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BY JOAN LEISHMAN anything. It's just not what I ex- Whitechurch area for the sum .>r �"'
had a
peeled," she told me In a disap- mer months. Mrs. Moore says
It's long hours and hard work— pointed tone. Louise has a busy Karen is a good, dependable ••
bK I enjoy it," said each of the and laborious schedule consisting worker on the farm. Because her
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P� pa g of haying la great muscle -builder future hopes are to become a
in the, government sponsoredfun!),g
wormer am 'tie initial and bales of milking 26 veterinarian, Karen finds work--
! dairy cows, feeai.ng 500 pigs, ing with the animals quite a ••
objective of the program is to - �l•,,
cleaning up, fencing, and also Liu -u,. Coming fro.. the, Ailsa
help young people who are not fa- helping to put new timbers in the Craig area, Karen found no disil- '
milisr with farm life to become barn floor. Although she is only 16 lusionment concerning farmY A
accustomed to the routine and
about an and unfamiliar with farm living, activities. Milking cows, doctor- •��,I� �i� � body'.being equal under- hosts Bill and Linda Kieffer say ing animals and even building ;= your
standing of "city -country" life. that Louise fits in well with the rail fences are just some ex -
Each student on the work course family, is a fast, willing learner, ercises of the daily routine she
was placed on a host farm and is very self-reliant and extremely enjoys. Also, Karen felt this was i
taught to help with the exact dependable. an opportunity to develop her
farm a h t r
Benda The teen-agers are independence and to strengthen `
paid a set wage for the summer her personality. ,+v•.., "
and average a six da week with FROM AILSA CRAIG
g Y "Farm people aren't the sante . 70111111
varying hours. A middle-aged lady with gray- as we are; they're different," �.
Louise Jackson of Windsor ing hair, blue -jean clad, carrying said Mary Lou Robertson who is
found that her visualized idea of a milk pail and wearing a sunny staying with Don and Mary 1,
the 'typical farmer' has been smile introduced me to Karen %7C%R%IC11-7%E%117%%
YP Henry of Bluevale. "Perhaps
shattered. "They don't wear Pengally, another Jr. Agri- someday I would like to live here, The Canadian movement for personal fitness
over-alls or have red barns or culturalist who is working in the .,
I'd like to marry a farmer," she I D LIKE TO MARRY A FARMER SOMEDAY, says Mary Lou Robertson of
told me. "Farmers seem very Cambridge. She is staying with Donland Mary Henry of Bluevale on the Jr. Agriculturalist Fitness. In your heart you know it'sj'ight.
sociable and friendly but have program. Here is Mary Lou with just a few of the 600 pigs she feeds, needles and cleans
long and uncertain working each day.
hours." — --- —
. The Henrys' Maitland Manor
Farm houses approximately 600
pigs. Karen is involved with the
feeding, cleaning and caring for
V them as well as giving needles. At
present she is administering vac-
cinations to the pigs. for erysip-
y- elas which is an infectious di41V , into
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i sease.
. Mary Lou finds the towns toobt
.
small and night life is very much
stifled. She says that most of the a=
kids on surrounding farms are in-
volved with dairy herds and
therefore find it difficult to have
very much evening .socializing.
' Mary Lou has adjusted well to the
,.: new environment and the
Henrys are pleased with her de-
'' ' pendability and interest. Mary
,. Henry thought that a program
such as this would help convince
youngsters that pig farming is
good. She hoped too, it would
arouse more.interest for veterin-
arians to specialize in treating
fi Pigs.
Basically there is a rift be,
tween people of different en-
~^n- vironmental areas. People
generally have one common Your community is unique. It's the place where you've built
goal—to be a happy millionaire.
If more government programs your home, where you educate your children, where you
r_ such as this one are carried out, g at spend our time and money. Everything that
�" •. perhaps it will slowly disinte- P Y Y Y happens
grate the heavy, invisible iron here has a direct bearing on you, your future and the
gate (which is tightly closed) be o
lives f our family r tween urban and rural communi- Y y and friends.
ties. One never knows; it could be
K r� another move toward our 'global
village'
� See Where You're Going
You can't avoid a tripping
hazard if you can't see it. Provide That's why it makes good sense to have a
KAREN PENGALLY holds Jericho who had his leg enough light for walkways. Light
amputated after being caught in the mower in haying switches at both ends of a stair- local newspaper you can depend on to give
season. Karen's hosts are Mr. and Mrs. Millan Moore of
Whitechurch. Karen hopes this experience of working with case are ideal. And night lights you the best, most accurate information
are a must for anyone who wakes
animals will be useful when she studies to be a veterinarian. up and makes a trek to the bath- avail .ble on events within your home
room. -
town and the surrounding area.
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That's why it makes sense to
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Members of the family away from home? The
next -best thing to a letter from home is a copy
of The Advance -Times. Best of all is your
weekly letter and The Advance -Times.
JR. AGRICULTURALIST Louise Jackson of Windsor is learning quickly the rugged work
of the farmer. Each morning and evening she helps host Bill Kieffer with the milking of 26
dairy cows. The Kieffers say Louise's abilities are "beyond their expectations" and they
are more than pleased with the entire program.
The Advance -Times
Tells IT Best', fi
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