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Blacksmiths in most small towns have gone the way of
button shoes and. celluloid collars but in our area a great
many are still in existence.
Most people are aware that the northern part of Water-
loo County contains one -of the largest ()Id Order and Amish
Mennonite settlements in Canada. These wonderful peo-
ple still cling to the old ways eschewing modernity as rnuc'h
as possible in this fast-moving world.
Tourists come to the county on. Sunday drives just to
see the Plain People. as they are known. trotting along the
highways and byways in buggies drawn by horses. •
Because there are so many horses in the area. black-
smiths are still -plying their trade as they did at the turn
of the century in other towns. As a Child of about 10. 1 can
recall seeing my first dead horse being hauled out of a black-
smith shop. The poor animal keeled over with a heart attack
as it was being shod It almost fell on the smithy:. It was a
lasting scene, in my young mind, seeing that huge animal
being ignominiously dragged from the shop by a towline
from a wrecking truck. It was hauled out and dragged
down the street to the local abbatoir.
I've been told blacksmiths are like doctors with many
horse -lovers. You find one you' like and stick with him
through thick and thin.
We have been keeping 'horses here for more than a dozen
years and my favorite blacksmith is John Zieske whose
shop is just a couple of miles down the Floradale Road
near our place.
The proper term, of course. is farrier. Most people are
unaware :that a person who specializes in shoeing horses
is really called a farrier. A blacksmith may shoe horses
but he also works in metal of all kinds whereas a farrier is
really a hoof doctor.
We had our two young mares shod a week ago. Mr.
Zieske tells me that getting horseshoe nails is no longer
a protrlern. Not too many years ago. farriers had problems
getting then. The best came from Sweden but now the
Japanese are into manufacturing them. The Japanese,
nails are a little less brittle but still strong, according to
tetters ate appreciated by Bob Trotter. E Wals Rd . Elmus, On, N38 2C7
Mr. Zieske. They clinch well and take a good bite into the
hoof.
Mr. Zieske puts on a "hot" shoe, a shoe that, is fitted
exactly to the contour of the foot. It is heated in the forge
until it is red hot, fitted to the trimmed hoof and pounded
into the right shape before being nailed.
We have tried travelling blacksmiths who have equip-
ment in their vehicles and come right to your barn to do the
job. Few of the travelling smiths put on a hot shoe. though.
and we have found, for pleasure riding. that a hot shoe
stays on much longer than a cold shoe.
Our horses need to be shod about three. times a year
because they do not get ,a great deal of use throughout the
cold winter months.
Back in those dear, dead days of long ago. farriers"'
would trim and shoe a hoof for 25 cents: a buck a horse.
But those days are gone forever. Anyone who has watched
a farrier work knows that he earns his money. The price
is up to $3 or $4 a hoof now plus the cost of a new shoe if
needed.
The price of the shoe depends on the size. Fortunately,
• our horses are small and we can buy shoes for about $5
each.
We're happy to have such a good 'farrier so close to us.
He -can
e owner.
One of our nmares hast ahsl slightly splayedoof problems f front ore hhoof and
John takes special care to get the shoe fitting right. A
lame horse is not much good to anybody.
Watching him perspire working with our little mares
the other day. I couldn't help but think he certainly earns
his money, especially if a slightly skittish horse lunges and
pulls during the job. And 1 wouldn't want to work on a huge
draught horse that nonchalantly rests its. weight on the
hoof being held up by the smithy.
It is a great thrill to walk into the shop. The sounds. the
smells and the ,sights bring back fond memories of a care-
free youth along the banks of the Scugog River in 'my home
town of Lindsay.
Christian Farmers Fed. consumer, „
-rejects•sm here
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of the whole- philosophy on
which the Competition Act is
based.
Consumerism was attacked
in no uncertain terms by the
Christian Farmers
Federation of Ontario in its
brief to the Standing Com-
mittee on Finance, Trade and
Economic Affairs in Ottawa
recently.
