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Seaforth's first tractor pull competition was held In repeated this year andalready' entries' are being
conjunction with last year's Seaforth, Fall Fallir and received In readiness, for the competition sdheduled
a $ provided • keen excitement: The event is being for Sunday, September 15, 1974,
metal. outside sparrows and pigeons,
t disturbed from their normal roosting place
x,>
on the' roof's peak circled about in a
confused state before finally settling down
ra
on orchard boughs or on the ridge -board of .
, ;. T �����.� .,��,.,»��-r• - the implement shed.
OUR UNIQUE ROUNDHOUSE — The Roundhouse in the province. The two wooden building was
built about 1900. For man The housewife found threshing -days or
'at the Seaforth Agricultural Society is Fairgrounds is y generations it has held days an arduous time but she was able to
one of the�few remaining hexagon shaped buildings the school childrens' exhibits at the Seaforth' Fall recruit some of the,neighbouring wives or
. Fair. i. (Staff Photo) daughters to assist at meal -time and to
Remembering wash up afterwards. Fall threshing meant
that garden vegetables were in season so
that the first course consisting of roast
• • ` • beef, fresh from the beef ting, baked ham
Steam engines, I e o n t h r e s h I n days. w or leg o lamb was supplemented by boiled
P new. potatoes, pickled beets, buttered.
carrots, sliced tomatoes and
With slow and deliberate movements, right ¢dcumbers.,, The f eshers, 'often twelve
by W,G,Strong slowly at first but gradually increasing iqand fifteen in ntiEprgetically
ber, attacked the
seed. Men forked the sheaves toward the . and left, he worked the handle gdzing from .
PART 11 P proffered delicaciesh 'their table forks
front of the mow where one tabled them time to time into the tank's depths to
"Ere the stout year be waxed shrewd as'zealously and as as they.
carefully with heads towards the cylinder. ascertain how much longer the task would handled the itch fork in the mow. Seeonds
And whand le the grain upon the well -piled The first feeder cut- the band of -,binder- take. Fina'll supply had been were always available. When the platters
twine with his razor-sharpjack-knife and replenished. "Upon arriv t the farm, he
stack E and vegetable dishes had been removed; -
pushed, the bundle to his partner who found the threshermen ready to begin bowls of reserves, homemade bread
Waits yet unthreshed," " � P
spread the stalks into the yawning jaws so operations and the tank was drawn buns and fresh] churned b •
• the couptry gentleman' with horse and y litter, were
as to have them enter the cylinder more or alongside the engine whose fire -,box had an brought in as well as assorted les, apple,
buggy on any country road a.century` ago . g P PP
' realized that harvest -time was over for less uniformly and regularly so as not to insatiable appetite for limbs trimmed from ,raisin or lemon. .One .was expected to
permit the machine to run empty. Within forest trees felted -during .the winter, fence sample each lest he the offence to his
'
another year. As the -acreage increased or P g• .
the separator beaters revolving rapidly rails, broken brani'hes and sundry pieces hostess. F in the 'meal, the workmen
when the yield was greater than usual, g.
threshed the rain. Straw and rain passed as well as knots and chunks too hard to
some sheaves had` to be stacked b the - g grain P enjoyed brie respite on the grassy slope ,
barn door to' await the thresher. Y to an apron where rakes struck dowri upon split and too big for the; kitchen stove or of the gangway or retreated to the orchard
the straw to separate it from the loosened parlour range.
- The first steam engines used in Ontario i? to indulge in a well-deserved smoke if so
came • into prominence late in the- 19th grain, the latter, passing over a shaker, Gangway addicted or .to bite off a new portion of
was carried to the winnowing apparatus When framed barns were erected upon
century. and had to be horse-drawn -from g PP chewing.- 'tob'acco which .many found
fault to' farm as well as the, separator and where• the chaff and weed seeds were solid foundations to replace log structures, effective while mowing in the dust -laden
water -tank. The operator of the engine blown out as they passed over screens and a 'short gangway or approach affording air.
