HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Thresher Reunion, 1987-09-09, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER <>. MS 7. PAGE A-21.
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A1949 Oliver powers the 1922 Goodison separator that still threshes the grain on the Leiper farm. It’s only
the second threshing machine the brothers owned.
1922 separator used
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$100,000 combine today.
Today, the mixed grain that the
Leipers grow is cut and tied into
sheaves by the old binder the
family has used for years, then
stooked and left in the field to dry,
turned once to dry the bottoms of
the heavy sheaves. Tom used
horses to draw it in from the field up
until the 1950’s, but today a
conventional tractor does the job,
moving slowly along the windrows
while a four man crew, two pitching
and two stacking, build the load.
Back at the barn, the 1922
Goodison separator, only the
second separator the family has
ever owned, is still powered by the
1949 Oliver tractor which the
Leipers purchased new as a
modern replacement for the older
gas-powered tractor they had used
since 1939 when they retired their
original White Steam Traction
Engine, which was sold to power a
sawmill in Northern Ontario.
Both Tom and Bill take turns on
the separator, while Tom does
most of the work in the straw mow,
which he says is the dirtiest place a
man can find to work. “You’ve got
tokeepyourcollar buttoned up,
especially if you’re blowing barley
straw,’’ he says.
Neighbours take turns pitching
sheaves onto the belt, while others
come to stand and watch at the
scene which is becoming more and
more rare in most parts of the land
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today.
Both Tom and Bill evade the
question when asked if they will
keep on threshing in this way, and
every year there are rumours that
this will be the last season that will
recall the good old days on the
Londesboro farm.
But don’t bet on it. As long as
Tom and Bill remain hale and
hearty; as long as their sisters,
Jean at home and Agnes up from
Toronto, are there to provide the
hearty meals that the crew needs;
and as long as parts can be found
for the old separator and neigh
bours are around and eager to help
out; come August, the old Goodi
son will be fired up for one more
season, and time will again stand
still for a few more golden days.
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