The Huron Expositor, 1974-04-04, Page 22near Highway 8, between Dublin �'' Cause of the fire was unknown insurance.
$ Y Losses included the firm's but Mr, Bouw said it apparently' The Mitchell plant employed 12
andMitchell: � office, but records were saved. p '
The fire broke out early Sunday 'Mr. Bouw, who . rrived just started in the central part of- the full-time workers plus students on
morning, February 11, 1973, warehouse. a part-time basis on weekends.
$ Y before the firemen, said at the, i ,
Firemen c�u'tnfinued to spray Mr. Bouw said no one would lose '
Firemen froni Mitchell, and time he arrived he was able to P . Y
Seaforth answered the call at enter the office which was water over •the area of ge his job.
about 2 a.m. Sunday morning and separated from the warehouse by underground gasoline 'storage Cleanup operations began
tank beside the burning building almost imri�`ediately and, Mr,
remained on the scene until about two fire doors and remove records for several hours. The tank which Bouw stated that fertilizer would -
4 p.m. Sunday,, afternoon. stored ;ihis desk.contained about 1,000 gallons of be blended as soon as power was
Sub -zero temperatures hindered All ers for fertilizer and gasoline fed to a pump beside the restored. W. G. Thom son Sons Ltd.
the firemen in their battle to save seed were filled. A lar a office and fears were ex ressed it Mr. p
surrounding and adjoining g P Bouw said that he very
buildings. warehouse at the front of the might explode at the height of the much appreciated the, efforts of
complex was used and a fire. A the firemen, who remained on the 1
The large complex is 'located temporary office was installed in Loss included an500 tons of job for almost 14 hours in extreme P
south of Highway 8 on the this area unti.f rebuilding -was' bagged fertilizer and about 35 per , weather conditions to 'battle the `
Fullarton,Hibbert Town line,, and completed, cent of 4,000 tons of Mitchel
bulk fire.
Tourist attrao� on the
Showcas.'e' herds -help sell cattle overseas Opening of their new office, warehouse
Cattle herd's grazing peadefully and supervisor of the showcab-- knowledgeable foreign buyers," available for viewing by the
" in thetmidst of the hustle and herds. Mr. MacKechnie says. public. This affects their• and receiving facilities
bustle of a -nation's capital? "They are a sample the performance slightly so that a
Where else but in Ottawal better herds in the country. "Work and wear traits of the herd of similar quality would qo
Each summer two herds munch The two herds of about S breeds over a number of years better under normal, well
S quietly in lush pastures in clear , animals each are a living sales count in the marketplace. We managed. farming conditions.
view of hectic rush hour traffic Promotion for Canadian exports have a vast country,, too large for This serves to strengthen buyer ,
and hundreds of to passing. of live -cattle as foundation most foreign delegations to visit confidence that the types of
along one of the city's important breeding stock for foreign at one time. Ottawa is a 'animals on display in Ottawa will
thoroughfares. countries. convenient lbcatio or give at least matched
Such export sales have become centralized herds that can be performance under more type •
The animals are- still there in an � i`mportant source of cash' examined by travelling buyers on management practices.
ht schedules.
the winter -- housed inside bright, income for Canadian livestock tight • ,Some 25 countries are - , -
spacious barns Qr outside in .breeders. In addition, foreign impressed enough to, keep • a -
exercise yards on Agriculture The major breeds of dairy and livestockmen have their own strong market going for exports of
Canada's` Central ExperimenW beef are included in the showcase diplomatic connections located in Canadian registered cattle. f a
farm which has long.sinee been herds. Thirteen cows each of Ottawa as well as the, services of Japan, Mexico, the U.S.S.R., the
surrounded by an expanding city., A y r s h i re . Guernsey, Agriculture Canada's Health of United, States, several African
Holstein -Friesian and Jersey. Animals Branch which provides countries, Cuba, other Latin
They're oar. dairy and beef make up the bulk 'of the dairy health , standards, for cattle American and European C,
National Showcase Herds. And if herd while 15 animals of each of exports and imports: countries imported our stopk, in
the daily commuters hardly cast a Aberdeen -Angus,' Hereford and Animals in the herds come 1972 for a total , value. of
glance any more, there are Shorthorn comprise the beef from across Canada. Farms in the $67,222,000,
` thousands of others who do. herd. Maritimes, -Quebec, Ontario, the Export's of registered cattle.
