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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 24, 1969, p. 18

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the adon free pnase wednesday september 24 1969 modern new dairy barn officially opened a modem new dairy berawm hardy family george hardy sr temperance hill located on tht officially opened on the bull i the bun in 1 87 1 end it wu front of falprwood farm it seventh line firm north of hornby owned by oafcvfue ptryaiden dr r d kunlca the owner staged ribbon cutting ceremony complete with speeches en open house tour ana refreshment to mark the occasion with kround 200 guest in ettendanoe the original btra art the farm buu in 1871 with handhewn timber that went 60 feet in length end came right off the burn on the 200 acre farm wu destroyed by fire on april 22 almost five months to the day later sunday guests were able to congratulate the owner on what mutt be hiltons moil modem dairy bam that flash fbe broke out on a monday afternoon ul april u farmhand were tndkiflg at tha opposite end of the building within minutes the whole bam wa ablaze and 38 head of milking guernseys were lot it war a tragic lou for the falaarwood farm herd wat a weu established strain of high producer and priawinning shoe cattle aided through the trying day that followed the fire by friend and neighbor who touted the remaining cattle and offered advice and encouragement dr kunlca wee faced with the decision to either change lilt farming operation or go back into guernsey he decided to tick with it and ordered a brand new bant at the tame time scouting around for new stock to replace hi lone today the herd number 60 with 23 milking and they are housed in a fine new bam that indicate the owner faith in the future of agriculture and the guernsey breed among the friend neighbor and agricultural officials on hand to help with the opening were ha i ton agricultural etentative henry j stanley aobdit would have done for many m year if it werent for the fire george anderson and his sons stan and bill later bought the farm and the mcpherson family purchased it from tl anderson the house wat built lit 1898 and it replaced a log house mr currie said the seventh line wa once a plank road from hlbburg to oakville and it had 17 houb you were living in a different age then there were sawmills on both sides of the road near the kunlca property and brains brewery wu over on the ninth line he leirtentbered the seventh line as a city rbad and recalled eeuig the first load of gravel spread on il mrs ruddell took the microphone to remind reeve currie that despite all the betel along the road there was once a ilton warden and esaueiwg reeve george currie hilton east mpt jim snow who is a neighbor ontarios dairy princes miss lorene archdeldn of brampton ontario and canadian guernsey cattle club secretarytreasurer don mackenzie of guelph and 88yeuold mrs ward ruddell of athgrove whose uncle george hardy built the original barn in 1871 each made a brief speech over the loudspeaker system a the guests stood around on the lawn dr kunlca ana mr ruddell snipped a bright red ribbon to officially declare the building open mrs ruddell took home a piece of the ribbon u a souvenir of the occasion mpp snow called it a fine new agricultural facility and congratulated dr and mr kunlca on their foresight in building the bam agricultural representative stanley said it was regrettable that a fire was the reason there wu a new barn standing there but it was an ill wind that blows no good he remarked on the many changes in agriculture in hilton the decrease in farms from 2000 a few year ago to just 700 or 800 today the skyrocketing land taxes and real estate values and the decline of dairy farms from 400 just a few years ago to around 275 today i am pleased to see the kunicu had faith in the future or the dairy business and the guernsey breed he added experts predict that by 1qa0 there will be fewer cows available to produce the dairy need of the increasing population to higher production will be necessary to supply the demand mr stanley uid farmers will need help from the government dairy specialists feed advisory services and many other services i think there is a good future for the dairynun if he will take part in these programs he said mr mackenfie remarked that the channel island breeds have a superior product excelled by none and they have spent 1500000 promoting their product now fat what he called a socialistic reform movement the government hu told jersey and guernsey breeders their tntlk is the same as other breeds and all will have to accept the quota he hoped mr snow through his influence on ontarios agricultural minuter would be able to help the channel island breeders mist archdekln expressed the hope everyone would push dairy products and offered her congratulation to the kunlca in an interesting speech reminiscing about the earlier days of hilton reeve currie reviewed how the 200 acre block which is still intact wa probably a crown grant to the the dr kunlca tingled out builder lack brenzil and miking equipment supplier w r woolley for thanks also neighbor jim snow maurice beaty don mccaig nelson stark way waters mr mcpherson john mcnibb les king peter stemman doug peddle claude picket and slu hill for their attuunce during and after the april fiie he also introduced his firm miniger r k mckenzie tours of the bam followed the speeches then refreshments were served while the guest gathered on the uwn for sandwiches and coffee another modem touch was added with a foursome of oakville teerugersbob ulchuk doug porter john fedoruk and dan metrnblanbinging out rock and toll music on their drums and guitars fair data barrle sept 24 to 27 caledonia sept 2j 26 27 erin oct 101113 georgetown oct 3 4 markham oct 2 3 4 5 milton sept 26 27 rockton oct 10 1 1 a 13 toronto royal nov 14 to 22 festfcfcfo cfaagcrt now is a good time to check the leftover pesticides you probably wont uae them any more this season if there 1 only a small amount it would be belter to destroy it since chemicals may change their makeup and deteriorate over the winter the safe rule with peiticldes ir if youie in doubt dispose of them warier sally uye think dont sink i be water wlsel laarn and practise watar aalaty avwy day official opening of dr h d kunlcas modern dlkv barn at fsloarwood farm near hornby sunday taw 300 quests in attendance ontario oaky princess lorene archdakin of brampton dr kunlca esquatlng reave george currie and 8svarld mrs ward ruddell of athgrove are pictured with white halls valt patience one of the farm topgurnsevstaff photo large cattle classes at fair p acton electric company residential industrial commercial free estimates no job too big or too small pksne ts34334 45 main st n acton read the fine pnnr in your itnmrowncrt policy aro you protected against the unox- poctod like a car crashing into your living room an explosion extremo storm damage snfoco oxpocts the unexpected well write your safeco homeowners policy to cover tho obvious plus the unexpected otnmvs insurance agency safeco 17 miu s wm acre insurance he 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