Ralph, born in 1925 is employed with the Department of Trans) in Ottawa. His wife was the former Dorine Dent. Their daughter, f hal™ ( Mrs. David Knight ) also lives in Ottawa. xert Eric was born in 1918. Possessing the same progressive spirit rob; his late father (see story elsewhere) Eric, after working in the si ere yards in Pictou for a few years, returned to the home farm in 1)45 begin what has developed into a large and successful potato bu ^it- Through the years as innovations in the methods and equipment CEmel the market, it has been this farmer who has, many times, been th i f to use them in his farming operation. Among the more recent advai ments is that of aerial spraying of potatoes and grain. This wa 5 fi used in this area by Mr. Robinson in 1969. In this year, 1973, this t of spraying has indeed come in to common practice as many farmers taking advantage of this method. It has been established that Ism yields are returned from crops sprayed this way as compared to th: til tor-sprayer practice. uly Eric, along with his two sons, John and Alan, own and open te me large potato industry known as Eric Robinson Inc . His wife is the : or* Edith Leard of Crapaud . They moved from Augustine Cove to the r home in Albany in 1966. In t< rtio John was born May 1st, 1943. After attending school in August^ Cove , he attended Prince of Wales College and later University o' I g^ Brunswick from where he obtained his B.Sc . degree in 1966. He i;5: ried to Hazel Matchette of Newcastle, N.B. They have one son aid daughters: Debbie , Alan John and Mary. John is manager of the 'anfeof- business. The family live in North Tryon . Alan who was born July 27, 1945 also attended school in August Cove and later Prince of Wales College, before returning to the faffl farm. He and his wife, the former Julia Ramsay of Hamilton , P ^ U , reside in the family home in Augustine Cove . They have two daujW and one son: Susan, Lori and Andrew Peter. Alan is farm manager the operation. tara and nan sons at \ 'app am; ■erst The following interesting item was found in an old newsptpetbd- ] the Archives in Charlottetown : The Daily Patriot, August 5, 1901 •- tine Contrivance Highly Useful to Farmers Built by Albert Robinson ." 1949 bori " Mr. Albert Robinson of Augustine Cove who worked some tinwthe the "land of the free", and returned some three years ago to engages working his native soil, is a believer in up-to-date methods of our vfi awake American ''cousins" not only in agriculture, but with regards! their implements and general equipment pertaining to progressive farniir1" Mr. Robinson has placed in his spacious new barn, a hay and gfll carrier which is the latest production of the fertile brain of the Amerit' y* in that line. A carrier works from either side of the driveway carrying hay Wa; one side and sheaf grain to the other. The hay is raised with a dof> harpooned fork. The sheaves are handled by centre tripping slings *the able of hoisting a single horse load of twenty stooks in two operation* 80