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(Editor's Note.--. Although for.' the Ile/ ff,. Studems‘. "1:6 this letter was received by St. mam goal 0 t IS course IS P _prepare the women to sharem Marys friends several "mm" _ the work of the farm and be- ago it is still felt to be of such come partners with their hus- real interest that it is very bands. worthy of publication.) rd + be I Now a we or two a ut ife Kalulushi Farm College, in rural Zambia. Actually we PO. Box 5, . are situated in the "huh" of Kalulushi, Zambia. Zambia: "The Copperbelt." We Dear Friends: are twenty miles from Mufulira This letter will come as a where the national mine disas- complete surprise to many of ter occurred in October. If you you. Yes, we really are tZyl- are looking on the map don't bia. Last March we applied to forget that Zambia is the old The United Church of Canada Northern Rhodesia If you look for an overseas appointment in just south of the conga you will Agriculture. Shortly thereafter probably find Kitwe or Ndola. we 'riff jitdgd?rg!fltttfr' Kalulushi is 10 miles west of t r. o n , . . griegalulushi Farm College. Mr. Egg: "fd "fee, '"i1srt1rtti/e'st, Woods offered us a three year south of Kalulushi. The children t,'iit,iri,t,a,tgetrrting1seut/t' st,', ridet when? bus} into Kitwe to ram: _ . M 00. . . months were spent in P1s.sm.g 4' ar?d Bill in Grid: 'll Gl'lflliii: the Byrd of World Wssiy'ss will probably be the shortest jjjeoe,,tgiarotetrgra2ttnh7 school year thaththey will ever don, Ontario. Finally on Sept. ',iererht1nitylsagtatiu1afete sllm 18th we boarded Air Canada to . . . London, England, then on to Start At , a.nt. Nairobi, Kenya and arrived at The hours of work are prob. Ndola, Zambia, on Sept. 20th. . . t h To" those oi you who are meet- ably the biggest adJustmen t _a,t, . . . . ke. It hasn't mg us for the first time, vw We have had t9 ma this letter I Mi.“ tell you some- made much difference to Allan thing of our'hackground. We _ as he .al.way.s lid get up.early are farmers from near St. Marys, Everythmg IS P full sw1ng. by Ontario where Allan operates a seven oclock m the morning dairy and beef farm with his Ann and Bill catch the bus at brother David, and his father 6.45 am. and start sehool ill Ray. Our share of the resp0n- 7.40. They are back home agyr sibility has been turned over to by 2 p.m. If one goes shopping them for the next three years you leave around 7.30 as a1 while we fulfill our desire to _ stores are open by 8 'Pc,,',"", work abroad. Allan is a grad- then close up from 12 till I uate of the Ontario Agricultural for lunch. The days have leng College and I am a graduate of thened Since we_have been hen Macdonald Institute, Guelph. We but even so it I? dark by " have four children: Ann 8, Bill pan. Th? lun r1ses about ii..3I 6, Sarah Jane 4, and Stewart 1%. if?" 3211:: 1eerst, sprin; me Amm waters uescrme . .. ' Their Work In Zambia 'i'-')'"')',"?,, Durlng A Lill m the Storm The Allan Slater: 0125651333 Kalulushi Farm College was, until June 1970 associated with Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation, Kitwe, zambia. Now the farm has its own Board of Directors and like Mindolo is associated with the World Council of Churches. The Government of Zambia supports the college ful- ly and granted the land for its establishment in 1966. The teach- ing staff is recruited mainly ,through the World Council of Churches. The staff at present comes from United States, Ire. land, England, Holland, Den- mark with ourselves being the only Canadians. The courses offered to the young Zambian men are an Agri- culture Course with training in horticulture and pig and poultry management. This course is de. signed to train practical young farmers who if successful, will be offered a state, settlement farm or be assisted to return to their family farm. This is actually a three year course. In the first year they are paid student wages to work and learn in the farm gardens and with the pigs and poultry. In the second year, each student is “giv- en a garden plot to grow and finance his own crops. He also has his own chickens. The pro- duce from these enterprises he sells to the