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tasty delicacies thrive in burlington darkness acadia became nova scotia there wtri strange things done n serkes land of the midnight sun but ihe strangs bv far here is the work of men who toil in complete darkness to sati- mrs housewife thrs workmen equipped w ih treir miners lamp harvesi 1 uoo- 000 pound ul mushrooms an nuallv situated on a 406aere farm m the guelph line north jf sum ber 10 eideroad the george and l h leaver mushroom farm represents an assessment of jl662fc3 to the town mushrooms are cult vattd tn darkness to preserve their fresh while appearance which disap pears turning to a dull brown if h t bv a harsh light even ar t ficial light besides as manag er rad leaver adds s cheap er canada t largest tetnushroom producing plant i actually an expansion of the coniwrn s first rotation in dixie the leavers farms are the largest in canada the plant at dix t argest in ontano hs 320 000 quare feet of planting beds while the two units here contain 20 000 square feet of grow ng space like manv local businesses mushroom growing started in a small was for george leaver and his son ljovd back in the earlv 1930 s orginall fruit growers the started growing the small fungi more out of tutiositv than cn thing else with almost mrmjuit suites the operation started to grow a dmand for mushroom soup dur m he- war kep l thn nj darn hi u mes even though itt iks wtre at a premium just as sure as summer follows onns msreascj business dt manded expansion with the enroaehment of houv ing n the dixie arta it was im practieable to expand there secure supply in 191 a turkev farm v started lo ensure i he needed supp v of puultrv m inure t e uojere farm now maivets luo 000 iurkivs j sear as due leaver manage- of the burin ion plart put- i i ju aw he m the business j he w v se ejne a uniin j n hui t on the turkev lam t s enapsion resulted ir in the r reased demand lor uii mu h room the leaver farms produet in ned mushrooms unur ritir l ime for a reat manv of r ttrpteijtui mi i r wh leo dt u ihrellhel bed h e i ie n ad kd innt this im tu piovide idded r 11 the gu ph l r e i n supplies mp st i s hv he iso degrees the largei the next move was ihe uu lion of the two iant han ike buildings on the guelph line in 1553 then part of nelson tow i ship reason for the move here wjs beeause of the isolated i x i ion awj hum the residcii lal dev opmenl prox mi to market aid suppliers and aietss j hith v avs the phvsieal ehaiaeieris- llts of he ahj between the es arpment md ihe lowvilt valkv are eutduet ie lo j euntinual t laiion ji air desirable in hi routh of mushrooms or win mushr xms eould h- kered vin in au tnlu ihe scason is evaelk jpposile to nor m j jirouink prjstduies three harvests b arl iu i setle nher h e rips re hnvesid run ju jnt jid ive fi m ihe i ei te he e ng s hj 1 i s ir prjhibi s ilu iea r i a ihiid emp i mm both un t the iwu units 4 tin 24 i lividual houses in eaeh i e he e are iwentv beds sue i1 tie entire width ot the rui lit v th a 1 jtal area ol 10 urt in ea n hjuh ihe 10 heds sluvkcj i w on row rur three stoievs h fir t s en in ihe a row t p i- s is the eompos in of t l i e reeded in he rw i 1 lasis betwi i i j 1 eavs du v this ti it r t e vl kh re aen e 1 lej r t lules he len se lied aid hundred he leinpelalule- uied to 120 puiil t i l e- l a irilpheie hid 1n1 de entlliv i l m ihe beds tor pasteun sii- c tun tne h list- jre trtainlin nierj v ed i k anv bacteria whish it i- t miihi have i aied in inni out iv mi u i t v de all ho es ire kepi s mdiv in ei t juitnt tne t peliod to speeds i mm a it ihe possibtlnv ot dis souk m-i- w i ase hen bi rn in the an k nds in- uu- o v h ihe ennranre istred fv un tj u decrees ihe beds ale then bersuhe spavne soil tern 7ed with caution turn i ihvie s ihen added ls itt i a depth it one and i quarter uti m v r tl nehts t s er ie nj lasts jn xvolt r uboui