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i page bight the ahton free press acton ontario twursday november 3rd 1855 staff photo only girl ptovotng at the halton county plowinj match on friday was mary log taylor 1 4 in the left scene she was also the second youngest entrant the right picture shows keith leslie 14 who was the youngest plowman competing his coach behind the tractor is kirk wietzke there were many young plowmen at the match which was hed on the farm of j j thistlewaite reports and articles from haltons farmlands and farm organizations 4h inrerclub competitions are entered by 490 members friday vlusw 21 w i rol let ter day fir ihi- ishl 4h club nirm- bvr who pirtioijkiuhl ii the ont ario 4h inttrf ut competitions it the ontario agricultural coltosi- those yount p all between the agea of 16 snti 2l years inoluive represented 245 4h clulx- in eisu different projeets 4h club work in ontario has made tremendous strides since its inception in this province in 1930 the writer played some part in initiating boys and girls club work in ontario back in- 1930 needless to add he had no idea that the move ment would develop to the point which it has in 1955 there was en rolled in ontario a total of 18503 club members in 1572 4h clubs of this number of young people 11063 participated in 4h agricultural clubs and the balance of 7t5 in 4h homemaking clubs hjfiitac address to the parents and leaders must go much of the credit stated c d graham deputy minister of agricul ture for bntario who delivered an inspiring address at the banquet held in the college dining hall at the conclusion of itveheavy days program r gordon bennett as sociate director of extension ont ario department of agriculture was in charge of the big event anj chairman of the evening gordon bennett a native of the kilbride carlisle district is this year president of the qanadian council on 4h clubs which this and every year sponsors 4h club week at the royal agricultural winter fair it was for the honor of representing ontario in the inter- provincial competitions at the royal that the 490 young people were striving other who spoke briefly at the banquet in question included prof geo e raithby head of the animal husbandry department who in the unavoidable absence of president j d mclachlin repres ented the college halton and peel showing however to reuini to the comp etitions hilton entered a total of seven teams of two members each in six of the eight projects the neighboring county of peel entered a total of sis teams in as many different projects we mention our old rival peel since art bennett is the associate agricultural repres- entativp for the two counties and it was he who did the bulk of the coaching of the teams firtmr the two countries here is the picture dairy cattle 63 club teams com peting 1st brampton 4h holstein calf club the team members being jim fraser hnd keith parkinson 3rd halton 4h jersey guernsey calf club represelned by eleanor joyce and george greenlees 12ti halton 4h holstein calf club rep resented by ross austin and tom hunter beef cattle 37 club teams here the winning team was from the lucknow 4h beef cattle club halton was not represented in this project and the peel team was down a bit swine 27 club teams 1st cal- edon 4h swine club peel rep resented by bill trathen and clar ence rutledge 13th halton 4h swine club represented by art johnson and bill price poultry 19 club teamsi 1st the sydenham h s 4h poultry club of frontenac county neither halton nor peel were represented here grain 40 club teams 1st dur ham 4h grain club 5th halton 4- h grain club represented by doug las starret and andy stuil 21st peel 4h grain club potato 19 clubsi 1st gloucester 4h potato club of carleton coun ty 3rd kennedy 4h potato club of peel county 5th halton 4h po tato club represented by george hume and merle gunby forestry 12 clubsi 1st meaford 4h forestry club of grey county 5th georgetown h s 4h forestry- club represented by bob crawford and laurie reid this team was coached by c r groves zone for ester with the assistance of blair armstrong of the georgetown higi school staff tractor maintenance 31 clubs 1st perth 4h tractor club w lan ark county 21st norval 4h trac tor club represented by bill wil son and ralph cunningham 29th trulamore 4h tractor club tpeel these latter two teams received their course of instruction under ross milne agricultural engineering fieldman smiles of satisfaction nor is it any wonder that the faces of halton and peel contestants for the most part and also that of art bennett won smile of satis faction at the concluinii of the ev enings program however win or lost it was a grout experience for i all 490 club members participating i and we are confident they return ed home with a brondeneii outlook as a result of their training and the days experience at the oac however it is only human nature to like to be around the top and it i only natural for haltonites and peelites to be very proud of the showing made by their young people- htkirtiest congratulations to the young people participating and also their respective coaches in our opinion they were all winners farm business fall issue out the falj issue of thi little pamph let is now off the press and as usual presents briefly a summary of the outlook for beef cattle hogs dairy- produce dairy cows and cash crops in addition this free extension circular of the department of ag ricultural economics at the o a c contains many other timely articles for example here is one entitled the economic vac of farm mach inery another on the use of capital on ontario farms still another not to mention the very interesting editorial on why the drop in dairy incomes copies of this interesting and timely circular can be secured on request from the agricultural of fice in milton royal winter opens nov 11 in the previous article w made mention of motional 4h club week and the royal agricultural winter fair it is hard to realize that the 195s royal opens on nov ember 11 just about a week away the royal is a tremendous spect acled even though one is not inter ested in livestock poultry grain- fruit and vegetables dogs and what have you it is worthy of n vlsit why well in our opinion the flower show in itself is sufficient others judging by- the number of inquiries we receive each year look forward to the great horse show they want tickets and how t lu gel them the seats nre normally all sold out in advance so if you want to see the 1955 pro gram it is time to ret busy ifit ts notcoitvenient to go down to the coliseum personally tlun perhaps you will be interest ed in learning that john black 79 colborie st e in oakville is in a position to sell you reserve seats we do not know mr black person ally and there nviy he other points where you can sthiire them in the county but it just occurred to us that some of our reader might bo interested in this reminder and rlso to learn of a miiirer of tickets other than in toronto family visits so hospitable- an- the peopli- if denmark that they hivr set up a service called meet iht- dirtos any lonely trnvtller cm o into tho main tourist office in copen hagen and ik tn moet i danish family this offi hi a li1 of ovn 400 families who will inviw- tour ists into their homeo j 3 mike coxa plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners 251 mason blvd acton phone 25 waterproof 8hoe8 a silicone watijr repellent and preservative treatment for shoe leather is totally invisible on ap plication reports the financial post treatment does not impart an oily or waxy feel and since the leather doesnt soak up water shoes dont dry out stiff and hard after wetting or dont develop stains from iceremoval salts the substance protects fibres vithout plugging pores so that shoes repel water but still breathe it may be used oh all types of shoes from smnllboyboots to womens suede shoes for sale good useable dry lumber d4s american pin for repair work around the farm 28000 1x6 1x8 1x10 1x12 will be sold random widths 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