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    This is a photograph of a Borden's bulk milk truck which picked up milk along Blossom Ave. in Onondaga Township. It was owned and operated by T. J. Jeffrey. Cainsville bulk milk collection started in

    This is an aerial photograph of the Black family farm purchased by James Craig Black and Clara Bell Richardson Black in April of 1912 from Triller Howell, known as lot 14-15 concession 3, 101 acres i

    This photograph depicts the champion flock all breeds at the Norfolk County Fair. This picture was taken in 1975. The original photograph was provided by Don and Lois Douglas.

    This photograph depicts the Grand Champions All Breeds at the Royal Winter Fair. This picture was taken in 1953. A note points out that Gilbert is depicted on the left and Wilson is depicted on the r

    This image depicts workers tending a field in St. George, Ont.

    This is a chapter called "Willowbank Shorthorns" from the book "Shorthorn Cattle in Canada" by Duncan Marshall, published by the Dominion Shorthorn Breeders' Association in 1932. Duncan Marshall was

    These photographs depicts Gilbert Douglas. The first picture shows him with a Scotch Shorthorn Bull. The second shows Gilbert Douglas with a pair of horses. Both pictures are believed to have been ta

    These photographs depicts Wilson and Gilbert Douglas. The first picture shows them seated in the grass. The second shows Wilson Douglas seated on a piece of farm machinery while Gilbert stands next t

    This collection of miscellaneous memos by Hiram Capron contains notes on a wide variety of topics. These include the weather (the summer's rain and extraordinary winter colds), farm tasks, finances,

    This photograph depicts agricultural machinery at work in the former township of South Dumfries. The original photo is held by the County of Brant Public Library.

    This photograph depicts an orchard on the Fred Howell Farm. The original photo is held by the County of Brant Public Library.

    Photograph of York farmers with their farming equipment in a field. The date the picture was taken is unknown.

    This page of "Ods and Ends" contains some of Capron's notes on farming. After a tip on determining the sex of eggs, these pages contain a draft of a letter to a farming magazine on the topics of timb

Robertson, Mel, 12 May 1982     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the five-part article

    This 1905 photograph shows a community threshing which includes the Goold and Cutcliffe families. At the time it was taken, powerful agricultural machinery was unaffordable for individual farmers and