nine davs j t l spawn rsis t h mv el whieh e r ium j the lurgus n hi eks jr pisuires made a equal par of hoise the si i 1 w md e tvk manure and i un a pink t k v e leaei turn it turrits attavh t nun ir d un ol e kel les ii mju re s j onniim- irt ee nd hs j e s r v inuljetlire e isi l j 11 ini eells v 1 n l 1 ist h lit the aiir vn iuii1 pek with ee 1us edeh m ne i hit iluni as nol enduie o hers and tuthlv anel hit h ldsleo s m tnnre ss on lushre vims v in la wtls hioom his uhleh i urn aek i hen a v h hi m i s s i 4 pnl in is e lllsl single 11 i ti t ik nd il i e i l t b hish llsln vi h 1 0 x l ned tinpire 1 v il s i t e th alter the ll ell 1 re i e v o i itle lilt ill lie ills w h w is iv i l ihete ejllv i soos 1 vk hlv 1 d lllsh stttl s oti i v lie of the t i i v llko i el coiltedel i 1 t julv 1 ls a 1e i ll 1 4 miles n e th the p e is joined i i h hoi e v bluhswiek hv tie nihn us t tlijnesto ind t e bui uin e i i nuk san 1 ih ju tl e isthmus h i- i i m u i i i halt a eenturv h in i i e peieent e h i i h i id tu this i i t e el t due is 11 u i i i- vh h ar wi li lie i 1 p e- builinit i cj it walt eight weeks 11 1 11 in c is 11 elhl v t l he ll 1 hlsh mu- r jiv n n n p k- i i i tl i nd in i hrj n pn hai 11 h e u i norible old w men s tales olee th v s ri u- l ihe r i re pleked i r appr ihev ght mu hi jo be equd du illl sdj 1 11 11 11 1 ii ni h wtve e ish bed then l ot v uidh is h h uses re i xa ed i ed s lllj s v h ihr 1 ll 1 thlee supar mtd suce well how did vou make out at christmas was the loot up to expectations or was it the usual conglomeration of tasteless ties tovs that break if vou give them a puzzled look furniture with a scratch on n accessories that don t match amthing vou wear and eoffee pots with a candle ender them of whih vou hae two alrcadv was ihe turkev one of those mcreasinglv rare birds with a rcl turkev flavor a dandv ender big fellow with six drumslicks four breasts and meat that falls awa from the bone like ihe kind we used to buv or was it one of those frozen slobs of thing forced aong in a hothouse atmos phere all breast and thighs like a movie actress looking wj beautiful in their plastic baps and tasting exattlv like reust plas ie bjg did the old man manage to keep his nose ojt of the jugvon christmas day or was he in fvis usual condition caning all over ihe tablecloth comical as a sev ere toothache and after dinner as live j as a sated octopus did the kids tiptoe down at 6 am check ihcir stockings with muled glee and plav quietly and happils with their tovs until vou came down or did they rocket down with the stealth of skeletons dancing on a tin roof put the record plav er on at full volume np open presents dot meant for them and iben start a big fight mer the one from which the tag was missing i d 1 mother remain po ed am and smiling all dav or id h get flustered undertook ihe iurvt uversalt the gravv brt ik ene ol her good bone ehina eups have a li tie lift with aunl jane jer the udding sauce ream at dad that ll he didn i take iho e flaming kids out for a while su d sjieide hen hurst in j tears when it was time u io he dishes nid eveivbodv else is l t aleep we had a g xd chnstma ihakjiuu we il savs dj e n whtnyal hist things happen rd tl ha e plus jiechi s its when i lilted ih luik v jut i ihe ove1 aid jruitlej i s 4l m ihe micd i ul ik fltji pijs another one w he ihe ari iv thipped in i a tkvisun su tjr the y tndpa ents and vet had to put he iiors er on a tub it u m t i r i in t ihe lai n ai 1 m h i sep it j treat se- let ae ll i e k tt iltd to ttie 1 in inst jut ot the snow and i ir id ann t vou treiled bout ne tb grannv tb w- h r i it r television and crai n k e v a by bill smiley t ien u- b 1 re chnstmas ev e invi 1 i tmg i jv ij 1 the id home jwn w i j was o n awav vl welt dt e lie i let that e it i i t september and vou id be baek fjr christmas a t lavs later thais the wav he perate in that lown