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pack btx the acton free press acton ontario thursday septembril 4 acton fall fair hmday and saturday september 19th 20th special prizes i bobsk specials- mo is bl hlh stepping hone 1st tsoo canh 2nd 200 cauli v 00 as bst slnitle turnout lt value oi is 00 2nd value of 2 00 too ss beat span high stepper in harnom 1st canh 500 2nd value of 3 00 10 4s bmt span heavy horses any breed 1st 700 2nd 3o0 srd 200 cash j ss beat lady driver let value 500 2nd value 2 00 7 00 s bent heavy horse on grounds mnre or gcldlnu nny breed lt 800 2nd 4 00 cash 1 7s best pony fonl 1st w00 vnlur 2nd by j a kerr 1 bb pioneer hone conditioner value 325 29 8s best single delivery horse 1st cash 0 00 2nd bag of pio neer horse conditioner by j a kerr os best showmanship of fonl open to boy or girl 1st cash 400 slid value 300 7 10s best croup of not less than five horses owned by one-ex- hlbllor 1st value 700 2nd value 500 3rd value 300 15 00 cattkk hrrciau iis best holstem krt ol sire group of three animals either sex any family having won n t eaton co limited prire in this elass at a fair in 1052 not eligible to com pete by t eaton co limited nound fntree dish sheffield reproduction vnlue 1ss best two beef calve 1st cash 250 2nd value 200 srd value tloo b m ms best two dairy calves 1st value sm 2nd value 200 srd value 100 1ss junior herd any beef breed consisting of bull and 3 fe males previously ahown in individual classes all under two years of age 1st value 360 2nd value 8 m 1s best guernsey cow in milk nny age 1st cash 1000 2nd 5 00 by the secretory 0 o0 hog specials ibs best pair weanling pigs bacon type 1 bag pig starter value 550 donated by thomson bros feed supply store s m rimer speraxm sos best flock of sheep consisting of 1 ham 2 ewes and j ewe lambs any breed 1st value 300 2nd value 200 0 00 j1s best pair marketable wether lambs value 250 2nd value 200 s2s best five ewe lnmbs cash j ms thsx fleece fine wool shorn cash 2 50 200 100 5 50 24s best fleece long wool shorn cash 2 50 200 1 00 5 50 poultry specials ms best pair cockerel and pullet any breed 1 bag master mix laying mash by j p klrkwood value 410 4 10 27s best pair barred bock cockerel nnd pullet 1 bag watt feed by thomson bros value sss best pair dressed chickens over 6 lbs donor to receive same by lovell bros cash 2000 10 00 14 00 50 00 ss best dressed chicken over fl lbs donor to receive same by h mainprizc cash o honrr hepartmknt 8pectair s2s best loaf of homcmado bread made from high loaf flour by d h lindsay 08 lbs high loaf flour value 5 50 sss best light cake made from excelsior flour by d h lindsay 48 lbs excelsior flour value 3 60 s4s best chocolate layer cake donor to receive same by mceachem gnragc acton cash 500 00 s5s best light layer cake by secretary 00 miscellaneous 8pbcials 80s to couple married greatest number of years attending the fair registration to be made with gatekeepers or secretary second day of fair the acton free press one year value 50 6is to the person attending acton fair from the greatest distance report to secretary for computation of dis tance the acton free press on year value 2 50 62s best appearing child under 12 years and doll carriage follow band from park entrance to stand 1st cash 200 by a c patterson 2nd value 100 3rd value 50c 3 50 css rest decorated bicycle follow band from park entrance to stand boys and girls by paluints clothing store acton lt 500 2nd 300 3rd 200 goods w 00 64s- bov with the most freckled face 1st cash 300 2nd cash 200 srd cash 1 00 00 85s girl with the most freckled face 1st cash 300 2nd cash 200 srd cash 100 8 o gkain boots and vegetable specials 4ss best collection of farm produce including grain roots vegetables and flowers gardeners not eligible 1st v cash 00 2nd vnlue qf 200 8 80 44s best six quart basket of onions value 100 1 00 4fls best three samples of grain consisting of wheat oats nnd barlev half bushel of each 1st vnlue 200 2nd vnlue 180 s 80 47s best bushel basket of mixed vegetables not open to market parileiiers bv lakeview greenhouses bedding stock value 4 48s bist bulil shipping turnips 1st cash 200 2nd cash 1 00 3 00 40s beit bag of potatoes donor to receive same by highway garnge acton cash 4 00 mis bim basket 11 quails onions clonor to receive same by w cooper acton cash 5 00 51s best basket of potatoes 11 quarts any variety 1st 100 2nd 50c 1 50 kltltt specials 82s rest bushel mcintosh apples donor to receive same by hintons 5c to 1 store cash 4 00 53s best bushel northern spv apples donor to receive same by pillants clothing store cash 4 00 plant and flower specials sss best 12 white gladioli 1st cash 1 00 2nd cash 75c 1 75 5s best