HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaluting Huron County's Agricultural Industry, 1987-03-25, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987. PAGE A9.
Like most farm women. Barb Storey must juggle child care with
12 hour work days. Above. 10-month-old Allan gets a little extra
cuddling as his mother fills syrup cans from the
propane-powered syrup finisher.
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‘It’s a sticky business’
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a certain density, it is transferred
to a propane-powered finisher
nearby, to further refine it and
reduce it to a product of approxi
mately 66 per cent sugar content,
according to guidelines laid down
by the producers’ association in an
effort to maintain quality stand
ards all across the industry.
With $13,000 invested in the
business so far, and making wages
this year for the first time, the
Storeys are definitely not in the
business for the money.
“We just love getting out and
doing this each Spring. It grows on
you - it’s a sticky business!” Barb
quips.
And pointing with pride to three
large trees containing a total of 11
taps between them, Ray notes that
each tap will produce about one
litre of finished syrup over a
season.
‘‘Syrup is selling for $10 a litre
this year,” he says. ‘‘What other
crop can you get to give a return like
that?”
[Because of the whims of the
recent weather, you should call
before visiting a sugar bush to
make sure the sap is running and
production is in full swing. The
Storeys can be reached at
527-1049].
Cruickshank in Ag. Hall of Fame
W.T. (Doc) Cruickshank, found
er of CKNX radio and television
will be inducted into the Ontario
Agricultural Hall of Fame Associa
tion June 7 at the Ontario
Agricultural Museum in Milton.
Mr. Cruickshankisoneoffive
outstanding agriculturalists nomi
nated this year. The association is a
provincial, non-profit organization
created for the sole purpose of
providing recognition for those
who have made significant contri
butions to Ontario agriculture.
The special ceremony to honor
the five candidates, all of whom are
deceased, will feature the unveil
ing of their likenesses for public
viewing.
Farm people of Western Ontario
acknowledge a deep debt of
gratitude to Mr. Cruickshank for
his efforts on their behalf.
His radio station, first establish
ed in 1926, always was known as
the ‘‘OntarioFarm Station”. In
1939, the first of a trial series of
Farm Radio Forum programs was
aired on CKNX, paving the way for
the National Farm Radio Forum
programs on the CBC.
When a television license was
granted in 1955, CKNX again
established a new mark on the
broadcast industry. Graduates of
the CKNX Farm Broadcast Depart
ment have gone on to serve in key
positions in agriculture in the
province.
Mr. Cruickshank’s nominators
were CKNX Broadcasting Ltd.,
Andy McTavish, R. G. Bennett,
William Turnbull and George
Gear.
Others being honored this year
are: implement make James G.
Cockshutt; innovative farmer Fre
derick W. Choe; farming associa
tions leader William Charles Good
and Holstein breeder J. Elgin
Armstrong.
The public is welcome to attend
the unveiling ceremony. Tickets
may be purchased by contacting
the Ontario Agricultural Museum.
The museum is located five
kilometres west of Milton by taking
Highway No. 401, exit 320B or 312
north. It opens May 19 for the 1987
season and will remain open daily,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 20.
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