Halton 4 H Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire Club Formed
Under President Murray Mecuely and officers Carol Swackhamer Elizabeth Norrington, the Halton 4 H Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire Club held its first gathering at Milton Agricultural Office on April 4 with 17 members split into juniors and seniors to discuss projects and view a bovine anatomy film. The group planned next meetings at Bruce and Harley Pickering's farm.
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Ated St
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Bruce
Harley Pickering
4H Club News Underway In Milton Area
Club entries invite youth to join the 4 H program with registrations at the Agricultural Office 181 Main Street Milton. The North Halton 4H Holstein Café Club held its first regular meeting on Thursday April 6 at the Ontario Agricultural Office with members answering roll call by naming a cow part. John Cockburn spoke on cow parts. seniors and juniors split to discuss dairy heifer calf feeding and management.
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Main Street
Milton
North Halton
Mary McGee
Ontario Agricultural Office
John Cockburn
Allan Brownridge
Ontario extends crop insurance to spring grains
The Ontario Crop Insurance program expands beyond winter wheat to cover oats, barley and mixed grains. Coverage includes drought, flood, frost, hail, wind, excessive rainfall, disease and insect damage. Insurable value for spring grains is 22 cents per pound, with subsidies making premiums affordable. Final seeding date is May 31, 1967, and applications must be in by May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Stanley
Ontario
Crop Insurance Commission
Halton County
Robert McCuaig
Main Street
Milton
Norval and Kettleby men elected to lead greenhouse plan
Local greenhouse vegetable producers elected Nick Ferri of Norval and Bob Voorberg of Kettleby to represent Halton Peel York Ontario Simcoe and Durham on the province-wide Greenhouse Vegetable Producers Marketing Plan Board. A five member district committee was chosen to handle local issues and report to the board. The plan aims to set minimum prices to stabilize the market with fees collected on a volume basis to run the operation. Local producers should note their representatives for questions on plan functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Ferri
Norval
Bob Voorberg
Kettleby
Halton
Peel
York
Ontario
Simcoe
Durham
Bill Rupka
Burlington
John Vandermarel
Hornby
Ron Kingshott
Calf Sale Holds $348 Average with Top $875 Bid
Rockwood International Ltd of Georgetown sponsored a calf sale in which 41 head averaged $348 each. Edward V Carroll of Guelph paid the top $875 for Cherri-Way Magic Susan from Claude F Pick et of Georgetown. Carroll also made the second and third high bids, including $700 for Grahaven Supreme Faye and $610 for Greenledge Supreme Clarice, both nine months old and sired by Thornien Texas Supreme. Other notable bids included $400 from Alvin D Baiger of Chickasla to Ralph Ford and Son of Milton.
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Rockwood. International Ltd
Georgetown
Edward V. Carroll
Guelph
Claude F. Picket
Edward Carroll
R. D. Graham
Erin
Thornlea
Texas Supreme
Edward Carrol
Donald Dolson
Norval
Greenledge
Supreme Clarice
Thornien
Alvin D. Baiger
Chickasla
Oklahoma
Ralph Ford
Milton
Jamaican seasonal workers import plan for Canadian farms
Canadian farmers may hire Caribbean seasonal workers this summer due to labor shortages. Employers must pay at least 1.30 per hour or higher piece rate, provide a weekly average of 50, cover accommodations, and face travel costs about 250 per worker from Kingston to Toronto. Workers may enter May 1 and must depart by November 1, 1967, with six weeks to four months on assignment.
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Charles Warner
Canada
Kingston
Jamaica
Toronto
Firefighters saved by farmer’s dry chemical extinguishers
A central Ontario farmer prevented thousands in losses by using two dry chemical extinguishers, one for his tractor and one for his shop. The Halton Farm Safety Council offers small and large extinguishers at minimal cost via the Agricultural Office in Mitton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Halton Farm Safety Council
Agricultural Office
Mitton
Judge Sprague presided Wellington County Court sittings in Guelph
Halton County Court Judge Alan B. Sprague presided at Wellington County Court sittings in Guelph last week. A docket listed sixteen cases before the court.
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Guelph Halton
Alan B. Sprague
Wellington County Court
Guelph
Hikers to test fitness on Toronto Bruce Trail spring hike
The Toronto Bruce Trail Club invites hardy walkers to an April 23 hike, starting at 7 a.m. from Nassagawewa to Terra Cotta, about 25 miles, with an estimated 11 hours including lunch. Equipment is minimal and some cars will drive ahead to Terra Cotta for pickup. A trophy awaits finishers of the full 285 miles march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Bruce Trail Club
Toronto
Kelso
Terra Cotta
No. 5 Sideroad
Halton MP Joins Chile Conference As Guest Speaker
Halton MP J. Dr. Harry Harley attends the 8th International Conference of the Federation in San Miguel Chile from April 9 to 15, 1967. He serves as session chairman on family life patterns, with speakers from Egypt Colombia the West Indies Nigeria and the United States. Harley previously chaired the House of Commons Health and Welfare committee on birth control.
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Colville Deverell
Internal Plaine Parenthood Federation
Harry
Harley
Halton
Federation
Saninay
Chile
Egypt
Colombia
West Indies
Nigeria
United States
House of Commons
Choirmaster Reminds Tenors of Entrance at Ga tes of Hell
A choirmaster cues the tenors with a terse reminder to enter at the moment described as the Ga tes of Hell during a rehearsal. The line captures a stern yet wry directive amid preparation for a demanding chorus.
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Fdyrners
Wilma Mason
Marilyn Kirkwood
Safety Council
Club News
Bob Hope
Phyllis Diller
Max von Sydow
Dorothy McGuire
Dr. Goldfoot and
Girl Bombs” — Color
Vincent Price
Fabian
Hardy Trail
Hilton Falls
Nassigaweya
Beaver Pond
Maloney
Esquesing
Hell
Pollock and
Campbell
Water St. North
GALT
Garnet W. McKenzie
Robert Attle
W. D. Elmer Smith
M. Z. Bennett
Robert Little School
Registrar General Branch
Lombard St
Ont
Halton & Peel Trust
Oakville
Brampton
Cooksville
Delhi
Mill Street
John A. Edgar
Dills Stationery
Mill ST
Acton
Aintree
Sterling
Greyhound Oil Paints
Reeves
India
Fosters Art Books
Baby Books
Centennial Scrap
Bills Stationery
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