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if i i iv puis six fheacton frktprcssacfon ontario thinisday march loth w86 ports end artktea front hltons farmlands wtd farm organixarton edwin harrop and h craig reid dl j a4 v i presbytery meeting appointed fo maple breeders preport is heard the maple catut breeders as sociation is definitely big business this was revealed at the annual meeting of the halton brunch of the association which was held in milton last week a total oc 47 j2 cows were in- serriinated in knjsand the total re ceipts for the year amounted to approximately one quarter of it million dollars in their stud there arc- 58 bulls m of which are hol stein five jerseys three ayrshire three guernsey six hereford and scvn shorthorn four of the beet bulls are polled ix was interesting to learn that in the past year the conception rate was 693 per cent on first inseminations this is higher than that secured normally by natural service that the officers and directors of the association have done an excellent job over the years is in dicated by the fact that at the an- we are neither a member nor an officer of the orgiinuation but here is an organisation which hits done a tremendous job maintains a top inseminator in the county who is riving 100 per cent service and then some and yet out of well over 400 nierabers in halton only about is are sufficiently interested to come to a meeting once a year to learn what is being done about their quarter of a million dollar business we saw the same sort of attendance at the annual meeting of the halton federation of agri- xilture another oriraniuttion which trk farmers of hnltcin need today far more than at any time in the past 15 years steal estate boon cffeet we couldnt help but wonder if the real estate boom has affected the thinking of some of our farm er friends certainly when we hear of some of the agreements of nuau eonsienment sale of daughters purhasc which some of them are of the maple stud the 55 head reported to have signed well brought an average of 44400 the wcy beginning to wonder we fourth highest average tor a eon- rauie that our farmer friends are sicttatent sale in canada in 1955 busv most of them without anv that over the 10 year period they nc other than their rood wives- hv heen able to maintain a 500 tj w someone tell us why service fee is nothing short of am- there is always a crowd at a farm s- sale after all 75 per cent at least oaty tfcre far cent attend i ro to these sales with no thought rvrsohally we can think of no of making a purchase and yet other service which has not invhen an important meeting of creased its charge for equal ser- their own organisation conies along vice since 195 another amaiing and yes a most disturbing fact is that only ait three per cent of ftyit nwrab oh 1 was too busy folks itjust docsnt add up one could almost be justified tn stating the t5o0 members are sufficiently j its no wonder agriculture is in a interested to attend a meetin of squeeze in contrast to the rest of the organiration of which they are our economy when farm folk a member when we saw the at 1 generally do not take any more tendance at last tuesdays meeting interest in their own organizat- ot the halton branch of the maple ions than was evidenced at the urit well to say the least wo two meetings referred to previous- at ebenezer waas r mrs william early was leader of the devotional period at a recent meeting of ebeneber wms the hostess was mrs arthur norrish discussion lending from the story of the prodigal son was entered into ricnrtilyl by nil present furthering of the tiospcl welcoming back into the church of the wonderlnjt for- kiveness of nn ever loving father cod were thoughtfully discussed three periods of silent prayer for home and community for the churchs home missions and for overseas missions were held a report of ttic-preabytery-meet- ing was given fully by mrs slinn it was an uplifting account and will bear fruit in the drive to welcome new members into the church the study book edited by mrs w maclcnn held the members inter ested as they were told many his torical facts about the indians who once were the sole inhabitants of our country these people are be ing helped by the church today following immediately the wa began by reading of letters of thanks a sale which requires to be catered for was mentioned but further arrangements were postpon ed to a later meeting matters touched upon were a new quilt a rniichrcquire4 caffec urn and a childrens vacation school in the church for two weeks in the sum mer i farm forums favor freer world trade when tariffs is topic tiny great majority of ontario i ttimi mimic iviiler