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k page six the acton free press ac ion ontario wuiisdav may 24th 195s reports and articles from hallen farmunds and fawn organliatlens terrible weather could mean serious croplosses isnt this weather terrible that is the greeting vrc get whertver we go town and country alike we cant help but wonder occasionally when some of our urban friends comment on the weather just what they would say if they had a barn full of livestock the mows and granaries pretty well empty and not a seed in the ground as we wiite this column those who till the soil juit have to b optimists and to have a great philosophy on life or they just wouldnt farm night and morning mis days in the year those chores have to be done it is any wonder that some ot our farm operators do a bit of betting when they sec some of their friends and neighbors doing an eight hour shift in indust ry for a pay cheque which at least seems entirely out of line with the returns from agriculture farming is definitely getting to be big business and yet it is still a way of life otherwise there wouldnt be is per cent of our people on the land however in the final analysis wc cant help recall n story in one of the old school readers of our school days it con cerned im old gentleman who was noted for his sound judgment so much so that he was frequently called in to net as tin unofficial magistrate or judge of local disput es after hearing both sides of the argument and carefully weighing the evidence he would sunt up his judgment by stating theres much to be said on both sides and that we think applies pretty well to ruralurban arguments never theless with farm capital require ments pyramiding form operators in a price squeeze and more and more farm being operated on a parttime basis wc arc inclined to agree with those economists who predict larged farm units and few er farm operators and along with this the disappearance ot filx sur pluses with the possible exception of wheat however again much might be said on bath sides of the question ofts kss1 suggestions for later planting in view of continued wet spring because of the difficulty exper ienced through continued wet wea ther many farmers find themselv es faced with the problem of alter ing their usual cropping program in some areas that can he done much more easily than others fur thermore with the seed grain al ready purchased and in most cases treated with a chemical which makes it unsafe for livestock feed ing it is just about nut of the question to switch to other earlier varieties at this date i as we see the picture weve got to trust to providence that well not only get seeding weather soon but that well get favorable grow ing conditions once the seed is in the ground those who operate lighter more loamy soils might well give consideration to planting some grain corn in place of some of the oats or barley one import ant factor here is to select n hyb rid early enourh for the area and in any event in our opinion grain corn should be in the ground not later than the first week ii june- buckwheat is an old standby in late seasons and more of it than normal may be sown this year the silver hull type is the most com monly grown but the rough hull if it can be secured has given high yields in late planting then we eomc to millets which may be seeded at almost any time during june in addition to being suitable for emergency hay they will yield profitable quantities of seed when allowlpd to ripen according to the field husbandry department at the ontario agric ultural college the common hung arian millet has given an average yield of approximately 40 bushels per acre over a 30 year period the su or empire millet the japanese barnyard millet and the pross millets hove also given aver age yields of over 30 bushels per acre since we wrote our last weeks column fall wheat has picked up tremendously pastures and hay crops have by and large made comparatively little growth and many livestock men- may be faced with a shortage of grass according to the field husbandry department a mixture of oats ttwo bushels and peas one bushel per acre or oats at three bushels per acre make the best emergency hay crops for seeding up to the first of june hulet at 20 pounds per acre is the next choice and is valuable if the seeding must be made in xnid or late june emergency pasture may be supplied with oats two bushels and sudan grass 20 lbs or a straight sudan grass at 23 or 30 pounds per acre t reduced bruising of peaches expected to reduce bruising of ontario peaches before they reach the con sumer removal of the third layer of peaches and the cellophane- covering from the traditional six- quart basket appears fairly likely for this years ontario peach crop announcement of the probable removal of the third layer from the sixquart basket was made today by r c pope chairman of the ontario fresh peach growers marketing board mr tope said that earlier this week a delegation from the marketing board had dis cussions regarding this anticipated change with the hon mr good- fellow acting minister of agricult ure and deputyminister of agric ulture c d graham as a result of our discussions mr pope said it appears almost certain that the farm products grades and sales act will be am ended to make it mandatory that peaches packed in sixquart bas kets cannot be packaged in three layers it is expected that the change will be in time for this years crop halton agr society plans new buildings a new poultry building ami also n new horse burn tire in the iiuiiis if the halton agricultural society fir 193 stateshoward armstrong president of the miltim society we understand that the old poul try building has already been dis mantled and present plans call for the new buildings being of the pole type there is nlsi a strong likelihood of a new junior building being r- eted which vslltcnabljrthc avjrtc- ultural society- to utilize the ires- ent junior building entirely for commercial concessions nova scotia largely from mines on cape breton produces about nethird of canadas coal output finds old people willing to learn toronto speaking at the 103rd annualmeeting of the toron to aged mens and womens homes psychiatrist dr w e boothroyd disputed the truth of the saying you cant teach an old dog new tricks too much stress is put on this theory he said and many people think oldsters cannot be taught new ideas and ways of do ing things hjust because they take longer to learn things doesnt mean they cant learn and be receptive he said he also criticized vhat he thought is an increasing lack of respect shown old people he said it indicated the poor adjustment society has made to the growing number of older citizens other speakers said happiness and security are precious words to older people miss elizabeth mearns president of the group said old people must feci a sense of security if they ire to be happy and we think they are happier in familiar surroundings like these than perhaps in a rural setting away