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incflzg Iinll'Al'iD DARLING is a n inn-m «lay iaiiller. lii~ Limb-acre spread at RR l. Walsaii. has almost 100 ilimt n’ will? and the l" :t n. inim nnrrinnny Tall r iii- and pinm sullound ii mg green iiclds. » lites in a rustic stone loin-vi with fireplace, polished tlzii ill ind Hunt's. l'nminrtniile hm. nr- :3 ill] Illmll'l‘l’l ap» ill \ilC Laura is a worm it'l'aCill'E woman and l'n‘ir Clilliiit-n are timer,“ mannered and well- His at in, GM Xvi. 'li Darling is a trim and \ ii ililJl looking (ill vcars old .,rtirulutn. witty, a deep end concerned about ..l(l around him. Holds two posts 5 l'eEVE of Dummer arid the warden of Pntni'hniiugh Cnnniy â€" the ruhnlnninn oi 11 years Ll'l milllit‘ipa‘ politics. lie tirilij a late model car, (HTS-Sf": in smiirt :liiirc when thi' UPC hill culls inl' it and read» such publications as T i in e inhgaiihe. Readerx' Diem anl historical hith~ rapliirs lluv mi hurling is lint lile cl hers tragic and mi;- cousliiied :onception ot a fa ne ’l" ~1 ,itweeklvisitcdthe Darling [arm to gain first- hand knowledge of on aver- age (lav ill the life of a farmer. M: is an], as the pale sun was peeping over the horizon and all the world was cool and hushed, I arrived. blearY- eyed, at the farmhouse. in. Darling fresh and wide-awake. met me at the door. He wore wind ihipped denims, an old striped shirt, scuffed shoes. With him was 19-year-old Dick Douglas in similar dress. Dick. from a nearby f'nu'll‘l, sometimes helps Mr. Darling in the day's chores. Bake! bread In the kitchen were Mrs. Darling and two of the chil- drenâ€"Kay, 14. and Lynn, 11 Oldest ilniighlt‘r Anne. 17. was away working at a summer resort for the holidays. Mrs. Darling took nine loaves of homl‘rmade broad from the mm The sound 0! bacon Sizzling in a pan tilled the room. “Plow do you like your eggs . . . liter“ snii? hanl'"v asked Mrs, Dai‘linz. 'i said soft. Frcscntly, we all sat around the tflhle- Gt ml; was Slide ‘ 535! of hie! cgex. Eat-Mi, as they cana ‘so as t5 acEie‘ve home-made bread. oranee juice. buns and curios. Midway iin-nrnn the meal. -.t @- By Earl McRaenk What is life like on I modern-day 1.0002crn film? To find out Examiner reporter Earl McRue recently spent a day with Peterbnrnugh County Warden Howard Darling and his family at their home in Bummer Township. lzryearrold Carlâ€"a good-innit- ing freckle-faced hayâ€"came in {mm milking the cows which is done with an auto- matic milker. We talked arm" during the meal. Mr. Darling engages in "mixed" [arming with dairy and beef cattle. The pasture adjoining the firm is 111 acres, but he also has a 100‘ acre ranch, a son-acre ranch and a MID-acre wondlut. The iarrn is his own and belonged to his lather before that He grows hay and corn â€" but merely to feed the cattle, A small garden near the house is pampered by Mrs Darling and here they grow unions, potatoes, nnrn, carrots. beets, tomatoes. cabbage and beans ior their own consump- tiun. Dairy cows Milk trom the dairy cows~ an average seven cans each day (550 poundsi-is shipped to Pine Grove Cheese Fac- tory at Lakellald elch mom- ing where it is processed into chnddar cheese [or "1': con- sumer market. Each spring. "stricken"â€" the offspring train the beef cows-are sold to dealers who. in turn, nourish them for eventual slaughter and Joe Citizen‘s dinner table. Mr. Darling has lost four calves this year from calf pneumonia but says sclentiiic a d v a n as s have elminatcd cattle disease to I great ex- tent. “We keep penicillin and drugs on the farm and keep a close watch on the animals," As we were finishing our coffee. a dusty l'Ei‘I milk truck rattled into the yard and Min Darling went in meet ii, Several moments later he returned explaining “that was the truck that takes my milk to the cheelp iactol‘y". After hreakiast, Lynn started washing the dishes. She does it three times a day along with Ray when they are not at school. The children also help milk the cows, feed the cattle, do housework and work in the garden. Mr, Darling hnpcs his chil» dren "will go to universiLV .. :. .4.