and s j eouple of jld fn nds vilh whom we have oufch oui manv an tsue blaekened mm r puuti n vvateh i manv a i ine laid i a o sh hind ue lai eel jut n j n vst rni n i it l er rnv iher 1 i st ill d t r jet i m e ir i i hruh i h d i i a i high quality merchandise st low budget prices lightmans dept store acton coopers drug store the- a h ns ymf sv dimr the greeks had a word for this too this v jr we had some in jl v ine things happen one t mng a ink before chrisima- i uj- erjuthtd in the psvh c nt w rd oathint over eomp jstins thtrt uas a lona dis lanee tall for me it was mr i b lueas of m irkdale ontario to tell me that he hktd mv column and to wish me a mem christ mas it was kind and thoughtful of him in these dav s w htn people are too busv or too lazv to pass the lime of dav and it warmed the shrivelled cockles of my heart for das 1 in mi minute i v t blek hi ll 1 y- 1 1 1 p 1 its it wu v 1 ls utin tnl in nii 1 1 n 1 an a 0 e t 1 f i iik n tith 11 li nst 1 ip l mlii r lfn upl ml i 1 -ll- wl ti lui tne od bui t ave w s 1 i 1 1 fvo l 1 1 n in to fil the riiv ihitienri ke 1 blueiv with w rll it ki im- j n- iti mile 1 il the giils there are no frienj- 1 ujnn lik iiii 1 tl it like old iriends i thought t it 1 ml i 1 1 us- if tills ti older stt nher more settled alter all vit hadn lid tvt prin ittv nj 1 1 hi titilied ihe ll i turned t i r on thtm for three months but jxwrf rtti s k t niil ilf tlicr tey thiv were just the same t he putrt t 11 1 ti nunc t r 1 11 it tliev iw it it t got lo bed at 7 a m work it- f mu tli in xju00 onl a b ill f tiun of work what more could am one want at christmas than fcood wishes good friends and j aood pair of snow tires in cast thev live a couple of blizzards aw av imperial oil limited v formyearscaieia sieadirgsupplierofenergy iignyjufferin homemaking club has games luncheon at christmas party i 4ll i 1 i th mis i 1 i i 1 s 1 ti v tell hh i v si lv it i lv 1 s 111 m mi i a du 1 hue ml- k 1u y h 11 l betel christmas guests wi h mr uul m s s i b en thus t it 1 mis h hkkii kitlv i h h i burliileloi di j 1 11 mis bi wn and 1 1 1 iv mi n mrs r l s 11 ind b is ij m u mrs f 1 bu wn vnh mi uul mis d dimii li 1 t p 13 ul n po 1 on bund iv wne mi md mis mmdivwim nd mi f 1 an inn d lenpoit jun md b mn mdihildun ki h idi weidv u nd mrs un cole m m- s im 11 d d and divid ol guelph muiindu i m m j mpoi i kite ium mi u i mis v in i d ik i mi me 7imniimin nlhillun 1 y r u 1 v ounilts mvk ml llu mfs r 1 mi ml mis rdeu hiwden d lt m m n 1 nd lunik spmt chnsimi in mi- pi rl mi k in k ih 11 mill 11 with mi md mi- j j nintv spe it chnimis wilh mr ke medv md r md mis i mil m i in i i nuk four act nativity play given at sunshine party a tiur i 1 in imiv phv lu 1 h sttultii ir 1 h 1 i e u i th 1 1 1 s n s v 1 h 1 i i pjt 1 1 i hv the p ll- t 1 ie 1 i 1 1 ij i m nf 1 li h ll 11 s 1 1 s i i m on it 111 mi h th 1 s 1 v t i iv l t uh r i 1 r it 1 1 till i lie 111 11 jlw v s i 11 i h i i v s te hll 1 v is i v ih 11 11 1 i i vt 1 a 1 ni i ie t i 1 1 is i j t 11 phi ivi e a christmas gift for the a 00 fc reaidei cn idren sfet it i head ol in icel j ehrh clsi ninlt a p study book talk highlights meet lie 200 damage lining nd elm he 1 1 nil v hi i tin lit m 1 m 1 l 1 iv 1 i m sent r id k b l i i i i mis mi ii t 1 k- m j i mi b l 1 a n m s totfh ror frrrfd cti sh i ci i wr mr h isih l t i ce p f h 11 md m t 111 ni 1 ui 1 ei i mi n hu i un il s 1 h v ills welt me vt i h t n p tl ik l h ol this thn tm i- 11 i 1 p 1 iln j e p urul ho ol e m 1 id mi 1 iv r m milt n pi rmuv 111 s ked nv 11 teats tr m hornbv i a tit last m mi a 11 i m h m 1 k ih k 1 s 11 id 11 i ckristwas lists er c ed er h ra b cde i hc cart cjf c lfe3 ii r z edt ocr oc eoe 19 tne q 1 s ete oo wo c rear f 3o k dd a c ad an opf oriiil of crefe r re rits beard qzr crei dur ng his vs t iatay you enjoy the best of everything in the coming new year ednamay lad e5 anb choose ear