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Cucumber growing
from paw MA
season was the third time that the Walls
have grown cucumbers. Denghter Mary
was /oohing for a summer job and with
nothing in sight, they deckled to grow
so that she would have a
chance to make some money to moist
her with financing her first year of eel -
lege. As it tamed out, Sherry slid secure
babysitting job after the family had
mad the decision to pant cucumbers.
Bemuse of other working schedules in
the family, picking cucumbers became an
evening project for the Wall family.
Bob indicated that only an initial ap-
plication of fertilizer was used, and he
did not spray for insects. However, a se-
cond planting was required. Within a
week of the first 1 , only a few
plants had shown :4u the ground.
Suspecting that there might be a pro-
blem, Bob decided to dig into the ground
• to see if he could detect it, What he
found was a little, white worm in the
seeds. In all likelihood this because of the
cold and damp weather that occurred
atter the Planting. He waited about two
weeks and regretted and had no pro -
bites whotaorow In* the garminetion of
the second iot of seed. Aped front this,
he indicated that insect; did not pow a
problem for them this peat growing
season.
In an effort to maintain the quality of
the cucumbers shipped, they did cony
out a sewn,* farm of iniealion peridcal
GenclaysPeeldug, Bob felt that the
overall of their crop waa very
good eoluddering the 4117 weather theY
experienced.
As with the other growers, the Wall
finnity agreed that realizing * profit of
SIAM per acre was not unrealistic. In
their case, they did not pay therneelves
an an hourly be* aa they picked* but
rather shared theProlit at the end of the
growhig aeaeon.
When asked if they would grow again
next year, Bob thought they probably
would. However, it would depend on what
job o rttmities were going to be
avails ,• for his daughters. Both he and
his wife agreed that it is a great rnoney,
making project for students if you have
access to a few acres of land. It also in-
stills in them a sense of responsibility,
discipline and motivation.
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Bob and Diane Wall and their three daughters live in the Teeswater area
• of the few growers who still pick by hand. (Marg Burkhart photo)
are one
Familyfarm concept less viable
• from page 14A
• bucks an hour, 1 wouldn't have to do
that," he said.
• Increased returns on labour and invest/.
• went would be less urgent, if farmers
were allowed to pass on their farms to
their children without paying heavy tax
penalties, said Poechman.
• "A farmer doesn't need, such a high
return on his labour if he is allowed to
Urn his capital base over to the next
generation."
•A young fanner taking over his
father's operation happens less often now,
Poechman, because economic
necessity force him to buy out his father
at today's inflated land prices. This
leaves the new fanner with a hedey debt
load.
"The price of farms is capitalized by
the guy from Toronto, who wants to
speculate on land."
To urbanites, Poechman and like-
minded farmers might appear to be ask -
Ing special treatment, not available to
other independent businessmen. Perhaps
they are. However, he believes such
measures are not only justified, but vital
to the future of aviculture.
"We feel that farmers are special in
society. After all, they hatie control of the
means of life for society. Why should the
farmer take complete responsibility for
that; for. *suing a good healthy- food
supply for generations to come.
• "Farming is the .only industry which
has such an intricate working relatlonshlp
with nature. We take care of the so
plant life, animal life and the environ:
ment. No other industry has to face the
risks and the unknowns that we have to
deal with."