The brief stated that
Christian farmers in Ontario
rejected totally the socio-
economic philosophy of the cording to Elbert van
proposed Competition Act, Donkersgoed, Executive
Bili C-42, being "rushed" Director of the Christian
through Parliament by Farmers Federation of
Consumer Affairs Minister, Ontarl ,•
Tony Abbott. ,. re,, ,.+ The; C.F.V. brief .di '
Ie appeared along. with, ti-j.criticize 'tthe specific stru
number of executive mem- tures and mechanisms' -to,
bers of the Ontario -wide regulate cornrtition,,
general farm organizationP,'
before the StandingCom- been the proposed in the B1II�is has
mittee to call for the rejection farm groups.proanIf of other
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Harry Westbrook who retired lust year After 181/a years with behalf of the' Fire De `'a men chi
'the Goderich Fire, Department was presented with a gift on Kingswell (right) at a meeting on Tuesday shit
behalf of the town by councillor Stan Profit (left)' and one on of his years of service. (staff photo) y e°
Vos named to committee
Members of the aural
Learning Association have
voted unanimouslyto' move
R.L.A. headquarters from
downtown Toronto to a rural
setting. The twelfth ,.annual
meeting at Geneva Park
instructed the boafd of
directors and staff to move
the office for, a one-year trial
period.
The move will probably be
to Northumberland County,
near Hastings, in August.
Reports of well -attended
seminars on land use and
supply management were
presented. Eleven folk
schools, nine of them in-
volving native people, were
held during the year.
In May, R.L.A.'became a
federally registered
charitable organization, a
step approved by the 1976
annual meeting. Individuals
can now deduct from their
taxable income the money
they contribute to R.L.A. for
its educational programs.
Armande Seguin, Noelville,
was re-elected president of
"This whole Bill is based on
a socio-economic philosophy
that is nothing other than a
blatant consumerism," ac -
East Wawanosh accepts tenders.
At a special session held on
May 26, East Wawanosh
Township Council met to
discuss drain tenders
received regarding the
Hallahan Caldwell and Toll
Municipal Drains, Repair,
Improvement and Extension.
Council accepted the tender
of George Radford Con-
struction,
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O Blyth for
open work at $8,475. The
tender of Barry Weigel of
Mildmay was accepted for
closed work at $13.988.
At their regularmeeting on
.June 7, East Wawanosh
Council issued five building
Attention
Farmers
A. For sale
INTERNATIONAL Baler No.
46. Phone 529-7469,-24,25
FOURTEEN acres standing
hay for sale or consider share
crop. Carlow area, Phone 524-
6404 evening§. -24,25
TWO FIELDS of mixed hay.
Phone 529-7553,-24
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permits and one trailer
permit. Bryan Coultes was
issued a permit to build an
addition to his house and
garage; Don Pattison to build
a hog barn; George McGee to
' Checks drains
Checking
drainage systems
g y ms
is Steve Caesar's duty at the
Ministry of ,Natural
Resources, outside of
Wingham. He is under the
supervision of Warren
Knight.
Steve, a student of Sir
Sanford Flemming in ;.in-
dsay, is specializing in
Forestry. He also is a
resident of Dungannon.
Steve has three main
responsibilities: inspecting
individual drain proposals in
the Wingham District - Steve
examines the drains to
determine if they are cold
water fisheries and notes if a
waterfowl habitat exists
through a significant hard-
wood forest etc.; determining
the sedimentation caused by
drainage proposals; and
recording and compiling the
information from the dif-
ferent cold water streams
this information can be used
to protect brook trout
streams from dredging and
draining.
WATER WELLDRILLING
"76 YEARS EXPERIENCE"
• FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL +
• PREE ESTIMATES
• bUARANTEED WELLS
FAST.MODERN EQUIPMENT
toviPOTARY II; PERCUSSION DRILLS
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"How you control com- commerce is a blatant .con -
petition is not the issue here," sumerism. Our standards for
said John Janssens, an egg, all parts of society must be
producer from Lambton justice, stewardship and
:County :and• President,' of the na,e.;4ri i n g, f di� : 1 i f e s xr r 1 e�.
C.F`.F:�'"' he basic ole, o,4. Efficiency _ and' corh'pet}Xt'%on
competition in Canadian should be no more than tools
trade and commerce is at to work towards these more
stake: basic goals."
The brief rejected „totally When asked if their
the socio-economic criticism of the Bill was the
philosophy expressed in the result of its indirect attack on
preamble of the act. . marketing boards, Mr.
