HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-16, Page 28He learned where
babies come from
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and father had neglected to tell
me where babies came from in
people, let alone cows.) Here
was this remarkable animal
teaching itself to walk with its
wobbly, drunken legs. It was
covered with the sticky gel
which had been its home before
birth.
I couldn't believe that nature
had run its course without the
help of a single human being.
The miracle of life had taken
place while I was hiding beneath
my bed sheets in fear of the
morning alarm clock. This poor
'calf was born without the assist -
Wince of- me...the guy left in
O `charge of the barn.
Like an expectant husband
pacing in the hospital hallway I
began to worry. This calf was
depending on me, I thought, just
as if I were its Daddy.
I immediately phoned the
farmer's parents and explained
my dilemma in fractured French.
They giggled on the other end of
the line as this anglo blockhead
from town babbled excitedly
about his new baby. (I don't
make much sense in French at
the best of times, let alone after
giving birth).
"Wrap the calf in a burlap sack
and take it to its mother," they
told me.
"Okay, okay, oka I thought.
"I can do this!" It seemed easy
enough until I took the calf to
the wrong mother. The testy old
cow wasn't too pleased about
having this unknown calf shoved
in her face.
Finally, I found the right
mother who proceeded to lick
and take care of her young one.
Having never seen birth so
closely, I cried. In the next few
days I walked around like a
proud father and did everything
except pass out cigars to honour
this new birth.
My father, the farntet _t -
minister, smiled with a knowing
eye when I told him about see-
ing this birth. What a shame that
not every boy or girl from town
could experience the wonder-
ment of seeing new life first-
hand on a farm, he said.
So, that's the story of the boy
from town who became a Daddy
and, for the future benefit of the
agriculture industry, became a
scribbler instead of a farmer.
Tim Cumming's grandfather,
the late Andrew Cumming,
was president of the Simcoe
County Federation,of Agricul-
ture and Barrie Milk
Producers' Association.
Tail Gate Precautions
Every round baler operator oc-
casionally has to work around the
rear of the machine with the tailgate
raised. First shift the tractor to
neutral or park, lock the brakes, and
disengage the PTO. Use the
hydraulics to raise the tailgate and
LOCK it in place with the gate
cylinder locks or hydraulic lockout.
Then shut off the tractor engine and
remove the ignition key before
starting to work on the baler.
Women need to network locally
•from page 8
buying locally was commonly iden-
tified.
After the conference, the or-
ganizing committee got together to
prioritize the ideas from the con-
ference. It was realized that
development of entrepreneurial
(self-employment) skills, develop-
ment of women's community
leadership capacity and local net-
working were complimentary in
order to maintain the social support
for women taking the risks of
entrepreneurship and leadership.
Support was necessary and the
ideas for new projects were
proposed.
It is clear that women need to
organize and network locally to
focus on entrepreneurship and com-
munity development leadership, as
a basis for sharing experience and
taking action.
It is also clear that there is a need
for entrepreneurial training. WRED
decided to proceed with these two
major projects. Five pilot site areas
were chosen from across the
WRED will
establish five
pilot sites
province for the establishment of
.Local Business Women's Network's
and for the delivery of Self -
Employment Training. They are
Grey/Bruce, Perth/Middlesex, Hal-
dimand/Norfolk, Has-
tings/Peterborough/Victoria and
Eastern Ontario.
The existence of Business WISE
( a support network of business
women in the Durham area) showed
what a network could do and the
concept had been readily accepted
by the women at the conference.
WRED asked Vi Wilson and Greta
Kennedy if they would be willing
to act as a resource and allow us to
use their model for the organization
of other local networks.
The organizing committee pur-
sued funding options and were able
to access jobsOntario community
action to pursue local network
development and self-employment
training capacity building. Regional
co-ordinators have been hired in
each of the five areas W facilitate
the organization of a Local
Business Women's Network, or-
ganize a LEAD Seminar (Leade-
rship, Entrepreneurship and
Development) and to set up a Local
Advisory Group the WRED project.
The dates for all the LEAD
Seminars have been set for
completion in February and Manch.
jobsOntario Training has provided
funding for the Self -Employment
Training component called "Rural
Enterprise Development Initiatives".
This is 10 weeks of intensive self
evaluation, skill building and
business development for women in
four of our five pilot site areas:
Eastern Ontario, Peter-
borough/Hastings/Victoria,
Perth/Middlesex and Grey/Bruce.
The training was set to begin at the
end of February. - (From the On-
tario Women's Farm Network
Newsletter).
Farm Progress '94 -Page 11
Did you know?
In 1991, Ontario represented 39.6
per cent of national farm cash
receipts, and 22.3 per cent of the
agricultural Gross Domestic
Product.
There were 68,633 farms in On-
tario, in 1991.
Livestock and livestock products
account for 59 per cent of provin-
cial farm cash receipts, while crops
accounted for 35.5 per cent.
(From 1991 Census of Agricul-
ture)
Safety tip
Safe Lambing
Limbing is the most hazardous of
chainsaw operations. Always keep
the bar tip clear to avoid kickback.
Try to limb from bottom to top on
a felled tree, and keep the trunk
between yourself on the saw as
much as possible. No part of your
body should be in line with the
chain. Never move your feet while
making a cut. Work upslope from
the felled tree so that the trunk
can't roll down on top of you.
(from the Farm Safety Association)
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