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a th acton frea prats wednesday september a 1968 jerseys cne winners for ella nixon bull third prlzo in bull lalvcs kenneth ella a son hornby howed merviai climax sandra to win keiervo senior and reierve grand liaiuplon and second priie in the uged tows their yearling hull rock tllu dianas lcluv placed llftli in heifer calvel they won third prize a twoyearold kock i ha commando itina won lourth priie and their rock i hit commando beliljth won ihe liiree yearold clau i hey won econd in iho group ol lour d ii mccaig a son norval won iecond prize in fouryearold cowt with norval acres favorile i una second place in twoyearold with payneilde carom ruby und thirdprize in aged cows with edgelea acme juliet their brampton lady aimer wan iecond prize senior yearling heifer and a junior yearling norviil acres miracle jan was fifth bruce nixon norval won firm brlze in yearling bulls on ramplon advuncer merit and reterve championship fred nurse georgetown ihowed nurtelund i urmeute camille to win third in the fouryearold cow class his senior yearling heifer nurselund posing natalie was fifth senior and grand champion jersey female and winner of the crothers trophy at the canadian national exhibition this year was marydale m m betsy a mature and medal of merit cow exhibited by cecal e mortson and son queensvllle this cow won the same honors in 1967 betsy also won the interbreed udder class at the show the first tone for a jersey at this exhibition she was also grand champion halton county breeder did exceptionally well at this years cne b h bull a son norval showing brampton aim r carom won third place in llie interbreed udder class both premier breeder and s premier exhibitor banners were won by them also their entry in the group of four animals bred by exhibitor placed fin brampton j s merit a daughter of undale merit won the twoyearold cow class brampton sleeping bijou won the four yearold class brampton aim r carom mentioned above placed fourth in the aged cows their entry in the threeyearold class brampton aiming sis acme won fourth prize and their junior yearling heifer brampton a c maisle won second prize brampton aim liberator won farm page don mcclure named junior champion halton competes in cne judging italtons junior farmers and 411 fylub members showed woll in the annual judging competitions held af the c n it a total ol 772 points out of a possible 1kx to come first over lht competitors 32head dairy herd returns profit of 4297 says study the cost of milk production has been studied for almost 20 years by the ontario department of agriculture and food through its dairy herd improvement association program in 1967 the income and expenses of maintaining a dairy herd were based on herds averaging 32 milk cows the average gross income was 20044 per herd this included income from milk sates and milk used on the farm 84 as well as the value of the growth of young stock plus the excess of sales over purchases commonly referred to as livestock credits 16 dairy herd expenses include direct operating expenses and fixed expenses the major operating expense was feed which averawd 7855 per herd veterinary fees drugs and milker supplies cost 689 and marketing costs wen 1158 the total operating expense was 9702 the major fixed expense was labor 3403 other fixed expenses including depredation interest taxes and insurance came to 2642 the total fixed expenses amounted to 6045 the total expenses for a herd of 32 milk cows was 15747 deducting this from the gross income of 20044 the return to risk and management was 4297 the same cost of production studies indicate that the average annual milk production per herd was 339600 pounds of milk mote than double the quantity produced by the average dairy herd in the province feed consumed in those herds studied average 3187 pounds of cand supplements per cow equivalents was 5 1 tons and the adjusted acreage of pasture was equal to 1 b acres per cow on friday of last week don mcclure k r 3 georgetown was miamod champion of ihe junior section when i piled up bennett shorthorns win at cne at the canadian national i xhlbilion ihe shorthorn herd of s g bennett georgetown won premier exhibitor and premier breeder banners with r w gardhouse milton runner up in each instance s g bennett had grand and reserve grand champion bulls with paternal brothers scotsdale barbarian and scotsdale bullion the female champion came from r j draper a sons elgin man exhibiting at the cne for the first time their rothbury augusta b 3rd was good enough to go to ihe top reserve female champion was a gardhouse win with aberfeldy golden shred 5th murray browhridge r k 3 georgetown was third with 767 atd john nurse of r- r 1 georgetown came seventh wjth 753 in the senior section bui jackson of r r i mono ruad stood eighth with 764 points out of a possible 900 there were 73 entries in the senior division bill alexander r r i norval stood i llh with 756 points the competition was open to 411 and junior farmer members in the 15 to 17 years age bracket in the junior section and for those 18 to 26 in the senior division it included judging livestock field crops and farm management and safety dosses wellington county with 3097 tolal points won the john greaves simcoe awared with peel county as the runnerup the following are ihe markings in the various classes with halton competitors finishing among the tori 20 listed there were a possible 300 points available in each section slow down for these signs- effective