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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1958
Page
2
The semifinals run September 1 and 2 in the Coliseum main ring from 7 00 pm. Halton's Princess Mrs Hazel Reid competes Friday August 29 against Perth York Northumberland and Precrott princesses. About twenty vitamins vital to human health have been identified to date.
Five young ladies from nine districts in Ontario compete in the Dairy Queen event at the 1953 Canadian National Exhibition. Entries span from Essex to Renfrew and reach Cochrane and Thunder Bay. Competition runs over nine nights starting Thursday August 21.
Consumer Price Index shows a 3 percent drop from June to July amid lower food costs and a small fall in beef prices. Fresh vegetables declined and other major groups were largely flat. Sugar coffee and fats edged down slightly while eggs rose seven cents per dozen.
On Wednesday August 6 1648 Halton County hosted Grant Anderson Secretary of the National Weed Committee of Canada He toured farming areas in the southern county noting subdivisions under development near Oakville and urging lease to farm operators to keep lands cultivated He praised weed identification skills and warned against overreliance on chemicals urging integration with good cultural practices to control weeds and protect elm trees
Ontario announces new potato grade standards to unify quality across the province. Ontario No 1 and No 2 grades cover size and damage with Canada prefix for shipments outside Ontario. ranges specify 2 to 3 1/4 inches, with 73 percent at 2 1/4 inches or larger. The system targets 5, 10, 18 and 50 pound packaging and supports frying and baking uses.
Halton cattle total 23 262 under Brucellosis Control Act with 16 heated and 64 infected herds. Calves under eight months official vaccinates and certain entry cattle may move with health certificates or tests. Health of Animals branch offices in Toronto Guelph and Hamilton coordinates compliance notices in county press and postings.
A postwar report from the Agriculture department notes persistent shortages in workhorse supply. It cites shifts in meat, dairy, and poultry production, declining horse use, and ongoing demand in Quebec and other Canadian regions due to climate and geography.
Fragmentary lines reference measures affecting labor, wartime production, and political support. It mentions decline in numbers, media policy, and thresholds for participation, with unclear names and places. The passage lacks coherent facts for a fuller summary.
Fragmentary text describes a harvest process and a vat venting issue. It mentions mechanical parts and a device filling fields as ard farming moves forward. The garbled wording suggests a disrupted note on production steps and equipment behavior.
Reports to July 26 show a sharp rise in U S imports of Canadian livestock with slaughter cattle 54008 head and cattle 2h On4 AM listed. Hogs total 2166 0224 end shop with dressed beef reaching 20. JOBE pounds, up 30 percent. Pork and mutton and lamb combined 53.346 pounds, up 76 percent.
A survey of eastern Saskatchewan demonstration stations shows summer fallow acreage changing little over a decade. The average fallow acreage hovered near a common level as farmers adjust each year to maximize returns amid weather, pests, and disease.
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