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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
20
Members of the Halton Junior Farmers county executive and five local clubs held a picnic at Bronte Creek on Sunday August 17. Twenty Juniors attended including club presidents and secretaries. After lunch the group offered thanks to Mr. and Mrs Atkins by Moc Sprowl of Acton.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin on Commercial Poultry Farming in Nova Scotia highlights flock size and labor efficiency as key differences between top poultrymen and average operators. It notes larger flocks cut labor per bird and boost returns, alongside production rate, with emphasis on labor saving devices and better chore organization. Hemlock is cited as a slowly maturing Canadian tree, potentially taking 100 to 200 years to reach maturity.
Halton Junior Farmers held their second mid summer dance at Haltonville on August 20. The Modern Aires Orchestra from Georgetown provided the music. County president Mac Sprowl welcomed about 200 dancers with vice-president Inrold Tyrell conducting spot dances. Thelma Hunter and Grant Nevilin won the first spot, while Helen Lyons and Charles Hunter won the second. Wool grading expansion in Asia prompted Pakistan to plan a scientific system.
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