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STRAWBERRY COUNTRY THE JOURNAL, Oakville-Trafalgar, Centennial Issue, June IT, 195? Yorkshireman named John Cross. Runners o f the fruit could then be purchased from Mr. Cross fo r $4 per thousand. HALTON FARM NEWS T he W estern Ontario Junior Farmers' field day held at the On tario Agricultural College on June " 15 brought together a galaxy of lads and lasses from some twenty central and W estern Ontario coun ties. Halton Juniors w ere out in la rg e num bers and w hile they did not bring home any trophies this year, they w ere in there making it interesting fo r all concerned in each and every event. A ll twenty counties w ere represented in the boys' softball tournaments. H ere the Halton team advanced to the finals, and in so doing elim inated teams from the coun ties o f W aterloo, North Simcoe, and Peel: However, in the finals, the lads from W entworth (1956 Champs) w ere too much fo r them but the Halton team went down to defeat with flyin g colours. The Halton " Gal's" team (cham pions in 1955 and 1956) also made their supporters very proud of them-- while they w on their first game they w ere nosed out by one run in the second round. The Square Dancing c o m p e t i t i o n brought together sets from some nine o r ten counties. The Halton O dette again had to be content with the second award -- the " champs" being that outstanding *et from Haldimand. In the girls' basketball; boys' rifle shooting; boys' tug o f war, and the boys' horse shoe event, Halton repre sentatives found the opposition a bit too strong. v Favoured with ideal weather, the day's program m e was an out standing success and it was a tired, but happy throng o f young p eople who wended their way h om e at the conclusion o f the heavy day's itinerary. A rt Bennett, form er Associate A gricultural Representative fo r Halton and Peel counties, and now Assistant D irector o f Extension and Secretary-Treasurer o f the Junior Farmers' Association o f Ontario, played a leading part in the planning and direction o f the event. Interest is keen am ong pure bred cattle breeders in the Federal G overnm ent's Brucellosis Free Listed Policy, states Dr. G. H. Collacutt, o f the Health o f Anim als Branch, Toronto. A ccordin g to Dr. Collacutt, o f 3723 animals subject ed to the initial blood test during A p ril and early May, only five proved positive and thirteen ques tionable. ·Credit fo r the low percentage o f reactors is given by Dr. Colla cutt to the policy o f official vacci nation that has been practiced in recent years by the herds that are n ow being treated. In, 1956 the Health o f Animals Branch blood tested some 60,000 head across On tario. These cattle w ere selected at random from all types o f herds, dairy and beef, and many o f the animals were, we understand, in herds where official vaccination had not been practiced. In this survey 4.2 per cent proved to be positive reactors to the Brucellosis blood test. Keeping in mind that Halton cattle owners w ill likely have an opportunity in the next year or two to sign up under the " Test and Slaughter P olicy" , this inform ation should encourage all Halton cattle owners to see to it that their heifer calves, both grades and pure breds, are officially vaccinated at the proper age. With the Province bearing the cost o f the vaccination there can be no excuse fo r any Halton cattle owner slipping up or neglecting this important and forward step to im prove the health standard o f our cattle. In short, we can't afford to lose the Am erican market fo r our surplus cattle due to failure on our part to keep abreast o f the times. Still another weed is gaining a foothold in Halton. Y ellow Goat's Beard is the weed to which we refer. In has a tall, smooth stem, 2 to 3 ft. in height, and in the early m orning the plant is crowned with bright yellow flow ers which close up before mid-day. During the past two weeks you no doubt have seen those downy seed heads, round like a dandelion but much larger (3 to 4 inches in diam eter). W hen you next drive down your road, watch the roadsides and if there are some in front o f your farm, whether on your side o f the road or not, w e would advise pull ing. Our County Engineer and Town ship Road Superintendents are doing their best to keep the road side weeds under control. How ever, they can't keep all o f the weeds under control unless the property owners take some inter est themselves in the roadsides ad joinin g their respective property. In short, spraying once a year w ill not get all the weeds. To illus trate, take the Base Line between Esquesing and Trafalgar Town ships. In general, the roadsides are kept in excellent condition, but Y ellow Goat's Beard is getting out o f hand, particularly from the 7th Line o f Trafalgar to the HaltonPeel Tow n Line. Those large round downy seed balls are full o f seed and equipped with para chutes which make travelling easy. Incidentally, when pulling these odd plants o f Goat's Beard do not leave the plants lying about-- be cause the blossoms w ill ripen. A c cording to our authorities the weed doesn't stand cultivation, but look after it on land which doesn't norm ally com