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i tour for tfovk county fanner page 11 wednesday evening july 22 1953 the georgetown herald some 150 york county farmer an opportunity this week to see the other fellow does it the i york county soil and improvement association ed a sunrise farm tour which ttnonstrated in practical form farming procedures necessary the conservation of both soil id water toder the direction of w m bitrn agricultural represen- ittve for york county and carl ynton president of the york ty soil and crop improvement lation 32 cars in convoy vlsl- several farms where a real con- iution to agriculture is being de no hobby farms were tn- luded in the tour which was des- ied to show v hat could be done increase productivity in a prec ecal way during the morning and part of le afternoon the group inspected ieties and typos of forage plants iw a demonstration of simple con cur strip cropp ng and had a look it the lates in faim machinery in iction particular interest was evinced farm ponds and their construc- lon several ponds of various types ing inspected during the day dn le farm of charles ratclifte near itouftville they aw ponds that not inly supply needed water to farm ihd farm buildings but also act as check on eroaion as a result of looding a demonstration of farming with- ut using a plow intrigued the visi- at the farm of eugene lem in bloomington the group saw a leld that has been transformed from ure to a w leat field almost in le space of hours today a heal- better than waist high crap m- icates that the method adopted was cessful on that particular piece land according to mr cockburn mr ion had gone into the field one afternoon with i heavy duty culti lyator and followed up with a dou ble disc the halfday saw the pas worked into the soil with en- iiigh trash being left near the sur ice to lighten and enrich the land land allow for increased penetration moisture the visitors also saw its that had been cultivated in the me manner dotted with springs the control moisture on the lemon farm constituted somehing of a problem exo prevent erosion which once threatened to deplete the fertility f the soil mr lemon strip crops ibis dampest field using alternative strips of clover and grain splendid lest plots of newer oats and barley arieties were also shown the visi- flfcors the tour opened with a visit to the leitchcroft farm where forage jfplants and hay drying equipment mas inspected following this visit itiie group saw an example of contour libtrlp cropping at the farm of k rvizely later they visited the mas- ey harris farms at milhken the tour closed wjth a v isit to llhe york county s 3 aoo acre forest lavhera the value of reforestation as important fact in conservation ijwas stressed by the district forester scholarship winner m june eason oi campbellford won ja 25 scholarship at the northum- berland mliic restival for further udy of music this talented young lady is a er georgetow ner daughter of jj4e and mrs keuben eason r s3 ml a general motors value more people 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a tour of the 700 acre farm after viewing some of the very 4atest in farttljryachincry which in cluded deep tillage equipment disc harrow tillers with seed box attach ments combines forage wagons etc they passed through the dairy barn which was being painted a pastel blue to the mows where a hay drier was in operation good qual ity baled hay was in evidence in spite of all the previous adverse weather from the gangway they saw huge fields of registered grain mostly ajax oats and cornell 595 wheat fences have been removed from this part of the farm and permanent gravel road established which are easily niched from every field below the hay barn is a large area laid out in contour strips while the slope of thti field did not ap pear extreme compared to some of the hills in north halton and peel the lower corner wbs 70 feet below the jftound level at the barn spec ial grass waterway were spaced at lntervalsvalong the slope fttachlnory tea track a course consisting of smooth whalt roads especially dptrigdea ioukh roads stctp hills sharp cur es tti serves is a probing ground for etry model of cery machine produced only two machines a iiny traitor and a large combhu wen on test but one would wonder how any machine could rem nn wotknblt after a few trips around this course however the pony traitor had been pulling a large trai tor lontinuousl diy and night snuc mirch 1952 a new set of tires is needed c ery a weeks arriving at cedar beach pirk on mussclman s 1 tko for two hour stop the lroup enjoved swim mine softball tnd a picnic lunch the managemen at this iood sum mer resort generously granted free hie of all facilities to the entire group 1 n a closely played ball game peel defeated halton 8 to 5 highlight of the game was the smashing of one bat by the only girl mayer elmcrof t farm oshau a elm croft owned and operated by ccorgc mclaughlin comprises 400 acres a new barn equipped ith comfort stalls 5 feet wide and 7 feet long a gutter cleaner specitl calf pens loose housing for young cattle two hay drying units spec ial grain storage and feed mixing ficlltlies has been completed rec ently emphasis has been placed on convenience and labor savers for merly 12 to 14 full time men were hired now 5 men do all the work in less time one man cleans the barn in onehalf hour while it took 2 hours before one man mixes enough feed for two weeks on one- half day and before it took 2 men one day to mix enough for one week cut costs increase volume and make more money is the slogan used at elmcroft excellent paatnre fortyfive acres pastures 35 to 50 mature milking holsteins from may until september less than one acre per cow as some plots have yet to be used as pasture this- year the field is divided by electric fences into ten 4 acre plots with a 5 acre lane across one side cows are rotated every few days after each graztac plots are borrowed and slipped the stand thick hixuiimt mixture of urorne orch rl iadmo and alfali i is free of uiids ond producing more per airi cith tu most of the field his l f n out of the regular rotation and in pasture for lour nrs every september the f ntire ai acres is m mured ind fertilized with 675 lbs of fertilizer at a cost of three weeks milk cheques two questions i whil is your opinion on grass sil ige we use one lo three mios of it each ye ir however since in stalling a hay drier we find that the cows prefer hay consequently ve have cancelled an order for two new silos with unloading devices which we had intended to purchase 2 what do you think about bring ing the grass to the cows instead of sending the cows to the grass viv have loo many other things to do this time of year to bother feed ing cows we are prepared to do all types of plumbing new bathrooms installed or remodelled water systems repairs of all kinds ken nash phone 239r king street georgetown next public holiday is civi holiday augus ird commercial domestic wiring good workmanship prompt service litre electric service mill st phone 240 residence victoria 2rl4 silvers quality shoe deft clearance of summer shoes goodrich suntogs formerly 4 95 now ladies ballerinas in blue red and white formerly 2 98 now mens work boots unbeatable value anywherer special mens suntogs by goodrich brown with fine crepe soles formerly 595 now 399 299 198 595