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1 arterat air condttionlng systems 191wefingknsleunit 4711748 crnftsninnsljip 1 3iafiidi tribune community serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area 4166405339 fflk stouffville aluminum siding windows specializing in replacement doore andwindows 1 v a metroland community newspaper wednesday november 18 1987 the farmers friend a 65yearold veteran of farm life sales service by bruce stapley markham hes a down-to- earth matteroffact kind of guy his unassuming manner and his tendency to deflect the con versation away from himself says so much about the farm equip ment repair maestro whos be come known to many as the far mers friend cecil reesor is a 65yearold veteran of farm life and farm equipment sales and service and like most farmers his days are full especially during harvest when approached by the tri bune concerning the possibility of an interview it was lunch time and his combine was in the middle of a field awaiting its operator call me some rainy day he responded what about this evening i pressed ill probably be working til midnight he replied its a pretty busy time right now cecils business reesors farm service is located on the 5th cone of markham at 19th ave nue this is where he was born and raised he nolonger owns the property choosing to sell out several years ago hes now rent ing it back and continues to offer a much valued service to local far mers while growing corn and soy beans for himself i farm instead of playing golf he jokes in reference to the extracurricular nature of his op eration cecil has nothing but praise for agriculture in general and far mers in particular claiming hes always enjoyed being able to con tribute by keeping their machin ery in working order some of the equipment he re pairs is a little dated this ne cessitates becoming somewhat of a master at improvisation a genuine part isnt always necessary he explains some times one must improvise re pairs cecil admits hes always been fascinated with machinery and what makes it tick his shop is small by contemporary stan- master of improvisation cecils business reesors farm service is located on the 5th cone of markham at 19th avenue this is where he was born and raised he no longer owns the property choosing to sell out several years ago hes now renting it back and continues to offer a much valued service to local farmers while growing corn and soybeans for himself jim thomas dards measuring 50 feet by 40 feet regardless he and his staff of two are still able to look after the needs of about 40 area far mers although he no longer sells a lot of farm equipment himself cecil has great respect for those deal ers who do theres so much to learn if youre going to provide a farmer with what he needs he claims i doubt theres another field where a salesman must be so con versant with those to whom hes dealing for the most part cecil feels farm equipment is well en gineered if a farmer does his home work carefully considers his needs and avoids the snob appeal of some models equip ment will serve him well for ten twenty and sometimes thirty years he states he cites the john deer model 4020 as an example of a tractor introduced in the 1960s thats worth as much today as it was then technically it hasnt changed that much he claims cecil is the father of five one son has his own farm in quebec a member in the congregation of hagerman mennonite church cecil has always attempted to operate his business on estab lished christian principles so much so hes given serious thought to possibly becoming in volved in a third world mission project should the opportunity arise explaining how the mennonite central committee recently planted one million trees in haiti cecil feels hed like an opportun ity to apply what hes learned to benefit those less fortunate than himself if were going to solve third world problems we have to be come involved he says we must help bring these people into the 21st century in the meantime cecil reesor will continue tuning up and re pairing combines tractors plan ters graindryers and everything else hes requested to restore back to health and strength its a matter of economics he concludes if i can fix it i will if it must be replaced thats what ill suggest be done one thing sure anyone doing business with the farmers friend will be treated fair and square i foeiis f sriowbir of stouffville so gala event c8 ft racing glory