living room bouquet 1st cash 100 2nd cash 50c 1 50 57s best naskot cut flowers by pillanls clothing store 1st cash 2111 2nd cash 1 00 s 00 bbs centre piece of assorted flowers on tray for dinner table seating twelve 1st value 2 00 2nd cash 75c 2 75 80s best basket wild flowers arranged for effect 1st value k 00 2nd cash 50c 2 50 homecraft specials 60s best collection of fancy work not more than 1 f pieces not shown before 3 oil 00 61s best uabvs layette 3 hi 2 00 62s best s noelty articles 2 50 i 50 63s collection of 5 at tides suitable for christmas gifts each attule to be itued at not more than 1 2 0 robert simpson company umitedsiecial to the lady t xhibitor who w ins the most points in the home de partment classes iz domestic science canned and preserved pro ducts and homecrafts lhe hubert simpson co prize is a silver plated caucrolc alued at 12d5 harold mike coxe plumbing and heating eavestroughing sheet metal work- phones 370r 451 w ualton houteln and guenwy klreedvm prominent at cne the 1052 cne show of dairy cattle will u down in history an one of the hotteit on record the hlh temperature nnd humidity had both the exhibitors and their live stock with their tonguex hnnrlnu out the competition in both the hnlstein nnd guernsey rings wan in keepinii with the weather ac cording to the official cntnlotfuo we note thnt no less than 3ftx hoi steins nnd 200 guernseys were en tered the guernsey nhow was definitely the largest on record for this province and the holstcin ex- hihit if not the inrttest wm very cloie to it in comparison the jersey anil ayrshire exhibits were amnll but the auntily in both cases compensated for their lack of numbers hahon was represented only in the hnlstein nnd guernsey rlnrs and consequently we will confine our report to these two lmeds hoihuiiu here hahon was well and worthily represented by entries of the herds of ii c alexander chat austin vernon archer dr paul beer a m brain nnd sons f o hunter t h mcgee and john schortzl of esqucslna township ashvllle farms ltd a g hunter m c sherwood nnd hoss scrs- worth of nelson township hays ltd c h lawrence and j f trimble of trafnliinr township and what a job they did hnlton may well proud of their black and white contingent along wilh those mentioned above we would also include the name of w h robinson of hornby whose coa tribution as a showman was par excellence the highlight of the holstein show for many is always the in- terceainty herd clnss each county entry consisls of six animals namely a senior bull a junior bull two senior females and two junior females in all ten counties were represented which brought together 00 head in the ring at the one time the hal ton entry maintained their standing in former years by placing second to the perennial winners from peel but what a scare those peel hoys got in the opinion of goodly percentage of the ringside the halton entry was the best balanced nnd most uniform herd in the ring but all honour to our peel breeders they got the judges decision and that is what counts along with that they are a grand bunch of fellows and they haw a lot of outstanding cattle after all rosafe farms of bramp ton won the premier exhibitors award and j m fraser of streets- ville the premier breeders banner from the latter herd spring farm fond hope was the grand chnmp- ion- bull and spring farm juliette also repeated her triumphs of former years by winning the fe male grand championship to gether they made up the winning progeny of dam however to return to the awards in the county herd class 1st peel 2nd halton 3rd waterloo 4th grey 5th wcntworth 6th haldimand 7th wellington 8th brant 9th welland and 10th lincoln lack of space- will not permit us to give a detailed list of halton awards however here are n few of the highlights hays ltd had the first prize junior yearling bull and junior champion male on po mona sovereign papoose in the same rlass ashville farms ltd and ross segsworh were iuh and oth respectively a c hunter had the 4th prie senior calf in a strong clis with 20 enirie junior yearl ing bulb here hiltnn entries were i 2nd td and h for a g hun- i ter ttni m c sherwood veinon aichen f o hunvr and john scherti bulls 2 yeir- browview fiituntv burke for a m brain son- was mciiifi to the hull which u fit fi to tlw reei ve grand chimpiimihip in the aied hull clu-s- salix pihkv uas stvtmd for r c alev- andr three u old female- tlr- here the entrv ot dr paul beer wa third senior yearling heifers in a clis of 4h rntrhs r c alexander md t ii mcger were 3rd otid 4th rsopeettvelv in tun- ur yearling heifers with 3 j entrie rns1 sfgwnrth and v w thomp- min were fith and lothrcspcctivelv senior heifer oauvs with 