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The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-02, Page 28sans'..double •ences varieties at 45 sites aoross to potential' and existing the province. In early 1979, • growers, in time for spring test re'sults will be available planting. remeelmignommiummiummomm THOMPSON S ELEVATORS OFFER YOU • 3 Million Bushels Storage • New Fast Unloading and Drying Facilities At Your Service • Open 24 Hours-Mon. through Sat. Midnight "We Want To Serve You" Mitchell 348-803 Hens/till '262-251/ Grantors 2254160r istered by the Ministry of Mr. Wells said. We will Intergovernmental Affairs. be• mailing the 1978 applica- tion forms to owners by the then, have un til the end of end of the. year. Farmers will next year to apply STORE OR SELL YOUR 1978 CORN CROP at TOPNOTCH We are prepar6d to store any or all of your corn crop. We will store under storage receipt or in grain bahk for yoUr feed, or we will custom dry. it for you. With expectation of a record corn crop we suggest that you contact your closest Topnotch Feeds Limited elevator for complete particulars on storage so that this space will be set aside for you. Don Corbett, Manager Seaforth 527-19101 OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Trim adheres to frame permanently and snaps open for removal of storm window. Easy to open Do-it-yourself storm window Installs inside 8 I .• OA THE HOOP' EXPOSITPR, OVENIBER 2, 1978 1 Remembering with W.C.Strong thort -ond no Part 3 of 31 In some parts of Canada, especially in he glaciated areas and the southern part of he Canadain Shield where stone was ibundant and timber suitable for fencing lificult to find, stone fences came into cistence. The kind of stone available jetermined the ease or difficulty of )(instruction as well as cost. Unskilled i labour could erect a simple type but a more skilled and experienced workman was employed in many instances: "Along the country road We find these old gry. walls.. Upon their lichened stones The season's sunlight falls, For' centuries these stones Have weathered rain and snow, Have borne the summer's .heat, The bitter winds that blow. Across these rugged hills Resolute, sturdy pioneers Built homes and cleared the land In distant ,by-gone years." When settlers first started to clear the fields of stones, small and large, a horse and stone-boat were , brought into operation. All seasons were suitable for land clearance. The large boulders had to be fire-treated. Brush in abundance was piled on and about the monster, set alight and allowed to burn for some time. This tended to cause the stone to crack and with the arid .• of • a-sledge-hammer, the farmer broke the pieces into portions more easily handled. The large ones were drawn to the margin of the field 'by horse and chain. The smaller Ones . were loaded by hand on the stone-boat, drawn to the field's edge and thrown into a pile more'or less to form -.. a crude stone fence of unpretentious proportion. Their width rather than height- — were deterrant factors. As mentioned earlier logs were often place atop these solid bases to increase the height and impede attempts to escape, Winter's frost tended to heave stones to the surface and as 'the plough struck one below surface level, the farmer endeavoured to lift it out and following cultivation prior to seeding- A' time, the stone-boat was drawn here and there to collect these nuisances. Where stones were scarce as on many farms in Western Ontario stones piles here and there were centres for the accumulating mass. • When barns were raised on a cement foundation, many of the smaller stones, earth-free, were used as a. filler. At other times they might be used as fill in the construction of The gangway approach to the threshing floor. Field-stone wall The laying of a field-stone wall was an . art which had to be learned from an experienced builder and required much practice: In the building process each stone was sq placed as to touch as many others as possible. The wall was double-faced, more or leSs straight up and down but leaning slightly towards the upper face. In prepartion for this stone wall, a shallow trench was ploughed arid the earth shovelled out. Large stones were rolled into this opening to form the base for the elegant superstructure. No mortar was used in the erection of this dry, wall. As far as possible the field stones were shaped to present as appealing sight to the beholder- but the space between the outer walls was filled with the odd-shaped rubble. If the wall were 'to be real fancy, flat stones were • placed atop to form what were called cap-stones. They extended across the wall from side to side even extending Slightly beyond 'where possible. These were supposed to keep out or shed 'rain and snow from .atering too fredly and subjecting the structure to the disinte,, grating power of the icy fingers of Jack _Frost. ' In some urban areas where prosperous dwellers lived in luxurious stone dwellings, the proprietor had an experienPed stone mason construct a fence to complement the family home. With his stone-hammer, the, builder aided by his faithful chisel shaped the stones into more or' less, rectangular- blocks, laid them to a taut line, applies the required amount of mortar making certain that the outer surface was vertical and all joints carefully sealed. These thick walls made use of rubble for filler and a minimum of mortar applies. (Men a wrought-iron gate enhanced the entfance to the driveway. Though built a century ago they still attest to the builder's expertise. In the stone wall we have 'a link that helps bind the past of our fathers to the future of our children. Its gradual extinction may serve to remind us that the necessities of civilization are slowly drivin into the background a thousand artifices that have long contributed a great deal of pleasure to lovers of the out-of-doors making clear the fact that though we enjoy much by living in the commercial present we miss much of which the vagabond of the ' past was possesser. . taallOc 'grew; ".44likot, - Ontarie's soybean belt has almost doubled in size lit the last four years, says Dr. W.D. Beversdorf, Crop Sci- ence Department, University of Guelph., • Commercial soybean pro- duction has expanded to Middlesex, Huron, Elgin, Oxford, and Perth counties, and the Haldimand-Norfolk Region. Until 1975, most Ontario soybeans were grown only in Essex, Kent and Lanibton counties. "This year, more than - —260,000f hectares Were in production in Ontario, corn-;\ pared with fewer than 180,000 hectares in 1975." The main reason for ex- pansion is development of new varieties, says Dr. Beversdorf. The Evans vari- ety can be grown in 2700 heat unit areas, and Beechwood is a 2600 heat unit variety. In 1979, soybeans will be commercially grown from Essex County to the Ottawa Valley. A neWyariety, Maple Arrow, which requires only 2550 heat units,' will be available. By 1980, another new variety, McCall, which grows under:' similar, con- ditions will 'be. available. Ontario's soybean belt is also expanding because of demand for the product Asia and elsewhere. AS standards of living ' rise, people want the high protein diet that soybeans offer- There is a good chance we will be self-sufficient in soybeans in the next five to 'six years, maybe even a net exporter, says Dr. Bevers- dorf. "The expansion in Ontario's soybean belt is similar to the development of corn here in the 1950s. Eventually, soybeans might be grown in rotation with corn, as in the United States." Ontario Ministry of Agri- culture and Food staff have tested the new soybean ANNUAL INTEREST 5 YEAR TERM Guaranteed Investment Certificates Continental Trust 145 King StireetrW...Toronto (416) 366-9161 Rates Subject to Change Member of Canada Deposit Insurance Corp, Must produce $4000 for farm tax reduction Agriculture and Food Min- ister Bill Newman and Inter- governmental Affairs. Min- ister Thomas Wells have announced jointly that Water. 'Weil DRILLING W.D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Neil 527-1737 Durl 527-0828 Jim ,527-0775 changes to tne 19 /6 farm tax reduction program will rede- fine eligible property. To• qualify in 1978, a farm property,must have produced at least $4,000 worth of agricultural products over the year. The previous qual- ifying amount was $2,000. In cases where the owner rents the property to a farmer, the value of goodg produced by the rented portion of the property alone must be val- ued at $4,000. • Under the farm tax reduct- ion program, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food pays half the inuncipal property taxes on eligible farm prop- erty. The program is admin-