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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
12
Beef cattle division at Acton Fat Fair reports record entries and strong judging. Winners span SHORTHORNS and ABERDEEN ANGUS with multiple champions named including Hendershot Chambers and Willmott. Market cattle and showmanship events also listed with several trophies awarded.
Noncompetitive displays at the Women’s Institutes Fall Fair drew visitors with scenes from Limehouse Ballinafad Silverwood Os- Many hours were spent preparing. The show praised by directors for effort as 4H Girls Club Work hosts Limehouse Krispy Kottuns.
Donald Croft of Rockwood won the $50 stake for best carriage roadster or hackney pony shown on the line. Judges found entries light and had trouble choosing winners across roadster and light horse classes with multiple Croft and White entries among top placings.
Streetsville exhibitor Kaipa Rora topped the hog show at Acton Fair, winning champion boar and sow along with seven firsts. Entries include boars and sows born from Sept 1, 1961 to after March 1, 1962, with multiple rosters noting R. Ford as key breeder and awardee.
The heavy horse class had few entrants as only exhibitors showed animals. Results include CLYDES broodmare and spring foal entries by A Taylor, a year old gelding by A Taylor, and top awards for best heavy horse team to McCutcheon Bros with ties to A Taylor and G Johnstone. Various spans and mares or geldings were judged with A Taylor and McCutcheon Bros repeatedly winning multiple prizes.
A vegetable exhibit displays high quality roots and vegetables. Judges named numerous winners including Golden Bantam corn from Somerville Missouri and Late potatoes by J. Timbers with MoH McCormick. Winners span cabbage, beets, squashes, onions, tomatoes, radishes, peppers and other varieties.
Local event features cables and toys on display at Mocenotian Lirento and Region Counsev Village. Posey Hard Gelestoeet is highlighted by Mitre mul R Comaiva as visitors view various gadgets and models amid a busy scene in Norck Ames and nearby areas.
A garbled OCR item mentions a figure described as Grandpa-VP, a candy preference, and vague references to themes and wars. The fragment names places like Paris and tanks, with unclear dates or events. Entities are uncertain due to the damaged text.
Young contestants presented pure bred Guernsey Holstein and Jersey cattle before judges at Acton. Awards honored best udders, grand champions, and top heifers awarded to exhibitors including W. Swackhamer M. Alexander and Sons and J. Carney, with numerous herd and bull classifications across breeds.
Sheep exhibitors limited to two entries each mark a lean year with few classes. C Parker dominated the judge’s list at Leicester, Peertom and Brampton showing in ram and ewe classes with top awards for best flock and shearing. The event names C Parker repeatedly as winner in ram and ewe divisions across Cotswold Lincoln and Southdown breeds.
A grain and livestock exhibit at Pad displays several entries with names like Suffolk, Baker, and Don Matthews. The list records classes for ram and ewe, marked by winners such as best ram and best ewe in class, noting multiple entries and exhibitors.
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