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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
13
The writer recalls a lively farm day with a hen pheasant on the window sill and a pallet nest in the straw mow. Chickens perch in chestnut trees while rain disrupts field work and worries rise about wheat and red clover as time zones and errands complicate daily life.
An official report shows total tree fruit production in Canada this season well below normal. Eastern Canada bears the brunt from adverse weather, with apples down 52 percent to 182 000 bushels from 1944, pears at 557 000 bushels, and plums and peaches down about 24 percent. BC fruit remains large though overall small fruits exceed the normal level.
Maple Leaf Gardens hosts Col Morton Circus for a week of afternoon and evening performances featuring clowns, acrobats, high wire acts, trained animals, and stunts. Shrine charities benefit crippled children with 40 percent of proceeds donated to Sick Children's Hospital. Notable acts include AL Robins the Banana Man, Alfred Coutts wild animal group, Mira Viry cannon shot, La Tosca rope routine, and high trapeze and high wire feats.
Agricultural experts from UNRRA toured irrigation districts in southern New South Wales and Wakool, praising rotational farming and water management. They noted 1.5 to 2 tons per acre yields, full year canneries, and 5,000 to 15,000 acre farm scales with mechanisation. They cited Australia supplying rice domestically and for Pacific territories.
The Saskatchewan government will build 4 suites in two buildings formerly part of the RCAF airport near Swift Current as a housing relief measure. The move targets immediate shelter needs in the region and leverages existing structures for rapid deployment.
Canberra reports Australia plans to export fresh produce to North America using modern refrigeration. The idea includes a million acres of soybeans and pyrethrum for insecticides, plus an exchange program sending 100 Canadian and 200 U S youths to farm in Australia for a year or two.
The tobacco program aims to make growing profitable through breeding, testing, promising strains, and addressing production issues. It notes four associated states and Ontario locations linked to the division’s efforts across Canada and nearby regions.
London reports a government program to train 100000 people for farming in Britain. The year long course includes specialized farming and land work for those with no prior experience. Selected participants receive instruction, stipends, and travel allowances with potential salary support after completion.
A trapper in Gat. Cho-A trappee claimed perseverance after capture of a skunk in a local court. The bounty was refused and the trapper left the court with the country treasurer seizing funds. Reports say Vancouver to Sydney air service plans will halt as equipment in the south faces delays.
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