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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 01, 1956

Page

4

Halton Plowing Match Praised As One Of The Best

A Halton plowing event draws praise for efficiency and organization. Prize winners include Charles Bonney Princeton Arnold Howden Milton Tom Hunter Georgetown and Keith Leslie Georgetown with awards across tractor and horse drawn categories. The banquet at Fairview School in Nelson township capped the day with nearly 200 attendees and speeches by local officials and Padre W A Young of the Ontario Agricultural College.

Halton George Hostrawser Kitchener Fairview School A. M. Sherwood Nelson Township Brant Oxford Perth Peel Wellington York Frontenac Ernest Irvine Charles Bonney Princeton Stanley May Hornby Arnold Howden Milton Bank of Nova Scotia Tom Hunter Bank of Commerce Georg E. Elliott John Wilson Norval Keith Leslie Georgetown Alvin Mack Cameron Herb Jarvis Agincourt Stanley May Lloyd May Cliff Drake St. Mary's Chas. Bonney Doug. Reid Brampton Wm. Hostrawser Malton Geo. Dixon Snelgrove Wm. Dixon Alex McKinney Jr Howard Dunk Guelph Keith Parkinson Lee Wilkinson Frank Duck Mono Road John G. Wilson Mary Lou Taylor Burlington John McArthur Geo. E. Readhead Halton Association Garry Sylvia Trampleasure W. A. Young Ontario Agricultural College Art Bennett

Clearing auction sale of Oliver Hunter property

A no reserve clearing auction for Lot 10 Esquesing near Norval on Tuesday November 6 at noon lists implements machines livestock and farm gear from John Deere to McD farm equipment plus orchard dairy tools and horse stock. Auctioneer Frank Petch notes cash terms with Genie Currie as clerk.

Oliver Hunter Esquesing Norval Beatty Stewart de Eaval Clear Vision Gas Uit Genie Currie Frank Petch Atova Hindley and Elliott Rockwood Milton TR Roy Coulter

Halton Exhibitors Shine At Markham Championship Show

Halton County exhibitors excel at the Central Ontario Championship Cow Show in Markham on October 5. Joyce Bros. Twin Elms Merry Premier won junior yearling and junior champion while Twin Elms Merry Lynne claimed reserve junior champion. J L Chisholm’s Arawana herd claimed top progeny of dam and best uddered cows trophies with strong showings in milking three year olds. Dairy Queen Dolores King presented trophies before the grandstand crowd.

Central—Ontario Markham C.N.B Joyce Bros J. L. Chisholm Milton Halton Joyce Bros. Twin Elms Merry Merry Lynne Halton Club Lhara Farm Dolores King Trafalgar

Controlling Yellow Rocket Weeds in Halton Fields

A Manitoba style note explains Yellow Rocket weed in Halton meadows and offers late fall or early spring chemical control with MCP at half a pound per acre, targeting dormant alfalfa to avoid crop injury. Michigan data show 25,000 30,000 plants per acre untreated versus seven with treatment.

Halton Milton United States Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association M.C. P Michigan

Auction Sale Near Nelson On No 4 Sideroad

Public auction advertised by J W Powell and sons to sell at a Nelson Township farm on November 3. Items include two horses a 12 year old pony mare a Percheron gelding several Holstein cows with due times and calving dates three veal calves two York sows bred and due later plus farm implements such as a binder disc harrow spreader plow hammer mill cultivator wagon sleighs and tools. Local buyers urged to attend.

John Deere M.H George White Little Genius Ace Folcom New Idea Marvel Bath Mower de Laval H.p. Leland H.p H.p. Whirlout W. Powell Walker Line Appleby Line Dundas St Nelson Borsee G.P York Aloop Emery

Principal Fisheries Focus Shaped by Pacific Salmon and Atlantic Lobster

The article states the principal fisheries are Pacific salmon and Atlantic lobster with emphasis on their regional importance and economic role. It highlights supply patterns, trade implications, and potential policy considerations impacting harvests and markets.

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