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They will stick with their farm
They will stick with their farm

They will stick with their farm

Date5/17/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: They will stick with their farm. Don and Alison Lobb know that they are bucking the statistical trend but farming is the life they want for themselves and their three children; David (left); robin; and Stephen (right). Rewards are intangible but peace of mind is one.
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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_0023140F
Endangered breed: University of Guelph students John Holtrop, left, Teresa Sheardown and Mark Mitchell plan to stick with agriculture through good times and bad
Endangered breed: University of Guelph students John Holtrop, left, Teresa Sheardown and Mark Mitchell plan to stick with agriculture through good times and bad
2/1/1989
Farms for sale: Joe Gray still plows the Brampton area farm his family carved out in 1823, but more and more neighbors are giving up on the struggle to produce food in the urban shadow
Farms for sale: Joe Gray still plows the Brampton area farm his family carved out in 1823, but more and more neighbors are giving up on the struggle to produce food in the urban shadow
10/31/1985
Farm vacations are growing in popularity in North American as city dwellers try to give their children a taste of country living. A list of 400 farms (...)
Farm vacations are growing in popularity in North American as city dwellers try to give their children a taste of country living. A list of 400 farms (...)
8/7/1971
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
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
5/8/1973
At 67, after farming near Mount Forest for 27 years, Bill Hodges wants to turn his farm over to his son and retire
At 67, after farming near Mount Forest for 27 years, Bill Hodges wants to turn his farm over to his son and retire
2/16/1978
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
Seeing double: Franz Henke watches as Bam Bam and Pebbles, the latest pair of twin calves born on his Goodwood-area farm, get a meal from their mother
Seeing double: Franz Henke watches as Bam Bam and Pebbles, the latest pair of twin calves born on his Goodwood-area farm, get a meal from their mother
6/3/1992
Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers
Jim Hewson says his father's farm might as well be used for housing because soil quality has been depleted by tenant farmers
1/25/1984
'Farms are good for children,' says Mark Godfrey, whose son Jeremiah helps with the chores
'Farms are good for children,' says Mark Godfrey, whose son Jeremiah helps with the chores
12/14/1981
Seeing double: Franz Henke watches as Bam Bam and Pebbles, the latest pair of twin calves born on his Goodwood-area farm, get a meal from their mother
Seeing double: Franz Henke watches as Bam Bam and Pebbles, the latest pair of twin calves born on his Goodwood-area farm, get a meal from their mother
6/3/1992
One who made it: A former trophy manufacturer, Doug Long moved to a Mono Mills farm 12 years ago to raise Black Angus, 'I've seen a lot of guys go belly up, he says
One who made it: A former trophy manufacturer, Doug Long moved to a Mono Mills farm 12 years ago to raise Black Angus, 'I've seen a lot of guys go belly up, he says
2/17/1984
Ontario tradition: Oswald and Pauline Pajot own the oldest farm in the province
Ontario tradition: Oswald and Pauline Pajot own the oldest farm in the province
11/12/1984