Haldimand County Farmer Wins in Winter Wheat Competition
Forty six farmers from different counties competed in the inter-county Sixty Bushel Winter Wheat Competition at the Royal Winter Fair. L. B. Mehlenbacher of Cayuga won first place with M. E. Hooper of Perth County second. Fred Nurse of Ashgrove took third and a $50 cash award.
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L. B. Mehlenbacher
Cayuga
M. E. Hooper
Perth County
Fred Nurse
Ashgrove
Halton
Alvin Aitken
Acton
Ernest Pell
Omagh
W E Breckon Wins International Wheat Championship at Royal
W E Breckon of Nelson Township Halton County earns the world championship in Soft White Winter wheat at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. His Genesee variety entry beats 52 competitors for the title, prize of 100 dollars, and a silver tray, showcasing 350 acres along the Queen Elizabeth.
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W. E. Bree
Burlington
the Royal
Successon
W. E. Breckon
Bil” Breckon
Breckon
Westada
Wheat King
Ronald R. Leonhardt
Drumheller
Alta
Leonhardt
Genessee
Carl Borgenson
St Paul
Minnesota
J. D. Johnson
Saskatoon
D. N. Huntley
Guelph
D. L. Parkis
Kemptville
Queen Elizabeth
Nelson Township
Durham Jrs Win Inter-County Livestock Judging Title
Durham County Junior Farmers won the Inter-County Livestock Judging Competition at the Royal Winter Fair with 2,658 points. Halton, Peel, and other teams competed across ten classes including dairy and beef cattle, swine, and sheep, with Durham earning three new Ontario Veterinary Association Challenge Trophies and individual golds for dairy cattle and swine. The event featured a banquet with Hon. F. S. Thomas as guest speaker.
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Durham County
Halton County
Clarence Ford
Colin Marshall
Bill Kelly
Durham
Halton
Peel
Teg Fraser
Harold McKeown
Murray Stewart
Ontario Veterinary Association
North Simcoe
Lambton
Keith VanCamp
Ted Fraser
Walter Kerry
Ontario
Ontario Dept. of Agriculture
F. S.thomas
Halton Societies Lead District Five Fair Boards Meeting
Thirteen fair boards attended the district five meeting at Elmvale Legion Hall on October 28. Halton sent many delegates while Milton’s Halton Agricultural Society led with 13 attendees. Officers were elected for 1955 and district five may hold next year’s meeting in Milton.
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Halton
New Legion Hall
Elmvale
Dufferin
Simcoe
York
Peel
Hamill
Becton
Vic Ellis
Markham
Presbyterian Church
Central Floss
Charlotte McCullough
Georgetown
Watson
Women's Institute
Women's Institute Exhibits. Miss McCullough
Norman Nixon
Erin
Nixon
McKinney
Brampton
McCullough
Watson. Beeton
Ireetor
Frank Chishelm
Milton
J. R. Smith
Collingwood
Lashley
Bointin
District Five
Mr. Currie
R. H. Crosby
Roy Currie
Ontario Livestock Emphasis At Royal Winter Fair Forum
High praise was given to the calibre of the young men in the competition and a strong belief that good livestock will remain central to Ontario Agriculture. The talk favored a shift back to livestock farming over pure cash cropping, with brief remarks from C D Graham Deputy Minister of Agriculture W R Watson Livestock Commissioner J A Garner and R G Bennett of the Extension Branch Ontario Dept of Agriculture Col Bartley Bull and Col McKee Royal Winter Fair manager.
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Ontario
C. D. Graham
W. R. Watson
J. A. Garner
R. G. Bennett
Halton exhibitor wins top wheat harvest honor
W. E. Breckon earns regional recognition for harvesting 120 acres of winter wheat with most sold on registered seed. The award brings honor to the Breckon family, Halton County and Ontario, highlighting decades of Halton farming distinction and a peak achievement surprising to the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Breckon
Mr Breckon
Onterl
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S . E. Breckon
Irwe
Mike Coxe
Mason Blvd
Cecil A. Carr
Optometrist
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Veterans’ Land Act
V. L.A
W.E. Mattocks
G. McCutcheon
Canadian Legion
Ualton
Eastman
Acton Public
P.S
Acton Home and School Association
Wens Mance
Buich
Buick
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