The Rural Voice, 1987-04, Page 4BUILDS EVERYTHING
BETTER FOR BARNS
Gain control over feed costs and
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BERG
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Combines mixing
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Case-hardened,
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hammers result in
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points are replace-
able for long life
expectancy.
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and automatic.
BERG ROAST-A-TRON
Replace purchased soybean meal with
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feed conversion, and increased
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STABLING & EQUIPMENT
Sales, Installation Service
Contact:
JACK GRAUL
R.R. 2, GADSHILL, ONT.
519-595-4530
or
IVES CONSTRUCTION
R.R. 2, BLYTH, ONT.
519-887-9024
2 THE RURAL VOICE
EDITOR'S DESK
• Upholstery
• Drapery
• Rug Cleaning
Glancing through a feature about
"Farm Machinery and the Future" that
appeared in the Family Herald back in
June of 1944, it is interesting that the
biggest problem in the machinery busi-
ness then was underproduction. The
war effort was monopolizing factories
and manpower.
But one problem hasn't changed.
As the Family Herald put it: "Some
men get a real "kick" out of owning a
fine piece of machinery ... But so far as
economics is concerned "pride of pos-
session" does not enter into the calcula-
tions of the dollars and cents worth ...
it is actual performance of work as opp-
osed to depreciation, interest, housing,
repairs, repair and service labor, and
miscellaneous items such as grease and
oil." In our main feature this month,
we look at the past and future of the
industry from various perspectives.
The Family Herald also noted that
farmers had almost as much invested
in farm machinery as in livestock.
Jim Wideman of the Ontario Livestock
Exchange, in our second feature, com-
ments on the beef industry today.
Richard McNamara has been travel-
ling, and in our third feature takes us
along to England, where he visited one
of the finest farms in the country.
And this month we say a reluctant
good bye to Mervyn Erb, who will be
receiving The Rural Voice at his new
address — Three Hills, Alta. His final
RV column is a summary — an un-
usual summary — of his work here in
Ontario. We hope he'll keep in touch.
You'll also find a story that won a
first in The Rural Voice Competition
(p. 52). Kim Gilbert reminds any
doubters that farm life, despite trials
and tribulations (which include haying
as well as low returns), has its over-
whelming advantages.0
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West Wawanosh
Mutual Insurance
Company
Dungannon, Ont. NOM 1R0
FARMS AUTO
RESIDENTIAL
AGENTS
Frank Foran. R.R. 2, Lucknow 528-3824
Lyons 8 Mulhern, 46 West St., Goderich . 524-2664
Kenneth B. MacLean, R.R. 02, Paisley . 368.7537
John Nixon, R.R. 45. Brussels 887-9417
Donald R. Simpson. R.R. 43, Goderich 529-7567
Delmar Sproul, R.R. 43, Auburn 529-7273
Laurie Campbell, Brussels 887.9051
Slade Insurance Brokers Inc.
Kincardine 396-9513
FOR A QUOTATION ON YOUR
FARM, HOME, COTTAGE, OR
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.
CONTACT THE AGENT
IN YOUR AREA.
DIRECTORS
Eldon Bradley Lucknow 528.2214
5
John Bryce. R R a3 Parsley 353.5631
Glen Coupes. R R 45. Brussels 887-6124
Gerald Kerr P G Box 62. Blyth 887-6175
Donald McKenzie 163 Elam Ave Wnst.
God5247602
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Stewart R R 2 Ripley 395-5235
CLAIMS SHOULD BE REPORTED
PROMPTLY TO THE DIRECTOR
IN YOUR AREA.
Norris Peever, Manager
Dungannon. Ontario
NOM 1R0
519-529-7922