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the acton free press wednesday livestock judging name five trophy win ners an rmjoya1u mis tour of farms in wentworth and grant counties was taken by several halton soil and crop improvement association members on thursday corn potato cattle pig and poultry experts ware visited on the daylong tour that stopped at five large farms above on the left mlllgrove farmer sam newell facing camera in centrelexplains his grain corn operation visit wentworth brant counties that covers 1 50 acres of land on the right the bus is stopped at the jerome bros farm at ancaster where 270 acres of potatoes are grown for the manu facture of potato chips mr jerome with mogaphone explains his operation to the visitors photos by merle gunbv by geoff taylor on wednesday july 19 51 4h unit junior farmer mem bers from hulton county took part in the annual county live- stock judging competition held at the university or guelph participants were required to judge three classes of dairy ent ile one of sheep three of beef and one of hug carcasses rea sons were itiven on two dairy classes uvii beef and one on sheep contestants were divid ed into l luce groups according to previous participation no vice junior and senior in the novice group norman miller stood lirst with a total score til 573 out of 650 bob liishv was second and judy hiiiciv third in the junior di vision murray brownridge top ped the group with a total of 611 lollowcd hv bob mcgee and patriciii swcetman second and third respectively don brander was head of the sen- fbtm fin soil crop association tours farms by geoff taytor the halton soil and crop improvement association held its annual bus trip on thurs day july 27 touring farms in werilworth and brant counties the group of 70 members first visited sam newell rr i millgrove it was quite evi dent that good farm manage ment practices wejiv responsi ble for the neat and tidy ap pearance of his farm grain corn was grown to be sold as dried shelled corn the follow ing year in one field corn had been planted for the 20th time- in the last 21 years his aver age yield for trie past few years has been in the neighborhood of 100 bushels of corn per acre storage facilities were avail able on the farm for 20 tons of dried shelled corn in two homemade corn cribs the second atop of the tour was at the farm of jerome bros ancaster where this year 270 acres of avon and kenebec potatoes were being grown to be ustdby the potato chipping industry there the average vields are between 275 and 300 75pound bags per acre at this farm minimum tillage opera tions arc being practiced by discing twice following with a rollover plow with a clod- buster attached behind the plow and planting with this method of tillage they are able to plant 22 acres of potatoes a day alter harvesting and grading the potatoes are put in oneion pullet boxes and then stored in seek hazards in farm safety week farm safvmy week is a good lime for canadas farm people to check and correct the numerous accident haz ards that arc a constant threat to their physical and econ- omicsnellbeing soys the national safety league of cam da sponsored annually by the league in cooperation withi the canadian highway surety council tarm safety week is being observed nationally july 23 to 29 the halton farm safety council is backing the cam paign locally i the best insurance against the disastrous effects- of farm accidents declared p g mclaren the leagues general manager is to get rid of all possible hazards both the obvious and the more subtle ones when asked to list common farm hazards he said most people readily identify the obvious ones fuel tanks too close to buildings thy menacing jaws of various types of equipment or a rrtean hull however he warned typical farm hazards include many less obvious but just as potent hazards such as a cracked ladder rung broker boards on a porch moor or steps oily rags in closed cup boards or in a shed headache tablets left on a dresser toxic chemicals in unidentified containers overloading of electrical outlets and many others a check o all the rooms in an average farm house would yield manv little hazards that need correcting said mr mclaren anil a search of the yard barn sheds and fields would vield more vet but it only takes one to injure or kill and lo drain the bank account he warned reminding farmers that fewer accident possibilities can only mean fewer accidents the league urged them to enroll the help of all lainilv members in seeking and eliminating all possible obstacles to safety on the farm controlled atmosphere build ings storage facilities are available for 7ooo0 7 75pounil bags the third stop of the day was to the farm oljiin hulcv rr i brantford here 170 of the 200 acres were being worked with approximately 55 acres inxorn 20 in oats and barley and 100 in hay sixty dairy cows consisting ol 40 holsleins and 20 jerseys and a poultry flock of 2500 laying hens were the two enterprise carried on haylage which has been fed for the past eight years on this farm and corn silage made up the bulk of the ration for the dairy cows dhia records have been