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Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dchildroth cont'dx around the feedlot. Area of the exercise lot was 50‘ x 128'. in 1951 a seorge nhi ts thresher was purchased. and. for the next ten years. Norman, William and William's son, Harry, assisted each other with the harvest. Then the thresher was replaced by a swather. ln 1965 Mr. .Jse. McKiernan of Port ngin con- tracted to cement the barnyard. 'l'he cement was ready- mixed and brought to the farm in trucks. ln 1956 Mr. .‘loodrow Schsll of North Bruce put a bath tub into the bathroom. which had been taken frm the west side of the large bedroom above the kitchen. four of the boys used to sleep here. in 19:17 a garage was made from the original woodâ€" shed on the east side of the kitchen. Mr. Murray finnie and Bob sell of Port mlgiu were contractors. Mr. David McKinuon of Port ngi’n assisted in cement- ing the garage floor. (he was later to lose his life in a tragic car-train accident south of Paisley, 19:39). he also helped to make the back entry which was lined with plywood. .Ln 1959. Mr. bd. .Iillismeun or Usrgill, put a yellow and black tile lining into the utility room. and also built a clothes cupboard and broom closet there. He removed the pantry. and sanded the grained woodwom in the kitchen. in 1954 a power lawn mower was purchased. fences removed, and the grass cut out as far as the road. The previous year evergreens had been planted around the foundation and shrubs along the lsneway. in 1961, a picture window was cut into the living room and a white asbestoa shingle was put on the outâ€" side of the house. The woodpeckers, while searching for flies. hsd dug mam; holes in the asphalt shingles. Mr. George Kreutzksmp of Hanover was contractor. He is married to Mrs. Louis Schildroth's sister, rlorence. In 1965 a row of 50 cedar trees wss pdmnted to the west side of the maples in the lane. .L‘hsse had been purchased from Mr. Harrison who was operating nradford's fruit market. He had dug these from some property which he owned st Uliphant on the muse Peninsula. ‘l'he old orchard has been disappearing. but new trees have started to be fruitful. 'l‘he yellow trans- parent gave fruit Iirst in 1965. and the young spy trees in 1965. The old bartlett pear tree gives fruit faithfully, although it has been hollow since before l9-l0, fifteen years before the new tree started to bear fruit. 1116 two 111201: cherry trees in the orchard had been moved there from the east line fence over the hill. Note the alarms on their hard where the stove pipes had protected the young trees from the mice. Lhe young sour cherry tree gave fruit first in 1965. ‘l'he sweet apple tree had to be removed when the lovmship widened the road it the mid 60‘s. X’lf ln 1965 a white board fence was put in between the houssyard and orchard. During the 19.50‘5 when the sons were at home a great deal of maple syrup was made in the sugar bush each spring. but Norman has not done so since he purchased the farm. Paul and Roy Howe's older eons used. to play in the sugar house when they were going to public school. even though the mos- quitoes were plentiful. ’l‘he house has since fallen down. There have been two births at the present home. u'sorgs and Mary Schildroth. Also there has been one wedding and one funeral. Mary was married at the house in Deptem’ber 19%.. and Mrs. l". Schildroth's funeral was from the resid- ence in October 19%. Rev. C. h. Paddon of St. Andrew's United Uhurch. daugeen conducted the service. Edna Schildroth's sister. mes mm: Grigger of Uhesley sang, "Safe in the arms of Jesus". This was followed by a public serâ€" vice from the .Usvsy Funeral Home, Port A‘lgin. Service was in charge of it. Mark's Lutheran church, Uhesley. Ontario. Norman's father passed away at the Uhssley hospital in September 196.3. Service by s‘t. Mark's Lu1heran bhurch. hheslay, was from the limits Mineral Home, with interment at Port nlgin. After selling milk in cans for approximately 12 years to the United Dairy and Poultry U0- Operetive at ‘l‘are, Ontario. .iorman has disposed of his dairy herd â€" r‘ebrusry 1969. Previous to selling hulk milk, he had separated the milk and sold the cream to the Fort hlgin uresmery. Ihe old separator bowl is now a planter for petunia, as is the barrel type churn. He will now have to dispose of the milking machine. which is about twenty-five years old. on use will be found either for a home mill: past- eurizer. lt operated like a double boiler with water in the outer part and the milk in the inside part. And now, with no cows. hens, horses or sheep. steers are the only livestock: being sept at time of writing. march 1969. who Knows what changes the next deceds will bring?