council president gerald carton helps milton september 1 a new provincial law requires area farmers ewerf mckinnon end gordon ell slow moving vehicles used on public roads mcgibbon install a smv sign on the swather to carry e special smv sign to indicate e slow moving vehicle halton farm safety staff photo pkket holstou complete aew retonf two purebred hohtein cows in the herd of claude f picket georgetown have recently completed fine record of performance production tests as a nineyearold in 305 days on twiceaday milking hilton reflection dons produced 23036 lbs milk containing 820 lbs fat average test 3 per cent butterfat this record has a breed class average of 197 per cent for milk and 191 per cent for fat in six lactations on twiceaday milking dons produced 105934 lbs milk containing 41 18 lbs fat average test 3 89 percent butterfat for this achievement the was awarded a red seal production certificate dons is classified excellent for body conformation and her sire was the excellent and superior type tire roeland reflection sovereign as a twoyearold in 305 days on twiceaday milking woodgreen duke citation r produced 17514 lbs milk containing 634 lbs fat average test 3 62 per cent butterfat this record has a breed class average of 190 per cent for milk and 187 per cent for fat assessment meeting byh j stanley on wednesday evening september ii the halton federation of agriculture property committee is holding a special meeting to discuss farm bind assessment all halton farmers and fruitgrowers concerned about the increases m assessment of farm land are invited to the masonic hall south of mdton at 8 1 5 psn the county assessor bob beach and the four municipal assessors will be present to explain the assessment following the presentation and question period a lawyer a specialist in this field will advise those present on assessment appeals as each farmer in halton is a member of the halton federation of agriculture and u joint action is necessary for changes to take place in farm assessment it is hoped there will be a large attendance at this important meeting the future of fanning in this county may rest upon the outcome of this question of assessment proclamation you can dean your dust mops with the vacuum cleaner whereas the month of september has been named as canadian arthritis and rhue- mattsm month throughout canada- and whereas the acton ys mens club are the sponsoring society in acton now therefore i l a duby mayor of fhe town of acton do hereby proclaim the month of september as canadian arthritis and rheumatism month in the town of acton l a duby mayor livestock juniors murray brownridge tied for second 256 bob laiby rr 2 kock wood sixth 249 keith aitken r r 3 acton tied for ninth 244 bui lasby r r 2 hockwood tied for 11th 242 don mcclure tied for isth 241 seniors bill jacksorl first 273 verna thompson r r 2 milton lied for 17th 243 field cropsjuniors john nurse second 273 don mcclure third 271 murray brownridge tied for fifth 266 seniors verna thompson second 273 liz norrlnglon r h 6 milton tied for 12th 262 don brander r r i norval tied for isth 260 farm management and safetyjuniors john nurse and don mcclure tied for second 260 each murray brownridge lied for seventh 245 bill alexander tied for 13th 2s5 beaoett gardhouse top cue shorthorn at the canadian national exhibition the shorthorn herd of s g bennett georgetown won premier bxlilbitor and premier breeder banners with r w gardhouse milton runnerup in each instance bennett had grand and reterve grand champion bulls with paternal brothers scottdale barbarian and scotsdale bullion the female champion came from r j draper a sons elgin man exhibiting at the cnl for the first time their rothbury augusta b 3rd was good enough o go to the lop reserve female champion was a gardhouse win with aberfeldy golden shred sth halton 4h club reports hioh momfum gralri corri or whole plant com sllacja may be tha only two storage methods available lor soma farmers this season since the corn crop is expected to be later than usual wet corn can be stored by either of these methods satisfactorily but farmers should check ihe condition of their silos early vertical silos for high mois ture corn must be proparly sealed at the doors any crocks and top if they are to pre serve the grain corn sllago can be efficiently stored in vertical or horizontal silos fine chopping sufficient pack ing and careful sealing will effectively exclude air and control spoilage photo by ontario department of agrl culture and food 4inractorclub by john nurse the fourth and last regular meeting of the halton 4 ii tractor club wat held at mac alexanders farm on august 22 fortunately there was a lull in the mih shortly after k 00 p in and nell mclaughlin our club leader took advantage of it to give a demonstration of traction related to draw bar height and wheel slippage willi the assistance of mr alexanders tons bill and lrnte and don brander due to the arrival of dark und more rain the k retreated lo the stables to discuss measurements taken during the demonstration the calculations used distance travelled and wheel circumference and found the percentage of power lost due to wheel slippage air pressure of tires and general care to achieve optimum tire life were also discussed last but not least mr mclauklilin filled us in on the requirements of ihe tractor club achievement day to be held at georgetown fair ted brown thanked ihe alexanders for their generosity in 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