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Child and Geese1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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A child observes the baby geese, as the mother goose watches and honks.Geese were a welcome change in the food supply, and made good watchdogs as well.
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Turkey Strutting it's Stuff1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Turkey's were also raised to supplement the food supply. They were friendly to raise and tasty to eat.18
Hauling Chickens1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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This farmer seems to have raised more chickens than he needs, and is perhaps driving them to town or to another farm to sell.Chickens were a valuable part of the food source for the early settlers, as they laid eggs for the table every day, and could be slaughtered for their meat once their egg laying days were over.
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Hatching Chicks in an Incubator1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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A tray from an incubator, full of baby chicks.The following photo shows an actual incubator that this tray would fit into that we have on exhibit in our museum.
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An 'Ideal' kerosene fueled chicken incubator1912
Mirror, Alberta
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This is an Imperial incubator, manufacturer by "Ideal", from Rockford Illinois.It holds 300 eggs and is kerosene heated.
It's construction is of painted wood, and has legs. The door to the egg tray is glassed.
The kerosene heater is attached on the outside of the incubator.
This incubator was originally owned by the Sturgeon family, who lived in the Mirror area.
Decendants of this family, Jim and Wilma Sturgeon, run Trowlsworthy's hardware and lumber in Mirror, and live on Edwin Goater's (Jim's maternal grandfather) original farm he homesteaded in 1895.
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Pigs Being Raised on the Jewell Family Farm1918
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Raising pigs added some tasty meat to the diet of the farmer.These pigs were raised on one of the Jewell boys' farms. There were 2 Jewell brothers, Albert and D.M.
This photo is 'possibly' taken on Albert's farm, as raising pigs is specifically mentioned in his history in the historical writings about his family in the book, "Land of the Lakes".
If this photo was taken at Albert's farm, then the date may be somewhere between 1915 and the early 1920's.
If it is of D.M.'s farm, then it may be an earlier photo.
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Shows the Height of Grain1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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In the early days of the West's farming, grain grew quite a lot higher than it does today.The soil was untouched, and full of all the minerals needed for fine crops. And as long as there was also enough water and sun, the grain often grew so high, you could hide in it.
This photo is of Bertha and Martin Buelow, and was taken around 1911- 1912, on the Mallot's farm.
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