wl in farmer arc in favor of freer world lnmltn tnunlv tllink aurplua dm- trade judging by lh report of 301 ihmuii will be tile mlvt problem llkv ivarl lkc in bruce they hoc a laiviier of inumrttng product of which wr already have an ovcr- upply would turn marshes forlim who dlacuaacd the topic trade and tnrlft on march 8 aaked it they thought canadian farmers iihnuld uppri the type of prmrm being advanced by uie general agreement on trade and tariffs nearly 85 per cent of the groups answered like whlteflcld in dutferin that they thought the idea vs gihhi worrhmn forum in orey made it a bit nlrongor when they said gatt l a stop in the rlishl direction and we think they should be cncoiirngcd to work or freer trade lurgnn forum in bruce sav that if 35 countries con- irolung 80 per cent off the worlds tfnde supportthlntyve of program it must be ok providing they all live up to the program however there wore a small per centage of the forums who like ss no 4 darlington in durham county say they do not ugree with thcr lowcrlnrof tarlffterfree trade on farm products mono center forum in dufferin county say can adian farmers should not support this type of program because as in the case of potatoes the quantity used by each country should be tak- en into consideration for their second question the forums arc asked what problems they sec in this policy kirk ridge in dundas co after favoring ga tt point out that subsidized agri- i culture will find it hard to meet foreign competition without making adjustments cameron point forum in victoria county think the escape clause in gatt i one of the b prob lorris cnraaoc center in middlesex- county agree but add that price supports and free trade are ideas which wouldlikely conflict into cattle ranges sackvhxr nb cp a iiewipaper editor prapoaca that 111 lie bustling rollegr jiiwn be tumid into a cow town of course this haa nothing to do with the college c w moffatt of the weekly sjackyille tribunepost jteca new brunswick as a potential range for good cattle lint instead of prairlebthe cattle would thrive on marshlands il told a board of trade meet ing that 23000 acres of marsh lands could suport 20000 head of cattle and make uie tuntramnr region of new brunswick the greatest prime beef centre of the martumcs the federal and provincial gov ernment spent 500000 reclaiming marshlands during the last few years he said and this is promot ing vane of the greatest industries we could hope for for complete i reliable rialjstavt service see our local ofontt john w atkins rr m 1 acton v archaeologists research shows that at approximately 1500 bc a strictly stone age civilization ex isted around mortlach sask similar to the ancient- yuma tribe of the 1 sounthwestern bc i r mike coxe plumbing heating ea vest roughing pipe rxtuiies nttings of au kinos aeatty pressure systems water softeners american kitchen unit dealer phone 25 acton free estimates ttiivsisssaibsk were disturbed iiy i conservation committee urges continuance of farm pond policy the annual meeting of uie hal- od on rivately owned land using elect jean peterson head of halto junior farmers afer attendmr the annual meet- mc of the halton branch of the maple cattle breeders association varcafllla limonn it was a real inspimtlon to drop in v tsisqillc ouivjcuii far a few minutes the evening of c ki rrr f zxrtr the same day at the annual meet- taptsii vv oocj vdrvet ton conservation committee met in the agricultural office in mil ton on tuesday evening of last i week this committee which is i made up of the members of the committee on ngriculture and n i forcstntion of halton county i council plus one or vwtf i-epres- ontatives each from a number of i haltn farm organizations dealt with the question of whether or the county tree planter today six halton land owners who art planning to plant some 40000 trees have made application for the use of the tree planter reference was also made by mr groves to nine school wood lot rnorrrrrr held m the county last fall these were attended by some 500 pupils and 30 teachers from 24 schools thomas bradley was also royal canadian mounted police this badge inc of the halton junior farmers the hall was well filled and what a job that county executive has done the past year under the leadership of john w picket as president certainly the 1955 exec utive of the halton junior farm ers maintained the high standard of recent years last friday even ing saw the annual banquet of toe halton juniors in trafalgar town ship memorial hall this was the final function at which john w presided as pres ident the program included group sinning under the leadership of ralph cunningham and ruth wil son the