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thoughts an family farm thursday march 1 1972 the tribune pitt li by m mcgee in a recent television interview a veteran entertainer described her childhood and her philosophy on life she had been raised in a rather primitive area of the usa a closely knit community where three generation could live together the older people were loved and felt wanted and so were the children she thought that such happiness was worth far more than any worldly possessions the hippies are trying communal living but they are overlooking many fundamentals what has this to do with the family farm well recently i had the pleasure of visiting several farms in this area and i was impressed by the family farms in particular with the grandparents the parents and the children living and working together sometimes the grandparents lived in a separate house on the same property or in the tradition of the mennonites lived in their own section of the family dwelling the grandfather usually past the time when he could perform the herculean tasks and the long hours which are the lot of the active farmer nevertheless was filling a useful role he was doing those odd jobs that the busy farmer never seems to have the spare time tp do fixing a window or a lock or a latch mending fences nailing back that loose board a bit of pain ting feeding the smaller stock and a bit of gardening perhaps he also gave sage advice based on years of experience and his knowledge of that particular land fundamental advice which was invaluable even though the son was using much more modern methods than he did the grandparents enjoyed that great reward of parenthood the pleasure of grandchildren teach ing them child hood skills and the lessons of life the government pensions enable the grandparents to make their contributions and avoid the feeling that mf massey ferguson 0 ntolnas low toronto ontario 1972 garden line imqw in i u tractors tillers mowers they might be a financial burden the modern sunset villas are fine certainly far ahead of the lonely garret but i too think they are happiest who spend their declining years living useful lives in the surroundings to which they are ac customed in an at mosphere where they are loved and respected we seem to be working at cross- purposes the governments talk of and spend large sums looking after the aged yet by ending the family farm through income taxes and succession duties they are destroying a most rewarding way of life the socalled factory farms are not an unqualified success and indeed raise problems of pollution and the rapid spread of diseases among stock because of close confinement the russian com munists found that the productivity of the small areas around the homes of the farm workers was many times that of the government farms where they were obliged to work most of the time if we were required to pay the farmer for a 40hour week with double time for overtime im afraid food would be so ex pensive that over weight would not be a problem it is to be hoped that the bureaucrats have second thoughts before destroying the family farm by their un- proven theories pioneer village blacksmith is 3rd generation carefully fitting an iron horseshoe to the hoof of an animal is a highly skilled craft which few men today still practice one of those who does is norm rose of nobleton the blacksmith at black creek pioneer village here air rose is filing the hoof of a horse to flatten rough edges and ensure a snug fit for the shoe which he then nails on black creek is located at jane st and steeles ave mr rose is a thirdgeneration blacksmith and the shop in which he works at black creek is the same one in which his father and grandfather also practised their craft it was brought to the village in 1961 in two parts the 1972 mf 12 we also have a few farm tractors left at 1971 prices buy now save kinch sutton massey ferguson sales service highway 7 markham phone 2941363 not too surprisingly norm rose the blacksmith at black creek pioneer village has a high regard for the skills of the pioneer blacksmith which were so important to the early communities in which they lived they were the engineers of the country mr rose says with pride and he should know he is a third generation blacksmith himself and now works in the blacksmith shop where his father and grand father worked before him the building was brought to black creek in 1961 in two parts from its location in nobleton and mr rose came with it bringing the skills he learned as a boy black creek is ad ministered by the metropolitan toronto and region con servation authority and is located in north west metro toronto at jane st and steeles ave the pioneer blacksmiths skills were many and went far beyond the well- known shoeing of horses and other livestock in addition he made all metal parts for the settlers homes such as hinges cranes fire tools and farm implements as well as repairing cooking utensils and making the nails used in the pioneer com- m u n i t y the blacksmith also made most of his own tools before carriage makers came to a village he would help build the carriages including the wheels to carry them mr rose is also a wheelwright and sets the iron tires around the wooden wheels of the carriages at black creek almost anything made from iron could be manufactured or repaired by the village smithy and horse shoes were made from a bar iron now hor seshoes are bought readymade and then fitted to each in dividual horse approve bending snowmobile bylaw uxbridge twp recent snow storms have been followed by a storm of protest over a bylaw that prohibits the use of snowmobiles mr rose shoes the horses and oxen in the village and also does work connected with restoration of buildings to their authentic pioneer state by making nails hinges and other metal items which were used in the household continuing the tradition that the blacksmith was the most indispensable craftsman to pioneer farmers on county roads in two cases outlined by reeve bob nesbitt the bylaw had been enforced so rigidly that opp of ficers themselves refused to use their snowmobiles to travel blocked county roads in emergency situations the general dissatisfaction of snowmobile owners with the bylaw as it now stands and its obvious lack of flexibility under certain conditions has prompted the county board of roads and bridges to ask the townships concerned for a reassessment and any recommendations for change councillor hendy and depreeve don jackson wanted the bylaw thrownout but in the end it was mr hendys resolution recom mending that the bylaw be recinded that was thrownout by an opposing vote from reeve nesbitt and councillors murhead and higgins later the same 3 2 split vote passed a resolution recom mending the bylaw be amended to provide that police while on duty be authorized to use their snowmobiles on county roads citizens when the roads are impassible to motor vehicles due to snow and ice and that restrictions in any case should only apply to snowmobiles on the road surface or shoulders not the remainder of the road allowance reeve nesbitt the townships rep resentative on the county board will attend the next meeting when the fate of the bylaw will be discussed representatives fr om whitby and brechin detachments of the opp will also attend to air their views built to our lawn a allischalmers pi for lavn oers a u if ask about work saving i w jk attachments i5s just introduced 616 tractor sales service rr 4 stouffville 8881021 also utrider trail and mini bikes 1 why not show your lawn a little l ving care professional performance i chain saws with ziebart rustproof tog your truck wont look like it should be put out to pasture before its time afferent models wm gup cadet kws i 59 newkirk road richmond hill it kid of makes you sad to see a truck giow old before its time and if the truck is yours it can make you pretty upset too espe cially when you see your invest ment slowly turning to rust day after day but there is a way 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