News from our rich agriculture history

The Farms.com farm and rural history website is dedicated to celebrating and digitizing the last 150 years of success in the Canadian agriculture and food industry. The agriculture and food industries in Canada have a rich heritage of innovation, and have laid a foundation of excellence upon which we continue to grow. We celebrate Canada’s food and agriculture innovations on these pages.

Calls for Officials to “Crack Down” on Careless Corn Growers

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 5, 1940 | CANADIAN COUNTRYMAN

The season of corn harvest is again at hand, and apparently we have quite an increase in corn borer infestation.

It is probable that weather conditions prevailing during the growing season will be blamed for this increase in borers. However, here is one farmer who believes that weather conditions are not the only cause of increased damage by this voracious insect. In many districts

This advertisement appeared in a 1945 issue of the Canadian Countryman. Sponsored by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (HEPC) - the forerunner to Ontario

This is one of the first “batch freezers” produced by Emery Thompson in the early twentieth-century. Based on a design he had originally patented in 1906, this

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PATIENCE WINS IN TRAINING A DOG

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 9, 1919 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

A good farm dog is a valuable asset to any farmer, but a poor one is worse than nothing. To train a dog correctly is no easy task. In some respects it is about as big a job as training a child, and some people do it with as much care.

The first things in training a dog is to make friends with him. No one can train a pup successfully who hates dogs, unless he can properly conceal his

Hanoverhill Starbuck

APRIL 1979 - SEPTEMBER 1998

Farming and agriculture is a large field with many hard-working men and women who dedicate their lives to their work. However, the most important part of many farms, and often the most overlooked aspect of the industry, is the animals who provide for us. One truly incredible animal who provided quite a lot for the agricultural industry and the food industry as a whole was the bull Hanoverhill Starbuck. Born in April of 1979 on Hanover Hill Holstein, Starbuck became an exceptional breeder.

In May of 1979 two sire analysts from Quebec were visiting Ontario looking for new young

Charles McInnis

1896 - 1977

Born in Iroquois Ontario in 1896 Charles McInnis was a dedicated advocate on behalf of farmers, hoping to bring power to farmers in the marketplace. He worked tirelessly towards his goal through many means of activism, including involvement in a variety of committees and associations.

In 1937 Mr. McInnis joined the Ontario Federation of Agriculture as an executive member. The Federation had only been created the year prior as the Ontario extension of the Canadian Chamber of Agriculture. The Federation has the goal of advocacy that leads to results for farmers as well as the

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News from our rich agriculture history

Calls for Officials to “Crack Down” on Careless Corn Growers

Hydro-Electric Ad

Freezer

PATIENCE WINS IN TRAINING A DOG

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Hanoverhill Starbuck

Charles McInnis