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garage tender
Figgheads at the university level are often ignored by
farmers, usually with good reason
It is the man in the field and at the barn who knows what
he wants and how to get ft rather than the textbook-type
with a string of letters befauld Ins name who knows where
ire at
But there are tames when the eggheads have something
to say and the guy wrth manure on his boots should listen
Not long ago. I heard a talk by Dr Ted Buntsude of the
department of animal and poultry science at the University
of Guelph He didn t have too many kind words tar some
of the artificial insemination ea-inoperative% now so popular
in Ontario He maintains that many of the breeding co-ops
are controlled by an influential minority of purebred breed-
ers who derive more income Iron the sale of fancy breed-
ing stock than from the sale of milk
f am far from an expert in the field of genetics but I have
an idea that Burnside knows whereof he speaks What should
a dairyman he looking for when building his herd' Milk
production first and foremost
Does it really matter whether a row has a twisted horn
or poor coloring in !ter switch as long as she produced grea=t
quantities of quality milk' Does it matter if her udder is
SO IOW you could scuffle corn with her" Does it matter
whether the 3 red nLark•and-white or brindle as king as she
ran produce'
That in essence is what Burnside told a group of dairy
farmers this summer
Because these influential purebred breeders get them-
selves elected to the sire selection committees they natur-
ally look for show winnings and the fine points of confor-
mation in the selection of bull darns Many sound producers
get passed up because the selection committee members
ore looking for other things
This extra attention to type said the doctor of animal
husbandry is costing dairymen significantly in lower rates
of improvement of production of milk And production of
milk is the only reasen dairymen should be in business.
-Boy a cow for truth production only '" was his advice.
Does tt rnattei what she looks like" She cart took like a
western pinto in an east wind as long as she produce& The
lots tens-Friestan Association has had a policy of emphasiz-
ing equally both type and production Perhaps it's time to
revise that partty.
The fancy show-winner who fails to milk at a itigja rate
under normal conditions has no plate on a Modern dairy
farm unless the owner is after prestige instead of an un-
provernent iii milk production And if he is after prestige,
he thouldri I be in the dairy business
And how should co-op members go about changing soiree of
the attitudes of selection committees' By actively seeking
membership on those committees Get elected to them.
Get your spoke into the wheel Soon, you'll become the hub
and that s what gets the grease You can't fault the pure-
bred breeders for simply protecting their own interests.
Unfortunate-1y. many purebred breeders are- not in the
business of -producing-milk Many are bobby farmers with
an eye only to the export market
Commercial dairyinen should have as their chief goal the
efficient production of large qua;...-ties of quality milk per
man per year It is not beyond the realm of possibility for
Ontario dairymen to produce a million .pounds of milk per
man "per year according to Dr Burnside in spite of the
fact that the average in the state of New York is MO.000
pounds of milk per man per year
The dairyman who can ri-ch these goals will be as sougw-
after and as respected as the dairyman who consistently
breeds superior progeny-tested Al sires or Royal Grand
Champions
Breeding show winners does not necessarily point in the
same direcoote as._efficient production of Large quantities
of quality milk ft can point in the same direction and often
does but conscientious dairy farmers should he in the fore-
front in letting their breeding rooperatrues know which
'direction they want to go
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Buyers of
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Red Clover and
Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Maple Leaf Mills Ltd.,
Seed Div.,
Exeter, Ont.,
• Phone 235-0363
( Jones MacNaughton)
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General 57,818.43 and Roads &
Bridges 3,0898_64 for atotal of
510,907.07.
appreciated* Bob reemwr. PO Ban 217. Elmira
Rosolutions passed at the
September meeting of Grey
Council .
— That the tender of Wayne
and Harold Smith Construction
Ltd . Seaforth, for construction of
township garage at the price of
seventy-six thousand, four
hundred and forty-six dollars
in-6.446.00), be accepted subject
to the acquisition of land and
approval of M.T.C.
— That the quotation prices of
Davidson Well Drilling Limited,
Wingham, for well dolling at Lot.
21. Concession 9, be accepted
subject to the approval of M T.C.
— That we accept the
application of • Harold Bolger,
Walton. for attendant at the
Waste Disposal Site at $3.00 per
hour.
That Larry Keifer. grader
operator, be given a raise of ..2.5e
per hour effective August 1st:
19-5.
That By-Law No. 15 of 1975,
being a by-law to adopt the
estimates and strike the rates of
taxation for the year 1975 be
finally passed.
— That Clifford Bray look at
the Silver Corners Municipal
Drain and see what is to be done.
— That . John Johston be
appointed commissioner on the
Jacklin Municipal Drain.
--. That the request of Jerry
Olechowski and Alex Cameron to
repair and improve the Baker
Municipal Drain be accepted and
Gamsby and Mannerow Ltd.,
Consulting 'Engineers-, Guelph,
Ontario, be appointed to male a
survey, prepare plans and report.
— That building permits be
granted to: John Baan, addition
to barn; Charles Terpstra,
implement shed; Ellwood Seili,
barn and house addition; Donald
Cotton, house, garage & shed;
James McMahon, silo; Norman. S.
tattooer, roof on barn and
impelemnt • shed; Steven Smith,
silo & barn addition.
