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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 1935 | THE FARMER

HOW BENNETT and STEVENS LOST OUR MARKETS

Ruthless shutting out of foreign goods was the burden of Mr. Bennet’s trade plan of 1930. That part of his promise was actually kept. As Hon. H. H. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce, said when the new 1930 tariff was introduced: “Our idea is that nothing hereafter will be imported except what cannot be

This cartoon appeared in the July 13, 1940 issue of Canadian Countryman. It depicts four men, labelled “farmer”, “labor”, “industry”

This is an example of an iron rasp that would have been familiar to blacksmiths and farriers throughout history. The rasp is one of the most important items in the

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If Farmers go on Strike

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | JUNE 10, 1920 | FARMER'S ADVOCATE & HOME MAGAZINE | LONDON

A female farmer who wanted to highlight the importance of farmers to food production and stability wrote the following poem. In particular it focuses on how in 1920 the production of food did not meet the needs of the population. As of 2017, this issue continues to be a problem not only in Canada but worldwide. It is thus necessary to reflect on the important of farmers to human life and

Joseph-Octave Arsenault

AUGUST 5, 1828 - DECEMBER 14, 1897

Joseph-Octave Arsenault was born on a farm in Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island on August 5, 1828. Of Acadian origin, Joseph and his family were influential figures among this French-speaking minority on the Island. At the age of four, the family moved to La Roche, and Joseph received a first-rate education from the best Acadian school teacher of his day, Mr. Gaudet. Inspired by his teacher and mentor, Joseph began a career teaching school in 1847 when he was nineteen years old. In 1852 he attended the Central Academy in Charlottetown and received his first-class teaching certificate. Proud

Seager Wheeler

1868 - 1961

Considered by many to be one of the most important farming individuals in Western Canadian history, Wheeler was a notable farm implement inventor and developer of grain seed and horticultural varieties. Few people will forget his prowess as a prize-winner of local and international competitions. A hard-working and extremely intelligent figure, he demonstrated the importance of visionaries such as himself during a time when farm research and theory was mostly conducted by government agencies and universities.

Wheeler was born in England in 1868. Following in the footsteps of so

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News from our rich agriculture history

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HOW BENNETT and STEVENS LOST OUR MARKETS

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