tollows 2 yr old 11330 lbs milk 3y old- 120484tob weakestlink is a searching ah franllappraisal of xahsizemjl busi 384 lbsf hess b vsevt investment c milk 409 lbs bf yr old 14549 use of labour d yieiitof crops milk 50 lbs bf production of tiivfestock and producers association we learned that they hope in addition to the -tiggl- inlcribwnship competitive bacon display to arrange a cutting demonstration this- educational feature ha much of interest and in addition prows conclusively the jnciasedjkalueojlanjarhoi oyer combination of enterprises jtivi to date has given birth to seven calves two bulls andf lye heifers jfrank further reports that this antony daughter tapes slightly over 1500 lbs lower grades junior farmere cooperate this is a truly cooperative effort because we understand from don matthews president of halton junior farmers that his organiza tion too will have their usual in teresting section thisv will include in addition to educational displays special classes open to junior far- meiaanrt4h clu membe i a special judging competition in grain seeds etc asin- former year- only those with seed for saleare eligible to make entryand furthermoreexhibi- fors must be r prepared to deliver the same quality of seed as they exhibit in short the halton show iso of t very few seed fairs in ontario which is operated on a purely commercial basis and not from a show window asnect size of buslni in an ontario farm study of 1953 it was found that as tillable acres expanded the ijperators earnings substantially increased tillable acres operators per farm earnings r 85 vr 804 111 1104 132 ns2073 use of investment here is the approximate capital distribution of a group of mixed livestock farms in ontario in 1953 land buildings 14000 or 50 livestock s8400or 30 equipment depre- elatedly 3360 or 12 feed ssupplies 2240 or 8 grass silage feed is reduced by use of concentrate the address of alfred leather- barrow at the an meeting of the haltoivsoilaml crop improve- meht association certainly created plenty of discussion among farm folk last friday at- the annual meeting of the milton district hor- ticifltural society we overheard four or five questioning the idea of feeding grass silage to poultry it cant help but hurt thequali- ty of the- eggs stated one the others seemetobe in general ag reement those were my thoughts 4oo when we first heard mr leatherbarrow speak on the mattc two years ago brock harris reports there was alio some discussion on alfred lcatherbarrows address at the meeting of the soil and crop- directorate a few days ago we 28000 or 100 use of labour on mixed livestock farms where choririgis important- and improve ment expense saving of ten minutes per day is worth jup to 4500 if you hire labour at 75 cents per hour i yield of crops compare your y with county average ee statistics of ontario if you are low check crops for 1 crops suited to soil t soil fertility 3 weeds and insects 4 moisture control prorinruim of llvfuyf sjje is now in asa nve year- old forums praise three local fairs question some midway tactics l intended for last tcejefc i with the hoiiday season over the farm forum groups met for their first 1955 meeting january 10 judging from reports received the sxifciject under discussion v tural fairs very interesting and worth- while conclusions reach ed there are three agricultural fairs in haltori and the majority agreeit these were fluite satislactory es pecially tbe couaitj ifsiii where there is keen cpmpetitidll fh f- all dairy breeds -alidisbfeet- hvestock lthis- is good advertising for the farmers as in- everything elsei there is always room for imprbvementr some- suggestions made by the forums were more and better ex- petitions prohibit the showing of entries such as fancy work- sew ing and seed grain etc more than one year young people leaving farming big problem today forums agref bringing up the farm family an- otheoqpic of intefestand import ance was discussed in farm forum groups january 17 all halton for ums reported a good attendance and animated discussions the groups agreed that there is considerable difference- in rural family life today and 25 years ago some differences mentioned were better facili for travel mote were therefo veu much int cd to hear brock harris progres sive young lowville district farmer say- well his idea on grass silagittd poultry pays off anyway j further conversation revealed that immediately following the soil and crop annual on december 29 brock started fn to feed some grass silage to his poultry mr harris has a laying flock of 505 and some 62 cockerels in addi tion he reports feeding the flock of 560 or 570 two hampers of grass silage daily previously the flock was consuming between ten and eleven hundred pounds weekly of 18rbwcder layingmash today he informvd us that since starting the harass silage the consumption of laying mash ha dropped two baps weekly 1 with breeder laying mash cos- ing 466 per bag that means a sav- inc