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Grape harvest in the Niagara Peninsula is too good this year, growers say, and they fear prices will be low
Grape harvest in the Niagara Peninsula is too good this year, growers say, and they fear prices will be low

Grape harvest in the Niagara Peninsula is too good this year, growers say, and they fear prices will be low

Date9/17/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grape harvest in the Niagara Peninsula is too good this year; growers say; and they fear prices will be low. There's irony in their plight; because grapes will be about the only plentiful fruit crop this season.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007930F
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
189-?-1895.
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
189-?-1895.
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
189-?-1895.
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
Annual report of the Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia
189-?-1895.
Toasting the new harvest, Encouraged by Pauline Waite, chef Claude Gambin gets both feel into act at grape stomping contest during Vendage'76 at Inn o(...)
Toasting the new harvest, Encouraged by Pauline Waite, chef Claude Gambin gets both feel into act at grape stomping contest during Vendage'76 at Inn o(...)
9/24/1976
Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1,800 a year
Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1,800 a year
10/1/1968
Good preserves start with fresh fruits and vegetables, Chris Vehof, 5, helps out by gethering grape off the vines
Good preserves start with fresh fruits and vegetables, Chris Vehof, 5, helps out by gethering grape off the vines
8/15/1968
Bowl of 'sugar': William Craig, president of Casco Co., holds corn product that will be turned into fructose corn syrup. The corn-based liquid is used to sweeten soft drinks, candies and some baked goods. Ontario corn growers hope to expand sales.
Bowl of 'sugar': William Craig, president of Casco Co., holds corn product that will be turned into fructose corn syrup. The corn-based liquid is used to sweeten soft drinks, candies and some baked goods. Ontario corn growers hope to expand sales.
10/28/1985
Left and above, George Wiley guides his mechanical harvester through the vines with 15-month-old son, Benjamin, at his side. Cousin Tom Wiley drives alongside with a bin to collect the grapes
Left and above, George Wiley guides his mechanical harvester through the vines with 15-month-old son, Benjamin, at his side. Cousin Tom Wiley drives alongside with a bin to collect the grapes
10/5/1989
In St. Catharines area, Ontario's grape crop awaits the picking
In St. Catharines area, Ontario's grape crop awaits the picking
9/17/1974
It's apple-picking time, and 13-month-old Samuel Benson and mother Susan sample the new harvest
It's apple-picking time, and 13-month-old Samuel Benson and mother Susan sample the new harvest
9/10/1990
Thanksgiving harvest: Dalton Strength scoops up cranberries from flooded berry beds at Gibson Indian Reserve
Thanksgiving harvest: Dalton Strength scoops up cranberries from flooded berry beds at Gibson Indian Reserve
10/4/1978