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the tr1sune lbaniii octof 27 hit ttt 9 harry timbers mount albert rr3 is keeping the family tradition alive at both district and inter national plowing matches he topped his class on saturday and was awarded the bank of nova scotia prize valued at 35 staff photo young plowmen set record at east york match this rulerstraight furrow is a sample of barry timbers plowmanship at the east york match his coach and father is bob timbers himself a winner of many awards the match was held on the schell- davidson farms markham township staff photo in his first time in match competition henry emery right slouftville ted smith rui blackwalcr was the runnerup to barry timbers in kri received the guaranty trust co trophy presented here by win timbers classes 4 and 13 staff photo smaller number of farms producing more hn ontario ivan pegecr mount albert rrji won both he open and ulililv classes on saturday staff photo twentytwo in boys class history is nothing if not applied it is the laic of the past lolcl in the pres ent for ihe guidance of the future so let us look at what has happened to what nay happen this quotation appears in a statistical study on farming trends in ontario the study is one of many taking place in the eco nomics branch of the on tario department of agri culture and food it is these studies which will form the basis of the onla- rio conference on agricul ture held in vineland the conference will bring to gether ihosc people having a major stake in ihe future of agriculture not the least of those attending will he representatives of thoso mosl vitally concern ed ihe farmer and the consumer vanishing race farm operators have possession and control over ihe most important of our natural resources the tillable land that we must look lo for our food supply their stewardship n1w automatic oiling will determine much of our future ability to re main well nurtured and vigorous it is therefore advisable lo understand what manner of men have ibis control where did they come from what was their background and experience are they peo ple who represent a van ishing race or arc they more than reproducing themselves this is the foreword to a statistical study it is the writing of a warm and friendly man dr ii l patterson director of ihe farm economics and food dr patterson con cludes ihe foreword with the following anyone who likes people will be able to read between ihe lines and see through ihe cold statistics the very human family down the road farmers sons the vast majority of male farm operators in ontario were farmers sons who had been raised on farms within their own local community similarly the great ma jority of the wives of ihcse farmers were themselves raised on farms ontario the super- powered lightweight chain saw with added convenience iks farming report by al wall now dependable automatic oiling for longer chain life and friction free cutting and pioneers new muffling system cuts noise right down to make cutting with the pioneer 1150 a pleasure see the super powered pioneer 115 today sb3s altona feed supply limited r k curemoni phone 640- 1621 lore county minor farmers are busy these days on their century farm project to celebrate canadas centennial the junior farmers have been looking up all the farms that have been in the same family for the last hundred years ninety six c e n t u r y farms have been found in york so far the next step is to identify them with a special sign distribution of the signs will start this week with personal deliv ery hy a junior farmer there may still he some that qualify anyone mis sed should contact hill pearson rlt i aginrnurt or our office at newmar ket the annual junior far- nicrs church service was held last sunday at noble- ton bruce marlaggirt a member and recent os- good hall graduate was the special speaker iola j rcesor of cedar grove wss soloist and other jun iors participated junior farmer scholar ships this year ucre won by two members now in their second year at the university of cuclph john mccallum of woodhridge in the diploma course and keith simpson also of woodbridgc in the veter inary course were the winners we arc hoping that all farm owners will take on a centennial project of their own there is a wide range of things that could he done in the area of farm stead improvement one of the good ones will he some form of tree planting a windbreak or a small plantation on a bit of waste land planted in centennial year would be a dandy idea seedling trees are a- vnilahle at very low cost for farmers from tha de partment of lands and forests it is important however to order them now for planting next spring by next spring the supply is almost sure to be taken up order forms and details can be obtained at our office or from the de partment of lands and fo rests at maple therefore can be consider ed to owe much of its agricultural prosperity lo farm families the sons and daughters of many of todays farmers are plan ning to stay in farming if the economics of farming merit continuing the quality of the cana dian farmer and a tribute to his skills and effort was ihe subject of remarks made by everett biggs deputy minister of agri culture and food for on