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Barren times: Farmer Don Drake finds the market for his black sunflower seeds has dried up as consumers cut back.
Barren times: Farmer Don Drake finds the market for his black sunflower seeds has dried up as consumers cut back.

Barren times: Farmer Don Drake finds the market for his black sunflower seeds has dried up as consumers cut back.

Date4/2/1992
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126820F
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More seeds of knowledge, or, Another peep at Charles : being an account of Charles's progress in learning, about black slaves, a conversation on history, and missionaries
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Man at work: Now that Douglas Peters of Scarborough has his first invention on the market, a leg-rest to help people with back problems, he's back in his workshop developing new ideas
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