HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-08-23, Page 9'The saccess of
Mitchell Mobile Feeds Limited IS ,
proof that the small , business
has atilt, a great deal to offer
to customers. "We give personal
Service and accountability", Ed.
Dolmage Says. "If something
goes wrong, a farmer can com-
plain to me, not to a head office
'in Toronto or somewhere". M.M.
F; serves a large• area too.
In the days of horse drawn
equipment, farmers were pretty
much tied to, the feed mill closest
to them, but when, farmers got
trucks, they could and did take
their, business to the n411 with
the best service or price, near
or not, Mr. Dolmage says.
"Farming is a business and we
It's a long way from one
Sliperaweet mobile feed mill,
purchased in June 1960, to 'a new
$.200,Q00 mill, and it hasn't
always been easy. Mobile feed
mills .were ' new in Canada in
1980, and although some farmers
were eager to try out Mr. Dol-
mage's services, - "Some were
. eager, some were Mceptical and
some wouldn'l try"- there was
very little grain that year.
"It was really tough for the
first few months and there 'Were
times when I thought I'd made a
mistake" he said. Things even-
tually picked up and Mr. Dolmage
said he has not had such a bad
summer, since:
When he bought his first
mobile mill he drove up and
down ppncession roads, showing
what he had to offer to far-
mers -- more 'DT less knocking
on doors. Mr. Dolfnage says
he didn't know mach abqut f in-
lag when he started' in the m ling
business, "I just inept quiet and
listened and learned a lot. I
had something new to show f
-mars and they had something to
teach me".
As• farmers realized • the
benefits of mobile mills, Ed.
Daimage's gamble on something
new paid off and Mitchell Mobile
Feeds started expanding. In190....
he purchased a second mobile
from Don Horn,Winthrop • , in
1963 another one from Woodstock
and two more in 1964 from.
Stratford Farm Eqgipment.
Mr. Dolmage leased a mill
at Winthrop from Ephriam Haase
from 1963 until 1972. He leased
the, 61'd Canada packers mill on
Main St. in Mitchell from Stacey
Bros. until, a year ago when it
was torn down.He then decided
Maintain good service for ' the .
business man", ,
A large -parking lot with plenty of 'space for customers and
for loading and unloading of feed, is afeature at the Dolmage 's
new mill, on Highway.8 aeMitchell.
Protecting buildings important to farmert
ritailate.ttaa4U11•V waraarstaatwo • auataarnraiatau-
• •
to
Mitchell Mobile Feed Service Ltd.
•,•
on the
Completion of
their
NEW MILL
We. are proud to have had a part in the •
concrete work far this fine new mill.
•
DOUG SHEAN
Contractor
RR 5 Mitchell
prevent serious damage to' the
structure from heavy storms."
Collar‘ ties 'and gussets of
plywood or lumber should be
used at the roof ridge to 'make
nailing more effective. Nails'
alone may • separate easily if
placed under high wind pressure.
Framing anchors may also be
•u.sed between rodf and wall, and
wall and foundation,
"The windstorm ,' of June 11
which struck the village of Ches-
terville near ,oltawa.,,.caused
Major damage to • numerous
buildings ,by tornado-force.winds.
Some damage was caused by de
ficiencies in construction, es-
pecially where connections
between roofs and walls were
inadequtie " Mr.. Turnbull says.
When wind hits the side of
a building, air flows over the
roof causing a suction which
lifts the roof from the walls.
This action may rip a roof clear
of the building during high winds.
The farmer planning • a
building on his property should
consult the provincial extension
engineer in his area and ensure
that the contractor includes
necessary supports, wind bracing
and connections in the structure.,
Some types of buildings are
more vulnerable to windstorms
than others because of size and
shape.
"Modern poultry buildings
present a special problem
a
Congratulations
to
Mitchell- Mobile Feed. Service Ltd.
on the' co'mpletion''
of their fine
NEW 'MILL
•
• We are proud to have had a part
in the excavating and supplying
of granular material.
JOHN H. Melt WAIN
Excavation
527-1253
Gravet-
Seaforth
,Opr log Saturday
Mite4611.' Mobile Feeds itarted. 141960, :with .one uc
e ,
HURON EXPONTOR, $4AppRrfe ‘0.!4T4'AUG.„
Congratulatulations
to
Mitchell Mobile Feed Service Ltd.
—4
to build a new mill, on 30 acres,
he 'bought, on Highway 8 in front
of the Mitchell sanitary UM ill
Site. -'
While plans for the new mill
Were in progress, the company
leased a mill at Atwood to serye
as :temporary headquarters until,
the new mill was completed;
Mitchell Mobile Feeds ha$ been in
their AtwoOd mill fora Year
nO"'w and according to Mr.
mage "business has been good so
we are going to keep the mill
there open."
