Ralph, born in 1925 is employed with the Department of Tram; ’V in Ottawa. His wife was the former Dorine Dent. Their daughter, Ehav (Mrs. David Knight) also lives in Ottawa.

_ Eric was born in 1918. Possessing the same progressive splril his late father (see story elsewhere) Eric, after working in the. s yards in Pictou for a few years, returned to the home farm in D45 - begin what has developed into a large and successful potato buain Through the years as innovations in the methods and equipment cz me . the market, it has been this farmer who has, many times, been ths f to use them in his farming operation. Among the more recent advar p “ ments is that of aerial spraying of potatoes and grain. This wast .1 u used in this area by Mr. Robinson in 1969. In this year, 1973, thistl of spraying has indeed come in to common practice as many farmers . taking advantage of this method. It has been established that lay , yields are returned from crops sprayed this way as compared to thl, tr tor—sprayer practice.

Eric, along with his two sons, John and Alan, own and operate , large potato industry known as Eric Robinson Inc. His wife is the :or. L " Edith Leard of Crapaud. They moved from Augustine Cove to the r . , home in Albany in 1966.

John was born May 1st, 1943. After attending school in Aug us ., Cove, he attended Prince of Wales College and later University 0? ll ' Brunswick from where he obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1966. He it It -' ‘ ried to Hazel Matchette of Newcastle, N .B. They have one son aid ‘ daughters: Debbie, Alan John and Mary. John is manager of the far. ‘ business. The family live in North Tryon. -

Alan who was born July 27, 1945 also attended school in Aug us‘ Cove and later Prince of Wales College, before returning to the Earl? ‘ farm. He and his wife, the former Julia Ramsay of Hamilton, P.» : reside in the family home in Augustine Cove. They have two daugh ‘ ‘ and one son: Susan, Lori and Andrew Peter. Alan is farm manager the operation.

“Mr. Albert Robinson of Augustine Cove who worked some time the “land of the free”, and returned some three years ago to engagfl working his native soil, is a believer in up—to-date methods of our ‘4‘” awake American “cousins” not only in agriculture, but with regardi their implements and general equipment pertaining to progressive farml" ‘

Mr. Robinson has placed in his spacious new barn, a hay and g3“ H» carrier which is the latest production of the fertile brain of the Amelflc ' in that line.

A carrier works from either side of the driveway carrying hay one side and sheaf grain to the other. The hay is raised with a do“ . harpooned fork. The sheaves are handled by centre tripping slings 65th:, able of hoisting a single horse load of twenty stooks in two operations‘

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