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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 08, 1956

Page

6

Seed Fair Prize List Available at Hatton Seed Fair

The 1986 Hatton Seed Fair Prize List from the Hatton Soil and Crop Improvement Association is available to the public. The booklet covers prize listings for the Seed Fair and junior sections, with topics on soils cereals forage crops swine and dairy herd improvement. Copies can be obtained free from the Milton office of the Ontario Department of Agriculture.

Hatton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Milton E. Ross Segsworth Halton Association Ontario Department of Agriculture Fletcher S. Thomas Qnatario Art Bennett Halton

Lively Folk School Opens At Fish Home

Halton's annual Folk School opened Thursday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Fish at Snyders Corners. Fifteen registrations were noted by Thursday morning as the group gathered. This year’s motto is Learning to Live with Mrs A R Coulter and Clare Burt leading activities.

Halton Ed. Fish Snyders Corners Fish A. R. Coulter Clare Burt Ontario Farm Forums Church Ashgrove Omagh Scotch Block Marilyn Wrigglesworth Joyce, Robertson Sachi Sanmiya Bannockburn Chub Ricke Duenk Ballinafad Beth McEnery

Farm Auction at Trafalgar Township March 2 1956

Scott Meengee of Roger Burn Farms to auction 1956 farm goods at the Roger Burn Farms location near Trafalgar town. Items include 1 yearling stock cows 7 Yorkshire sows 30 shoats 1 boar 200 Hi Line hens Oliver and Deere tractors harvesters mowers rakes plows wagons scales fence posts equipment and household items. Cash with clerk. Auctioneers Wm A Gibson Guelph.

Scott Meengee Roger Burn Farms Con Trafalgar Town Cratalies Cooksville Halstein Oliver Tractor Lh.c McKee Bros Deere Oliver I.H.C A. Gibson Guel J. Hunter

Halton 4-H Homemaking Clubs Complete Achievement Day

Halton County 4-H Homemaking clubs celebrate completion of the project What Shall I Wear at Milton High School with 100 of 110 girls attending despite a severe ice storm. Mrs Mabel Borgstrom led the day with assistance from Florence P Eadie Ruth Shaver and Marion Montgomery.

Turday Halton Milton High School Mabel. Borgstrom Florence P. Eadie Home Economics Service Department of Agriculture Ruth Shaver Simcoe Ontario Marion Montgomery

Halton’s Surplus Farm Groups Strain Local Office Roles

A note reflects on Halton county farm organizations listing 85 groups. The writer notes the heavy meeting load limits farm calls and ponders why so many groups persist and why some struggle to fill leadership posts.

Halton

Bunny Hare recalls stories of early Halton days

H R Hare the first Agricultural Representative for Halton recalls early 1900s activities. He notes the 1914 office opening in Burlington, the 1915 Milton short course and Hornby School Fair tug of war incident. He credits leaders Elgin Harris Mac Smith W F Fisher and others.

Neway H. R. Hare Halton Harry Graham Burlington Bunny Elgin Harris Moore's Acton Georgetown Mac Smith W. F. W. Fisher Farmers’ Institute Jim Wilson Archie MacNabb Kilbride

Prankster Archie and the Kail Bride buggy ride memory

A reminiscence recalls Archie as a prankster who rode with wheels on one side and the other in the ditch to keep the buggy level. Bunny recalls the stunts from Milton district days as Halton is praised as a good county to work in. March is Red Cross month asking readers to help others and themselves.

Archie Milton District Bunny Kailbride Mitten Jim Halton Whitby

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