for the fur pelts in the old cook house (now the workshop on Ernest and Karen Newcombe's farm). WeU Messers. Edgar & Major decided to see how trustworthy the watchman was They dressed up in some old clothes and started up the stairs. The watchman, on hearing them coming asked 'who s there". No answer. Again, he asked "who's there". Still no answer "By God I'll ' find out who's there. He grabs the double bitted axe and starts after them. They figure they had better retreat, and quickly! The two gents, forgetting about the landing halfway down the stairs took oft only to find no floor under their feet, thus taking quite a tumble. They told who they were and decided that the watchman was dependable. During the Grand Opening of the dairy barn in July, 1925 special trains ran from Charlottetown to Northam . This was also the case with the the opening of the race track which uatTnl?6 &Sl '^^ Racin8" h Eastem Canada from electricity generated at the farm. More than 7000 people attended each of these events. Special trains were also used on other ocassions The barn housed one of the earliest established herds of Registered Holstein Cattle in . It was one of the finest to be found anywhere, bar none. Milligan's also operated a cold storage where boxes were rented out to people in the area who used them to store meat for domestic use. They also operated a retail outlet for fox feed as there were several farmers in the area that raised foxes. A dance hall was located on the farm,' and many people can remember dancing to the music provided by well-known bands of the day The dance hall is now part of MacNeill's Convenience Store in Tyne Valley . Community Pasture In 1968 the Land Development purchased farmland in Northam for the purpose of establishing community pastures in the area. Parcel#l included farmland bought from- Leland Ems , Ronald MacArthur and Ellis Paugh . Parcel# 2 bought from; Chesley Ellis , Leland Ellis Willard Moore and Horace MacArthur . Parcel#3 was purchased from Eldon Millar. Cheese Factory Many farmers in the district co-operated with other farmers from the surrounding area to establish a cheese factory in Tyne Valley . This operated from spring until fall with milk collected from farms in the area by horse and truck-wagon and later by truck. In the early 50's, these share¬ holders joined with other butter and cheese producers in founding Amalgamated Dairies to make a more viable operation and thus be able to manufacture milk products year-round. Earlier Days Like other communities, the early settlers faced trials, tribulations and hard-ships. The land had to be cleared by hand or with the help of oxen or horses. Houses and out-buildings were built with hand-hewn lumber, natural-grown braces, black-smith made nails. Water had to be carried from a spring while clothes were washed on the rocks in a brook. We will touch on a few points of the seasons as they pertained to life on a farm in the early days of the community. Farms (mini to larger) were the mainstay with many farmers making arrangements so that their sons were provided with a property of their own when they came of