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 |
| FRED H. RANSOM |
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H. RANSOM was born in the little village of Dickinson's Landing,
October 28, 1871. His father was David Ransom (deceased) and his
mother was Mary Hutchins. By his wife, Flossie Campbell, he has
three sons. He is an Anglican and a Conservative. |
 Fred H. Ransom and His Home |
His farm of 100 acres is situated West 1/2 Lot 13, First Concession, Osnabruck Township. The livestock equipment consists of 20 cattle, 5 horses, 20 swine and 50 fowl. The annual production of the farm is in the neighborhood of 600 bushels of grain, 35 tons hay, 100 bushels potatoes, 7 acres corn and considerable fruit. Mr. Ransom delivers daily 300 pounds of milk to the Sweet Briar Cheese Factory. He has been a patron of the Cheese Board since its formation twenty-one years ago. Mr. Ransom has been engaged in agricultural pursuits for twenty-six years. |
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