Maple Unit Hosts First Consignment Sale of 1951
History was made on October 23, 1951, when the Maple Cattle Breeders' Association staged its first consignment sale. Fifty-seven head from 35 herds sold for 27,622.50 total, averaging 484 per head, with top prices from record-breeding animals. Auctioneer Lome Franklin reported a capacity crowd and strong buyer interest in well-grown cattle backed by Maple Unit bulls.
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Maple Cattle Breeders’ Association
J. E Houck
Brampton
Lowell Texas Highcroft
Pickering College Farms
Newmarket
George Jackson
Downsview
R. J. Darlington
G. L. Gindu
Village Richeleau
P. Q
C. H. Boake
Heifer
W. Alex. Snedden
Almonte
Cecil Atkinson
Schomberg
G. Leslie Peer
Milton
F. G. Stark
Hays
Lome Franklin
Hugh Coulson
Helfer
G. W. Keffer
Bannockburn School Halloween Party Brings Cheer
Bannockburn School pupils hosted an annual Hallowe en party on Friday with many disguises. Parents visited for the festivity and a bountiful lunch and candy treats were enjoyed. Featured costumes included Dutch Girl Lillian Phillips and Witch Margaret Morrison among others. Joan Brooks asked about husbands and Jane advised choosing a single man.
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Bannockburn School
Lillian Phillips
Kenneth Rotz
Squaw
Fer Papoose
Jimmie Rotz
Margaret Morrison
Joan Brooks
Sally Thompson
Bulbs Potted Now Bloom In Spring
Indoor bulb potting guide explains hyacinths tulips and narcissus. Use sandy soil keep bulbs in a cool dark basement 8 12 weeks then move to light and cooler rooms until leaves and buds form before final warming for full blooms.
Estate Sale of Annie Huffman Farm Near Esquesing
The executrix of Annie Huffman’s estate offers for sale a farm on Lot 11 in Esquesing Township Halton County. The 5 acre parcel includes a two storey brick house with 13 rooms a 40 by 60 frame structure a 30 by 64 frame horse stable a 24 by 60 frame cow shed a pig pen and a frame driving shed. Sale at two o clock Wednesday November next with possession any time under reserved bid conditions. Auctioneers Measta Dick Dick Solicitors Elliott Hindley Milton October 2 1951.
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Esquesing
Halton
Anyme
Anle
Measta
Dick & Dick
Milton
Elliott and Hindley
Grass Silage Improves Milk and Meat Yields on Farms
Grass silage and alfalfa silage provide higher protein and nutrients than corn silage. Field tests show Legume and legume-grass mixes yield more green weight and lower costs than corn. Milk from cows fed grass silage has more carotene vitamin A and better flavor.
Nova Scotia Tops Commonwealth Apple Orchards Claim
The article asserts Nova Scotia holds the greatest aggregation of apple orchards in the British Commonwealth, highlighting the province as a major fruit-growing region.
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British Commonwealth
Nova Scotia
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Bannockburn Party
Joan
Jane
Vauxhalls
G.M.C
Motors
Navy
20Th Century Fox
Roxy Theatre
Richard Widmark
Dana Andrews
Gary Merrill
Annie Huffman
John Calder
Che
Oakville Monument
Colborne Street
Leslie Frost
Ontario
Canada
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