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Grinding their Grain into a gray flour they call Perdue porridge, farmers in the east-central Saskatchewan community of Perdue yesterday work with a j(...)
Grinding their Grain into a gray flour they call Perdue porridge, farmers in the east-central Saskatchewan community of Perdue yesterday work with a j(...)

Grinding their Grain into a gray flour they call Perdue porridge, farmers in the east-central Saskatchewan community of Perdue yesterday work with a j(...)

Date2/23/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grinding their Grain into a gray flour they call Perdue porridge; farmers in the east-central Saskatchewan community of Perdue yesterday work with a jerry-built grinding mill to process 13;000 pounds of surplus grain for Metis who are reported to be su
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Anniversary: Mr. And Mrs. Gordon Perdue, Trafalgar Rd., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary yesterday at a reception held at their home
Anniversary: Mr. And Mrs. Gordon Perdue, Trafalgar Rd., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary yesterday at a reception held at their home
8/24/1980
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
Rich soil, poor farmers: Although southwestern Ontario's comfields seem to stretch endlessly, some farmers say they are often tempted just to walk away from their upprofitable livelihood
Rich soil, poor farmers: Although southwestern Ontario's comfields seem to stretch endlessly, some farmers say they are often tempted just to walk away from their upprofitable livelihood
9/17/1974
The farmer's boy
The farmer's boy
1881
Farmers want to be assured they can earn living, says writer Margaret Weiers
Farmers want to be assured they can earn living, says writer Margaret Weiers
8/18/1976
Ontario and Africa: Ontario farmers are suffering from the world battle over agricultural subsidies while Mozambicans struggle to feed themselves
Ontario and Africa: Ontario farmers are suffering from the world battle over agricultural subsidies while Mozambicans struggle to feed themselves
4/23/1985
Wheat farmer Joseph Rennick glumly stalks snow-covered railway track running alongside elevators bursting with grain that no one wants to buy. After 3(...)
Wheat farmer Joseph Rennick glumly stalks snow-covered railway track running alongside elevators bursting with grain that no one wants to buy. After 3(...)
1/16/1970
Healthy diet: Rosemary Dunsmore's diet includes whole grain porridge, peanut butter, leeks and fresh fruit
Healthy diet: Rosemary Dunsmore's diet includes whole grain porridge, peanut butter, leeks and fresh fruit
1/8/1985
Pastoral Conundrum: Big sky. Big land. Big trouble. Sharon and Peter Butala on their farm in Saskatchewan, where foreclosure has become a way of life
Pastoral Conundrum: Big sky. Big land. Big trouble. Sharon and Peter Butala on their farm in Saskatchewan, where foreclosure has become a way of life
8/16/1992
Farmers 1889 pocket companion Massey Mfg
Farmers 1889 pocket companion Massey Mfg
1889
Bringing in the sheaves -- Old style, Directing his team from on top of the load, farmer Hugh Miller takes in barley yesterday with help from his nephew, Donald Miller
Bringing in the sheaves -- Old style, Directing his team from on top of the load, farmer Hugh Miller takes in barley yesterday with help from his nephew, Donald Miller
8/14/1975
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