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The Huron Expositor, 1978-10-05, Page 13 ij THE HORON. EXOOSITOR, )c•rotlen 5, 1978 13 Own agricultural museum ntario has. ( ' • 001 1 -1 &. 14, *'•**4'. A RARE SIGHT —Not many remember what a blacksmith shop looks like but Louie Zimmer was ready for questions. Mr: Zimmer had, an authentic blacksmith shop set up at the International Plowing Match, Wingham, Here he is getting ready to fire, the forge. 01, faf, ricoj A good name to grow by Farmers in Huron County suffered 30. .accidents • last year severe enough to cause them to lose time from work. Workmen's Coppensation Board Chairman Michael. Starr said the WCB had , processed-a total of over 2100 claims from farm workers for. last lime injuries, in 1977. He was speaking, at the Inter- national PloWing Match at' Wingham. Mr. Starr revealed the WCB„ hadpaid out over $5.5 million in benefits to injurea farm workers last year. "I suggest to yOu that • the , farming industry is far too • important to this province to permit such an accident rate and such a bill in terms of . Attention Farmers .! Corn Season is Here We are ready now for your 1978 CORN CROP - Honest weights - Faster Drying - More Storage Available with our new accommodations VVe Etuy -Sell - Store . ?.? RYAN DRYING LTD. WALTON, ONT. We now have a phone at the 1mill /61 ATTENTION FARMERS '1 Contact us first We ar;f, ready to receive your new CORN & SOYBEAN CROP . HENSALL 2622527 , DOJO MANN LLOYD WHITEBELL MITCHELL 348-8433 TONY BMW LYLE SINCLAIR, GRANTOS 225,2360' RON SOUIRE BILL OOS But one of the most exciting concepts of the museum is the historic farm- stead park MIMI will eventually contain six farm- steads, reflecting phases of agricultural development from the early 1800's to the present: Also. two additional farm- steads will. be set aside for future development . and someday may represent farming in the loon and 2050. accounting service belongs tb farm groups t‘lich„oaghtai-Ni•cey.already expressed an interest in Farm leaders and representatives of financial co-Operotives will meet Friday in caTornorianrom.to detail a proposal to take over A number of banks and computer consulting firms have already expressed an Caintenrfearsnt Lin taking over responsibility for Mr, Lussier said Oct. 25 will be the deadline for bids to takeover the service. The deputy minister said the federal government wants to be able to announce the fate of Conform by Dec, 1. j ii Conform service may still be salvaged xpositor human suffering," Mr. Starr stated. He added that farmers must preach safety to their families and their .employees and "They must practice what they preach," Bean contracts awarded The province of Ontario is' planning tos make the Ontario Agricultural Museum near Milton the permanent home for the tools. implements and artifacts associated with agriculture in' our province. The 92 acre site, in the Halton region. follows the groNyth of agriculture in the province from the early settlers to the contemporary period. The-exhibit hall, now open year round. houses the main Conform. the national (arm accounting service used by a number of Huron. County farmers, may still, be salvaged. ''""`" Earlier this fall, the federal, government announced it was 'dropping out of the program to save $5.5 million. When the cancellation of the program was announced. a number of farm organizations expressed concern about losing the program. Now the federal government has called for tenders from groups interested in taking over the Conform service. Gaelten Lussier, deputy federal minister of agriculture, announced earilier this week — that the tenders will be issued soon. However, .the deputy minister said • the inside track on taking over the farm museum are cothpleting the the collection now," workers at the. Although the major tHirt,q collection of antique . . . . farmstead - an 1830 log equipment now housed in the museum were pprchased final touches on the first cabin, a large log barn and a from Charles Matthews . in sheep pen. 1965, the museum now The, second farmstead depends, en gifts to enlarge which will be built is the 1865 their collvtion. Last week,, the museum's ‘hvoonrike.ttead where the house now for some last minute. and • two barns are waiting ., ndyertisernent for farm display at, the International glowing Match featured an Another' - interesting imp' nts: Museum ,staff' hOp someone will donate to addition to the site planned ' for the future is the cross- add to 'their collection. roads community, which will Among the farm equip- feature the stores and .busi- rnent the museum'needs is nesses that once served most any equipMent carrying the rural' communities in the following Manufacturers province. There will be a names: -Maxwell, Harris, blacksmith's shop, sawmill. Fleury, ,Bissell, Percival and shingle mill. cider mill and Tolton. , apple butter plant. a general Also. the •museum staff are store. school, and church as looking for beekeeping well -as a building .devoted to equipment. flyantford, the history of the VVomen'si Beatty. .and .Catiadian Air- Institute in the province,. motor windmills, a Palermci theme exhibits such as the history of the application of power to farming, the barn. the rural telephone system, and early farm kitchen and a 1920 veterinarian's office. A collection of historic agricultural equipments from tractors to, threshing mach- ines are housed in several display buildings around the site, :Including a rebuilt Halton end-drive barn and a rare octagonal barn, Hurotat'formers-,had'30' fdirri'.qcddents -.