News from our rich agriculture history

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A FAIR TARIFF

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | MAY 30, 1925 | THE CANADIAN COUNTRYMAN

The almost solid demand from the West and the Maritime Province for a low tariff, and the demand from the manufacturing centres of Ontario and Quebec for a high tariff make statesmen in this country no sinecure. The suggestion made a short time ago by the Hon. F. B. McCurdy, who was Minister of Public Works in the Meighen Government, that Nova Scotia should be permitted to control its own

This advertisement appeared in the July 13, 1940 edition of Canadian Countryman. It was taken out by the Bell Telephone Company of Canada (now Bell Canada) to advertise

This is an example of a hand crank-operated circular knitting machine known as “The Auto Knitter” in excellent condition. The particular model featured in this

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Figures Versus Actual Conditions

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 23, 1919 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

Not infrequently we hear public speakers proclaiming the wonderful development of agriculture in this country, but it is evident that they fail to understand real conditions. A drive through the country and a visit to the homes of rural folk, the schools, churches and other institutions give the lie to any figures which statisticians can compile.

It is most significant now that after

John Ruthven “Blondie” Wilson

AUGUST 23, 1892 - 1969

Ruthven, as he most commonly went by, was born in Glengarry County, Ontario, in 1892. His father, James Lockie Wilson, would go on to achieve agricultural prominence during Ruthven’s youth. James served as Secretary of the Ontario Vegetable Growers’, Horticultural and Plowmen’s Associations. The later employment James attained as the Ontario government’s Superintendent of Agricultural Societies provided Ruthven with excellent educational opportunities.

Ruthven graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Toronto in 1916. The

Audrey Brown

MAY 24, 1930 – OCTOBER 1, 2017

Farmer; teacher; former executive committee member of the Shorthorn Lassies Auxiliary. Born May 24, 1930; died Oct. 1, 2017, age 87.

Audrey Brown operated Glenrothes Farm near Beaverton with George, her husband of over 65 years. The couple met at high school and eventually settled in Pickering, where they both taught school.

Audrey and George began their purebred herd in the early 1960s and moved permanently to the farm in 1984. Their 2008 “Legends of the Breed” award from the Canadian Shorthorn Association recognized the couple for their herd

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News from our rich agriculture history

A FAIR TARIFF

Bell Telephone Ad

Auto Knitter

Figures Versus Actual Conditions

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John Ruthven “Blondie” Wilson

Audrey Brown