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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-Harrison Board of Trade Fall Fair Float

Agassiz-Harrison Board of Trade Fall Fair parade float car, 1958. Passengers include Corn King Seigfried Bartel, Regatta Queen Doris Pickard, May Queen Sharon Berisoff, and Klondyke Queen Gail […]

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, […]

Crate of Chicks at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm

A crate of chicks on display at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s. In addition to cows, other livestock, including chickens, were raised at the Farm.

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 […]

Agassiz CPR Station

The train has just pulled into the Agassiz station where passengers are eagerly waiting on the platform, 1933. A Harrison Hot Springs taxi is ready to transport passengers […]

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.”

2018 Grazing Holstein Cows

Holstein cows loafing and grazing alongside Lougheed Highway in Agassiz, 2018. Heritage wood barn in the background.