Janssens said that farm
"W,e reject the view that boards were only a part of the
efficiency must be the issue.
build a cement silo; Eldon a second supplementary, ultimate goal of Canadian "Certainly," said Mr.
Cook to build a sealed silo and allocation for Special Winter' sta a and p ommee," as forJaagriculture a are this rned
stated in the Preamble," said for but this Bill is
Hebo Siertsoma to build a Maintenance in the amount of Elbert van {bonkersgoed, not good for any other part of
granary. The trailer permit $L,383.64. The first allocation "Neither efficiency nor the economic community
was issued to William Fenton.: inthe amount of $7,831,44 has competition can. be ends in either. We reject it for' all of
subject to the approval of the been received. themselves. Making these the trade and commerce in
Huron County Health Unit, Council authorized- the road basic standards for trade and Canada."
Council passed a motion superintendent to tender on a ,,,
requesting that the owner of new truck. 'u :'s'}::is:':is::::::::::::::..::»>:.,:..:,;>:::.:,::: .<:..k.,...........
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level el his lot. Council isau,:. ,.:..:::.:::«<�:.:.: .u.:.:...a�•.. :.
not interested in purchasing of 18 5 will be paid: fees "' ``''{°
the lot at the requested price. The road accounts of
Tile dram loan proceeds $18,65.53 and the
general r �:::
were forwarded in the accounts of $98,723:44 will
amount of $27,100. The tile also be paid. The general
drain inspector's fee of account included the first of
$218,60 was also forwarded. two payments to the Huron
A by-law 'imposing special County Board .of Education
annual drainage ,rates upon school levy, the first of two
the land in respect to which payments to the Huron -Perth
money is borrowed under the Roman Catholic Separate
Tile Drainage Act of 1971 was .School also being a school
passed by council. levy, alifd a payment to the
Council decided to apply for tile drain proceeds.
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"Established 1816"
McKiLLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
HEAD OFFICE: 10 MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT
Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Sec. Treas., Ph. 527-0400.
FULL COVERAGE
Farm and Urban Properties
Fire, Windstorm, Liability, Theft
Various Floater Coverages
Homeowner's, Tenant's Package, Composite Dwelling
Directors and Adjusters
RCobt.Archlbol/1,•R.11.4.Seaforth 527.1817
sten"Carnochart, it.Lc4, Serrferih 527.1545 ..
yi,�iti4' hbdkln, It.lt,W1, Welton 527.1877
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ILeonhude, Lila, Bornholm 345.2234
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*Negating, LIM,th 5234390
Stir nley 441c11vil'tt', R.11.2,erich 5244651
M, 1reitdMelCercher,R.111.1, Dublin 52711837
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the Association, and Betty
Jefferson, Guelph, was
named vice-president. Beula
Cooke, Oxford Mills, and
Virginia. Hunter, Hamilton,
were elected executive,
members.
Also named to the nine -
member board were Orval
Commanda, ' Cutler; Al
Kormos Vanessa; Patsy
Pawls, Nobel; Shirley Vin-
cent, Bloomfield; and Adrian
Vos, Blyth.
R,L,A, was organized in
1965 to carry on the work of
the Ontario Farm. Radio.
Forum, the Provincial Folk
School Council and the
,Ontario Provincial
Leadership Forum, R.L.A.
membership and programs
are available to urban as.ivell
as rural people, and involve
education as a technique for
promoting understanding and
encouraging action. Urban -
rural dialogue and the quality
of life in rural communities"
and,'a;<nbng native people are
priine'coitcerfis. ,,
Representatives of
government and the co-
operative and farm
organizations that support
R.L.A. attended the meeting
along with individual
members.
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Hose andF,
Suction, drop b9
hydraulic
Quick Co }L
Pumps for ere`
Transfer pump'
ps, water pump&''
pumps.
CLAY —
Silo Unloaders
Feeders
Cleaners
Stabling
Leg Elevators
Liquid Manure
Hog Equipment,;
BUTLER -
Silo Unloaders
Feeders
Conveyors
FARMATIC —
Milts
Augers, etc,
ACORN -
Cleaners
Heated Waterers
ZERO —
Bulk Tanks
Pipeline &
Equipment
WESTEEL-RCS
Granaries
B&L•Ho&Pall
LOWRY FARM
RR t, Kincardit
Phone 391
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