File contains two copies of a newspaper article from the Stirling News Argus concerning maple-syrup making at the Charles Treverton and Sons Farm, near Plainfield in 1966.
File contains a printed copy of the Canadian Agriculturalist, July 1852. Includes a Report on the State of Agriculture in Hastings County by William Hutton, with information on the extent and types of agriculture practised in Hastings County, and crop production in 1852.
File contains eight pages of manuscript assessment rolls listing property holders in Sidney Township in 1859 by lot and concession, including extent of improved acreage.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning cattle breeding and health in the Quinte region. Also contains information regarding the finances and selection of officers of the Quinte District Cattle Breeding Association, 1960-1962.
Lantern slides depicting chickens, turkeys and ducks. These slides were produced by the Province of Ontario Picture Bureau, probably in the 1920s, for use in Ontario schools.
File contains a special edition of The Ontario Intelligencer, 3 October 1961, devoted to the opening ceremonies and daily programs of events of the International Plowing Match, which was hosted by Belleville and Hastings County.
File contains typescript correspondence, reports and planning documents relating to the preparation for the 1961 International Plowing Match in 1961. Includes list of officers and local committee members. Also present are: a printed official programme and prize list, printed pamphlets and a poster for the International Plowing Match which was held at the Farley Vermilyea Farm and neighbouring farms north of Belleville, October 4-7, 1961.
File contains a typescript list of the location of exhibits by companies and organizations for the October 1961 International Plowing Match in Hastings County. Also present are three printed, coloured banners for the plowing match.
File contains a typescript Report of the International Plowing Match, 1961 by the local committee of the Hastings County Plowmen's Association. The report provides an overview of the events and reports by various committees involved in the planning and execution of the plowing match. A one-page financial statement of revenues and expenses is included.
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding competitions, exhibits and a celebratory banquet of the International Plowing Match, Hastings County, October, 1961
File contains a newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer, 8 December 1960 concerning the selection of an area outside of Belleville for the 1961 International Plowing Match, to be held on October 4-7, 1961. Also present are three printed, numbered admission tickets to the Ploughing Match, 1961.
File contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, 8 September 1961 concerning the Charles Parm Steer Raising Ranch, which operated within the city limits of Belleville. The article describes cattle drives which occurred in the central area of the city in 1913.
File contains a newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer, 28 September 1961, concerning the operations of the Ontario Hog Producers' marketing yards in Ontario.
