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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th„ 1954
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the LUCKNOW SENTINEL.
’ Luc&now, Ontario
Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Established 1873 — Published Each Wednesday Afternoon.
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L. C- Thomipson, Publisher and Proprietor.
Ontario’s first Co*6p Farm
In Full-Scale Operation
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 1954
NATIVE OF KINLOSS
DIED AT LONDON
’ Hugh Fletcher, 66-year-old re-
tiredAdelaidetownshipfarmer,
died in Victoria Hospital, London,
late Friday night.. He lived at. 25
Stanley St since 1936. \
Born in‘Kinloss township, he
spent most df his/life in Ade
laide. His wife, the former Pearl
llowntree, died in 1942.. Surviv
ing are a brother, Munroe Flet
cher, in Adelaide,. and a niece
in Simcoe.
The funeral service was held
at London On Monday, conducted,
byRev. Angus MacQueen of First
St Andrew’s United Church. In
terment* was at London.
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HELD SHOWER AT LOCHALSH
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gram was a solo by Mrs. Dun
can Munn; duet by Marion and
Louise MacLennan and readings
by Mrs. Allan MacLean and Mrs,
-Oliver—McCharles;--also _a--pian6_
solo by Mrs., William Johnston.
An enjoyable/contest was con
ducted by Mrs. Oliver McChar
les. ~ Following this an address
was read by Mrs. D. Rosa- and,
numerous gifts were presented by
Mrs.' Herbert Ensign. Mrs. Mac--
Lerinan tendered her thanks for
the lovely gifts. Lunch was ser
ved.'
A shower was held in Loch alsh
schoolhouse for Mrs. Finlay Mac-’
Lennan, .who is a guest at. the
home of Mr,, and Mrs.- Emile
MacLennan at present. A short
program was given, with Mrs. D.
MacLean as chairlady. On the pro-
ARNOLD ALTON HEADS
HURON YOUNG PEOPLE
Arnold Alton, sori of Mr. _and
Mrs. Walter Alton of Ashfield,
has been elected president of the
Huron Presbytery Young Peoples
Union, which con veririd" last week
in Exeter for the spring rally.
The session opened with, a ban
quet. There were 281 merhibers
present from thirty-six young
peoples’ societies in the County.
In assuming -the gavel -the new
■ . While The Sentinel has carried
several articles on the Co-opera
tive farm project with which Bob
Barkwell is associated our read
ers will nd doubt be interested
in the following article appearing
in the Toronto Star.
Ontario’s first co-operative
farm, nearly five years in the
-planningr-is-on the-point of-fulL
scale Operation with seven farm
ers and their families setting out
to* show that iby helping one an
other they can cut operation costs
and; most of the -drudgery from
heavy farm work.
Hemlock Park Co - Operative
farm, Spanning 1,800 rolling acres
along the pretty Rideau canal,
five miles north of Kingston,
might well be opening a new
era in Ontario agriculture. Skep
tical .farmers in this district are
beginning to sit up and take not
ice. . . ’
^People look at us as though
they, think we’re a little bit
president told the members to
be proud of their Union and to
remember wherever they hap
pen to be, “That you are the
only Bible some in this old world
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NEVER AGAIN
I spent a week-end with .old
friends,
They’ve a wee boy just three,
You’ve guessed it, that’s the last
week-end,
Never again for. me. . ,
Why do the hens lay eggs, he -
asked.
And why just one a day,
Why don’t they lay a basketful;
Why don’t the wee chicks lay?
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’Phone'150
crazy”, said Art Haas, one of the
seven who pulled up stakes op
their old hpipesteads, many of
which were in the Grey-Bfuce
district to begin their new
ture. They searched far and wide
in Ontario before finding the land
they wanted. .. .