-
A herd sire is °'mta-ntanned for
Prairies and British Columbia
remained strdng during 1973,
r
' �•Nrtii VPA4RiiA1NT to THS, lE'M09fiI "R94.IXOR; THN, 0Ru&$N1,» hgST4I974 , . R - � • - ,
Dai'm a a►y
a year ago,
;
each • of. Ahe beef breeds. Dairy •-
have sold stock to the federal
W.0 pso.n plant rebuilds
visitors in 1972-73, to be exact,
cows are bred by artificial
�
slightly lower than in 1972.
Rebuilding 4tarted, almost
was ,purchased 'from Mitchell At the height of the fire, flames fertilizer, 300 bushels of, seed
plus thousands of casual visitors.
immediately after a fire last
Fertilizet Ltd.'in 1970. were shooting more than 100 feet corn and a quantity of seed grain,
,
Winl caused d&mage in the
Tony Bouw, manager of the in the air and were visible in More than 300,000 bushels .of
The herds are operated by the
units selected in con sultation with
"'
,
amount of about $300,000 to the,
eoinplex stated, that losses, Seaforth, 0 miles away. corn and 20 bushels of white
�
$
W.G.Thompson and. Sons Ltd.
consisting mainly of bagged The Mitchell branch serves , beans tn silos separated from the
breed associations.
f
grain handling and, storage
fertilizer, could run to $300,000 or more than 5,000 area farmers fire area were not affected.,
facilities and fertilizer warehouse
more. within a 40 -mile radius. , , The firm's loss was covered by"
The showcase herds rank in the
actors in a living show window
near Highway 8, between Dublin �'' Cause of the fire was unknown insurance.
$ Y Losses included the firm's but Mr, Bouw said it apparently' The Mitchell plant employed 12
andMitchell: � office, but records were saved. p '
The fire broke out early Sunday 'Mr. Bouw, who . rrived just started in the central part of- the full-time workers plus students on
morning, February 11, 1973, warehouse. a part-time basis on weekends.
$ Y before the firemen, said at the, i ,
Firemen c�u'tnfinued to spray Mr. Bouw said no one would lose '
Firemen froni Mitchell, and time he arrived he was able to P . Y
Seaforth answered the call at enter the office which was water over •the area of ge his job.
about 2 a.m. Sunday morning and separated from the warehouse by underground gasoline 'storage Cleanup operations began
tank beside the burning building almost imri�`ediately and, Mr,
remained on the scene until about two fire doors and remove records for several hours. The tank which Bouw stated that fertilizer would -
4 p.m. Sunday,, afternoon. stored ;ihis desk.contained about 1,000 gallons of be blended as soon as power was
Sub -zero temperatures hindered All ers for fertilizer and gasoline fed to a pump beside the restored. W. G. Thom son Sons Ltd.
the firemen in their battle to save seed were filled. A lar a office and fears were ex ressed it Mr. p
surrounding and adjoining g P Bouw said that he very
buildings. warehouse at the front of the might explode at the height of the much appreciated the, efforts of
complex was used and a fire. A the firemen, who remained on the 1
The large complex is 'located temporary office was installed in Loss included an500 tons of job for almost 14 hours in extreme P
south of Highway 8 on the this area unti.f rebuilding -was' bagged fertilizer and about 35 per , weather conditions to 'battle the `
Fullarton,Hibbert Town line,, and completed, cent of 4,000 tons of Mitchel
bulk fire.
