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Car Transporting Milk Cannisters

Farmer using his car to transport milk cannisters to the train station, early 1900s.

A Banquet in Honour of a Cow

In 1923 the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm held a banquet in honour of champion cow Segis May Echo. In one year, she produced 30,886 pounds of milk and […]

Agassiz’s 4-H Club

4-H club member with her dairy cow at the Agassiz Fall Fair, early 2000s. Each September, the relationship between corn and cows is celebrated at the Agassiz Fall […]

Agassiz Fall Fair Produce

Jars of produce on a table at the Agassiz Fall Fair, 1990s. Each year contestants enter their best recipes for a chance of winning first in their category […]

Preparing the Corn Field

Uncovering buried logs in preparation to plant sweet corn on Seabird Island, 1975.

Corn Field Discing

Pete Weins discing a corn field in preparation for planting on Seabird Island, 1975.

York Farms Sweet Corn Planting

Sweet corn planting on Seabird Island by York Farms, 1975.

Seabird Island Corn

A crop of thistles and corn on Seabird Island, 1975.

Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, 1896

Panoramic view of the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, 1896.

Shucking Corn at the Agassiz Fall Fair

Four female volunteers sitting and shucking corn for the corn roast at the Agassiz Fall Fair, early 2000s.

Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm Barns

Postcard showing the barns at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.

Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm Top Cows

Postcard showing four 20,000 lb butterfat producing cows at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, 1915. Note that all of the cows are Holsteins.