The Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-03-08, Page 70*ami 419 — Page "29A
Ontark)'s agriculture and food indust
1888-1882
A .sampling off important developments
in Ontario's.agriculture-and food industry.
re:8 — The Department of Agriculture is
established in the "Old Parliament
Buildings," located on 10 acres of land
bounded by Front, Simcoe, Wellington and
John Streets, Toronto.
1831 — One hundredth .anniversary of the
first agricultural fair in Ontario — at
Newark — (Niagara -on -the -Lake ).
1893 — Depr-tment of Agriculture office
moves from its original site to the new
main Parliament Buildings at Queen's
Park in Toronto.
1895 — The first fanners' market in On-
tario — at Chatham — celebrates its 100th
birthday.
1897 — The first Women's institute —
dedicated to the improvement of farm life
for the family and in particular for women
— is organized at Stoney Creek, led by
Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless.
1903 — St. Lawrence Market in Toronto
marks 100 years of operation.
1904 — First milk powder produced in
Canada is made at Brownsville, Ont.
1905 W.H. Fisher of Ayton, Ont. is the
first to advertise and ship baby chicks. The
first shipment of 15 went to Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia.
1906 — The Vineland Horticultural Ex-
perimental Station — where hundreds of
improved varieties of fruits and
vegetables have originated — is founded
on a site between Grimsby and St.
Catharines.
1907— First Agricultural Representatives
are appointed jointlywith the Department
of-.Education4o :teach agriculture In the
schools anthprovidefarmers'with:ihesup-
port of research and government
programs
1914 First Local Junior Farmers
Associations are established in Durham,
Middlesex, Peel and York for young men
aged 19 to 24.
1915 — First sponsored tractor plowing
demonstration in Canada at the Interna-
tional Plowing Matchheld at the Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph, Ont. on
November 5th — featuring our tractors.
1918 — Ifl emptville College -of Agricultural
Technology established near Ottawa.
1922 — First Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair opens in Toronto, November 22 to 29.
1926 — First recorded use of combine -
thresher in Ontario.
1927 -- System of Agricultural Represen-
tatives expands from six counties to loca-
tions in all 54 I tarso counties and
districts.
1930 — Pablum — the baby food used all
over the world — is developed by three
Toronto doctors at Sick Children's
Hospital.
1936 — The Ontario Agricultural Con-
ference is organized...to become the On-
tario Chamber of Agriculture and finally
the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the
province's largest general tarn
organization.
1938 — Province's oldest marketing board
is established — the Ontario Asparagus
Growers' Marketing Board.
1938 •— The farm machine that revolu-
tionized wheat farming around the world
— the self-propelled combine — is
developed at the Massey -Harris factory in
Toronto.
1942 — During World War II, "Farmeret-
tes" — women from cities and towns —
volunteer to help with the harvest and
other farm chores through the Ontario
1951 Western Ontario Agricultural
School :establishedat :site :of :Ridgetown's
Western Ontario ExperimentarPann.
1954— OntarioFoodTerminal opensto'br-
ing farmers together with food retailers
achievements
and restaurateurs.
1962 — Ontario Veterinary College
celebrates its centennial, having been
established at University of Toronto, and
moving to Guelph in 1922.
1967 — The department acquires respon-
sibility for food, becoming the Ontario
Department of Agriculture and Food.
1967 — Centrali College of Agricultural
Technology opens north of London, Ont.
1970 —New Liskeard College of
Agricultural Technology is established in
Northern Ontario's clay belt, 160 km north
of North Bay.
1972 — Ontario government changes
'department' to'ministay', the name ofr the
agricultural department becomes Ontario
`Ministry of Agriculture and Food
(O1viAF ).
1974 —Ontario Agricultural College (OAC )
in Guelph celebrates its centennial.
1979 — 901 Bay St. becomes headquarters
of OMAF after 11 years at 1200' Bay.
1981 — Alfred College of Agriculture and
Food Technology for ffrancophone students
is established east of Ottawa.
1987 — Government announces OMAF
headquarters to move to Guelph in 1991/92.
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