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the acton free press thursday july 7 19a6 regains title 5 jiii jfi weed control news by v e mcarthur hatqn vyeed inspector poisbn ivv the vacation spoiler berries red have no- dread berries while poisonous sight leaves three quickly flee this very bad hit of verse is not as bad as the plant it at tempts to describe in fact it touches on all the important ictfrjlification characteristics of poison ivy the berries ore never red but prey lo white ami in late fall yellowish brown the leav es are always alternate on the stem and each leaf is always made up of three leaflets which are usually inclined to droop the plant itself is usually a vine which may creep along the ground or may climb up fenc- j nriw v it eli it is its severity in event that symp toms appear an early visit to the doctor may prevent n later visit to the hospital prevention is usually much better than the cure this in volves recognizing poison ivy and avoiding it at least one in every scout camp picnic 4islu ing party or golf foursome should lie competent to recog nize and point out this plant to members of his group it grows on roadsides woodlands school yards at summer cottages yes and even in rough places at some golf courses its elimina tion rates priority in all these places but somehow a few- plants manage to survive and always someone walks through it pulls it or rests on u- supported by aerial roots it may however be a thick stem med shrub up to three feet in height it has an extensive it spreads along with propor tion by seeds all parts or this weed includ ing the roots coniain the poison ous substance which causes the severe skin irritation- contact can be direct or even from con taminated shoes garden tools pets or clothes the vapors from a bonfire of piison ivy vines roots or leaves can also cause the rash blisters and ir ritation in sensitive persons thorough washing with strong soap immediately after contact may prevent infection or reduce it has even grown unrecog nized among rock garden plants with disastrous results to the owner in autumn the leaves turn delightful colors of orange yellow and red which tempt the uninformed to add to their col lection of color leaves fortunately poison ivy can be controlled by readily avail able chemicals arnitrolt is the best for one application treat ment brushkill is also good but may require a second cleanup application silvexis also quite effective on poison ivy what ever product is used be sure to follow directions on the label aitd spray anytime up until the end of september 500 holsteins off to italy assemble at georgetown yard a boat load of 500 pure bred canadian holsteins has just left st john new brunswick for it aly the purchaser altilio lad- ira of cremona italy will dis tribute the cattle lo italian breeders this shipment consisted of lop quality animals secured from the provinces ol manitoba ontario quebec and new brun- swick the entire group was as sembled at georgetown and re quired 25 railwav ears for trans port to st john arrangements for purchase and shipment were made by rockwood ineinational ltd of georgetown while john raison of smiths falls accompanied the cattle to italy among district breeders who participated in the shipment are robert alexander john brand- cr rov thompson and gordon laidlaw mr ladina expects to ship an other boat load of holsteins to italy in midaugust included will be the 44 head of outstand ing cattle that he bought at the dispersal sale of the oak ridges herd of jr r dennis oak ridg es where mr ladina was run nerup in the bidding for a bull calf that sold for the canadian record auction sale price for a dairy bull of 46000 his 44 pur chases ranged in price from 1000 lo 2600 cash lucky 13 club members fete organizer at meet the members ol the lucky 13 club rrie ji he home ot mrs j dcv guiph st reel rock- cij t lr june i to j 1 member mr- di bean llrn st a ii v tie vj vpiri with thcl j- j ikiy paved pr-t- wl i miv win iha- c gcp m- e mfar- iii- 1 ljoot ni mr- m sc kjad lunch sus v ec k x ni mr- du- b li- btiij ke icntrcd the i3 tahrc a presentation of a pi mjc to mrs dean on the eve of her birthday those present were mrs m wietzel kitchener mrs lillian gibbons ajax ont mrs f piummcr mrs v thatcher goelph mrs n saunders mrs l lin foot mrs scott mrs r oakes mrs e mcfarlane mrs m milne mrs dean and mrs d dean all of rockwood those unable to attend were mrs h w howell aurora mrs j mclclland toronto and mrs rose dyer rockwood the club was formed in august 1934 by mrs dean staff pluto m z bennett school received two trophies during the grade 8 graduation banquet tuesday june 28 left to right are mike marchment with the interschool sports trophy teacher ed leath er i and and bill field with the