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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-20, Page 65r '11 *Man Rte* • ffltfroiogli .ebieleos ere Sag: BOorgsghtli:P f** the* propeiti an so. f, *way redniard Thaifiaataia, la 4. OS tuds andgeese, •Stich•'''... 2410i."7 'Ii11444winds itz)07 Ield.whet'e goats Ote , • animalsandasaktdlhad laataduldhoodAream Harry Burgsma A,44011It'' ' SPV, tged allimattiantfiat140- indite docks, fowl and huger arum& .such as deer and sheei). lie hopes to have the animals- in the park within' the next tWo years. "Hopefully it will be park with animals for people to look at and vialk through for their enjoyment," says Burgsma. ' "It's not meant as a money making • . the 09300 65 the liensf01;1 barOS:twobams the Ptentiefuw;tholireosesioo000 t,airl::"*.i..q0u00:cgun:',1a***7Y, 11141Pg bar in two ball?a 7914kg,a-Of Dtui Btalfgir Holland it" 1955 •"31tele•was' a.IotOfUt oark4r- 1!W. 1I at the tune," "A lotof pecipletaMeto the only city in Canada was atier3k; • body was going to Chatham, but, Wtamd up WhileSinSarnia, Burgarrire 'worked on a: constmction (rev/ for three years. During this time a person with whomhe worked moved to the Clinton area and started raising broilers. geitoptyii-vsako 9474*rir, • Altb0:**: wasre Chang#044101011i .c� upon 'NO Om** t V*0 witk,0, 00d* Stionafter;1001* "I' ‘lits* Oato le at 141#41re taM10, 1-,00v1!•,0 WOO 000,:ittit.-:#.: ". ,!•SaYa.fiti* , ,Z:.:andit*Ott because - I saw it. ,,,niosing4400010,. Harry Burgsma owns an extensive poultry operation on the second concession ofQI/Lafteld 'Brom le -Lt. At present he raises 22,000 !eying hens and 65,000 broilers. No farm is a farm without animals, says Harry 4,;:x4rz•P" , who is creating a seven acre sanetuaryen his break, intdiade water fowl, deer and sheep. (Moto by Alan Rivett) , • .• • 420 I I I 490,- 10.4004:. -Ito/in/1440 and built a batinginsottpertymt Countylbad 1 and in 1972, henapanded-,the10546g hen operation - with mother barn at the mune' locatibri, - Fbr the first seven to eight yeam-he was raising 'broileas, Burgsma warted. on jobs in the construction business because of the poor market for thickens at the time. He said the introduction of the marketing hoards for broilers and eggs has helped eliminate most of the "ups and downs" in connnodity,Prices for producess. - ' The farm. has one barn which has a completely., automated systemofegg °Alec- dons- while the egg collection, in the other, - hernia done hy hand. The automatedsystem" uses a conveyer belt which rens underneath the cages taking thoeggs to the end of the bam, In all, six diidren brans, an automatic feeding system allows feed to filter into the . bins, controlled by a time dock • laying hens are shipped into the bans at 20 -weeks cild and shipped out after one year as the quality, of the eggs-deterieates after a year. The broiler chithens are raised for six to seven weeks until their weight is four.pounds or better. Research into medical and breeding habits has provided. the market •with bigger, healthier broiler. chickens, says Burgsma. When he first started in the broiler business; it took 10 weeks to raise a three pound chicken. Disease in thickens was once a real problem but medication mimed in with the feed has decreased the chicken mortality rate to a low levd. Hop are another ?watch of fanning WWI holds great interest for Burgsma. In 1975 he.... purchased a swine operation on the fourth concession of Ashfield, near Port Albert. The farm which contains 440 farrow to finish hogs is run by his eldest son, Ron. Burgs= says hog fanning is "definitly an exciting type of tum to page 17a