Acton farm interests visitor from Ireland Mr McCartney examines TTi Ask Canadians what liny show an overseas visit or ihe answers would range Niagara tails to thi rower When of In Northern Ireland was what he wanted to see his Canadian farm Mr and Mrs I inham ho farmed 10U acres on Lot 19j0 came to this reporter rescue and- Mr McLirtra a dairy farm Mr up trying lo make a living from the family arm near about lOjcjrs hut Mill misses At one time he milked a ilon hi id of short horn tattle by hind although hi id a milkmp machim lie pirt now runs suckl Ing herd of but and a pigs anil works is a I in lit gardener Hit Irish farmer spends far too much on farm build hi says Tiny get a big toverumint grant on them lo tint I think is hut thiv hue maihmc shed viral pig houses two or three barns and a I Mf shed It a good set up it a small fortum Sum tattle in ink indoors to privent tram ping tin to pueis durint tin llim the HER ALP Homo nwd for Iht protective type of in wis new Mr sum hand on Ins farm Most null an in Willi loom dropping fall through into pit below whiih is ill mid by nnn Willi a lmk tin lints of our si pile tank ilt in irs Irish farmirs use truss Ml Mr McCnrtmv The igi is and blown into iguns similvr to those but Hurt is no or as in iilt in fjrmirs silos an ill pits lit fell by fit with Tin it us in dumped ind the is pn id ifound Ihe pit wiih iki 1 ltd ir put ilong tin 1 of tin pit Hid lb- i llu Is i Hit pit Mi such is Mr I mixes wilhli Is so Irish di Mr Mctartniysiys III paid pounds lor of turkey and feul prues are roughly thi s inn In inadiin it wuild loeompari that with what inidlin fanmrs would p ij f r a simil prod ml proud viry siui now using the ton but Mr I mhim felt it pounds hit pruts that his list isi iint iinimir iti to mixwllh Ills own trim tost him a THE HERALD Wedoewlay September 171 Hit in of ir is a surprise in und pounds low Mr Hindi In to Mr I hats Mil irln iiiiHii sami I dont Know why 1 ixpeited ihem be hen its be i nisi i were prcitv lint for i wink wliu irtLtiliilint so win still git VtITHtHMlM buy his own tank an Irish farmer can rent a porlil from milk hi ink Comes to tin ini firm di to pick up tin milk In farmer would haul bis porlabk tank to the road ihi truck from the d iir will pick milk up daily 1 the I s milk will hi to loroulo thi milk inks llu l Iks ir In a whok bird will to In Mr pipeline milk r weithmt the mill of milk i givis i mi is surpnsi to Mr tun though didn Ihi is lirtir in i hi Hulk iiwlint inks in also list Irish irmirs How imlslhire Mr bid from irm lo is so short is tin rnson why milk in dally in his Mr Mil ijs milk is Irish rifir milk is in I lb it is p iyint will it this turn hi of illon If iris iwrlsons Irish an ml by tin Hon wink in on pud by the On lop of that I git price for milk sill up to limit of their quota sit by Ihi Milk Marketing Hoard for any surplus milk The pnic also vanes lo con tint of the milk they ship Averaged as well as such lomplicited processes would allow it appiars that the i and Irish dairy m in in receiving thi price for milk Mr says Irish consumer to a slightly dial on his milk however A van the milk to window ledtt morning ind at tin wick No one i in afford mori than a pint of milk it turn wire told andllialcoslsUpinii Al that rati a three quart jug would cost Milk is not i lined nor is it skimmed in Inland Irish find it Imposs to bin servant men as hind men and it lhi wire no farmi could afford to pay the pound weekly would command JThi fait lint all must be imported raises priie hi reason a result Irish sold out their Farms to big loncirns and people wantniiparUtfarmwork Mr Story and photos by Maggie Hannah Silos such the I use to store their com silage an unknown in Ireland Mr Linham explains how blown into the silo from the wagon Stable cleaners ore another piece of such an improvement over the shovel and equipment unknown to Irish farmers Mr which he cleaned his McCartney admires Invention which is barns Mr Linham shows Mr McCartney how milk from the pipeline Into the bulk cooler the milk is weighed for each cow during Milk goes from the cow lo the dairy without milking The hose In the foreground takes the human handling in the LInham a operation Credit River attracts tourists yearround of be Credit includes this Ihrec the water ledge aim out hidden by Ihe trees which line river bank The neutral coloring the older style of architecture enable building to lit in well with ill surroundings The with si i from around come s rivers flora and Is photographer a particularly In the loll on Urn very fisherman has his where the arc so plentiful Ihey almost Jump out the In their to be hooked So how do on account for Ihe fuel your Uniting trips end with a stenk dinner