The Huron Expositor, 1990-09-05, Page 7THE HURON E XPOSI i OR SEP 1 EMBtOt S 1990
Mexican workers valuable to Exeter area farmer
BY SUSAN OXFORD
There's a Mile bit of Mexico now
Exeter at Ire farm of Ban V isscha
E vuy summate for the past four
years the Viascf rs have employed
migrant wod ers from Mexico to
=oral agricukural watts: on the
and some of the sane
Mexicans bavc returned uvcr the
four years.
The campeaunues (Spwush for
farmers) spend su montes living in
a residence on the farm and spend
an average of ten hours each day
looking after the vegetable crops.
Each Sunday is a holiday for them
and they spaid it like most other
men watching baseball on
television. The campesinoes
favourite team is the Azul Ejos
(Blue Jays). While watching a game
they drink soda pop and only one
of them smokes cigarettes.
This year there are ten cam-
pesinoes at the farm and they all
have one thing in common; famil
in Mexico to send their hard -earns
money to. The first three cam-
pesinoes to arrive were: Miguel
Pilotzi, 44, San Pedro, Tlexacala
state, four children; Fermin Rogel,
45, San Martin, Mexico state, four
children; and Jose Torres, 44, Jesus
Maria, Jalisco state, eight children.
On April 24 they arrived at Toronto
airport where they were picked up
by Mr. Visscher.
The drive from the airport to
Exeter is about all of Canada two
of the men have seen. They came
to Exeter and helped ready the.
residence and the farm for the
arrival of the other seven Mexican
campesinoes.
"We arrived first to put the seeds
in and work in the greenhouses,"
explained Miguel in Spanish.
"Three young Canadians helped us
and one is still here, but he has to
go back to school soon. There's
also a young German student
working here for the summer."
MEXICAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN EXETER - These men work on the farm of Bert Visscher near Exeter. Every summer
brings migrant workers from Mexico to perform agricultural work on the farm and help with the harvest. From left to right:
Pascual Eledcao; Marino Mandoza; Manuel Arveleo; and Martin Coupia. Oxford photo.
The other campesinoes arrived
June 7 and were brought from the
airport to Exeter to begin their long
summer of hard work. Miguel,
Fermin and Jose were joined in
their quarters by a friend of
Miguel's, Pascual Palacios, 44,
father of four children and from the
same town as Miguel.
The Visscher farm produces
vegetables, mostly cauliflower and
broccoli, to sell at markets around
Ontario. There is also corn and the
campesinoes are gearing up for the
harvest. Miguel says the
underground pipes that irrigate the
Visscher farm is unique and makes
the soil and farm good.
Four years ago Mr. Visscher
needed agricultural workers and
was having difficulty finding and
keeping Canadian workers. Students
CUATRO HOMBRES EN EXETER - Every year for the past four years most of these men have
been coming to the farm of Bert Visscher near Exeter to work in the fields. They find work in
Canada as migrant workers through a program of Canada Employment and Immigration that
ensures Canadian farmers will succeed in getting their crops worked and harvested. From left to
right: Miguel Pilotzi; Pascual Palacios; Jose Torres; and Fermin Rogel. Oxford photo.
Cook's Crop Handling Team.
We're ready when you are,
at 8 locations.
This fall, bring your crop to the experts at Cook's. We can
handle a broad range of vehicles at 8 convenient locations,
making crop delivery fast and easy. In addition, we have 11
licensed white bean satellites.
Our cleaning, drying and storage facilities are ready to
serve you. We offer competitive prices, plus marketing ex-
pertise to help you get the most for your crop.
You can count on the people at Cook's for fair grading,
honest weights and friendly, personal service. We've built
our reputation on it.
Part of the Cook's Crop Input Team
(from left to right):
Tim Hilt/
Atwood Plant Foreman
4 years with Cook's
Brian "Buck" Glanville
Hensall Branch
Superintendent
15 years with Cook's
Jamie Hackett
Kirkton Branch Manager
2 years with Cook's
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would work on the farm, but that
wasn't perfect because the students
could only work until September.
Mr. Visscher heard of Canadian
government help in hiring migrant
workers and he applied to the
Mexican consulate in Toronto for
workers. The request was passed on
to Mexico city, the capital of
Mexico, where the request was seen
by Miguel.
Miguel had friends who had
worked on Canadian farms and he
was told it was good work to get.
There is very little work in Mexico
and work on Mexican farms is low-
paying at four to six dollars a day.
The men at Mr. Visscher's farm
know of other Mexicans that would
like to work on Canadian farms.
"My family can eat meat only
once a week," explained Miguel.
"Land in Mexico is expensive and
difficult to buy. Farms, which are
small, are owned by wealthy
people. The economy is bad in
Mexico and poor people can't even
go to the doctor when they are sick.
If you are sick you go to a phar-
macy and describe your symptoms
to the pharmacist. He reaches to a
shelf and gives you medicine that
Turn to page 8A •
Mr. Visscher
Louis Perez;
In the matter of the Ontario Heritage Act, 1980, R.S.O. Chapter
122.
NOTICE OF PASSING
OF BY-LAW
Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Seaforth,
has passed By-law Number 27 - 1990 to designate the following pro-
perty as being of architectural and historical value or interest under
Part IV of The Ontario Heritage Act, 1980, R.S.O. Chapter 122.
57 HIGH STREET
REASONS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF
57 HIGH STREET
BOX RESIDENCE - Built in 1927, the Box Residence is a very in-
teresting example of the Queen Anne style dwelling with identifying
features such as the corner turret and characteristic wood shingles.
The building includes original exterior panelled wood doors on both
the front and the side of the residence, as well as, interesting decorative
garlands over the windows of the front bay.
Of particular interest are the decorative finials on the roof; and the use
of cast stone in the foundation and porch supports - which is a rare
use of materials in this style of structure. The fluted doric columns at
the front porch and the leaded window heads add delicacy to the
building's overall impression
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