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REGIONAL SELF-PROFILE: NORTHERN Longâ€"time Exhibitors at the Royal By Laurena Ulrick i n 1997 the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 1 (RAWF) celebrated its 75th anniversary. and Seagrave Farm celebrated its 35th anniversary as an exhibitor at the Royal. In the late 19205. Joseph Ulrlck established a small herd of regis- tered milking shorthoms in Powassan, just south oI North Bay. He registerd under the prefix “Sea grave." Seventy years and three generations later, Seagrave Farm's milking shorthoms can be seen at many oi the top dairy shows across North America. The dairy show provides the lorum tor breeders lrom everywhere to present their finest to the public and the Industry. The RAWF is uncon- tested as Canada's premier dairy show and has been billed as “the place where the country comes to the city' each November, The contrast is striking as small school children. awed by their first encounter with a real live cow, mix with veteran breeders and exhibitors. What most observers don't realize is the enor- mous amount at work Involved in exhibiting cattle. Preparation begins a year In advance as cows are bred to have calves and be in iust the right stage oi lactation and full of bloom for the big day. Long before show day. countless hours are spenthalter breaking. clipping and grooming. The larger shows require that exhibitors enter their animals months in advance. Trucking must be arranged. hotels booked, special supplies purchased and labour hired. Meeting the miniâ€" mum requirements lor the maintenance cl bovine life in an urban environment. each 1500 lb. animal will consume 50 gallons of water. 60 lbs. ol hay and 15 lbs. at grain daily; all of which must be transported by the exhibitor. The display will use one Dale of straw and one bag of wood shavings per head per day, A mini- mum ol two workers must milk, leed. wash. groom and clean up alter these animals tor 18 to 20 hours per day. Eleven times Seagrave animals have won the honour ol either Grand or Reserve Grand Cham- pion. and two times they have won the covoted Breeder’s Herd Award at the Royal Winter Fair. In 1980. Seagrave's Pertect Nadia was named Grand Champion at the Canadian National Ex- hibition. HAWF and the World Congress Show in Calgary. In 1992. Seagrave won their first class at the World Dairy Expo in Madison. Wisconsin. and repeated in 1995 winning the American Na- tional 2 year Old Futurity with Sancrest Leading Lady. In 1997, Lady was also the first 4 year old and the Total Performance Award winner at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Not unlike WI. the opportunity we have had. through our travels to dairy shows across Cen~ ads and the United States, to meet people who 10 Home a. Country. Winter '97-93 gWéa/no (‘ //i 5 Jr 7 4: Anniversaries - .(J‘) Sunny Brooke WI, Lambton Centre . 15 “‘\..__ Eden Grove/Cargill WI, {/2 Bruce East . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 \ Markstay wr. Sudbury ............ so Hillsburgh WI. Wellington Centre . t . 75 Seymour West WI, Northumberiand East . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Allenwood WI. Simcoe Centre . . 90 Camilla WI. Dutlerin South . . . 95 Life Memberships Baltimore WI, Northumberland West - Doris Stephen Beamsville WI. Lincoln - Swadesh Sachdeva - Barbara Temple â€" Patricia Wat‘terworlh Dublin WI. Halton - Anne Dodds - Irene Douglas - June Hunter - Betty McIntyre - Gladys Hennioh - Barbara Wilson Nelson WI. Halton - Marian Hamilton - Frances McCormaok Reid’s Comers WI, Bruce South - Evelyn Elliott - Margaret Reid Laurens is pictured above with one of Seagrave Farm '5 Grand Champions. produce the food we eat has given us an insight into the rural community. Many of Canada's tinest men and women live and work outside the urban environment. and our continued work will be in this field. Certificates of Merit Seymour West WI - Ftuby McColloch Laureruz and her husband Dart ca-own and operate Seugmve Farm with Frank and Carmel Ulric/r at RR I. Prrwarsart. Ontario. Laurena i: also an FWIO Board Direclnrfar Subdivision 27. A (elebration of Quilts Members from Alford a Park Road WI gathered together 125 quills for a very successful Quilt Show. New and old quilts were displayed at a local retirement home. The hall wesa 'buzfoloonvvrsa- lion es Viewers discussed the quilts and theirhr‘story. From left to right are Doreen Pale, Oulll Display Convener. Joan WI!- Home. Branch President, and Helen Doctor, retirement home clamor. This Branch also hosted a group 0! WI members lrcrn the Isle or Man. A pot luck supper was organ- ized for the group, who later visited the Adelaide Hunter Headless Homestead. the Mohawk Chapel and the Alexander Graham Bell Home. North Submitted by Ivy Johnson. PRO. Allard a Park Road WI. Brant /