Halton Wheat Yields Lead in Fifty Bushel Club
W F Breckon of Freeman tops Halton contest with 49.5 bushels per acre using Cornell S variety. Mil ton’s Wm G Booth and MWatson of Free man follow with strong yields. Entries now welcome for 1949 inter county competition at Milton Agricultural Office. Egyptian Amber Wheat cautionary note warns against misrepresentations and poor performance versus Dawson’s and Cornell varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Brecken
Halton
Field Husbandry Department
Ontario Agricultural College
Glalda
Halton Crop Improvement Association
Sbeteen Halton
W. F E. Breckon
Freeman
Ray Abrogant
Perth County
Cornell S
Ontario
Wim. Booth
Milton
Cornell
MP Watson
Gordon Leslie
Acton
Sth
Ken Watson
HD Willmott
Win Lucas
A. M. Sherwoul
W. FE. Breckon
Wm. G Booth
MU Watson
Dieldaul
SU Xenpeseng
Agricultural Office
Dawson's Golden Chaff
Dawson's
Rainfall Brings Modest Help for Ontario Wheat Sowing
A recent inch of rain in Halton arrived too late to save pastures or aid root crops but provided real moisture for farmers awaiting sowing. Tractors have run steadily this week and a fair wheat acreage is being planted. If favorable weather continues for a month, a decent 1949 wheat crop may still be possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Ontario
Kitchen gadget pitch eases transferring flour and sugar
A manufacturer reports in The Financial Post that the kitchen scoop taps from a large container to small bowls, allowing easy funneling of flour and sugar. The device helps reduce spills and improves portion control.
Erin Church Harvest Service and Fire Department Trailer
On Sunday September 19 harvest home services were held at All Saints Church with a well attended ceremony. The Erin Fire Dept has built a trailer to carry their gear and water pump, a potentially useful addition. John Root of Orton will leave for Ottawa September 17 to join the Progressive Conservative convention's Policy and Resolutions Committee in the national capital. The committee will meet before the main session where a successor to John Bracken will be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvest
All Saints' Church
Erin Fire Dept
John Root
Orton
Ottawa
Progressive Conservative Convention
National Capital
Inter
John Bracken
Federal Leacher
Georgetown fair winners and local business changes reported
Winners in under six months class at Georgetown fair include Linda Jeanne Braida, daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Braida of Acton. A new business change occurs October 4 as R J Caldwell takes over Long’s Confectionery on Main Street. Provincial Paper Mills closes Georgetown branch by November 15 affecting about eighty workers. Local break ins include Georgetown Shoe Company and Legion Hall canteen thefts with beer and cigarettes valued at 70. Police investigating under Constable J W Sheffield-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Fair
Ilst
Linda Jeanne Braida
Norman Braida
Acton
Main Street
R. J
Bob” Caldwell
Long’s Confectionery
Grayconcen
Argetown
MII
Georgetown
Georgetown Shoe Company
Legion Hall
J. W. Sheffield
Clearing Auction Sale at Paisley Block Guelph Twp
An auction notice lists a public sale in the Paisley Block in Guelph Township. Items include horses cows and ponies with registrations, births, sires, and breed notes, plus poultry. The sale is led by IRVINE JENDERSON and set for Saturday October 9 starting at 1 00 PM.
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Paisley Block
Guelph
Irvine Jenderson
Atomic Farm
Willow Rd
Molstein
Mabel
Praney
Horn
Si Dixie Posch Hartog
Pauline
Francy
Paul Carnation
Miranda Sir
Rue
Maud Francy K
Uly
Poantine Poseh
Hartog
Dixie
May
Stre Dixie Poseh
Pobst Burk Dandy
Clib
Mabel Poseh Hartog Abble
Colony Miranda Sir Rue
Catale
Patst Burke Pauline
Mar
With
Patst Burke
Mabel Ap
Mirain
Janey—heyes
Colony Merande
Sir Rue
N.el Pullets
Large Farm Sale Items Machinery Tools and Livestock
A farm auction lists Fordson tractor and many implements including plows bars grinders and cultivators. Feed timber hay grain potatoes lumber furniture harness and miscellaneous items offered for cash with no reserve. The sale follows arrows off No 7 highway Edinburgh or Hespler Road. Hindley and Elliott, Auctioneers, contact numbers 195 Rockwood or 1771 Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordson
Edinburgh Rd
Hespeler Rd
Hindley & Elliott
Rockwood
Milton
Milton crash claims two as Queens Elizabeth Way collision fatal
Two men died after a head on collision between a truck and car on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Bronte Bridge Saturday. Charles Adamson 46 of New York and John Rymersk 34 of Palermo were pronounced dead after admission to St Joseph's Hospital in Toronto. The report also notes Milton's defeat in the OAO series and Caledonia leading to a rematch next Saturday.
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Queen Elizabeth Way
Bronte Bridge
Charles Adamson
Wempstead
New York
John Rymersk
Pollah DP
Palermo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Toronto
Milton
Snag
A. Serlea
Caledonia
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Egyptian Amber Wheat Association
United States
Harrow
Dawson's Lore
A. G. O. Waiteulde
Corealtut
Central Experimental Farm
Dawgon
Laichcroeft Farm
York
Dawson
Wortt
Erin
London
Acton Fair
Casey
E. Johnston
C. B. Swackhamer
Treas
Ontario Stock Yards
Wally Ford
Turley
Wiamilton
CIIML
E. Coles
Pekoe
Veel A
Manning Electric Acton
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