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ivvcjk eight the acion frit press acton ontario tiiuitiday amount mil 10m raports and artick from haltons farmland and farm organliatloana young ladies from halton to bid for dairy queen crown at cne the main ring ot the coliseum at the canadian national exhibit ion will be the scene of a new fea ture eaeh night between 6 and 7 pm from friday august 24 to wednesday september s inclusive each ntght five dary maids one each from the guernsey jirsex ayrshire shorthorn and holstem- fricsian associatio illdemon j strate their proficiency in assembl ing a milking machine piepanng a cow for milking milking dis- semblmg n tnnchmc cleaning and sterilising the equipment this means that over the 10 night a total of 5t potentiil duix cjucens ill participate each night a dairy cpieeii will he declared ind on the final nirht september 5 the ll winners will compete for the quren of qiiorm title the eon- testant v ill be the guests of the canadian national exhibition and the tot onto tolegriiii during their sta i the oily halton represented facri irtixx1 whvi it ion his a siiroed tyie responsibility of select im their respective- 10 contestants to date we have infoimition onli on the contestants rvpreentini the lore ouernts mi holstein- o f idi ausiit si rarkui ounniinr mi of ashcrovo will re- pree the halton holtem club rimior has it that there is a strong possibility that she will be demon strating on one of the prize hol- stetns of miss barbara hoyle at snvders corners a second halton entry is that of jean peterson hornby jean will represent the halton jersey club a third halton contestant will be mrs dolores km who will repre sent the halton cjneinsey club no announcement has been made as yet relative to the respective dates on which the latter two young ladies will compete the three breed organizations are to be congratulated on then respective choices all three young ladies aside fiom their othei cpial- ificat ioiv are adept around a dairy herd so win or lose halton may- well be proud of then potential hail queens 1000 in prlre money a second featuie of the queen- of the fair competition is to he op en to the public and known is the milk weight stake- foi this litlei competition the toronto tciokiuii is offering si 000 in pi ios to the general public for the neuest cor rect estimate of tlie total product ion of all the cow- in the compet ition and for the nearest coi reel estimate of the total production lor each breed kmssahbs5 haying xjpefafrons prolonged as harvesting starts to overlap ha nc has now fcnvn in progress for a leat one and onehalf months it is exasperatim to put it niildlv and perliaps the only consolation is that the total yield has b much hnttier than mo anlicpsated aftermath from the early cut hay has nude remarkable growth with stand reported up to 20 inches in height at tune of writing we were interested in an observation made by ward brownndg of ksq si35 usaf purchases much fewer now st johns nfld cpi the board of trade savs local purchases by the cnited states northeast air command have dw tripled to an m- sicnificint amount businesses complain they arc now not rixen the chance to quote on command revjuiromonts and say no allowance appear to be made by neac for the cost f transport fi materials in other words i hoai 1 spokes man says an even comparison as made between the price- quoted by a united states firm delivered in say new york and flown to ev- foundlimd on service irvraft with those of a newfouncll rid business house which have to pay the cost of transportation from the point of origin to the point of deli vet y the board said it has been as sured bv the neac io change had been made in the stated policy of buyinr in the local market when prices were competitive people buy the free press to read and rend the free press to buy township when he showed us some second crop drome grass 18 inches high from a field which had its ftrst erop eut june 19 timothy on the same field is about two inches high reports ward from this observation wc can readil conclude why oac seed mixture recommendations include in the main such grasses as brume and oi chard we would point out fuither that according to circular 239 the latest on hay and pasture mixtures for ontario published by the oac brome has a wider ad aptation than timothy and orchard grass and almost ns wide an adapt ation for drainage and climatic con ditions haying harvesting overlap with considerable hay yet to be handled there is an overlapping of operations as the binding of wheat is general as we write this on july 27 we recall that at the time of the tfh bus trip the second week of jul a year ago considerable wheat was threshed and combining was in progicss it is to be hoped that settled weather will prevail soon so that the wheat harvest will not be as time consuming as haying and that the moisture content will be low- enough for good storage or delivery to the nulls halton holstein breeders meet president bob alexander of the halton holstein club informs that halton holstein breeders will en ter the county herd competition at the forthcoming c n e this de cision was readied at n meeting called tn view of the harvest season and the tact that there was some doubt ns to how many breeders could exhibit cattle halton placed seeond in the 10 countv competition last year com petition is always keen and it will take concerted effort to uphold past i eputit ion at this same meeting the club decided to sponsor a contestant in the miss dairy queen competition it the c n e john picket club secretary has vyutten for further detail- concerning this competition but it is definite that the contest ants will be required to milk a cow- before a large audience and a pan el of udges busy week had by county 4h club members the week has been a busy one for 4h members with the following meetings held monday evening all members of the halton 4h potato club met at the department of agriculture board room this lub has an tn viable rocordof attendance uus- season having now held four meet ings with perfect attendance at each meeting tuesday evening thetialton 4h guernseyjersey and the halton 4- h holstein calf clubs held a joint meeting at the farm of finlay joyce rr 5 milton thursday evening members of the beef and dual purpose 4h calf club met for their monthly meeting at maiden farm owned by dr james and managed by jim mckav here it was announced that the annual 4h bus trip for halton 4h agricultural