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To thousands, perhaps mil- lions of Canadians, Port Perry is the place where they make tarts and pas- tries, but perhaps more known 'than that, was the fact that Port Perry is the home of. Peel's Breeders. After almost 50 years of operation that, in'its heyday, saw its stock sold in over 30 « countries on five continents, Do- It - Yourself F '@ Needs no foundation gimpic The Ultimate in built-in fireplace systems SELKIRK METALBESTOS Broiler auctioned off, business ceased to exist this spring when the company weit into receivership. On Tuesday of last week, a receiver sale was held and the firm's assets were everything ranging from egg grading equipment to office supplies, For most of the day, cars and trucks lined both sides of Scugog Street as people the community's landmark arrived for the auction. Businesses and farm oper- ations from as far away as Woodstock, Belleville, and Picton were on hand, as revealed by the signs on the side of trucks and cars." According to one of the six local and Toronto people who took over the operation from the 'original owners two years ago, the Peel operation was finding it more and Fleet of trucks up for auction. aus HRY Za A ur an Feature Comparison Acorn Olympic more difficult to compete in the international market- place. In a finely-tuned business where a dozen eggs a year per chicken can make the difference between going . broke and making a go of it, the new owners attempted to bring the broiler breeders to a point where it would match competitors. Through exten- sive research, that was actually accomplished. But at a price...drop in egg production. Further studies by what was the last Canadian-owned broiler breeder operation revealed that it could take three years to bring egg. production up to the desired level...three years of expend- iture with little income. When it folded, the oper- ation employed about 50 to 75 people. The business began in 1927, when Janet M. Michaud and the late Ronald A. Peel established a poultry breed- ing and hatching business that by 1971 developed into the largest Canadian owned poultry breeding organiz- ation. Peel's Poultry Farm Ltd. occupied over 1,000,000 square feet of poultry floor space and over 350 acres of farmland. Peel's original strain of ~ chicken was the Barred rock, developed at the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege in Guelph. The pro- geny were dual purpose birds, sold in the 'local Ont- -"ario market for the product- on of both eggs and meat, 'making excellent roasters and capons. By 1940 the poultry in- dustry was changing from dual purpose birds w meat- type of laying strains. These early years of breeding and development solidly estab- lished the Peel's Barred Rock as a fancy capon, and their great popularity rapid- ly expanded sales across the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The fast feathering char- acteristic was discovered at e Can be installed anywhere Masonry Fireplace Inexpensive. Costly by comparison. Lightweight -- no extra support necessary. Heavy and massive footings required. Can be installed in any room on any floor. Installation virtually limited to an outside wall. "Can be self-installed or with unskilled labour. Skilled labour required. Factory engineered and manufactured. On site construction. Same day installation (6to8hours). ,. .._ ....... Two days minimum. Guaranteed not to smoke. Not always guaranteed. Listed by Underwriters' Laboratories for safe operation. No listing. Designed screen and grate included. Screen and grate are extra and expensive. Decor possibilities are unlimited. Brick and stone only. Virtually maintenance free. Periodic pointing necessary. Modern stainless steel chimney with a lifetime guarantee, Tile liner and brick -- no guarantee. Can be installed at any stage of home construc- tion, even after completion. Footings and foundation must be planned at initial construction stage. BALLARD LUMBER HOME BUILDING CENT FORE FERRY oN om rr wT \ The Olympic is placed on the constructed base. The chimney is added and run up through the roof. A CAAA The Olympic is framed with conventional building materials. Wallboard is nailed on and the hearth is built. Fieldstone is applied with glue to achieve the finished fireplace. = " Peel's Poultry Farm in the late 1930's and it was from here that the first fast feathering meat chickens were sold on the commercial market. During the 1940's when the poultry industry switched from the heavier type meat bird to a smaller, more compact broiler or fryer, Peel's was one of the first poultry breeding farms to make the change. Since the beginning, Peel's has concentrated on the breeding and devlopment of both the female and male broiler breeder lines to meet the challenging demands of the commercial broiler market. The last 20 years have seen the steady growth and ex- pansion of Peel's Poultry Farm Limited, particularly in the areas of genetic research, breeding tech- niques, product development and disease control. Cycle stolen Whitby detachment *Ont- : ario Provincial Police report the theft of a Harley David- son motorcycle, October 23 at Lot 1, Concession 5 of 4 Scugog. OF The cycle, parked about 50 feet from the home of owner Charles White, was valued at $1,200. The motorcycle had no licence plates and was not in working order when it was stolen. Police believe it was either towed away or was loaded into another vehicle The Olympics easy to install | fo i8 AE NANO PARSE Ao sx Ru = PA a 3 at 7 x SET nN i: Nn, wo SAE) Vig ve - SER CAT - oY, EE ST RPT: