File 53-4639 - Farm Edition Shots

Added to Waterloo Digital Library.
Envelope scanned as TIF files Dec 2023

Public Domain

53-4639_002, 53-4639_006, 53-4639_008, 53-4639_010, 53-4639_031, 53-4639_032 and photos missing from envelope appeared in the newspaper's Annual Farm and Seed Edition published Saturday, March 6, 1954.

Photos 53-4639_001 through 53-4639_008 were supplied by the Audubon Society, as per credit in newspaper.

Photo caption from missing photo that appeared on Page 3 [see 53-4639_020 for closest version] published photo: "ADVERTISES RAIN - These towering cumulus clouds indicate that showers will come soon. By nothing this billboard of the sky, farmer Charles Robson, RR 3 Ayr, knows that he should speed his work or he'll get wet."

Photo caption from 53-4639_031 that appeared on Page 7 as part of the article "Living Tree Memorials Suggested.": "A BETTER MEMORIAL - Tall shafts of stately pines, says zone forester John Jackson of Owen Sound, are better memorials of one's material presence and accomplishments than shafts of stone growing hoary with gray lichens in weed-infested cemeteries."

Photo caption from 53-4639_010 that appeared on Page 12 as part of the article "Pacing Derby Keeps Racing Interest High.": ""I-DON'T-CARE" GIRLS - Outside of getting enough to eat, this pair of mares in a typical rural setting don't have a care in the world. They are fat as butter."

Photo caption from 53-4639_006 that appeared on Page 12 as part of the article "Wide Group Represented In K-W Naturalist Club.": ""AND YOU'RE ANOTHER!" - Caspian terns, which are found on the shores of Lake Belwood, appear here to be having a heated argument. Gregarious in habit, they are the largest of the sea swallow group in America. They resemble swallows in flight but their nearest relatives are the gull family. They lay their eggs on the bar ground."

Photo caption from 53-4639_008 that appeared on Page 14 as part of the article "Rabbits Becomming Immune To Plague.": "WHAT BIG EARS! - Jackrabbit is a misnomer for this long-eared fellow. It is actually a member of the hare family, distinguished from the rabbit family by big ears and long hind legs. Unlike rabbits, young hares are born with hair and eyes open."

Photo caption from 53-4639_032 that appeared on Page 23: "SOUTHDOWN CLASS - Sheep are always in a minority among exhibits at fall fairs. Galt fair, however, attracted this class of Southdown bucks to its judging ring last year."

Photo caption from 53-4639_002 that appeared on Page 34 as part of the article "Hope Wild Turkeys Will Make Comeback.": "SAD TALE - The story of the decline and near extinction of wild turkey is a sad one. They used to be abundant in many places, gathering by hundreds to feed in the forests. Valiant efforts by conservationists have helped them make a comeback in some area. A small imported flock has been started on a large estate near Sarnia."