kept on the herd for the past 10 years the next stop was at the farm of jim smith rr i middleport where 60 sows and 250 steers were kept haylage and corn silage were fed to the steers and barley lo the hogs jim and his brother bob farm approximately 900 acres on two farm operations in 1966 their 24 x 70 it silo took 70 acres of corn silage lo fill which thev felt was enough to feed the 200 head or beer cat- tic during the winter months the hog operation between thei two farms consists of approx- imately 60 sows with alj the weanling pigs- being fed to mar ket facilities were available to feed up to 900 hogs per year feed mixing was done on the farm using homegrown feeds a atop at the farm of bruce mcbain rr 2 caledonia com pleted the days tour two hun dred acres plus 150 additional rented were being used to grow corn and wheat for the 4000 laying hens to maintain v fertility on the heavy clay land red clover is grown recent tile drainage work gave indications a description traffic accident headon collision between two stalion- maiton farmers on the soil and crop improvement groups bus tour are shown during a stop at the caledonia farm of bruce mcblairi mr mcblain right explains hislarming pro duction methods while brant county agricultural representa tive don graham left halton ag rep henry stanley and three aacfilain boys listen photo by merle gunbo angus showmen two ontario youngsters have been named to compete in the national junior angus show manship contest august 789 at lexington kentucky claire swcelrnan ol hornby secre tary of the ontario aberdeen- angus association has announ ced they are william jackxin mono road station port cred it and miss judith hasscn ariss the two will compete againnt boys and girls from all over trie united stales and canada for the honor of being named top junior angus showman of increased yields in the fu ture and bruce felt that even by tiling his ditches alone il meant getting on the land at least two vfooks earlier which gives more profit and increas ed yields tiles were being put down at about 870 per acre at an average cost of si4r per acre sv a small fire in the grain sep arator of the threshing mach ine at kerwin mcphails home caused extensive damage to the machine firefighters were called shortly before noon on sunday lo extinguish the blaze the machine was in the field when the fire occurred haying is still in progress at a number of district farms as rain has delayed the harvest ing and on many farms the wet weather has either ruined the crop or decreased he quality of the hay this scene was photographed sat urday at the campbellville area farm of a boers where workmen were bringing in a load of bales much of the first crop of hay was burned or sold for mulch but experts say the second crop has a good start and should be an excellent crop this year staff photo ar cars each parked on their own sides of the road new location watsons music store and department of transport agency will ge open thursday august 3rd at new location 5 mill st acton next to ab supermarket holiday closing this store will be closed for holidays if from august 1st and will reopen on august 15 th rachlin jewellers coming to georgetown the confederation caravan august 3rd 4th eight giant she tractor trailers make up the confederation caravan on its 3day vitlt to g it will bring tin itery of the nation and itt people in a way ifs never been told beforel georgetown park ior group with a score of 624 with larry bennett second and lois hunter third trophies to be presented at the annual awards night for the high novice cne shield- norman miller chumpion dairy judge trophy won by bill alexander champion beef judging trophy to don brand er champion sheep judging trophy to bill alexander champion livestock judging trophy to don brander have you had your heart set on a 1967 compact phillipss georgetown has a beautiful buy ltd 1967 2 door hardtop dodge dart 270 14s hp slant 6 engine torque flight automatic fuh button radio and rear seat speaker putt chrome disc and vhlte wall finished in maroon metallic with blatk all vinyl interior balance of new car warranty lie h-99814- only 2695 telephone 8776481 jsti a loiik kentucky fried chicken and sedltest soft treat ice cream coming soon to the hood drivein rworcwsp comer of queen t street and acton boulevard former frottee freeze kii vtviwjs sta ai esquesing township public schools kindergarten enrolment only childrertwho will be 5 years old on or before december 31 1967 are eligible to attend kindergarten commencing septem ber 5 1967 parents please note change in order to provide twoway transportation for kindergarten pu pils classes for the coming year will be on an allday alternate basis ratepayers are urged to notify any parents of kindergarten children who may not be aware of the above information please complete the attached registration fan and forward immediately to mrs c a grant socrotary rr 3 georgetown ontario parents should have your childs birth certificate available on registration day childs name date of birth parents name month year address phone no lot no concession no please print this information