College's Central market. The third year they are, placed on their settlement farm and work it with some supervision. Ranch Management The other main course at pres- ent is a ranch management course to train men for positions on State or private ranches. This is a one year course. ,Plans are underway to start a ranch tenant scheme to train'farmers to become successful tenant ranchers. The Goverm.e,ment is planning to provide ranches bf approximately 3000 acres, each, , for farmers who sueceMfully complete this course, These 2 ranch Courses are the courses which Allan is associated with. He shares the responsibility with 3-Year Course Now a word or two about life in rural Zambia. Actually we are situated in the "huh" of Zambia: "The Copperbelt." We are twenty miles from Mufulira where the national mine disas- ter occurred in October. If you are looking on the map don't forget that Zambia is the old Northern Rhodesia. If you look just south of the Congo you will probably find Kitwe or Ndola. Kalulushi is 10 miles west of Kitwe or 50 miles northwest of Ndola. The farm is 6 miles south of Kalulushi. The children ride the city bus into Kitwe to go to school. Ann is in Grade 3 and Bill in Grade 1. This will probably be the shortest school year that they will ever experience as they start sum- mer holidays again on Dee. 4! The hours of work are prob- ably the biggest adjustment that we have had to make. It hasn't made much difference lo Allan as he always did get up early. Everything is in full swing by seven o'ploek in the morning. Ann and Bill catch the bus at 6.45 a.m. and start school at 7.40. They are back home again by 2 p.m. If one goes shopping you leave around 7.30 as all stores are open by 8 a.m. and then close_up from 12 'till 2 for lunch. The days have leng- thened since we have been here but even so it is dark by 6.30 pan. The sun rises about 5.30 am. This is of course spring here and even though the rainy season has not started the trees are in full leaf and the flowers are blooming. Seasons make little difference as far as the gardens are concerned as irrr gation is used so crops can be grown all year round. We are enjoying cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, etc., fresh from the gardens. We buy all our vegetables, eggs and poultry through the college market. Our fruit is grown in our own back- yard as we have many banana trees, strawberries, mulberries, lemons and peaches. Sincerely, Allan and Bev Slater, Ann, Bill, Sarah Jane and Stewart. _ "And now, gentlemen," said a congressman during a speech in the House, ‘I want to tax your memory.” "Gad," ex- claimed a colleague, "why hasn't We will be very glad to hear from any of you who feel in- clined to drop us a line. If all goes as planned we hope to get this typeof letter out twice a year. Now may we wish you all the very best for 1971. Our home is a three bedroom brick bungalow. It remains quite cool even now when the mid-day temperatures reach the nineties. Actually the climate so far re- sembles July and August in Ontario except it always cools off in the evening. None of those hot sticky nights when you just ean't sleep. A1lan's work being mainly with cattle involves such'jobs as dipping'the entire herd of 325 once a week for tick con- trol. The other common' jobs are identifying calves, branding, dehorning, castrating, and being his own veterinarian. For vari- ety there are things like fighting bush fires and driving five bulls home from Kitwe .. that's four- teen miles. OAC grads might be interested to know that one of the first directors of this farm was Jim Stockton. He is still in Zambia and has a church in Ndola. the wives of students, The WHEN THE SNOWMOBILE CAME INTO ITS OWN - Here's Pete Newton and one of the machines which were of such a great help in many situations. FROZEN AND STALLED VEHICLES WERE PLENTIFUL and during lulls in the storm many were "rescued" by service trucks. NEITHER STORM NOR SLEET HAL/TS THE L.C.B. Andy Hoe on his way to work Wednesday morning. , T""...). Trr . T'" Jurrap l'l'll SPRUCE TREES ON WELLINGTON ST. SOUTH after one night's blow, Mm W a - The figure on right is "PT, - km" . v11"...