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iiffifoirititfottirfe b r the georgetown herald wednesday dec 12th 1951 farm mews are halton farmers seed grain conscious in most fields of agricultural en deavour halton farmers rank at or near the top a recent release by fhe crops seeds and weeds branch of the ontario department of agri culture makes us wonder if halton farmers generally appreciate the value and importance of good teed the informatlorr is based on a seed drill survey made this past spring toy our county weed inspector the analysis was made by the plant products pivlslon of the dominion department of agriculture frankly wa are amazed and shall we say per turbed by the results revealed by the survey here is the picture only 39 jjer cent of the samples turkeys for hristmas dressed for your convenience polyethlyn wrapped you may buy a half turkey please order early willitts turkey farm ballinafadp phone ceorretown 548 r 11 please phone between 12 and h 5 1 or anytime after 6 pm graded no 1 17 per cent grade no 2 12 per cent graded no 3 and 32 per cent or nearly one third were rejected or not fit for any grade n6 the samples were not taken out or the drills of just the most care less farmers in the county we note among the list men who are gener ally considered among our best far mers men who use only top sires 7 who have good herds of livestock men who are careful about their cultural practices who try to keep down weeds etc here for example is a pound of mljced grain taken from one halton farmers grain drill which contained 24 perennial sow thistle 24 chic ory 16 wfld oats as wellasl 376 other weed seeds tlotsonsjjplous here is another one pound sample of beaver oats whfcm contained 32 field peppergrass 400 chess 648 plantain seeds and in addition some foxtail and wild buckwheat among the small seeds we note one in which an ounce of an alfalfa timothy mixture contains 18 twitch grass seeds and 28 bladder cham pion seeds 2 docks etc and so we might go on and reveal other reports equally as bad our read ers may be interested to know that similar surveys were also made in nine other central and western on tario counties in contrast to hal- tons 39 per cent grade no 1 we note oxford with 61 per cent grade no 1 brant with 55 per cent grade no 1 only peel and norfolk counties ranked below halton from the standpoint of percentage grade no 1 and the margin was very close we further notice that only 20 per cent of the halton samples were plant cleaned and of these 87 per cent graded no 1 in oxford on the other hand 62 per cent were plant cleaned and of these 68 per cent graded no 1 the only coov elusion we can arrive at is that our fanning mills must be in bad shape surely this winter would be a good time to check over those screens and replace those thdt aie in bad shape what would be even better still if your mill is in bad shape would be to have your seed grain cleaned at one of our central cleaning plants or buy grade no 1 seed from someone else after all the difference in price between feed grain and no 1 seed grain is not a great deal needless to add we do not like presenting halton farmers in this light as we inti mated previously we are not accus tomed to so doing in futuie mav we suggest that it will pay divi dends to know vvluit jou sow farm news infectious rhinitis wide in swine infectious rhinitis in recent years has became one of the most serious problems facing the hog producer the disease is apparently wide spread because agricultural repre sentatives in all parts of ontario are being asked for information about the disease and recommenda tions for its control the most ser ious effect of rhinitis is that it slows up growth and pigs are unthrifty one r of the first indications of the disease is the tendency on the part of the nursing pigs to frequently sneeze in quick succession in other words it is a disease of the nasal passages as the disease develops the nose often becomes crooked or pushed up causing diftlcultyineat- ing needless to say such pigs take weeks and months over the normal period to get them off to market while rhinitis seldom causes a pig to die the disease may weaken it to an extent that another disease may develop and death be the re sult in serious cases the affected pigs may even blow blood from their nostrils unfortunately as yet no positive method of treatment has been developed against the disease every precaution should therefore be taken to prevent introduction of the disease into the swine herd consequently it is well to remem ber that all pigs showing signs of rhinitis are liable to transmit the disease to nursing pigs also that pigs from litters where rhinitis is present despite healthy appearance may give the disease to healthy lit ters needless to add pigs from infected premises frequently carry the infection when taken to clean premises according to our author ities at the ontario veterinary col lege when an outbreak of rhinitis occurs brood sows that were mature before the outbreak will not carry the infection in conclusion may e suggest the advisability of never bumg weanling pigs unless you know that the herd from which they originated i- healthy and free of this scourge peel county votes repeal of temperance act reversing a 1947 vote when the canada temperance act was retain ed in peel by a 377 majority the county voted last week to revoke the statue which had been in effect since 1914 majority for revoca tion was 2604 the county will now be governed by the liquor licence act and the liquor control aet under the new jaws four peel municipalities hot under local option toronto town ship toronto gore port credit and treetsville iinay have brewers warehouses liquorstores and wine shops established at the dis cretion of the liquor licence board beverage rooms cannot be opened until another vote is taken and a threefifths majority obtained in brampton bolton chingua- cousy caledon and albion no out lets can be opened until the local option bylaws are repealed by threefifths majority in the respec tive municipalities christmas g flowers i civil authorities guests at lome scots banquet lt col john r barber attending a banquet of d company lome scots at thealton hotel recently gave a speech in which be stressed cooperation and comradeship be tween army men and civil authori ties conforming with colonel bar bers talk representatives of the police and fire departments were guests at the banquet i f mss- at x i jsgy irosedale i m ff floral beautiful flowers and colourful plants make the perfect fl t christmas gift we will have a good selection of jm 1 1 1 i poinsettia azaleas begonias cyclamen mixed pans also chrysanthemums snapdragon carnations roses for your convenience we will be selling xmas plants cut flowers table centres a wreaths december 212224 in the store recently vacated by b f murfin i h phone 283j see santa saturday i we deliver g 11 t ill health forces treasurer to resign necessitated bv ill health j w moffat has rtmned as treasurer of 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