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the thsune two downy woodpeckers consume their noonday lunch from a feeder- outside the home of betty and edgie pegg claremont rr 2 betty pegg feature farms on ty uxbridge ontario farmers will again have an opportunity to keep ab reast with the latest dev elopments in farming when the ontario depart ment of agriculture and food presents their series this business of farm ing over the cbc net work january 9 10 and 11 at 1030 to 1130 am the program has been divided into three sections covering three important aspects of agriculture on january 9 the topic will be the fences are coming down the prog ram deals with dairy cat tle outlining some good sound principles in breed ing feeding housing herd health and manage ment some pictures of mr earl wilsons new dai ry barn near uxbridge will be shown on this tv program the topic for the prog- ram on wednesday janu ary 10 will be no sacred cows a critical look is taken at ontarios beef- cowcalf operations inclu ding breeding feeding housing and management some pictures from the farms of mr edgar ward claremont and charolais enterprizes brooklin will be shown on this broad cast the topic for thursday january 11 will be a beats c this program examines the jigsaw puz zle of success in swine farming which includes breeding feeding hous ing health and manage ment specialists in each of the above topics from the oac and the depart ment of agriculture and food will participate in the program evening classes pickering district high school board registration for winter semester january 9 and 11 1968 at pickering high school principal d 3 kettle 9424761 dunbarton high school principal a w munroe 8391125 courses the following courses will be con tinued from the first semester new regis trants will be added to these classes or if num bers permit new classes will be formed grade xiii english speed reading physical fitness men physical fitness women sewing advanced sewing elementary art watercolour oil hostess cookery interior decorating landscaping typewriting elementary business machines auto mechanics woodworking welding archery outboard power lawnmower maint golf instruction fees s10 for a course offered 2 nights a week 5 tot a course offered 1 night a week s 750 for a course offered 1 night per week for 3 hours for certain courses there will be an additional charge for materials used classes will be held tuesday and thursday evenings commencing january 9 and continuing until march 14 for further information please contact the high school offices d g wontley chalrmnn of hie board j c richardson superintendent of secondary schools fish for fun by a w leman district forester around this time of the year the ice fisherman gets his fishing tackle in shape and puts a fresh coat of paint on the old fish hut the south end of cooks bay on lake simcoe froze over last week so it wont be long before that area is dotted with fish huts from past records we predict that there will be the usual number of dar ing individuals who will venture on to thin ice which is not strong enough to carry the load some equipment will be lost some fishermen will get wet and some likely drown in the early part of the season a few snow mobiles go under and later on a car or two if the occupants are lucky they may get out before the vehicle sinks how- with binoculars and camera by edg betty pegg a familiar sight at this season of the year along wooded lanes fence rows and the farm woodlot is thebusy little black and white downy woodpeck er the males red spot on the back of the head read ily distinguishes him from the female the downy and the hairy who is much larger are the only species of woodpecker with a white back it would seem that woodpeckers were born just to bang their heads a- gainst a tree all day they are the only living creat ures able to locate and er adicate the hordes of in sects found beneath the bark by stopping the spread of these pests to sound trees nearby wood peckers are tremendously important to our woodland economy full protection is given to all 21 species in america in a way that is unoan- ny woodpeckers can lo cate a borer or a colony of carpenter ants to aid them in their search they have very special equip ment the beak is joined to the skull by a spongy tissue which acts as a shock absorber the ton gue is most extraordin ary it can be extended far beyond the bill is very sticky and on the end are barbs which act like fish hooks when a borer is lo cated the tongue is snak ed along its runway and the grub pulled from its hideout the tail acts as a prop the inner two fea thers are very stiff and when in a moult these two stay put until all oth ers grow in beside the downy and hairy we have seven oth er species in ontario ever generally speaking once a vehicle goes under the ice the broken ice fills the hole and very few people ever make it back to the surface so we say be careful dont ven ture on ice which is -not- safe a few fish are not worth the risk of losing your life or expensive equipment remember that all fish huts placed on the ice of lakes couchiching or sim coe must bear on the out side in numbers not less than two and onehalf inches high the number assigned to the owner by an officer of the depart ment these numbers may be obtained by contacting the district foresters of fice department of lands and forests rr 2 maple crop improvement meeting at victoria square hall tbursdar iamtr 4 1968 page 9 a a wall agricultural rep for york county well its a new year and a natural time to take a fresh look at farm prac tices in the crop business a good place to start is the annual meeting of the york county crop im provement association the meeting is next tuesday january 9 at the victoria square hall things get underway sharp at 1030 am with a look at dairy farming through television the first program in this years series of three will be viewed at our meeting harold clapp is the tele vision host and the show deals with everything from raising small calves right through to equip ment to get the milk into the bulk tank if there ever was a good main topic for a meeting this year it has to be drainage so professor ross irwin from the uni versity of guelph a top au thority in drainage is the main speaker of the after noon drainage is some thing thats always good but there can be lots of questions about justifying the cost getting outlets distance between lines and some legal problems too that professor irwin will deal with farmers who did crop demonstrations this year will report on them nitro gen on barley potash on corn direct seeded forag es corn variety trials and growing soyabeans are some of the main ones insect and disease con trol will be discussed by bill hurst crop specialist for york there will be a discus sion too on haylage for summer and winter feed ing of dairy cattle carl boynton bill mitchell and glenn atkinson are three dairymen who tried it and they will report the television series continues on wednesday and thursday beef and swine are the topics the programs start each day at 1030 and an hour of up- to date practices methods and opinions follow i think each program will justify letting the chores wait for awhile and doing some farming in the liv ing room with the tv and a cup of coffee the head of a large com pany had died and his secretary was being noti fied that on reading his will they found she had been named as one of his beneficiaries oh no she cried i always thought he had one but it wasnt me honest it wasnt terrific used car savings terrific used car savings spectacular down 1963 models from 1964 models from 1965 models from 1966 models from 1967 models from 700 1000 1245 1575 1970 40 cars in all to choose from alex williamson motor sales ltd 8523601 uxbridge 8523331 terrific used car savings terrific used car savings garden guide by john bbadshaw everyone can now have a rose garden regardless of where they live with the development of the new strain of miniature roses recent breeding work has 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