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page six the acton free press acton ontario thursday august soih 186 roportt and articles from nkhons farmland and farm organizations harvest progress good despite rain labor lack the 1856 harvest in halton con tinues to make fair progress con sidering the handicaps of catch weather- aridlack df labor the bulk of the wheat crop has rissljiieen taken care of with the exception of tieldsstill waiting for the combine the crop vanes all the wav from 20 bus to 50 bus to the acre tn our opinion the average jield for halton will be shghtlv below normal the hessian fl took its toll in a percentage of the fields and along with this particularly on the heavier more poorly drained soils it was a question of too much moisture this past spring the handling of the first crop of haj is prett well completed although wc note quite a number of cases where bilei are still out in the fields s me second crop ha has or is be- inc taken off as weathef permits the spring grain ciop is now the order of the day the crop is liter- all amazing considering the date of seeding a large percentage of the fields are lodged to some ex tent and some of them arc badly twisted all this along with the catchy weather adds to the diffie- ulh of gattmg the crop cut however all circumstances con sidered progress may be considered good in general seed catches are jeellcnt and the unusually heavv growth of new seedings and weeds adds to the harvesting problems wc hope we arent a pessimist but unless weather conditions improve wc anticipate reports of grain heat ing in the bins will be common certainly this is a season of sur prises even the corn crop has come along rapidly of late and w hile it ma not reach its usual stigc of roatuntv the majorit of the silos will be filled ml in ill while the qualitv miv leit niimethinr to be desired there should be ample forage foi the com inr v inter sinci wntinp the above we tnvi hid i iin and whit a rain one ind om third inches at hornbv tractor club displays skill monday evening of last week saw west haltons 4h wractor club members stage their tractor driving test the event was held at lovvville park with ross milpe agricultural engineering fieldman in charge assisted by club lender a p galloway and associate agric ultuial representative art bennett the tractor was hitched to i wagon equipped with a flat ratk the test involved di i ing tlu out fit through a tricky lourse of stakes and balking the outfit up to an unloading platform at the conclusion of the eent agricultur al engineering fieldman ross milne congratulated the members of the halton 4h tractor club on their dextcntv in handling a tractor you arc the best group at backing a wagon up to an unloading plat form i have ever encountered he stated wmgoodfellow new minister for ont agriculture ontario has a new minister of agriculture the continued illness of hon f s thomas necessitated his retirement in our opinion the agncultu al portfolio is a tough assignment however we are confident the hon mr thomas would have made a real contribution to ontario agric ulture had his health permitted his background and wide experience from both a practical and admin istrative standpoint would have proved invaluable his wide circle of friends and agriculture gcncral- lv will regret the circumstances v hich prevented him from putting j into action some of his ideas in the interest of ontario agriculture i his successor the hon wm i goodfellow is also a practical farmer a native of northumber land countv he comes to the mm- istenal post in the field of agricult- j ure barked w ith a lifetime exper ience in practicil agriculture and also w ith v idi experience n mun icipal and pro innal affairs the hon bui goodfellow his served as minister of public wmfare ind more roconth in tin depirtment of mumcip il aff nrs he ionics to his new post with the reputation of being in ei client administrator he can therefore be expected to give sound leidership at this time when the industrv js ficvd with mam problems new fall rye yields well reports have just been leccived from two halton farmers on their experience with tetra petkus or tet- ri ploid fall re this is the new- four raived variety which receiv ed much favorable publicity a year ago da id law son of milton sowed somi 17 acres list fall dispite the fict that i portion of thi field re- ci iv ed too miuh witu mi liw son icpoits i icld of aiound oo bushi 1 to the icr hihnson neohnds of hoinbv is another hilton fnmei who ti ted out this aiictv mr noclmds sow ed 10 bushels on six aires and ag ain it w is on lind which rcteivid too much w itei this p ist spi ing while mi ncilinds over ill weld u is not is hijih is thit of mr i iw son hi dots riport thit on one i nd hich was sown at around two and i half bushels per icre he had i vuld of at least 45 bushels to the acie ic marrit retires as district forester i c marritt district forester w ith headquarters at hespeler was tendered a banquet and pres entation at a function held in the watpur hotel kitchener on thurs day of last week mr marritt who has completed 36 ears of service with the department of lands and forests recenth retired from his post over the ears ike as he is knows n to his manv friends has rendered v aluable serv ice to the counties in icntral west ontario in their respectiv e programs on re forestation and conservation work generally shortill sheet metal mumbing ft heating oar wood fumacas eavastroughing 114 churchill road phona464 on speed ale