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
With the roads washed out by the spring freshet, Agassiz farmers resorted to transporting their milk cannisters to town by row boat, 1948.
Cows swimming across flooded Agassiz fields to higher ground behind a row boat, 1948.
Caring for livestock and making sure that they were safely out of the floodplain was a priority in the spring of 1948. Here a group of farmers herd […]
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 […]
Harold Hicks, Master of Ceremonies, 1964 Corn King Lloyd Tranmer, and 1963 Corn King Garet Whorley, 1964.
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.
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 […]
Peterson Farms stainless steel sign, 2018. “Welcome to Peterson Farms, Equipment Supplied & Installed by: J & D Farmers Dairy Service Ltd., DeLaval Milking & Cooling Equipment.”
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 […]
Modern District of Kent logo with ear of corn, 2018. The logo is used on all official District correspondence.
An Agassiz corn field on Lougheed Highway in early July, 2018. The corn was approximately knee high and on track for harvest in September.
Farmer using his car to transport milk cannisters to the train station, early 1900s.