HISTORY OF THE CORNWALL CHEESE AND BUTTER BOARD |
JAMES ALEX. McKILLOP |
AMES
ALEX. McKILLOP is forty-seven years of age, and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James McKillop. His wife was Edith Farlinger, by whom he has
one son and one daughter. He is a Canadian of Scotch descent, a
Presbyterian and a Conservative. His farm of 175 acres is located South Part Lot 42, First Concession, R. R. It has a livestock equipment of 35 cattle, 5 horses, 4 swine and 130 fowl. The annual production of this farm is 800 bushels grain, 80 tons hay, 5 acres corn, 1 1/2 acres potatoes, and vegetables for his own use. There are also 30 fruit-bearing trees |
James A. McKillop and His Barns |
and 600 maple trees on the above. Bee-keeping is also followed by Mr. McKillop in conjunction with his general farming. Our subject has followed farming as an occupation throughout life. He sends a daily average of 300 pounds milk to the King's Road Cheese and Butter Factory, and has been a patron of the Cheese Board for twenty-one years. He has been secretary-treasurer for School Section No. 11 for the past fifteen years, also president of King's Road Factory for three years. |
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