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tai lalinq afout reports ad- articles jrowri haltmis ffmued mm farm oreaftiiatlam iac1k kiuiit the acton free press acton ontario- tiiiiiwday junk 21st 19 sire testiirg program exploded a few myths about selectidr auction sale lim iraplfmvnu italry and or chart ktlphnt kl thr iimlcrlil liiive liihtimllonii fin ii tinikiltkn waetl artiftcial uruetnlnation cam more or less csfteral few yean ago some of us had hh hope tor a rapid improvement in our cattle population still think that artificial insemination offers trenmwhnb possioititica in the field of livestock hnprovrntent towev- ertthe experience auvd research at the past few years indicates trtat more attention must be paid to the scientific aspects of animal breed ing barfcwe a i became established the influence of a paor bull was limited to the herd in which he was used todar the situation is differ ent nearix s5jek farmers availed theanetxs of the services offered by a t unts la year the total outnlxsr vxf cv- bred was over sli om or yjvhnatol 25 per cent of thw v is the pjvxince by usinc liquid semen it is pus- sable fxr oce bull to leaxe two to mree mousjuwl clv in a t but by frecuns the semen those num bers can be multiplied many timoa mow if all the bulls in our a i tin its were of the calibre of lncln texal antonx even thing would be hunkydory but unfortunately the- arent not by a loos shot as one looks over the results of the sire testing program one is impressed with the fact that man breed and sate catalogues do not make a very reliable basis on which to select a herd sire fur thermore the offspring of some of our allcanadian selections have not as rt shown any great ability to transmit production to their daughters on the basis of experience gained j to date the answer is obvious our cattle industrx in not going to be ruined b artificial insemination but it will not be improed if man agement of a i units telds to uie siiskestioru the practical men hi iixxim upon selecting bulls popular blood lines sssexbcatixsha halton students lead at oac when ulvxked over the results of ttif third xear examinations at the ontario kricultxiral college were xlad but ni surprised to note tivat gorjjon graham son of mr and mrs t graham of norval had once again led his oar with a 90 pc- cent average another well knevwn haltonite in the pcrwai of dae pellctteno also had firt class honors placing fifth in has xear and led in the animal husbandrx option in xxhich he is majonng daw x as rcccntlx awarded the ralston purina 500 bursxirx interest shown in hog contest the grade hofi marketing competition sponsored b halton hor producers association attract ed entries from a total of 106 hal ton producers states ed da enport presidon of the halton associat ion the carcass grading certific ates hax e for sev eril u eeks bcen rolling into the agricultural office at milton for tabulation as the competition enters the sixth month home of the tabulat ions are commencing to look rather interesting for example we note one esqucsing producer had mar keted 74 hogs between januar 1 and mac 15 of this number 78 pier cent- are tradc hire is a xivsa- aweia producer who is also set ting a hot pice while he had mar keted onl 19 hops prior to max 18 of these made the grade ho- evcr before december 31 r xlls around then cin be lot of charic es and the final iwird nu look quite different it is how e t r encouraging to note that despite trie reil estat boom that halon till has a good lj number of hog producers w ho are interested in marketing a qualitv product campbeuville start ensiling grass silage here and there oer the count the end of lid week saw the old forire hirx ester in action and grass legume vilage in the make how ev er in general this ears meadow- are fir below normal and minx- of those xsio haxe for several rears been dependent on grass for silage nre going back to com in general present prospects do not point to a more than 60 per cent hix crop the late frosts left their mark on the grasses then on the more level fields excess moist ure both last fall and this spring has thinned out the legumes there are how ever exceptions to the rule and omo of the higher better drained fields arc looking except ionajlx- well we saw one such field on the farm of ken ella at hornby this was seeded in 1956 to a long term mixture and what a wad of stuff there is on that field daylong celebration on 25 anniversary intended for last week mr and mrs a a schouten of rri campbellville were 25 ars married on saturday june 9 to begin the day a special mass was hi id for the familx and friends at hol kosarj church milton at 10 a m dinner and supper were en- joxed b 43 guests dancing was injoxea in the exening when t5 guests were present the family presented mr and mrs schouten with i bedroom suite and man othir card and gifts were receiv ed from friends and relatives i lesson an music i mrs campbell agnew w as hostess to the june meeting of the camp i b llile w 1 whm mrs james wal lace presided