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10 Section 2 of The Canadian Statesman, Newcastle Independent, Wednesday, April 6,1983 LIFE ON A FARM The sap is running, The trees are sunning, The ground is thawing here; The sower is sowing, The tractor is towing, The cows are mooing near. The rooms are airing, The girls are staring, While the boys swim in the bare. The horses are foaling, Unk is off coaling, The boys ask but I don't care. The cows need milking, The com is silking, I don't care as long as you're here; But Pa is coining, I'd best get moving, It's all the same if you're near. Pa is nearing, I can almost feel that switch searing, But still I sit and dream; The cats need feeding, The chicken chow is seeding, And the milk is turning into cream. But it's all the same, All my pain, Just don't go for her; But there's Dad, Boy he looks mad! So I say, "I'm going Sir!" Hie hills are greening, The birds are preening, The grass is greener too; The bells are tinging, My heart is singing, And I am calling you. By Lesley van de Ven Grade Six Mitchell's Corners Public School Board of Directors of Durham Farmers County Co-op There once was a farmer named Gail Who tried to lift a heavy bail She fell on the floor And broke the barn door Poor old Gail did nothing but fail. Vince GradeG Hampton Jr. There once was a farmer named Nicky Who was very very bossy and picky She had a brown sow Who she called "Brown cow" It was found to be drinking a micky. Lynn . Grade 6 Hampton Jr. Limerick There once was a very old cow Who began to think she was a plow She turned over some soil And up sprang some oil And now she has servants. "Wow"! Andy Ramcharitar Grade 6 Hampton Jr. Accrostic Cows on the farm. Objects all around, What a fun time on the farm, Smell all around. Lonny Grade6 Hampton Jr. Anecdote A farmer went to the city for his first time. He got out of his truck and stomped on the pavement with the heel of his boot. Then he said, "No wonder they built the city here, it's too hard to plow anyway." Paul Hindman Grade 6 Hampton Jr. Absent for the photo was Sam Turner. Living On A Farm If I lived on a farm it would be very muddy on the ground. Then I would feed the çows and the pigs and rabbits. That would be fun just for me and you. Do you like living on a farm? I do. By Christa Clapdorp Grade 3 Orono-Lockhart The Board of Directors of the Durham Farmers' front row, Lawrence Harris, Brian Caswell, Robert County Cooperative met for the 35th Annual Morton, Robert Allin, back row, Stanley Millson, Meeting on Monday, March 21st. The directors are, Wesley Oke, Ewart Robinson and Bill Forest. LIFE ON A FARM You get up at the break of day , clean the stalls and put in new hay. You feed the cows some oats and wheat, get your pail and take a seat. You get the eggs from the chickens and say, boy, you sure layed big ones today! You get on the tractor and start to plow, and just remember you didn't feed the sow. You run into the barn to get the slop, and as you stop you feel a raindrop. You put the tractor back in the shed, and your feet feel as heavy as lead. You put the cows back in the barn, and then you say oh darn! You've had a hard day today, and you kneel beside the bed and say, Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, If I shall die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen Angela Ewtushik Grades Mitchell's Corners Public School Beware of Liens at Auctions A farmer in Chatham thought he'd made a good deal. Last December, he bought a combine for $20,000 at an auction. Saved a bundle, so he thought. Two months after the purchase, the bank is one combine richer and the farmer is $20,000 poorer and minus a valuable piece of farm equipment. Unfortunately, this is an example of what is happening all too frequently. The reason? The farmer never thought to ask for a certified search of clear title. Ontario Consumer Minister, Dr. Robert Elgie, warns people purchasing anything at auctions to be aware that the item could be subject to a lien. "A bank, a finance company, a dealer, in effect any lender, may have loaned money on the security of things being offered for sale at the auction. If the loan has not been paid back in full, the lender may be paying you, the new owner, a visit and claiming his collateral, collateral, that is, your new property." property." The next time you're at an auction, before you pay for the item you've successfully bid on, ask the auctioneer to produce produce a "certified search" to prove there is no lien on the property. Though the auctioneer auctioneer is under no legal obligation obligation to conduct such a search with the Ministry's Personal Property Security Registration Branch, it is to his advantage to allay the fears of prospective buyers. One search serves the needs of all the people present at the auction. It also saves money for those individuals contemplating contemplating a sale but failing to make a purchase. An individual wishing to search the title himself and willing to pay the $10.00 fee can do so in any Land Registry office where personal property property security registration is offered. offered. All that is needed is the name of the individual who currently owns the property. Auctions can be fun. No one need get stung if the buyer follows a few "consumer sense" rules. Farms Farms are places Where we have fun, Where we can run. Farms are places Where we milk cows, Where we make friends. A farm is the Best place to be. Amber Peat Grade 3 Orono-Lockhart Life on the Farm When I went to my grandma's grandma's to see the animals little Carri, a boy goat was fighting with me. When the nanny goat came Carri went away. 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