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Agassiz’s Corn Dog

A very patient dog dressed as Agassiz’s Corn Dog for the Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade, 2018. Even pets participate in the parade.

Pirates of the Cowribbean Parade Float

The University of British Columbia Dairy Education and Research Centre Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival float, 2018. The students have created a Pirates of the Cowribbean themed […]

Corn Harvest Time in Agassiz

Madeline Appel, Aime Sache and Jim Cuthbert standing in an Agassiz corn field around harvest time, circa 1930 to 1940. Aime Sache is holding a young calf’s lead. […]

Team of Horses Ploughing

Draught animals are rarely used to farm today. They have all but been replaced by machinery. Nonetheless, ploughing competitions still occur in certain agricultural circles. Agassiz was home […]

Feeding Calves

A woman feeding calves from a bucket under a tree in Agassiz, mid-1900s. Calves are weaned to consume forage to increase cow milk production.

Loaded Milk Cart at the Agassiz CPR Station

Farmers with loaded milk cart and work horse at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1948. The work horse was used to pull the fully loaded carts to meet the […]

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 […]

1928 Almanac and Farm Record Book

The cover of the 1928 Almanac and Farm Record Book belonging to Norman Morrow. Presented by A.S. Nichol, Hardware, Lumber, Stoves, Paint, Agassiz, BC, For the Year 1928, […]