From Teeswater carne J mi Lit
tle? and Harold Ghent; frpm Rip
ley, Morley Mills; from Toronto,
Art Haas and Russell Beck, both
of whom are experienced farm-;
ers; from Duridalkr-Clifford Allen,
and from Lucknow, Bob Bark
well, who? arrived a couple of
weeks ago,: ’ ,
- Each man will, specialize and
give all his attention to one
phase of the work, such as sbeep
or chickens, while at. the same
time having an interest in the
whole operation. This will be
easier than one man working an
entire farm with the jta^k of look
ing, after everything.
' ’‘The more knowledge you ac
quire in your own special line,
the more interesting it,becomes”,
said. Harold Ghent, president of
the ' incorporated company, a
member of the Co-operative
Union of Ontario, and: which, has
received a provincial government
charter. . .?:
25,000 Acres in West
While Hemlock Park is the
first of its kind in Ontario, co
operative farms have been oper
ating oh the prairies for some
years. The big Matador farm near
Swift Ciirrent, Sask., which cov
ers 25,000 acres, and hps 40 fam
ilies; was Studied by the men
before, starting their own project.
^L__They__bought 900 acres and
leased "another 900 from wealthy
Col. A. H. Fair and at the same
time acquired 23 buildings, in
cluding eight homes, -all in a
'row??With“tlfe buildings went a
consider able riumiber of fafrriu im
plements to which, their own as
sets were added.
As most of the buildings have
been standing vacant for . a num
ber of years, the biggest task of
the new owners was remodelling.
They’te still at it / and when
they’re finished they’ll have a
completely mechanized, up-to-
date farm.
Milk 77 Cows by Machine
They’re installing a inodern
“milking parlor” for the herd of
77/Holsteiris. Coiys will be auto?
matically • milked on elevated
platforms and the milk‘will go
directly*• into the cooling. systeni
and therice to. the cans without
any- handling at alL Their 3,000
pullets and 1,900. laying hens, in
two separate houses, are fed.
from tiny c.ups moving- around
the houses on a rotating belt.
Hemlock Park .Go - operative
farm, has no general manager and
no boss. Every member hais equal
rights arid each is chairman of
a‘ cotnmittee covering. his special
ty. Cliff Allen looks after, offiefe
work, t as well as helping on the
sheep committed which is Rus-
Sell Beck’s department. Art Haas
hais the sheep/ Bob’‘ Barkwell
looks after : the machinery and
equipment;- Morley Mills,’ thet
dairy; Harold Ghent, soils, crops
arid beef cattle,- and Jim - Little,
poultry.
20 Children
They meejt once a week to dis
cuss business, z pass motions, and
-get™ar^mentsHToned“^ut;-“but;
there is little or nd dissensidn.
The families, with 20 children , in
all, have been moving on to the
property, since Iasi December.
Some of the mdri still ’haven’t
disposed of all their original
holdings. 1 '
“I think, this project is a won-.'
derfiil idea”, proclaimed Mrs.
Beck. “Tlhe life of a ifarmer’sv
wife , isn’t easy- but when ’ things
get settled ■ around here we’ll cer-
Tninly^haye^me time toWTour
own”' ’ ■' .
r“‘“Yes7-lhere’s^ome^tmgh7s
ding to do yet”, said Mr. Ghent.
‘'However, we have a Very good
I Output, for the length of time
^we’ve been woridhg”. The farm-
rers 'plan tri convert one of their
eight homes into their own pri
vate community hall and when
it’s time for square dances/they
li won’t run Miort ef candidates’’;
Why do the cows eat grass, he
■ / "asked,. • '
And why are calves so. small?
Why don’t the milk man sell;
calves’ milk?
What makes the wee calves bawl?
Where does the doggy’s bark
come from? ■
Why does the kitty purr? .
Why don’t the cats have feathers
. Oil, . '■* "
Why don’t the. chicks have fdr?
I tried to answer the barrage
Of questions shot at me,
When I was leaving—you’ve
guessed it
Good-bye stupid—said he.
—Wm. M. Buckingham.
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