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p- s jjjfmimmaty december 89 1p66 xflbsssteissssiaasssss ii i i m i ii rod has high yield in nay 85 1 was the year of a record fintmattlng of hay in halton county the eight members rf the hi yiem hay compe tition ipomwredby the helton soil and crop improvement association had an average moving faults our professional drivers the trackers say the driving faults of the average motorist are headed by failure to signal properly failure to dim lights ungating excessive speed ig noring atop signs and traffic signals since motorists have almost three times the number of accidents per 100000 miles as the trucker does maybe we should listen to him and straighten up and drive right yield of s41s lbs of hay or just oyer 24 tons per acre on a dry mattertails this amount ed to an average yield of 4293 lbs of ay matter the winner was jim keid rr 2 georgetown with sjkh lbs of dry matter his fieldjof alfalfa -brome- timothy mix ture had been fertilized inthe fall of 1965 with 300 lbs of 20 per cent superphosphate and received lsjoruftof manure per acre last winter the hay har vested on jufir20 yielded 196 bales per acre others in the competition were harold middlcbrook milton kr 2 5044 lbs dry matter gordon thompson milton pjr 2 4674 lbs h craig reid milton ka 6 4485 lbs rus sell hunen campbellville rr 2 4406 lbs fred nurse i bll acton billiards t alec johnlon and staff george 1lr 2 3753 lbs frank robertson milton rjr 33314 lbs don matthews acton rr 2 2796 lbs ic of the very dry jury and august there was very tittle regrowth on many of these fields and thus the sec ond cutting was not consider ed in this competition the results indicated that with a normal second cutting good management of hay crop can provide yields of dry mat ter close or equal to that of com silage jefmyiy stnnriktny 4h ehts tf by geoff taylor extension assistant on thursday december 8 at the agricultural office milton the 4h sheep and 441 straw berry clubs were reorganized for the 1967 program six new members were welcomed to the 4h strawberry club and three new members in the 4h sheep club the general rules and regulations were explain ed to the members and 4h material was handed out a film entitled the miracle of paradise valley was shown this film depicted the hazards of farm life with regards to safety in machinery operation safety around the home and barn etc projects for the two clubs were discussed first year 441 strawberry club members must plant at least 200 straw berry plants which is a plot approximately the size of l20th of an acre second year members m this club will con tinue with the plot they start ed last year reaping the bene fits in 1967 in the form of a crop of berries in midjune these members are also en couraged to plant more straw berries so that they wiu have an everproducing patch in the future the 4h sheep club mem bers care for a flock of at least five ewes and their lambs keeping records of production costs and exhibiting one lamb at their achievement day in the fall of 1967 our flag is red white and blue said the dutchman and we link it with our taxes we get red when we talk about them white when we get our tax bills and we pay until were blue in the face with us re plied the american we see stars too hydro now you can heat watar electrically and guarantee yourself loads and loads of hot water simply by installing a modern automatic twoelement electric wetter heater in the size and capacity that fits your funnys needs if your prossiit electric waiter neater has only one element snqnhwauoutradiding seoond element of an as masw mkbdn mw sow batter perfbnnanea with low hydro flat bates theres no uiciaasa tb gtt more out cf lift gh tike tmtmt out cfdtctiitity acton hydro electric commission 3 agin st n tlphori 8532410 ch p meeting highlight over 45 m of both units of the united chwrch wo- menjnet for a dinner and a specially prepared aenriceof music and chriitmai poetry at their last gathering before christmas a delicious nipper was en- joyed mrs g w mckenxle welcomed the group mrs t shields the president waa un able to attend- mr cleave led in prayer luxury any necessity with taxes added what nixt wrl santa think ofl at the legion christmas party he had some lady clowns on frand to entertain youngsters and hand out balloons left to right are debbie turkosz mrs charlie shultls karon mchugk mrs robert angetl sharon turkoiz john mchugh and mrs gordon james the gahr are all members of the legion ladles auxil iary in poetry inclu ding readings a trio anthem and hymn was led by mrs d i bngel andher mother mrs v h hattin miss jean mclean played the piano singing as a trio were mrs b veldhuf i mrs w little and miss dorothy sim mons the treasurer reported on the successful santa fair and it was agreed this would be an annual event when santa claus would meet youngsters here on the first saturday in december mrs a shoemaker reported that the ladies are making their monthly visiu to the ma nor in milton- and mrs c griese and mrs k allen have visited the girl in gait the group is particularly interest ed in mrs h patterson presented a poinsettia to mrs hattin in appreciation says neglected farms biggest weed problem this business of farming