• plow!, Mantifnetured in the - town cifth04amp name and agricultural 11 09$45, magazines .44 machinery manuals for. the museum's refefence collection. Anyone who is able to donate -an artifact to the collection will be rewarded by seeing 'their name .90 the item, when it's displayed in the museum. The Ontario Agricultural ,Museum is deSigned to .provide a perManent home for ,. the machines, tools, • furnishings and buildings whi0 reflected the rural way of life in the province. In a period' of increasing mechanization, the museum --: will be. a. Showplace' where, the younger generatiOns can discover the way their grand,. parents and great grand- e parents farmed during an earlier age. . A 100 per cent accurate spring weather prediction for this area • • • Council • also ' discusSed the Lorne Humphries' subdivision again regOrding the registration of the deed for; the easement which runs through'. Mr. • Humphri•es property. Councillor Proctor's motion to ,tind out why that deed wasn't registered was carried. Reeve Bill Elston told the councillors. that Morris' representative 'had tried to register the township's 'easement with the registry office but it -won't be accepted without a. Morris Township Council got an estimate froM Ontario Hydro at its regular council meeting Monday indicating street, lights in Belgrave will cost $13 50•ftir labour. The 13 street lights Will cost $l 20 each. Council then got into a lengthy discussion over whether owners of vacant lots should have to pay for installation costs of the street lights., Councillor Ross Proder thought everybody slipuld be charged an equal, amount for installation. Councillor Sam Pletch 'said. "I think installation should be per lot but hydro should be per house." • .• • Morris:Township plani Five Southwestern Ontario Firms have received federal government contracts to sup- ply beans to the Canadian Bel rave hts ;' - ,tt't 9‘4 74 " . . B.M.Ross engineers regarding the PletCh subdivision 'and the results of their ,onsito, inspection'," The engineers said what the problems' were and what their recOmmen dations were but councillor Sam Pletch told' the other council members that everything suggested in the letter had already been , clone. • Council heard about a livestock claim from Antonio Lorenco for 1'50 'roosters and 25 • geese that Were killed by weasels and decided that the number of animals the vet would sign for is the amount that Morris will pay. legal description. Councillor Torn Miller then a said the awyers s ou have seen to t at t was registered. Also at the meeting. council accepted snow plow tenders from George Radford Construction at $22 per hour and $12 per day standby time and from Ross Nicholson of Bluevale at $14.85 per hour and $10 per day standby time. Council also 'received a letter 'from. - • ency (CIDA) for shipment. International Development abroad. ' The contracts total more than 5700,000.. The largest amount. $2;31,819, went to W.G. Thompson and Sons for two contracts. while the Ontario" Bean Growers Co-operative in London. received $180,762 for five contracts with CIDA, the federal government's foreign aid agency.. ' Two lOcal firms, Gerbo Corporation (Cook's • Divison) and the liensall District ' Co-operative re- ceived $161,,376 and 596,000 respectively for a total of five contracts Water Elevators Ltd. of Parkhill receiWd tvo con- -Jtracts totalling 549.325. Mitchell Manure PumPs • Stabling Elevator. Legs • Mitchell ' 348-9104 The department of supply and services did not Specify what-' kind of beans• were being purchased or where they. were being sent When they released information about the government con- tracts. • ct tl It will be either wet or dry The point' is. none of us knows what kind of spring awaits us. That's whyit makes good sense to apply fertilizer now; and beat the spring rush of work, without being at the mercy of the weather. Taking care of this important job now does more than give you a head start next spring. Fall ploughing speeds the decomposition of residue, and applying some nitrogen with fall plowing further hastens the decomposition process. It improves soil tilth and the soil's ability to absorb winter moisture. Fall fertilization offers improved nutrient i placement and lessens the labour and time pressures associated with the spring rush. " So keep these facts in mind!" • Fall application of phosphorus is a recommended -Thistiement will be ti-ghtly h'el'd-in- the soil. • With the. exception of sandy soils, potassium can be effectively applied in the Fall, tdo. • Plowed down nutrients are placed deeper and will be more available in the moisture zone during dry periods next Summer. • Fall fertilization will make the spring rush a little less frantic and it'll give you` a head start on top yields for the season to come. A tic° • T.m A good name to grows, y Mervyn Erb Blender Manager rucefield ant • "1 482 3948 VVisklik '17i:414°ViatIlioN 4