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ithe georgetown herald wednesday sept 24 1947 news and items of interest to halton farmers by j e whitelbck large entry of holstein8 fob melton fair halton s annual holstein and jer sey shows which axe to be held in conjunction with the milton pair on saturday sept 27th will be well up to standard judging by entries re olved to date well over 200 head ot halton s best holsteins and jer seys will toe on display and will rep resent lorty ot the top herds of the too best breeds in the county this will be the ninth annual county show for the black and white breeders of helton and the eighth manual for hatons jersey lovers at the respective holstein and jer ey shows at milton top animals will be selected to represent halton at the ontario championship jersey show to be held at bimcoe on oct 7 and the district black and white championship at brantford on oct calf and swine club members to hold achievement day at hilton faut p- the members of halton s two boys and girls call clubs and boys and girls swine club will culminate their seasons club activities by hol ding their respective achievement hays at the milton pair on sept 27 between thirtyfive and forty oalf club members will parade their res pective carves for w p watson as eodate director of the ontario live stock branch toronto who will be the official adjudicator the same official will act in a similar capacity at the boys and girls swine ring where twenty pure bred yorkshire gilts will be on display in brief it is a big day for the young people and judging b previous years the ring side wil be crowded when the olub members parade with their respective guernsey holstein jer aey shorthorn or angus call oi pair of yorkshire gilts as the case may be splendid site selected for haltons big flowing match the farm of chas jarvts three and a half miles north of palermo department never before have far george henderson and bobk coyne wed at high park united high park united church tor onto decorated iwlth gladioli and fern was the setting for the wedding national match to be held at king aton october 14 and 17 inclusive strawberries and 2 4d the control of weeds in strawberry patches is not perhaps a timely sub ject at this bfison of the year nev ertheless it will be of interest to many growers to learn that l g klein manager of oienspey farms near milton reports excellent re sults from the use of 24d when a plantation has become heavily in fested with weeds most growers feel that it does not pay to try to clean it up for a second crop however if these weeds can be eliminated with 2 4 d renovation costs would cease to be a limiting or deciding factor according to mr klein his tests in dictate that tne strawberry variety premier is completely tolerant to 2 4 d and providing their planting is reasonably free of grasses sug gests growers try 2 4 d in a small section of their plantation a pre liminary test was tun in june 1946 wheti the plants were in bloom us ing a concentration of 750 ppm this he found was sufficiently strong to eliminate susceptible weeds at that season and the strawberry plants were apparently not affected mr klein also found that most weeds are more resistant to mid and late summer applications than they are uo june application he also found that in re id season the straw berry was completely tolerant to the strongest concentration used namely 1400 p pm mr klein has also done some test work with 2 4 don la than raspberries and asparagus tl would therefore seem that growers might well investigate the subject fully before the 148 season foils around lvic dlmr be suoofesrfuuy noutod toaruu- but production advances beyond 20 percent the danger of a more or less severe setback foubwmg housing is rapidly lncreawd it is good practice to move the pullets from the range at night crowding and panting in the crates must be avoided pulells not taught on saturday september 20th to roost are likely to crowd in cor- obelvictoria coyne daughter ot mr tiers become overheated and take colds attention to this point for a few nights will usually be sufficient to avoid all further need pens should df course be thorough ly cleaned and dlslnfeoted prior to housing the birds in addition the pens should be well bedded and sup plied with feet and cool fresh wa- such precautions will greatly minimize the disturbance and shock the pullets from the vloltent change in environment from outside freedom to the laying pen further details on the subject may be secu red from you local poultry specia list the poultry department at the oajc or the agricultural office in milton housing early hatched pullets following the signing of the 1947 48 egg contract last year a vigorous effort was made to secure a crop of early hatched well reared pullets to go into canadian laying pens this fall response to this effort has been very gratifying according to prof snyder of the oac poultry to to be the site of halton s big an nual match cm thursday october 89th according to president j a kuiott of the halton association the halton plowmen s association lias gained the reputation of staging one of the largest and most outstan ding county matches in the prov mce stanley hall mjua is again chairman of the farm machinery end of the big annual match and some i ling early hatched new features are promised inci- therefore well tdvlsed removed on mux ceilugs the removal of ceilings on mill leeds soyabean meal oil cake glu ten fish and meat meals etc has resulted in sharp price increases needless to add this is causing no little concern