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v plant harvest process 50000 family farms 130acre turnip operation bybobburtt whan albert schouten ms wife and eight children packed tbelr tmlonglngi and left their come to snath holland 17 years ago to come to canada turnips or rutabaga as they are properly called were just another vege table since then be has become the largest turnip producer in a dis trict which encompasses all of halton wellington waterloo brace and huron counties and part of wentworth before mr schouten came to canada be operated a fruit and vegetable business and sold a few bushels of turnips each winter but holland is not much of a country for eating turnips mr schouten said on arrival in canada mr schouten was employed by bill smith a turnip grower in mlll- growe where he learned the ins aval oats of the industry two years later mr schouten was in tautmsa for himself flirty acres belonging to sons tn till and chris on five side- road aad 100 acres of his own situated north of campbellvllle are all processed at bis plant north of campbellvllle the turnip industry not unlike many farming operations has be come highly industrialised the turnips are planted in may hoed in june and harvestedinocfober one machine picks the vegetable lifts it from the ground tops it and then drops it into a truck from there they are transported inside by conveyor belt where they are stored in bins to await further processing a machine similar to a large water wheel washes the turnips as it rotates after they are washed they are left to dry once dry they are trimmed and sent up to another bin by conveyor belt and later waxed waxing involves passing the turnips through wax at 220 degrees for a period of three seconds following the waxing the crop goes to yet another conveyor belt and down to a bin where they are bagged tied stacked and ready to be loaded onto a truck mr schouten has devised an efficient system whereby the en tire process is completed with no fuss or muss and no one has to walk more than a few steps to complete bis part of the job the entire processlnvolvesanywhere from six to 10 workers all rela- iaos similar to potato sacks are hung on hooks and held open while the turnips are guided into the bags from there they are tied sent down a conveyor belt and stacked to await loading on the truck staff photo fives on an average they pro cess 600 bushels daily turnips are waxed in order to retain the moisture and prevent softening storage conditions re quire high humidity and a tem perature of about 48 degrees to further insure hardness ideal growing conditions in clude summer rains and dry autumns governmentlnspectors examine each load to see the crop is free from disease to make sure they are haded prtn perly and to enforce proper stor age temperatures inspector bob armstrong is one of nine officers covering this district the district office is in hamilton and a sub office is sit uated in guelph mr armstrong cited root maggot as the chief varmint but he said turnips were also suc- ceptible to virus and several other diseases mr schouten sprays his crop weekly to prevent these diseases the vegetable popularly known as turnip in canada is properly termed rutabaga turnips are smaller than rutabaga andare white in color the term ruta baga is used in the united states and inspector armstrong sug gested it might be prevalent in canada within the next 25 years before they can be certified for export by government inspectors rutabaga must appear on the bag mr schoutens entire crop is exported to new york state he explained due to the great num ber of growers in canada and the great population of the united states there is a better market in the south if he sold his pro duce locally there would be a tendency to flood the market inspector armstrong said ont ario was canadas greatest grower of turnips prince ed ward island once a large pro ducer has decreased its produc tion recently on the other hand quebec is becoming a large grower nationally we produce 1500000 bushels each acre yields approxi mately 500 bushels the schou ten farm alone could yield 50- 000 bushels annually if the entire crop was harvested this year mr schouten lost 10 acres be cause the fields were too wet to get them picked and frost set in early of the 30 acres belonging to chris and joseph only 15 were harvested in some parts of the province the crops were covered with snow and insulated from the cold mr armstrong offered 15 per cent as a conservative estimate of the turnip crops still in the fields across the province this year there was an over supply close to 25 per cent over last years production last year many farmers grew turnips on a small scalers a test and col lected 125 per bushel this year with the extra supply prices dropped as low as 55 cents per busheu both mr armstrong and mr schouten felt those who bad gone into the business expecting to collect the gravy wont be back next year according to a sur vey conducted by economists from ottawa it costs the grower from 51 to 53 cents to produce a bushel of turnips mr arm strong said the grower would need about 1 per bushel to make his operation pay turnipstttjrnips everywhere and right in the middle of them all is mike schouten the grandson of albert schouten the man who started it all 15 years ago staff photo izht jwtjim sttt tfess ninetythird yearno 21 acton ontario wednesday november 22 1967 second section providence cemetery helps another generation ballinafad wi project martin house opens several inaccuracies were re- project the wi called a public corded in a recent article on the a meeting on june 17 1967 at restoration of providejpce ceme- 1 which meeting trustees were ap- tary which