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bjaf tha acton free press wednesday june 21 1967 department offers free leaf analysis service by chttrlee wi the ontario department of agriculture ana pood provid es a leaf analysis service to growers of tree fruits samp les of leaves can be collected from the orchard and analys ed for their nutrient content the results of these analyses can be used in recommending the amount of fertilizer nec essary to provide proper tree nutrition the older method of soil sampling is still done in some cases however we feel hat this method is not nearly as accurate as the leaf analysis analysing the nutrient content of leaves tells exactly what is inside the tree just because a certain type of fertility is in the soil does not mean mat the tree is being able to pick up this material as a result soil samples are not complet ely accurate because tree fruits are such a long term crop it is quite important that during the years of their growth we pro vide a proper nutritional bal ance getting out of balance for one year may affect the crop or the growth of the tree for several years the damage replanting such as can be winsofhe blueeyed done with annual crops the leaf analysis service is administered through the ex tension branch of the ontario department of agriculture and food for the toronto- hamilton area the service can be requested from the on tario department of agricul ture and food 181 main st c milton the cost of this ser vice is 95 per sample payable at the time of application beef adf clabber selected for showmtmshp thampnnshp carol swackhamer entered in dairy princess contest application forms are avail able from the mhton office all applications must be in at the milton office by the end of june leaf samples will be collected by the fruit and vegetable extension specialist during the last two weeks of july growers who have been us ing this service in the past should not forget to get their applications in for the coming year growers who have nev er used this service might wish to give it a try the cost is small considering the bene fits that can be derived rain causes yellowing of oats barley crops by h j stanley the excessive rainfall during the past two weeks has flooded the lower areas of the flat heavy clay fields in southern halton j because of poor drain age the waterlogged soil does not have the proper balance of air water and soil for good growth lack of air in the soil and poor uptake of nitrogen is causing a yellowing of oats barley and corn crops in these low areas the hot weather last week caused leaves on these weak ened crops to wither at the tips and turn brown little can be done to remedy this at pres- en as the temperature comes back to normal and as the soil dries out and air enters the crop should once again become a dark green color if water is lying on the field surface drains should be dug to remove it much more use can be made of surface drains or poorly drained soils if pro perly placed these can greatly assist in removing excessive water and keeping the crop from being stunted or killed by heavy rainralls tile drainage could be the solution to poor crops in low clay fields in this country more farmers are tiling each year but thousands- of acres could benefit the halton soil and crop improvement association is conducting trials on farms each ycai to demonstrate the value of tile drainage benefits arc obvious observations to date have shown that 40 to so feet tile spacing is superior to 60 feet pacings seventyfive per cent of the cost of tiling can be obtained from your township or town council under the tile drain age act this is to be repaid over 10 years at four per cent interest does this not sound like a good investment to halton in 1828 twoday fletcher reunion the fletchers came to nas- sagaweya township halton county in the fall of 1828 and settled here on a farm the simpson family came with them from england and it took six weeks to cross over on the boat the simpsons lost a twoyearold child which was buried at sea a family reunion was held at the farm now called flet cher haven on saturday and sunday june 17 and 18 the rev ronald grabke his wife martha and family were pre sent from daly city califor nia mr and mrs fred flet cher from seattle wash mr and mrs stanley fletcher de troit mich also mr and mrs b c crawford and daughtei noreen the immediate family mrs austin fletcher mr and mrs p w burke phyllis and fam iry mr and mrs robert home mope and family mrs fran ces dean and daughters of farm safety week campaign in july farm safety week canadas campaign to control accid ents in rural areas will again be observed nationally during the week of july 23 to 29 the campaign is sponsored annual ly toy the national safet league of canada in coopci ation with