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i nl the acton fn pffa thursday may 12 1 9a6 saulmaf aft 11 i i pies h alton 4h club news rolls judged at wi gift presented mrs ataenery haltoim 4h conservation club by marg brownrldge the halton 4tt conservation club held its second meeting on tuesday april 3 in the agricul tural office milton goon tay lor extension fieltlman conduct ed the metinjr the field officer for the flallon region conservation authority dye murray talked to the club ihetnbers about water conser vation water is our most impor tant resource fact given by halton h beef calf club by david jnckson the second meeting of the hnl- ton 4h beef calfjcujti was held in the agricultural office milton on april 28 the meeting was called to order by the chilis vicepresident verna thompson and the roll was taken by the secretary pal sweet man the members signified their pres nce by staling a breed of cattle eligible for ml club boot projects the highlight of- the evening an interesting j was a panel composed of verna mr murray was thompson pcle sweelman and the april meeting of the bak llhniuil wi was held at the home of mrs frank smith the new president who presided over the meeting opening with the wi ode and mary tewnrt collect roll cull was answered by bring ing something ihnt belonged to members grandmothers which wns answered by 15 present they also tint two visitors final plans were made for the district annual which is to be held in bnllinnfad on may 25 current events were given by mrs leo jnmieson and the motto silvirwood the great lakes supply the bill jackson who discussed mun- worids largest source of fresh j aging feeding and disease proven- water he told the club that a j tiou in a 4h calf the agricultur- big problem of conservation an- al representative for halton thorities is the building of homes j county llemv stanley acted as on the natural flood plains of riv- chairman it was concluded that ers and targe srreariis seven i all pluses of feeding arid mining and onehalf million dollars luivt should be done gradually to pre- been spent by rln haltoit region vent disease and for the well- conservation authority to build i being of the animal channels to divert water away the club then divided into two frorn homes butttonffood plains i groups the juniors with james mr murray said that there is a mckay instructing discussed the street in milton with thirteen houses and a school which is built on a flood plain industrial pollution another water problem is pollution industrial wastes are one cause of pollution com panies hire larjie tank trucks to haul away their industrial chem ical wastes which contain acids and poisons the snick drivers dump these wastes in fields bush land and tiiicjus oh back roads rains wash these chem icals into the streams thus poll uting the water mr murray showvd slides of conservation areas anci nroiecls mainly in halton he was thank ed by dan heatherinjiton slides of water areas were shown by mr taylor and the club members saw a t ilm about water and its main aspects there was a short quiz on the material covered in the meet ins various benefits of spring and lull l calving dehorning and its various i methods and the difference be tween steers being raised for baby beef or feeder purposes the seniors discussed with mr stanley the two types of club pro jects they could do this year in stead of feed reports they can maintain breeding and calving re cords these records may be util ized for culling and selection of replacements or they can- keep herd health records to record incidences costs and plan the prevention of disease in the herd after- the groups rejoined the meeting was adjourned by verna thompson cookie day the girl guide had a micccssful saturday but are not in vet and brownies cookie clay on complete returns sophisticates afternoon tea mrs g henderson attended the womens institute officers con ference this past week at guelph the national president mrs phil ip imatheson of prince edward is land wns guest speaker the flwljo president mrs everet small of essex county was an interesting speuftcr also 2xk womens institute mem bers attended the conference afternoon tea the sophisticates of silver- wood held their meeting april 16 at sheila campbells a pamph let on etiquette was studied by the group the meeting closed with tea and cookies saturday april 30 the sophisti cates held an afternoon tea for their mothers and members of the w i at the home of mrs hen derson willy foot and janet henderson poured tea and the other members stood sandwich es and cookies thus demonstrat ing the results of the lessons they have had these last few weeks may 7 was a work meeting for the sophisticates and plans for achievement day were made mak ing of posters for their exhibits took considerable time flower arrangements and fancy sand wiches suitable for the special occasion were decided on rec ord books and hostess files are to be displayed at achievement dav to be held soon by mrs archie mcenery keep your face always to the sunshine and the shadows will fall be hind the program was by the grand mothers reading by mrs william kirk wood do you remember when reading by mrs robert mcenery who wants a grand- mo mks f j shoi till and mrs al ex kelr judged the cherry pies und rolls and reported mrs leo jamicson first for her cherry pie mrs don brown second mrs nellson first for rolls with mrs jesse mcenery second the two first prize winners are el igible to enter the contest at the district annual mrs robert mcenery courtesy convener thanked the ladies for judging and doing a tine job mrs smith asked mrs robert mcenery to come forward and presented her with a lovely wi towel which has the map of the associated women of the world on it for being past president mrs mcenery thanked the mem bers for the lovely gift the meeting closed with the queen and wi grace lunch wus served and all got a chancte to sample the prize cherry pies inwest indies- mr ernest barnes is on a business trip to the west indies mr glen campbell is in guelph hospital recovering from sur gery mrs alary noble and mrs manning of strectsville visited dance in bund hall georgetown singers the second dance in the new band hall was enjoyed by about 90 friday evening ed matherjs orchestra from preston played during intermission the georgetown barbershop chorus and quartette entertained mem bers were holding tjieir ladies night there band members intend to hold dances every once in a while mr and mrs patterson last week mrs r shortill spent last week with her daughter lillian at mimico funeral of their sisterinlaw on friday at niagaraonthelake the smiths and hulls had a gcttogehter at the community hall on sunday mr harry shortihattendcd the heat show in toronto on wed nesday last