Agricultural Committee Conference Examines Weeds and Co operation
Halton County meeting chaired by Reeve A R Service discusses weed control and crop issues.Stanley Young outlines stem and crown rust in oats with host plants buckthorn and common barberry. Attendees include weed inspectors and highway, rail, and municipal officials. Consensus: coordinated effort improves Halton weed control. 1954 world meat output rises while pork quality improves and Chicago hog prices surge toward 21 to 23 dollars.
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Vive Iy
Ital
Ralaing
Milton
Reeve—A._R-Serv
Halton
Stanley Young
Field
Ridgetown
Buckthorn
Douglas Kerr
Brantford
Trafalgar
Agricultural Committee
County Week
Thomas Bradley
Halton County
Halton to Continue Farm Pond Policy for 1955
Halton County Council votes to renew the Farm Pond Policy with the Ontario Department of Agriculture providing dollar for dollar grants up to 2000 dollars for approved ponds in 1955. Applicants must apply to J. E. Whitelock in Milton, have site approved by an Agricultural Engineer, and erect proper fencing to qualify for a grant up to 100 dollars per pond.
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Halton
County of
Halton County Council
Halton Conservation Committee
Uder
Ontario Department of Agriculture
George Currie
County Conservation Committee
Agricultural Office
Milton
Pig census signals potential drop in Britain pig numbers
The Fatstock Marketing Corporation last month instituted a 10 shillings bonus on all "Super Quality" baconets to boost production. Recent U.K. pig census figures predict a decline, with estimates suggesting pig numbers may fall from five and a half million last December to about four and a half million within a year.
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Britain
Fatstock Marketing Corporation
U.K
Dairy product disappearance climbs in first quarter
In the first quarter domestic disappearance of dairy products rose led by dried skim milk and ice cream up 27 and 10 percent respectively. Evaporated milk butter fluid milk and cheddar cheese also gained while dried whole milk fell 49 percent. Margarine rose 11 percent with cheese and butter exports below the long-term average but above a year ago.
All-Time High Building Permits Reported in May
Trafalgar Township inspector Angus Gregg announced May saw 148 building permits, up from 41 a year earlier, the highest count ever and worth an estimated 1.514 million dollars. The permits include 132 residential, two school, one garage and 13 miscellaneous, bringing year to date total to 482, just 137 short of 1954’s annual total.
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Trafalgar Township
Angus Gregg
Power farming revolution lifts agriculture on farms
One man on the farm can now accomplish far more with modern power farming equipment. Developments in mechanization have multiplied output and boosted productivity far beyond earlier years, giving agriculture a major lift.
Leslie Clan Reunion Draws Attendees From Across Ontario
The 18th Leslie Reunion held Saturday at The Breezes Acton drew 198 attendees including George S. Leslie of Guelph who presided. A minutes of silence honored the deceased, a letter from Mrs Mary Young of Westward Ho Alberta was read inviting Leslies to Portage La Prairie August 6, and plans were made for a 1987 reunion with location to be decided. The event featured sports led by Mrs Ernie Curry and elected officers with Orwell Johnson Acton as first vice president and George Leslie Guelph as president.
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Leslie
the Breezes
Acton
George S. Leslie
Guelph
Harvey Lealie
Aylmer
Mary Young
Westward Ho
Alberta
Leslies
the Lealie
Howard Shook
Mimtico
la Verne Thompson
Georgetown
Treasure
P. Dick
Brampton
Elva Pearen
Margaret
Jim
Donna
Mae
Victor Mills
George Leslie
Will Gibson
Rea Gibson
W. Jessop
Julia Williamson
John Gregory
James Adam
Doris. Harvey
Leonard Leslie
Elsie Leslie
Dean Leslie
Peter Dick
McAlpine
Hugh McCallum
T. F. Macdonald
Eleanor Macdonald
Wilfred Leslie
Tommy
Keith
Wilfred Bird
Clare
Dolson
Lenore
Helen
K. C. Lindsay
George H. Les
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Thomas ‘Bradley
John Kimrziel
Messrs. Menary and Morgan
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Cain
Canadian Pacific
William Townsend
Esquesing
Harris ,Bell
Nelson
Stanley Fulton
Nasagawega
Reeves
A. R
Robert
Marshall
Fred ‘Walker
Weeg
C. Livingstone
Bronte
J E McManus
Burlington
Currié
Halton Agricultural Committee
J. E. “Whitelock
U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service
Chicago
Chicago Daily Drovers Journal
Massey- Harris and Ferguson
S-Ferguson
Imph
Ernie
Ben
Gordon
Donald
Harvey
Ernest Near
Fréd Stewart
Bonnie
Carol
Lynda
T. Tricky
E. A. Shook
Chester Strohm
Mary
Carol Anne
Leslie Stewart
Tom Smyth
Florence
Dianne
Harley Brignall
M. Yeats
Christopher
M. Thornton
Orwell Johnston
Gordon Johnston
James H. Reed
Wm. Gamble
Clarence
Elwood
Johnston
Marjorie
J. B. Pearen
Calvin Aitken
Nancy
James
Janet
Wayne
Gordon Leslie
Norma
Leah
Sharon
Will Johnston
Lawrence Joyce
Dorothy
J. B. Leslie
Marion Wardlaw
Brian
Teddy
David
Chester Alan
la Verne
Doris
Muriel
Clarence Denny
Verne
Ray
Joyce
Chrysler
Canada
Chrysler Corporation of Canada, Limited
ARGO
Macswain Motors
Monumen
Brampton Monument Works
Deaigné
Bill Ding
Mason Blvd
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