Agricultural Archives | Knee High by the First of July

Most cows saved during massive fire on Agassiz farm thanks to fast work of farmers, neighbours

Nina Grossman of The Agassiz-Harrison Observer reported on the Wednesday September 19, 2018 fire at the Peterson Family Farm. Around 10:50 pm, residents near the 1500 block of Cameron […]

Corn Silage at the McCallum Farm

A group of farmers making corn silage at the McCallum Farm, circa 1930 to 1940. This hard working team set up an assembly line to keep the corn […]

Agassiz Family Portrait

Agassiz family tea after a tennis game at the Agassiz Homestead, circa 1891. Front Row: Luella Agassiz Brown (holding Ted), Mary Caroline Agassiz, Constance Agassiz. Back Row: Edith […]

The Agassiz Family Homestead, 1800s

Family members sitting on the porch greeting visitors arriving/departing by cart from the Agassiz Family Homestead, late 1800s. This large home, which still stands in the same location […]

Farmer with Team of Work Horses

All early farm labour was completed using draught animals. Pictured here is an early Agassiz farmer with his handsome pair of work horses in front of their barn, […]

Early 20th Century Agassiz Farmscape

An early Agassiz farming workscape with horse teams and cows in front of a barn, early 1900s. Family members are busy carrying out their daily chores.

Large Sow Pig

A variety of livestock in addition to cattle, including pigs and chickens, were raised at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm. This is a large sow pig, likely from […]

Corn-filled Silo

Men filling a silo with harvested corn, mid-1900s. Corn bale fermentation occurs when the starches in the kernels break down. Fermented forage assists cows with digestion. Dairy cows are […]

Agassiz Farm with Team of Horses in Field

An early Agassiz farmscape with a team of work horses resting in a field, 1900s. Magnificent Mount Cheam dominates the background. Perhaps the farmer stopped to capture this […]

The Agassiz Family Homestead, 2018

A modern image of the Agassiz Family Homestead, currently owned by the Schwichtenberg Family, 2018. It has undergone a number of renovations over the past two centuries.

The Old Agassiz Place

To commemorate the original settler family, the current owners, the Schwichtenbergs, have erected a sign, “The Old Agassiz Place,” 2018.

Dairyland Sign at Bandrova Farms Ltd.

Dairyland sign at Bandrova Farms Ltd., 2018. “Proud Milk Producer for Dairyland, Bandrova Farms Ltd.”