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a the acton free press wednesday june 5 1968 in reply to concerned farm vehicles have right to use our public highways j33e by herfiv j stanley agricultural representative recently in a letter to the editor of this newspaper the hazards of farm vehicles on malmyw v discussed the person wrlt- lnc ttie article appafenilr wishes to remain hidden as th letter l signed only with the word cooceroedv certainly arm ssblelss are a tsfsard on hlatways or of the principle reasons is the tart thaturhan people dojotveallse kb low a farm tractor moves asa ttsilt tbey are uppn the farm machinery before they decide to slow down last year in ontario there were z86 ac cidents between farm vehicles and cars or trucks on roads resulthc in 11 deaths of the fam machinery operators ass result of collisions the chance of survival is 17 to one in favour of b motorist thus farmers have baenuslnf theunpavedportion of the highway whenever possible and are pulllnf off and allowing other vehicles to pass if tbey find they are holding uptraiflc concermd feels that farmers should not be on the roads with their machinery this is an absolute necessity in halloa a county which is bslnf overrun with rural nonfarm houses and 10 acre lots over 40000 acres of farm land is rented if this were not so our county wouldbeanunslght- ly met of weeds how else can a farmer move between farms without using the roads the farmer pays taxes on roads not only on his bouse as does the urban dweller but on his barn implement abed and all the land he owns surely he la en titled to use the roads he la paying for it baa also been sugtsted that many of the vehicles are without proper lighting very stringent rules are in effect and are being enforced on farm vehicle lighting rrom onehalf hour after sunset to one- half hour before sunrise farm tractors must have two white ugtfts at the front and ooe red light at the rear just the same as a motor vehicle the farm implement mist also carry red light at the rear if the two vehicles are more than zofeetloog lights must be carried showing a green or ambey tight tooiach side at the treat and a red light to each side at the rear p the red triangular alow moving vehicle sign sold throughout ontario may be sup- stituted tor these red lights if the itnptfc- ment is more than eight met wide a red light or reflector must be carried on each side at the eitreme rear also twolndependent means of sttachment must be used when a farm implement is belngtowedalonga high way licehces or special permltsare required only in special circumstances single vehicles may tw up to 35 feet leng eight feet wide and 1312 feet high before a permit is required a combination of vehicles can be up to 60 feet in length if over these limits special permits are available from the ontario department of transport a licence la required for self propelled forage wagons or for farm trucks to be used on the highways when concerned states that the farmer remains one of the privileged few is he really suggesting that the farmer be banned from the roads this would greatly in crease the cost of food products is be really willing to pay 35 to 50 per cent of his take home pay on food similar to europ ean countries rather than the is per cent he is now paying or is he willltigtotppreclate the farmers point of view and alow up when he sees farm vehicles on roads provided for the use of all clhzons keen competition neath sunny skies at halton junior farmer field day by jim jenkins the attendance at the halton junior farmer field day held at acton on saturday may 25 was more than double that of last years there were over 30 participants in the morning track and field events plus of ficials and spectators this was probably partly doe to the ex- eelleht weather with tampora- hires remaining in the raldwe throughout tht day while the bright sunny conditions were responsible for many sunburns afternoon saw two lapsided baseball games palermodofeat- ing norval 15 to 1 and palermo over acton 15 to 2 the following are the results of the track and field events boys running broad jump burke harrison allen norton dennis sinclair dlscug larry bennett earl hurt l6b rut- ledge 440 burke harrison brent marshall don grlswoldj mite- murray mccalg blluiej- ander donhamilton hop step jump aiiom norton murray mccalg 220 allen norton burku harrison bill jackson shot put jetf nurse larry ben nett alien norton 100 burke harrison allon nort6n jeff nurse high jump jeff nurse murray mccalg allen norton girls softball throw wilms ella tbelma klrkwood jepui wilson high jump rower storehouse maggie given mary williams wilms ella plscus maggie given gwon riitlndgd jean wilson 440 relay acton norval 440 dash maggie given mary williams 75 dash maggie glvep lois klrkwood mary wil liams running broad jump mg given lois klrkwood tholma klrkwood shot pill jean wilson ma klrkwood maggie given 220 maggie given mary williams wllma ella scottish jr farmer at linhams says halton looks like home scottish young farmer delegate janette wilion l the guest of junior farmer linda llnhsm r r 1 limehouje to obierve canadian farm meihodt staff photo plans exchange trip with wisconsin 4hers see film by jim jenldnl halton county agricultural representative henry stanley re ported to a meeting of the halton 4h club leaders held at the ontario department of agricul ture and food may 30 that five halton 4h members will be selected to visit kenosha county wisconsin for twoweokslnlsgs in return the same