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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-08-23, Page 3THE NOW diDVA IG, TIM'E5 Ore ion min visitors with new outlook B MARGARET STAPLETON The Advance -Times It's a long way from the rolling hills of Scotland, but the Lismore Sheep Farm near Gorrie provides a little taste of the United Kingdom for those interested in visiting a working sheep farm. John and Gillian Crawford own and operate the 200 -acre Howick Township farm, which they pur- chased one and one-half years ago from Alvin and Eleanore Grainger. Lismore Sheep Farm is home to 500 sheep. A native of the Isle of Lismore in Scotland, John Crawford has been a sheep farmer all his life. He met and married his Canadian wife, Gil- lian, while she was on a teaching ,exchange to Scotland. The couple decided to leave Scotland and emigrate to Canada, but still wanted to farm. Two years ago, they traveled to Walkerton when it hosted the International Plowing Match to get a taste of farming, Canadian -style. They liked what they saw and after tour- ing around the country with real es- tate agents, decided on the Grainger farm. As they still were interested in raising sheep, the Crawfords' first item of business when they moved here was fencing the 200 -acre farm. Once the animals had been put on the pasture, Mrs. Crawford said she noticed that many people would slow down as they drove by the farm to watch the animals. Sheep farms are quite unique to this part of the country, Mrs. Crawford notes. The interest shown gave the Crawfords an idea: Why not open a working sheep farm, complete with public displays? So, that is what they have done. The Lismore Sheep Sheep is open to the public each Sat- Sheep shearing....John Crawford of Lismore ' urday; starting at 2 p.m. for a dem- Sheep Farm near Gorrie demonstrates the art of sheep shear- sheep, af14different demonstration onstn[[sing each Saturday at the farm owned by him and his wife Gil - and a chance to watch a working Pshearing Ilan. Shows at the working sheep farm begin each Saturday at 2 p.m. and run until Oct. 7. sheepdog, the border collie "Meg", gather the flock. with mode rnelectronic Mrs. Crawford's teaching back- While th shears. ground is apparentas she provides . wfords shear the sheep once a year and sell the wool, interesting commentary about each their main income comes from the breed of sheep. Also on display is sale of sheep for mutton, mainly to information about sheep in general, ethnic markets. However, the de - as well as their wool and mutton. mand for lamb is growing, she Once the "actors" have been in- notes. troduced, Mr. ,Crawford demon- Later, the crowd heads outdoors strates shearing, first using old- to watch seven-year-old Meg gath- fashioned hand clippers and then er the sheep .on John's command. Council changes hours � at Turnberrydisposal Turnberry council has made a ed upon by council earlier this minor change to •the Wednesday month. evening hours of operation at the 'the site will be open Wednesday township waste disposal site. evenings, Aug. 9 through Sept. 27, In response to a suggestion that but the hours of : operation will be the site be opened Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.,rather than 7 to 9 evenings, in addition to Saturdays, p.m. as originally had been suggest - during the summer months was act- ed. Assistant resigns Turnberry council has accepted, ship for eight years. The resigna- with regret, the resignation of Jan- tion was accepted at the Aug. 15 ice Taylor, municipal office assist- meeting of council. Clerk -Treasurer ant. Dorothy Kelly was instructed to ad - Taylor has worked for the town- vertise for a replacement. Trajler Nicholson moved to report '] moved Turnberry Road Superintendent Ross Nicholson has been asked to btit S iii at presenti[stwo montha writtenly report to council eetings. The report is to present an iac- • count of what the road superinten- U S i 1P le dent and the two township roadmen do each day on the job. TEESWATER--A flower shop owner has complied with village council and had a trailer removed from Teeswater's main street by the July 31 deadline. At the August .meeting of Tees - water council, it was noted that Flo- ra Nabrotzky has had the trailer re- moved which had been sitting in the parking lot of the former Ven- dome hotel. The trailer is used to store bedding plants for Nabrotz- ky's business, Flora's Flowers, but contravenes the village zoning by- law. The trailer has been moved out- side the town limits, to a neighbor- ing township, where it is advertis- ing the upcoming Teeswater fair. The dog can quickly and quietly gather a flock of sheep in moments. After the formal presentation, Mrs. Crawford encourages anyone interested, children in particular, to help her bottle feed several lambs whose mothers are not able to feed ' them. These "pets" are quite tame and bleat loudly at, the sound of Mrs. Crawford's voice. Also on display are three majes- tic Highland cows, Mrs. Mack, Mo - rag and the calf, Wee Willie. There even is a "Just For Ewe" gift shop. School groups have visited the sheep farm, as have seniors' groups. Each Saturday, there is a whole new crowd of spectators -- some local and some from a dis- tance -- . to have a small taste of Scotland in Huron County. The Lis - more Sheep Farm is open Satur- days at 2 p.m. until Oct. 7. X Our Scissors Nus • is moving • September 1st. We look forward to sp serving you in our new location. 327 Josephine St. (beside Mac's Milk) X As of Sept. 5, 1995 Our Scissors ,� Zls 357-3616 PARKING LOT SALE Friday August 25 9aome - 6p.m. Saturday August 26 9a,m. - 5p.m. At the Rear of These Businesses TOKEN '1' Ol;.ES1.Pt'A Men's & Boys Wear BLUEWATER EQU PIZ'r C P TIRE Cheap, Cheap, Cheap... o s�owease r onal ,produce CLINTON — Why would the most rural county in Ontario be planning a farm tour to show just what goes on down on the farm? Do consu- mers really understand where their food comes from when they buy it at the grocery store? Seven central Huron farmers are Manning a very informative after- noon for farm visitors on Sunday, October 15, 1995. Various stops in- clude an emu fart[[, an orchard, a herd of elk and red deer, a Jersey dairy herd, a hog operation, a cow/ calf operation. and a sheep farm. The tour is sponsored by Rural Or- ganizations and Agri businesses in Huron County. As more' and more of our popula- tion lives in the towns and villages, we lose more and more direct con- tact with the leading industry, agri- C tIture. As of the 1991 census, ap- proximately 40 per cent of Huron County residents were in towns and villages. Gross farm receipts, ac- cording to the census of agriculture profile, were over $400 million.' The county is a true agricultural leader with 3,260 farms involved in over 700,000 acres of farmland, more than any neighboring county. When we compare Huron to some of the Maritime provinces even, it far exceeds any of them in total Council of ers no. .JO objections ctions for Munciy Turnberry council has no objec- tions to a minor variance. applica- tion for Norma Mundy. The appliction would allow the existing Mundy residence to be en- larged, even though it is in a village industrial zone under the township zoning bylaw. The decision goes to appropriate agencies for comment. There also is a 20 -day appeal period from date Of passage. farm cash receipts even though there are more farms irk • the prov- ince of Nova Scotia. Official tour maps will be availa- ble at the Ontario Ministry of Agri- culture,' Food and Rural Affairs on Don Street in Clinton from noon - 3:00 p.m. You can tour the farms until 5:00 p.m. What's the cast?...Only a non- perishable food item which will be donated to the Huron County food bank. For your tour, you should bring a cooler so you .can purchase farm produce. Bring the whole family for an afternoon adventure in the country. Peace o ;- .ind Cellular Phone and Service Only $19, 95 /month. 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