The Rural Voice, 1994-06, Page 44Smith Steel & Fabrication introduces new
Targe -diameter Super -Store
Farmers and others looking for
a large -capacity storage tank
now have a new, economical
alternative.
Smith Steel and Fabrication Inc.
of Atwood has introduced Super
Store Steel Silos, tanks
with up to a 14 foot
diameter and a capacity of
up to 3500 bushels.
The company has
made large tanks for
several years, says Don
Smith, but always on a
custom basis. This year
Smith Steel came up with
two standardized sizes, 12
and 14 foot diameter.
They also designed a new
trailer that will carry the
tank to the site, then tip so
Steel Silos
advantage of a smooth wall for
easy unloading, Smith says.
While the sizes are standard,
the options are virtually unlimited,
Smith says. The unloading chute
can be tapered at either a 45 or 60
degree angle, making it
suitable for either dry
grains or feeds. The
tanks can be fitted with
aeration equipment.
The Super Store Silo
is the latest product
in a series of steel
tanks the company has
built for years. The
family -run company has
been in operation since
1986. As well as Don, his
brother David is involved
in Smith Steel &
Fabrication.
The company also makes feed
tanks, feed factories, livestock
trailers and dump trailers.
Their expertise extends to
industrial silos for everything from
feed to the food industry.0
it can be set down on a cement
pad outside the barn or other
location (typical customers have
been farmers, elevators and feed
mills). The new tanks are
competitively priced with
galvanized tanks but have the
FEEDTANKS
• 1 to 20 tonne (or
build to spec.)
• 14 gauge metal
• Feed Factories
LIVESTOCK TRAILERS
Feed
Factories
available
from 15 Ton
to 55 Ton
5th Wheel
All Sizes
Many Options as
Standard Equipment
INTRODUCING
SUPER -STORE
STEEL SILOS
750 - 3000 Bu. Capacity
These Silos are assembled,
delivered & set up on site as one
complete unit!
"NO ON-SITE ASSEMBLY"
• 5 ton single axle
• 10 ton double axle
40 THE RURAL VOICE
14ft. 6In.
BALL HITCH "Choice of Colors"
Smith Steel &
Fabrication Inc.
Skilled craftsmanship assures you of a lifetime
of trouble-free continuous service.
Hwy. 23 North Atwood, Ont. 519-356-2802
News
Centralia's last
graduation
The 25th and last graduation
ceremony at Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology went off
quietly and with few tears, May 19.
The audience was dotted with
former members of the Centralia
Faculty, many of whom had already
been transferred to other colleges or
other posts within the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs. The closure of
Centralia had been announced more
than a year ago and this past year
only the second year class had been
using the school, with a scaled-down
staff.
Bringing an upbeat tone to the
ceremony was the guest speaker,
London radio host and humourist
Peter Garland who lives with his wife
Anne Hutchinson on a hobby farm in
the cross-roads community he calls
"Greenly Comers", a few miles from
Centralia. Garland, a former air force
officer had another connection with
Centralia: his brother served there
when it was an air base.
Garland told amusing stories of
the happenings at Greenly Corners
and the people he met after living
there, including his experience
helping deliver a calf for the first
time.
Kathy Biondi, director of the
college, mentioned that since the
college was established 2,463
students had graduated and thousands
more had attended courses.
Winner of the Centralia College
Alumni Association Award as top
all-round student was Harold H. J.
Kress of Lucan, a student in
Agricultural Business Management.
The runner-up award went to Judith
Johanna Spek of Tiverton.
Kress also shared in the Cook's
Division of Parrish & Heimbecker
Award for the top farm project group
of the year.
Spek shared in the same group
award, won the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture Award of
Merit in Agricultural Business
Management, and won the runner-up
award for highest proficiency in