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v erin 4h awards night the acton free press wednesday november 29 1967 gf alan orr chosen fop 4h member in erin township lw sanatl erin 4h awards imuftt tu held on frldayiiov- taabar 14 at the masonic hall brio o harry bart opened ike mevttne via a singsong halaas hoot entertained the group with a most interesting pictorial f account ofws recent trft to west- and the calgary erin eramosa 4h tractor alan orr paul hamilton sooth wellington conservation jane thompson alan orr sooth wellington 4h sheep craig swiuer susan black won the trophy for the champion sheaf of grain paul hamilton won the trophy for the champion gilt alan orr won the trophy for the champ ion exhibit of grain and also the community telephone trophy for the outstanding 4h member in erin township alan orr has completed 24 4h projects paul hamilton and craig s witter have each com pleted ib projects these mem bers will receive certificates for 16 projects with over 75 per cent efficency at the guebph klwanls banquet december 1 erin township had 18 4h members this year and all erin clubs had a 100 percent com pletion one member completed seven clubs two members com pleted six and numerous took four or five clubs this year jack ridley cartage concrete uocks concjut8 mock cinder mocks i clay muck sand stoni livestock and fertilizer farm service and suppufs dump trucks for hire 4h members alex matneson j and clayton root played a few ampet selections followed by the presentation of awards mr murray pearson exten- i atom assistant conducted the a- i lards with the be of the 4h j leaders johnreed robert mac- donald donald matneson and j harry burt fooowing are first 5 placlngs in each club erin 4h calf paul hamll- too alan orr debbie hamilton lloyd watson craig swltser erin 4h con panl hamll- fton alex llatheson alan orr crlf switaer lloyd watson erin 44 grain paul hamil ton alan orr alex matneson craig switaer lloyd watson sarin wellington 4h swine- alan orr larry dlcldeson alex matheson paul hamilton fred hawkins aryshires set record by hj stanley two ayrshire cows bred and owned by ajl clark of george town have established themsel ves among the alltime all-can- adum leaders in rop gramp ian dottle at eight years of age produced 19897 lb milk 618 fai in 305 days this is the third highest record for milk produc tion aver recorded by a canadian ayrshire in the mature class grampian kitty mae as a two- yearold produced 14814 lb milk and 524 tat in 305 days and 15482 lb milk 553 fat in 333 days these records are fifth and eighth highest for milk pro duction in this twoyearold mr clark has an outstanding record in rop last year his 38 records averaged 178 and 159 dtned class average gander is 44 a gander at a georgetown dist rict farm has survlvedtothe ripe old aaw of 44 believed to be a record in this part of the country mr and mrs frank asbeck rju 4 georgetown say their old gooae is still healthy despite a touch of rheumatism he eats well and is still full of vim and vigor l fully insured fcv clan fs f acton phone 8530790 s o bennett rr 1 georgetown receives f w browne trophy for best pair of shorthorn bulls at the royal winter fair making the presentation is hazel vasey of vasey newly crowned ontario shorthorn lassie queen re elect dr ca thompson for a 2nd term to esquesing school board a halton county team was successful in carrying off the jeffrey bull memorial trophy at the recent intercounty junior farmer live stock judging competitions held at the royal winter fair here lord digby chairman of the royal agricultural society is assisted by mrs mary bull hutchison representing the donors in presenting the award from left to right mrs hutchison dan hethenngton jeff rey nurse harry bennett and lord digby photo by ont dept agriculture and food farm page many are quitting dairy herd picture changes dairy cattle have always been predominant in halton county because of our situation close to urban centres a nigh percentage of the dairy herds have been shipping fluid milk changes have been noticed in these herds during the past few years the greatest change has been in the number of herds last year our records showed 412 milk producers 253 ship ping fluid milk 57 manufactur ing milk and 100 cream produc ers at the present time this has changed to 238 27 and 50 respectively for a total of just 315 milk producers the great est decline has been in the cream and manufacturing milk herds a few have changed to producing fluid mitt while the majority have sold their farms or just quit producing milk the necessity of grade a rating for eligibility to enter the group 1 fluid wllk pool will cause a further decline in the number of these producers many farmers because of age economics or possibility of sell ing their properties will not wish to invest the time and money necessary for renovation of their dairy bairns milk houses or barnyards fluid milk producers whose premises do not meet grade a rating by this november 30 will be ineligible to continue shipping fluid milk a few others may be forced to sell their dairy cattle if their quota allocated by the ontario milk marketing board is not large enough to provide en ough income to continue to oper ate the farm during the past few months many dairymen have been decid ing whether or not they will be staying in the dairy business they must evaluate the extra costs involved the availability of hired labor etc balancing these against the future mark- 1 for milk it is not an easy dec ision safety glasses most of the field work is now completed on the farms but there are still many jobs to do before settling down to the win ters routine do you sharpen your mower knives and other similar equipment before stor ing or do you work the other way and so will be sharpening your axe soon whichever system you use al ways keep a pair of safety glass es at the emery wheel or the grinder and more important put them on before starting work remember your eyes can nev er be replaced safety glasses are available from the halton farm safety council at the agricultural off ice milton 3m stationery robert r hamilton optometrist 116 mountainview road s georgetown 8773971 grandfather raises parents winning steer when 17year old bill lasby of rjt 2 rockwood won the owe guineas with his steer at ike royal winter fair he bad no more enthusiastic rooter man his grandfather charles lasby blha steer was calved by a cow ma grandfather raised the atrt also was raised by mr dmrymea proud haton has 52 per cent on test new florist in business four seasons florists isact- on newest business tie owner g glenister is hoping to have a d loca tion soon but meanwhile he is qparatuat from ms home at 209 etanre drive the percentage of dairy cattle tested for milk production has been receiving considerable at tention during the past few months throughout ontario only eight percent of the dairy herds are on test rop or record of performance for the pure bred herds and dhla or dairy herd improvement associ ations for the grades halton county dairymen can be proud of the fact tbat 52 percent of our producers are enrolled on a testing program there are 103 rop and 60 on dhi a for a total of 163 out of 315 in this total of 315 dairy farms 50 are shipping cream only three of these farms are testing their herds thus if we think only of the fluid and manufactur ing milk shippers with 160 out of the 265 on test thlsgtveshal- ton a 60 percent level certain ly this is something of which we can be quite proud however we must continue until every herd is on test these records rop and d hla serve two purposes tbey take the guesswork out of selec ting the best cows in the herd and they can also be used to sel ect the bulls for your herd for herd improvement they pro vide excellent tools for selection and culling anyone interested in enrolling should contact the agricultural office youre safe and secure save money too under the protective roof of insurance dennys insurance agency 17 milt st w aden r53oi50 residences milt 8532243 bill 8532645 harold 8532565 whine vou are treated like a person not a numiu save with safeco s broadrisk homeowner s policy no dangerous gaps no costly overlaps yet it costs less than many ordinary policies for the complete roof of pro- tection call us today v0n experience elect george currie as reeve for esquesing township tim man who gaits the job don be a master christmascardsender in time for christmas mail all your cards before december 13 out of town and december 17 local delivery or better still now for costal information see the vtuow eases of ifoor telephone j6 mill st acton see our compute seiection of as cards as warm as sincere and as friendly as a handshake personal christmas cards several books to choose from the selection is excellent now is the time to order your personalized christmas cards while the assortment is large christmas cards 89 to 3 box 1968 ideal jumbo jubilee replacement pads everday pads pocket diaries daily journals now 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