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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-03-15, Page 78Page 20A -Farm Progress OSIER MANUFACTURING, Inc ROCK-EZE The economical solution to windrowing and picking rocks. t1 f "for•Most,7„, Preferred by Cattlemen Worldwide HENSALL, ONTARIO (519) 263-2580 THE BETTER WAY Wb. • WM. B. Rowcliffe & family Fax (519) 263-2630 HOCKEY "SEED STAKES" Win a chance for Maple Leaf Tickets on your Seed Order Before March 31, 1995 Qualifying Products include: •Seed Corn •Forages •Canola •Soyabeans and Spring Grains See instore details and talk to Ken LUCKNOW DISTRICT CO-OP LUCKNOW RIPLEY 529-7953 395-3654 ,./, 1„ /i. ,:/i I. /Vi. I.,.I. Recalling those good old days by Tie Cuamiag In 84 years Jim Kelly has seen a lot of changes. The Seaforth resident has experi- enced life on the farm and in town and recently sat down with a mem- ber of the local media to discuss some of his recollections. His first experience with farm life was at the age of 10. He lived in an orphanage in London until he was taken in by Patrick and Margaret Kelly, of Morris Township. "It was a good life in them days," Jim recalls. "The routine then was you got up and went out and fed the caule and pigs and did the milking and came in and had a square meal of bacon and eggs, home-made bread and porridge." After that, he said, one was ready for a good day of work. "After breakfast was over I went back to the bam," he remembers, noting that he would help clean the stables, which were far cleaner than the barns of today. When Jim Kelly grew up children would walk to Morris #1 school in the summertime and in the wintertime, if they were lucky, they could catch a ride on a sleigh. "There were no roads ploughed then like today." When the boys came home from Seaforth resident Jim Kelly (Cumming photo) school there were always a few chores to be done. Jim remembers a time when the foods, like pies and cakes, were always home-made. People would kill a cattlebeast in the fall and a pig in the summertime. Rural people made their own butter, their own soap, their own bread and their own apple butter. "We had our own meat and chickens we could eat at home." The grocery wagon would occa- sionally come around to pick up AUTOMATIC CHAIN LUBE SYSTEM... FOR ROUND BALERS & COMBINES. Designed especially for heavily loaded roller chain operating on small sprockets, the automatic chain lube system provides a measured shot of 10 wt. oil to the chain each time the tailgate is cycled. BENEFITS *No stopping to oil chains *Extended chain and sprocket life *Quieter and smoother operation *Installation B92907 - For 8420, 8430, 8455, and 8465 Balers B92908 - For 8480 Baler & Combines Sold and Serviced By: waif WARD' FARM C EQUIPMENT Hwy.#23 North of Mitchell PH. 348-8702 eggs and cream and people would in turn buy flour, sugar and baking soda. "It didn't cost so much to buy groceries but they were dear enough from what we were making." In the early days, Jim remembers, meat was grown less quickly and there were fewer chemicals and less prepared food. Farming was done with horses, not high-powered tractors. Mixed farming was the order of the day, not the single - commodity farms of contemporary times. Farmers would grow wheat, barley and oats as well as other things. "If you had a 100 -acre farm you fenced off every 10 or 15 acres, you'd have 40 acres of grain, 25 acres of hay and so much for your cattle to graze on in the summer," he said. "We used to keep about 6- 8 horses...It took two weeks to put the crop in whereas today you could do 100 acres in half a day, things have changed that much." Farmers today depend on one crop, observes Jim, and they require expensive equipment like tractors and combines. Society may have acquired a great deal of technological advancement but in some ways, perhaps, we have •see Community, page 21A GREY BRUCE AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • Provide employment planning assistance to the agricultural industry. • Recruit workers for agricultural employment • Assist worker orientation and transportation • Promote good employment standards • Provide information about government employment programs Employers requiring Agriculture College Students for seasonal full- time employment, give us a call. 200 McNab St. Walkerton 881-3671 1-800-361-0115 1689 2nd Ave. E. Owen Sound 371-9522 1-800-461-9033