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th acton ft pratt wednesday june 28 1967 m ii u i i i i w swackhamer farm scene 4h safety rally 1 1 forty 4h members patents and friends were present on thursday june 32 for the ac ton ana 4h safety hatty site for this popular annual event was the churchflr district farm of mr and mrs wallace swackhamer and family also on hand to assist in the program were visiting 4h leaden ernie alexander of nerval and bib wilson of georgetown president of the halton 4h club leaders council during his introduction of the hosts chib leader nino braids drew the attention of the gathering to the gate sign which designates bona vista as a century farm he went on to explain that the original title to the property was se cured from the crown in 1812 by the greatgrandfather of the present owner he cited the splendid con tribution that the swackham er family have made to 4h in halton county with four mem bers having already made out standing achievements in 4h 4h leader russell murray explains some of the things to watch out for on a trac tor for johntimmings pat- sy murray carol somer- ville and mary fuchs at last thursdays 4h safety rally held at the wallace swack hamer farm on the third line 40 attended and kept notes below as speakers demonstrated the proper use of farm equipment and showed movies staff photo and expressed confidence that a younger daughter would car ry on the family tradition extension assistant geoffery taylor who had charge of the meeting divided the members in three groups to conduct a hazard hunt which covered the main barn implement sheds and surrounding pre mises the first group reported on electrical and fire hazards with the second and third re porting on mechanical ha zards and child safety hazards respectively reports were giv- en by keith aitken janet henderson and bob leslie club leader russell murray spoke to the group on the proper handling methods of harvesting equipment both selfpropelled and pto driv en the main points he stres sed are alwaysto keep pto shields securely in place and to shut down machines before making repairs or adjust ments special emphasis was placed on tractor safety since many young people operate a tractor on the farm the mechanical aspects were discussed by er nie alexander and wayne ait ken and nino braida pointed out the operational hazards of a farm tractor the safety code the mem bers were asked to follow is never operate a tractor at ex cess speed avoid steep grades and side hills never hitch an implement or towchain above the drawbar never refuel a hot or running engine avoid fatigue when operating a farm tractor never carry passen gers especially children on tractor platform or drawbar in summary mr braida re minded the members that ac cidents dont just happen thev are caused by human negligence principal speaker was alex r chisholm of oakville market development special ist for niagara brand chemi cals in his address mr chis holm told his audience that in secticides pesticides and her bicides have become an ac cepted and very important part of agriculture he warn ed that although chemicals are a servant of the farmer they can become a deadlv enemy if not treated with re spect the speaker demonstrated the proper equipment which should be worn by operators during spraying operations to prevent exposure to toxic che micals he stressed the impor tance of keeping spray mater ials out of reach of humans and livestock and disposing of empty containers by burning them immediately two color cartoons were shown depicting fire preven tion and highway safety in a draw- that followed the xafeu quiz keith aitken won a slow moving vehicle sign leah leslie won a fire extin guisher and peter lvnch a firstaid kit refreshments were served alt the close of the meeting through the courtesy of the halton county safety council bob lindsav expressed the ap preciation of the entire gather ing to the hosts three from halton attend conference by mrs k williams home economist on june 27 28 29 and 30 the annual girls conference for 4h homemaking club mem bers will be held at the univer sity of guelph two hundred delegates from all over ontario will meet together and take part in group discussions and listen to speakers on the theme you and canadas centen nial halton county 4h home- making clubs will have three delegates representing them at gvelph the girls are mary lou brown rr 1 limehouse norma moffat rr 2 rock- wood and laurie allison rr 1 campbellville there will be many special speakers during the three and a half day session including dr ethel chapman from tor onto and mrs e small pres ident federated womens in stitutes of ontario irving out the teefertotter exploring under the trees or just resting on the grass there was much gay laughter at the credit valley conservation authority foundation school north of hillsburg when 60 youngsters visit ed it recently in the background can be seen the king farm the present owners grand father sold this acre to build a school in 1900 