of between 900 and 1000 wetfkly in the porrttryteed bill in these days of the cost prize squeeze that is a sizable item brock fur ther reports no change in produc tion nor in so far asecan deter mine in egg quality til know more about it when my- grass sil age runs out about the jmiddje of february said brock as we con cluded the discussion vour objective should be 7 cows producing at least 3 cans daily a thousand pound steer in 18 months an average of 10 pigs per litter combination of enterprises recornmended 2 or 3 enterprises suited to soil each more than 20- of income favorable a singled good enter prise we understand the halton soil and crop iprovement association is planning to sponsor some town ship meetings oh this important and extremely interesting subject outstanding cow produces records just a few days ago we heard an interesting story from frank freedom in recreation better educ ational opportunities more money to spent and lack of strict discipline as in former years some forums think thereis not the same socia bility among neighbors all parties are now held in public places rather than in homes imjinrtant problems to be faced in bringing up farm families today wore discussed many mentioned- the task- of keeping young people interested and contented with farmers incomes so low compared to those of many engaged in other industries there is a tendency for young people- to seek employment n from hom educational tar ilitios are a big problem with lack wf capable teachers cooperation in family living sharing responsibility discussing mutual problems together and most important attending church as a family group would help solve some pf the problems in family life today the community my hejp- by interesting- the young people in local activities 4mh clubs and church work the ptarmigan a species grouse is the only r game bird that r in- canad north through the winterr quebec leads all otherprovinces in production of dairy products robt r ha reda7 hoffman optometrists formerly e p head phone guelph 1924 58 st georges square pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north galt telephone 2048 in farm business which link is weak the above caption was the title of what we considered an excellent i exhibit in the farm business sec- tio of the recent royal winter fair i exhibit sponsored by the ontario department- of agriculture in the display were six large- links and the idea behind the pic- bookstore your headquarters for office supplies waupapeir paints books stationery 125 wyndham stv gulelph ont oneofakind sale buy now and save one only 5 pc chrome set arey and blye reg 795 rl 5999 one onlycogsweu chair green reg 3950 2999 one onlykroehler rocker red reg 5950 4699 6ne only 7way trilite lamp complete with shade reg 2595 1999 one ohlyplanter lamp chartreuse req 1450 999 one onlychen f b tt nin a one onlyaero electric s reg 1795 799 4 broken lines of curtains and plastic drapes 99c and up ends of floor covering different sizes and patterns 49c and up see our window for many other values all ihe groups approved the work of 4h club members and sug gested more stress on thus section in this way young people learn to take art interest in good livestock and better agriculturalpodbts and as a result better fariningfs encouraged j tjje part the jnidway plays in local fairs was considered all grbupsvfh that the midway has its place as some entertainment is necessary especially forhhe young er generation however the maj ority agteed there are too r questionable tactics used a1d felt gambling games should he elimin- atedrvsome suggested local organ izations might have some form of entertainment 6n the- midway matt johnstone plumbing hjeating a general repairs phon 223w acton ttirali occasions for any taste queedale florists can our m jl vl cut flowers funeral wedding designs corsages- boutorinleres wall plaques potted plants ornaments aft floral pieces 81 mill st phone 435 rj want ads are your community marketplace acton home mill st annual meeting halton agricultural sqanr- friday janua 28 p- court house milton everyone welcome v roy currie president mrs g- e reedhead secretary virww w 1 l isxmxnrxf l v -ou- t y- paob 4mc t the press acton ontario- 41 i r rr i trtpbbay january iniijiab from half ohs farm lands iurjdjspiay waskjhis while each mr chisholm dairy herd improve tnv j imnnrtnnt jj must be inter mervt supervisor reports bt 1v b show is planned directorates of the halton soil lie is important ted correfctlju with all the other that in one of his herds namely hriks to balance the farm operation that of cm wrigglesworth of dn v these days- of lower returns mornbytniere is a grade daughter for most farmproducts and with lbnelrri texal antony t t t considerable less possibility of in her first three lactations oft305 4 ptoprovement association i pdttthan was the aay two time milking she has pro case in the vbvs wire believe that- duced a total pf 37927 pounds of farmers