interschool champion field day trophy each year both the m z bennett and robert little schools hold interschool sports and field day events for the champion ship margaret hunter dairy princess hiilton omtitvs dairy prin cess fur isxio is mlveaiuld mar garet llunler of ilr 1 huilliii ion the pert ilarkhniivil grudu- ale of kcmpivlllo aitrieuliimtl school won the tllle lor the sec ond consecutive year on thurs day nigh june 21 and earned the right to repivseivt hnuon in the ontario dairy princess com pel ilion at the cnf inlatee aug ust three county fnrin tirls murgnivt doreen lmey of r k vmeoiyelown and fllzabelh niitliiliin of rr 6 millon vied for the title and were judg ed on the basis of their inter views with the judges their milklnp ability thqlr milking el- llcltiicv and personal appear ance judges for the contest were imrs jean peterson loos a former tlnlton county nnd on tario daliry princess laverne dyment a member of ihe on tario milk marketing bourd and george drennnn a former field man for the holstelnfrelsian association upwards of 400 crowded into the 1 lays sales arena to watch the contest afler enjoying roast beef dinner as part of rurajurbun night sponsored by the oakville chamber of commerce and ihe oakville jay- cees a special guest for the evening was pretty oulh mckinney of culcdon ontario dairy princess for 196566 while the ilalton girls participated in a milking contest miss mckinney com mented on her experiences as he ontario dairy princess and also described the various steps being taken in the milking con test june is dairy month but every day should be dairy day miss hunter told the large audience in ilalton were liv ing in the teeth of prosperity we have the highest per capita wieom of any co ib and dairying is one of our major industries she noted halton is a banner county hullon mpp george kerr suggested this is one of ihe best methods of focusing at tention on the milk industry im glad to see everyone came in a car tonight he said as he referred to the farmers traclor protest in western ontario con cerning milk prices ross segsworth of burlington was chairman for the evening stnff photo margaret hunter was selected recently as halton countys 1966 dairy princess and will go on to compete in the ontario dairy princess competition at the cne in august margaret 20yearsold is a daughter of mr and mrs albert hunter of rr 1 burlington the 196566 ontario dairy princess ruth mckinney of caledon is shown presenting the sash to margaret halton 4h club news annual halton 4h bus trip a tour of the new city hall intoronto was one of the high lights of the halton 4h bus trip held on wednesday june 29th the kiwanis club of the kingsway sponsors for the 4- h clubs in halton conducted the program high park for lunch and at riverdale zoo the afternoon program in cluded a stop at the howard homestead at high park where the original furnishings and horse drawn carriages were still in prime condition the 4 h club members then visited the farm of allan collins and sons at woodbridge this operation consisted of vegetable production specializing in ra dishes beets and green onions the day came to an end with the bus arriving buck at the milton- fair grounds in the late afternoon halton 4h stawberry club by stuart nurse the halton 4h strawberry club was privileged to visit the vineland experimental station so farmers in the areas could learn of new plants and meth ods lou ricketson one of the head men at vineland pointed out the various plots and test ing areas there was a short recess to allow the people to have a clo ser look at the varieties in the fields a machine to carry pick ers on a wing on each side and one driver when the group had a chance to look around discussions were held about varieties her bicides and frost prevention it is through such meetings the modern farmer can learn to improve his crops on june 28 the annual straw berry twilight was being held trustees board discuss bylaw irockwood the board of trustees sent a delegation of four trustees brain and hilts secretary obrien and former trustee robert leslie to at tend the wellington board of health meeting in fergus this was to discuss the proposed land use bylaw for rockwood only the delegation was well re ceived and had a full discussion on the bylaw it will require another meeting to determine the final outcome 6n the way home the delega tion dropped in on the meeting of the planning board and the township council being held in the township office several per tinent questions were asked by the delegation who were invit ed to attend the next meeting when actual planning vvill be started a new culvert had to be plac ed in the village at the foot of gowan st to drain the water out of the pond which will be created by runoff water from