Agriculture and Farm Life

NOTES

' Terare’s 1880-1881, Directory and Handbook of PEI p.48, Public Archives of Prince Edward Island.

2 Sieur de la Roque 1752 Census for Prince Edward Island/He Saint Jean, www.islandregister.com/ 1752.

3 Clark, A. H., Three Centuries and the Island, University of Toronto Press, 1975, p. 41.

4 Heads of Households Census, Lot 34, 1798, www.isn.net/~dhunter/lot34.

5 Journeys to the Island of St. John or Prince Edward Island 1775 - 1832, Harvey, D. C., ed., MacMillian Company of Canada Ltd. 1955.

6 Clark, A. H., Three Centuries and the Island, University of Toronto Press, 1975, p. 69.

7 Ibid., p.74.

8 Vass, E., Early Agriculture on Prince Edward Island and the role of the Agricultural Societies 1822 — 1845, PEI Collection, Library of UPEI.

9 Ross, D., Personal Diary, Public Archives of Prince

Edward Island.

Report of the Board of Commissioners Appointed

by the Government to Manage the Provincial

Exhibition of Agriculture and Local Industry for

the Year 1888. Public Archives of Prince Edward Island. “ Personal Communication, C. Stetson and A. MacBeath.

‘2 Ibid.

‘3 Emms, M., ed., History and Development of the Dairy Industry in Prince Edward Island. circa 1978. p. 46.

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‘4 Ibid., p. 65 and p. 73.

‘5 Ibid., p. 21.

‘6 The Examiner, October 11, 1867, University of Prince Edward Island.

'7 The Maritime Farmer and Co-operative Dairyman, Sept. 23, 1935, Vol.40, No. 23. p. 21.

‘8 A. H. Boswell & Son was A. Henry Boswall of Tulloch Farm, Marshfield the son is Lyle Boswall. A. Boswell & Son is Albert Boswall of Summerside a brother to Henry, the son referred to was Albert J. Boswell (In 1979 —for’ty-four years later Albert J .’s ten entries in the Rouen class at the RAWF earned three firsts, three seconds, three thirds and a fourth plus best of breed and Grand Champion Water Fowl for the show). B. Boswell was either Borden or Barton Boswall from Dunstaffnage, a nephew to Albert and Henry. Geo. L. Boswell, was George Lauderdale Boswall Sr. from Frenchfort a brother to Albert and Henry. The W. Boswall was Waldon Boswall from Summerside, Albert’s grandson.

'9 The Maritime Farmer and Co-operative Dairyman, Sept. 23, 1935, Vol. 40, No. 23.

2° Adapted from the Silver Fox Odyssey: The History of the Canadian Silver Fox Industry, Forester J.

E. and A. D., ed. Canadian Silver Fox Breeders Association, circa 1970 p. 57.

2‘ Ibid., p. 55.

22 Personal Communication, P. Scott.

23 Gold valued at $407 per ounce. Historical monetary exchange rates from the Bank of Canada.