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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-03-18, Page 43Page 3A Five agriculturalists nominated to the Agricultural Hall of Fame On Sunday, June 7, 1987 the Ontario Agricultual Museum will host the 8th an- nual unveiling ceremony of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. The Hall of Fame Association is a pro- vincial non-profit organization created for the sole purpose of providing recognition for those who have made significant con- tributions to Ontario's agriculture. This year, five candidates, all deceased, will be honoured in a special ceremony and their likenesses unveiled for• public viewing. The five outstanding agriculturalists will join 63 persons who have been honoured previously and whose likenesses now are displayed in the gallery located at. the Ontario Agricultural Museum. Those being honoured are as follows: Joseph Elgin Armstrong ( Brampton, Ontario) 1898 -1979 Elgin Armstrong exemplified the very best in the entrepreneurs ' who built modern Canada. His selection for A.B.C. Holsteins was so successful that he left his mark on the breed throughout North America and many other parts of the world. He was one of the first farmers to grow alfalfa and was a prize winner for his seed at the first Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Mr. Armstrong laid the foundation for what is now the leading Standardbred breeding farm in Canada. 1987 Nominated by Armstrong Holdings ( Brampton) Limited James G. Cockshutt (Brantford, Ontario) 1853 -1885 In 1877 James Cockshutt founded the Brantford Plow Works. Later known as the Cockshutt Plow Company (Limited) it became one of the most important in- dustrial estalitigments in Central On- tario. He invented the J.G.C. Sulky plow which played a key role in opening up the Canadian West. Mr. Cockshutt also developed a wide range of implements us- ed in Eastern Canada such as walking plows, cultivators, rollers, corn planters and harrows. 1987 Nominated by John G. Stratford Enterprises Limited Frederick William Cohoe (Burgessville, Ontario) 1917-1979 An outstanding farmer and businessman, Fred Cohoe successfully us- ed new technology on his own farm and in- troduced it to others in the agricultural community. He mechanized crop harvesting and was a proponent of high in- tensity pasture management. Served on Board of Directors and as President of both Oxford Soil and Crop Improvement Association and Ontario Soil and Crop Im- provement Association. Member and Chairman of Farm Credit Appeal Board. In 1974. Fred Cohoe received the O.A.C. Centennial Medal. 1987 Nominated by CIBA-GEIGY Canada Limited and Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Wilford Thomas Cruickshank (W Ingham, Ontario) 1897 -1971 Farm people in Western Ontario acknowledge a deep debt of gratitude for the efforts of W.T. Cruickshank on their behalf. His radio station, CKNX, first established in 1926, was always known as the "Ontario Farm 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 C.B.C. When a television licence was granted in 1955, CKNX again established a new mark on the broad- casting industry. Graduates of the CKNX Farm Broadcast Department have gone on to serve in key positions in Ontario Agriculture. 1987 Nominated by CKNX Broadcasting Limited, Andy McTavish, R.G. Bennett, William Turnbull, George Gear William Charles Good (Brantford, Ontario) 1876 -1967 Few men in Canada did more to promote the welfare of farmers than W.C. Good. He was a long time leader of the agrarian and co-operative movements on the local, pro- vincial and national levels as evidenced by his involvement with the Farmer's Association, United Farmers Co-operative Union of Canada and other organizations. A noted breeder of Holstein cattle, he was awarded a Master Breeders shield in 1948. W.C. Good was awarded the Queen's Cor- onation Medal in 1953. 1987 Nominated by United co-operatives of Ontario, Ontario Federation of Agriculture and Gay Lea Foods The general public is welcome to attend the unveiling ceremony and tickets can be purchased by contacting the Ontario Agricultural Museum. The Hall of Fame Gallery is open for public viewing for anyone visiting . the Museum during operating hours. The On- tario Agricultural Museum is located 5 km west of Milton, take highway 401 exit 320B or 312 north. The Museum is open for the 1987 season, May 19 to September 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Use OFMAP to identify strengths and weaknesses Today many farmers have been forced to think in terms of alternatives and adapt to new ideas in order to generate sufficient profit. If you can adapt, chances are you will be successful and everyone will win - your farm business, your family, and you! The current economic environment will not let you sit back and coast if you hope to survive. 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