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The Rural Voice, 2004-09, Page 12CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED • Now Available WOOL ADVANCE PAYMENTS * Skirted Fleeces Well -Packed Sacks For more information contact: WINGHAM WOOL DEPOT John Farrell R.R. 2, Wingham, Ontario Phone/Fax 519-357-1058 8 THE RURAL VOICE Mabel's Grill The world's problems are solved daily 'round the table at Mabel's. "Oh excuse me!," said Molly Whiteside one morning last week as she yawned while pouring refills around the table. "Up celebrating last night were you?" wondered Dave Winston. "And what the heck would anybody be finding to celebrate these days," growled George McKenzie. "Certainly not our golden results at the Olympics anyway," said Cliff Murray. "Guess I better have another cup of coffee so I'm not sleepy," said Molly. "I've got a fool -proof way to stay awake," said George McKenzie. "You know how people tell you to put yourself to sleep by counting sheep? If I think about counting all the cattle I own these days I won't sleep for a week." "Yeh, I see where Stats Canada says there are a million more cattle now than a year ago," said Cliff. "And about half of them are on my farm," said George. "I keep hoping one of these days they'll be worth selling but they never are and meanwhile they're eating me out of house and home." "Kind of reminds me of when my dad gave me my first calf when I was 10," said Cliff. "It was a heifer and I dreaming how I'd raise her and breed her and then I'd keep the calf and breed it and the first thing I'd know I'd have a herd of my own for free. Then my dad told me how much he'd have to charge me to feed it and I sold it pretty darned quick." "At least you could sell it," said George. "Yeh well it's nice to see some of those R -CALF guys who thought they'd make a killing by buying cheap Canadian cattle are getting burned too," said Dave. "Only an American could think they can keep the border closed and still somehow make money on cheap Canadian cattle," said Cliff. "Yeh, Americans are never short on nerve," said Dave. "They close the border for beef and Iamb and want to countervail pork and yet they claim they're our friends." "Yeh, why don't they bomb us and get it over with," said Cliff. "Then at least they'd probably give us money to rebuild." "Yeh, well it's the packers that get me," said George. "They keep claim- ing to be our friends but they're mak- ing a killing from our misfortune." "I guess we're doing our job then aren't we?" said Dave. "I mean the government seems to think the only reason for keeping farmers around is if we're buying something a big company makes or we're selling raw materials a big corporation can make a fat profit on." "I think they're getting it a little mixed up though," said Cliff. "I mean with the cuts to the drainage funds and to Beef Improvement Ontario, Ontario Swine Improvement and Dairy Herd Improvement, they seem to think we're making lots of money like the big corporations." "Hey, I didn't vote Liberal!" said George. "No politics in here!" warned Mabel. "Hey, I'll get just as upset if I talk about the weather," said Dave. "And you can't vote out the weather guys," said Cliff. "Yeh, I like the predictions of the woolly caterpillars better," said George. "At least if you don't like what they're saying you can always squash them." "I guess that wouldn't change the weather but the satisfaction of getting revenge would be nice," said Dave. "Hey, think if you could do the same with politicians," said George. "Some guy breaks a promise and you just squash him." "Sure, but you know what a mess you've got when you squash one of those big tomato worms," said Dave. "Imagine what a mess you'd ge: if you squashed a politician?" "Yeh, there'd be so much B.S. flying you'd have to file a nutrient management plan," said George.0 J.R. FARMS EAST FRIESIAN DAIRY SHEEP 4 r+4. ri Ir -if > Breeding Stock and FI crosses > Milk production records available > Closed Flock. Maedi -Visna OPP - negative > Economically priced BILL AND LAURA MCKAY RR 2 Tavistock, ON NOB 2R0 (519) 462-1446 e-mail: jrdairysheep@execulink.com CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED • Now Available WOOL ADVANCE PAYMENTS * Skirted Fleeces Well -Packed Sacks For more information contact: WINGHAM WOOL DEPOT John Farrell R.R. 2, Wingham, Ontario Phone/Fax 519-357-1058 8 THE RURAL VOICE Mabel's Grill The world's problems are solved daily 'round the table at Mabel's. "Oh excuse me!," said Molly Whiteside one morning last week as she yawned while pouring refills around the table. "Up celebrating last night were you?" wondered Dave Winston. "And what the heck would anybody be finding to celebrate these days," growled George McKenzie. "Certainly not our golden results at the Olympics anyway," said Cliff Murray. "Guess I better have another cup of coffee so I'm not sleepy," said Molly. "I've got a fool -proof way to stay awake," said George McKenzie. "You know how people tell you to put yourself to sleep by counting sheep? If I think about counting all the cattle I own these days I won't sleep for a week." "Yeh, I see where Stats Canada says there are a million more cattle now than a year ago," said Cliff. "And about half of them are on my farm," said George. "I keep hoping one of these days they'll be worth selling but they never are and meanwhile they're eating me out of house and home." "Kind of reminds me of when my dad gave me my first calf when I was 10," said Cliff. "It was a heifer and I dreaming how I'd raise her and breed her and then I'd keep the calf and breed it and the first thing I'd know I'd have a herd of my own for free. Then my dad told me how much he'd have to charge me to feed it and I sold it pretty darned quick." "At least you could sell it," said George. "Yeh well it's nice to see some of those R -CALF guys who thought they'd make a killing by buying cheap Canadian cattle are getting burned too," said Dave. "Only an American could think they can keep the border closed and still somehow make money on cheap Canadian cattle," said Cliff. "Yeh, Americans are never short on nerve," said Dave. "They close the border for beef and Iamb and want to countervail pork and yet they claim they're our friends." "Yeh, why don't they bomb us and get it over with," said Cliff. "Then at least they'd probably give us money to rebuild." "Yeh, well it's the packers that get me," said George. "They keep claim- ing to be our friends but they're mak- ing a killing from our misfortune." "I guess we're doing our job then aren't we?" said Dave. "I mean the government seems to think the only reason for keeping farmers around is if we're buying something a big company makes or we're selling raw materials a big corporation can make a fat profit on." "I think they're getting it a little mixed up though," said Cliff. "I mean with the cuts to the drainage funds and to Beef Improvement Ontario, Ontario Swine Improvement and Dairy Herd Improvement, they seem to think we're making lots of money like the big corporations." "Hey, I didn't vote Liberal!" said George. "No politics in here!" warned Mabel. "Hey, I'll get just as upset if I talk about the weather," said Dave. "And you can't vote out the weather guys," said Cliff. "Yeh, I like the predictions of the woolly caterpillars better," said George. "At least if you don't like what they're saying you can always squash them." "I guess that wouldn't change the weather but the satisfaction of getting revenge would be nice," said Dave. "Hey, think if you could do the same with politicians," said George. "Some guy breaks a promise and you just squash him." "Sure, but you know what a mess you've got when you squash one of those big tomato worms," said Dave. "Imagine what a mess you'd ge: if you squashed a politician?" "Yeh, there'd be so much B.S. flying you'd have to file a nutrient management plan," said George.0