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Across the Plains of North Middlesex

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | JULY 11, 1912 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

That the Province of Ontario possesses a plains country essentially similar in some respects to that of the great Prairie West, will come as a surprise to most readers, but a trip north from London on the Huron & Bruce branch of the Grand Trunk, or west from Stratford along the Port Huron line will bring the fact home with depressing clearness. There are many wide, level stretches of

This cartoon originally appeared in the November 2, 1940 edition of Canadian Countryman. It depicts a Canadian farmer shouldering the heavy burdens of two bags labelled

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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When Will Prices Fall?

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | MAY 13, 1920 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

The markets of the world are in a strange condition at the present time. Prices have reached a level that they have never reached before. Wages Are abnormally high, and there is a disposition on the part of most working people to keep one eye on the clock. People everywhere are complaining loudly about the high cost of living, but it is worth observing that extravagance and improvidence are

James Lockie Wilson

NOVEMBER 12, 1857 - MARCH 4, 1945

James Lockie Wilson was born in Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario. Growing up Wilson took a keen interest in athletics and especially, farming. For decades, he owned and expanded a farm in the County, accumulating a significant herd of Ayrshire cattle. Wilson also took on local leadership roles, serving as the County’s Chief Magistrate and, for a short time, the editor of the local paper, The Glengarrian.

During the 1890s, Wilson got involved with the Patrons of Industry. The Patrons were an advocacy group and political alliance that represented both farmers and urban

YOSHIKAZU “JOE” TSUKAMOTO

SEPTEMBER 12, 1925 - NOVEMBER 2005

Yoshikazu “Joe” Tsukamoto, born in New Westminster BC in 1925, dedicated much of his life to agriculture. After the death of his mother at the age of six, his father moved the family back to Japan where Mr. Tsukamoto studied at the Nagahama Agricultural School. When Mr. Tsukamoto graduated at the age of 16 in 1941 his father sent him back to Canada to avoid the imminent conflict in the Pacific.

Luckily, Mr. Tsukamoto came to Canada on the last boat to leave Japan before the war began. He lived with his aunt and uncle in southern B.C., working on a fruit farm that they

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News from our rich agriculture history

Across the Plains of North Middlesex

Surplus Food

CORN SHELLER

When Will Prices Fall?

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James Lockie Wilson

YOSHIKAZU “JOE” TSUKAMOTO