HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-03-19, Page 32Page 16-Parm Progress " ►7 '
by Mike O'Neill
'Dear Lam: •
• • Thank you for the Opportuni-
ty to manage this branch of our
i
company - the. mill s a 'lovely
ely
bit of history set in .a pic-
turesque location on the edge of
a thriving Amish community -
.I'-il. admit I was a bit surprised -
to find that we have a hitch rail
:.and no bulk loadingfacilities.
The feed truck arrived, Paul
iS happy he won't have to jump
start it like the old one..
. The Morgan acootjntis now
currentand we've been compli-
• mented on the quality of our
new "in -mill' horse feed..
Marj has the books up to date
• enclosed report.
This is a great job!
Sept, 3
Dear Larry:
New grain has started to
come in - giving us a few prob-
lems in the grinder - plugged
five timesmand one day -•worked,
thru it.. ,
We jury-rigged':a :bulk load-
ingsystem'- works better if Paul
would openthe top of the truck
before starting the auger. We
discovered that the sump purrtp
WILL handle bulk molasses
1VI.O,E, investigation pending.
'New Emu farm in area, we
have the business - horse
accounts way up - reports later
as Mad was off fora bit.
• This is' a fine job..
Larry:
New tags had our name
spelled wrong. Ag. Canada says
we need less spider webs and
eat' feces in the stair wells and
upstairs. Conpany pet food spe-
cialist wants us .to se" �';r. hit
Formula" to dogs mo e s a •
to eat ground hogs ant... rt , a11.
Paul ran over an emu chick - we
owe the farmer a bunch o. f
money.
•
Oct. 4
The grinder came apart with
-a bang and a horse dropped
.dead` in the traces and we owe.
the farmer a bunch of money (I
didn't realize that foals, of
Northern Dancer pulled .bug-
gies).
Morgan account getting
behind. I told him'he'd have to
pay service.charges, he said
Bull` feces. .•
A new account (new farmer)
fed our calf starter with .a
growth promoting coccidiocide
in it to her horse and -wonders
why it doesn't look too good' -
we can expect to hear moreon
that later.
Barry, our new mill man, had
a customer folio* him around
complaining about all the chem-
icals in modern agriculture and
how we're not natural. any
more, Barry asked him if he
used an indoor washroom and
the guy left.
Another ex-custty'rirter got
mad when wewouldn't stop
production and do his. fivebags
custom grinding RIOHT NOW!
Does this happen a lot here?.
Gearing up for feedlot starter
• promotions, Marj . made a few
errors so financial report will be
late again - disciplinary action
pending. This is quite a job.
•. Nov.5
Larry: -
• I hope this report reaches you
before the complaint does. We
have been . blessed with an, ani-
mal activist taking up residence
in the township. Every now and
. again .she will show up and'
question us on everything from
nose rings to elastrators.
This particular morning we
arrived to discover a new leak,
above Bin #6, giving us 48c 1!2t
of 40 per cent Beef Supp. Mush
it oozed into the•scales and
Mucked up the trip mechanism, -
the roller blew four fuses before
Barry figured out what was
causing the problem.
Ag C'anad'a stopped a ship-
ment.from the main plant `cause
the vet's prescriptiondidn't
come in. .
Paul hit. a washboard, a
moldboard, and a parked car
before clipping`a guardrail and
finally parking in Willobee
Creek. (M.O.E. investigation
pending). Marj went out to get
him and we haven't seen .them
since -, enter the :activist asking
how to use a rectal thermometer
I told her fist fight pending;
No financial report. What a
job!
Dec. 8
Morgan's hired man left .the
feed bin open and 35calves
cleaned up 180/2t feedlot
starter - saved seven - he blames
*turn to page 17
Ch sho►hn Fuels ,had.. their. answers
Carrsider financing: at 8.5'% up to five •years and
et the equipment day dor, itself w%th money.:left over.
