Dairy Specialists Gather at Ontario Agricultural College June 7
Seven hundred dairy specialists and wives from Peel and Halton attended the Ontario Agricultural College event on June 7. Breeds Jerseys and Holsteins were judged by visitors after a luncheon, with Mrs. Charles McKeown Acton and Mrs. John Pawley Caledon tied for first in the Jersey division. Mr. W R Reek spoke on farming hardships and urged focus on hay harvesting and crop care.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Peel
Halton
W. R. Reek
Ontario , Agricultural College
Charles McKeown
Acton
John Pawley
Caledon
Jersey Men and Holstein Livestock Judges Parade Upset by Rain
Jockey Pachey led Jersey Men with Crow as head judge and Nixon second, Laidlaw third. In Holstein Women, Mrs M T Laidlaw tied with Miss Jessie Alexander, while Holstein Men saw Ellicott first and a five way tie for second among Sinclair Bird Ball Reid Cartwright. Junior Karroors judging saw Segsworth first with Anderson and Anderson in Halton for second. Rain sent spectators to Memorial Hall as livestock parades concluded and a radio film program replaced athletic events.
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Jersey
Jock Pachey
Peel
J. James Crow
Bruce Nixon
Carl Laidlaw
Holstein
M. T. Laidlaw
Norval
Jessie Alexander
Halton
Grant Ellicott
Gordon Sinclair
John Bird
Alfred Ball
John Reid
Frank Cartwright
Edward Segsworth
Ray Anderson
Donald Anderson
Halton County
Memorial Hall
James E. Whitelock
Bruce Beer
Peel County
George Drennan
Holstein Breeders Association
James Bremner
Jersey Breeders Association
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Woodbridge & District War Memorial Fund
Elm Park
Peel Holstein
Oakville
NEW Horizons
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Canada Unlimited
Brewing Company Limited
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Goodsyear Tires
MiLeEss
Saxe Motors
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Acton Park
D.S.T Street
Acton Boys’ and Girls’ Band
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