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The Rural Voice, 1991-12, Page 26HAYTER'S TURKEYS Fresh J HAYTER'S TURKEY PRODUCTS turkeys available for the festive season OTHER TURKEY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE: • Schnitzel • Sausage • Breast Roasts • Drum sticks • And other turkey cuts To place your order call: 519-237-3561 Hwy. 83, just west of Dashwood EST. 1873 ... And she gave birth to her first- born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger. Luke 2:7 May all the joys of the Christmas Season be with you and your family. Merry Christmas howick MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY WROXETER, ONTARIO 519-335-3561 1-800-265-3033 22 THE RURAL VOICE Here human hands take precedence over automated equipment, to make sure birds are thoroughly cleaned. The inspector controls the line, and can stop it at any time to reject a bird. Birds are then cut down, sorted by size, chilled in tanks filled with ice water, and cooled for four to 12 hours. The final step is packaging, where the turkeys are vacuum-packed in heavy plastic bags costing 55 cents each, and a hot water dip gives the fmal shrink. The Hayter Plant also produces tur- key cutlets, sausage, schnitzels, fillets, burgers, breast roasts, and ground meat. Only natural ingredients are used — no additives or MSG. Two of Harry's four children work full time at the farm, and another dau- ghter helps when needed. (The fourth is a VON nurse in Huron county.) Though the second generation still refer to their father as "the boss," Harry is gradually passing on most management responsibilities. Son Tom is in charge of production and processing, major marketing deci- sions, and human resource manage- ment. He also operates the 850 -acre farm, growing equal acreages of wheat, soys, and com, and feeding 250 to 300 Hereford steers and Charolais heifers. Daughter Joanne Maguire's duties include bookkeeping, payroll, and promoting the many delicious turkey products that provide a pleasant change from traditional roast turkey. She is pleased Hayter turkey schnitzel was the entree at Blyth Festival's recent murder -mystery dinner. "The processed product is nutri- tious, and low in fat. We have never received a negative comment, once we get customers to try some," Joanne points out. The Board's home economist is constantly developing new recipes for processed turkey, and increased quota for selling turkey in this form is an added incentive. Harry Hayter can look to the third generation for potential to carry on the enterprise he has spent a lifetime building. Surely among the eight grandsons and one granddaughter, there are at least two or three future producers of Hayter turkeys.0