Knee High by the First of July: Celebrating the Legacy of Corn in the District of Kent, British Columbia Knee High by the First of July The Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society
A crop of thistles and corn on Seabird Island, 1975.
Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm soil, animal, and crop display demonstrating “Progress Through Research,” 1959.
Agassiz’s first and only Corn Queen, Michelle Stuyt. She sits in a horse drawn wagon with Victoria Brookes, Alex Charles and Rita Bruneski, 2007.
Postcard showing the barns at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.
Postcard showing four 20,000 lb butterfat producing cows at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, 1915. Note that all of the cows are Holsteins.
Holstein cows grazing in a field at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.
Magnificent prize Bull of the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.
Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade float with Corn King Aime Sache, 1951.
Kids and teens dressed up in costume during the Agassiz Fall Fair parade, 1953.
Grazing dairy cows and a feeding calf at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.
Aime Sache is Corn King for a second year. George Cruickshank, Member of Parliament for the Fraser Valley, presents the award, August 1953.
Early milking parlour at Agassiz’s Dominion Experimental Farm, mid-1900s. Ernie Williamson connects a cow to the automatic milking machine.