to halton livestock and poultry producers according to par- rish and helmbecker ltd grain dealers in a statement on septem ber 15th they interpret the new re andl mrs george a coyne of tor onto and george a henderson sou of mrs george a henderson of georgetown and the late mr hen derson the ceremony was perfox med by tne brides uncle rev wal ter kiteley of norwich given in mariage by her father the bride wore an ivory satin gown fashioned on princess lines with lace bertha and long waisted bodice with full skirt her ilngertlp veil was caught with a white flowered headdress and she carried a bouquet of red roses white carnations and stephanotls her onh attendant was miss betty ruddeu of ashgrove who wore tuschia moire taffeta with a bustle effect her headdress t was a bandeaux of yellow mums white heather and fern and she carried a similar cascade bouquet mr murray henderson of toronto was his cousins groomsman and ushers were his cousin lloyd hen derson and the brides brother james coyne bothdf toronto mrs hart ley anderson sang the lords pra yer before the ceremony and be cause during the signing of the re gister a reception followed in the church parlours mrs coyne receiving dres sed in blue with corsage of red roses gulatlons issued by ottawa to mean ftnd stephftnotls t grooms mo- that no changes have been made on wn0 aasivucxi wore gy th a mers and poultrymen produced and reared such numbers of well grown excellent quality pullets for fall pro duction mew conditions however give rtse to new problems early hatched pullets require special man agement in order to fully capltaltee on the extra care required to rear them plock owners who have not previously had experience in hand pullets are to secure all feed wheat barley oats screenings whole or processed corn on the other hand has jumped to 100 a ton as many of our readers will be toronto aware the federal government has until ceilings on mill feeds were re moved been subsidizing the import price on these commodities it is also anticipated that as soon as the packing strike is settled will see the removal ot ceilings on coarse grains at the present moment it is practically impossible to buy coarse grain from western canada in short western farmers are holding their coarse grains in anticipation of the removal of ceilings this makes a very tough situation for eastern livestock and poultry feeders whose products are e ther still under cell lngs or governed by contracts al ready made with great britain it is to be hoped that halton farmers will not decrease their livestock hoi dings on the spur of the moment it would definitely seem as if some price adjustments will have to be made in faatnws prices if they are similar corsage guests wens present from george town guelpfa brampton norwich after a wedding trip to ottawa the couple will take up residence an ebnburst farm near georgetown the bride is wellknown in this district being a former tea cher at nerval school and teacher at pine grove school last year card of thanks i wish to thank all who remi bered me by gifts flowers card and tetter during mv recenty stay in the hospital mrs a- hyde x the quality tea salada orange pekoe your prescription we are qualified to dispense any prescription ajiaa you by your doctor a graduate pharmacist always on duty maccormacks drug store 327 to be expected to remain in business exceletnt markets for canadian ba con eggs etc have been built up in great britain during the war years and in the interests of canadian economy these markets must be held those responsible fox tfce present situauor will have to be careful that thej do not kin the goose that laid the golden egg 138w offica house thats the new teleph3fiejymber for b f murfin furnace work tinsmithing sheet metal work dust collecting system dentally halton junior farmers with the cooperation of the plow mens association are planning to end two strong teams of plow boys to represent halton in the inter- oounty tractor class and walking plow event to be held at the inter available information concerning me thods and practices by use of which they will be enubled to secure maxi mum results from their flocks pul lets should be housed by the time egg production has reached 20 per cent states pror snyder they may commencing sunday september 28 gray coach lines buses will run on standard time the time table for london georgetown toronto will remain unchanged tickets and information at mr l g mcclintock longs store phone 89 j cr i halton agricultural societys 95th annual 1 milton fair 1 friday and saturday sept 26 and 27 i 3000 in prizes special attractions midway merry go round baby show poultry 3how dispjay of w i ork special holstein and jersey show boys calf club in jersey holstein and shorthorn boys and girls exhibits races 500 00 222 150 228 150 free for all 200 livestock exhibit girls pipe band of georgetown dance good orchestra admission 50c tjf town baix satckdat niobt admission to grounds 35 cents jb jmbkt president b m readkbad secretary what mikes a good citizen jfv good citi2en respects himself and respects- the rights oi others- he avoids bigotry and intolerance he puts the welfare of his country and his community before his own advantage he is modi rale in hi- thinking and moderate in his actions lit is mod rale in lus use of luxuries win n an orcaion call- for the cnjo ment of whisky tin good iti n knows as the house of seagram has so frtiuntl minted out tlut he has a ptrsonal responsibility to huiw if to ins fanul and to his country it is to drink moderately or not at all actux shfcram sbdaf