News from our rich agriculture history

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Drawing Dividends from a Silver Lining

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | DECEMBER 20, 1919 | CANADIAN COUNTRYMAN

It is nearly fifteen years now since a blue-eyed pioneer farmer of keen vision, a man by the name of Partridge, away out on the bleak Saskatchewan prairie, pointed to a silver lining which he saw edging the dark cloud of conditions in the grain trade at that time. He called it co-operation.

“Why not let’s get together and market our own grain instead of taking so much

This cartoon first appeared in the October 19, 1940 edition of Canadian Countryman. It depicts a goose representing “Canadian employment figures” soaring

This traditional corn sheller was designed to shell corn kernels to produce animal feed. The device made use of a simple design to save hours of tedious

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THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | APRIL 1, 1920 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

The fact that the eight-hour day was dragged into the Peace Conference does not dress it up in any more attractive form to present to the Canadian electorate, and it is evident that our parliamentarians and legislators realize how ill-timed any eight-hour day legislation would be at present. In fact, none of them show any desire to risk burning their fingers by enacting an eight-hour day,

Gilbert “Gil” Henderson

SEPTEMBER 5, 1926 – JANUARY 30, 2017

Farmer and conservationist. Born Sept. 5, 1926; died Jan. 30, 2017 in Brantford, age 90.

Conservation influenced most of Gil Henderson’s work in agriculture.

He earned a 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage Award for lifetime achievement for his conservation efforts. Together with his wife Molly, Gil won the Environmental Stewardship Award from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association in 1998. The couple also won the Brant County Farm Family of the Year Award in 1997. They ran Onondaga Farms, a

Dr. J.C. Berry

FEBRUARY 5, 1905 - FEBRUARY 19, 2002

Dr. John Coulter Berry was born in Langley, British Columbia, and spent his childhood and early life working on his Father’s dairy farm.

Deciding to pursue a more advanced career in agriculture Dr. Berry acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science at the University of British Columbia in 1927. Upon graduation Dr. Berry quickly secured a job at the UBC’s animal husbandry department. Dr. Berry received his Master’s degree in 1937 and then received permission to take a leave and further his education at Iowa State College. Dr. Berry returned to

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News from our rich agriculture history

Drawing Dividends from a Silver Lining

WILL THEY GO UP TOGETHER

CORN SHELLER

THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY

lives lived

Gilbert “Gil” Henderson

Dr. J.C. Berry