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RON HODGKINSON - 85 YEARS A FARMER

Currency:CAD Category:Farm Equipment Start Price:10.00 CAD
RON HODGKINSON - 85 YEARS A FARMER
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RON'S FARM LIFE: IN 1935 HOWARD HODGKINSON BOUGHT THE FARM IN BERKELEY, WHERE WE'RE HOSTING THE AUCTION, FROM HIS AUNT MARY RITCHIE.
IN MARCH OF 1939 RON WAS BORN AT THE FARM WHERE HE HAS LIVED AND WORKED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
SCHOOL FOR RON WAS A 2 MILE WALK TO A ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE. BY THE TIME RON GOT TO GRADE 8 IT WAS TIME TO WORK ON THE FARM OR JUNIOR FOOTWEAR (MARKDALE) FOR EXTRA CASH. FARM LIFE GOT EASIER IN 1950 WHEN HYDRO WAS BROUGHT IN AND IN 1955 WHEN WATER ARRIVED.
NOTHING DISCOURAGED RON FROM FARMING AND IN 1965 HE MANAGED TO BUY THE 100 ACRE FARM SO HE COULD MILK COWS MORNING AND NIGHT 7 DAYS A WEEK. 30 YEARS LATER RON TRADED IN MILKING FOR BEEF CATTLE. UP UNTIL 2010 CATTLE WERE RON'S LIFE. NOW, AFTER YEARS OF SEEING HIS FIELDS BEING USED FOR CASH CROPPING IT'S TIME TO RETIRE. THE FARM HAS BEEN SOLD AND RON PLANS TO LIVE OUT HIS DAYS RELAXING.
KIDD FAMILY AUCTIONS WISH RON & PHYLLIS ALL THE BEST. LET'S GIVE THEM A FABULOUS AUCTION SEND OFF. PLEASE NOTE; RON IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THE MAJORITY OF THESE QUALITY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND STORED INDOORS. BID ! BID ! BID !