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farm country auctioneer guide norm phil faulkner auctioneers stouffville 6405691 earl gauslin auctioneer stouffville 6403079 auctions by terri consignment estate business closeout box 615 stouffville auctioneer terri surman 6401652 beech hill acres rctt rr 3 stouffville iv a stanteggart sons auctioneers 6401662 auctions ltd rr2 uxbridge 8523524 ak m a llen horner uction service rr2 bradford ont log 1co 7054584589 scl no 8 kahn country auctions brock rd n pickering weekly auctions conducted every wed at 630 pm consignment estate selling 6830041 or 9858161 dan barkey auctioneer claremont 6404112 gary hill hill auctioneering household farm collectables 4732138 3572185 davis auction services oshawa 7284455 earl davis auctioneer dls auction service box 1007 station b oshawa 4346333 farmsestatesfarms our specialty member o auctioneers association of canada dale smith auctioneer horse operation pays off for smalley family farm and country page 5 by erkki pohjolainen for the smalley family raising standard bred horses and cattle go hand in hand althougltthe cattle operation is the bread and butter of the farm theyre flying farmers ron and mary wyatt of zephyr recently attended a threeday in ternational flying farmers iff workshop in new orleans louisiana the organization has approximately 8000 members from across canada and the un ited states ten other members of the ontario chapter also went to the jan 17 19 workshop as did numerous members of the quebec manitoba saskatch ewan and alberta organizations the convention featured tours of the city the zennoh grain cor poration destrehan plantation and other plantations in the area the schedules highlights were a minimardi gras and special speakers wilmer mizell of the us department of agriculture air traffic controller patty viall- and aviation safety consultant rod machado iff members own approx imately 4000 airplanes as farm equipment dusting crops haul ing supplies to area not accesible by roads feeding marooned lives tock and checking fences are some of utilitarian uses an air plane can cancel the isolation fac tor of a large farm operation one of the main objectives of the organization is to promote the practical use of the airplanes in agriculture the iff in coopera tion with other avionic and agri cultural organizations sponsors education and research in agri- culture and promotes safer flying the organization also sponsors programs that encour age women and teens to fly after the oklahoma flying far mers association was formed in august 1944 the idea spread and in january 1946 the national flying farmers association was formedlater that year 10 states were represented at the first national convention at the stillwa ter oklahoma headquarters r south of mount albert the family father morley and sons harold 27 and ralph 30 the horse op eration is coming into its own in an interview at the stable harold said they bought july time a standardbred race horse in 1977 it started out as a hobby but now its more than that while morley 64 and ralph work the familys 400 acres most of which is used for pasturing their herd of 400 cattle harold runs the horse operation the first horse raced in the b circuit at peterboroughs cawar- tha downs track but the second hucks girl went to greenwood in the a level they now have horses compet ing in both levels of harness racing through the day harold spends about half an hour giving each adult horse a workout on a half mile track at the farm the horses are paced for about seven miles every day on days when the weather doesnt permit outdoor training theyre exercised on a treadmill for about 40 minutes every second day harold works with the younger horses de veloping their speed and training them to keep stride the two two- yearolds are too young to race when ralphs wife patty isnt busy with their children baby jordan and threeyearold sarah she helps look after the horses with fondness harold remem bers acquiring nealies snap for 25000 as a twoyearold in a elaimer race at greenwood as a sixyearold she runs on a 75000 elaimer and in four years has won 150000 in prize money when the smalleys began keep ing standardbreds they were housed in the same barn as the cattle but since 1978 the horses have been in their own stable a lot of people buy race horses just for prestige morley said adding most of them never even rode a horse almost seven years ago harold received a licence allowing him to race on the tracks it took about three years to get it he said though most of the time he drives the horses occassionally he hires professional drivers harold said because they tend to get a little more out of the horse harold spends an average three nights a week at the tracks thats on top of training the horses through the day though he wants to breed hucks girl now that shes too old for racing he doesnt intend to have more than five horses at one time morley said they intend to keep the cattle fattening operation even if the race horses are suc cessful he paraphrased a com mon statement heard around the track be sure to keep your other job though the smalleys grow some of the required cattle feed most of the corn and barley has to be bought from neighboring farms the stockers or 450 pound ers are kept until they reach ab out 1100 pounds these are sold to toronto stockyards as well they grow some hay for the horses but have to buy most of the feed sweetfeed is a spe cial blend for race horses that contains molasses while harold a bachelor is busy with standardbreds on one of the familys farms ralph is con tent to have a team of two work horses at the other where he lives with his wife and children raise quality horses and cattle morley smalley and his son harold are proud of their success at owning and racing standardbreds at their mount albert area farm the family farm also includes brother ralph in the operation here they are shown with nealies snap erkki pohjolainen farmers told to set firm goals by erkki pohjolainen keeping costs down is the best way to stay out of debt and ride out tough times a group of far mers was told at the central ontario dairy update in new market recently jim marshall of hillsburg lar ry sheardown of schomberg and frank barkey of blackstock and formerly of stouffville each told the audience of about 150 how they manage their farms and prosper in these difficult times when jim boughtthe farm with his wife sharon and brother david interest rates were at 10 per cent he said but that was 1976 soon after rates soared in the first six years we bought things that we wanted not necessarily what we needed he said to survive in the dairy business we had to design an overall farming plan it included getting rid of their hog operation and growing alfal fa as well they sold 40 acres to raise money to pay debts and buy milk quota jims wife keeps a close watch on the monthly cash flow he said they try to avoid borrowing money wwrmwb 2945261 radial rears 208rx38 firestone 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in time to come he hopes to have a computer program to help manage the farm as soon as the software becomes available he said larry and his father do most of the maintenance on their 100acre farm which helps cut down on ex penses why hire someone to do the job if you can do it yourself he asked and added if theres a hump in the roof youll know why its there last winter they built a work shop larry said emphasizing the importance of using the extra lime in winter to do various pro jects he stressed farmers need to make goals and meet them we did now its time to set new ones ten years from now he said he hopes to be milking 40 cows they now milk 30 from a herd of 60 jerseys frank barkey said the most im portant aspect in raising cattle is to start out with a good cow lifes too short to start with a poor cow he said but dont ex pect one cow to do it all most good herds in the country are from good cows he said pointing out that the cow has more effect on the calf than the bull he added live sires are better than artificial insemination speaking about the days he lived in the stouffville area he said an average producer with average tests and good type would fetch a high price at the sales barn frank was awarded the master breeder shield in 1978 for his hol- steins he attributes his success in part to the way he treats his herd j give cattle the best feed possij ble and pasture them in the sum mer was one of his recom mendations he added being with them while theyre calving and keeping their bedding cleanisjmi portant too 3 1 his closing remark wastnb- thing is more profitable titaa good cow garden tractor and atc full selection available call for prices spqgsdiqfeos bishop tractor equipment ltd authorized dealer lor masseyferguson sperry new holland eastern danuser degelman woods brouwer turf- yazoo allied- brillion united farm tools duke lawn mott vicon harco turnco mohawk snapper yardman cub cadet up to 20 off on massey ferguson compact tractors from 1630 hp cub 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