Forage Club Notes At Halton Farm Meeting
Halton 44H Forage Club met July 27 at Fred Nurse’s farm. Members tested eight barley varieties, Beaver was a favored choice, with Simcoe and Rodney close behind. The group toured a pond, discussed underdrainage, and silage, then planned Mitton Fair educational displays. Dairy Calf Clubs met July 28 with Gordon Sinclair hosting and Holstein and Guernsey Jersey classes judged.
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Halton
Fred Nurse
Ontario
Beaver
Simcoe
Rodney
Montcalm
Nurse
Ashgrove
Mitton Fair
Gordon Sinclair
Halton Holstein Breeders
Art Bennett
Doreen
Doreen Sinclair
Ralph Cunningham
Mary Low Alexander
Add Woodley
Mac Alexander
Ken Scotland
Halton Jersey farming tour highlights big herd successes
An Halton farm tour showcased Ken Ella’s Big Little Herd and Featherstone Brothers’ 20 year old Jersey herd with prize cows, calves, and mother daughter lines. Maurice Beaty’s Beaty Jersey operation drew praise for its 18 year growth and stout show records as visitors praised Halton hospitality. Wheat prices worry growers as army worm outbreaks threaten crops. concerns include high feed costs and the need to preserve wheat for livestock rations. Canada’s 1951 fish processing output is noted in passing as a separate matter.
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Ken Ella
Ken
Ella
Jersey
Sland
Hawthorne Lodge
Trafalgar Township
Featherstone Brothers
Halton
Guelph
Maurice Beaty
Jim
Maurice
Halton Jersey Club
Halton Jersey Fraternity
World Jersey Bureau
Combine
Farm Radio Forums Start Organization in Zone Three
County executives of Farm Radio Forum in Zone Three met at Brampton for an organization meeting and to welcome newly elected Secretary-Manager W J McPherson known as Jack McPherson. Seven counties showed strong representation with plans to retain forums and form new ones, plus a fall and winter discussion on National Farm Forum topics.
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Farm Radio Forum
Zone Three
Brampton
W. J. McPherson
Jack McPherson
Peel Federation of Agriculture
Queens
McPherson
National Farm Forum
London
Shelburne Revives Old-Time Fiddling on a Grand Scale
Shelburne Ontario hosts a two day national fiddling contest affiliated with the United States event in Louisville. The town expects up to five thousand visitors as CBC’s Neighborly News covers the finals and proceeds go to charity. The fourth annual event elevates old-time fiddling while leaving the question of superiority between old and new players unresolved.
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Shelburne
Ontario
Rotary Club
CBC
Don Fairbairn
Rotarians
Louisville
Kentucky
Canada
Canada Tops as U.S. Trade Partner Historically
Canada remains the largest customer for the United States, with the United States traditionally exporting more than it imports from Canada. The relationship highlights the asymmetric trade flow between the two neighbors and their economic ties.
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Canada
United States
Leader Sea Scouts Crown at Oakville
Oakville Sea Scouts lost three members after their 16 foot cutter capsized in a Lake Ontario squall about 18 miles from shore. Arthur Thursby 33 Don ald McCausland 12 and Don ald Baldeeston 15 died, others in the six boat flotilla were rescued or later found safe. The tragedy sparked calls for a storm warning bureau as Oakville lacks port entrance warnings.
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Oakville
Lake Ontario
Arthur Thursby
Donald McCausland
Donald Baldeeston
YlotiNa
Niagara-on-the- E
Competition Won By George Wallace in Field Crop Contest
George Wallace won the Acton Agricultural Society field crop competition with 95 points judged by Elgin Laughlin of Caledon. Other results include Jim Leitch 4 dollars, Albert Gray 93.5, E. Griffin and Son 2, Charles McNabb 89, Harold McIntyre BA, Lloyd McEnery 83, R. Kerr and Son 824, Clayton Davis 82, and Elwood Johnston 81.
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George Wallace
Acton Agricultural Society
Elgin Laughlin
Caledon
Jim Leitch
Albert Gray
E. Griffin
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Halton County
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Oxford
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Waterloo
Lincoln
Peel County
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Acton
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Toronto
Gordon Strain
Milton
Work Service
W. Coleman JR
Malin St. Acton
Sam the Barber
Robt. R. Ahamelion
Optometrist
ST. George's Square Guelph
Mr. E. P. Head
F. L. Wright Real Estate Broker
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