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District of Kent Logo

Modern District of Kent logo with ear of corn, 2018. The logo is used on all official District correspondence.

Segis May Echo Banquet Toasts and Menu

Toasts and menu for the 1923 banquet in honour of Segis May Echo at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm. Inkman’s Orchestra played while the guests dined on olives, […]

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 […]

Jack Dichson’s Corn Field

Jack Dichson checking on the growth progress of his corn, 1950s. Research over the past century has helped to develop different varieties of corn that are used for different […]

Agassiz Fall Fair Mascot Float

Corn cob mascot on the back of a parade float, Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival, 1960s.

1920 Agassiz Fall Fair Prize List

Agassiz Agricultural Exhibition Prize List, 1920. Held on Wednesday September 8, 1920, Constitution, Rules, and Registrations, and Recognition of the Agassiz Agricultural and Horticultural Association Officers and Directors.

Hop Pickers in Agassiz

Pickers working in an Agassiz hop yard, 1930s. Men, women, and children all worked together in the fields. Here the hops have been picked and are being sorted […]

Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival Mascot

Close up of the Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival mascot, 1960s.

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.