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christine a fouryearold swiss nubian gobrowned gordon hitchcock rr 1 ac ton surprised everyone on the farm by giving birth to four kids one for every year of her life on wednesday ap ril 12 in her first successful production christine took ev erything in her stride and de lighted one of mr hitchcocks boys by staging the event on his birthday quadruplet kids are unusual and the kids dem onstrated how much by refus ing to stay still for the photo grapher in their confined quarters christine calls the other kids to supper in the top photo after two had already sat down to the table bottom she counts her brood to make sure she didnt make a mis take staff photo 29 institute reporters on farm accident survey by henry j stanley how many farm accidents will occur in halton county during the coming year a hal- ton farm accident survey will again be conducted by the hal ton county womens institute in the original accident sur vey in 1959 there were a total of 111 accidents in the county resulting in six fatalities acci dent victims lost 1500 hours of work with medical bills of s15000 and property damage of 1191000 haa our accident rate im proved during the years this survey is to indicate any chang es and to provide useful infor mation to assist in the preven tion of accidents workmens compensation is now compul sory for fattn employees there is an indication that farm rates may increase if the current farm accident rate continues mrs w webb rr 1 camp- bellville president of the hal- ton womens institute was chairman of a special meeting for the 29 wi reporters in the agricultural office milton on monday april 10 the report ers will collect information on each accident occuring to a form family which results in two otmore hours of lost time or over 25 in property damage the survey is to run from april 1 1967 to march 31 1968 all halton farm people are asked to cooperate in this im portant project contact one of the following reporters if an accident should occur to you cr your family ashgrove mrs hector bird mrs james carney ballinafad mrs r shortill sr ban- nockburn mrs q coles campbellville mrs lloyd crawford mrs a peterson mrs v cochram drumquin mrs tom alderson hornby mrs h oconnor mrs w mc- pherson limehouse mrs j anderson mountain union mrs j maurice readhead mrs harry richardson mrs mer- vyn coulson mrs harry king nassagaweya mrs arthur norrish nelson mrs e in- glehart mrs j taylor mrs d sherwood mrs b heathering- ton norval mrs harold gol- lop mrs harold collins scotch block mrs r irving mrs david lawson miss eva chisholm mrs chester ser vice silverwood mrs ian carmichael dublin mrs w mclntyre esquesing mrs herb reid the acton free press wednesday april 19 1967 5 select verna thompson ontario 4h delegate halton junior farmers busy during centennial the april meeting of the hal ton county junior farmers county board was held in the agricultural office- in milton on april 5 one of the main items on the agenda for new business was membership for the coming year the county president ruth mason issued a challenge to all three clubs in the county to see which one could increase their membership by the larg est margin anyone wishing to join a local junior fanner club should contact any mem ber or the agricultural office in milton before april 25 to se cure an ontario membership the annual church service will be held on april 30 in mil ton at which time the indue- another judging prize won by john mcnabb georgetown john y monabb owner of gallumlea guernsey farm rr 2 georgetown came within one point of winning the 13th all american judging competition sponsored by the american guernsey cattle club and judg ed by looking at pictures repro duced in the american guern sey journal mr mcnabb scor ed 154 points out of 160 to tie foi second place one point be hind the winner jqe al lewis los bamos california mr mcnabb is no stranger to the art of judging and the appreciation of good dairy cat tle he received much valuable ground work as a boy from his father and then from the agri cultural representative the late j e whitelock who brought seek oppscothos ob tfseose coatrol by charles warner apple maggot is serious in sect pest of apples in ontario before we catn export apples to many of the foreign coun tries that we sell to we must certify that they are free of apple maggot this is a pre caution to prevent the spread of this insect to carry out this certifica tion persons must establish a maggot free area and provide chemical control of- the- mag got within that area periodic inspection of the area deter mines whether the attempt to control the insect was success ful if a grower does set up an area and does satisfy the in spectors then he is allowed to sell his apples in the export markets persons wishing to make ap plication for a plant disease control area for his orchard must fill out an application form and send this to the farm products inspection branch ontario department of agri culture and food parliament