from families and relatives geo m clemons is speaker for twilight annual hays sales arena at trafalgar was filled to capacity on friday evening last it was the occasion of the halton holstein clubs annual twilight meeting in conjunction with this some 70 members of hal- tons two 4h dairy calf clubs were in attendance for the excel lent program presided over by r t alexander president of the halton holstein club following an excellent demon stration by george drennan pop ular holstein f ieldman for western- central ontario everyone particip ated in the judging of a class of holstein cows while the 4h club members had their club meeting in a separate section of the arena an interesting discussion was led on selective registration by the genial george the guest speaker of the evening george m demons secretary- manager of the holstein friesian association of canada was intro duced by e ross segsworth nat ional director mr demons illus trated address on italy spain france and great britain was en thusiastically received by the large audience g leslie peer first vicepresid ent of the association extended the appreciation of the gathering to mr demons hays ltd and oth ers who contributed to the success of the evening the group was also honored with the presence of f c elirh of finch president of the national holstein association john powell of brantford holstein ex tension secretary and austin jen kins of the british milk marketing board all spoke briefly refreshments served by the dir ectors of the halton holstein club brought to a conclusion one of the most successful twilight programs ever staged by the county black and white enthusiasts the winners of the judging competitions were as follows ladies miss barbara rovle men frank pfistcr 4h club members under 16 years do- roen sinclair 4h club members 16 years and over sandy barnes 4h club week november 1015 november 10 to la itttfl have tutii mclcclcd lis the ctulei of the 2mll national 4h club week this natloitjil 4h occasion im provided each yeuir by the caiuultiin council on 41 1 clubs mid is scheduled to coincide with the ltoyiil agricult ural winter fair toronto a number of lnihirtniit program changes wlll- be introduced this year one s that the recommend ation of the annual meeting to de lete 411 judging contests from the proyritm of national 4h club week was accepted at a meeting of the executive committee on may 4 and will become effective in 1938 secondly for the first time the program will commence on a sat urday- which will assure- seeing n- profesalohatl hockey game at maple leaf gardens and will result in the bus trip to niagara falls on sun day afternoon to observe the falls both in daylight and under illumin ation in developing the program for this years national 411 week the theme 4h and our national her itage was chosen the entire pro gram will centre around this theme for example one of the important features will be meet ings to discuss subjects affecting canadians as citizens with topics such as expanding economy n and population canadas rele in world affairs united nations and other international programs to accomp lish this highest rankingand best qualified men and women from government and industry will be invited to participate in the pro gram national 4h club week is rec ognizee today as one of canadas outstanding annual youth events bringing together as it does 4h proficiency winners from each of the 10 provinces national 4h week is providing a rewarding ex perience to all who attend and is helping to build vision under standing and closer relationships among the young people of rural canada can still make profit from hogs halton 4h swine club held its second meeting of the year recent ly above the agricultural office milton art bennett the associate agricultural representative for halton and peel led in a discuss ion on the feeding and management of pigs the members were very surprised to learn that by proper feeding methods you can still make a profit out of pigs the business meeting followed the discussion during this part of the meeting the members decided to hold their next meeting in july probably at the farm of one of the clubleaders fraser mcnabb at the conclusion of the business meeting art bennett again took the floor and showed some slides on the judging and selection of swine i campbeuvi11e discusses political situation in world mr w wihb willi hoatewi to the lllair kvcniiik auxiliary recently mis hiiinlily imii the luertliig with a poem the gift of love mitt 1 martin litl in the mcripture tailliig mrs j wallace followed with prayer mrs lt atbdrews had charge of llio study period assisted by mm j mcphnil mrs unulch mrs aus tin mrs t mitchell and mra it motion this study brought out facts of the political situation in british guliuiii formosa india af rica also the economic situation the information was interesting two questions wefe asked arc there any similar conditions in canada and what can the church do to help the president read an interesting article written by dr mccrackln misionury from china the secret ary and treasurer gave their res pective reports cheer secretary re ported one crd sent the supply secretary mrs martin brought up suggestions for the bale it was re quested that the christmas gifts be brought to the july meeting mrs baulctm gave some of the highlights of the bally held in kit chener two weeks ago at which miss laura pelton told of the work in nigeria the roll call word was salvat ion and was answered by ib mem bers mrs s cramp gave the good thought women in the church af- jter sineing a hymn the meeting was closed with prayer by mrs austin a social half hour was en joyed by all present youthful star woodstock ont cp- -five- yearold piano soloist jayne clif tinf of ingersoll scored 90 points at the oxford county music festival the adjudicator commented that she looked as sweet as she played hybrids produce lower cost feed grow grain corn in 1956 grow better ensilage in 1956 plant pfisxer for quality and yield order from your pfistcr dealer acton farm supply acton topnotch feed moffat j p kirkwood ballinafad stewarts gas station v ospringe i third of bees dead in halton this year a severe drop in the crop of honey in halton county was re ported last week byi f a ander son well known hornby bee keeper mr anderson estimates that onethird of the bees in halton county have been killed and that half the bees in ontario have died from the severe late cold weather mr anderson terms it the worst season ever acton welding and repair expert welding at reasonable rates des 0rourki rr 4 actoin phnotimo ottawa 1530 buffalo 760 pittsburgh 18 25 mike coxe plumbing heating ea vest roughing pipe fixtures fittings of all kinds beatty pressure systems water softeners american kitchen unit dealer phone 25 acton free est i mates round trip byi bus sfc- your local agent for all bis travel information harold wiles raaxs 8t a c t o if a another select cape cod dwelling six 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