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A fantir's day
farmers wita't ha uch to do these
Last w ity fellow remarked, .:"The
days." o
Let's follow a farmer, named Bill,
! through his daY's wad. and discover
whether the visitor was right. Bill rises at
five A.M. ash trudge* one hundred yards
to the barn. The snow is higher than the
tops of his rubber boots. you can always
measure the depth of the snow by the wet
marks -00 the farmers' pant 'legs.
After Milking eighteen cows, he washes
the equipment. Then he feeds a cartful of
ensilage, which he loaded the night before,
to the dairy cattle and the other livestock
that fills - the barn. • •
Presently he wallows through more
snowbanks between the barn and the
implement shed. *He passes his pickup
which is just anther white hump in the
-----yard.The snow from last night's storm
filled the box and drifted over-the cab.
Before he can move a tractor from the
shed, he shovels the snow away from the
door. With a blower mounted on a tractor,
he clears a path for the milk truck from the
road . to the barn. When the milkman
empties the bulk tank, Bill washes it
groping through the steam from the hot
water.
Because the milkm n won't return for
two days, Bill may l able to sleep in
tomorrow morning - un t six o'clock.
• Feeding the cattle is the next item on„his,
age a. He climbs into the loft to push
dowhe hay to feed them and the straw to
dden them. He also-scoops chop from a
bin nd mixes ,it with mineral. Soon he's
climbing again; this time into the silo.
Some farmers have automatic silo el) a
unloaders, while others still use -forks.
Another convenience that most
'farmers appreciate is an automatic stable
cleaner. All Bill has to do is scrape the floor
and push a button. The snow causes some
complications, though. Because the lanes
between the barnyard and, the fields are
blocked, he hasn't been able to draw the
frozen manure away from the pile. 4i
Instead he blows a tunnel through the
barnyard. If he's lucky, he'll get close
enough to move some of the manure with a
tractor and loader. If nut, he'll resort to a
fork and some elbow grease. When the
snow diminishes, he'll scurry to spread the
heap over the fields.
At four o'clock, he begins the evening
chores; it's feeding time again. He also fills
the feed cart for tomorrow morning. 'By'(
six-thirty he's milking,, and M11 11(191110, he trudge's back through the snow into the
house, He pulls off his damp clothes,
collapses into a chair and . dreams about
spring.
This was an uneventful day. No frozen
water bowls or pipes needed thawing. The
chop box was full; he didn't have to grind
any 'grain.
The tractor started on the first try, and
the blower didn't break. He didn't run out
of fuel for the tractors. Thus he didn't
have to blow snow for, the fuer truck. The
plow missed the mailbox, and no motorist
straggled in asking him to pull his car out
of a snowdrift. This was one of Bill's
leisurely days.
Most farmers 'don't have much to do.
these days.Do they? xpositort
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How did pioneers survive?
Kilbarchan Notes
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(By Mabel Turnbull)
Vistors with Miss Turnbull
Mr. Harold Barry who recently
returned from England where he
had gone to spend the winter with
his sister in Cumberland,
He returned to his home at
'Schadeview"Lnke Mutes where
he was greeted by winter in all its
glory and all its headaches. The
dilemma was, If you drove out it
was taking the chance' of being
showed 'out' whereas if you
stayed 'in' y on r'were .titking the
chahce of being snowed 'in'.
It makes one wonder how the
early pioneers were able to cope
with the inconvenience of winter
at its worst with no hydro for heat
or light. They managed. They
must have been a' sturdy Jot.
Many of whom hadn't even a
cabin for shelter.
Recently your correspondent
passed another milestone.
On Sunday her niece and nephew
Don and Marilyn Hillis braved the
storm, to come and help her
celebrate. They came by way of
"Schadeview" where they visited
their uncle, Mr. H. Barry; who
was quite snug arid comfortable.
Mission accomplished they lost
no time in returning home- to
Ingersoll to, try to beat the
weather which had by that time
abated its fury. Their coming left
' me a problem..
Does one have to add two years
to their already crowded years if
they have two' birthday cakes?
Jean sent me one and Kilbarchan
always provides one with candles
complete. The staff line up and
carry the lighted cake to the
celebrant who blows out the
candles. In this case they needed ,
only one blow.
- Traditionally one blow to
extinguish has a 'meaning which
at the moment:escapes me. What
do I do now?
Our new owner, Mr. Th omas
P. Tannampuzah joined the line
with his greetings. The group
sings "Happy 'Birthday" as they
carry, in the cake. Thank you
everyone for your kindness. •
While on the subject of age I
would like to submit this poem
which has a wonderful philosophy
especially for those who 'think
they are getting 'over the
"On Age"
Age is a quality of mind,
If you have left your 'dreams ,
behind, ,
If hope is cold,
And you no longer plan, ahead •
If your ambitions all are dead
Then you are old;
But if y ou make of life the best
And in your life you still have-
, zest,
No matter how the years go by,
No matter how the birthdays fly
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WINS A TRILLIUM — 'Dr. Rodger' Whitman of the local Horticultural. Society +,"
presents a trillium award for home beautification to Mrs. Audrey Mcl lwain of N.
Main Street. The Seaforth club sponsored the provincial awards as part of
Seaforth's Centennial year. . (Photo by Oke)
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam McSpadden
of Norwich and. Rev. and Mrs.
Bert McSpadden of Richmond
Hill visited with their fither Mr.
Zachariah McSpadden and aunts
Mrs. Etta and Minnie Hawley.
Mr. Wilbur Keyes was visited
by his. daughter Mrs. MorriS
Carter of Woodstock on Saturday..
It Mr. Ross Scott and .Mr. Russell
Dallas of Brucefield visited with
Mr. William Scott and Mr.
Wilbur Keyes. Visiting with Mrs.
Ada Reid this past week were Mr.
and •Mrs. • John Wain of the
Bluewater Hwy. and 'Mrs:. Eva 40 McCartney of- town.
Mr. Torrance Dundas of Wal-
ton visited with Mrs, Leila
Dundas also Miss Ethel Dennis of
town. Visiting with Miss BesSie
Davidson' were Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Killen of Walton and
Miss Ethel Dennis of town: •
Mr. and Mrs. George Hutch-
ings of Calgary, Alberta visited
with their mints Mrs. Etta and
Minnie Hawley ,and,41nele
Zathariah McSpadden. Mr. and
Mrs. Hutchings were in route to
Banda and were, amazed at the
amount of snow here in Seaforth.
An excellent number 'of resi-
dents played 'bingo 9 on Friday
afterridon and winners were: Full
Ho*, Mr. Steven Fournier,,Mr.
Wilbur' Keyes, Mr. Ludger Se-
guin and Miss Doris Wills. Four
Corners, Mrs. Ada Reid, Mr.
Awry Lambkin, Mrs. Etta Hawley
and Mrs. Beurman. Straight line,'
Miss Bessie Davidson, Miss
Wilma Brill. Mrs. Beurman, Mr.
Albert St. Denis, Mr, Harold
Walsh, and Mr. Stephen Fournier
Mr. • Alvin NieNain and. Mr.
Peter Schmehl will' be celebrating
birthdays this week so we -Wish
them both a Happy Birthday.
Don't just
sit there.
.Do something.
Fitness. th your heart you knowlh's right.
• S You are not old. . b. Al ertct visitorscit. I have used thFirsanpec!senG1 al))/elf906re
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but it bears repeating.
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