Tourist attrao� on the
Showcas.'e' herds -help sell cattle overseas Opening of their new office, warehouse
Cattle herd's grazing peadefully and supervisor of the showcab-- knowledgeable foreign buyers," available for viewing by the
" in thetmidst of the hustle and herds. Mr. MacKechnie says. public. This affects their• and receiving facilities
bustle of a -nation's capital? "They are a sample the performance slightly so that a
Where else but in Ottawal better herds in the country. "Work and wear traits of the herd of similar quality would qo
Each summer two herds munch The two herds of about S breeds over a number of years better under normal, well
S quietly in lush pastures in clear , animals each are a living sales count in the marketplace. We managed. farming conditions.
view of hectic rush hour traffic Promotion for Canadian exports have a vast country,, too large for This serves to strengthen buyer ,
and hundreds of to passing. of live -cattle as foundation most foreign delegations to visit confidence that the types of
along one of the city's important breeding stock for foreign at one time. Ottawa is a 'animals on display in Ottawa will
thoroughfares. countries. convenient lbcatio or give at least matched
Such export sales have become centralized herds that can be performance under more type •
The animals are- still there in an � i`mportant source of cash' examined by travelling buyers on management practices.
ht schedules.
the winter -- housed inside bright, income for Canadian livestock tight • ,Some 25 countries are - , -
spacious barns Qr outside in .breeders. In addition, foreign impressed enough to, keep • a -
exercise yards on Agriculture The major breeds of dairy and livestockmen have their own strong market going for exports of
Canada's` Central ExperimenW beef are included in the showcase diplomatic connections located in Canadian registered cattle. f a
farm which has long.sinee been herds. Thirteen cows each of Ottawa as well as the, services of Japan, Mexico, the U.S.S.R., the
surrounded by an expanding city., A y r s h i re . Guernsey, Agriculture Canada's Health of United, States, several African
Holstein -Friesian and Jersey. Animals Branch which provides countries, Cuba, other Latin
They're oar. dairy and beef make up the bulk 'of the dairy health , standards, for cattle American and European C,
National Showcase Herds. And if herd while 15 animals of each of exports and imports: countries imported our stopk, in
the daily commuters hardly cast a Aberdeen -Angus,' Hereford and Animals in the herds come 1972 for a total , value. of
glance any more, there are Shorthorn comprise the beef from across Canada. Farms in the $67,222,000,
` thousands of others who do. herd. Maritimes, -Quebec, Ontario, the Export's of registered cattle.
-
A herd sire is °'mta-ntanned for
Prairies and British Columbia
remained strdng during 1973,
• That's more than 20,000 special
each • of. Ahe beef breeds. Dairy •-
have sold stock to the federal
although total numbers were
visitors in 1972-73, to be exact,
cows are bred by artificial
department's livestock division
slightly lower than in 1972.
plus thousands of casual visitors.
insemination from Canadian A'.1,
for use in the showcase herds.
-So the grazing herds in
10.n..
The herds are operated by the
units selected in con sultation with
"'
Replacement animals also come
are much more than a tourist's
$
federal department's. Livestock
breed associations.
from the herds.
curiosity piece. They are the mainr;
Division?"
The cattle in each. herd are
The showcase herds rank in the
actors in a living show window
entered on Record of
top 10 per cent of working herds
that has attracted many
'e
"These animals are Canada"s
'Performance test programs to .
in Canada, Mr, MacKechnie
customers to•shop among the top
Suppliers o f A g r i u I t u r a I Chemicals
quality cattle on .display;" says
eyalvate their production value..
says.,
quality beef, and dairy
i
' Doug MacKechnie: Agriculture
"We need, more than perfor- ,
"We house them inside much
merchandise of our. livestock
Canada .livestock merchandiser
mance statistics to satisfy
of the time so they will be
industry.
* We wish to extend
* - Bulk Materials- Handling
* Or,
* r WA ° Thompson -A 'Sons Ltdto.
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We6m. THOMPSON &SONS LTD.
ON THE, OPENING' OF THEIR
New Office Warehouse and
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` * ' ' a WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE SUPPLIED THE
intake facilities * BULK GRAIN HANDLINGnA
ND PROCESSING
* * EQUIPMENT.
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