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— a song written by Jonathan Cooper,
9, R. R. 3, Flesherton, "when an old
neighbour sold his farm and moved
to town" —1st for poetry, 8 to 11
0' the grain grows tall and the oats grow too,
the wheat the barley and the hay,
from
field to field'
bale to bale
it's not the same old
it's not the same old
it's not the same old
Country farm.
0' the barn got old
the cows got sold
the
pigs the chickens
and the horse.
But it's not the same ofd
but it's not the same old
Country farm
0' the farmer moved
he moved to town
with
his dog his cat
and
his chair.
But its not the same
not it's not the same
the old Country farm.
CATASTROPHE
It was my second clay working at
Mullun farms. I was working very hard
at feeding the pigs, watching the cows,
listening to the horses, and still paying
attention to the chickens, goats, dogs,
kittens, sheep, ducks, and rabbits. When
it happened. All the animals got out of
their pens and cages. The ducks were
heading for the pond in the middle of left
field, the pigs were heading for the feed
room, the cows were running plainly
everywhere, the rabbits were running
after the pigs, the horses were galloping
for the road, the chickens were heading
for the orchard, the kittens were running
for safety, the dogs were chasing the
cows, the sheep were heading for the
right field, and the goats were standing
in the middle of it all doing nothing.
I caught three of them and the other
two followed me to the ban. The goats
and sheep were getting bored so they
went into their stables. I put the ducks
away and locked the doors. I then ran for
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Danny
Marengere, 7,
Millbank,
Mornington
Central School
— 2nd for art, 7
and under
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Mark Jantzi, 11,
R. R. 2, Atwood,
Amish Parochial
School — 3rd for
art (tie), 8 to 11
the orchard and chased the chickens into
their pcns and locked the doors.
I looked at my watch. It was four
o'clock, Mr. Mullun would be home
soon and I still had to get the rabbits,
cows, pigs, horses, dogs, and kittens.
I ran after the pigs and caught the
leader. All the other pigs and the rabbits
followed behind ... The dogs were
chasing the kittens so I gathered the
three kittens and put them in the house
with a large bowl of milk. I put a large
bone in each of the dog's cages and the
dogs just wandered in ... I caught Bucky,
the stallion, and brought him to the barn
and the mares followed behind ... Mr.
Mullun was home now and he was
heading for the feed room. He walked in
and said, "Keeping up with all the
animals? They sometimes get out."
"Now you tell me," I said as I laid my
head down and went to sleep.°
Donna Curtin, 11, R. R. 1, Chepstow,
Mary Immaculate, — 1st for writing, 8 to 11
FARM SAFETY
Farm animals are sometimes not safe
to go near. Like a baby cow might look
cute, but if you go racing in, the mother
cow could hurt you, or she could kick
you. A mother horse is the same, she
could kick you too, but in a different
way. Now let's talk about the farm
machinery. You should never go on a
tractor, because you could fall off it and
you could get drove over. You should
stay out of the way of all machinery.
We better talk around the barnyard
now. If you were running you could
slip and fall, you could hurt yourself
very badly. And if you were playing
around a corn or grain bin you could
still get hurt. Your could be just playing
in front of the door and a hole (sic)
bunch of grain or con could fall on you
... And that's the safety on a farm.
April VanAmersfoort,7, Blyth Public
School — 3rd for writing (tie), 8 to 11
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