e under the plow. Several applications o f 2,4-D at about 16 ounces o f acid to the acre w ill kill the tap root. A combina tion o f cultural and chem ical treat ment is required to keep this fel low under control. W e've let Y el low Rocket get ahead o f us in some areas-- so let's get after this fellow before he gets out of hand. Juniors Make Plans The 4-H and Junior Farmer edu cational displays have been a highlight o f the Milton Fair in re cent years. Last week saw plans being made fo r the displays which this year w ill be housed in the new Scout Building at the Milton Fair Grounds, on September 27 and 28. Earl W ilson, president of Halton Juniors, is the chairman o f the special committee heading up this outstanding section. Halton Plowmen Active Last week also saw Halton Plow men making plans for their an nual County Match, which this year is to be held in Esquesing Township, on Saturday, October 26th. The Plow m en's Association is also co-operating with the Junior Farmers in staging a Junior event, on September 7th. W e also learn ed that the Plowm en w ill have a float in the parades at the Milton Centennial-- perhaps at Oakville's too. Geo. Swann is the energetic chairman o f the com m ittee plan ning and arranging fo r the float. Judging by reports, it should be worth seeing. S H O O T IN G TREES W I T H POLLEN As early as 1851, strawberries were cultivated in this area by a A PINK 4-PAGE DIRECTORY OF B R O N T E in B R O N T E TELEPHONE NUMOERS *"< O A K V I L L E IS ON ITS WAY TO ALL 00R TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS Orchard owner Herbert Hasslinger watches as Joseph Strack lets go with a 12-guage shotgun to pollinate the Hasslinger Mclntoshes at Nashotah, Wis. A hundred shells loaded with apple pollen instead of pellets were fired over the trees, the idea being that the bees would carry it to the apple blossoms. Canadian Shares In New Drug Find MONTREAL, (C P ) -- A Mon treal research chemist, Dr. K .R. Henery-Logan, is credited with helping to produce a new synthetic penicillin at the Massachusetts In stitute o f Technology. Scientists say the new type drug may eventually revolutionize anti biotic treatment in medicine. Ori ginated by Dr. John C. Sheehan o f Boston, the project occupied an MIT research team fo r nine years. Dr.'Henery-Logan, a McGill univer sity graduate in organic chemistry, joined the team in 1951 after obtaining his doctorate at the Univer sity of Chicago. He is 35. The new drug can be produced in 10 different forms, Dr. HeneryLogan said in an interview. It is expected to be effective in combat ing disease organisms which nor mally resist antibiotic drugs, and it is hoped it w ill prove harmless to the small percentage o f patients who are allergic to penicillin in its natural form. One drawback however is its cost, much higher than natural penicillin. Dr. Henery-Logan was visiting his m other here when he explained the development. French C anadians Lived On Navy St. Early Oakville had a FrenchCanadian colony. It was located on Navy Street and the immediate vicinity. " A ll the back streets along the river were called French V illage," John A. Williams, one o f Oak ville's early citizens, wrote in his memoirs. Many o f the inhabi tants o f the Village were employed in a shipyard nearby, and in load ing staves and tim ber onto incom ing ships. A ccording to Mr. W il liams they did a good deal o f fight ing. " They appeared to be a hot-head ed lot," he wrote, and when prim ed with whiskey went o ff very easily, swearing and jabbering in French. But although they fought savagely, jum ping on a men when he was down with their heavy boots, I don't rem em ber anybody being killed but lawsuits fo r as sault were a weekly occurrence. SOMEWHAT DRY A ccordin g to historian Hazel C. Mathews' " Oakville and the Six teen," a large proportion o f Oak ville's population was strongly against the use o f intoxicating liquors in the 1850s. As a result, the first temperance hall in the province was erected here. Please do NOT use the new "VAlley 7" numbers until July 7th when BRONTE changes to "dial". Keep the supplement handy until July 7th, then paste it to page 105 of your director. First Funerals Cost Mere $10 Bill Those few early inhabitants who unkindly referred to Oakville as a " dead town" couldn't very well complain about the cost o f final rites. In 1868, undertaker W . H. Young, a cabinet maker who per sonally constructed his own cask ets, offered funerals that often barely exceeded $10. Young, whose business was located in a building purchased from James Reid, just east o f what is now 39 Colborne St., sent out one itemized bill that read like this: To hearse and attendant, $6.50; to fou r pairs o f gloves, 60 cents; to loan o f hat bands, 65 cents; to taking burial case to cemetery, 25 cents; to opening grave, $3.00. Schooner W hite Oak Launched In 1867 The first Dominion Day, July 1, 1867, was marked in Oakville by the launching of the schooner W hite Oak, built by Duncan Chis holm fo r his brother, Captain George Chisholm. This ship of 200 tons' burden was one o f the last built in the shipyards on the Sixteen. 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