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Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers
Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers

Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers

Date1/25/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0023137F
      Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
      Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
      Griffin, Doug
      3/10/1970
      Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged, they say
      Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged, they say
      Ross, Fred
      1/16/1970
      Newman, Actor says he decided not to go into his father's business because he's no good at figures but his laundry business - with beer on the side - was a going concern
      Newman, Actor says he decided not to go into his father's business because he's no good at figures but his laundry business - with beer on the side - was a going concern
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/25/1973
      Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
      Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
      Irish, Paul
      8/4/1989
      Rich soil, poor farmers: Although southwestern Ontario's comfields seem to stretch endlessly, some farmers say they are often tempted just to walk away from their upprofitable livelihood
      Rich soil, poor farmers: Although southwestern Ontario's comfields seem to stretch endlessly, some farmers say they are often tempted just to walk away from their upprofitable livelihood
      Beaty, Keith
      9/17/1974
      Ron Jeffries: Lawyer in the Fluffy the cat eviction says tenants have to be especially well prepared in Landlord and Tenant Court because the laws are not well defined
      Ron Jeffries: Lawyer in the Fluffy the cat eviction says tenants have to be especially well prepared in Landlord and Tenant Court because the laws are not well defined
      Mahler, John
      7/5/1989
      Touchy issue: George Fleschmann, president of the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada, says his lobby group has maintained relentless pressure against a proposal to help troubled Western grain farmers by jacking up the price of wheat. He says the pla
      Touchy issue: George Fleschmann, president of the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada, says his lobby group has maintained relentless pressure against a proposal to help troubled Western grain farmers by jacking up the price of wheat. He says the pla
      Loek, Dick
      9/11/1986
      City fathers as farmers, Headed for a day, of farming, Ald
      City fathers as farmers, Headed for a day, of farming, Ald
      City council members
      8/6/1942
      Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
      Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
      Bull, Ron
      12/21/1973
      Speaking out: Business has cheered free trade for 18 months, that stance isn't going to change just because it might affect the election, says spokesman Tom d' Aquino
      Speaking out: Business has cheered free trade for 18 months, that stance isn't going to change just because it might affect the election, says spokesman Tom d' Aquino
      D'Aquino, Thomas P
      8/8/1988
      Normal family life can be lived by cerebral palsy victims, if they are independent and can find work, say Nancy and Jim Mawhinney, photographed here with their children, Kelly, 3, next to her mother, Danny, 7, on his father's right knee, and Shawn, 6
      Normal family life can be lived by cerebral palsy victims, if they are independent and can find work, say Nancy and Jim Mawhinney, photographed here with their children, Kelly, 3, next to her mother, Danny, 7, on his father's right knee, and Shawn, 6
      Darrell, Dick
      5/24/1971
      Farmer's friend: Dal Dalrymple has been helping farmers like Gordon Barrie (right) for 38 years with problems such as improving milk production with a different cattle diet.
      Farmer's friend: Dal Dalrymple has been helping farmers like Gordon Barrie (right) for 38 years with problems such as improving milk production with a different cattle diet.
      Dunlop, Alan
      5/27/1982