HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-16, Page 22Farm Progress '94 -Page 5
,The Lucknow Co-op; 50 years of serving the community
-.Av. by Pat Livingston
This year the Lucknow and
District Co-operative Inc. celebrates
50 years of serving the community.
The history of the Co-op,
according to old minute books,
harkens back to 1927 when
reference is made to the Lucknow
Scale Company, a livestock
shipping facility on the corner of
Ludgard and Havelock Streets in
Lucknow. Through this facility,
livestock was shipped on Saturdays
for Monday's sale.
At that time there were around
100 members who paid $5 each to
join the club.
Jumping to 1937, one finds that
the members decided to allow for
$4 over the cost of fertilizer
expense; the manager to be paid
$1.25/ton (an incentive presumably)
and the members to keep $2.75/ton.
In October of 1944, an open
meeting of the members of the
Consumers Co-operative As-
sociation was held, for the purpose
of obtaining a charter.
In November of 1944, Murdock
Matheson was elected as president,
Farm animals
enjoy high
quality care
(NC) - These days, anyone who
teases a friend with the questions
"Were you born in a barn?" hasn't
visited a barn in a long time. In
fact, the quality of life for animals
living on today's farm is better than
ever.
"The raising and handling of farm
animals is one of the most regulated
and governed of all industries,"
says Leslie Ballentine of The On-
tario Farm Animal Council
(OFAC). "As a result, today's farm
animals are healthier and better
treated than ever before."
Federal and provincial laws
govern how livestock and poultry
are raised, transported, marketed
and processed.
Poultry, hogs, veal, dairy and beef
cattle also benefit from widely
accepted Recommended Codes of
Practice. These codes - developed
through close consultation with the
Canadian Federation of Humane
Societies, farmers, government
researchers, and industry - guide
farmers, handlers and processors in
the optimum standards for animal
care.
According to Ballentine, Ontario
farmers also obtain guidance on
animal care by calling OFAC's
helpline. "Our helpline accepts calls
from farmers in need of assistance
as well as from anyone who witnes-
ses what they perceive to be unac-
ceptable conditions," she says. "The
purpose is to prevent abuse and
neglect of farm animals and offer
free advice on providing adequate
animal care."
As a final assurance that farm
animals arc well treated, Ballentine
points to the fact that raising
animals is a full-time job - seven
days a week, 52 weeks a year.
"Only someone who genuinely
cares about animals and likes
working with them can succeed.
For more information, call 905-
821-4943.
with directors T. A. Cameron
(vice); Wallace Millar (second vice)
Harry Levis (secretary); John
Cowan, Fred Anderson, Elmer
Alton, William Hamilton, and D.A.
MacDonald. John Jamieson was to
continue as manager.
Harry Lavis, the first secretary of
the Co-op, is the only one of the
original board still living.
At that meeting it was agreed to
sign the affiliation for co-operative
purchasing.
The first fertilizer storage shed
was the former Ashfield Pres-
byterian shed that was moved to
Havelock Street beside the rail
siding. The fertilizer came in by rail
and was mixed by shovel and
bagged during the winter, for spring
pickup by farmers.
After several years of this labor
intensive procedure, a switch was
made to a baffle blender which was
a great improvement.
Until this time, the main
agricultural products sold were fer-
tilizer, twine, feed and farm
supplies.
In 1940 a store was located where
Cliff Mann Plumbing is now
situated. There were apartments
above:
1948 saw the Co-op purchasing a
grocery store from Don McCharles.
For eight years, Mrs. Gammie
operated the store. Around 1955 it
was sold to Greers.
Relocation of the hardware and
feed store to the main street (now
Lucknow Farm Supply) took place
in 1950.
Reference is made to Murray
Henderson, who started a petroleum
business for the area in 1956.
New store
The Co-op remained on the main
street until 1978 when the board
undertook to purchase 10 acres of
property, south of Lucknow on
Huron County Road 1, from Lorne
Hackett.
A new store and warehouse was
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