Halton Hills Newspapers

Flesherton Advance, 10 Dec 1947, p. 7

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"C, 7 ~ I*hoto by Ful-O-l'up i'liutusi-iiphtir The thrill ut u lifetime lor IvL-niK-th McKinnoii, Jlillsburgh, Ontario, as he receives the fam- ous King's Guineas Award from Viscount Ale.\ander.| A few minutes later Kenneth's Ful-O- Pep fed Kiiii^'s Guineas Champion sold for $10.50 per pound. The Reserve Champi' n Carcass also came from the McKiiinon henl. Western Boys Win Valuable Cottle Two Wi'slern lads wi'iit home from the Royal Winter Fair with prizes valued at a couple of thousand dollars â€" hut which ni:iy prove, in years to come, worth many times that much to them. For outstanding progress in junior dairy work, the Judges named Rohcrt F lirack. Clark's Crossing, Sask. winner of "Glenafton L. Holly Sylvia", a Holsfein heifer calf hred by J.j. McCaguc of Glenafton Farm, Al- liston. Out. and presented by the Ful-0-Pep Feed Division of the Quaker Oats Company. The heifer's sire is "Rat» .'Kpple Talisman" whose dam is full sistcv to for- tinier All American "Montvic Rap .\pple Bon- heur." Her liam was nominated as All Canadian 2-ycar old in 194.S, and was first Canadian cow in her class at the 1947 Royal Winter Fair. Judged to be fop-ranking junior beef cattle worker, Harold Lees, Areola, Sask. was awarded a valu- able Hereford heifer sired by the same bull that sired all the Grand Champions of the 1946 Royal for John Stuart Jr.. Old Orchard Farms, Peterbofo. Photo by Ful-O-Pfp I'hotoBrapher Fowl at the Ro\al Winter Fair brought many an interested spectator. Here little three year old Andrea Smith from Cuth- hert views with some awe prize ducks exhibited by M. Shaiilz of Ayr. Ontario. 'i 1 i Photo by Ful-0-Pep Photographer $19.00 per pound was brought by this Grand Champion, owned by the Silver Stream Farm of Richmond Hill, Ontario. This magnificent animal weighed 88 lbs. and posed for the above shot with all the aplomb of a seasoned model. < Photo by Ful-0-Pep Photographer Mabel Robinson, Eric and Mrs. Norman, hold a c«uple oi the same type pig Mr. Norman rai.ses on his owm farm at Abbotsford. Quebec. The baby pigs were born at the Royal Winter Fair an<1 w-r;- a bit,' drawinq' card. The ohiblnn in p,-i:-ti'.--il;ir found them of -real interest. Hhalo by Ful-0-Pep Photographer An interested spectator at the Royal Winter Fair is W. J. Holman from West Monkton, Ontario. Here he inspects prize oat sliL'ax (.â- â€¢ cxjiibitcd by Mrs. O. Brownridgc of Georgetown, . * Ontario. Easier To Criticize Than To Improve In a vast enterprise like the Royal Winter Fair, covering hundreds of different activities, there are almost bound to crop up incidents or hap- penings which lend themselves to criticism. People are prone to single out such incidents for talk, and daily newspapers â€" ever on the out- look for something sensational â€" tend to magnify them far beyond their actual importance. Wouldn't it be better, and more constructive, if those who noticed things at the Royal Winter Fair which they thought could be im- proved were to write the Directors, frankly stating their views. On the whole those responsible for this great annual event have done a mag- nificent ;o'; â€" one in v.h'ch all Can- ada can take pride - ai.d we fc<I they would welcome such opinions as a guide to even great' r and bete' thinj ^ in the futur^; rhoto by Ful-0-Pep Photographer The flower show at the Royal Winter Fair was one of the best they have had in years. Joyca Arthur. Nina Hughes, and Margaret Davis, all of Norwich, Ontario, High School, admire the flowers shown bv the Donalda Farms. Photo by Ful-0-rep Phot>iirav-har Pholo by Ful-O-Fep Photographer ,When it come* to Royalty you won't see many more Kings and Queens in one spot than ia ^t •bove group. Mr. Albert Robbins of Laura, Saskatchewan, wm arowned "King of th« Oits". Mrs. Amy Grace Kelsev of Erickson, B.C., "Queen of Wheat*', and T. E. Rrown, I "King oi Barley? Lome Franklin speeds bidding along at a rapid clip for the Grand Champion Steer "Lucky". His owner, Lloyd Mack, Rockwood, Ontario, was very pleased with the top bid of $9.50 per pound. Mack, who also showed the Champion Carcass, is a Ful-0-Pep feeder like most other winners of fat stock awards. ,^,

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