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168 only girl farm papfi s lois hunter on exchange o fl by j jenkins chosen from ontario v farmers are concerned over assessment hikes by m j stanley the property committee of the halloa federation of agriculture tinder thexhalr- manshlp of harold luddlebrook met at the agricultural office mi km to discuss the new assessment of hrawd farmers throufhout halloa have been reatly worked about the increase of up to three times or more the prefbni m- tnent on ttfelr land uany jtfon the future of farming in this county because of the taxes which now are- much mater than in most counties in tho province and are scheduled to go up much higher for 1969 i the helton federation of agrtcultulrr will be calling ihreu tnietlngs ouroughout halion in september the meeting will be well advertised and all farmer are invit ed a lawyer will 1 ungsgedto advise farmers on assessment kppeala m joint action against incrussed land assessment is desired i can also be dlsoussod at this time by j jenkins one of heltons tap 4h mem bers lots hunter of burlington has been selected as a delegate in the tnterprovtnctal 4h ex change program for 1060 tl is interesting to note that lots was lbs only girl selected for the exchange this yesr or for that matter the only girl selected for major 4-hagrlcul- tural chib trips to take place in 196s last year no girls were chosen for these trips sod in imp vrne thompson also of rfirhngton wear the only gjrl chosen from ontario varna incidentally won the trip to a 4h conference in washington 1 lots has been very active in tlje 4h program since im2 and baa computed 17 4h projects lo the dairy forage conser vation sheep and electric clubs this year she is a member of the helton 4h holsteln calf club and president of the helton 4h 8heep chib she plans to attend the univer sity of guelph this fall starting at wellington collage in the fall semester t two camp delegates chosen juniors plan debate contest wintot whiat yields per acre have mors than doubled thots of four decades ejjo even though the number of acres under pro duction have been declining for the past few years agricultural scientists predict that ad vanced technology used skillfully by farm ers will continue to increase yield on ontario farms where wheat is being harvested ont dept agriculture and food photo winter wheat harvest hampered hy weather ontarios winter wheat har vest hampered by rain and pro longed high humidity is causing problems for some farmors across the province although the harvest could be considered in the final stage there are still melds to be har vested in many areas including essen and kont counties whero wheat combining would normally be completed by this date it is estimated that about 70 of the provinces winter wheat crop baa been harvested and of flclal reports of grain inspection indicate the majority of the crop has graded no 2 or better of a total of 1157 box ears inspected by the board of grain commissioners to date 103 per cent graded no 1 766 per cent graded no 2 1u2 per cent no 3 and 12 per cent no 4 there were only four cars or 3 per cent graded sample the lowest grade the problem however is with wheat stlu to be harvested weather condiuoos continue to prevent combining and the longer wheat remains in the field the chance of good raiallty lessens smv law slow moving vehicle signs are mandatory on all farm ve hicles using public highways at 25 miles per hour or less as of september 1 of this year heed this friendly reminder from your halion farm safety council take safety in your stride today and every day some termors have experienc ed grade discounts on account of sprouted wheat and high moisture content in recent days officials of the ontario wheat producers marketing board suggest farmers if in doubt are well advised to obtain an official grade on their wheat by the board of grain commissioners prior to delivery or sale so thoy will know what grade discounts to ox- pact there have bean no problemr to date regarding movomont of the crop mr otis mcgregor assistant secretarymanager of the on tario wheat producers market ing board said that as of august 6 the marketing board has pur chased 212 million bushels of new crop surplus wheat he estimated about onehalf of it has already been moved into terminal elevators judge land by j jonktns flftyono 4h and junior farmer members from halton county participated in tho first haltonpeel land and seed jud ging competition held at the torra cotta conservation area last thursday at tho present tlmo duo to a shortage in staff because of tho holiday season results are not complete but the participants should bo re ceiving thorn in the mall either today or thursday old drugs do you have any old drugs or modiclnos in your medicine cab inets most of us do and thoy can be vory dangerous partic ularly now when your small school chlldron are home and might play doctorsand nurses according to tho amorlcan modlcal association some of these old drugs may deteriorate in time to a dangerous poison so whon youre through with a drug throw the rest of it away for your childrens sake help keep ontario beautiful join the department of highways antilitter campaign by carrying a utter bag in your car and using it whan you are travelling on business or holidays travelling with your family set an example for your chlldron and toach them that good manners also means keuplng our country side clean join the department of highways campaign to cut down highway uttor dont be a litter- bug by ruth mason halton junior farmers county board meeting was held in the agricultural offlco milton on wednesday august 7 with it members present brian bessey presided it was announced that don brander and barbara britton will represent halton at junior farm er camp at lake ceuehlchlng the agricultural office is still trying to locate homes for the bc delegates all three clubs have decided to put in a dairy booth at the local fairs the rulos and regulations for fair displays were reviewed this yoar there must be at least throe clubs exhibiting in order to constitute a competi tion tho topics for junior farmers are canadian farm products on an international market or this business of farming junior institute ex hibits can be freedom through world literacy or dishes of other lands it was decided to have the new crest made up in tho same sice as tho provincial crest and continue with the colors blue and gold joy howard asked for recom mendations regarding the gone field day held at brampton as she could take suggestions back to the provincial directors meet ing provincial field day is being hold on saturday august 11 at tho university of guelph it was decided to put a booth in at milton fair and soil the remaining candles on hand for world literacy it was also decided to send a letter of thanks to essex county for their hospitality to halton during tho recent visit a mot ion was made to invito essex county back to halton tho week end of october ib to 20 or let them suggest an altornate week end tho group voted thai brian bessey try to attond tho 4h awards night and try to publi cize junlar farmers to the 4h members ito help increase the membership the plowing matching is being held in wellington county this year a discussion took place you cannot put a great hope into a small soul jeoktn u jones welcome service if you are new in town or know someone who is phone 853080s dills stationery store 56 null st acton 8532030 mma a dufiiirtir air c wrtfiuy jfuvsmtfui let us assist you with your plana lor that all important wedding day 9 gome in and see our couhxre suction or e vtvitattoss announcements e inroutals acctssomes itoduliw twu ptf efli tjpt adv tiwl yeur wediling ieviuiumm tnnauacemenl sad eefiftmohta with eeaipku coafubiut u to quality d ef fo we also have personalized weddinc napkins matches s and cam boxes as lo whether to put a booth in or not and it was decided not to jim jenkins announced that lois hunter has been selected for the interprovlnelal 4h ex change in july 1060 bryan marshall conveyed the reojiest of the plowmensassoc- latlon thai more junior farmers participate in tho junior farmer plowing match on september 7 the debating competition will be held in october the topic la resolved that the prices of canadian agricultural produce are controlled by the economic policies of the united states of america each club is to try to get delators and bring names hack to the next county board meeting the halton junior farmers were honored lo have at their meeting miss georgina dam- browits from northern ontario who is presently visiting our county pollock sand campbell m mill it lin i ui hirh fpadi miaaopiais mimobiai fncpaving a3 water si north gait liliiliiiiu miwk0 announcing the opening of the off i ice a t mclaren ontario land surveyor rr 2 freelton ontario telephone 6896900 visit our vienna goulash huette and schn house 12 noon daily at halton country inn rooms banquets conventions private parties com 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