The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-03-18, Page 45Page 3A
Five agriculturalists nominated to the Agricultural Hall of Fame
On Sunday, June 7. 1987• the Ontario
Agricultual Museum= will host the 8th an-
nual unveiling ceremony of the Ontario
Agricultural Hall of Fame Association.
The Hall 'of Fame Association is a pro-
vincial non-profit organization created for
the sole purpose of providing recognition
for those -:who have made significant con-
tributions to -Ontario's agriculture.
This year, five candidates, all deceased,
will be honoured in a special ceremony and
their likenesses unveiled for public
viewing.
The five outstanding agriculturalists
will join 63 persons who 'have been
honoured previously and whose likenesses
• now are displayed in the gallery located at
- the Ontario Agricultural Museum.
Those being honoured areeas.follows:
Joseph Elgin Armstrong
(Brampton, Ontario)
1898 -1979
Elgin Armstrong exemplified the very
best in the entrepreneurs- wlio built
Modern Canada. His selection for A.B.C.
Holsteins was so successful that he left his
. m'rk on .the breed throughout North
• • A. erica and many other parts of the
• w rld. He was one of the first farmers to
grow alfalfa and was a.prize winner for his
seed at the first Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair. Mr. Armstrong laid the foundation
foi-.what is now the leading Standardbred
. breeding farm in Canada.
1987 Nominated by Armstrong Holdings
i Frampton) Limited • . • .
James G, Cockshutt
- • - (Brantford, Ontario)
- 1853 -1885
In .1877 James Cockshutt founded the
Brantford Plow Works. Later known as the
Ccckshutt Plow Company i Limited l it
became one of the most important in-
dustrial establishments .in Central On-
tataio. He invented the J.G.C. Sulky plow
which played a key role in opening up the
Canadian West.. Mr. ,Cockshutt also
developed a wide range of implements us-
ed in Eastern Canada such, as walking
plows,- cultivators, rollers. corn planters
and harrows.
1987 Nominated by John G. Stratford
Enterprises Limited
Frederick William Cohoe
(Burgessville, Ontario) -
1917 - 1979
ntario)1917-1979
An outstanding farmer and
businessman, Fred Cohoe successfully us-
ed new technology on his own farm and in-
troduced it to others in the agricultural
community. He mechanized crop
harvesting and was a proponent of high in-
tensity pasture management. Served on
Board .of Directors and as President of
-both. Oxford Soil and Crop Improvement
Association and Ontario Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association: Member and
Chairman of Farm Credit Appeal Board.
In 1974 Fred Cohoe received the O.A.C.
Centennial Medal. •
1987 Nominated .by CIBA-GEIGY
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Wilford Thomas Cruickshank
(Wingham, Ontario)
1897 -1971
Farm people in Western Ontario
acknowledge a deep debt of gratitude 'for
the efforts of W.T. Cruickshank on their
behalf. His radio station. CKNX. first
established in 1926, was always known as
the "Ontario Farm Station". In 1939 the
first of a trial series bf Farm Radio Forum
programs, was aired on CKNX, paving the
way for theational Farm Radio Forum
programs on C.B.C. When a television
licence was granted in 1955. CKNX again
established a new mark on the broad-
casting industry. Graduates of the CKNX
Farm Broadcast Department have gone
on to serve in key positions in Ontario
Agrie ulture.
1987 Nominated by CKNX Broadcasting
Limited, Andy McTavish, R.G. Bennett,
William Turnbull, George Gear
• William Charles Good
(Brantford, Ontario)
• 1876 -1967
Few men in Canada did more to promote
the welfare of farmers than W.C. Good. He
was a long time leader of the agrarian and
co-operative movements on the local, pro-
vincial and national levels as evidenced by
his involvement with the Farmer's
Association. United Farmers Co-operative
Union of Canada and other organizations.
A noted breeder of Holstein cattle. he was
awarded a Master Breeders shield in 1948.
W.C. Good was awarded the Queen's Cor-
onation Medal in 1953.
1987 Nominated by United co-operatives
of Ontario, Ontario Federation of
.Agriculture and Gay Lea Foods
The general public is welcome to attend
the unveiling ceremony and tucked can be
purchased by contacting the Ontario
Agricultural Museum.
The Hall of Fame Gallery is open for
public viewing for anyone visiting the
Museum during operating hours, The On-
tario Agricultural Museum is located 5 km
west of Milton, take highway 401 exit 320B
or 312 north. The 'Museum is open for the
1987 season. May 19 to September 20, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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