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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-27, Page 8PAGE 8--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981 Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king; - Then blooms -each thing, then rnaids.dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing, And our old mare a colt did bring. With apologies to Thomas Nash, we now have a beautiful addition to our horse family. What a thrill it is to walk into a barn in the morning and find new life pulsing, a wee horse colt, so shy and beautiful on his spindly legs with long eyelashes shading those soulful lit- tle eyes. More than a year ago, our daughter decided to sell her fat appaloosa. The little mare was simply too small for her and the decision was made to breed the big. buckskin, a half - Thoroughbred, to a registered palomino stud a few cones - mons away. His name is Sugarfoot Golden Tio. We have known him for yearsa;3Q*!e of the natured-stallons in -the county. He is , owned by a man and his son and I am proud to call them my friends. Kleon Beisel and his son, Ross, are well-known by many hhol IT -Jo ell in oar arca so we chose then' stallion. Or rather, our daughter decided that Sugarfoot would be the daddy. Through the long winter months, our daughter showed the patience of Job. She was the one who made sure the mare had plenty of bedding and fresh water. She decided that rolled oats was not enough feed. She made sure the old man bought concentrated horse feed all winter. She was the one who min ed'a warm -water Thrash with horn feed and oats. ,Ft ►or-thelast mean she has -hemi getting.im in, the !piddleof the night' to check on the Snare while dad slept sweetly through'the spring night.. The colt was due on Mother's Day but when we checked the mare Sunday night, she didn't have that uncomfortable look that comes a few hours before birthing. She was not tramping in restless circles. . Tracey did get up in the middle of the night on Sunday but I had told her T didn't think the colt, would be born that night. It was a cold night. It was raining. She got up about four a.m. but she didn't go inside the barn. The mare, she said, poked her head out the door. The barnyard was swamped in inches of mud, manure and water. She went back to bed. • Years ago, when the first colt was born on this property, I got up to feed, looked out the bedroom window and saw what I thought was a big dog in the corral. It was a new colt. When I went out Monday morning, the mare had the colt washed clean, the afterbirth was discarded and the baby was resting quietly in the warm, dry straw. The mare was proud and so was I. I walked back to the house and said: "Tracey, your big dog is in the barn." Her eyes, so big andblue, sparkled in disbelief. She shriek- ed with delight and couldn't get to the corral fast enough. She was so excited she burst into the barn and the boa stall so fast, I thought the marewould attack her. 13ut she has built up a great rapport with the mare who pro- udly allowed -our daughter to fondle the new arrival, something many mares will not do. It was a great day, I tell you. What a wonderful thrill it is for farmers. They see it hap- pening ao-pening all the time in their barns and I would be willing to bet the miracle of birth never dims in their eyes. It certainly never has for us. It was worth the two-hour struggle 10 days ago when I removed the mare's shoes. Horsemen know that those metal shoes can seriously injure a fragile new colt. We get John Zieske, a farrier a couple of miles away who learned his trade lar Germany, -to put hot sine onour moi . Man, it was ' difficult to get those shoes off because he puts them on to stay. No wonder blacksmiths have strong backs. ' It is going to be fun this summer working with a new colt again. And my fencing is so weak. I'll have to spend time fix- ing it. Anybody know where I can buy fence posts at a reasonable price? Farmers invited torneetin Toront� Many members of Ontario's farm community are facing serious economic problems. These problems could have a disastrous effect on this province's ability to produce food. - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture wants the federal and provincial governments to address this issue, and has called a public meeting for Thursday, June 4 at the Constellation Hotel Ballroom from 12:30 to 4 per• Eugene 'Whelan, Minister of Agriculture, . Allan MacEachen, Minister of Finance, Lorne Henderson provincial Minister of Agriculture and Food and Treasurer Frank Miller, have been invited to attend the public meeting. You are invited to attend. Land fill agreement reached . Colborne Township Coun- cil met for its regular meeting , at the Township Hall, Carlow at 8 p.m. Tues- day, May 19. A report by the Animal Control Officer in- dicated that 120 dog tags have been issued to date from the clerk's office. Records show that _about .300 tags are usually issued each year. This is the first time that a person has not been employed for a door to door issue of dog tags. It ishoped that, in so doing, it will be possible to hold licence and tag fees at their current level. Building permits were ap- proved on applications of Jacob Slotegraaf and S. Steenstra for home renova- tions. An application for a permit to install a mobile house trailer on a residential lot was refused and a tem- porary .buildingpermit_ was. approved for Bill Viau to in- stall a house trailer for use as a work ra p while cut- ting wood. Council accepted the tender of Vincent Farm Equipment, Seaforth, for a 16 HP gasoline tractor and mower . for the Colborne Township Cemetery. The tender pf The Robert Nicholson Construction Co. Ltd., Sebringville was ac- cepted, subject to the ap- proval of the Drainage Engineer, for the Nivins Drainage Works Improve- ment and Extension. Reeve