introduction of head table was handled by wilma sin clair and the thanks to the ladies catering by marie marshall the toast list included one to the junior institute proposed by- elmer bird and responded to by- kathleen stanley another to the junior fanriers proposed by joan wrisglesworth and responded to by nac sprowl the newly elected president jean peterson introd uced the guest speaker myrtle stewart president of the junior farmers association of ontario following this came the thanks to tjie speaker by roy ford the final item on the program before the dance was the present ation of the public speaking and abating awards and the past pres idents- pin george e elliott qc milton made these presentations- tties trophy for public spenkinr went to bill kelly of omagh while the four debating trophies were won by roy ford george grecnlecs mac sprowl and lloyd vivian these four young men arc meet ing the carleton foursome in the finals of the intercounty debating aeries at the ontario agricultural college guclph on friday march 16 at pm the subject is re- aolved that the problem of low in comes in agriculture can be better met by government research and extension armed at lowering costs of production than by a policy of price supports it is a tough subject folks but nevertheless one which should be of interest to all farm folk so cornc up arid give the boys a little support haltons affirmative team of mac sprowl and george green- lees will be meeting carletons nettative team in wassey hall and haltons negative team of roy ford and uoyd vivian will battle it out with carletons affirmative team in memorial hall new officers who wiu be head ing up halton juniors in 1956 are president jean peterson first vicepresident earl wilson second vicepresident roy ford secretary wilnva sinclair treasurer joan wrintlesworth press reporter kathleen stanley edmundston nb cp dr p c laporto is busy developing a canada style of wood carving and at the same time is writing and illustrating a book to encourage other enthusiasts of the-canturics- old art carving is a pastime sas dr laportc a surgeon who heads the federation olf canadian woodcarv- ers and last year taught 56 resid ents of this northern new bruns wick city the elements of carving not to recommend the continuance i present to ask for some guidance of haltons farm pond policy hal- i in his fight to control the county- tons reforestation program and the weed menace george curric was county weed problem recloced as chairman of the coun- ity conservation committee with a r service as vicechairman and j e whitelock as secretary-treasur- sheet metal kumrmo htattmo oar wood rtttimwm eavllioajujmwu -shbp- 1m marist n you can teach a- wood in 12 lessons you cant teach artistic sense that must be developed individually anyone who can write can draw and anyone who can sharpen a pencil can carve dr laporte whose pet theory is that the more carving tools used the greater will be the skill set his classes to work on relief motifs outlining the object to be reprod uced and gouging away the wood of the 56 students who attended classes 30 were between 10 and 15 years of age dr laportes varied interests in clude carpentry painting sketch ing and choral work incidentally the committee is recommending to county council the continuance of the farm pond policy for 1956 while a total of 162 applications have been received under this policy there are many- folk who have taken no action since the site for their proposed pond was approved there are a number of others who have constructed ponds but person to cut have not got them fenced to turn he says but livestock as required under the policy perhaps they arc not inter ested in the 100 subsidy in any event for 1956 subsidies will be paid on approved ponds in the or der completed irrespective of whe ther the application was filed in 1s53 1954 1955 or 1956 in short if you are interested in a pond be sure to get your applic ation in immediately er zone forester c r groves pre sented a most interesting report on reforestation work conducted in halton in 1955 halton now has 1246 acres in county forest on this some 3730o trees were plant ed last year it was also reported that some 25000 trees were plant- acton jersey dairy daily delivery phone 242 don tiaaaaings prop cm btaari rnitat chateau bauvim hotel a cancftdiojft national railway hoeml noiihirgcaii ii mi ywtthov dined at ottawas fanoua chateau lauriar youttd choi fraitag knows rhrof bit cooks in all his tempting dish h ums only butter no tubanrute ooold po ihry giva th delicate flavour thta amooth goldan lie of iraah creamery butter m sbmvs 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