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page six the acton free press acton ontario thursday january bth 10m reports and articles from hahons farmlands and farm organizations excellent program marks annua soil crop association meeting says report cards not entire story of child progress vancouver op school re port cards should toe replaced or ot lenst inriplfmenteh itx private an excellent days program involved mouldboard plow one- the consensus at the conclua- way disc and disc plow one wnv y team of ed ma of the annual meeting of the disc and mouldboard plow tnt halton soil and crop improvement plow one way disc rotovator rotn- aaaociation held n the milton tiller and heavy duty cultivator hall o wea of last i while pointing out there is a os seaawwth president of l for all types of equipment jmaoctattpn w m popular flo muatrate prof lane pointed out bcmgna under way trvmjrjm 1 erosion was a problem jnbyan sbrtef buatnew session be heavy duty cultivator in their 4jri of oealcooperators and experience had reduced erosion by jjjfr i oum re on macn as 75 per cent on the oth- thhhgr items ot interest numbered er hand they had not found any aritttaaj theae were the followtag clebert mcdowell hornby spoke on his experience in seeding al falfa and brume grass in september with the fall wheat while the seeding of legumes in september it wrt remnnnpnrtfd by jjur exper- ii v iv ii tpowpr tne nrtmmhxutra plow w imental stations mr mcdowell retj mofcl economical the ismiflcant difference ht yields of corn oats hity or such cash crops ub soybeans between the plots whore the different typos of equip nient had been used from the standpoint of cost for the niottldboard ports having tried it three differ ent falls with wonderful success mr mcdowell attributes hls sue cess in part at least to having a good firm seed bed with pleim of moisture and drilling shallow with i a hoe drill we cant help but think that another factor which helps the young seeds to winter over is tin protection jirov ictod bv the wheat in any event wo venture to suggest that mnn other halton farmers will tr out this idea next fall as a result of mr mcdowell s oxper ience i fyfe somerville of acton who laid down a fiveacre long term imis i tins demonstration plot 111 1954 re- 1 ported that despite the dr season in jul and earlv august the five acres had carried un aorag of 1355 milkini animal units and s03 drv animal units ht di for si days during the season a total of 25 600 lbs of milk was produced from the pasture valuing ttu milk at 3 50 per cwt the value of the milk produced per acre during tlu season amounted to 179 20 per 1 acre ken ella of hornb who laid down a similar five acre pasture in 1955 also presented a most inttr i esting report mr ella used half a bushel of oats as a nurse crop which was pastured off he follow ed the procedure in seeding recom mended bv the ontario department of agriculture and secured an ex cellent stand according to mr ella his catch this year which was sown at 22 lbs per acre was slightly superior to that secured in 1954 when he sowed 40 lbs of a mixture per acre as recommended bv a com mercial seed house the report of harvey nurse ash- grove on his recently established loafing barn and milking parlor also created keen interest according to mr nurse he has not to date found that the loose housing of his dairy herd requires any additional bed ding two men can complete the milking of his 40 cow herd in one and a half hours his experience to date would also indicate less trouble with masjtitis and a lower bacteria count in his milk than previoush john w picket who was haltons delegate on the 1955 soils and land use tour with the aid of colored slides depicted some of the high lights of tus trip through central western ontario the outstanding pastures seen in late august im pressed haltons junior farmer counts president others who contributed brief re ports at the morning session includ ed tom bradley on the results of haltons i955seed drill -survey- for asmuch as a summary of this was included in a recent issue no fur ther details will be given here art bennett spoke on the 4h grain and potato clubs sponsored by the association and j e whitelock who presented an illustrated pro gress report on the wild carrot con trol plots laid down by the halton association work at oiiolph ottawa in great bi ilain and u sc would also in dicatc that increased depth of plowing has not given increased molds propoi soil structure stated i prof i jiiii- is the inimirtant factoi in determining eiop iolds tin sponkei also stressed the in portnncc of crop rotations in mnln tinning propoi soil structure the lengtli discussion whit h fol lowed prof ijine s address indicated tlu keen interest of ins audit nee itu thanks