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concentration and expedience combin ed t the match and made for some excellent furrowing each entrant was allowed a coach to help in mapping out the strategy although all actual contact with the equipment was nrcade by the juniors here the team of larry picket tractor and his father vernon picket of georgetown cross the field staff photo wmterwkeot crop iitiwwhe avalable by henry j stanley now is the time for farmersto insure their winter wheat tha crop insurance commission re port that ntore than one out of every four farmers insured with thern during the 196667 crop year presented claims to the commission losses were re ported from all areas of the pro vince resulting from winterkill flood and excessive rainfall this valuable lowcost protec tion includes the hazards ot dro ught excessive moisture exces sive rainfall flood frost hai insect infestation plant disease wind and winterkill as a result of dominionpro vincial subsidies the premiums are reduced by 30 per cent all administrative costs of the pro gram are shared by both govern ments so insurance is available for as i little as 158 per acre depending upon the level of cov erage selected and yield on your farm you may elect to insure 60 70 or 80 per cent of your normal expected yield to be eligible for insurance winter wheat must be seeded before october 31 the final date for acceptance of applications this year will tie september 15 harley pickering top plowboy in halton junior match sat by henry j stanley harley pickering r r 1 oakville won the j e wbjtelock memorial trophy at the annual halton junior plowing hatch this trophy presented by the halton and peel trust and sav ings company in honor of the s agricultural representative halton is awarded to the est scoring competitor harley the only entrant in class 1 for those between 14 and 16 years of age outplowed the tbiee older coats staats- in dass 2 tor those up to 21 years of i wl in order of final standing were john breckoa r r 2 burlington hoy may r r 1 hornby larry picket iur 3 georgetown previous wqjners of the j e trophy were lajfry picket in 1966 and john bnckoqtne previous year the plowing was held on the farm of stanley may hornby coaching and judging was con ducted by george hostrawser kitchener each competitor plowed a land in sod with handl ing allowed followed by another land in sod in the utility class or without handling two of these young plowmen will be representing haltoncoun- ty in the intercounty competition at the international plowing mat ch at seaforth on thursday october 12 the 1966 team of larry picket and bryan marshall placed third in this competition these young men will againpit their plowing ability at the halt- on county match on saturday october 28 in nassagaweya township two pig litters born in less than six weeks a sow on the farmof lome llasales produced a litter of 10 recently which evokes no sur prise less than five and a fall weeks later however 13 piglets were farrowed from the same mother all the young pigs were normal and healthy although two from the first litter died and all of the se cond succumbed the veterinarian called said in his long service in the profession he had never ran across anything like this but had read about incid ents in other places normal period of time between litters for pigs is 112 days the first litter was born august 3 the second september 9 jersey calf show norval bay top showman by g taylor murray mccaig of norval was named grand championshowman at the recent first annual all- jersey calf show for exhibitors 21 years old and under this show conducted by the ontario jersey cattle club was termed judge crops cattle halton excels in judging by geoff taylor on friday september 1 33 halton 4h and junior farmer club members took part in the annual c n e judging compe tition contestants were requir ed to judge grain hay apples potatoes dairy and beef cattle sheep and swine in addition they were required to answer quizzes on farm safety livestock pract ices farm machinery and cur rent trends in agriculture and identify plants and forage seeds twelve counties in the c n e area were represented in the senior livestock divi sion bill alexander r r 1 norval placed second in a class at 95 contestants with a score of 21 out of 300 in the junior livestock judging the following results were re corded susan nixon rit 1 norval second with 269 third rbruce pickering r rl oak ville 260 rosemary booth rj 1 milton fourth others who placed in the top twenty were bob id bui lasby r r z rock- wood and murray mccaig rr 1 norval in this class there were 175 contestants in the senior field crops div ision art lawson r r 5 milt on placed 19th in a field of 95 and in the junior field crop div- ision bob leslie r r 3 acton was tied for secondplace follow ed by don mcclure rr sgeo rgetown with ninth place standing there were 175 contestants in this group also bill alexander r r 1 nor val and art lawson r r 5 hilton were tie for fifth place in me pernor farm management and safety quiz lois hunter placed eighth and mary ander son r r 2 milton john nurse r r 2 georgetown and bruce pickering r r 1 oakville tied for 17th in the championship class for the senior group all those be tween 18 amd 26 years of age bill alexander placed ninth to lead the halton seniors in the junior group of this class bob leslie r r 3 acton was tied tor eleventh position keith ait- ken r r 3 acton was fifteenth john nurse was tied for sixteenth and lois hunter lied for eigh teenth in every class the judging ab ility was of the very highest cal ibre and the halton contingent deserves praise for their very creditable showing an outstanding success by show officials there were close to 230 calves shown which was more than double the number ex pected several other 4hers in addition to murray disting uished themselves at the event in the junior class for boys and girls 1315 years old the champ ion calf was shown by kenney leach with the reserve champ ion calf going to hartley bull of norval in the senior calves the reserve champion calf was shown by mary bull of norval in the 1012 year old age bracket in the 1315 year old group the re serve calf was shown by duncan bull murray mccaig exhibited the champion calf in the age group 1621 years old in the showman ship division for boys and girls between 13 and 15 years susan mccaig was reserve champion showman murray mccaig was declared champion showman in the 1621 year group murray also received the grand champion showman award for his outstand ing achievements in the group class of five head from any one club the halton and peel jersey club received the firstplace award and in the ontario jersey princess compet ition nancy beaty r r 4 milton was the runnerup murray mccaig has been ap pointed as junior jersey direc tor to the ontario jersey club i w v lrlamtvl it may old 9aahed baij but our service is modern old jajtichecf haijj in acton acton pharmacy is proud to announce that laura secord candies end chocolates the old fashioned treat are now available in acton free draws 5 1lb boxes chocolates to be given away free 1867 u 1967 acton pharmacy 2 main st n 53l20 yaw cmimt drus we werent around r ih tee good old dtst9 but we re staging an p- old fashioned bargain bee at the jug milk tyal dairy stores 1867 ii 1967 9sv jug milk homo- 65 i 2 61 skim 5 5 heinz 48oz tins save 41c tomato juke 3 1 humpty dumpty reg 69c potato chips 49 suave 200 value hair spray 69 stqkeiy- 15oz tins peas 599 spot 15oz tins reg 3 for 49c dog food 3 39 x r