“ . the education hr: would not gel, The Lie ession hit the Day ling iami hard and reuse quenlly. Howard had to lorielt high school. Years later, how- ever. he earned a high school diploma through correspond- ence courses. Anne is a Grade 13 student at Crestwnod Secondary School ans plans a university educa- tion. Carl wants in he an enfineer. one of the children plan to term and Mr. Darling says it's a matter of economics. With a good education, they can earn more money in the outside world than by farming. And as Carl says: “It's mat on nasy life , . . too many re- sponsibilities." Yet the children work hard on the (arm. They mature faster and because of the na- ture of the jobâ€"«are more ap- preciative oi the luxuries in lite. "Our kids see where the income comes from." says Mr. Darling. “They see all the problems and hardships oi llie." The children have a great respect for their hard working parents and rarely complain about doing chores. “There is no financial sut- lsi'action in being a farmer," says Mr. Darling. "A lamer has a lot of money invested and operates at a loss. The only satislaction I can see is that it’s a wonderful place to raise a family , . . but a poor way to make a lMiig." Desire to leave Mr. Darling has had “many many desires" Io leave the larm life and doubts he would have chase“ it it his educa- tion had been more extensive. "But I'm too old now to change." When the Children are grown up and leave the farm and when he gets too old to manage it himseli, he will sell Despite the farmers‘ new stature in the social main- eream, discrimination still exists. City people oiten con- sider the former a second- class citizen. Mr. Darling l'eols not the slighlest bit un~ comlortahle in the midst of urbanites. “The people who wnniri nhun ha 9 to he He laughs in totalling an example of farmer discrimina- iron: "I once went into a hunk in Peterborough with a wheat cheque to cash and i was dressed up. The teller looked at the cheque then he looked me over and asked what I diill I said ‘whal do you think i do?’ lie said ‘well, you don‘t look like a tarmer.’ "He was trying to pay me a compliment and didn't rea- lize it was a subtle form of discrimination.” Suddenly the phone rang. It was a Bummer resident with a problem concerning council aliairs and Mr. Dar- ling promised to look into it. We left the house to tackle the day’s chores which this day consisted of installing steel siding on an implement shed and mending a posture fence. Two dogs yipped and yapped in the yardfi'l'ick, a hounddng. and rip, a lovable old manâ€" grel. Mr. Darling took a few moments to show how he had trained Tip to slide on his stomach. Girls do charm The girlsaKay, Lynn and a friend, Cheryl, were busy painting a fence around the home. Thoir pants were spat» term! and Kay got paint in her hair. but no one grumbled. Besides the dogs, there are four cats and seven kitten: around the farm. Mr. Darling says he can do without the cats. Mr.‘ Darling pointed ti) the farm implement shed that had to be sided. “In winter. an east wind blows against it." he said. He and Dick curried lum- her strappings [mm a nearby pile to the shed and proceeded in nail them along the wall. They out big sheets of steel and hammered them into place. Perspira tio n rolled down their laces. Carl had gone into Warsaw to cut the lawn for his gmnd- parenls Mrs. Darling was in the garden Killing with an clec~ tric tiller. Mr, Darling stood on his loss tractor and pounded the strapping into place. He off- ered an ofirhanded remark about the weather. Dry spell aliected us a bit, not much. The rain we got helped a lot . l . good re‘ covery." We spoke on his duties in the municipal field. He has attended about 175 iunctions since January running the gamut ll'orn county council committees, township council meetings nv ‘ d Damned right He wishes he had more time to devote to his occupation. He speak: again on the eco- nnmc problems in running a model'n»day iarml There are a law bonatidc farmers to- day. Most hold down second yobs in urban areas.