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The Rural Voice, 2001-02, Page 6Decision Making is Tougher Than Ever! The biggest change in the farming business is the rate of change. Farm managers are now faced with a multitude of issues which are more complex than ever. At times, the options and the consequences are overwhelming to the decision maker. For 30 years Ward & Uptigrove has been helping farmers make decisions by providing advice with respect to: • financial projections for expansions or other projects • bookkeeping and accounting systems • income tax planning and annual income tax filings • government assistance programs including NISA • estate and retirement planning • business succession • GST issues Give us a call. We would be pleased to meet you to review your farming business and the issues you face. If you decide we are the type of people you need to succeed — great. If you decide not to use our services, at least you will have received some fresh ideas and a free coffee. WARD & UPTIGROVE. LLP 145 MAIN STREET EAST LISTOWEL, ONTARIO N4W 3H2 PHONE: 519-291-3040 Fax: 519-291-1850 EMAIL: WUCAOWU.ON.CA PARTNERS: R.E. UPTIGROVE, CA C.D. NEWELL, CA R.H. LOREE, CA G.J. MARTIN, CA N.M. MACLENNAN, CA T.J. SOLTYS, CA PRINCIPALS: B.R. BUCHANAN, CGA P. HAK, CMA G.T. SLOT, CA R.K. UPTIGROVE, CA undalk District Credit Union Limited Community Banking & Investment Services gi44/ s t the G' ‘04 Alatual 4l . a PRSPd. MUTUAL FUND SALES BY W.H. STUART MUTUALS LTD. Chequing, Savings and Term Deposits Personal Loans, Residential and Farm Mortgages Farm and Commercial Loans Mastercard, Money Orders and Travellers Cheques 79 Proton St. N. DUNDALK, Ont. email: ddcu@hurontario.net Proud to Provide Quality Member Service Since 1943 519-923-2400 Fax: 519-923-2950 2 THE RURAL VOICE Feedback The story behind the barn When I saw that lovely round barn shown on the cover of the November 2000 issue it touched a tender nerve and I hastened to see what was told about it on the inside feature. Since there was little or no reference to it I felt maybe something should be told of its origin or history. I have always been very pleased that the above mentioned barn was preserved and moved to its present location at the Farm Museum. The last time I saw it at the corner of Steeles Ave. and Dufferin St. on Toronto's city limits I was afraid it may have come to an untimely end, for the burdocks and golden rod had almost taken over the site. Now I get pleasure as I travel on the 401 to be able to tell my family and grandchildren that I put hay in that barn in the 1940s with horses as the motive power. Can you imagine, we loaded the loose hay with the hay loader with a steel -wheeled tractor pulling and then changed the tongue or drawbar in order to hitch the horses on. It may be rather ancient and primitive in the eyes of most modern farmers today, but it really doesn't seem all that long ago. We milked over 100 lovely Guernseys in the main barn on the farm but today there is not a vestige of there ever being a farm there. In fact the new highway 407 goes right through the pasture field where we rounded up the cows on a trusty Irish hunter horse in the small hours of the morning. Thought you might be interested. We were.0 W. H. Walker Thorndale