during moving operations had a seat on the sieves through which the grain eventually access to the threshing floor became a Finally the. threshing was over for,
fell through a spout into the waiting rain necessity. Since separators had increased
side o£,'the engine near the smoke stack g P g g another season. As the farmer surveyed his •
boxes. The straw was carried upwards and substantially in design, size and weight,
from which station he endeavoured' to P bulging bins of wheat, oats or 'barley, the
outside to .be stacked b of who prided the machine had to be putted backwards
guide his faithful steeds with' gentle hand. Y P separator was given a final sweep -off to
himself uUonYhis accomplishments. into the barn proper by the traction engine
11 on, .arrival at the. a pinted spot, the P remove thistle down, weed seeds and dust,
P pp P using a block and tackle device anchored to '
separator had to .be, garefully "-drawn There the tanned farmers labour without The engine came forward to draw the
the rear sill. This done the blower and
backwards into the barn. As the barns were slack separator out to level ground and soon the
usually built at ground' level, the horses 'Till' twilight deepends, round, the grain spout were manoeuvred into whole outfit was on its way to another job
osition, the separator wheels braced, the
were hitched to the back of the separator spouting mill p P. signalled by a., long blast on the whistle to.
engine levelled, the twisted belt applied to
by a stout dogging chain passed through a Feeding the loosened sheaves'; or with �• �` announce the forthcoming arrival and to.
fierce will, the fly -wheel, and feeding table raised on alert the neighbours
` ring in the rear axle and fastened to a clevis to gather accordingly. -
its stout Ieg� The farm helpers awaited the "Now hath the harvest come and one
in the whiffle -tree. The separator -man, Pitching waist -deep upon the dusty g
stack." signal for operations to begin. After a few with lee;
using the tongue of the machine, steered ry g
These stacks were symmetrically shaped minor chuggings the machinery was set in
the unit into place with a few final Y Y P (Continued -Sri Page 5)
t' Th s belt on the self -feeder
manipulations of a crow -bar and made upon a rectangular base, well tramped and mo ion. a caned _
secure by stout wedges in front of the four
able to withst and the onslaughts of the
began to move sluggishly, the sharp
curved cutting blades stirred into action,,
wheels. When the engine had been
wind until autumn's gentle rains beat them
As the machine continued to gather speed
ri.
down and frosty nights played strange
tricks upon wet surfaces to seal the crown
I
belt was given a half -twist and adjusted for
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SeM+wS
Seaforth's first tractor pull competition was held In repeated this year andalready' entries' are being
conjunction with last year's Seaforth, Fall Fallir and received In readiness, for the competition sdheduled
a $ provided • keen excitement: The event is being for Sunday, September 15, 1974,
metal. outside sparrows and pigeons,
t disturbed from their normal roosting place
x,>
on the' roof's peak circled about in a
confused state before finally settling down
ra
on orchard boughs or on the ridge -board of .
, ;. T �����.� .,��,.,»��-r• - the implement shed.
OUR UNIQUE ROUNDHOUSE — The Roundhouse in the province. The two wooden building was
built about 1900. For man The housewife found threshing -days or
'at the Seaforth Agricultural Society is Fairgrounds is y generations it has held days an arduous time but she was able to
one of the�few remaining hexagon shaped buildings the school childrens' exhibits at the Seaforth' Fall recruit some of the,neighbouring wives or
. Fair. i. (Staff Photo) daughters to assist at meal -time and to
Remembering wash up afterwards. Fall threshing meant
that garden vegetables were in season so
that the first course consisting of roast
• • ` • beef, fresh from the beef ting, baked ham
Steam engines, I e o n t h r e s h I n days. w or leg o lamb was supplemented by boiled
P new. potatoes, pickled beets, buttered.
carrots, sliced tomatoes and
With slow and deliberate movements, right ¢dcumbers.,, The f eshers, 'often twelve
by W,G,Strong slowly at first but gradually increasing iqand fifteen in ntiEprgetically
ber, attacked the
seed. Men forked the sheaves toward the . and left, he worked the handle gdzing from .
PART 11 P proffered delicaciesh 'their table forks
front of the mow where one tabled them time to time into the tank's depths to
"Ere the stout year be waxed shrewd as'zealously and as as they.
carefully with heads towards the cylinder. ascertain how much longer the task would handled the itch fork in the mow. Seeonds
And whand le the grain upon the well -piled The first feeder cut- the band of -,binder- take. Fina'll supply had been were always available. When the platters
twine with his razor-sharpjack-knife and replenished. "Upon arriv t the farm, he
stack E and vegetable dishes had been removed; -
pushed, the bundle to his partner who found the threshermen ready to begin bowls of reserves, homemade bread
Waits yet unthreshed," " � P
spread the stalks into the yawning jaws so operations and the tank was drawn buns and fresh] churned b •
• the couptry gentleman' with horse and y litter, were
as to have them enter the cylinder more or alongside the engine whose fire -,box had an brought in as well as assorted les, apple,
buggy on any country road a.century` ago . g P PP
' realized that harvest -time was over for less uniformly and regularly so as not to insatiable appetite for limbs trimmed from ,raisin or lemon. .One .was expected to
permit the machine to run empty. Within forest trees felted -during .the winter, fence sample each lest he the offence to his
'
another year. As the -acreage increased or P g• .
