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w r is n council joins gcddent turvey iwosofftaytar the halton farm 8afty couteu bm it am directors imjtu of the year in the m pmeraftoom of the ontario oe mriment of agriculture on the afternoon of february 16 to discuss the program for this year despite he poor attendance of directors from the various farm organisations in the county those present reviewed one of die highlights of the 19m program and outlined several new ideas ttrjmor wore presented wftit ontario farm safety here are several functions which the halton farm safety council perfo for the farm ing public some of which in clude distribution of free sale- st literatures and the sale of low moving vehicle signs fire extinguishers and first aid kits at a nominal charge in addi tion the safety council spon sors various m events during the year and is planning three 44 safety rallies for 1967 several yeaw ago halton county was requested to par ticipate in a provincial farm accident survey and again irrigation experts lecture ehls year halton has been council pins by the presides chosen to conduct a similar mrs tom alderson t survey the halton womens by chaa warner more than 100 torontoham- iiton area growers enjoyed a full day of information on ir rigation wednesday at the hornby tower golf and coun try club the program was sponsored by the burlington and toronto fruit and vegetable growers associations and may be the institute will be the governing body for this project and will have farm accident reporters in each of the townships in the county who will report any accident amounting to damage over 25 farm page tom broughton president of halton hog producers by geoff taylor the halton county hog pro ducers held their annual meet ing on wednesday february is in the board room of the ontario department of agricul ture and food milton thir teen local producers attended ben steers representing the provincial hog producers as sociation gave a brief run down on the recent activities of the parent club mentioning the condemnation of hogs sent to market largely being due to poor management practices a program for 4h members similar to the queens guineas competition has been held on three occasions during 1966 this competition was held at stratford belleville and owen sound and was limited to youngsters between the ages of 10 and 20 the competition was divided into three classes yorkshires landrace and la- combe and crosvbreds those showmanship and the top two hog carca wer scored af ter killing on an koptbasls hog with a 30 first prixe and a silver tea service presented to the overall winner this event proved quite successful and possibly will be tried in other areas during 1967 the halton hog producers association has agreed to sup port the 4h program in the county by providing a trophy to the highest standing 4h agricultural club member with under 12 projects com pleted the halton producers at their annual meeting also came up with a new idea which will make it possible to provide an additional 10 sub sidy per boar given by the hal ton club to any hog producer in the county who purchases a performance tested bonus boar either within the county or elsewhere in ontario the regulation limits the subsidy to the purchaser to one boar per year the 1967 directors for the halton hog producers assoc iation are as follows esquesing township al lan brownridge ron davis doug robertson frank wilson nassagaweya township gerald carton jack wilson bill price percy mcgillvray burlington tom foster bui harrison harold middle- brook eric mcarthur oakville dr william milll- gan tom broughton deimar ford lloyd may from these directors an ex ecutive was elected consisting of the following president tom broughton vicepresident tom foster sec retary allan brownridge rep resentative to halton federa tion of agriculture tom broughton representative to halton farm safety council gerald carton audit h j stanley ontario department of agriculture the three delegates to attend the annual and semiannual meeting of the ontario hog producers association arc al brownridge dclmar ford and tom broughton first or an annual type of joint winter meetings several speakers ctvred various subjects relating to ir rigation while equipment deal ers were on hand to display their equipment and answer questions also make sales as the opportunity permitted john wiebe got the day off to a goodstart by showing why farms need irrigation and re lating irrigation to plant grow th martin wrubleskl and vera spencer combined to cover the complete topic of water sourc es and the legality of using mater from these sources ross milne a former exten- tion engineer led off the sub ject of system design leaving all with a few points to con sider when buying an irriga tion system john kerr of the rainbird sprinkler company enlarged on one portion of system design solid set mr kerr talked quite specifically on the many uses of a solid field set- ling of irrigation equipment this type of setup was not merely to be used for irriga tion but also for frost control lowering of the temperature fertilization application of pes ticides etc dr wlebe finish ed the program with a way out talk on climate control using water overall this was a most beneficial day to those in at tendance persons attending were able to discuss almost any facet of irrigation they wished with a qualified ex pert nominations date april 7 for halton west pc the nomination convention for 4hc halton west progres sive conservative association will be held in burlington on april 7 a press release this week an nounced the convention will be held in the central high school auditorium at 8 pm halton mp george kerr is expected to be the associa tions candidate in the new rfding which consists of bur lington the township of nas sagaweya part of esquesing and acton a rmr am dukunvi member of iho on- flanking them on the left are lois kirkwood terio junior farmers was guest speaker at and past president judy bntton on her right the combined acton junior institute and junior are marilyn kirkwood and linda fester new rj 1 and elnee in ballinafed officers barbara britton another executive friday shes standing with new junior insti- member was missing rule president carol freeman on her left here ma idrsey production records reported high performance reported to the canadian jersey cattle club during january included the record of amalea sixth line delia 6s a senior four- yearold bred and owned by william alexander norval this cow