clubs is scheduled for tuesday august 7 and will include a visit to the pro vincial parliament buildings a swim and picnic at suymyside a tour of one of the toronto daily newspapers and an international league baseball game between tor onto maple leafs and montreal royals for the past jour or five years halton and peel counties have combined for their 4h bus trip separate trips are arranged this year in fact some 100 peel 4h members participated in theirs on wednesday of lait week visiting the koffman furniture plant georgian china factory and grain elevator at collingwood swam at wasaga and called at the farm of george faris near bond head good mic h a n i z at ion pays by getting a lot done when conditions are right a big vantage of good mechanization is its ability to get a lot of work done in a hurry once you can get on the land to put the crop in or into a field ready to be harvested this work outputoood equip ment pays off in two ways it enables you to offset or forestall the effects of unfavorable conditions and with it you can make the most of the period when conditions are most favorable you stand to benefit the most- when yon can do a lot of seeding or harvesting l when the time is right from the 1956 masseyharris and ferguson lines of equipment engineered to meet the needs of farming today you can select machines that will enable you to gain the advantages of modern mechanization your local dealer will be glad to give you full particulars masseyharrisferguson limited t mokmn f hi quality farm hwpfoiwf shcm f 47 county dairy show prize lists ready the lnermey hnlidoln und ler- ev breeder have imtnrrt llwlr nm- leeuvo prlxo hutu for the countv ttliiw nl ml lion on september in cnjilca llic iiliw available from i he club xeeretuileh or the attiuiilluiul office in milton while inn vini conditions tiro viiv llnte the offliem and immtieia uf the tluee countv duliv bleed an noclntloiih iiro out to maintain the kciicrnl excellence of llietl leaped lvi show binders combines now in action last week now hlndcis cmbliirs mid threshlliu machines all in act ion taking cure of llallons wheat eiop the eiop varies iimleriallt f iii ill fnrih tn farm same of the iimic level fields got too much wul- ei and the eiop is definitely below normal on the loniriicr better drained fields theie aie some excellent stands and vie ids up to 5u bus per acre have been repotted however while the liallty is reneinlly excellent it is our guess that haltons wheat crop on the aveinge is not over 85 to 90 pei cent of normal holstein breeders select a county exhibit for cne i despite tlie busy season last week saw president h c aleand- ei and some of ins fellow officers of the halton holstein club select their entues foi the canadian nat- onal kxhihition at the limcf of willing entiles lmd been ielected from the herds of it calexander j w carney 1 c bell and son a c hunter k o hunter wilfred leslie and sons t h mcgec d d mckejsie mcdonald bros pel- loltcrio bros h c reid w r royle m c sherwood gordon sinclair e k scgsworth w stai- ret and son and tovell liios uonyduprerin five spend weekend with friend in bala rlnliiuhl for i ant wifcm ml- ami muljiyiiy lvla ilnyd i a wine unit 1 inline tsnnl the piiat wok end with mian liutln uuvu nt tin i mice in the llulu il tall let lvepeit nyinpiithv of this riilll- iniinlty la extended ml it 1nit i- on hit- auitilnii ilciilh of lior lliiiliniul lliat week mri a mekeiuln kclti and mjh nanev mektnln welti jiiie i ui the llellvaieat wedillng 111 ml- tnii mm till niivonpoit it it 3 mil- tun and keith million mm tin tit milton leave kililny for u two weck viieittlon iii iooitu usa scotch itlimk kei iiciih mid their icutleih joined with tlio 4h cluba f halton countv for a bun til to toionto placem they vulted vuti iohlnws maple leaf mlllliu company christies mid over to toronto island for liuiili name delrex road after ontario mp stanley hull haltons provincial kovei nmeiit niimhei has bad a sdioot in a ceoigetown subdivision named aftei inm hall hoad an extension of the willi line joins a lisl of streets i iiiuit aftoi foi met- mayors and reeves of tlio town and members of the 1055 council who weie in of- fu-t- when tin- delrex subdivision became part of georgetown best health habit acton jersey dairy phone 242 don timmings prop -v- mike coxe plumbing heating- eavettroughthg pipe fixtures pittinos op ail kinbs beatty pressure systems water softeners american kitchen unit dealer phone 25 acton frie fstimates jj tax notice 1956 municipality of acton third instalment now due attention is riiuiwi to tin payment of lufid taxes which afe now payable in font iiistalnieilts tuxes are payable to the municipal troasurei at the acton public utilities office instalments are due as follows first instalment second instalment third instalment fourth instalment may 1 june 15 august 1 5 october 15 according to the tax collection bylaw a penally of vi of 1 per cent per month will be added on the amount remaining un paid after uu lath day uf auust this penally applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penaltfel nd other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice and explained in detail on every tax bill make payment now ani take your tax noticb with vou when making payment j mcgeachie collector want ad page where old friends meet in 17117 mackenzie an ambitious 3iarold scot unill a fur trailing mim al lurl lliimhjn rn lake allialiaka we will head north on slave river sekiiip a new roule to the arctic lie left cliiiruian in june 178 at t hale 1lamu in- puitli- failed mickrnjie igrncd home lmljtiiiteal 1aikenie ilrrallll l tim-n- inp nri ternlor slil to thr rlrm tr in ma 1 7m lirvrt out apain this rock shall mark our achievement mackehze 5 itiiii almve ins illliealih ami lltackv mi lenzir aixl in- men liiullv rraclud the iaeifir eoat on jul 22nd 1 73 tlierr for canada he rareii in- name onjuock tlir had ton tlirouli- travrllinp rniipaniim to kaloanl duke of kent on ln canraihan tour mackenaie in 1801 pulliliil the rcnll of hirilralioni soon oilier follounl lierr he hil lenl lnl nrv iclllr movrd in here my voyages of discovery terminate i have received the reward of mv labours for they were crowned with success writer administrator explorer builder mackenzie gave hit health his whole life j to opening up the canada wc know today aljhlriuir roiilil hr arlnrtril iwalnnf hiiihmu ikr rnrourarr- tnrnt ind linanlial lui kinp f hi partner- men 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