43 j entries dutehlind hiajmond hop hed h ward brownndge of hnnihv wls sewnd for c h law rence junior heifer calves ross segs worth wis ihird in a large entrv the same exhibitor was 2nd m the junior herd ellss while m the junior get of sire class a ci hunter r c alexander and t h mcgee were 3rd 5th and 7th res pectively grrat u fond hope in- addition to his grind champ ion auard it will he of tntcrcv to learn that the offspring of fond hope topped no less than four of the junior clashes and the first three fiwards in the junior get of mis- class were won by the get of thus great sire gnenwjr show in this great show halton wr again worthilv reprejonted bv en tries from the herds of wm g booth j l chlshnlm and jovce bros of milton m t mcmabb scjnj geo and j m pigott of palermo it was the first venture of the halton boys nt the canadian nat- io and they really made the blf ihou step to town an out- lundlng triumph for the mcnabb herd waa the winning of the king- haven rarmj trophy for the bejt t nmok- 8t of one aire tfae litdfabb entry waj alnd by their herd aire sterllnsold mnr- qulr tlie same exhibitor hud the red ribbon for the winning entry in dry 3 year olds 2nd prlye dry 2 yenr old alh prlyo milking 2 year old nnd 2nd prize senior got rqnally as grent nn achievement was that of joyce brat whoso herd sire frnserdale merry admiral wiu the first prl7e two year old nnd went on to the reserve senior nnd reserve grand chnmplonnhlp for males twin kims also had 2nd and 4th prizes in a class of 2ft jun ior heifer calves 3rd on their gel of fraseidale merry admiral 4th on their dry 2 year old and 3rd prie 4 year old in milk j l chlsholm was 3rd on his senior hull calf fith prize junior heifer calf 3rd and uh on his sen ior heifer calves president wm g booth was not to be outdone nnd secured the blue ribbon on his junior yearling hull fifth on his senior yearling bull 3th prize senior yearling heifer 4 in prize on cow 4 years and over dry the fifth member of the halton guernsey delegation was art spen cer popular mnnnger of lazy pat farms palermo nnd their entries too were well to the fore in a num ber of classes as a fitting cllmnx to their ef forts their club herd placed 2nd yorksimcoe club being first nnd brant in third the awards listed above should not he interpreted as a complete list of the halton wins but we feel we have listed sufficient to indi cate why halton may well be proud of those who represented them in both the guernsey and holstcin shows at the 1952 canadian nat ional heartiest congratulations are extended to them all in taturefl green this past week it was our good fortune to pay a brief visit to the farm of dr wm james lot 1 sixth concession ksquesing there are many nice things which might be said of this farmstead managed by jim mckay the farm li tidy the buildings well painted the weeds under control and they have some outstanding angus cattle to the writer however the highlight is the renovation which has taken place towards the hack ofho farm down in the creek hat as we recall when jim mckay came to manage the maiden farm a few years ago for dr james the flats were overgrown with thorn trees and weedsj and the grass was negligible today the thorn trees have disappeared the flats have been plowed zintl reseeded and what a pasture well go and jiec for yourself in our opinion it is the most productive area on the entire farm and as those who know the farm will agroethe remainder dead stock dajjd and crippud farm animals ramovod promptly for sanitary disposal telephone collect georgetown 11 guelph 3334 gordon young ltd travel relaxed and carefree of the fafm is the equal of anything- in the community no kidding if you enjoy seeing boo pastures it u well worth a visit halton junior kpraker in middlesex the many friends of dnve pellel- terlo popular president of the junior fnnnera of ontario will be interested to hear thnt at the an nual church service of the middle sex junior parmer on august 10th dnve wan the special speaker ills subject wns doing the lest with the talents you have we were not surprised to hear thnt dnve did nn excellent job in the past he hns lwen recognised ns nn ex cellent junior farmer lender n good judge of livestock just this past week we snw him doing nn excellent job of showing the entries for aahville fnrms ltd down nt the cnk he is indeed a credit in the junior farmers of hnlton and the province of ontario your hom ts worth a record prlc today you can savtf money ry painting now and eliminating repairs and replacements its good oconomy to slop the damage before its loo lalo by painting this year wa do ovcrythlng in the 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