International Harvester Corporation Mogul engine driving a separator and blowing straw into the University (Main) Barn.

Two unidentified men standing at each side of a view of several plots. Main Barn and other buildings in background.

Image of barn, silo, and windmill in the farmyard of Charles Marks of Midale, Saskatchewan. Ramp leads to the entrance of the barn.

Bio/Historical Note: The event at the farm of Charles Marks was the first of its kind to be known as a Field Day. Charles M. Hamilton, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture; A.M. Shaw, professor of Agriculture, and John G. Rayner, director of the Extension Department, attended.

Bio/Historical Note: “A new feature was tried out this year, viz. that of holding a picnic or field day at the home of a farmer who had made good in some one or more lines of endeavor, such as crop or live stock production. One was held on the farm of Charles Marks at Midale. Mr. Marks has the only silo in his district and a herd of good Holstein cows, quite a large acreage of corn, sunflowers and sweet clover. What Mr. Marks had done was used by the speakers present from the College and the Department to show others what might be done to improve agriculture. An automobile tour was arranged in the Snipe Lake district and a number of good farms were visited to the end that suggestions might be found that would lead to improvement in farm practice.”
Dean of Agriculture’s Report, 1922.

A farm house and it's barn are seen covered in snow.

View of large group of vehicles parked in front of the home of Charles Marks of Midale, Saskatcchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: The event at the farm of Charles Marks was the first of its kind to be known as a Field Day. Charles M. Hamilton, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture; A.M. Shaw, professor of Agriculture, and John G. Rayner, director of the Extension Department, attended.

Bio/Historical Note: “A new feature was tried out this year, viz. that of holding a picnic or field day at the home of a farmer who had made good in some one or more lines of endeavor, such as crop or live stock production. One was held on the farm of Charles Marks at Midale. Mr. Marks has the only silo in his district and a herd of good Holstein cows, quite a large acreage of corn, sunflowers and sweet clover. What Mr. Marks had done was used by the speakers present from the College and the Department to show others what might be done to improve agriculture. An automobile tour was arranged in the Snipe Lake district and a number of good farms were visited to the end that suggestions might be found that would lead to improvement in farm practice.”
Dean of Agriculture’s Report, 1922.

Large number of people standing and facing the camera; tent, barn, vehicles and bushes in the background, with prairie field beyond.

People standing beside a barn, which is the Illustration Station; vehicles to the right and trees and bushes in the distance.

View looking east of the Livestock Pavilion, with Main Barn and farm building in background. Winter scene.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.

View of Main Barn looking northwest; sheep in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.

Looking northwest at Main Barn; winter scene.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.

Returned men operating a Titan 15-30 tractor with a Rumley separator, threshing oats into a barn.

Returned men operating a tractor with a separator, threshing straw into the Main Barn.

A straw shed, mainly used for the brood in the winter on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan