I'd Do Most Of It Again
by Ron Bailey
Ron Bailey captures some of the most significant parts of his life in this autobiography. Ron has been a woodsman, mechanic, teacher, farmer, college lecturer and professor who began work at the age of 15 and continued until retiring at the age of 75.
Ron outlines his earlier days as a teacher in Manitouwadge, the decision to farm, and what to farm. Through it all, how to pursue excellence in all things.
He continues to serve his community at his latest home in New Liskeard.
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ISBN: 978-1-989615-44-7 | 8½" x 11"
418 pages; 86 photos; trade paperback | $30.00
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Table of Contents
7 Preface
9 Part 1: Getting Started
9 Sleigh ride
11 Bailey Grandparents
16 Leaving Grandpa Bailey's
18 Aldred Grandparents
23 The Hough Lake House
28 Here, Boy
32 School Daze
46 Mr. Primeau
48 My Dad
53 My Mother
59 Homemade Bread
60 The Farm Radio
62 Timber Cruising
63 Unload The Lambs
69 Horses And Oxen
79 How Green Were My Mountains
81 The Boat
82 The New House
86 Changing Times
90 The New Well
92 Fishing Holes and Hounds
99 Drudgery, Deer and Diesels
106 Pumping Gas
112 Elliot Lake
132 Agincourt
135 The Southland
143 Boats, Planes and Judo Lessons
154 Finishing High School
159 Part 2: Waterloo University
167 Little Long Rapids
175 Year l
180 Summer of 1963
187 Anne
189 Year II
197 Summer of 1964
204 Year lll
208 Year IV
215 Manitouwadge
215 Part 3: Teaching High School in Manitouwadge
223 Ray Ward
233 Slushing Down
237 First Prize
240 Westward Ho!
244 Outers
251 Moose
252 Summer of 1971
255 Art Dirks
256 The New Role
261 First Year as Vice Principal
263 Night of the Wolverine
269 Situations
275 Summer of 1975
276 A Town's Underbelly
278 The Thornloe Farm
279 Part 4: Farm Life
279 The Thornloe House
283 Livestock
288 The Land
290 David and Jennifer
293 Off-farm Work
294 Water
296 New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology
299 Mr. John Butler
304 The Charolais Business
307 Army Manoeuvres
308 Sales And More Sales
321 Mr. Don Taylor
325 Canola
327 Mr. Bill Allen
329 Skills Upgrading
330 The Kubota Tractor
332 Rats
333 Mr. Dave Beattie
334 Jodi
336 Farm Accidents
339 The Pipeline
340 The ARDA Farm
341 Garbage
343 The Announced Closure of NLCAT
347 The Crop Insurance Board
352 Northern College
354 Full-time Farming
358 The Netherlands and France
360 Gates
362 The Environmental Stewardship Award
364 Our First John Deere
374 The Baerg Family
375 Red Angus Cattle
378 Memorable Calvings
389 TLC
390 The Netherlands and Germany
392 Prostate Cancer
392 BSE
392 Heart Attack
400 Downsizing
401 Music
403 Goodbye Farm, Hello Town
405 The Ploughing Match
413 Epilogue
417 Afterword