Father Son Farm Partnerships Need Legal Agreement
Reports from 391 Forums urge written legal agreements for father son farming partnerships. Most boards favor living quarters and land to ensure a decent standard of living. others stress cooperation and balanced involvement. Many say property should transfer during the owner’s life with a supporting living arrangement for the father.
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Maple Valley Forum
Simcoe
Father
Kencona
Victoria
Quigley’s
Stormont
Roseville
Waterloo
Farm Economist Explains Price Shifts and Outlook
Dr H L Patterson director of the Farm Economics Branch Toronto spoke to Milton farm operators on price shifts caused by world prices demand cycles and wars. He noted cheese prices in Britain rose from 28.5 cents to 80 cents per lb fob Montreal and discussed demand underfeeding and limited foreign exchange hindering sales. He warned of a temporary housing slump and cited the Seaway cost, ending with a steady outlook for pork and domestic consumption. Professor Art Robertson closed the session with farm management insights.
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H. L Patterson
Farm Economics Branch
Toronto
Milton
Patterson
Great Britain
Montreal
India
Canada
Europe
Bulgaria
Romania
United States
Ontario
St. Lawrence Seaway
Art Robertson
O.A.C
4 H Club Leaders Plan Year Under Woodley Chair
An enthusiastic group of 16 4 H Club Leaders met under A T Woodleys chair to review the 1955 program for Haltons 12 to 20 year olds. Plans include Calf Clubs Holstein Jersey Guernsey Beef and Dual Purpose a second year Grain Club a new Grain Club in Acton district a third club for remainder of the county a 4 H Swine Club a 4 H Tractor Club in West Halton and perhaps a Potato Club. Attendees included E R Segsworth Gordon Sinclair A R Coulter George Pelletterio Sandy Buchanan Charles McKeown Mac Sprowl J W Carney Ken Ella and others. A social evening is planned for Thursday May 29 open to 1955 club members prospective new members and interested adults.
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A. T. Woodley
Halton
Art Bennett
Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
Acton
West Halton
E. R. Segsworth
Gordon Sinclair
A. R. Coulter
George Pelletterio
Nelson Township
Sandy Buchanan
Nassagawega
Charles, McKeown
Mac Sprowl
J. W. Carney
Ken Ella
Esquesing Township
M. C. Beaty
John W. Picket
W. R. Boyle
C. H. Lawrence
Trafalgar
Elusive hybrid pheasant bantam chick sparks curiosity
South Yarmouth Ontario reports on the Rickman brothers George and Clifford who bred a long legged unfriendly hybrid pheasant bantam chick described as elusive. Hunters wonder if the pheasant bantam will enter production.
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South Yarmouth
Ont
George
Clifford Rickman
New Officers Elected by Acton Norval Juniors
Acton and Norval junior clubs announce new officers after their meetings last week. Acton Junior Farmers elect President Jackie Marshall and slate including Wm Price, Calvin Sprowl, Sandy Buchanan, Jackie Black, Don Matthews, Paul Lawson. Norval Junior Farmers choose President Cliff McDonald with Elmer Bird as VP and a slate of directors.
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Halton Juniors
Milton
Palermo
County Board
John W. Picket
Acton
Norval
Halton
Oakville
Mew
Jackie Marshall
Wm. Price
Calvin Sprowl
Sandy Buchanan
Jackie Black
Don Matthews
Paul Lawson
Junior Institute
Kathleen Stanley
Doris Thompson
Mildred Watson
Ida Matthews
Betty Anderson
Cliff McDonald
Elmer Bird
Jamie Cunningham
Bill Wilson
Earl Wilson
Herb Wilson
Howson Ruddell
Ed Bailey
Esquesing Tax Write offs and council actions updated
Esquesing Township council acting as a Court of Revision approved tax refunds for burned homes and a building misassessment, with refunds totaling several dollars. The meeting also approved exemptions for Upper Canada College and Limehouse Women’s Institute Hall, and then discussed erosion study needs at Glen Williams Cemetery.
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Esquesing Court of Revision
Esquesing
Walter Linham
George Currie
Spencer Wilson
Campbell Sinclair
Wilfrid Bird
William Mun«son
Helen Turner
Fred Brunskill
Floyd Ward
Upper Canada College
Arthur Clark
Limehouse Women's Institute Hall
Reeve Linham
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Glen Williams Cemetery
Douglas R. Wilson
Georgetown
Jersey cow Girl earns Ton of Gold certificate local award
Brampton Ontario breeder B H Bull & Son reports Girl , a Jersey cow, has earned a Ton of Gold certificate after high production across multiple lactations. The cow produced 2,274 lbs fat in 1323 days over three lactations and holds an Excellent classification with Gold Medal and Medal of Merit at ages five and six.
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Brampton
B. H. Bull & Son
Brampton, Ont
Erin Two Township Council Sets 1956 Road Budget
Erin township council approved 1956 road spending totaling 50000 for roads and maintenance and passed a by law for subsidies. The by law requires requisitions from police villages and school area boards by March 1. Donations were approved to Salvation Army and Wellington County Federation of Agriculture. Deputy reeve Wallace is in hospital. County accounts totaling 1160.65 for indigent patients and other budgets were approved.
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Erin
Hillsburg
Salvation Army
Hamilton
Wellington County Federation of Agriculture
Council
George Wallace
Guelph General Hospital
Wellington County
Energetic at 72 Builds Own Home in Canada
Fred Churchill, 72, chose a rocky site in Kirkland Lake Ontario to design and build his own wooden cabin. He cleared the hill, dug foundations, and completed the house this year after a year of work. He has worked as a blacksmith farmer locomotive engineer carpenter and undertaker.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Fred Churchill
Fred
Churchill
Ladies' Aid of St. David's holds meeting in Campbellville
Mrs. Lloyd Crawford presided as hostess and opened with a poem and hymn. A letter from Rev. James Sutherland in Formosa was read thanking the group for a parcel. Plans for St. Patrick's supper and missionary giving were made. A prayer service followed at the Eliot home with Rev. Baulch.
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Lloyd Crawford
St. David's Church
Crawford
Evans
Greenlees
Asurer
James Sutherland
Formosa
Ladies Aid
Sutherland
Robert Eliot
Baulch
Canada Hosts About 1340 Cleaning Dyeing Plants
Canada operates about 1,340 power laundries dry cleaning and dyeing plants with annual receipts totaling around 113,150,060 dollars.
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Canada
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