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Knoop's orchard fulfills
his life-long dream
by Mike Robinson
For Anthony Knoop, Lakeside
Acres orchard is the fulfillment of a
life-long dream.
Diane Knoop, his wife, says the
enterprise was built up over a num-
ber of years. The house and out-
buildings were built in the late.'70s,
and the large shed was built in the
early '90s.
She says the creation of the or-
chard was a life-long goal for her
husband, who was born in Holland
and trained as an orchardist.
Mr. Knoop was in school in Hol-
land when World War II broke out.
During the occupation of that
country, all schools were closed,
and he worked in the orchards.
After the war ended, he decided
to become an orchardist and to get
further training. He worked during
the day and went to school at night.
Mrs. Knoop explained the training
in Holland does not only included
proper orchard care, but on how to
run a business,
Eventually sponsored to come to
Canada, Mr. Knoop found work on
a dairy farm and later owned a
dairy farm next to where Lakeview
Acres is located.
Then his asthma became bad
because of the dust within the barn,
He was told at that time to stay
away from the barn. Because of
that he sold the dairy operation.
"It was now or never," said Mrs.
Knoop.
She said Mr. Knoop and his first
wife decided to create an orchard
on .the 43 acres property - 28 of
those acres are now orchards.
The orchards now contain ov'er
7,000• fruit trees. Although the
orchard is predominantly apple and
cherry, it also contains pear, peach
and plum trees. Also grow are
asparagus, red and black currents
and strawberries.
Lakeview Acres ships out apples
and pears, but. Mrs. Knoop says
there are not enough of the other
types of fruit to ship out.
The property also has a pond
stocked with bass and trout. Many
people believe the 20 ft. deep pond
is natural, says Mrs. Knoop. It was
in fact, dug out by Mr. Knoop. The
problem, says his wife, is now -
finding the time to fish.
He enjoys it, but.Mrs. Knoop says
the orchard requires a lot of work.
Extrapcoplc are hired according to
the season, but a fair amount (Abe
time, it is just he and his wife
working on the orchard.
"I think it is neat because it'satis-
fied his life-long dream," said Mrs.
Knoop.
Diane and Anthony Knoop, of Lakeside Orchards, R.R. 3,
Goderich.
Safety tip
Safe Bale Transport
A bystander was killed by a large
round bale that ,bounced off a
flatbed wagon near the top of a hill.
Operators MUST ensure that bales
are securely tied . down when
transporting -loads on public road-
ways. And don't overdo it - the
weight of a load should never be
heavier than the pulling unit. Use.
proper drawbolts and safety chains,
lock the brake pedals together, and
follow all the rules of the road.