Agriculture

In this letter, the Department of the Interior is investigating a man named Albert Formo, with the intention of "making careful enquiry as to whether the entrant is on active service, or a returned soldier." Apparently he was neither, but it is not clear if this affected his tenure on the land.

In 1918, in recognition of the importance of food to the Allied war effort, the province of Prince Edward island proclaimed the week of 22 April to be "a week of Dedication and Preparation" for the coming planting season.

With so many labourers in uniform during the Second World War, Ontario's farmers desperately needed workers to help bring in the harvest - hence this appeal to "store keepers, professional men, retired folk, industrial workers, housewives and young men at home."

During the First World War, many farmers intensified their production of wheat, which created long-term problems for the prairie economy. The government was determined not to repeat that mistake during the Second World War, and encouraged farmers to turn their acreage to other crops.

This booklet surveyed the past, present and future of Canadian agriculture in light of events of the Second World War.

This 1918 pamphlet outlined the extent of Canada's agricultural contribution to feeding the Allied nations in the First World War.

A collection of stamps, an envelope, a letter, and a certification card regarding the production of rationed butter.

The Soldier Settlement Board aimed to turn ex-soldiers of the First World War into farmers, something it did with only limited success. This record, kept by Joseph Morrison of Launching, Prince Edward Island, details his farming successes and failures in 1922.