number of wisconsin 4hers will visit hal ton county in 1970 living with 4h families for two weeks the active summer season be gins for members on thursday june 20 with a careers seminar at the ontario school for the deaf in milton several speakers will outline their occupations telling bow it is related to agriculture and name the variouslnstltutione and universities where one will obtain the necessary education for the various vocations every one la welcome at this careers seminar night the following monday evening june 24 the second annual 4h fun night will be held at hornby park commencing at 630 pm with a pot hick supper the pro gram includes baseball games and other sports plus 12 4h acton forage club meets at g leslies by george mcphall on wednesday may 88 the acton forage club held its se cond regular meeting at the farm of g lealle bill laaby the president opened the meeting by having the members recite the 4h pledge the secretary norma leslie then read the minutes of the last maetlng which were adapted as read speachaa were given on soy beans in halton county by keith altksa why grow barley by bob laall corn as a cash crop by bob laaby and a place tor oats by george mcphall mr braids said that these were all doae well the member idged aelasaof barley and oats neat and gave reasons for their choices then came a quit on the speeches that vera made up by the ebb uadera the meeting was closed and rattwahuants were served by our host as numbers competing for 50 in prite money in a public speaking contest on july 17 at the university of guelph 4h livestock mem bers will compete in the annual 4h livestock judging compet ition this year a class of lamb carcasses will roplaco the live sheep class john dunford assistant agri cultural representative for hal ton and peel announced that the annual land and seed judging competition will be held in con junction with the peel competition at terra cotta on august 8 at present further details are in definite halton county has 129 4h agricultural club members work ing on 225 projects compared to 124 members working on 207 projects last year yet only 31 new members have joined this year which is 10 loss than in 1967 eight beef calf club mem bers have enterod their steers in the queens guineas compet ition the new halton county pro motional him man ud the boy win be shown at the robert little school friday afternoon joe hurst will introduce the film for the students halton county is not so vastly different from scotland ac cording to miss janelte wilson as a delegate for the scottish association of young farmers clubs she is spending two weeks of an exchange visit with ontario junior farmer linda llnham of southbrae farm on the fifth line near acton janet comes from nellston in renfrewshire county scotland where her family own a 353acre arm with 50 ayrshire milkers and 150 sheep at 21 years old she is finished school and works in a bank she has been lnyolved with young farmers for close to five years and this is her first ox- change trip abroad since she arrived in canada at the beginning of april she has visited farms in simcoe and lambton counties every coun ty has something special to show says janelte im having a high old urns there is a similarity tohome here in general habits and land scape she says im going to visit an ayrshire farm so i can make a comparison while she is in halton the lin hams plan todrivo janotto around and show her the points of in terest on friday night thoy aro going to have apartyforhorlnstewart- town hall and then alio is going to do the work says llndt janotte is to show nor slides of farming in scotland to the halton junior farmers she is one of 10 da legates from the united kingdom enjoying ex change visits with junior farm ers in various parts of the prov ince thoy wore brought ovor in a wookiong cruise by boat we were all sick admits janotto she leaves juno 14 safety council plugs theme man machinery and fire w man machinery and fire the three main causes of injuries and accidental deaths on the farm aro tho theme words for the halton safety councils iocs campaign in a lettor to haltons farm organisations this week safety council president gerald carton and secretary mrs william webb outline their plans to make the county a safer placo in which to llvo and work a list of publications first aid tools and films available to halton farmors is included in tho letter the safoty council safety line up for 69 includes dozens of pamphlets on safety some safety serviettos and a set of five large posters for displaying aroundthe home and barn members are also selling at cost the slow moving vehicle signs first aid idts two sixes of fire oxtlngulsherspiastlc gog gles for protection of eyes when spraying or grinding respira tors hard safety hats and re flector tags which show up at night tho prices range from 10 cents por reflector tag to 1125 for the larger of tho ex- tlngulshors tho safety councllpaysfrelght charges and a projector rental feo for safety films for any farm group in the county there ara 10 films available ranging from nine to 33 minutes in length some in color and some in black and white which are available for showings they deal with auto safety huards on the farm machinery safety swimming artificial respiration and mrs prevention pollock and campbell w mill uliiu i s ii high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait tiuplmiu 621 i5u natural gas is exciting attention thats man man is the 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