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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-12-23, Page 16'""•'" • • ' '0",, • • . • 011.1.1130MEOC., I 4EMPOIER- . colirsiptb: fgoitit ti,kos sthia AS*** 4: ,314.144 lino the ieMeintoe.a one other ,tertug little tiling about Meshing ay. Many of the men THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LOCKNOW, ONTARIO 'bo normally smoked. (and sots who didn't). used to chew tobac- co. I suppose tO Work up some moisture in their dry Mouths. And Of coutse, gallons of water were consumed. One of the jobs for the boys of the family was amain On this Yuletide, we wish for you and yours an abundance of Christmas cheer, topped off with an extra helping of peace and love. Thanks, all., G. & E. SALES Et SERVICE. GERALD PRIESTAP the blower, and there was quite an art even in that especially ID building the straw stack. One of my brothers counted up 10 steps in the grain'handling from the bind- er to building the straw in the mow. During the Fall, there was fall ploughing and the cycle began all over again. But there were other harvesting jobs. Coin was cut with a sickle on our farm. We did not .grow much corn in those days. That is another big change in farming - the very small acreage of corn then, and the enormous fields of corn now . If a farmer grew any buckwheat, it was harvested later, and there were the root .crops and potatoes to take up also. Gradually. the fall turned into winter and there was a complete change of pace and work. Most of the winter work was done in the barn. The cattle and horses were kept in their stalls. I used to be amazed at the way they knew their own stalls after a few days. Antrwoe betide the cow that went into -the wrong one. Our barn was in two parts with an open shed between. The old pan was built on a stone wall. I used to love to look at all the different colours of the, stone. 1 have learned since that most of the stone in buildings in our pan of the country had been carried miles and miles by glaciers as they scoured the bare rock during the ice ages. The horses and cattle were kept in the so-called old -barn. The pig pens were in the new part which had an min' ter esting but utilitarian foundation. The henhouse was a separate buil far from the barn. The barn in those days was MONDAY, DECEMBER ingRO 11 • Anderson Flax Products Limited VIRDEN MOMBRAY, KEN MOWBRAY, ROY BLACK, NORMAN TAYLOR 41190 „.44,44,441 .41044P.A.Ati.40 Al•Q• 44. Deck the halls . . . carol . . rejoice. Have your- self a very merry Yule. To all, our warm thanks. SA' • MONTGOMERY MOTORS similar to the present tis' ne , ier was all done by hand. The only machine I can think of at the moment was the mot paper ,; a , circular thing for cutting mangolds or turnips to feed .the animals and it had to be turned by hand. There were horses to feed grain and hay which had to 'v. dug out the MOMS and put down the feed hol6. The horses had to be cleaned with brush and curry [comb. They were let oust each day for a run and a drink of water out of the watering troirgh. The pump was worked by hand too. The cows were fed and milked and all the stableScleamed every day. The manure fork had 4 tines ; I, and could sic cop up quite heavy '1; loads of the wet . strawy manure. w 'eh was loaded orito, rhe wheel ,, barrow. wheeled out to the moa- t. . are pile by hand and upset there„ After cleaning horse and cow ' tstabli. straw was ;war down for . bedding. This werk rook many i an Ile= and could be very back' brea&i TO. ., COWS had to be icourse. They went out each day. i milked twice a day'- by hand. of 1, for a run and kw wat 'ering. They • ;usually rubbed around the straw ' ' stack while the stables were being ' cleaned. 1 sentethnes Wonders . now bow ire farmers could see to the work on &ill winter days.. There was no electricity andI neto , er remember of a bunittit, acing 1 used in tire daytime, although it f. was always taken out at r%hr.. Of , course . beams were a fire 1,11. hazard. Se was smoking. ba that was never allowed iariw barn. Another lob derifin the vaulter was drawing eat d manure a , Welding it Mt ill CONTINUED 'ON PAGE