generally in 1955 would j m and 1302 lbs of fctitter- fat- do well- to consider where thr 3j records in question were as tofrows 2 yr old 11330 lbs milk and the halton hdgjproducersl as i iwumeetinttuesday 4otd vwthijbrsdjtrpecuyely of last week made plans- ti spsnsor a couhty seed pair and bacon show the jevent scheduled for the milton town hall late in march this will be the 20th- annus seed v ir jfoijhajtonand over the years has teen oheof the popular an- v farnj meetings states e- boss i segarworth president of the hog- producers association we learned that they hope in addition to the vagal inlftownahip competitive bacon display to arrange abutting demonstration tws educational feature lias much of interest and in addition provs conclusively the inrtfadvjl of an a ho oyer lower grades i jjenlor farmer cooperate thisis e truly cooperative effort because we understand from don matthews president qtttalton r junior farmers that his organiza tion too will have their usual in teresting section this will include in addition to educational displays special classes open to junior far- gaers- ctumetntersaalg a special judging competition in weakest link is a seirchtag an5 frank appraisal of ahsuemof busi ness b use- of inveslmeht c use of labour kdlyieia of crops e production of tivfestock and f combination of may assist the farm operator in pinpointing the weakness and strengths of his own business she of 384 lbs bif 3yy old 12048auw milk409lbs bf yr old 14549 lbs milk 5f lbs bf she is now in asa nve year bid enterprisesvjind to date has given birth to seven calves two bulls- and- five heifers frank further reports that this antony daughter tapes slightly over 1500 lbs grain seeds etc asin- former yearst- only those with seed for sale are eligible to make enuandfurtherrnore-exhibi- tors must bef prepared to deliver the same quality of seed as they exhibit in short the halton show lso of t very few seed fairs in ontario which is operated on a purely commercial basis and in an ontario farm study of 1953 it was found that as tillable acres expanded the tjperators earnings substantially increased tillable acres operators per farm earnings 85- s- 8047 ill 1104 132 2073 use of investment here is the approximate capital distribution of a group of mixed livestock farms in ontario in 1953 land buildings 14000 or 50 livestock 8400 or 30 equipment depre- ciated 3 or 18 feed3esopplies s240 or 8 forums praise three local fairs question some midway tactics intended for last tceekj k wifti th holiday season over the farm forum groups met for their first 1955 meeting january 10 judging from reports received the juibject under discussion v tural fairs was very interesting and worth- while conclusions reach- ed there artf three agricultural fairs in halton and the majority agreed these were fluite satistaciory es pecially the coiil ifaii where there is keen competitiofll fn all dairy breeds abd atfeer- hvestock this is gpod advertising for the farmers as in- everything elsei there is always room for irnprbvemeni sqme suggestions made by thy forums were roore and better ex- petitions prohibit the showing of entries such as fancy work- sew ing and seed grain etc more than one year young leaving farming big problem today forums agree from a window aspect on a id not t grass silage we is reduced by use of concen the address of alfred lea barrow at the an meeting of the haltonsoirana crop improve ment association certainly created plenty of discussion among farm folk last friday at the annual m of the milton district hor ticultural society we overheard four or five questioning the idea of feeding grass silage to poultry it cant help but hurt thequali- tyof the- eggs stated one the others seemed tote in general ag reement those were my thoughts 4o when we irst heard mr leatherbarrow speak on the matter- two years ago brack harris reports there waa also some discussion on- alfred leatherbarrows address at the meeting of the soil and crop- directorate a few days ago we 28q00ot 100 use of labour on mixed livestock farms where choring is important- and improve ment expense saving of ten minutes per day is worth up to 4500 if you hire labour at 75 cents per hour j yield of crops compare vour y with county averages ee statistics of ontario ou are low check crops for 1 crops suited to soil i2 soil fertility 3 weeds aid insects 4 moisture control prodmurni or livestock wore therefo v much i ed to hear brock harris progres sive young lowville district farmer say well his idea on grass silageto poultry pays off anyway furthe conversation revealed th3t immediately following the soil and crop annual on december 29 brock started fn to feed some gras silage to his poultry mr harris has a laying flock of 502 and some 627cockerels in addi tion he reports feeding the flock of 560 or 570 two hampers of grass silage daily previously the flock waa consuming between ten and eleven hundred pounds weekly of 18 b layingmash todayj ybur