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The Rural Voice, 1988-09, Page 110him to Sri Lanka where he was the principal advisor on an agricultural development project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Henderson's first attempt at telling the story of Canada's agricultural achievers, Under Whose Shade, is a partly fictionalized biography of his father, Nelson Henderson, and the changes experienced by the family from the twenties through to the high- tech farming of today. "It was ordinary farm families who made the agricultural revolution hap- pen in this country," Henderson says. "Their quality of life and their com- mitment to the land is what developed Canada. I want the modern generation to know how it happened, because that is the heritage we have to pass on to our children. It is also the basis of what we have to offer in development assistance to the poorer Third World countries." The Blacksmith and the Beekeeper is also set in the Swan River valley. It tells the story of the jovial jack of all trades whose blacksmith shop helped farmers make the leap from horse- drawn plows and mowers to modern tractor -powered equipment. The story is told by the black- smith's wife, a son, and some friends, and it is sometimes hard to tell who is the narrator at any given time. But the yam sparkles with interesting snap- shots of how people lived, worked, amused themselves, and cared for their neighbours in hard times. Henderson is now editing the memoirs of farm broadcaster Jack McPherson, who grew up on a farm at Plenty, Saskatchewan. McPherson was instrumental in the Farm Forum radio programs that played such an important role in developing agricul- ture in Canada. By the time of his death a few years ago, McPherson had written a massive tome of reminiscences. Henderson's challenge is to edit the material down to a manageable size and pull it together into a cohesive story that maintains McPherson's lively imagination while adequately reporting his contribution to farm broadcasting. It will probably be pubished late this year under the tide Duck Feathers and Gopher Tails.0 111 Established 1884 ATWOOD, ONTARIO Coverage for Farm Home and Auto. For information contact the agent in your area. O'Reilly Insurance Alma 519-638-3149 Smith Insurance Brokers Arthur 519-848-3938 Hammond Insurance Atwood 519-356-2873 519-356-9029 Knight Insurance Brussels 519-887-6476 Paul Goetz Insurance Fergus 519-843-5985 Wylie Insurance Brokers Gorrie 519-335-3193 Harriston 519-338-3847 O'Grady Insurance Listowel 519-291-2639 Landon Insurance Listowel 519-291-1605 Milverton Insurance Brokers Milverton 519-595-8108 Denstedt Insurance Milverton 519-595-4923 519-595-8711 Mount Forest Insurance Brokers Ltd. Mount Forest 519-323-1420 HEAD OFFICE — 130 John Street, Atwood, Ontario, NOG 1BO Phone: (519) 356-2582 1-800-265-2389 WHITE BEAN PRODUCERS We are now ready to receive your 1988 WHITE BEAN CROP nnasberfeeds • Roasted soybeans, custom roasting & banking for your 1988 crop • Grain banking for your 1988 crops • The new line of Leader hog feeds Bar -B -Dee Farms Ltd. R.R. 1, BORNHOM, Ontario NOK 1AO Bus. Phone (519) 347-2966 Res. (519) 347-2513 Res. (519) 347-2526 SEPTEMBER 1988 33