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community and for those who
would like to know a little of the
,history of Lucknow
Agricultural•Society, comes this
little resume.
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EDNESDAY .1ANIJARY4.1, 1973 THE LUCKNOViSENTINEL. LUCKNOW,'ONTARIO •
Society was formed and James.
Somerville, the fdunder of Luck •
now,; was its first President. Sev-
eral stories have been written,
and it is believed that the first
Society was known as Kinloss •
AgriCultural Society and as early
as 1877 had, 145. members. Early
meetings were held in the."Terna
perance Hall" and the first Fair
held in "Market Square".
Later the Society bought five
acres from Robert Ellis, which
eventually became part of the
Caledonian Park. The Caledon-
ian Society, and the Agricultural
Society were interested in buying
the site and met on June 14th,
1881 when they entered into an
agreement.'
In 1910 a sale was completed
and an agreement made with
John W. Henderson, that the
"Lorne rink" would be used for a
"Show Hall" and therefore be
handy to•Caledonian Park..
In 193'1 two, lots 'and an old
hotel building were donated 'by
K. R. MacKenzie to the Agric-
ultural Society. At this time
the Old arena was doprned,
and the Society considered build-
ing'a new hall but once again an
agreement was drawn up where-
by the LucknoviAgticultural Soc-
iety continued to use the arena
for their Exhibition hall.
Later access property to the
grounds was donated by Sam
Gibson. /
The .directors of the Huron
CoUnty Pork PrOducers Associa-
tion decided at their regular
meeting to comply with the re-.
"quest of the Provincial Board and
hold'an opinion poll on a pork
producing licence. At the
annual meeting to be held in •
Clinton on February 7th, produc-,
ers will be asked to vote on a pro-
posal for a ten dollar licence fee
for all pork producers. •
Adrian Vos, newly appointed
spokesman for the Huron. County
group, pointed out that the
licence will not. prevent any one
from entering into poik production.
The purpose of .a licence is the'
saving of an estimated $10,000.
in administrative and computer
cost , and a better pinpointing of
bona fide pork producers., Any
producer Of weaner pigs who did
not sell through the board's facil-
ities before can now apply for a
licence and •receive all the rights
and privileges of an association
member. Conversely , any one
shipping less than 25 hogs, per year.
can apply to the county to' have
his 'money refunded..
James McGregor., provincial
board member, announced that
all producers who shipped more
than fifty hogs, in 1972, will re-
ceive a statement of their transac-
tions during the year.- °
to a,.fitting celebration.
0,Lucknow Agricultural Society
has had' thiee members from its
board appointed to the Ontario
Fair Boards ,Association. John
MacDiarmid represented the
District in 1918 and Stewart Rob-
time and service. , Miss Jean Lyons
was one of the earlier ones.
'Secretaries have held office
for long periods of time and one
cannot forget the long service of
Joseph Agnew, Alex MicNay and
Mrs. Fred McQuillin and more
recently, Mrs. Bob Struthers and
presently Ross Errington. •
Over the years there have been,.
thirty-three Presidents with
Ste art Robertson having served '
twice. Eleven of these are still
members of Lucknow AgricUltural
Society.
Mrs. Oliver McCharles has been
President of the Ladies' Section
for more years than she•cares. to
remember and hopefully plans,to •
sit on the side lines in the•near
future. •
Many there are who have work-
ed for the Lucknow Agricultural
'society and one. would be remiss
if trey didn't mention the names
of Todds, Gauntt, Hunters, espec-
ially Mrs Tina Hunter along with.
MrS. Andrew Gaunt who now
serve as HonOurary Directors.
There are many Many more
throughout the years who have
built the 'Luc know Agricultural
Society to 'the presenttime and
who will long 'be remembered for
uniting efforts in its welfare.
Not only the annual Fall Fair,
but concerts, plays, various pro-
jects throughout the years have •
kept the Lucknow Fall' Fair alive.
The most recent effort of the
Lucknow Craft. Fettivallas
brought thousands to Lucknow and
promoted Lucknow Fair.
NORVAL RICHAREiS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
their CoUnty or. District Agriculnir
al Representative. Written pres-'
entations are encouraged, but are
not a requirement.
Professor Richards is widely •
known as an organizational plan-.
net , having 'recently completed a
similar study of the organization
and functions Of the Ontario
Agricultural College. He will
be on loan to the' Ministry'of
Agriculture and Food for six
months to carry out' this study.
*Raised in Bruce County, near
iucknow , Professor Richards grad-
uated from the Ontario Agricul-
tural College in 1938 and obtain-
ed his Master of SCience Degree
from Michigan State University
in 1946. From 1951 to 1962 he •
served as Head of the Department
of Soil Science at the Ontario.
Agricultural College and in 1962
he was appointed Dean, serving
in that capacity until 1972. Al-
though he retired as Dean last
year , Professor Richards continues
to lecture in the Department of .
Land Resource Science at the
University of Guelph. • •
In corrithenting on this study and
the appointment of Professor Rich-
ards, Honourable Wm. A. Stewart
said, "We 'are extremely fortunate
to hive a man of Professor •Rich-
ard's stature and experience to
carry out this work , for us. He
brings to this work great dedica-
tion and a keen appreciation of
PAGE NINE
Grant $29,500 For
Land Purchase
The Honourable Leo Bernier ,
'Minister of Natural liesOurces and
Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. fcir Huron-
Bruce announce the. approval
of a provincial grant of $29,500.
Ito the Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority for the acquisition
of some 400 acros of land in the
Township of East Wawaposh. This
property lies astride the Maitland ,
River, with 300 acres, on the east
bank and 100 acres on the west -
bank. The land is generally gent-
ly rolling with a strong-flowing
trout stream, one of the few in
the watershed, crossing the 'east-
erly 300 acres of the property.
The Authority's purpose in ac-
quiring this property is to provide
the public with those forests ,
wildlife and land use benefits
which- can be easily developed
and managed in this parcel, in
line with Authority objectives'.
Definite detailed development
plans have not'as yet been formu-
lated, but shall be completed dur-
ing 1973.
All member municipalities will
bear the Authority's share of the
cost.
the importance of agriculture as a
!resource industry. He,is widely
respected and we expect a con-
siderable response to his' request
for advice and ideas from the 7
people of rural Ontario".
HISTORY OF THE
lUCKNOW.. AGRICULTURAL'. SOCIETY.
Contributed.
Huron Producers
To.Vote..-On
Pork Licence
in 1965 and the buying, and rnov- Representative, Mrs. Oliver. Mc- ing of the storage shed to its pres- Charles, served on the 0'.A . A.S. enter location. Oliver McCharl e"4:-‘from 1968 to 1971. waS President at this time and As early as 1916 Lady Directors
helpers) and,with the Celebration
(along -with faithful directors and , ;
of the Lucknow Agricultural Soc- nave served locally on the Fair board and tribute must be paid
contributed their to all who have. I iety Centennial in mind; worked
long and hard to bring thii Fair ,
Over the years, fences have
been built , and minor repairs
made throughout the park,. but
,perhaps the largest projects were
the building of the stone gates
at. the main entrance to the park ertson in 1934. The only Lady