Clinton News-Record, 1984-05-09, Page 76Page S0
PLAN TO ATTEND THE
1984 CLINTON
SPRING FAIR
130th YEAR
Western Ontario's largest Exhibit
of Livestock at the Clinton Community Park
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
JUNE 1 . 2
CLASS "B" FAIR
OVER $22,000
IN PRIZES
MIDWAY
Come one - come all to the
130th ClintonSpring Fair
Congratulations
to Clinton on your
fourth Klompen Feest
SEE THOMPSON'S FOR..,
"Modern Grain Receiving Facilities
No Waiting at Thompson's
"Each Plant operates modern
Fertilizer Blending and
Spreading Equipment
"Distributor for all
Chemical Pesticides
•Hyland Brand Seeds
Seed Grain - Seed Beans - Seed Corn
lawn
Mitchell
348.8433
—Now with four locatlons—
Hensall
262-2527
Granton � Port Albert
225-2360 529.7901
Holland's great
wind machines
Internationally knbwn as statuesque,
beautiful symbols of the Netherlands,
windmills first appeared in Europe at
the end of the 12th century.
Used primarily to crush grain and
provide power, the wind machines
became Holland's saving grace.
Windmills were used throughout the
country to pump water and reclaim
land from the sea.
More than half of the Netherlands lies
below the high tide level of the seas and
rivers. Good water control is necessary
to keep the country from flooding and
becoming unihabitable.
More than 60 per cent of the
population live in the low area and the
water must be kept in check in order to
make life possible in the Netherlands.
Today dunes and dikes and modern
pumping installations work day and
night to carry away the excess. In
centuries past, this work was primarily
done by windmills.
Many mills in England and France
were bqilt .from wood, but in Holland
the sturdy wind machines were
constructed from stone and brick.
Towering at five stories high, with wind
wheels stretching out 30 to 40 feet, some
9,000 windmills were in use in Holland
during the 19th century. Today only 950
remain, including 150 working ones.
The massive mills can be best seen
near Rotterdam where 19 giant mills,
each five stories high, can be seen at a
glance.
The unique structures work on wind
power. Canvas sails, stretched over
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