iit305 days produced 14310 lbs milk 690 lbs fat 482 per cent and is the win ner of both gold and silver medal certificates a junior twoyearold star crest milestone marie bred and owned by a nielson stark of georgetown had the second highest record in her class 10294 lbs milk 528 bbs fat average test 5 13 per cent for a silver medal record robt r hamihoti optometrist 116 mountain view s georgetown 111 mill st acton monday from 4 pm for appointment 8773971 no toll charge new 4h homemaking club begm in acton district on saturday february 18 fascinating smells filled the kitchen of mrs j lynch rjr 4 acton as the newlyformed acton 4h homemaking group tested and tasted recipes of frerjcbcaaadian origin for their project a world of food in canada french style onion soup with croutons was served first fol lowed by tourrjere a pork pie dating back to 1646 the meal was topped with grandperes a sweet dumpling simmered in maple syrup at their fsrat meeting feb ii at the home of leader mrs gordoti thompson rjl 1 ac ton joan gibbons was elected president shirley sayers vice- president end maryann freuj- er secretary the lunch con sisted mostly of food the pion eer canadians were likely to serve succotash or as the iroquois called it suknuttah- hash accompanied a belgian if you want to know what 1 sato bake with makes a mao tckgto know baked indian pudding for des- his wife shes usually the serx and then the group had works their first taste of a raspber ry vinegar similar to that serv ed at quilting bees in confed eration days recipes from the british isles will be tried at the third meeting the girts making welsh rarebit the leaders de monstrating how to make ap ple dumpling finnan haddie with egg sauce irish soda bread and english triple will also be on the menu heltons home economist mrs pat squire has planned to attend this meeting to meet many of the girls in this new group for the first time and answer any questions they might have the following weekly meet ings will touch on european italian and oriental cookery wkh their influence on cana dian food as it is today caretaker wanted acton centennial library requires a caretaker aale or female for cleaning and general maintenance duties will commb4ci march 6th 1967 reply in writing not later than march 2 stating age sex and salary expected white grving full parttculajts to douglas copeland secretary acton library board boxjl mpkiiios w to phrt agriculture minister j j greene today designated march as good seed month the minister said it is cer tainly uneconomical to plant weeds when youwant to grow a crop of wheat yet seed drill survey samples analyzed by the plant products division of my department show that this is what too many farmers have been doing the acton free press wednesday february 22 1967 bj in lme we produced over 840000000 bushels of wheat but how much morewould our production have been it every acre of wheat has been planted with pedigreed seed of our best varieties i cannot overemphasize the importance of planting pedi greed seed when a farmer buys this top quality product he can be sure he is getting the variety claimed because it is produced specifically for seed ing purposes by growers con firming to the high standards of the canadian seed gowers association c sa standards require among other things that every pedigreed seed crop be inspec ted in the field by the canada department of agriculture to ensure that there is no contam ination from cross pollination or from being mixed with oth er varieties before final approval is giv en to seed by the cdd it is in spected again it is tested for germination and for freedom from weed or other crop seeds and for freedom from disease only those seed lots that pass all the requirements can carry one of the canada pedi greed grade names for most crops farmers should look for seed graded canada certified no i or canada certified no 2 mfw juntot farmm president earl burt took over the relm at the annual dinner and dance at balllnafad last friday night capacity crowds enloyacl both events the new president centre is flanked by albert blom and past president don swackhnmer on his left and brian betsey and harvey burt on the right archie kerr first president of the junior farm ers was an hpnored guest for the centennial year event dinner was in balllnafad united church hall while the dance was held in bal llnafad community centre crops canada certified seed is also sold in bulk selling certi fied seed in bulk is a relative ly new procedure designed to keep pace with modern farm practices mr greene concluded farmers aimed at maximum production must start by planting only the best the best available is pedigreed seed pedigreed seed is available in scaled bags or other contain ers carrying an official label in the case of many cereal cattle director d h mccjig of norval was one of the provincial directors named to the canadian jersey cattle club at its 67th annual meeting in london were right there when you need help when theres an emergency a call to us gets action fast reliable service reasonable rates a l ritmer equipment company heating contractor acton ont is30640 plumbing 74 cook st i i old age security pensioners do you qualify for the guaranteed income supplement by now you have received your application form and informa tion booklet be sure to read the booklet carefully if you qualify apply early for your supplement it will take some time to deal with the large number of applications the sooner you apply the sooner you will have your first payment payments will be combined with your old age security pension cheque if you were entitled to a supplement as of january 1967 your first cheque to include the supplement will cover payment for each month back to january the new guaranteed income supplement is a monthly payment of 30 which will be added to your 75 old age security pension if you have no other income if you do have other income but it is less than 720 a year 60 a month you still qualify fpr a supplement but on a reduced scale this means that every old age security pensioner in canada is now guaranteed a monthly income of at least 105 a married couple is guaranteed at least 210 a month if both are old age security pensioners if you qualify apply without delay if you need help in filling out your application contact your nearest old age security canada pension plan or income tax office addresses are listed in your booklet issued by hon allan j maceachen minister of 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