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i v TORONTO Hon A lode for etch Stewart Minister produced name lot and concession would he felt provide Infor mation also for visitors to an area which would help locate the farm which they might be seeking York like lo sec all rural proper- trees of variety of Commenting on the pro- would have been ton s unknown legion the ties brightened up as a hard maple approximately posed required farm on what are gen- effort towards the six feet tall on mail boxes Wicks said The revised plan of having termed the back roads of Canadas Centennial A contract has been let for a numerical system had been will hive the to Mr Wicks said that with the supply of trees and considered with key list become known as are their the rapport of the Ag- Mr Wicks said was expect- provided for fire and police town and city cousins Committee of the youths would plant use but because of the num- all mem- them near the entrance to about farms in As a Centennial project their family farm Yc County such a system York County Federation of Agriculture is promoting the brightening up of farm en trances and better tfcm on rural mail boxes TWs latter the major fart at the promo calling far of 5acre Ms to large farms to re tot their ami Am the aad in their township All participating are also urged Jo take a snapshot of the renovated mail box and forward it to Box Mark- ham- This will be considered an entry for a lucky draw planned for Schomberg Fair Deadline for photographic entries is May 24 first prize offered Is a threeday trip to Expo for I two persons Should the ner not wish to make the trip ijan alternative prixe of a Centennial Bond is available Other prizes either bonds or cash will be given second and third place winners Frank is chairman of this is assisted by Alan Gelatley and Gordon Cook of King township Jim and Fred Wicks Federation secretary BR Stouffrille Outlining the project at a luncheon held for county press Air Brumwell said he and his committee hoped farm people would go much farther than the mail box plan perhaps painting gales and fences planting trees and trimming hedges flower beds flanking either the roadway to the house or the house it- self He emphasized that the York Cbunty Federation would and Food announced to day that an official Perform ance Testing for Sheep and a new Ram Prem ium Policy have been estab lished under the direction of the Livestock Branch of the Department The performance policy for sheep is designed to assist purebred and commercial sheep breeders In improving their flocks by means of de termining accurately the pro ductivity of each ewe in the flock and the rate of growth of each Iamb produced Sheep breeders participat ing in the program will re ceive a report containing a Ewe Production Index for each ewe in the flock and a The ewe production index is based upon Iamb and wool production and designed for use in culling the flock The lamb index which is based on the weight of each lamb ad justed to an age of days is used to select both ram and ewe replacements Every sheep breeder in Ontario is eligible to apply for enrolment if be maintains a flock of at least 20 breeding ewes Breeders wishing to avail themselves of the new policy should make immedi ate application to the Live Stock Commissioner Parlia ment Buildings Toronto tested rams in pure approved by a representative commercial sheep flocks In of the Live Stock -CoramU- If approved rams are pur chased by private treaty the Ontario Purchasers of pure bred rams in the province will be eligible to receive a Premium if the ram a has been tested under the Ontario Performance Testing Policy for Sheep and has an adjusted weight of at least pounds at days of age is from a flock in which there is no visible evidence of any disease that might en danger the health of sheep In other flocks v It u v has been bred by or The Ram Premium Policy is designed to encourage the iiupecUon and use of approved performance has been inspected and amount of Premium win be in the case of ram lambs and in the case of year ling rams Purchasers of approved rams at a consignment sale held under the auspices of the Ontario Sheep Breeders Association or any regional Sheep Breeders Association will be eligible to receive a Premium amounting to per cent of the purchase price up to a maximum of FARMING REPORT By AL WALL York County Federation of Agriculture is spon soring Operation Mail Box a Centennial project to have all farms and rural properties properly identified Fred Wicks secretary Gordon Cook Frank chairman of the project Jim Federation president and Ted Barry dis play painted mail boxes Shepherd Staff Soil And Crop Convention Issue Publication On Farm Sharing TORONTO Ontario farm ers who appreciate the im portance of sound business management in the conduct Agricultural Representative for York County I expect that one of the popular resolutions for farmers this year is to improve on farm records Good records become more useful and more neces sary each year Keeping records isnt easy but there are two things that can be done to simplify the job One is to decide on a good system and the other is to put a little study on it We have arranged some sessions to provide assistance on both of these items They are being held next Monday and Tuesday Jan 16 and at our office in Newmarket There will be two sessions each day from oclock until noon and from to Farmers their wives sons or daughters or whoever keeps the books are invited to come to any one of the sessions They should be helpful for anyone starting or of their opcraUons will have for those who have had trouble making a system particular interest in the pub- work The York annual meeting is at Vandorf next Wednesday and the annual meeting of the Hog Producers Association in the county is on Thursday Our Hog Producers Association has an impor tant programme underway to make it easier for members to buy top quality boars Anyone now buying a boar that qualifies for the premium from the province will be paid an equal amount by the Association To qualify a boar must be from a sow testing at least on advanced registry The Provincial premium ranges from to depending on the score With the assistance from the county association now in effect a buyer could get as much as toward the price of a good boar Secretary Norm Kay of will be making these payments Getting back to farm records I should mention again that farm account books for 1967 are now available at our office free In the same vein Miss Donna Stewart our Home Economist reports that farm wives frequently have difficulty explaining to their husbands where all that money was spent each week Well Donna has the answer to that one now TORONTO Considered to be one of the agricultural highlights of the year the On tario Soil and Crop Improve ment Association will hold its annual convention In the Coli seum Exhibition Park To ronto on Jan 25 and Concurrent with the conven tion will be the annual Can ada Farm and Industrial Equipment Show which will run through to Jan 23 Among the many features of the program will be the Department of Agriculture and Foods TV short course for farmers segments of which will be shown on each on the subject of Canadas Centennial During the convention the business meetings of he Soil and Crop Improvement As sociation and the Ontario Pedigreed Seed Section wiU be held at 10 am on Jan Leonard Trivers Thessalon president of the Association will preside RON ELLIOTT RAMBLER Yonge South DEMONSTRATOR SALE REBELS RAMBLERS TO CHOOSE FROM BIG SAVINGS Newmarket PHONE SALE Bottles SHAMPOO 1 Reg DISCOUNTS On All Items J Farm Income Shar ing Arrangements just pub lished by the Ontario Depart ment of Agriculture and Food Written by France Western Ontario Agricultural School the publication num ber details types agree ments that can be arrived at under a plan of shared in come Also set out in detail is an income sharing arrange ment for a father and son Examples and charts are shown covering several types of agreements to suit differ ent conditions V Farmers interested in re ceiving a copy of the publica tion may obtain one from County Offices of the Depart ment or by writing the Infor mation Branch Department of Agriculture and Food Par liament Buildings Toronto Sheep Killed By Dogs KING TOWNSHIP King Township Council authorized the treasurer Rose to Issue a cheque payable to Farms for for day of the convention The sheep killed by dogs and two program will first be televised sheep injured on the CBC network on Jan Alter maintaining a night and at each watch for dogs responsible morning for the damage to the Joubin Participating in the pro- flock the farm manager shot gram of the convention will and killed a black dog that be experts in many fields attempted break into the of agriculture Speaker at the bam to get at the sheep The annual banquet to be held on manager is waiting to spot an- evening of Jan 28 will be other dog believed to have Nelson Hawn He will speak molested the flock 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