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Pioneers Use, Reduce, Re-cycle, and Reuse in McCord and southern Saskatchewan

 
Mules were used to move Tideys store from Summercove to the new railway town of McCord.
55 of 175 		Cattle were very useful to homesteaders.
56 of 175 		Cattle use the native prairie for grazing.
57 of 175 		Cattle use a McCord area pasture
58 of 175 		Settlers and their families used milk from cows.
59 of 175 		Milk strainer, milk and cream separator, and butter churns
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Cream was used to make ice cream for Varsity Ladies Aid Picnic
61 of 175 		5 gallon ice cream freezer that belonged to Varsity Ladies Aid
62 of 175 		Flour sack embroidered with family name for beef ring portions.
63 of 175 		Soap made from beef fat and lye used to wash clothes.
64 of 175 		Pioneers raised chickens and poultry for eggs, meat , and feathers.
65 of 175 		A duck wing was used as a good whisk for cleaning tasks around the house..
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Pioneers used fur coats for warmth .A man's coat of unknown type of fur.
67 of 175 		A horse hide was used to make a warm robe.
68 of 175 		Roy Nelson made a coat of badger skins.
69 of 175 		Pioneers grew gardens and used plants to improve their lives.
70 of 175 		Working in the garden.
71 of 175 		A prairie vegetable garden
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