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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 27, 1948

Page

13

Many Farm Owns Canada Farms Shift to Tenancy

The 1942 census reports 732 715 Canadian farms with 75 percent owner operated and 11.6 percent run by owners who rent extra parcels. Tenants operate 12.7 percent. Land policies including free homesteads in the West have spurred ownership, but a shift toward tenant farming is rising in Western Canada, with owner operated farms lower in the Prairie Provinces than elsewhere.

Canada Prairie Provinces Provinces

Care Needed When Freezing Produce

W R Phimpa from the Division of Horticulture at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa warns冻结 produce needs proper blanching and freshness. Proper freezing with zero or lower temperatures preserves flavor and nutrition. Use right packaging and study blanching times for each vegetable. Publications from Ottawa aid home freezers and construction tips are available.

Rays W. R. Phimpa Divison Horiculture Central Experimental Farm Ottawa Ray Phillipa Axalmole Fool Marketing Service Dominion Department of Agriculture

Peace and humor in zones under Soviet dismantling castles

In a commentary, the writer asserts that despotism lacks humor and criticizes Soviet forces in occupied Germany for tearing down historic mediaeval castles to fuel militarism. The piece argues humor helps counter power abuses.

Germany J.L.R

Gadgets to Make Machine Age Smoother

A list of imagined household and urban gadgets to ease modern life. Proposals include buttonless shirts, bathproof ringless telephones, doorbells with eyes and speaker systems, loud radios, non honking auto horns, bounce-free garbage cans, theater seats that stay full, hat-removing devices, drivel-free typewriters, traffic observing shoes, husband operated can openers, and vehicles that curb erratic drivers.

United States Bath Theatre Sentra

Hen productivity contrasts with workers in forty hour week era

The piece notes hens lay about 159 eggs per year while a typical rent worker aims for about 180 eggs annually, counting 56 eggs per 100 days. It links these figures to debates over working hours and paid holidays, contrasting barnyard pacing with human labor.

Unreserved Auction Sale in Nassagaweya Ontario

Public auction at WM DODDS farm Nassagaweya Lot 29 Con 7 on Tuesday June 1 at 1 PM D.S.T. features tractors power machinery farm implements horses cattle hogs and household items with cash terms and no reserve as the farm is rented for pasture Hindley Elliott Auctioneers acton to rockwood route.

WM. Dodds Con Nassagaweya Blue Springs Park Cockshutt Gilson Deering M.H M. OH I.H. C C. Seuffler M. H F. B. Turnin Portland York Acton Rockwood

Milton town Tops Acton In County Baseball Opener

Milton town defeated Acton 4 1 in a county league opener with a youthful quartet of Milton pitchers and Lindsay driving a three for four pace. Marshall and Grenke shared mound duties as Acton struggled offensively despite late rallies and strong defense from Milton fielders.

Acton Halton County Alt Milton Nine Milton Lindsay Glen Ethes Partic Triple A Marshall Grenke Nan Stan Fay

Steady Work and the Quest for Year Round Demand

A discussion on the impossibility of guaranteeing constant 52 weeks of steady work. The piece argues demand is unpredictable and production cycles cannot align with fixed weekly targets without costly warehousing or idle time. It notes overtime and layoffs may occur, with no solid justification for constant overtime.

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Preparing for Tomorrow’s Cloth Trade Talks

A fragment discusses cloth buyers returning from the Old Land and frustration over scarce supply. It argues mill owners lack funds to replace worn machines, balancing production costs, profits, and government pressure, with warnings about politics and labor’s view on reserve funds.

Dean Hardy

Fragmentary note on market fears and machine impacts

An unclear excerpt discusses reserves and fear of bad markets. It mentions protection, fear of consequences, and references to machines and an average wife in captivity, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or identifiable subjects.

Care Dept

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