aa- tbo gootgfetowp herald wedaeaday july 13 1949 v news and items of interest to halton farmers mjulefe bjtos top winter wufeat compjpmtton iilti v r restutsof the haltc eifty bushel winter wheat competluon have just been released by agrlc sap j b- whltolockv the field were recently scored by alex w davidson prominent- termer- and director of the ontario crop 1m- proverocnt association a the t eight tteldsuioh as fol lows isl miller bros aoorgotbwn 0 ind- vtfvb- booth- milton 001 srd w e brockoni freeman 80 fth jh willmott milton- 89 jth robt- alexander glown b7i ttiit rosa segswortb freeman 84s4 itit barbara roylo oakilllc 84 8th c lv s palmbr freemon 83v the first three fields were of the cornell 585 variety inciden tally small plots were cut in all is fields as a basis for determining comparative yields- the samples are being threshed at tho ontario rlcultural college guelph agric cttop conditions in ualton during tho past two weeks wc have had an opportunity of visiting quite a largo number of halton farms it is one thing to drive along the roads and note the crops a you pass by but to get an accur ate picture youve got to get out into the- fields we still say that halton has been hard hit by last aprlngs late frosts and the drought however we have been agreeably surprised yes a bit amazed that ffea wheat and spring grain are as good as they are yes we are def- enltaly short on hay but the big aaajnrltr of those contacted felt uttjr can wiggle through on what they have reports are now com mencing to como in which indicate that most sections of ontario are not too badly off the counties of oroylonnox and aldington have already advised thatjhey have hay for sale we also understand that oxford perth huron bruce and parts- of wellington dufferih a well ascast of belleville are talcing offagopd crop personally we wouldnt bo intodmtlfi of a hurry in buying hoy otv3um a ton- ro- ppris would indicate tha pay can bo brought in from jubvyjb at covt stderably under that figure durjngthc post few days in company with n- j thomas of the soils dcpt at the oac we have been privileged to vlslj a number of halton formers who have enter ed their respective farm programs in the halton soil bunding compc- lltions despite the poor crops of 1940 it has been a bit of an inspir ation to visit these men some peo ple talk about government demon stration farms in every county if such individuals could have been with us the past few days we think they would have to agree that al ready in halton we have a goodly number of excellent demonstration farms no the ore not govcrmont fqrms theyre privately owned and operated by real honest to goodness dirt farmers and they arent only making a gooa living but paying income tax too and in some cases a sizeable amount it is too early yet to draw any conclusions about the soil building competitions but the weakest link noted to date is the seed mixtures according to mrr thomas who incidentally him self operates a 100 acre- form near guelph we were intrigued on thursday last to visit one man who seeds down all his spring grain ev ery year true hell probably miss his catches this year but here is j his seed mixture per acre alfalfa is lbs rea clover 4 lbs brome grass 2 or s lbs vd timothy 4 lbs when we expressed surprise at the 1 lbs of alfalfa he replied i wouldnt sow any less if it cost 80 a bushel when we learned that in contrast to some of his neigh bours who arershort on hay and pasture he hodamplo requirements for his dairy herd from which ho ships 0 to 7 cans dally and when we noted tho best field of corn we hove seen this yoor a 30 to 35 bus crop of wheat etc we couldnh- nelp but concludo that- it is cer tainly better to sow a little more than hoccsary than not cnovigh a hod clover and timothy mixture has its place but not when it is go ing to beleft down throe or flur years second iteunion of jwacbonalii clan at terba cotta farm official fcetcbkf on haioon u0unty election msulw receiving of the soldiers vote and official county of electron re turns by returning officer cook disclosed that- hughes taeaver of burlington the sitting member for tho past 14yeors was returned as heltons representative to ottawa for another four yoars by a major ity of 1447- a tow slight errors on reports turned in on election- night along with the soldiers vote increased mr cleavers majority as formerly reported from 1420 to 1447 while the soldiers vote favoured the progressive conservative candi date the rosult was slight they gave miss bennett 31 votes- mr cleaver 20 and shane the co candidate r the following is the official ton ulntion nairoportcd by returning officer jmrvcbolco j milton ii bcnnott cleaver shane the second reunion of the mac- donald clan was held at the home of mr and mrs jack macdonald total 428 708 terra colta ontario on frldiay j -vli- july 1st alter a picnic lunch tho acton guests assembled on the lawn i tnlal 500 806 108 mr macdonod c nassagaweya bpencd the program with the sing- tota 33d inb of q canada he then wcl- ing corned the guests after which a 50 80 georgetown piano selection by miss isabel mc- total 767 donald was enjoyed mrs leslie bunlop gave a reading and miss nelson betty jean anderson favoured with total 1320 a solo followed by a recitation by 057 13s 13ss a30 kenneth thornton mr andrew macdonald was called on for a few words and the program was con- j eluded with a recitation by miss marion downey a vote of thanks to mr- and mrs jack mcdonald was given by mr gordon thornton after a short business