ave e at noi theast city limits thnrsfrl an 3031 ten wanted men satmon sept 12 seven little poys sun mldnlte ferpl dead men walk tunwrd sept 45 above us the waves thursjjri sept 67 they rode west 2 shows nightly wtdr veirs free assistant to the clerk wanted for the town of acton applications for the position of assistant to the clerk- treasurer will be received until noon september 4th 1956 applications are to give full particulars as to age education health marital status experience and salary expected applications to be submitted in a sealed envelope plairtty marked assistant clerk application and addres sed to j mcgeachie clerk town of acton beats off cougar by throwing hat penticton bc cp norman vernon of penticton holds the distinction of being the man avho beat off an aged snarling cougar w ith his cap vernon told police he was camp ing at nearbv conkle lake with his family when while walking alone w ith his small dog he came face to face with the cougar in sheer frustrating at not being able to find anvthmg to fight the animal with he threw his cap at the cougar and it moved off campbeuviue home helpers talk of responsibilities the home helpers meeting of the wms was held at the church on thursday afternoon with miss simpson presiding and reading 1st john fourth chapter verses 716 these verses are the tieart of the topic which s was given by mrs goldstravv with the subject what is the christian doing to fulfil his responsibilities to the world the cljurch is jiqing through a revolut ionary period- there are so many vital ways in which christians can help not only the indians but many in our own land the sionarics are teaching the indians agriculture and the result is suc cessful as they learn how to care better of ttcmselcs and tak a pride in doing so thev are tuuht the proper kinds of food to use not mostlv polished nce but good wholesome yiee as well as other potatoes not tomatoes v jst the central thought is love one an other mrs r elliot gave the prayer lilies not unusual amateur gardeners which we ire weve been learning this week 1 that the tomatoes which were found i grow ing on a potato v ine are not tomatoes at all but are potatoes wove learned that this year thev are quite prolific and a gardener right adjoining the acton office has quite a group it seems this v ear these potato seeds grow ing on top of the ground are quite com mon perhaps ifs too wet under ground and the plants sought a little more sunlight and less mud then too w e ve learned that it is not unusual for easter lilies to bloom in midsummer several gar deners have told us that plants re moved from the pots and put in the gardens have produced bloom in midsummer matter of fact w e ve gained some fine points about gar dening from our errors which of course is also not unusual in an unfamiliar field so just continue to bring irf the growths that appear unusual and well relv on the ex perience of manv experienced gar deners to put us right that leaves last weeks growths down to the big bean from local gardens which hasn t vet been challenged from the glad tidings mrs elhot and mrs e d mahon gave their respective reports several members gave a brief report of the different departments lot the presbyterial society the roll call was answered with the word faith mrs green- lees reported hearing from rev james sutherland who has moved to lo tung to a new home where he expects to finish his study of the language in six months time the- meeting was closed with the lords praver members of the home helpers group served refreshments and a pleasant half houewasenjoyed new jail hawa ont cp a new jail designed to look more like a hospital is to be built for ontario countv the 400000buildmg will have room for 71 prisoners land scaping and trees will hide bars antiother features associated with prisons orders for then w ork are pouring in from museums governments and citiztns who want polis for their colli etions utr life ft three available through your state fabm insurance agent ojo- w h denny 39 brock st phono 455 acton proffceiwir 6ooo0tm carrier anv housewife would hive thought of it but vrcdit goes to the builders ot the u s naws mighty new carrier u s s ranger tor using aluminum foil to keep their product fresh during const nil t ion a ship rests on wooden blosas whish absorb a lot of moisture to prottxt their cost i v steel hull from rust and corrosion dunng the lsmonth construction pe- r the navy simply covered the blocks with ordinary house hold foil this brainwave was a natural fior a nunnc builder since nowadays he uses shiny noncorroding aluminum so widely for superstructures life boats and other important ship building components aluminum company of canada ltd alcan h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph ojs new breeding stock pots new life into yor farmf why wait go ahead with fil see your nearest bank of montreal manager about a farm improvement loan bank of montreal bfn acton branch william davey manager working with canadian in ry walk o llf lnc ii7 want ad page where old friends meet for 1957 85 head 85 head holsteins the complete dunholm dispersal with added entries ownor e rlarvoy dunn hornby ontario friday sept 14 at 700 pm w the dunholrn herd consists of 30 milking females and bred heifers and a very attractive group of about 25 open heifers and calves sales under the management of i hays farms limited box 470 oakville ont the exciting new servel gas refrigerator silent no moving parts 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