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Farmer Summerfeldt. No joy in Hog Hollow
Farmer Summerfeldt. No joy in Hog Hollow

Farmer Summerfeldt. No joy in Hog Hollow

Date4/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Farmer Summerfeldt. No joy in Hog Hollow
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023206F
Crushing debts have left hog farmer Giselle Ireland not at all sure she can hold on to her farm for Debbie (left), Doug (right), and her two other children
Crushing debts have left hog farmer Giselle Ireland not at all sure she can hold on to her farm for Debbie (left), Doug (right), and her two other children
11/7/1985
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
2/25/1983
Fall Time: Apple farmer Ben Falk, above, says farmers can't afford higher wages
Fall Time: Apple farmer Ben Falk, above, says farmers can't afford higher wages
10/1/1988
Borrowing money is the only way farmers are able to keep off welfare, according to Del Busche, whose income has dropped sharply with the falling price of grain
Borrowing money is the only way farmers are able to keep off welfare, according to Del Busche, whose income has dropped sharply with the falling price of grain
1/16/1970
Food prices have been increasing rapidly in recent months and consumers will have to pay even more in the future, Ontario farmers warn. Joe Alexander,(...)
Food prices have been increasing rapidly in recent months and consumers will have to pay even more in the future, Ontario farmers warn. Joe Alexander,(...)
5/30/1974
Debt-ridden farmers: George Bothwell, left, and Jerry Riddell, both carry huge debts caused by high interest rates
Debt-ridden farmers: George Bothwell, left, and Jerry Riddell, both carry huge debts caused by high interest rates
6/4/1981
Bankrupt farmers
Bankrupt farmers
2/11/1985
Uneven increase: Dairy farmers have seen stable income growth, while others have done variously better or worse than Ontario's average 13 percent hike in realized farm net income
Uneven increase: Dairy farmers have seen stable income growth, while others have done variously better or worse than Ontario's average 13 percent hike in realized farm net income
2/1/1983
East Caledon dairy farmer Jim Early, 65, has learned the land his family started working in 1914 is one of 57 proposed sites for a dump and may take g(...)
East Caledon dairy farmer Jim Early, 65, has learned the land his family started working in 1914 is one of 57 proposed sites for a dump and may take g(...)
6/4/1992
Some say no: Woodbridge farmer Don Fieldhouse says he's staying on his land
Some say no: Woodbridge farmer Don Fieldhouse says he's staying on his land
11/4/1988
Farmer Jose Flores says only his sprinkler system is saving his celery and lettuce crops on his 10-acre holding in Holland Marsh. Despite daily irriga(...)
Farmer Jose Flores says only his sprinkler system is saving his celery and lettuce crops on his 10-acre holding in Holland Marsh. Despite daily irriga(...)
7/16/1978
Farmer George Bothwell
Farmer George Bothwell
1/2/1982