appeared in the free j pointed with norman sinclair as press nov 1 ballinafad womens institute wished to make it clear that the restoration is tneir centennial chairman the trustees asked the wl to appoint a secretarytreasurer for the committee and mrs jesse mcenery took the post there have been 43 plots sold plus vacant plots not the 25 men tioned in the article the cemetery is situated on thq ninth line of erin township at the town line between erin and esq- uesing townships which is the ballinafad side road laurence duby to be ordained laurence duby will be ordained to the priesthood on the afternoon of december 3 at st columbas church st catharines he is the son of mayor and mrs lesduby many from his home parish ex pect to attend the ordination martin house the latest addi tion to the halton centennial ma nor received praise as a tang ible example of one generation helping another from noble drew ontario director of hom es for the aged at its official opening heads of governments from the various county municipalities as well as ipverflmettttepresetita- uves members of the clergy and local dignitaries attended to de clare the martin house officially open and tour the 1500000 building the construction of this home lis certainly a fitting way to hon- or canadas centennial and it is appropriate to have it named af ter the martin family which has done so much for the town mr drew said the guest speaker reviewed the history of the homes and ac commodations for the aged from a time early in the 19th century when institutions for the old were known as houses of refuge up opened in march of 1956 a staff now they are house valued at 98500 was con- to present time no longer considered a place of refuge but a place where the aged can enjoy a stimulating day to day program mr drew cited the early 1900s as a sudden dramatic awakening to the social need he referred to the martin house as a shining example of the new awareness to the social need and an indication of haltons gener osity mr drew offered congratula tions to the manor staff and a special tribute to county coun cil the manor committee of management and all who helped to make the martin house a reality a brief history of the manor traces its inception to 1949 when county council appointed a com mittee to formulate plans jor a new home in halton county in july of 1952 the 530000 halton centennial manor was officially old fashioned ice ream gall ons choice of flavors save 20c whim you miy dotal old asmiomtd tot quality id catam shov now to thi but havoc scuctiom y 7 zmiltj xr l jit jkit f nov 2225 only try it at this special price coronet pints 39 so sc choice of flavors t v save 30c vaaiha ice milk 49c nov 2225 only m mak tfc rio 7c 3 pint containbi waf hs royal milk store open daily 10 am to 11 pm also available at e t marks grocery wiles bus depot the ribbon is cut and the 1500000 mar tin house 1 officially open warden of hal ton county william coulter director of homes for the aged noble drew and mrs edith green took part in the ribbon cutting rars green 98 is the second oldest resident at the manor and replaced s h baverstock in the ceremony staff photo train to toronto ask about convenient departure and return times ror nfoctthvdon pnont n iocs cm pa npar sal office cfj canadian national structea and this construction al lowed 12 more patient beds in the original manor by 1958 the demand had in creased again and plans for a 92 bed addition were drawn up in september of 1961 the 902250 addition and remodelling project saw lis official opening by 1963 it was time once ag ain to consider expansion and by 1965 work had begun on the 150 bed 1500000 home chairman of the program manor board chairman reeve hh hlnton of acton introduced the platform guests guests included warden of halton county w j coulter reeve of ml hon al ledwlth general contractor j richards of lynchrlchards donald e skinner reeve of burlington and member of the committee of management gordon gallagher mla for halton west george kerr reeve of oakvllle hc uerry director of homes for the aged branch of the depart ment of social and family ser vices noble drew president of the ontario homes for the aged mr gillies son of mary pettlt murray representing the pettlt family the first part of the manor is referred to as the pet tlt house doctor ca martin the new addition was named af ter the martin family george town reeve j elliott esqueslng reeve g leslie milton mayor s childs oakvllle mayor mclean anderson andgeorgetownmayor joe gibbonsi rev james terry of oakvllle offered benediction and rev father murphy of holy rosary church in milton offered a pray er of invocation each guest made a brief speech manor administrator stan allan said they bad moved into the new building before they officially took over from the coo- tractors it was kind of a crash program and it has jnat been a series of crash programs ever since he said the proud administrator offered thanks and congratulations to his staff county council and the commit tee of management for their part in making the centennial manor the finest home in the province doctor martin spoke bristly expressing his appreciation of the honor bestowed on htm and his lamlly this is a wonderful building and now that we have ins foundation we should be just about ready for an addition sim ilar facilities should baavallabla to all of the aged dr martin said mr drew warden coulter and mrs edith greene a 98-year- old resident of the manor took part in the ribbon cutting and declared the martin house offic ially open mrs green is the second oldest resident in the manor and was filling in for the oldest sh baverstock who is 101 the burlington boys and girls band played several numbers