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WHY FARMERS' SONS LEAVE THE FARM

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | AUGUST 18, 1910 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

Having read for some time letters appearing in your esteemed paper with the above heading, I feel tempted to also add a few lines to an old subject.

Some of the writers, ladies, evidently, from the city, who do not seem to have much to do but attend afternoon teas and balls, and study the fashions and the society columns seem to think that the exodus is due to the slovenly

This ad for the Pixtone Mechanical Stone Picker appeared in the June 1955 issue of Better Farming. It was designed to remove stones from others good topsoil to improve

This is an example of a dolly pin, a device used to launder clothes in the pre-washing machine era. Like with most laundry equipment from the depths of antiquity, the

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The U.F.O. Attitude Explained

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | SEPTEMBER 18, 1919 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

Kindly permit a few words of friendly comment on your editorial “The Provincial Political Arena.”

Let me say at the outset that, to the best of my knowledge, the farmers’ political uprising is absolutely spontaneous. It is not planned for or directed from headquarters; at best the central officers can but advise and try to send speakers in response to requests for

Jim Dalrymple

OCTOBER 6, 1943 – JUNE 10, 2017

Animal agriculture specialist and passionate advocate; born Oct. 6, 1943; died June 10, 2017 in Trenton, age 73.

Jim Dalrymple’s career in animal agriculture continued long after his 1998 retirement from a 27-year post as the Ontario government’s Brighton-based swine specialist.

Until recently, he maintained active involvement in animal agriculture projects for both industry and government through a personal consulting firm, Livestock Technology Services, Jim’s wife Donnalene said.

“It was the farming

Edgar Spinney Archibald

MAY 12, 1885 - JANUARY 23, 1968

Edgar Spinney Archibald was a distinguished agricultural scientist who headed several key organizations, most notably serving as the Director of Dominion Experimental Farms. His dynamic leadership not only guided Canadian agriculture through the turbulent times of the Depression and the Second World War, but ensured it would flourish. His expertise in applying scientific concepts to improving agricultural methods gained him widespread recognition throughout Canada.

Archibald was born on May 12, 1885, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He attended the Ontario Agricultural College,

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News from our rich agriculture history

WHY FARMERS' SONS LEAVE THE FARM

Pixtone Mechanical Stone Picker

Dolly Pin

The U.F.O. Attitude Explained

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Jim Dalrymple

Edgar Spinney Archibald