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 |
| MATHIAS CARPENTER |
Mathias
Carpenter  ATHAIS
CARPENTER was born in the Township of Cornwall, November 8th, 1855.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Carpenter. He married Elizabeth
Robinson, by whom he has six sons and four daughters. He is an Anglican
and a Conservative. His farm of 140 acres is located Lots 5 and 6, Third Concession, Cornwall Township. Its production, each year, is 900 bushels grain, 80 tons hay, 300 bushels potatoes, and 2 acres corn. Mr. Carpenter has a stock of 20 pure-bred Holstein and Ayrshire cattle, 4 horses, 9 swine, and 40 fowl. He delivers, daily, 250 pounds of milk to the Mays Fancy Cheese Factory. He has been on the farm for fifteen years, and a patron of the Cheese Board for the same period. |
| ____________________________________ EDWARD WHITFORD |
Edward
Whitford and Son  DWARD
WHITFORD was born near his farm December 18th, 1855. His parents
were Robert Whitford and Charlotte Baker. His wife's maiden name
was Eliza Speck. He has five sons and one daughter, is an Anglican
and a Unionist. His farm of 100 acres is stocked with 25 cattle, all of which are pure-bred Holsteins, from which he sends 250 pounds of milk daily to the Mays Fancy Cheese Factory. He has 8 horses (Percherons), 15 swine and about 100 fowl also included in his farm stock. His annual production is 700 bushels grain, 100 tons hay, 3 acres corn, 100 bushels potatoes and some fruit. His life work has been farming, and for twenty-one years he has been a patron of the Cheese Board. |
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