of tlu gathering uns nllv expressed 1 m c boaty to prof lauic and others who coutrih utod to the e vlollonl da s piogiam brubacher and phylllh switzej- al both centres the subject was resolved that a policy designed to encourage the establishment of lnrkpr farms would be in the best interests of ontario farmers obviously we could hear only one of the debates and that was smlthville we did however get back to trafalgar in time to mingle with the crowd and heai their comments the consensus of both points was the best junioi fanner debate i evi listened to in liny event hnl- toti may well be proud of the four voimg men who upheld her honor dtd you usk who won why halton of course but it was a nnr rou squeak at both points the judges at smlthville were mn yuunit of st cnthoiinea mrs bin un 1 of lincoln countv and geo e klliott of milton at tiafalgar i a fin toll assistant di puts mm isti of agrlculturi for ontario was the nfiilrul judge assisted by w e brckon of appkuy and mr web stor of lincoln mmt th halton donating foursomi now advances into tlu third round at the moment i do not know u in n or when noi wtuit tin sub jed ill bo the guest speaker of the day pro fessor t h lane of the soils de partment at the o a c presented a fund of information based on ex perimental work pertaining fo til lage tillage equipment relative costs fotpower and resulting crop yields in the experimental work refer red to the following equipment was tin winners of tin lucks dooi pi uses wore fred agnovv althur coulson and hrock han is all of tlu low ilk district other pleasing ft aturcs of tht dav hit ludod tlit- presentation b di c a martin of tin milton milling compnm s gold watch to halton s i ms grain corn king fred nurst of ashgrovr- mr nurses re poi t on hou he grow ins 114 bus ciop a brief message from john carter fergus district director on the ontario still and crop improve nient association the election of 1956 directorate resulted as follows president e ross segsworth burlington vice president m c beatv milton sec fetnr treasurer j e whitelock milton directors trafalgar c h laxcr ence llovd tovell and j h will- mott esqucsing john m bird t j brownndge fred nurse and mac sprout nelson brock harris and w e breckon nassagaweva r a hurren a r service and e f ward acton district calvin aitken halton debaters defeat lincoln 6y close margin wednesday evening of last week saw halton junior farmer debaters in action again on two fronts their affirmative team of mac sprawl and george greenlees met lincolns negative team of irwin muir and flovd frickat the traf algar memorial hall on the same evening over in the smlthville high school haltons negative team of roy ford and lloyd vivian met lincolns affirm- stttwte brnmrtuu for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and waterfas wallpapers call egril ulitt decorator rockwood 51 ring s family honored by regiment montreal gp two gem 1 at ituis of a well known montreal fiunilv vvoit lionnrtl rfct ntl at tlu nrmorj rf the fusil h r mont royal pit 1 1 1 forget iwcwnt- the regi imiits new honorary colonel in an impressive ceremony col forget follows in his fathers footsteps sir rodolplie forgot not ert quebec financier was named hoiioror colonel of the fusiliers in 1910 present at the ceremon was the new colonel s mother iadv forgot and a minmber of other military oeficiab md dignitaries ceremonies at the- nrmorv lnclud ed a parade and inspection by the colonel followed iby u dinner for the officers nd men and their wjv es col forget v heist fimilj goes baik some 10 generations in quebec historv said in his address i grew up with this regiment and you might imagine how proud i am to serve as honorary colonel in world war two b90 915 can adians served in the armed forces parent teacher conferences says dr samuel laycook noteef canad ian educationist report cards as ui know them do not tell parents the true story en hhcii childs progress in school he said in on nddress ihere they also tend to fill some children w4m are eapitole of top marks wiui a ear of parents who do not understand these cards ore basecf on the theory oiot ah children ore equal ly bright which they are not the proper understanding and development of a child can only be solved ifrom private conferences of parental and teachers dr laycock said some schools are already us ing the method with marked sue teadhers and laments are tied togethei in developing youth cer tainly these conferences will take tkme but it will be more than woi th it it will p great divld ends many parents found it difficult to understand in tlhe cold white and black of report cards why tlieir child doesnt hve as hih grades as another the report seems to the dhild to be a gestkpo llki record of his faults di iljiyvoek discouraged