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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
7
A stray OCR fragment describes a spray product claimed to repel water while allowing air flow. It notes ease of application and quick penetration without clogging pores, avoiding greasiness or gummy residue on clothing and gear.
A new automobile battery ships without acid and is handled safely. The acid is kept in a separate container until just before use, when it is poured into the battery to start the charge. No acid is wasted during the process.
Western Ontario farmer Sam Newvel operates about 1500 acres near Millgrove. Despite a dry 2 summers, his 65 acres of grain corn averaged 74 bushels per acre with two thirds in corn for five years and 20 acres for four, on rolling land with varied soil types.
The report notes Haltons Farm Lands ongoing organic practices and their uncertain longevity. Sam cites higher recent yields than a few years ago despite drought and reports erosion benefits from leaving corn stalks, crediting advice from R J Brydon and Ted Heeg of the OAC Soils Dept and ongoing collaboration with them.
The article describes Sam’s spring plowing method and soil building routine. It details applying 400 lbs of 0-20 Catered fertilizer per acre plus 100 lbs ammonium nitrate, totaling 500 lbs per acre of 32-0-0. It notes side dressing at planting with 200 lbs per acre of 4-12-10 and a late cultivation side dress as the corn reaches about a foot high.
Halton Night School plans its January 6 reopening as the Planning Committee works to iron out snags. A. T. Wordsley chair says enrolment is paid up and average nightly attendance before Christmas was about 494.
A verse reflects on an operator who travels 176 miles daily for five days a week and 50 weeks yearly. Over twenty years that adds up, suggesting 63 circumferences of the world if he had traveled in a straight line.
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