main st this will be necessary when cox construction get the main st back to normal after installing stonm sewers off main st down stanley st to dowler st best wishes to acton pharmacy on their gra openi delivery by herb s delivery best success to actons newly opened modern drug store acton pharmacy it is a pleasure to be the owner of the premises where such a modern uptodate pharrttdcy has located w j mcleod j faambwdm provincial grant rids setwid manor a cheque or 27480980 repre senting ihe second instalment on provincial subsidies on ihe const rucl ion of hal kins second home for ihe aged in millon was jeceitfed recent lv by ilalton oouhly council it is gratifying lo knmv thai progress is continuing on the const niction lion louis p cecile minister of welfare wrote to date the total provin cial contribution to ihe project has amounted lo 34151225 departrtien of agriculture gives tips on plant insects top meat sire ten steer carcasses all grad ing canada choice has qualified an ai unit bull as a 100 per cenl certified meat sire flmlea kd spidel 38t n polled here ford is ihe first hull in canada to have all of his tested off spring rneet every carcass qual ity requirement of ihe three year old international perform ance registry program he is owned by central ontario and waterloo cattle breeding as sociations seven of ihe lest steers had monthly weight gains ol over l0 pounds thev were slaught ered at an average if v1 days with carcass weights averaging 591 pounds facelifting on the free press building is continuing this week two weeks ago the tall chimney was painted and now painters are busy spraying and bmshing paint on the outside walls qnuirlo depnrltnerjt of agri culture extension branch fmil and vegetable specialist charlc warm- 1 prepared tin- following minimal ion im plant and shrub insect tuimage- tliis is ihe lime of year when garden plants and shrubs are quite susceptible to attack by insect- and many insects are prevalent in gardens at this time of year foliage is lender and succulent and this is pre ferred by insects lo the tough ened foliage later on shrubs thai are defoliated now will be weakened lor the rest ol the summer sonic- common caterpillar in sects often seen eating foliage on hedges are sawflv larvae loopers or tenl caterpillars most of these caterpillar insects are more easily killed by spray ing wilh ddt rosen seem lo he quite sus ceptible lo insect damage as well us diseases p re pa red spray- for roses are easily ob- tsrinetrirnd rrc probabkr desir able since they contain the pro per ilinuicides and insecticides to conlrtil mo- i ol ihe common tose disorders uirch leaf miner is a common insect in birch trees causing death lo many leaves a liny worm crawls between the two layers of the leal and feeds from this proleclive position most sprays are inelfeclivc after this time probably the easiest treat ment for this insect as well as other birch insects is cygon 2 f this material is a liquid and can be painted full strength on the trunk of the tree it will then he translo to all parts nyffifc trejtk i 1 1 i ng fhe insettf s feeding on it an advantage of this type of material is that it kills only insects which actual ly feed on the foliage and spares ny harmless insects general garden insecticides that are easily obtained are rnalathion ddt rhoienone etc these materials are easily ob- lained as a powder which can be mixed wilh water and spray ed on ihe plants for many soil insects alclrin aiyctchlorclnne are the materials to use melasylsox systox and cy gon are systemic materials which when applied to a plant are absorbed into the fluid con tent of the plant and distributed bv this medium these are very good materials when properly applied but can be dunyerous if cireksslv handled faticuf much has been said ahout fa tigue not only in driving the car but also ihe farm tractor if you ride a tractor all after noon lo the steady hum of the engine and bounce of ihe seal and sometimes in ihe dust and heat voure bound to jet tired you may not realize it but your attention drops and this could be dangerous take an occasion al break and stay alive congratulations to acton pharaaacy on their grand opening of actons newest and completely modern pharmacy best wishes for success in the future to vm bill f yundt k h elsley owners and operators we were pleased to have been chosen building contractors for the remodelling and renovations a l riemer equipment co plumbing and heating contractors 84 coble st acton ontario 8530640 congratulations to acton pharmacy on its mercury photo service 47 simcoe st toronto ontario leave your film at acton pharmacy for developing and printing and receive a new film absolutely free 1 17 620 1 20 126- 35mm black and whit and kodacolor only i wtiittumiimumi jtia