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The Rural Voice, 1987-09, Page 132U S K 1(= QUALITY YOU CAN DEPEND ON AROUND GREY S. JOIN THE ELITE • ' 8 SIMS TO ck+oosE FROM 10 YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST TANK RUSTOUT HUSKY FARM EQUIPMENT LTD . ALMA, ONTARIO NOB 1A0 (519)846-5329 CO.OP MAKE HENSALL DISTRICT CO.OP your local DISTRIBUTOR for PROPANE Hensall Co-op 7600 gallon delivery truck PROPANE DELIVERY FOR • Farm Drying • Carburation • Home & Farm Building Heating • Industrial & Commercial Heating Licensed personnel for installations For any further information ask for BUTCH DESJARDINE, Propane Manager Everyone is welcome to shop CO.OP Quality products competitively priced 1 (Hensall District Co -Op 1-800-265-5190 HENSALL ZURICH BRUCEFIELD SEAFORTH 262-3002 236-4393 482-9823 527-0770 46 GREY COUNTY PLOWING MATCH EDITION AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES There are 27 fairs held each year in Dictrict 10 of the Agricultural Society, which covers Grey and Bruce counties. Those fairs span a three-month period from Ayton's Summerfest in July to the Walkerton Little Royal in mid-October. "The Agricultural Societies pro- mote rural farm activities and better farming practices, better breeding, and the growing of better grains," says Allan Koehler, chairman of District 10. Koehler, who lives in Durham, has been a member of the Agricultural Soci- ety for more than 40 years. His wife, Anna, is past president of the home - crafts division of the Ontario Fair Board.-"' " Tourism is a major industry in Grey County, and the Agricultural Society encourages tourists and summer resi- dents to participate in the many fair activities, particularly in the baking, crafts, and vegetables categories. "We like to incorporate urban people as much as possible," Anna says. The Koehlers have lived in Durham for 27 years. Growing up on a farm, Anna attended many fairs as a child. Allan, not raised on a farm, "had to get interested in fairs when he married me," she says. Now retired, Allan Koehler worked for the LCBO and Post Office in Durham.0