the separator beaters revolving rapidly rails, broken brani'hes and sundry pieces hostess. F in the 'meal, the workmen
when the yield was greater than usual, g.
threshed the rain. Straw and rain passed as well as knots and chunks too hard to
some sheaves had` to be stacked b the - g grain P enjoyed brie respite on the grassy slope ,
barn door to' await the thresher. Y to an apron where rakes struck dowri upon split and too big for the; kitchen stove or of the gangway or retreated to the orchard
the straw to separate it from the loosened parlour range.
- The first steam engines used in Ontario i? to indulge in a well-deserved smoke if so
came • into prominence late in the- 19th grain, the latter, passing over a shaker, Gangway addicted or .to bite off a new portion of
was carried to the winnowing apparatus When framed barns were erected upon
century. and had to be horse-drawn -from g PP chewing.- 'tob'acco which .many found
fault to' farm as well as the, separator and where• the chaff and weed seeds were solid foundations to replace log structures, effective while mowing in the dust -laden
water -tank. The operator of the engine blown out as they passed over screens and a 'short gangway or approach affording air.
during moving operations had a seat on the sieves through which the grain eventually access to the threshing floor became a Finally the. threshing was over for,
fell through a spout into the waiting rain necessity. Since separators had increased
side o£,'the engine near the smoke stack g P g g another season. As the farmer surveyed his •
boxes. The straw was carried upwards and substantially in design, size and weight,
from which station he endeavoured' to P bulging bins of wheat, oats or 'barley, the
outside to .be stacked b of who prided the machine had to be putted backwards
guide his faithful steeds with' gentle hand. Y P separator was given a final sweep -off to
himself uUonYhis accomplishments. into the barn proper by the traction engine
11 on, .arrival at the. a pinted spot, the P remove thistle down, weed seeds and dust,
P pp P using a block and tackle device anchored to '
separator had to .be, garefully "-drawn There the tanned farmers labour without The engine came forward to draw the
the rear sill. This done the blower and
backwards into the barn. As the barns were slack separator out to level ground and soon the
usually built at ground' level, the horses 'Till' twilight deepends, round, the grain spout were manoeuvred into whole outfit was on its way to another job
osition, the separator wheels braced, the
were hitched to the back of the separator spouting mill p P. signalled by a., long blast on the whistle to.
engine levelled, the twisted belt applied to
by a stout dogging chain passed through a Feeding the loosened sheaves'; or with �• �` announce the forthcoming arrival and to.
fierce will, the fly -wheel, and feeding table raised on alert the neighbours
` ring in the rear axle and fastened to a clevis to gather accordingly. -
its stout Ieg� The farm helpers awaited the "Now hath the harvest come and one
in the whiffle -tree. The separator -man, Pitching waist -deep upon the dusty g
stack." signal for operations to begin. After a few with lee;
using the tongue of the machine, steered ry g
These stacks were symmetrically shaped minor chuggings the machinery was set in
the unit into place with a few final Y Y P (Continued -Sri Page 5)
t' Th s belt on the self -feeder
manipulations of a crow -bar and made upon a rectangular base, well tramped and mo ion. a caned _
secure by stout wedges in front of the four
able to withst and the onslaughts of the
began to move sluggishly, the sharp
curved cutting blades stirred into action,,
wheels. When the engine had been
wind until autumn's gentle rains beat them
As the machine continued to gather speed
positionteb sethat'its fly. -wheel was in line
with the pulley rotating .the cylinders, the
down and frosty nights played strange
tricks upon wet surfaces to seal the crown
and maintain an evenness of motion, the
belt was given a half -twist and adjusted for
and to await their sleeping caps of
"told 'and
spike -man fed the golden sheaves at a
uniform rate to the moving canvas. Straw
the proper tension. in the meantime the
fresh -fallen snow. These stacks all
spurted out of the blower fitfully to soon
straw -carrier protruded through the rear
sundry that the threshing operations had
settle down into a steady stream while the
barn door and could be raised when
been. completed at that farm. How the
prized gr din whistled down the 'metal
necessary by lengths of stout rope.
cattle enjoyed brushing against the base of
'
spout directly into the bins.