cvca photo by joan rollings museum tours school children in the hun dreds have been touring hal ton county museum the last few days of school on sun day pickrrickers numbering about 800 went through the complex kelso conservation area credit authority farm thrills city school children on tour more than 500000 new york city children use the subways or buses to get to school each day new publication discusses dairy breeding management safety rallies held for 4h club members lynch and bill mcdonald prizes and refreshments were provided bv the halton farm safely council can we see look sir what we found in the upstairs thats an awfully big lamb this last remark directed to ward the resident ram excitement was the order of the day when 60 grade four stu dents of willow glen school clarkson spent a morning at the credit valley conservation authority farm at hillsburg recently principal jack smythe and teachers mrs reid and mrs armstrong with sev eral willing mothers along to help assited farm manager walter huxley in explaining all the things the children wanted to know mr huxley whos father and grandfather lived on this farm before him stay ed oh a farm manager when the farm was purchased by the cvca each fascinated child had to tour the barn and driveshed look at the new lambs and calves and stare back at the curious steers in the barnyard when mr huxley came across a pigeons nest with two newly- hatched tiny rather bare birds each had to look and question the boys enjoyed the tractors and questions flew about how they worked the root house attracted like a magnet although several lit tle girls came out holding their noses and exclaiming ooh it smells like potatoes many of the students had seen ponies but the size of the black bel gian team molly and dolly brought roundeyed wonder following their tour of the farm the pupils were taken to the foundation school former ly uss is erin and east gara- fraxa townships this school two miles north of the farm has been closed for two years but it lived again as lunches were brought out andbaseball games organized in the yard when lunch was through all the children had a chance to look at the school and see how pupils were taught in a one- room school back about 1900 the school has been furnished with books maps desks and even a giltframed picture of queen victoria when the students returned to school they wrote letters to the authority thanking them for the fun they had and ex plaining what they liked best about the farm and school both farm and school are in the embryo stages and much is still to be done but the credit valley conservation authority is opening them to the public on weekends beginning july i the collection of old fanning implements at the farm and the hillsburg railway station moved there recently from the village should interest the par ents while their children look at the animals a pleasant hours drive from the metropolitan area on pav ed roadsithe setting is beauti ful and the children not to mention their parents will get an insight into the workings of a farm and school in years past by h j stanley a new publication no 519 dairy husbandry in ontario is available at the agricultural office new trends in dairy cattle breeding feeding man agement and health are discus sed it is pointed out that during the past 20 years our dairy cows have declined by over 18 per cent to below the one mil lion mark however milk pro duction has increased by 20 per cent to almost 7000000000 lbs in ontario creamery butter production accounts for over 30 per cent of our total production closely followed by fluid milk sales of 30 per cent in halton county threequar ters of our dairy farmers sell fluid milk during the past year approximately 20 have sold their dairy herds herd size is gradually increasing but is limited by the availability of labor our halton princess compet itors carol swackhamer lois murray and laura hen derson will be telling you more about the dairy industry in halton county on july 15 at the hornby garden party fred ahoffmart optometrist 58 st georges sq guelph ont telephone 8242071 ab supermarket 9 mill st acton canada packers fresh save 20c lb side spare ribs ideal for barbecuing c lb 69 c lb schneiders save 20c lb peome1 back bacon 8 5 centre cut or centre cut slices 95e lb c lb a series of three 4h safety rallies were held last week to replace the regular june 4h agricultural club meetings on monday june 19 north halton 4hers were at the farm of sam harrop milton and on thursday june 22 at the farm of wallace swackham er acton all n were divided into groups and sent on hazard hunts around the farm build ings and property following which reports were given on the numbers of potential haz ards on the farm machinery safery demonstrations were given by club members and leaders alex chisholm marketing development specialist with niagara brani chemicals bur lington summarized the dang ers involved in using agricul tural chemicals and the safe ty 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