and opened with the meaning of the marx stewart col lect and its or gin this was follow ed b the institute ode and 28 ladies answered the roll call b sing sax or pax the ecretar s report was gix en bx mrs jack wheehhan and the treasurers report b mrs reg aus- i tin mrs hardie kirbv gaxe the cheer report- it was hoped several could attend the farm and home week at oac june 1215 mrs wheelihan gax e a report of the dis- i trict annual convention held at i bethel united church recentlx all branch reports must contain the i nime date brinch and convener plans were made for the garden i part later this month mrs j k i mahon was named district director i alternate mrs mcphail music convener took the chair and called on mrs llod crawford to introduce the kiiest speaker miss exeyn good- i v in thi music superx isor in the schools w ho taught the members a lesson on music which proved very educational i mr and mrs omer vansickle axe the proud parents of a babx girl i frunds of miss joan wmgrove are sorr to hear she underwent an operatum in milton private hos- ptal ind wish hira speedx recov- i irx- farm drainage an investment iniring lh laat weak of mnv xvp had an opportunity n ahln- koiiip- thlng of nulrm ontario a-trlcull- lire there neetlinat wintloi were exen more nneteward than in this area of the provluc in fact rain fell prartlcally every dnv that we were away on momtan ma ad we wore on the farm of garnel halpli in carle- ton county kalph la a urnduate of the kempt ville agrlculturnl school and some seven year ago he atari- ed farming on his ownhe calls hu land a clay peraonallyj5would call it a nice uxam very lvellle has titled some 200 caret of- his tfarm at a cost of 80 per acre when xae were there the kpring grain on the tiled upd was a pict ure which brings me to this con clusion that the greatest hazard in crop production is either too much or too little water show me the farmer who has mastered moisture control on his farm by adequate drainage andltheuseof moisture conserving practices ana ill show vou a successful farmer certainly we have plenty of evidence in hal ton that drainage will pay but im beginning to wonder if we arc wrong in assuming that it won t pax to undcrdrain trafalgar clay loams cltakinf j i jl if nut iirrviimitly xold an as- xortaiiciit of doom windows bith- room fixlurei uvt 10 wihmi aiding hoi mi furnace large alic forks iiiuiiik ahovcla and numerous oth ir kmull artliten lirge tlass pine uiitxjirl gliuui full dciuble lhd drasler iiuantity new dry lunilmr imk iuuuwimmi iiinntkt of i urixiiu r a toolx tfkms cnnh aettlenicnt with riinni at tini rlrrjt on day trif irale rwelvwl favor agency according to the recent survey of halton county hog producers 93 6 per cent are in favor of an ontario hog producers cooperat ive this canvass has been comp leted in three of ontarios counties and both the other counties grc and kent favored the coop mar keting agencv bv a large majority reports from 19 townships can vassed doortodoor showed that at least 75 per cent of the hog pro ducers were in favor of the plan people bu the free press to read and read the free press to buy housecleaning z phone 128 and let us help you we clean rugs drapes cur tains or anj wearing apparel also it s timi to use our cold stor age vaults to keep jour valu able clothes safe from moths phone ixo a 1 sell 1 lllllt kill fill in mi the imiutli mltli of no 1 i lilrliwnv 2 milif nat of inlerino lt mllca wt of riufnlum nattlrhal junk st olilllirni tug it i to nilimh the olliiwliig rahm imiikmknts krr m ii irmloi no 101 iiwr twin hwer with ilvinouth motor hvd- rnullo niuiiurci loader 3 furrow ji actor plow m l ace bottom jut fritlluci and itruln drill 15- iiiii m ii feitlltei apreiuler on ruhliei ciutlptirkri h ft double line m ii no ii mnniire irender ant of atlff tooth harrow tllon not of aprluk thtth harrows m ii itraln hludr d f t mil moxior a ft combination aide rake mid ted- ilil new iileil wimhih oat roller i rublier tiled furm wagons with flat rucks walking plow hand oil tlxutor kureltii svethr cyclone seeler feed trucks 12 ft portable silo 30 ft hlk 1049 ford truck half ton tlcctru fencers bench itncrv and motor 16 exhaust fan for barn 300 mil tank with beatlx iompreictor pump odd wheels and nxles coloii-rlriu- 8 by 12 on skids 32 urculur saw and frame electric calf deliorner 12 mineral- bow b 6 calf feed pails with brack it no of cellieiil blocks b by 12 bv 1 7 culvert ti 12 by 30 mall thain saw rudlef mi c ue laval millciiig machine with 2 unit and pump 300 fence post de vilviss air compressor power liwn mower steel stone boat stewart electric clippers cook stove with oven combination sink and cabinet ice refrigerator 3 tar paulins 5 by 8 tarpaulin with can opy top 8 by 12 tarpaulin 13 bv 18 orchard sprajer 300 gal tank with bean roal 20 pump dual wheels automatic spray boom 1- man control complete with arm n reacrvc as farm la sold and nroprietor la giving up fanning iiindlky and kuiott aiirtmneera 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