Wooden bushel baskets with metal handles
and lined Willi tin were deposited by the
the stack! The straw was morefirmly
packed and soriie .was knocked off to be'
P
As the threshing proceeded, clouds of
granary door. In these the grain was,
trampled under foot to form soft resting
dust began to rise']ike�amild morning fog
conveyed manually the bins; in the
beds as they moved to, the sheltered side of
and the figures of the workmen became
.to
granary.whicji had been made reatYq; The,
nightfall. In duetime the stack assumed
g '
almost indistinguishable in the envelope of
rust, smut, du t and t$sfle down. Here
whole area wak carefully swept; the walls,
ceiling and flour had their accumulation of
the shape of a giant mushroom.
t
Early o the 20th ftntury the mobile,,
and there through chinks in the barn's -t
dust and coli=webs 'removed. 'Grandfather
self-propelled steam engine came into
siding shafts of-sunli ht filtered to reveal
g g
had: used' bits of shingles to cover knot
operation. Remember the Bell, the Case,
the dancing particles w the enclosed space, ,
holes in the ` ry boards or those made
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the Sawyer, the Whyte. This moving
As soon as one mow was ' em tied, the
P
by mischie dice in search of food.
monster, huffing and puffing, responded
blower was turned to fill the vacated space
Re ' ndkerehief
reluctantly to the skilled hand of the
with. more finely cut straw. This noticeably
When all was in readiness, two workmen
engineer who tried to navigate the narrow,
increased the dust content: From time to
mounted a temporary, portable table. Each �
uneven count, their rued
� y roads with thirutted
time the separator -man swept the
accumulating dust and chaff from exposed
wore bibbed overalls and, denim ,jackets
buttoned at the neck, a red handkerchief
`Ways and frequent stones and, at times,
partially buried boulders. As he Crossed
areas, periodically he oiled the.,various
knotted over the collar, straw hat and
the wooden bridge, how the planks creaked
moving parts or adjusted the heads,of the
grease -cups to prevent any overheating of A
goggles to the better protect the eyes from
and groaned under the strange strain,
Here the tank to
-
dust. The engineer gave,a short toot of The
-man usually paused
whistle and the wheels started into motion,
replete the contents of the, tank -wagon.
EXPOSITOR
Photogra phic
C o n t e st
for display at -the
Seaforth Fall Fair'
Yhursday-FridaV,Septembier 19 p
Best black and white photographs, suitabie for publication, with edit, on the
editorial page of The Huron Expositor.
Picture Subject - may include an area scene, children, animals, buil ng, flowers
and other subjects of general interest, taken within 20 miles of Seaforth.
leach entry to consist of one picture and to indicate where the picture was taken and
produce identification and technical information (type of camera and film). Negative
must be included.
Not more than three entries per person permitted (Children's entries welcome).
First prize $5, three honorable mentions at $3,00 each, up to 10 awards of Sl xeach.
See the p&e winning entries to the Round House on Fair Days.
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Queen of the Fair
Part 1
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19,• 1974
Arena Auditorium
9:30 Contestant In'terviews........ 25 points
Impromptu speeches, 2 to I r
3 minutes ............ 25 points.
Part 2
Overall appearance, personality
charm and deportment.......... 50 points
6 100 points
Prizes: In excess of $200.00. With a prize 'f� each
contestant.
Queen of the Fair to -be crowned at the Judges stand
following the parade on Fair Day.
Committeer Art Bolton, Alf. Ross, Ken Campbell
and Roht. Rroadfoot.
1.Open to girls 16 to 20 years of age as of August 31,
1974,4', who are residents or employed in Seaforth,
McKillop, Hullett, Tuckersmith, St an(ey or Hibbert.
2. Each contestant must have a local sponsor who will
supply a suitable sash, a corsage and transportation for
the parade on Fair Day.
3. Entries to be received not lat er than September 15,
1974. , I%- -
4. Winner to be eligib le to cornpete'in Queen of the
Ontario Fairs contest 1975.
•S: Judging.
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SUNDAY
SEPT. 15,19.74
(At Agricultural. Grounds)
SEAfORTH.-
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PULL TIME -1
p.m. SHARP PRIZES
9 CLASSES
5000 OPEN
, $
7000 MODIFIED
7000 SUPER STOCK
9000 MODIFIED Pef doss
12000 SUPER STOCK
9000 SUPER STOCK
7000 OUT -OF FIELD OUT OF FIELD
16000 OUT OF FIELD CLASSES
20000 OUT Of FIELD �i
(Factory Stock Only — Regular Fuel SHAME THE WEALTH
No Sheet Metal Removal)
Weigh in freta„ 10:00 a.m. to 12 ,loon Sunday. only '
at Seaforth Farmers Co -*p Railway Street
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