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Emergency Measures on the Farm

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | FALL 1962 | JUNIOR FARMER & 4H QUARTERLY

People respond to the words "Emergency Measures Organization" and "Civil Defence" in various ways.

Some people have responded by attempting to learn and participate in the E.M.O. programs. Others have taken the attitude that we will wait and see. Still others have thrown up their hands and said, "If this happens I don’t want to be here." While it

This cartoon appeared in a March 18, 1944 issue of the Canadian Countryman. By using the old idiom of the wolf in sheep clothing, the cartoon is warning against using feed

This is an example of a mechanical hammermill, designed to crush grain used for livestock feed into smaller pieces or powder for easier digestion. This particular model

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Protection vs Free Trade

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED | DECEMBER 17, 1908 | THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE

Two correspondents this week discuss the editorial position of “The Farmer’s Advocate” with relation to the tariff question. One asks why we do not go the length of advocating absolute free trade as being in the highest interests of the farming community of Canada; the other maintains that a high protective tariff system is the boot-strap by which a nation may lift itself

Dr. Egerton Gibson Hood

1890 - 1953

A prolific dairy researcher Doctor Egerton Gibson Hood was born in 1890 in Milliken, York County. Dr. Hood attended the Ontario Agricultural College, graduating with his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1913. Hood would always keep his ties with the O.A.C. eventually becoming the Vice-President of the school’s Alumni Association.

Dr. Hood spent the year after his graduation working, first for the Holstien-Friesian Association of Ontario and then for the Laurentian Milk Company in Caledonia, Ontario. In September of 1914 Dr. Hood enrolled in the University of

George A. Attridge

FEBRUARY 14, 1875 - JUNE 30, 1963

George Attridge was a farmer and community leader of Kent County. He was born on a farm in Orford on February 14, 1875. Throughout his life he liberally dedicated his time and energy for the advancements of agriculture and the needs of farmers in his township. He was right at the forefront of nearly every agricultural movement in Kent, involving himself with several notable organizations. More than this, he also held a deep passion for livestock, being highly involved in fairs and show-rings.

He was instrumental in organizing the Western Ontario Consignment Sales Company, whose

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News from our rich agriculture history

Emergency Measures on the Farm

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Feed Grinder

Protection vs Free Trade

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Dr. Egerton Gibson Hood

George A. Attridge