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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
8
Dominion Fruit Branch reports ongoing waste in apple exports due to barrel slack packing. Eastern poultry, Ve ea ja, and dweeter varieties noted amid farming shifts. Experts warn continuing defects cause significant annual losses for exporters.
The article extols feeding green feeds to pigs via fresh clover alfalfa oats peas and grasses to improve health and reduce sunburn weather effects. It notes pigs crave some fibrous matter daily and recommends contrasting feeds such as straw box earth and garden produce for winter and breeding stock, stressing regular fresh vegetation.
Milton edged Oakville 11 to 10 as Georgetown eyes a slim chance at the playoffs. Walters Hooway Chalners Terry hit from the port side with extra bases, Tyler slugged a home run, Matt Pct .333, McNally with a double and triple, Holloway and Gill steadied defense, Chalmers stayed on mound, Matthews pitched late, and Beaumont went hitless while others scored.
A quoted remark on the impact of a powerful, external influence. A friend who motivates action can spark confidence and push others to undertake bold endeavors. The piece urges maintaining contact with such energizing people to sustain personal achievement.
The passage advises accepting uneven days, living one day at a time, and making the most of each day. It urges steady exploration of profitable paths and pleasant detours, finding joy through contemplation of the benefits gained.
A fragmented OCR item references Flanagan in a tone suggesting a state or regional context. Details are unclear, but the fading text mentions teeth and a figure named Mike in a legal or ceremonial setting. no full facts emerge.
The list details wholesale prices for poultry including young chickens and turkeys, beef carcasses and hogs by grade, hay and straw rates, grain quotations from the Toronto Board of Trade, hides wool and tallow prices, fruit quotes, and current live stock prices with ranges for steers, calves, and cows. Names of commodities, grades, and unit measures appear with region references and price per unit.
An old clipping recalls a driver stopping at a grade crossing to wait for a train, noting the era’s high accident toll. The piece reflects on the mirage of safety and the appalling loss of life at crossings.
An amateur angling club proposes a prize for a non resident catching the heaviest speckled trout with a single hook and artificial fly on the Maligne River in Jasper National Park. Headquarters will be at Jasper Park Lodge and officials will issue regulations next season.
An old report notes oil burning liners consume significant fuel per wire stay at sea, with wages and depreciation draining profits. For a 50 000 ton ship the daily cost tops 208 in pounds, and port dues reach about a penny per ton, delaying earnings. An estimated 60 000 to 850 000 ton ships must net three quarters of 8 million pounds annually in fares and freights to be profitable.
Estimated production of berries in Canada for 1932 totaled 20,601,000 quarts. Ontario supplied 10,184,090 quarts, Quebec 4,900,000, British Columbia 4,006,000, New Brunswick 1,209,000, and Nova Scotia 309,000, with total value reported as 2p.
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