Cows in a paddock at the Neverett farm. The H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission would hold an auction there every Thursday. On the right, you can see a chute where the cows would come into the paddock after being delivered by trucks. The auction was held in the barn on the left. 1956. Chazy, […]
Frank LeClair, Chuck LeClair, and Victor LaClair (yes, his last name is spelled differently) are three of nine siblings. They were born and raised on the family farm in Churubusco. From an early age, they learned farm tasks like haying and milking cows, and they remember finding ways to have fun doing them.
Exterior of the Alaska Silver Fox Farms. In the 1930s, pelts of the silver fox became quite popular for coats, and fox farms sprang up to raise foxes for their fur. There was another large farm in Lake Placid. The Rainbow Falls Tea room is visible on left. Circa 1930s. Ausable Chasm, NY.
Threshing grain using a stationary thresher on the Oval Wood Dish farm (named after the company of that name in Tupper Lake), a 1000 acre farm. Circa 1915. Tupper Lake, NY.
Prisoners working at the St. Lawrence County Poor House vegetable garden under the supervision of Sheriff Dale Robarthe. 1930-1940. Canton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.
The Barnell Farm on Catamount Mountain covered in snow. Date unknown. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Mary Jane Watson.
Students working in agricultural test plots. At the time the college was known as Canton Agricultural and Technological Institute located at St. Lawrence University. This picture was taken on the current St Lawrence University Campus. Behind the barn are buildings that could be the current-day Payson Hall, Piskor Hall, and Memorial Hall. Circa 1930. Canton, […]
A student preparing potatoes for planting at SUNY Canton. The floor is covered with potatoes that have already been quartered for planting. At the time the college was known as Canton Agricultural and Technological Institute located at St. Lawrence University. Circa 1940. Canton, NY. Courtesy of Greg Kie.
Students working in the incubator room, candling eggs for fertility, at SUNY Canton. At the time the college was known as Canton Agricultural and Technological Institute located at St. Lawrence University. Circa 1930. Canton, NY.
The Thompson barn and farmhouse on Route 68. 1940. Flackville, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
