Dairy Cattle Entered for Milton Hatton County Show
Some 250 Hatton cattle will compete in Holstein Jersey and Guernsey rings at the Milton Hatton County Fair on Saturday September 25 with B S Beer Norman Baggs and Harold Clapp officiating as judges. The 4 H Calf Club Show features about 75 members parading calves with Fred Campbell as judge.
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Milton Fair
Hatton County Fair
Milton
Hatton
Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
B. S. Beer
Brampton
Norman Baggs
Edgeley
Harold Clapp
Fraserdale Farm
Halton
Fred
Campbell
Toronto
The
Agricultural Society
Graham
C. D. Graham
Ontario
County Agricultural Society
Women's Institute
Roy Currie
Halton Awards Highlight Shorthorn and Hereford Success
Halton farm exhibitors earned top prizes at the C N E show. The Rexo Valley Dual Purpose Shorthorn herd of W H Stanton Milton won 1st age bull and reserve senior, 1st mature dry cow, 1st 3 year old in milk, plus 2nd 4 year old cow and 2nd 3rd senior yearlings. C F Patterson of Norval also profited with blue ribbons on aged herd sire and mature cow and fifth on junior calf entries. These new exhibitors achieved notable results in both breeds.
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Halton
C.N.E
Cme
Rexo Valley
W. H. Stanton
Milton
Hereford
C. F. Patterson
Norval
Pat
Winnipeg Woman Seeks Bus Change After Streetcar Era
Mrs. Helen McKinnon, one of three female streetcar operators in Winnipeg's wartime fleet, hopes to drive the new trolley buses when old streetcars are retired. She has ten years on the job, works Portage Avenue and Main Street, enjoys union protection, and previously pitched softball for local teams.
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Winnipeg
Helen McKinnon
McKinnon
Selective Service Office
Blacksmith Is 89 And Going Strong In Stonewall
Steve Fell of Stonewall has blacksmithed for 74 of his 89 years and shows no plan to retire. He recalls six rivals when he started 58 years ago, overcame machine competition, and has rarely left his anvil except a brief hospital stay in 1934 after a horse shoeing mishap. He prefers staying local, avoids Winnipeg due to traffic, and attributes his vitality to years at the forge.
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Stonewall
Man
Steve Fell
Winnipeg
Mr. Fell
Montreal salesman keeps unusual menagerie in loft workshop
Insurance salesman Lees once kept 2500 tropical fish and later built a collection of 250 budgies, two monkeys, a macaw, a mina bird and a chow dog. He sold fish on doctor's orders but pursued animals at home, donating a pair of monkeys to a Granby zoo.
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Montreal
Nowara Lees
Lees
Granby
Que
Three Sleeping Sickness Cases Hit Pincher Creek Horses
Three cases of sleeping sickness have been confirmed among horses in Pincher Creek district of southwestern Alberta, confirming a local animal health concern. Authorities urge horse owners to monitor livestock for symptoms and report suspected cases promptly.
Birds and beasts signal seasonal change and small farm notes
The author notes swallows, canaries and other wildlife signaling approach of cold weather and possible spring. Observations include grey squirrels dominating chases, barn bats, a heat-owl near the window, pantry mice, a mud turtle in suspended animation, and sixteen pullets from Plymouth and New Hampshire crossing laying well.
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Bluejay
Partner
Department of Lands and Forests
Ming
Plymouth
New Hampshire
Notes on hens eggs shells and rural clues from a cold week
The writer discusses egg shells from hens and pallets noting darker shells when eggs near moult. A salt trick is offered to prevent white run while boiling. Weather shifts from cold week to warm Sunday. Commentary on Canadian climate and insects contrasts houseflies with biting barnyard flies and social behavior.
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Ginger Farm
Acton Brea Press
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Mike Coxe
Mason Blvd
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NEW York Auction CO
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U.S.A
England
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Bluesilk
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