meeting the afternoon was turned oyer to the sports com mittee with each and everyone taking part in a variety of races- contests and a baseball gamp trafalgar total 1217 1544 384 much can be learned from others but nothing equals experience esques1ng 848 oakville 1303 983 180 1462 3s1 sajaahits utk tlwm of afrloiltarv start scientists who will sail from this country shortly expect to find in the near east trades of the earliest civilization they are going to dig in a mound which already ha yielded at successively lower levels traces of several ancient races and they hope to find at the very bottom signs of o very ancient village dot- lng back vo the time when man first scratehea the earth and planted a handful of seeds an estimated 8000 yeqla ago if these scientists sticoeed they will have uncovered traces of the first and greatest of all the eco nomic and- socio revolutions which have resulted to our present olvfbv ration the discovery of agriculture the discovery that seed could be planted and made to grow in an orderly fashion and yield a greater returtt than liriy wlld plantswas the greatest economic or indusmtal discovery ever made by man agriculture did these things for primitive man ii simultaneously rnade hint a villager instead of a nomadic wanderer and for the- first time enabled him to produce more than he himself could eot men who planted grain and woited for thc har vest built shelters settled in vil lages and banded together to pro tect their produce and their rich lands government hod its begin ning as the farmers of those early days produced more and mnxe it was possible for other men to de velop the arts of shocmaking weav ing and building and to trade their produce for that of the formers who were producing enough food for sev eral men commerce and industry thus had their beginnings p6 burlington total 1282 1331 227 soldiers vote grand totol 26 8000 0548 1829 majority for cleaver nett 1477 over ben- htjrtowf r faef mem- growing mashes 4 advantages wlrtr jh protw ijss hash use cheaper foryoi gfeorgcttswn feed mitt guelph 8l4hooe m vs lire to give canada a ceat new industry it nappfnfn in ontarios rainy river diflriil strep rikic lake iftro milrn liinj and ranging in ilrpth fnra 40 to 26f fret was emptied yj batteries of giant pumps linlaysop lake wan lowered by draining from the hoi torn the eourse of the seine itiver was eotnpletely ehauged and one of the richest bodies of iron ore on the continent was unroverrd providing millions of tons of ore a year with enough unrovrred for years to come steep horlce 1 development has heea fl sixttacular but it is only one of many examples of canadas tremendous modern advance today we truly live in a greater canada one with productive capacity vastly increased and diversified offering to young canadiaaa greater opportunities than eveg before in every field of endeavoiau thirmottat trlekt cows into producing- mor milk cows are being fooled into drink ing more water during winter months with highly profitable re sults for farmers it is all based on the fact that milk production bears s direct rela tionship to water consumption hence if a cow can be induced to drink more water she win give more milk for each 100 pounds of milk a cow must drink 300 pounds of water her body t about 80 per cent water milk is u per cent water a special thermostat devised by min neapolishoneywell company that regulates temperatures of outside watering troughs does the trick if drinking water is held at 45 d grees or above a cow will drink more than if the temperature la just above freezing and at milktime she will give from 10 to 10 per cent more milk the thermostat u used to operate an electric heater and can maintain any sefected water temperature between 32 and 70 de grees frv some illinois history did you know that illinois was the scepe of the wovlds first automobile race- the contest was held on a rood between chicago and wnuke- gan in 1893 did you know that the first coal discovered in the united states was found in illinois father hennepin freoch missionary and explorer discovered the black gold along the illinois river in 1679 or did you know that the first ferris wheel was used at the worlds co lumbian exposition in chicago in 1um these are facts on the color ful history of illinois told by dr paul m anijle of chicago histori cal society in world book encyclo pedia accounting auditing bookkeeping service em brown monthly 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cies of fish the gombusia asinis these fish which are four inches long and look like minnows rise to the surface of the water and snap up mosquitoes as they hover to lay thelr eggs they breed quickly ex perts forecast that in two years the mosquitoes will disturb the yombu townsfolk no more phone as yon tour three chains of radiotelephone service or automobiles are now operating on american highways the links serve roads between bos ton and washington d cj st louis arid chicago and new york city and albany n y transmit- tera located at frequent intervals make it possible for motorists whose ears are equipped with phones to use them anywhere en route eventually a nationwide net work is planned for major high ways dancing t huttonville park wednesdays the modern aire saturdavs bffl hows orcheatr community singsongs every sunday night special guest star it cash prices or i dead stock horses ea 2501 cattle ea 2501 hogs perewt 503 according to size and coadition collect fergus 15 x co 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