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Plow king
Plow king

Plow king

Date9/10/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Plow king: Herb Jarvis; who has won practically every field-plowing honor imaginable in the past 50 years; discusses his technique with his grandchildren; Ryan Hardie; 8; and Sharlene Hardie; 10; of Stouffville. He hopes at least one of his six grandchildren will carry on the tradition.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0023146F
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Dave Liegtigheld: Ken County farm boy crowned world soybean king yesterday
Dave Liegtigheld: Ken County farm boy crowned world soybean king yesterday
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Lifelong attachment
Lifelong attachment
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One down
One down
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10/26/1988
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Billy Bayles, whose 87-acre farm lies just south of Brougham, decided there was no use trying to fight Queen's Park and sold the farm to the government. Now many of his neighbors won't speak to him
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Keeping the wolf from the door, Inga Britt has lost 22 lambs to coyotes at her farm on the Ninth Line in Mississauga and is so determined to save the (...)
Keeping the wolf from the door, Inga Britt has lost 22 lambs to coyotes at her farm on the Ninth Line in Mississauga and is so determined to save the (...)
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Farmer-mother: Patti Alsop went to university for a veterinarian's degree and returned a farmer she won't consider any other life for daughters Meghann, 2, (above) and Jessie, 6 months
Farmer-mother: Patti Alsop went to university for a veterinarian's degree and returned a farmer she won't consider any other life for daughters Meghann, 2, (above) and Jessie, 6 months
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