tario in a recent speech farming is no longer a way of life for much of the population but a business of a skilled minority he was referring lo ihe fact ihat during ihe past five years about 2000 cana dian farm workers have been leaving agriculture each month that in 1965 here were less than half as many workers on cana dian farms as were there at the end of the war it is important to note be remarked that this re duced manpower has re sulted in a startling effici ency development in agri culture production in the prewar period one farm orkcr produced enough io feed len people in 1965 he produced enough to feed thirtytwo people fewer farms with the growth in ur ban areas ihe reduction of farmlands and the de mands of industry for skilled workers it is evi dent thai the training of our farmers must keep pace with other educatio nal goals if farming is lb continue to be ontarios largest primary industry in the future ontario will have fewer farms but they will be larger and produce considerably more per acre today jounp people arc being taught to apply science to the land to develop new- breeds of plants and ani mals they are learning more efficient methods of marketing storing pro cessing transplanting and merchandising they are being taught also to be good businessmen for this is the key to increas ing a profilable return to the farmer for his labor today cooperatives and marketing boards are helping farmers lo obtain orderly marketing and fair prices for their pro ducts it is important that this be a continuing and expanding partnership our agricullural system must have the benefit of a thorough pricing and mar keting policy suffe rs heart attack mrs c burkholder bethesda the com munity joins with ihe bo- lender family in hoping for a complete recovery for mrs clare bolender who was taken by ambu lance lo uxbridgc hospital suffering a hear attack mrs stanley flook and children david cheryl and linda have moved from orangcville and are now living with the bolen der family mr and mrs murray allin douglas glen and larry visited cousins mr and mrs roy mcnichol at their cottage at kirkficld j sunday afternoon mr and mrs harry pugh helen and marjorie nicely and mr and mrs john pugh had sunday dinner wilh mr and mrs fred nicely toronto the november meeting of the bcthcsda licw will be held nov i at 230 pm at the home of mrs w empringham the family of mr and mrs e clubine invile their friends to the second markham baptist church from 2 to 5 pm oct 29 where they are holding a golden wedding reception for their parents mr and mrs edgerton clubine stouffville the change to a saturday dale for the east york plowing match increased the en tries in the boys class to a record 22 on the site of ihe schclldavidson farms ninth line markham branch president lloyd doner of gormley said that in class 12 the entry list was so large that it had lo be split into two divisions it speaks well for the future said the president the presentation ban quet was held in the vet erans hall stouffvillc results were class 1 byrnell wylie anthony fcathcrstone class 2 gerald bell murray grove jim clark class 3 bill iran bruce pcarse ken ferguson barry jones slcphen lewis gord bolb- ani class 4 barry tim bers ted smith bob trail bob campsall gord hoo ver earl lewis jim mc- kcan slan kcrswill da vid ferguson class 5 ron mcguckin jim fergu son keith hoover ron botham david winn class 6 ross kennedy don dunkeld ken brown class 8 ivan dcgccr class 9 henry emery nick aland herb jarvis lloyd grove class 10 don dunkeld ross kenne dy ken brown henry emery class it ivan degcer nick aland herb jarvis lloyd grove class 12 ken ferguson bill tran bruce pearse slcph en lewis class 13 bar ry timbers ted smith bob tran bob campsall david ferguson keith hoover special awards special awards were presented lo byrnell wylle best plowed land bill tran best crown barry timbers besl plow ed land age 12 to 17 henry emery besl plow ed land in tractor cuss resident of east york branch lloyd grove besl plowed land i fur row mounted herb jar vis esso special keith hoover t eaton co jr championship there were six entries in ihe horse team classes although only four teams were used nelson ramer and murray grove plowed separale lands wilh the same horses while byrnell wylie and jim clark did the same according to branch rules this practice is not permitted but the regulation was dropped for saturdays match are you interested in extra income produce eggs under contract chain store requirements for high qualify eggs produced by hens in cages greatly exceeds the demand we require 12000 bird houses fully automated for minimum labour and maximum comfort for ihe birds 12001 ready to lay pullets are supplied hy us without any investment on your part your only investment is in the building and the equipment such as cages automatic feeders walcrcrs etc we can also supply mort gage funds for up to 75 of capital needed for the construction of your building we need 250100 additional hens lo supply present requirements ths egg contract provides an income of approximately 10000 to 120000 per week for your labour plese contact us for an appoi til men lo discuss this further feath ercrest farms limited box 36 mount albert phone 4732420