the canadian highway safety council pointing to the stench n in the number of accidental deaths per 100000 farm resid ents since 10 c f cro president ot the league i ed on all farming communit ies associations and societies the farming industry and safe ty councils to participate in the campaign despite a continuing de crease in canadas farm popu lation he said disabling in juries and economic losse- continue at a high frequency he urged farm people to concentrate on all aspects of farm safety home machin ery highway building main tenance during the last week in july to develop year- round safety habits to help them cope with the problem guelph were also present dinner was served at ebene- zer church at 5 oclock many stayed over to attend the cem etery service at 2 30 on sun day the family was sorry some of the older members of the fletcher family were unable to come so far miss velma fletcher marshalltown iowa also mrs irma gallagher and brother from vancouver bc carol swackhamer a win some blueeyed gal from rjfc 2 acton is entered in the hal ton dairy prlncesi contest which takes place saturday july is at hornbys annual garden party reigning halton county junior farm queen carol hm a propensity for entering any thing which will further the cause of the dairy industry in halton her parents farm on the family homestead on the third line of esquesing where her forebearers settled back in 1819 they keep guernsey a breed of which carol is es pecially fond it shows in the trophies shes brought home from the canadian national exhibition and local roll fairs carol was junior champion judge at the cne one year and the very next big fair saw her take the junior champion judge of livestock shes been champion dairy showman and grand champ- rebate 27 nuts on exported mik dairy farmers will receive a rebate of 27 cents per hundred weight from the 10 centsper hundredweight export assist ance holdback retained by the stabilization board under last years federal dairy program agriculture minister j j greene announced during the 195667 dairy year ended march 31 1967 the fed eral government paid a subsidy of 85 cents per hundred pounds of manufacturing milk ten cents of this was held back to assist in exporting surplus dairy products canadian prices for dairy products are higher than those in international trade the ex port assistance fund is used to make up this difference on dairy products in surplus sup ply that is disposed of on in ternational markets cost of export assistance in 196667 was 7 3 cents per hundred lbs of milk on which subsidy is paid the total amount of the re bates to be distributed to dairy farmers is about 2874000 the canadian dairy commis sion took over administration of the federal dairy program on april 1 the subsidy rate this year is 121 per hundred pounds of manufacturing milk compared with 85 cents last vear the export assistance hold back this year is ii cents per hundredweight ion showman in the 441 com petitions at milton fall fair she was also first in the jer sey guernsey ayrshire club competitions this enviable record won the personable 18yearold a khvanis scholarship carol belongs to both the 4fl club and the junior far mers us well as the acton junior institute shes a graduate of lakeshore teach ers college and next year will teach at her old alma mater speyside for prin cipal gary dawkins shift ing school boundaries put her in speyside school for her grade eight education after stints in stewarttown ban- nockburn and lome schools the latter where she started out five years at acton district high where she excelled in english and history convinc ed carol teaching would be a rewarding career a farm lass by heart she cant visualize settling down anywhere but on the farm carol is fond of horses likes dancing is an avid reader of fiction psychology and hi tory her preference for farrftr life isnt hard to explain the swackhamers have lived on the century farm on the side of churchills heights long be fore canada was a nation her roots go deep in the soil of the old churchill she helped to teach sunday school at the old churchill united church which last week celebrated its 129th an niversary carol has two brothers and two sisters wholl be out cheering for her in the dairy princess competition shell have to milk a cow using a machine and give a short talk on haltons dairy industry as r ccme when the action u nassagaweya celebration mohawk raceway june 23 8 pm hootenany gogo dancers centennial queen contest old time dance modern dance two orchestras giant centennial cake admission 1 per person children under 12 fr free parking june 24 1 pm parade floats bands ethnic dancers antique show awards variety show fireworks admission 2 per car including passengers for afternoon and evening taxation the an ot so pick ing the