Stormont
County is a historic county in the province of Ontario. The townships
within the county were: Cornwall, Finch, Osnabruck and Roxborough. In
1850, Stormont County merged with Dundas and Glengarry Counties to form
the United Counties of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board
| HISTORY OF THE CORNWALL CHEESE AND BUTTER BOARD |
| HUGH JOHN LAFAVE |
 UGH
JOHN LAFAVE, who is only thirty-four years of age, is the son of
Francis Lafave. His wife was Rosanna Lapointe. He has one son and
one daughter. He is a Canadian of French descent, a Roman Catholic
and a Conservative. He owns a 200-acre farm, Lot 45, Second Concession, Charlottenburg Township, North R. R., which is stocked with 31 head of cattle, 6 horses, 19 swine, and 75 fowl. |
 Hugh John Lafave and His Home |
The above property yields, during an average year, 1,200 bushels grain, 80 tons hay, 6 acres corn, 2 acres potatoes and vegetables for own use. There is also a sugar-bush of about 1,200 trees located on property. Mr. Lafave's cattle are a fine herd of graded Holsteins, from which he sends daily 500 pounds of milk to the King's Road Cheese and Butter Factory. He has had a life's experience of farming, and has been a patron of the Cheese Board since its organization, twenty-one years ago. |
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