Agriculture Archives | Page 6 of 9 | Knee High by the First of July

Ploughing Match fit for a King

Norman Morrow, the 1950 Corn King, ploughing with his champion team of horses during a match, mid-1900s. Norman’s family donated his trophies and horse harnesses to the Agassiz-Harrison […]

1963-1964 Corn Kings

Harold Hicks, Master of Ceremonies, 1964 Corn King Lloyd Tranmer, and 1963 Corn King Garet Whorley, 1964.

Bonnie Doone Farm during the 1948 Flood

The Bonnie Doone Dairy Farm in Harrison Mills during the 1948 Fraser River Flood. The Tugboat “Hasty” belonged to Jack Penny, a friend of Bill Duncan.

2018 Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival Prize Book

114th annual Agassiz Fall Fair and 70th annual Corn Festival Prize Book, 2018. Year of Corn, Experience a CORNucopia of Fun with Family and Friends at the Agassiz […]

Welcome to Peterson Farms

Peterson Farms stainless steel sign, 2018. “Welcome to Peterson Farms, Equipment Supplied & Installed by: J & D Farmers Dairy Service Ltd., DeLaval Milking & Cooling Equipment.”

2018 Agassiz Farm Fresh Market Logo

Agassiz Farm Fresh Market logo, 2018. The market was held in Pioneer Park on Thursday evenings from June until September. A variety of baked goods, preserves, and handmade […]

District of Kent Logo

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

Field of Knee High Agassiz Corn

An Agassiz corn field on Lougheed Highway in early July, 2018. The corn was approximately knee high and on track for harvest in September.

Car Transporting Milk Cannisters

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

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 […]