Mitchell Mobile Freeda , Ltd:
trucks go from Atwood in the
north to near Kirkton in the
south 'and west to the Seaforth
and Clinton • area. AS well as
the five mobile Mills, the corn-
pelt has four thattrery trucks
and tivo picktip.a.
Supersweet products have
been handled by Mitchell 'Mobile
from the 'beginning and two years'
ago they obtained a Shurgain
franchise as well. •
The_ operation employs 14
people.. Three of them are at
-A.iwoo/ and five are on the road
all day with the mobile , mills:
Ed. "Dolmage's wife, Jean, does
all the bookkeeping for the
company. ,"I can't sit down in
one place long enough to, •do
bookkeeping" her husband,,,says.
Mitchell Mobile Feeds Limi-
ted is growing because, it has •
'know 'how' service and an ,
enthusiastic staff to , serve tts,
customers. It is indeed proof
that the small business can
still thrive.
• Ants to -
your-.. lawn?
'1
.1•40
".•
- . •
Anti are one of the most in-,
teresting and industrious insects.
Nonethelesi, when they infest
your, lawn, they create unsightly
and roublesome mounds that can
be rough - on your 'lawnmower.
. ,There are several ways to con-
trol ants, says D.B. McNeill,
horticultural 'specialist with the.
Ontario' Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
Clordane • is effective for
controlling ants in lawns. the
• chemical, available, in -emulsion,
• wettable...powder, and granular
forms, should. be used according
to the manufacturer's directions
for ant control.
Spot treatment can be
effective in' eliminating ant hilts,
for a short time. Apply an
1/8 teaspoon of 40 percent
dape wettable powder to each
hill and wash it in. One teas-
. noon of granular chlordane will
•give similar control.'
Howling winds, creaking wood
and a resounding crash often
herald the loss of a large farm
inyesiinent,
ach year farmers invest in
dings 'which sometimes Ian
qurability to withstand severe
weather conditions.
"Roof trusses are popUlar for
construction of clear-span build-
ings' without posts, but they must
be well connected as a ,unit
and well tied. to the walls,"
says, J.E. Turnbull of -Agriculture
Canada's Engineering Research
.Service.
"Steel' strapping, cross ties,
joists and foundation anchor bolts
may be used to 'properly connect
roofs, walls, and foundations to
on the opening of their new
Retail Store Offices & Feed 'Mill ,
F.A. Campbell &Son Insurance Agencyjid.
Mitchell Ontario
Ken Doig
Windovvs
EA, Dolniage
on the. opening
of his
One of Mitchell ' Mobile Feeds much tray
ills trucks get gassed up for another. run 'int
led mobile
the country
from headquarters at al dew
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because they're up to. 3b0 or
400 feet long with large interior
-open spaces and without wind-
resistant 'cross wags: Well,
nailed walIrsmand. ceilings cia:c1
in strong m-aterial such as ply-
wood for diaphragms help support
these insulated buildings:"
A hay barn may stand between.
.20 and 25 feet high and require
extra support, he says.
Fully engineered construction
to,protect the building from wea-
ther damage may increase the
cost of the building 10 to 30
per cent, Mr. Turnbull says.
However, protecting.the building
protects the farmer rp investinent
in the long run by preventing a
tragic and unexpected loss which
could ' *riously affect his opera-
tion. •
Snow is another factor which
must be considered by farmers
planning a building.
"If a roof is sloped less than
30 degrees, it experiences the
same problems with snow as a
flat roof. This is where the
farmer and engineer must con'-'
sider ah area's climate and snow-
fall, as steeper roofs tend to
'shed some snow,"
Snowfall .1S measured at sites
all over Canada and snow loads
and roof designs, are listed in
the National Building Code of
Canada, Supplement Four, 1970.
Windsor, Ont., ,for example,
is listed at:22 pounds per square
foot, Winnipeg at 45, Abbotsford,
B.C., at 50, Quebec City at 84
and Campbellton, N.B., one of the
highest in Canada at 112. .0
- Wind pressure , is als6
measured. Engineers take the
average windspeeds recorded
during storms over a 10 year
period. Winds& is listed at
6.1 pounds per square foot, Win-
nipeg 7.1., Quebec City 8.0, Ab-
botsford at 8.7, and Cardston,
'Alta., one of the highest in Cana.-
day •at 15.5. These pressures
could double in brief moments
during gusts, Mr. Turnbull says. •
wind pressure figiires help
engineers design and monStract
buildings which. can withstand
high? windsowli eidsm z hvee s r iay. an extended
"Farmers should a.l$o be
careful when locating a bdlltllt '
near a river or stream AS „
ion may threaten the atillettiriii;
over a period of time."