Master Feeds to Buy Hornby Farm for Research Use
Muster Feeds buys the Hornby area farm and adjoining properties two miles north of Hornby for a new research operation on Highway 7 near Thornhill. The project, tied to Maple Leaf Mills Master Feeds since 1937, plans eight buildings in 1968 including poultry, swine, mink research and egg quality processing. The Dick and Currie farms provide land near Highway 401. relocation by early September will shift the Dick family to Georgetown while yielding a major investment in agricultural research partnering with the University of Guelph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Dick
George Currie
Hornby
Highway 7
Thornhill
Halton
Morrison
Search Farm
Maple Leaf Mills Limited
Maple Leaf Milling Co
Torato Elevators
Hornby Farm
Curerie
University of Guelph
Clayton
Paul
Georgetown
Master Feeds
Halton 4-H Club Happenings from July to August events
The Halton 4-H program reports July field trip to a Esquesing woodlot led by Dave Murray and Stephane Olivine with leaf identification. August meetings include Holstein calf class judging led by Bill Sinclair, clipping demo by Lowell Lindsay, and quizzes. North Halton covered mature cow judging and calf lead and clip techniques, with health topics by Ward Brownridge. Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire club judged Jerseys under Don McCaig, followed by a past meeting quiz. Beef Calf Club at Merrybrook Farms featured clipping demonstrations, show prep, and a Shorthorn class with John Willmott and Jim McKay, followed by a livestock quiz and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton 4-8 Conservation Club
Dave Murray
Stephane Olivine
Halton
South
North Halton
Howard Tarzwell
George Henderson
Ted Brown
Ward Brownridge
Murray McCaig
Liz Norrington
Mac Alexander and Sons
Ernie
Mac Alexander
John McNabb
Walter Norrington
Don McCaig
Alexander House
Ernie Alexander
Alexander
Merrybrook Farms
R.R. 5
Milton
W.H. Merry
Doug Gardhouse
John McKinnon
Bob Merry
John Willmott
Jim McKay
Dave Jackson
Cousins Sweep Top Prizes in Peel County Land Judging
Cousins Bill CatIon and David Cation of Brampton won five of the top awards at the Peel County Land Judging Competition held August 9 at OAC Guelph. Jim Murray of Brampton finished third. The event, jointly sponsored by Credit Valley and Metropolitan Toronto Region Conservation Authorities and the Department of Agriculture, featured 30 prizes awarded at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area banquet. John Cockburn served as master of ceremonies, with head table guests including local officials from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority. Kenneth Higgs presented the Ker nate Riggs Trophy to Bill CatIon as senior winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
David Cation
Brampton
Peel County
Jim Murray
Credit Valley
Toronto
Department of Agriculture
OAC
Jack Bailey
Jack Pawley
Joan Rollings
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Bob Nestitt
Tom Barber
Ken Higgs
Metro Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
Herb Norry
Kenneth Higgs
Kernate Riggs
Bill Catlon
Highest Holstein sold to Japan from Canadian herd
Raybrook Telstar, a top Holstein sire bred by Roy Ormiston, left Esquesing township for Japan under a large cooperative program in Hokkaido. The sale, reportedly the highest cash Holstein bull price in Canada, included Seiling Mark and bred heifers, with a sendoff at the Georgetown Sales Arena attended by Holstein officials and a luncheon at North Halton Golf Club. The voyage began by train and ship via the USA to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raybrook Telstar
Esquesing Township
Japan
Hokkaido
Telstar
Seiling Mark
V.G
USA
San Francisco
Georgetown
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Holstein- Friesian Journal
North Halton Golf
Acton 4-H Calf Club holds grooming and showmanship lesson
The Acton 4-H Calf Club's fifth meeting at the Murray farm featured grooming and showmanship instruction led by Arthur Lawson. Members practiced leading calves, judged Holstein cows, and received oral reasons for placements. Keith Aitken and Bill Lasby were commended for upcoming leadership activities with 4-H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Ken Murray
Nassagawega
Bill Lasby
Catherine Lasby
Nino Braida
Arthur Lawson
Milton
B.A.C
Geoffery Taylor
Lawson
Acton Fair
Arthur
College Royal
Keith Aitkin
Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muster Feeds
Bassano
Alberta
Ree
Thornhill Farm
Hornby District
W. J. Watson
Cay
Holstein Calf Club
Mary McGee
Jersey
Guernsey - Ayrshire
Stuart Nurse
Pat Sweetman
Cousins
Parkwood
Parkway Lumber Ltd
Mill ST
Kitchener
Stanchion
Price
Roy Ormiston
Acton Free Press
Keith Aitken
Guelph
Halton County
Maryland
Jamesway
John Ridgeway
Butler
Brookview
Bellview Ave
Burlington
Ontario
Mill Street
John A. Edger
Mgr
North Halton Advisory Board
John T. Armstrong
Reford Gardhouse
Maurice C. Beaty
Michael Ledwith
John Gay
E. D. Young
Oakville
Simcoe
Delhi
Cooksville
Nassagaweya Township
Nassagaweya
J.C. McIntyre
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