the compe tifuui f rcpoit cards eich clhild is an individual with individ nal talents and aailitus mid shouhi bt trtatt d as sut h jitst as bad a huge friendly dog bounded up to the little boy and began licking his face the boy hurst into tears what s the matter asked a pas sor by did he bite you no sobbed the iy but he tasted me busy trifpiiones st johns nfld cp the a vii ion te it phoni cnmpnn estlm ati s st john s has an annual aver agt of 1 400 calls per person comp ared uitli an averagt of 400 on the mainland shopping hy telephont accounts foi u big proportion e t buchner optometrist t in acton every wed afternoon office at 48 mill st e acton hours 1 306 00 evenings by appolnmen for appointanent telephone 115 marketing problem announcement toy the federal government that some assistance would be given hard pressed farm ers in the form of bank loan guarantees for farm stored grain will be generally applauded un fortunately such artificial stimuli are no answer to the real problem of the grain ifi wluoh is the marketing of his products peace river 1bc record gazette painful task the complexities of the tax rental agreement arouse misgiv ings in she minds of those who pay taxes under the present system filing of irecom4 tax is a painful task to those who fill in their own aa do most workers but if they have to fill in provincial as well as federal tax forms the headaches wfb he worse than they now ore fort mackad alta gazette the roar of an aircraft engine during ground test can rattle windows and nerves for blocks around so were glad to report that aluminum has turned up u a noise absorbing honey comb in an aircraft companys test cell hundreds of aluminum tubes of differing diameters and lengths filled with absorbent sound battling material make up the end walls and we axe told that by the time the giant roar has bounced around in these aluminum mazes it comes out the other end thoroughly baffled and weakened to a hum we expect there are lots of aluminum boosters around then factory i aluminum company of canada ltd alcan iaaatjm acton jersey dairy for the finest in dairy products milk hocoi homogenized milk whole milk late milk skim milk buitwmiik table and whipping cream butter eoos cottage cheese phone 242 datly delivery tip top tailors 209b off regular prices choice of the house semiannual clearance sale tailored-to-measure- suits for men and ladies club clothes tip top clothes 3960 496 reg 49 50 piece reg 59 50 piece fleet street clothes reg 69 50 5560 pic tvon it regular priced our values are beyond compare don miss fins op portuinty to make even greater sav ings on these famous brands www sale ends january 14 free extra pants in place of the 20 discount you may if you with order any of hi above rang at regular price and gat an extra pair of pant free ladies get an extra sfclrt free with your suit got rtcutute quality clothes for dad and the lad suburbanite tire winter tire goodvear klfcaiwv r reli taxi m 9 main st s fast courteous service snack bar light lunches fish and chips delivered promptly to your order confectionery et chester and victor peycha proprietors call 4 30 no better time than now for indoor home improvements and here how to finance them rirrrdtjthcrs youll lind cjrjjctittfs ptutiltrs i in the building trjdt freest ill the vwmir whtn outside construction drops to a minimum hjve sou got idcis about a basement playroom or a paint job throughout sour house but lark the ready cash well ou tan put ihtiri into efler l right now with haltons pagesof the past the help of a b of m home improvement i oan ii lls are available at the b of m for almost any worthwhile purpose about the house at onlv 5 e interest per annum and repayable in monthlv instalments bv making those home improvements now youll save monev because more experienced help available in the wintert will get the job done faster and time by gwen clarke because sou wont have to go on a waiting list youll benefit from the rraltsm uiship ef fust lisvtuen working without rush and incident illv voti ii help your roinmu- with foreword by ethel chapman 52 chapters of historical interest big plaices and forgotten hamlets 55 illustrations of early settler days index for ready re bound in dark blue cloth and gold stamped a bookevery hattonian will treasure a book that future generations will seek available only from dills printing publishing tompany acton mid amilton out 55o0 per copy postpaid h ml ted bm nlis iimi bv providing emjilovmeiit during the ott season if vou are planning structural additions alterations new installations or redec oration see vour local b of m manager todav theres no lietter time than now ban k o fc imb ntreal- acton branch william davey manager w0ixino with canadians in eveiv walk of life sincf it