The Rural Voice, 1983-09, Page 22FARM NEWS
Swiss Farmers
get together
to celebrate
their National
Day
Bruno and Joyce Braecker are seen
here with Wily Keller in the center,
waiting for the special Swiss sausage
(made in New Hamburg) to finish
cooking. Earlier in the day a big black
pot of homemade soup (special Swiss
recipe which Rural Voice is trying to
get) had been cooked up --- enough
for everyone to have a free serving.
Soup is a national dish in
Switzerland.
The driveshed on the Braecker farm
was decorated with flags from each
Canton in Switzerland and a large
mural of a Swiss mountain scene
hung on one wall. The day started
with an ecumenical church service
with Dr. Jakob Amstutz of the
University of Guelph giving the ser-
mon. An excellent choir under the
direction of Yolande Graf from Mit-
chell provided the music for the ser-
vice and afterwards sang several
Swiss songs which included yodelling.
They were accompanied by a four
piece brass ensemble also from Mit-
chell.
What does "FARMER" spell?
F is for farmer who works hard all day
A is for animals asleep in the barn
R is for rain that helps the food grow
M is for machines that reap and sow
E is for everyone who rely on the crops
R is for raves for the farmers because -
They're tops!
PG. 20 THE RURAL VOICE, SEPTEMBER 1983
Leo Landry, 8
Sacred Heart School,
Mildmay