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18 THE RURAL VOICE
CNE they stay on the grounds for 24
hours a day.
"It's become part of our farm
operation, we grow crops that will
allow for time away," Douglas said.
Throughout the year, Douglas is
always networking with the different
livestock boards. They are responsi-
ble for distributing educational mate-
rial to the public.
While Douglas looks after getting
the pigs for the pork display and the
cows for the dairy display, he relies
on the livestock boards to bring ani-
mals to the exhibit.
n the beef display, four cows and
calves are on show while a mini -
feedlot holds six steers.
According to Kelly Daynard, the
Communications Manager at the
Ontario Cattlemen's Association, the
reason for the exhibit is to clear up
misconceptions Toronto folk might
have of the beef industry.
"If we get rid of just a few that are
out there then we've done our job,"
Daynard said.
Having a spot at the EX allows for
beef representatives to reach the large
Toronto market and teach them about
the industry, she said.
"We go right back to the basics,
where they live, what they eat,"
Daynard said.
Aside from the beef display the
dairy display is always a favorite
with the public. During the show
two cows are scheduled to give birth
on the CNE grounds. One of the
biggest attractions
of the agricultural
display is the dairy
milking, Douglas
said. Every night a
variety of cows are
milked before a
packed grandstand.
A milk truck comes
right on the CNE
grounds to empty
the coolers.
"Children are
amazed to see that
the milk just doesn't
come from
Beckers," Douglas
said.
The sheep display
ber of breeds of sheep and the sheer-
ing of two sheep a day. Goats of dif-
ferent breeds and in different stages
of life are displayed in that exhibit
Ron Douglas other than CNE, he
also helps with The Royal Winter
Fair, Ontario International Plowing
Match. Western Fair and several
smaller fairs
and last year goats were milked at the
show.
The poultry display features layers
and broilers., The layer hens' eggs
will be collected with a machine,
much like a small, operational layer
farm, Douglas said. The broiler dis-
play will showcase baby chicks and
chickens that are almost ready for
market, behind glass.
In the pork exhibit there are hogs
in all stages of life. Like the dairy,
sows are scheduled to give birth right
on the CNE grounds. The piglets are
always a crowd pleaser, Douglas
said.
The deer and turkey exhibits
show off a few of
the species to the
general public.
The farm exhibit
captures some peo-
ple's hearts so
much they come
back two or three
times during the
CNE to see how the
animals have
grown.
One may think
that the animals
would not be very
comfortable in an
environment where
thousands of people are always
around but Douglas said just the
opposite is true. He thinks it is
amazing how the animals adapt to
the setting, as long as they have plen-
ty of water and food they are com-
Having a spot at
the EX allows for
beef representa-
tives to reach the
large Toronto
market and teach
them about the
industry
features a num-