HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-08-07, Page 7Many farm similarities
between two countries
While Australia and
Canada may be an ocean
apart there's very. little
difference in the agriculture
of the two countries ac-
cording to a visitor from the
Australian state of Victoria.
Helen Hurley a 23 year old
public school teacher from
Melton, north of Melbourne
has been in Ontario for the
past 11 weeks taking part in
a program sponsored jointly
by the Victorian Young
Farmers and the Ontario
Junior. Farmers.
For the first seven weeks
of her Ontario visit Ms.
Hurley had a good look at
agriculture as practiced in
the eastern portion of ` the
province.
Acting as host for her one
week visit to Huron county
was junior farmer Joan Pym
of RR 1, Centralia.
In Australia, Hurley's
parents farm 350 acres with
wheat, oats and barley their
major crops. Their farm is
considered small by
Australian standards, she
said.
One of _ the major dif-
AN AUSTRALIAN VISITOR— Helen Hurley (left) of Melton,
Australia, a member of the Victorian Young Farmers, spent
this past week in Huron County at the Howard Pym farm at
RR1 Centralia, With the Australian visitor is local junior
former and host Joan Pym.
ACCORDION STYLINGS — One of the many performers at
the talent show portion of Friedsburg Days Friday was Ann
Verlinde of RR 2, Hensall.
OVERAtl CHAMP -- The overall champion in the shoviinqq
of'doiry cattle at the 4-H competition held during the urich
Fair was Sharon Thiel. Sharon was also the overall chpmpion
of the cattle club. Staff photo
Citizens News, August 7, 1980
Page 7
ferences between Australian
and Canadian agriculture is
in livestock operations. She
said there are very few
feedlots back home with a
majority of the cattle ready
for slaughter coming off
grazing lands.
Agriculture in Ontario is
much more intensive
compared to her state but
she noted farmers in both
countries share an interest in
labour saving devices.
Another difference in
agriculture between the two
areas is that no corn is grown
inthestate due to the lack of
moisture.
A typical growing season
on the Hurley farm begins in
May or June when the crops
are planted, just prior to the
onset of their winter. The
crops continue to grow
throughout the winter and
are harvested in either
November or December. For
grain crops Australia
agriculture is quite
dependent on the en-
vironment tts they have no
drying facilities.
Ms.. Hurley who will be
moving on to farms in north-
western Ontario after
another few weeks in south-
western Ontario said she has
really enjoyed the Canadian
hospitality and that the
cross-pollination of ideas
between the two farm groups
should be beneficial. In
Australia the young farmers
are very active in the
promotion of agriculture,
she stated.
Ms. Pym explained that as
part of the exchange two
reps from the junior farmers
will . be spending three
months in Australia and two
months in Ns* Zealand next
year.
BEST AT HORSE SHOW
Zprich Fair 4-H competition
Sligtenhorst.
= The top horse club
Ws Jill Armstrong.
member and the top shower at the recent
With Jill is horse club president Joan Von
Staff. photo
New Zealander visits
By GWEN PEMBERTON
Everyone says "I'd love to
go there" when they hear
that I'm from New Zealand,
but they never come: So says
Madge Quin my recent
visitor from that country.
Bayfield residents must,be
the exception then. for Ethel
and Leroy Poth. Mildred and
Ross Merrill. Moira Couper
and her son Andrew as well
as myself are amongst those
who have enjoyed New
Zealand's scenic beauty and
hospitality in recent years.
"What is New Zealand's
population?" Madge replies
"Three and a half million
people and sixty million
sheep." And thereby hangs a
tale: Many sheep used to go
to Great Britain but when
that country joined the
European Common Market
its purchase of N.Z. lamb
fell sharply.
Consequently a huge.oraer
from Iran was welcomed.
Since Mrs.Quin was here
two years ago the city where
she lives - Dunedin - and its
environs have experienced
heavy floods with resultant
damage. Also a landslide
when the removal of rocks
and gravel for a new
motorway under - mined and
residential area in the city
caused 72 houses to collapse.
Her sons house wasevacuate-
ed but remained intact and
he still occupies it.
New Zealanders become
eligible for old age pensions
at 60 years of age and the
pension is paid twice each
month; however of the
recipient is out of the coun-
try for more than thirteen
months the pension is
forfeited for six months.
Salaries are much lower
than in Canada but so is the
cost of living.
The same problems plague
the country inflation - 18%
-last year and unemploy-
ment.
Mrs. Quin called on the
Poths who had visited with
her and her family in
Dunedin.
She finds Bayfield a plea-
sant place to be. She likes its
wide tree -lined main streets
and the shops there. She was
also pleased with the royal
treatment she received at
the Lions Club Carnival last
week when she won $50.00 in
the Lions Club raffle.
Round About the Village
Mr. and Mrs. David
Johnston Sr. are enter-
taining guests from Tulsa
Oklahoma this week. They
are Mrs. Johnston's sister
and brother-in-law Mr. and
Mrs. T.N. Campbell.
Dennis and Jeanette
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