Accounts paid included
Berme Wm. gist.= prestded at
the September Meeting of Morris
council,
Motionsadopted included:
— That By-law no. 9. 1975
imposing a special annual
drainage rate under The Tile
Drairmge Act 1971. be passed,
— That .144% Howes, 01..S„ be
instructed to make survey, plan
and report on a drainage works
from Lot 27 Concession 6 to Lot 20
Concession 5.
— That 1975 twists be rebated
on Pt. lot 7 and Lot 8 Concession
1, based on assessment of $1420.
—That Jas. Mair look after
repairs to King Drain"
— That Court of Revision on
the Russell "A" Drain he opened
and since there were no appeals
the by-law be passed.
That tender of Armco Canada
Ltd. for multi-plate Arch pipe for
Bowes Draifi be accepted
to the approval of the
Municipal Engineer.
— That Clarence ,
allowed to connect into drain
new house.
— That road superintedident
and treasurer submit necessary
petition for interim payment of
subsidy under the Public
Transportation and Highway
Improvement Act.
— That road superintendent
_advertise for tenders for snow
plowing for 1975-76 season.
Kenn Dunn of 1334-Ross 'and
Associates made a report on the
condition of the bridges at Lot
10-11, Concession 6 and tots 10 -
11, Concession 2.
Accounts paid were Roads
54,626.61 and General $15,473.77
for a total of $20,100.38.
(By W.G.Strong)
"School days. School days,
Dear old Golden Rule days.
Reading and writing and 'rithmetic
Taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick."
Memory is the golden bridge that
keeps our hearts with all the long past
yesterdays.
"How much they miss who do n of
know
The lovely joys found long ago!
I wish that they could Share with me
My pleasant days in memory,
Flack to the good, old-fashioned days
When life was lived in, simple ways."
• (Adams)
The littel red schoolhouse that stood
at the corner W;Yere two roads met iss
becoming a dim historical 'memory.
Once upon a time it was, the huh' of the
community. a haven of learning, a
meeting-place for Sunday School, a
centre for box socials, political meetings
and Christmas entertainments, Here
"our grandfathers learned the three R's
1(1 the lessons of life that made them
Worthy pioneers.
The first rural schools were built from
rough-hewn logs. Later when lumber
became available and larger quarters
were required, frame struefures
replaced these prima-dye buildings.'
Many were painted red to preserve the
wood and the appellation has persisted.
On hack-country roads they still stand in
solitary abandonment with rough stone
steps beside the Q ill amid weeds waist
high. Dead and decaying trees mark the
outline (Yf the old playground, once
planted as saplings on Arbour Day
years ago.
These original schools followed a
more or lens general pattern of
construction four square with high
windows on either side with a small
cupola or belfry atop. Two outhouses.
one for the girls, the other for the boys
stood in opposite corners at the rear of
the property. Occasionally a woodshed
was hastily thrown together at one
corner next the road fence. a pump was
an added necessity. Each Summer at
threshing-time the water tank was
replenished and when school opened
about the middle of August dAfie.
spring-fed well was replete with fresh,
cool , clear water. Some of the more
eopittnticated schools hada front porch
which led 'directly intosan ante-room
which extended for the width of the
school and where surplus clothing and
lunch pails were stored. Where such an
utility was provided, windows on either
side of the from entrant( were in
evidence. Here, too, was the tin
• waterpail with the long-handled dipper.
All drank • from the same container
without any apparent ill effects, a far
cry from modern hygienic principles.
Not designed for Comfort
The classroom was not designed to
cater to the rosy comfort of the pupils. A
big pot-bellied stove stood in the centre
aisle with two rows of double desks on
either side securely screwed to the
floor, a teacher's desk up front on a low
platform. blackboard across the whole
front wall and smaller ones between the
side windows each furnished with chalk
ledge, chalk and brushes. There was no
library but• most schools sported a
massive Webster's dictionary which
was seldom used except by a senior
pupil as occasion demanded. its location
on the teacher's desk forbade any idle
perusing by the juniors who would have
marvelled at the illustrations or the
coloured pages revealing the inward
parts of the , human anatomy
appropriately catalogued.A globe to
show that the world was round had a
place of honour on a corner shelf up
front. In the opposite corner, in an
empty nail keg, were rolls of coloured
maps of the world, the hemispheres. die
continents.. Canada, province of Ontario
and county of Huron. On the walls were
framed portraits of Queen Victoria and
Edward VII. a few supposedly authentic
scenes from the Boer War, the Crimean
War and the Northwest Rebellion; A
large Union Jack was carefully to eked
to the front wall immediately above the
octagonal-faced eight-day clock whose
fenny pendulum tide-locked the fleeting
hours away through sun and shadow of
each passing year. Attached to the
window frames on 'either side of the
morn were brackets to hold kerosene
lamps with the inevitable reflector's.
Occasionally these were used on dull
days as well as at evening functions:
The only ventilation for the too often
crowded room was the open door or
window on the side away from the wind.
Often these windows were screened to
protect the glass against damage from
rowdy players
The younger pupils sat up front at the
smaller desks and progressed towards
the rear of the room, Those rear desks
were usually occupied by boys famed
for their horseplay when the teacher's
back was turned. The ages ranged from
six to sixteen and over. The latter were,
at times, ambitious lads who wanted all
the learning they could get and usually
came only during the, winter months
when work on the farm '‘/as slacker, The
ability to read often determined the
class you were in. Bright readers
progressed rapidly and were allowed to
bring books from home to while away
the time.
(To he continued next week)
emembering .. -
A pot bellied stove in the rural classroom
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