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THE BUCHNER FARM HISTORY aeier.er',t, .aggweaawffi"w -tTe=%tTa"ia'a'r-", mr-r-tq when Fred Brown decided to sell his 200 acre farm, (The old Brown homestead since the formation of the village of Brownsville) it seems the farm that Mr. and Mrs. gubneg Buchner of Courtland, would be happy to own. Due to the increer- sing difficulty of continuing dairy operations in a tobacco growing; area, Mr. and Mrs. Buchner had made a decision to relocate in a new area. They saw several f things in favour of the Brown farm. i I (I) the soil was excellent silt loam for dairy farming; , (2) easy rolling for good drainage and sloping gently to the south for a _ sunny warm exposure; 9 (5) the location adjacent to the village was convenient for stores, churches _ and school; I (4) the Continuation School in the village was a cherished asset for his 1 family after the hardships experienced by him to get secondary school F education; (5) the Borden Milk Plant still receiving milk for trucking into Belmont or J Tillsonburg was an easy, convenient market for dairy farmers in this 3 " area; _ " In his opinion, the farm had one drawback, in that period of time, ..\Ild that _ was the extremely large brick hous . It was a bit frightening for a young married ', couple to deal with. They purchased the farm in early March, 1941, but did not I move to it until a year later. r Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Sims, an el,. 'kit, »*‘/Q% //7;’/ V ployed as a caretaker- enant and altttgl, ' fiE (ii)" Tr,iiiir) I, maighlq q l lived in the small tenant house. The {kg-1;? . ;,\. “Emmy/7 _ fields were grain cropped and har- ruff, gkqu‘tig (ss'- sitliltliiiiiiilEalt ',, vested by a combine, one of the first If 'iitl5-iirzii,,%t:l,-tal,si, i; 'ttr "C- rlltrt1i,ii,iitji-,tii?litEil [ machines to be used in the area. BilrEii2EiEi) Iifiig,i1i. ,7»; 'i,',i"ii'tit(i-i)iii)Elltkir, l . The front half of the house --.E&1~H-1‘ alilll' Ah?! CCs"' QlllErE5iiiii8 .1 . was taken down and sold for salvage. $36,313. ”Avg-r It, . .937”. I , N; The remaininv structure was remod- ".gg qEMli I in; 'lt0iii "I h: . ° 9 a, as iailiTrNq T'. = 7.55.2. I MII _ elled into four bedrooms, 2 story aeit, - - I , -,=#79 ' ‘:HI house with two car garage. , 4-” LII 'i , , tll , l 3 In the remodelling, five chim- -'. tiiiiilig a. l“ Pal tll-ii-Si 5 g l, neys were removed and the remaining - .iliIiiiiriiiill IiMliiiiR" N , ‘ " - ii structure still retained three chim- 1llllligi iigiilE1iliiii-iliiiiiliiii- " Mllth"irll'M, i 1 neys, one for the kitchen and one f IriiiE5iiilillll=lMl!rlgllllltlillEl ‘l‘ N -» t i.". , . for the furnace. For a_few years, ' wr r . Bi'iiiNMel.gtjllill ia, Jun," ‘1”. We“). rm . wood was used for heating but eveo- - "1"“ L, " than M.ta.dPs. 3"-..31j5: “3317‘ we»... 1 tually natural gas was used for the cooning and heating. _ i _ During the remodelling, old :3ce- , srlil'i'a"rtiiiillitttily1" *'-r tylene gas piping and early electric- ' P3il ‘ '11,i?5ie'ctt'd fl T ) al wiring were removed and new hydro 7;. PN', ‘ghx 1pscli'iiaJ!!M . il service installed,. New plumbing was -,' Ct .52" “’9 :l", ' installed and a new automatic water 1‘ (EV ,rrrtv-"is15 . , l. _ pressure system to supply water to 1‘13}? q I? v u! i , ‘ ( both house and barn, replaced the f, my") “a“ v _ e...", -t".' . _ elevated cement water tank in the till iilliiift, !4J¢ L. Mt! - tc"" ‘ 'cis, backyard, which was kept full by a 'll-Ile .,ij'sjllll "lltql IMlheil IlirttTiifl!lt *QaJn l windmill over the well to one side i - i 'til." I E ftllMiiiilll . i l , 1 Of the tank. -4. iiiRltm ijiiiiiih"iifi"ii, M‘a' - t 'i"i,fj:.t:i,?'-" i In March, 1942, the remodelled in...” '5ilglBbciiicFs1:1i'. iMeeNili?., - "gsm, 1 home was ready for Occupancy. W.A. A. .. - CT",,". you"? r ..,7... trriiittt 'étiiiiiii'iaigalEiNiBffft (_" Buchner sold his farm in Miidleton V _- -"ts--rcrr:'t IF, I It", "Ci'-'-, Township and retired to a home in ' "tmb; l Courtland. Aubrey Buchner resigned as . _ "" 1 , _ Clerk and Treasurer of Middleton and ’»7 r; “.mw _. 7 _3, .u 7_ -ii, ,-, , "P! with Bertha and their two children, .51.“: 7 F 4. '; Betty age five -and Gerald, age two, - ' -rr -*-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-=â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"--â€"â€"-â€" -.c' _ moved the dairy herd and farm equip- . _ "-T TV . j ment to the Brown farm in Dereham Township. Thus began a whole new chapter for y the Buchners. . . ce ' I T The next seventeen years brought many changes and experiences, SOme were i pleasant, cherished memories, some near tragpc mishaps. : l l l I ‘ l l