objective should be 7cows producing at least 3 cans daily a thousand pound steer in 18 months an average of 10 pigs per litter combination of enterprises becommended 2 or 3 enterprises suited to soil each more than 20 of income favorable a singled good enter prise we understand the halton soil andcrop iprovement association is planning to sponsor some town ship meetings oh this important- and extremely interesting subject bringing up the farm family an- othertopic at interest and import ance was discussed in farm forum groups january 17 all halton for ums reported a good attendance and animated discussions the groups agreed that there is considerable difference in rural family life today and- 25 years ago some differences mentioned were better faculties for trayel more freedom in recreation better educ- ational opportunities more money to spent and lack of strict discipline as jn former years some forums think therejis not the same socia bility among neighbors all parties are- now held in public places rather than in homes important problems to be faced in bringing up farm families today wore discussed many mejaioned- the task- of keeping youagpedple interested and contended with farmers incomes so low compared to those of many engaged in other industries there is a tendency for young people- to seek employment away from home educational ffle- ilities are a big problem with lack af capable teachers cooperation in family living sharing responsibility discussing mutual problems together and most important attending church as a family group would help solve some pf the problems in family life today the community rnjiy help by interesting- the young pedple in local activities 4hh clubs and church work the ptarrtiigan aspecies of- grouse ls1he only game bird that remains in canadas far north through the winter quebec leads all other provinces in production of dairy products robt r hamilton fiathoffman optometfelsts formerly e p head phone 6uelph 1924 58 st georges square outstanding cow produces records just a few days ago we heard an interesting story from frank informed us that since starting the fgrass silage the consumption of laying mash has dropped two bags weekly 1 with breeder laying mash cost- ing 465 per bag that means a sav ing of between 900 and 1000 weelcly in the poaltry teed bill in these dajs of the cost prize squeeze that is a sizable item brock fur- thef reports no change in produc tion nor in so far asjhecan deter- rhino in egg quality fll know more about it when my grass sil age runs out about the jmiddje of february said brock as we con- eluded the discussion hf arm business which im is weak the above caption was the title of what we considered ah excellent exhibit in the farm business sec- tio of the recent boyal winter fair i exhibit sponsored by the ontario department- of acffculture intfae display were six large links and the idea behind the pic- pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade aaeaaorlals memorial engraving 62 water st north galt telephone 2046 bookstore your headquarters for office supplies waupaper- 1 paints rbooics stationery 125wyndham s oubph ont oneofakind sale buy now and save one only 5 pc chrome set qrey and blye reg 7995 5999 one onlycogswell chair green reg 3950 2999 one onlykrqehler rocker red reg 5950 4699 6ne only 7way trilite lamp complete with shade reg 2595 1999 one ohlyplanter lamp chartreuse reo 1450 999 oneonlycheniltebe bniasn 7 so one onlyaero electric smoker reg 1795 799 4 broken lines of curtains anct plastic drapes 99c and up ends of floor covering different sizes and patterns 49c and up see our window for many other values acton home mill st all the groups approved the workof 4h club membersand- sug gested more stress on this section in this way young people learn to take an interest in good livestock and better agriculturaintoats and as a result better farinings encouraged j tje part the jhidway plays in local fairs was considered all- groups f4lt that the midway has iu place as some cntertajtiment is necessary especially for4fe ybungf er generation h6weyerthe maj- orlty agreed tfiere are tio many questionable tactlci used arjd felt gambling games should he elimin- atedrvsome suggested local organ izations might hive some form of erernmehtdn the- midway matt johnstone plumbing rtfating general repairs phone 223w acton rfiirpji occasions for any taste queedale florists can fssr supply your cut flowers funeral wedding designs corsages boutorinleres wall plaques potted plants ornaments at floral pieces 81 mill st m want ads are your community marketplace actqn vw how to increase milk production halton agricultural socieit frida january 28th 2 pm court house milton everyone wetgomev roy currie president mrs g- e readhead secretary make moke money on master let us tell you about the efficient master dairy peedi pffoaroltsi r tow iocm hmie i acton ont phone 79w a a 252 qluen streets macswain motors vl sxidhiri itii