buildings toronto 5 ontario before may 1 1967 forms can be obtained from the extension branch office of the ontario department of ag riculture and food 181 main street east milton or from the farm products inspection service toronto him intp judging work through 4h and junior farmer activ ities where he distinguished himself his most recent suc cess was the winning of the 1966 all canadian judging com petition halton 4h strawberry club by rick brown on saturday april 8 the halton 4h strawberry club met at the farm of pete mc carthy r r 3 georgetown el even members attended the clubs first outdoor meeting of the season the subjects dis cussed included the planting of strawberries how to take the soil samples and applying the correct types and amounts of fertilizer demonstrations were given on each of the topics cov ered charles warner fruit and vegetable extension specialist set july 12 for the halton 441 strawberry club members ach- levement day at which time each second year member will display a twoquart box of each strawberry plant variety which he or she planted last year lion of new members will take place the offering will go to the world literary society of canada to help less fortunate canadians field day will be held on may 27 at 930 a m sharp at acton high school a dance has been scheduled to follow si the ballinafad hall and ad mission will be 50 cents per person the annual semffofrnal will be held at leisure lodge this year on may 6 anyone wish ing to attend this event should contact a local club president or the agricultural office by april 25 it has been decided to continue with the county queen contest again this year the winner will be chosen by a panel cf judges on the basis of appearancee xpression poise etc the local branch of the unit ed cooperatives of ontario has offered to help sponsor a centennial project undertaken by the halton junior farmers a centennial yearbook has been suggested and a commit tee has been set up to look into ihe matter further as a provincial project the ontario junior farmers have undertaken a drive to collect used books for children nine to 14 years of age anyone who hn books of this nature which are no longer of any use to them can contact any member or the agricultural office in milton as soon as possible the junior farmers of ontario would be most grateful for these vjerna thompson daughter of mr and mrs gordon thompson of rr 2 milton has been chosen to represent ontario at the 37th national 4h conference in washington dc she will be one of 10 pro vincial representatives chosen for their outstanding personal qualifies and high standards of acl ievement in 4h work they will present a special program about canada during the conference in addition to participating in a full agenda of meetings tours and cere monies verna will be leaving for ot tawa april 20 and arrive in the states the following day while in ottawa the dele gates will tour the city and re ceive canadian citizenship cer tificates from prime minister pearson with lunch provided by the canadian department of agriculture the conference in usa will last six days and miss thomp son will return april 28 verqa has completed 24 4h agricultural club projects and has held all executive positions in the various clubs that she has been a member of she has won numerous judging troph ies and awards for her achieve ments in 4h cluhj work and sports activities in 1965 af ter winning first prize in the hamilton science fair with her entry on mastitis verna travel led to winnipeg where she competed in the allcanada science fair this year she en tered the hamilton science fair again and placed first in the medicine and hygiene sec tions and fourth overall out of 100 competitors vandals was the name orig inally applied to a germanic tribe which settled in the od er valley in the fifth century bc the town of acton daylight saying time proclamation all citizens of the town of acton are requested tp observe the period between the following dates for daylight saving time april 30 1201 unfh atm october 29 200 am 1967 mayor leslie a duby god s a v e t h e queen a b supermarket 9 mill st acton 8530075 compass presswood loin o pork roast rib portion tenderloin portion 49 59 c lb c lb loin o pork chops 69 c lb maple leaf save 20c h s holden optometrist m cork st east guelph pboctt ta 27im thmxh service by gcorf taylor the halton junior farmer church service will be held at st pauls united church main street milton on april 30 at 7j0 pjn guest speaker will be mrs put kerr president jun ior fanners association of on tario a special fireside hour will be held following the service at which time all new members vtfll be inducted into the hal ton junior fanners associa- a cordial invitation is extend ed by the halton junior farm ers to anyone interested in at tending be a master changerofaddress when you move go to the post office get tree change of address cards fill them out and be on your way no postage required let 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