News from our rich agriculture history

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MY DOG

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 9, 1919 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

My dog is a mongrel. He is partly Scotch collie and the rest cur. He is worth his keep many times. He catches gophers; he drivers [sic] the horses and cattle; he will hold a pig if I tell him to do so; he will chase a coyote; he will only bark at visitors in daytime, but will not admit strangers at night; he will guard a blanket or coat left by me until he starves; he will go with the kiddies

This cartoon first appeared in a December 1944 edition of Canadian Countryman. It depicts an imprisoned man representing “world trade” sitting in his cell,

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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FOREST CONSERVATION

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | APRIL 1, 1920 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

I was much interested in a picture of a woodland scene shown in the “Advocate” two weeks ago, presumably a sugar-place- a pretty scene all right and one that might rightfully belong to a park, but pathetic when viewed from nature’s standpoint and man’s failure to grasp the intent of the all-wise Power guiding his destinies. Desecration! Can I choose a better word to

William C. Blackwood

1879 - 1961

William Blackwood was a skilled machinist and agriculturalist, who served as a visionary instructor of agricultural engineering at the Ontario Agricultural College for most of his career. He taught at a time when most farmers were still using horse-drawn machines and rural Ontario was plagued with inefficiencies, making his innovative work and visionary mind all the more important. Blackwood ushered in a transitional era of scientific ingenuity and expansion, during which time steam and gasoline powered tractors first began to develop into viable farming equipment.

William

Jim Dalrymple

OCTOBER 6, 1943 – JUNE 10, 2017

Animal agriculture specialist and passionate advocate; born Oct. 6, 1943; died June 10, 2017 in Trenton, age 73.

Jim Dalrymple’s career in animal agriculture continued long after his 1998 retirement from a 27-year post as the Ontario government’s Brighton-based swine specialist.

Until recently, he maintained active involvement in animal agriculture projects for both industry and government through a personal consulting firm, Livestock Technology Services, Jim’s wife Donnalene said.

“It was the farming

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News from our rich agriculture history

MY DOG

IMPRISONED WORLD TRADE

RASP

FOREST CONSERVATION

lives lived

William C. Blackwood

Jim Dalrymple