Most people : find electric
baseboardheating at least ade-
quate, if a tad expensive. But
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Clark:
could never seemto get coin-.
fortttlile in 'their'r modem little
bungalow : at • .Millarton • on
Highway 9, ' -'
One . day . Lloyd was in"
Lucknow and dropped in to see •
"Grant, Chisholm in Chisholth
Fuels.' Could he help?
You . probably need our.
• Lloyd Clark Comfort Zone units, Grant' told
In only aday or two Grant's crew installed a Bock oil fired
hot water heater feeding four comfort zone .units.
Each unit is a small 'wall niounted hot water coil,; just like
the heater in your car, with twin, silent blowers. Half inch.
plastic lines run, through,ihe basement and walls 'as easily as
electric .wiring: No ductwork is needed; Control is by ther-
mostat.• • . .
One unit replaces three
The Clarks are delighted just one Comfort Zone unit
keeps then' warmer than three electric baseboard heaters, •
says Mrs, Clark.; It's a gentle heat circulating easily through
the entire house, And they also get all the hot water they
can use!
Lloyd says their energy savings will repay the capital and
the savings in ductwork easily covered the extra cost of the.
Comfort Zone units.
. Fora an:ans ver. to your..heathl* •
prOb en is;call Grant at,,.•
Ki1WARDPNE
519-396.8212
,Tom and Nancy Lambert have a handsome two-storey
Wei( .
ck rambling over rob levels on Huron Terrace.
Delightful' place to live; but oh, those heating bilis! Last
, .year thtere was -one of $660• "that just blew, us away,‘,"' said
Tom:. " - ,
They•would like to add -a' hot tub, and perhaps even be
the driveway, hosaid. by electric': furnace!
So they consulted:Chisholm Fuels,
-Boiler-air handler;:.
For .the Lamberts, Kevin Falconer chose an oil ]Fired New
York boiler of 90,000 BTVs Ifs about the size of a con
sole TV and easily :located out
t of. the way in.the basement. °In'.
a sub -basement, 20' feet away,
;be tucked-an:Enerzone air -ban
* dler: Both are best quality;
Canadian made units..
The boiler. sends water to the.
coil at 180° it has an internal
coil for doinestic *water at 1.300.
The boilerisso efficientat pro.=
.
vides the Lamberts with
;enough hot Water for tub, . drive-
way, pool ,and almost anything
else. and ail' the domestic hot]
Tom Lambert
water they.can use.
"It"s great!"'said Nancy, "We are so Hauch, warmer.".'
Tont thinks they will pay for it enenergySavings`of, about
$1,000 a year.
Keith Battler is a well known realtor who sells'a lot of
houses.' So naturally he-founttl'a nice big home for Linda,
GODERYCH
5194244681
himself and 'their two children. Bin, though the.hundred
Year-old briek is very modem inside it was costing thein
$2,80.0 a year for the electric furnace and $600 for propane:
And Keithswants to heat a hot tub' and pool, in addition: to
his large basement and office..
So he' .checked suppliers and prices and 'chose Chisholm
• Fuels. Chisholm sent out tbeir:designer 'installer rearm of.
Scott.Campben and Kevin Falconer.:
• They put a New York boiler: in one part of the .basement
and; an;Enerzone air handlerin another. _Using, "no joint"
insulated plastic pipe, they. can run these units :100 feel
sport.
,Kept electric .tank
This boiler will provide all
the hot water .the Battlers can;
use for household, heating, pool
and other auxiliaries, :The eke;
tric hot %Vater tank was convert
ed'to an extra 60 -gallon star-.
age , „`.:•
Keith expects a substantial
savings in energy costs. In,the •
first 40 days of the season, his
oil, cost was•only $2001 .
.An.oil heating system m. ay
not make his f►articular..,house
Keltii Battler worth more, but it would. sell
-easier=-if he wanted, says Keith.:
Cail•Chishol n Fuels today for your heatingsolutions,
with:8.5.% financing available, (519) 529.7524 or 1-800
799-3363 ;_
•
LVCKNOW
519-5297524
VV'INGHAM
519-357-2820 .r