William Bogie and Councillor Glen liibey in- dicated their intentions of at- tending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. an- nual conference to be held in Toronto from August 23 to Township council wants information on subdivision Accounts totalling $20,980.42 were ordered paid m'4'iectom,.n Goderich 1, iuwvTiSr,i�, Council met in regular session May 18. Of this amount; $18,439.29 was designated „ for road superintendent payroll. Building permits were issued to Allan MacDonald for a swimming pool on lot 103, Maitland Concession; Mervyn Lobb to d ollsb a porch and build a new one on lot 16, concession 16; Don Lockwood to demolish a mobile home and build a house on lot 84, Maitland Concession; Wayne Kuntz to add a lean to on his barn on -lot 40, concession 7; Richard Girard to build a cottage on lot 17, Plan 20; Wfiam • Kiomps to demolish a house on lot 38, concession 7; and D�o�,n�, Smith to Mild a drive. Ron W shed on lot 23, Base,Lin . Martin Vanden Berg's former building permit was rescinded and replaced with an application to build a produce stand on lot' 99, Maitland Concession. Herb Oakes application for a building permit to build .a "barn addition on lot 11, concession 16 was approved but held for certificate of compliance. Building per- mits requested by Erie John Smith to build a storage shed on lot 21, Plan 25 and by Floyd. Van Buskirk to build a back porch on lot 119, Plan 13 were approved but held for payment of proper fee. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Butler were present at the council meeting to seek information regarding obtaining a building permit on a small agricultural holding. ' No motions were recorded. G. Hiltz, representing Hartman's severance request, was also present at the meeting arid. asked that council send a represen- tative to a hearing on May 19. Council decided to send the reeve to explain the township's concerns. Tree cutting exemption authority was requested by R.S. Thompson to peril* the removal of half an acre of rwrlars and swamp. ('nrmrir apprnvedi e: request- Dale Pump presented several bills to council for the well and pump at the ball park. These were referred to the deputy -reeve for in- vestigation. , the reason for not describing the walkway to the beach as a `block' and the reason for not including a small area of land owned by the applicant immediately adjacent to the proposed plan and isolated between an existing plan and this proposed plan. Council then adjourned until June 2 at 8 p.m. . August 26. The agreement between the Town of Goderich and participates municipalities for cost sharing on the Holmesville Land Fill Waste Disposal Site was reviewed and approved by council and the reeve and the clerk were authorized to sign the agree- ment. A by-law to Stop up and. close part of Saw Mill Road was gives►first and second reading. Saw Mill Road is the name given on old` registered plans to the road leading from County Road Number 37 (Airport Road) to Ridgewood Park and the part being closed is a portion of a curve in the road which was taken out and reconstructed in the summer of 1980 to reduce- the sharp- - ness of the curve. The fee for the con- struction of entranceways to properties abutting township roads was increased from $200 to $300 by an amend- ment to by-law No. 12-1980 so as to more accurately, reflect the increased costs of steel culverts. If actual costs are less than $300 they difference T E-Et:r FARM R.R. 1 BAYFIELD (FORMERLY REDER PRODUCE) NOW AVAILABLE TOMATOES and LEAF LETTUCE is refunded to the property owner. The next regular council meeting will be held at 8 p.m. June 2. BUTLER - Ring Drive Silo Unloaders Big Jim Sllo Unloed•rs Volume iolt Feeders Convey -n -Feed Cattle Feeders Single Chain Conveyors Barn Cleaners Oswalt Ensilmixers FARMATIC- B lender Hammer Mills B lender Roller Mills. Blender Mills for Ground HI -Moisture Corn Augers Leg Elevators ACORN- "' Cab14 Earn Cleaners, Hydraulic Manure Pumps WESTEEL-ROSCO Grain Bins - 11,3S0 to 150,000 bu. Bulk Feed Tanks' ACME - Fan -Jet Ventilation Systems ASTON - Ventilation Systems B 8 L - Complete Hog Confine- ment Systems SLURRY -SLINGER Liquid Manure Syvrrariw�%�i CLAY - Parts and Service Clay Equipment AERO -FLUSH • Liquid Manure Pumps, Aerators, Separators WE HANDLE EVERYTHING ALMOST tori LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS, RR 1,'Kinc•rdine, Ont. soq IMAM The Ministry of Housing . requested comments from council regarding the proposed plan of sub -division prepared by C.R. Kiar for Lewis Dougharty. Council wants more information regarding the site of the well, Farming counts for a lot of the picture. June 3 is Census Day,' and it's a day that really counts for farming. Census information is vital to the growth of agriculture. It helps us build markets Itere_a, d. abroad. It lets us plan new programs for the improvement of Canadian farming. It even shows farmers how their farms compare with others in the area. It's not difficult. Every farmer will receive a Census of Agriculture and a Census of Population questionnaire to fill in on June 3. These will be picked up shortly after Census Day. If you do not receive your questionnaires hy June 1, or if you have any problems completing them, just call the Operator and ask for Zenith 0-1981. - It's between. you and us. A census is so important to Canada's future that. by law. you must participate. This same law guarantees that the information you supply is kept completely confidential. Census employees — and only census employees — have access to it. Its your future. Remember. the Census of Agriculture helps us paint the future of farming in Canada And we need your help to make the picture perfect. 1981 Census Recensernent of Canada du Canada de 1981 %, 11‘ 411k •h. es ••we. •.160 ter. 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