mr and mrs lawrence hob- den called on mrs arnold mcen ery one day last week mrs dave benton was in georgetown hospital undergoing treatment crop conditions cool backward season delays seeding growth for the second consecutive year a cool backward season has delayed seeding and growth throughout halton to date over onehalf the oats and barley acreage has been sown however it has been very slow to germinate because of the cold weather adequate amounts of fertilizer should prove very beneficial this year to encourage rapid growth when the warm weather arrives farmers who are planting herla barley early have been encouraged to apply 30 pounds per acre of additional nit rogen this practice has resulted in increased yields serious heaving- look place this spring in newly seeded allalfa on heavy clay land there has been up to uk per cent loss of allalfa on some farms owing to the freez ing and thawing of the soil this spring this is cr great concern to the farmer as he must find an al ternate source of hav if there is of tlv rrilv lodftfnir and ponvf iiialiv l the i iiit coming ihiouyli our winter tvamm early planting tt lop yiiddslijowevvv with a cohtjczz spiiii the corn siwhjw be pro- i lected from intecta with insect i- cldes bucli as liuiivm and llr- a goodcatchor grasn remaining dane r i tiliw must jfso be used in the field the farjner coild ap i l to il test ply up to 100 pounds of amnion ium nitrate per aire as soon as possible this spring tins would provide some hav lor this year corn is being seeded despite the cold weather many farmers still have a small percentage ol their 1965 grain crop remlnin to be harvested some have disced or plowed it into the around hrraiise i hjiioi county tjineis who sumeitd pi iii tttr- jmvalrr l yield- k ains and bay in i wo can apply i ifjc iro- viiicr ol oiiuiij interest l giiaianlecd i0h1 t up to 1000 this loan is tor ihe purchase it seed plants and ierlilizer lor the 1966 crop application forms arc- available al banks or al the agri cultural office harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughing sales and service repairs to all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood the session of trinity united church invites those interested to an open forum subject the historical causes of the vietnam conflict mr ian mcgillivray arlon district hirjli school hitory turner sunday may 15 8 pm s at the church followed by discussion social hour refreshments is your home off balance it is if yoj and your family are uncomfortable cind you have dry skin problems sandpaper sinuses or stufty- nosed children as your gas com pany knows comfort depends on the proper balance of heat and humidity in your home youve heard how you always feel cooler in a dry climate than a damp one thats because when air is heated humidity falls the air becomes thirsty and draws moisture from the surround ings including your body when mois ture evaporates from your body if takes heat away and you fee cool the family complains you turn up the thermostat and pay a bigger heat bill comfort is when humidity and hetit are property balanced you feel neither too hot nor too cold modern gas heating can give you the correct comfort level automatically became gas heating can control humidity as well as heat well help you achieve the proper indoor climate in your home and save you money doing it so call your heating contractor department store or gas company phone or write to your local gas company for a free comfort is brochure united gas limited gas makes the big comfarfabftj difference new federal price support benefits all milk producers fyfi fs wf ww the new federal government policy of price support and direct payments will give all dairy farmers increased returns for their milk whether they ship manufacturing milk fluid mjlk or cream the new policy is designed to bring economic stability to the dairy industry and prevent runaway consumer price increases by ensuring adequatejupplies of dairyproducts how it works for the farmer a in the federal govern ment will pay the farmer 75c for each hundredweight of manufacturing milk with a 35 butterfat content another 10c will be put in reserve to assist the export of byproducts and surpluses method of payment b u the federal government and direct purchases of will create a demand to pay 325 per hundredweight milk with a 35 however za the no authority to set through export assistance such products as butter which will enable processors of manufacturing butterfat content government has the prices processors pay producers it is in your own interest to negotiate the best possible price for your milk through your farm organization v manufacturing mjlk shippers you will re ceive a direct payment from the federal government of 75 cents per hundredweight on all milk your payment will be made monthly by cheque from ottawa fluid milk producers you will receive 75 cents a hundredweight on all milk over 120 per cent of the amount for which you receive fluid prices for instance if your dairy pays you fluid prices on 10000 pounds in a certain month you will receive the government payment on all milk over 12000 pounds cheques will be mailed once a month from ottawa directly to you cream producers you will receive 2143 cents per pound of butterfat the equivalent of 75 cents per hundredweight of milk with a 35 butterfat content because time is required to complete the registration of producers and to set up a reporting system your cheques will go out from ottawa every three months note bec e the lot content of miik varies the 75 cent direct payment is based on a stan dard 35 per cent butterfat content in milk this works out to 21 43 cents per pound of butterfat if your milk tests 4 per cent then your payment will be four times 2143 or about 85 cents per hundred weight on the other hand if your milk tests 3 then your payment will be three times 21 43 or about 64 cents per hundredweight remember to register milk producers must be registered with the agricultural stabilization board in ottawa and be assigned a registration number manu facturing milk and cream shippers who parti cipated in last years supplementary payment program already have a registration number and do not need to register again but fluid milk producers are not registered they should do so as soon as possible to register get the proper form from your dairy manufacturing plant cheese factory or creamery fill it out and send it off to ottawa if you ship to more than one plant you do not need to register twice but you must inform all outlets of your registration number so they can relay the information to ottawa remember it will be impossible to participate in the program if you are not registered i canada department of agriculture ottawa hon j j greene minister or u j 1