topic of special programs by henry j stanley this business of farming is the title for three onehour programs to be presented on cbc television january 10 to 12 from 1030 to ii jo a m this is the third year that such a series of programs have been presented by the ontario department of agriculture and food in cooperation with the objc on tuesday january 10 the topic is soils and good soil management this features discussions and illustrations on soli testing drainage soil fertility and other methods of managing soils for greater crop returns on wednesday january ii machinery management today is the topic and some of the matters to be discussed are selection of machinery to do the job partnership ar- h warleas iwhath rangements in purchasing or using equipment how to keep equipment operating efficient ly etc this program is to be part of the halton soil and crop im provement association annual meeting in the masonic hall milton with everyone watch ing the tv series after dinner harold ki lett ing of the massey ferguson company toronto will be dis cussing the future design of equipment and cost of mach inery martin wrubleski ag ricultural engineering special ist for halton will cover some of the economic considerations in machinery ownership the january 12 tv program is on family farm business arrangement this program gives a thorough discussion about the importance and kinds of farm transfer arrange ments neglected farms continue to be a major source of weed problem halton county weed inspector v e mcarthur stat ed in his 1966 report to halton county council during the year 12275 acres of farm crops were sprayed an increase of 3150 over 1965 just over 1000 miles of county town township and suburban roads were sprayed and 975 miles of roadside were mowed eight hundred and fortytwo complaints were received and 1275 residents were contacted- educational projects conduc ted included abus trip to the botanical gardens for students who entered the elementary school essay contest support of 4h club projects weed con trol talks distribution of liter ature and weekly articles to the press and radio go ahead and please your self after all youre the one who will have to wear the suit well dear i figure ill prob ably be wearing the coat and vest anyway mr mcarthur indicated ac tive farms are for he most part kept in good condition with a large percentage prac ticing chemicah spray control the early weed yellow rock et is spreading in a few areas and is being given special at tention by weed inspectors cfs we aff tee jfrofses of owr foyerf patron we ola wish hsem ft oppy maw toes manaotmtmt and stapp iga foods 4h members tour county building more than 100 county 4h agricultural and homemaking club members brushed up on their knowledge of county gov ernment on tuesday of last week accompanied by club lead ers and assistant agricultural representatives geoff taylor of halton and john cockburn of peel the teenagers toured the county administration building and visited the various depart ments halton county judge alan b sprague talked to the guests and they visited county coun cil in session and received county pensas gifts former county wardens george leslie herbert merry and gordon gallagher made the presenta tions at the 441 awards night in october warden h h hinton invited the 441 club members to tour- the facilities the tour was conducted by sheriff an- gml prices the dispersal sale of the wal nut acres holstein milking herd of howard dal son georgetown held december 10 at the georgetown sales arena realized the excellent average of j536 each for 30 head for a total of 16080 gordon m darby rockwood paid 610 tor a milking female other go4d prices included 575 paid for a milking female by alex mcnabb of rockwood a behindthescenes aspect of christmas is the welfare work that is always done quietly drew frank and deputysher iff mac sprowl pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north oait telephone 2173m happy new year may all the new year celebration joy extend into every one of the coming days making one of the finest years of your life many thanks for your loyal support acton bowling lanes ruth ken huipord and stapp dor it yourseir doesnt work in insurance either why run the risk of do r yourself insurance our xpert help makes it easier safer and less expensive can ustoday be dennys insurance agency 17 mm st w acta bs301s9 residences bill 8532645 harold 8532565 maahpssssarimbssabaaibmsisbimi many thanks the mayor and town council express sincere appreciation to the fouowing civicminded citizens who volunteer their services to the community public library board g lee d copeland e pratt f new rev mcmurray board of parks management c bradley n brakla g williams b aherne a zbeetnoff g harding planning board a braid e footitt n miller w wilson w pendleton recreation committee h patterson j goy l lovell mrs h otterbein h townsley e lynch o cbultrup committee of adjustment m smith g w mdcenxie e t marks high school board r arbk c anderson t watson credit valley conservation authority r r parker halton museum board mrs d dills halton county j t hurst your interest in the community is greatly appreciated mm av mwyf pmyoy iw it-f- m t r r y tiwm m i i i x hi m jtrvumfsvtw