The Rural Voice, 2019-08, Page 89446 10th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P9
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website: brucefederation.ca
BCFA DIRECTORS
MEETINGS
AUGUST 26
SEPTEMBER 23
NOVEMBER 11
All meetings are held in
Walkerton at the Bruce Building
8:00 P.M.
“The Farmer’s Creed" was first published in 1915 and was traced back to a
farmer named Frank Mann. These days – character, values and purpose
seem to be more about your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram profile and less
about what you stand for. A pretty powerful message, perhaps even more so
now than it was over 100 years ago.
THE FARMER’S CREED
I believe a man’s greatest possession is his dignity and that no calling
bestows this more abundantly than farming.
I believe hard work and honest sweat are the building blocks of a
person’s character.
I believe that farming, despite its hardships and disappointments is the
most honest and honourable way a man can spend his days on earth.
I believe my children are learning values that will last a lifetime and
can be earned no other way.
I believe farming provides education for life and that no other
occupation teaches so much about birth, growth and maturity in such
a variety of ways.
I believe many of the best things in life are indeed free: the splendor
of a sunrise, the rapture of wide open spaces, and the exhilarating
sight of your land greening each spring.
I believe true happiness comes in watching your crops ripen in the
field, your children grow tall in the sun, and your whole family feel the
pride that springs from their shared experience.
I believe that by my toil I am giving more to the world than I am taking
from it, an honour that does not come to all men.
I believe my life will be measured ultimately by what I have done for
my fellow man, and by this standard I fear no judgment.
I believe when a man grows old and sums up his days, he should be
able to stand tall and feel pride in the life he’s lived.
I believe in farming because it makes all this possible.
Save the date!
Ag Night at the
Races at Hanover
Race Track
August 17
BCFA sponsored race
Bring your family for
a fun night out!
Call 519-364-3050
for more details!
Bruce County Federation
of Agriculture
Annual General
Meeting
2018-2019
October 25, 2019
Social: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Underwood Community Centre
86 The Rural Voice