Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), July 18, 1973, p. 17

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Aurora Keswick Wed July Farm Report Marsh farmers ask Legislature for help with water Agricultural Representative for York Newmarket I Our annual Sunrise Tour comes up next Wednesday July and we have picked mainly farms that have something special in the production of Our best potential seems to be in using alfalfa as protein concentrate- Its been a great producer for a long time but with normal management it doesnt really end up with a protein level high enough to be ide outlets for Holland Marsh farmers losses caused by the soil Pumping water on these low- have recorded a surface from one farm being the outer canal or Holland Marsh lying However he lowering of fields which blown by the wind and reri drainage river it Ontario legislation said when the water is ranges from one to completely covering the standard sprinkler provide guidance and drained off and the land inches By raising the vegetable seedlings on an irrigation methods Due is schemes to made workable other water table to a level adjacent farm With to the proximity of farms allow water to enter problems arise on muck which is tolerable to the water present this may this generally applies to lack of planning and water muck growing area as soils which are not crop we estimate that be eliminated he said farmers adjacent to the control of water flow To farms In the Holland interested well as for draining farm generally encountered on subsidence can be He said the source of water work this system Marsh a group of but due coming through the dykes at the outer canal In this case some farmers get growing farm reasonable The installation of valves off the main of underground pipelines pipe at eacfe farm There which will transport number of farmers who He said i re Holland Marsh supply has found 90 pipe inlets flow by reduced as much York Region j per cent Also agricultural engineer foremost in Ralph Gregg told a as adjacent to a farm allows been installed by farmers from the special hearing of the The sprinkler irrigation after to allow Ontario Legislature known way of reducing seeding which prevents pumped or Select Committee on is organic soil from gravity back Land Drainage meeting flow te pumped back owing farms To provide this tore Wednesday that in ditches where it making the request he y raise a representing a taUe number of farmers a working organic soils in For has been done FISHERMANS SPECIALS York thus si They are doing well in York this year looked at several good fields including those of Amos Baker Roy I Phillips Reg James and George I Boynton We will see Bakers and on the corn Unfortunately weeds got away on us on our bean demonstration so we will not be advertising that One of the really interesting stops will be on new kinds of machinery and equipment at the I Farm Service New planters forage blowers I sters manure tanks manure wagons and drive tractors will he on display and demonstrated A visit to the railway marshalling yards at literally down the organic explained the Topics Of The Town By Marion Bagger funds for i Alt used togrow good crops of hay and oats on the All farmers are invited on this tour Tannery Hill Farms at King City is the starling point at 9 in the I morning and well go from there in chartered buses AURORA Theatre local artist Ken forking hard to Money raised fr raffle will go tows Many ideas are in the lighting fund- planning stage but two has tic already Canoes PACEARNOLD MARINA photo graphics camera S OF REVENUE AMD EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER Ml With comparative figures for STATEMENT OF CAPITAL FUND OPERA FOR THE YEA ENDED With comparative figures for 1971 CONSOLIDA BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER With comparative figures for ASSETS OF NEWMARKET LIABILITIES Current liabilities term liabilities note N ta by the flit on the Debt lent or and that the contingent chart by the Regional Municipality or York loo reduce by the accumulating Interest on the Fund I by or contributed to by the Region the iron the taxpayers by Local laprovtMnta will reduce by the prolevies of and the rron sale or debentures Blue taxpayer iffirim will or aw by t tha Regional Municipality of York on coaptation Capital Coat had bean reported to Town at December 31 by AUDITORS EiPOMT

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