goose as to secure the greatest amount of feathers with the least amount of squawking refreshments snacks and meals available sunday june 25 official dedication of centennial projects campbeuvule 230 pjtt eden mius 230 pm church service brookviue 3 pjm sa vfttiqi army band choirs do scouis girl guides cubs beverages provided bring your own lunch rememher where the actio is part of the contest winner goes to the cne for the on tario competitions but as it was mentioned be fore carols an old hand at competitions all girls aged 17 to 26 as of august 18 1967 are invited to enter the halton dairy prin cess contest bill jackson son of mr and mrs tom jackson r r 1 mono road and a member of the halton 4h beef calf club has recently been selected as one of the ontario representatives who will compete in an inter national showmanship champ ionship to be conducted by the american aberdeen angus as sociation next august at lex ington ky bui was chosen in a special showmanship competition held jn conjunction with the annual field day and picnic of the eas tern ontario aberdeen angus association at uxbridge bill has completed his eighth year in 4h club work this is his inst year in club work and next september he will re turn to the university of guelph to complete the assoc iate course in agriculture tour museum two busloads from the head of the lakes historical society toured halton county museum and enjoyed very much seeing the improvements made haying season this is the month when hay ing sanson starts arid unless we change our ways well have another harvest of fingers and feet amputated by the mower and the forage harvester and a few people killed by the care less handling of bale elevators well have many children as well as grownups who will fall from hay wagons so lets be more careful this vear and reduce haying accidents a fire extinguisher on hand is worth two in the store make farm safetv a family affair milk data processing will analyse your farming operation plans are going ahead on a program to provide account ing service for ontario farm ers tjhe service which will be set up by the ontario federa tion of agriculture would pre pare the farmers income tax return do his bookkeeping and analyse his operations by data processing plans for the service which are currently worked out by the federations executive and staff were reaffirmed thurs day at the june meeting of the ofa members the plans call for the ac counting service to be set up and coordinated by the prov incial federation among other functions t h e provincial group would arrange for data processing of the information from farms across the prov ince for the operations analys is the whole package would be offered to any county fed eration that could sign up en ough farmers to make a work able unit though there is much plan ning yet to do current propo sals call for each participating county to hire one bookkeep- erfieldman for each 100 150 farmers signed up proclamation township of nassagaweya whereas canada has achieved 100 years of unity ana progress since the consumatlon of confederation and whereas the township of nassagaweya deems it fitting to mark this significant occasion and whereas special celebrations have been arranged by the citizens of the township- i hereby proclaim by the authority vested in me nassagaweya centennial celebration days on june 23 24 and 25 and respectfully request all citizens to participate in the events arranged to mark the centennial of the dominion of canada william j coulter reeve township of nassagaweya god save the queen get a new surge wcj bucketeer milk transfer system computet nil contained stalrdeis ataal portiblt unit with rileaiar nek lot intact cleanini and tutonutie hot nr drytni aj easy to optrali to iteppinf on a pedal carnta your rath pails and leu you mlfh or production record three modelt itcli with 100 teet tell- stormf transparent tubing a choice to belt lit your budfit and meds horace tomlinton surge dealer rr 1 inglewood phono 8382264 serving peel and halton counties red brand beef save 20c lb round steak round steak roast save 20c lb rump roast 79 town club no 1 side bacon 69 c lb cube save 20c lb steaks 99 lb gold seal 7vioz tin save 12c sockeye salmon 55 clarks 15oz tin save 23c stews el 31 mortson save 20c lb 2lb pkg wieners 85 lb proctor gamble 27c off king six save 46c 0xyd0l 149 aylmer 1 1oz bottle save 16c catsup 235c frozen f00ds- farm house save 12c apple pies 39c canada no 1 fresh butter 65 lb libbys 20oz tin save 48c crushed 20oz tin save 48c pineapple 41 nabob 10oz jar save 20c instont coffee 129 kounty kist 15oz tin save 40c peas 8 1 clarks 48oz tin save 17c tomato juice 3 i 1 aylmer 15oz save 8c sweet relish pickle 29c prices effective june 21222324 fresh produce daily- watermelons 49 us no 1 3lb bag carrots 29