Exterior view of the Soils Lab Building at the Melfort Research Station; it is white in color and has a flat roof, trees in foreground.

Aerial view of the animal sheds and feeder at the Melfort Research Station.

View of the hay shelter or shed (stored bale system) at the Melfort Research Station.

Anthony Ahle is seen holding a pullet; chickens were kept at the Research Farm during the 1950’s. There was also a poultry plant at the farm.

Inside the animal lab at the Melfort Research Station; from left to right: Harry Tkachuk, Morris Hiltz, the other person is unknown at this time.

View of the pasture at Pathlow. Clarence Baptist is seen unloading livestock from a trailer.

Abe Fennell in cattle pen with men standing amongst the cattle; the other names are unknown at this time.

Cattle eating out of troughs at the Melfort Research Station; there is a truck in the background that has been dumping the feed.

A table with a variety of vaccines and needles at the Melfort Research Station; men in background vaccinating cattle.

A major cattle management project, in co-operation with the province of Saskatchewan, was initiated in 1974 with the purchase of 280 Hereford heifers and the provision by the province of 1.5 sections of land at the Pathlow Community Pasture.

A hay-drying tower, the first on the continent, was built in 1971. It had a capacity of more than 80 tonnes dry matter. The first forage systems engineer, Dr.W. Coates, was hired in 1973,

Forage harvesting research was started in 1971 in co-operation with the Engineering Research Service at Ottawa. Forage produced under various systems was evaluated by feeding to beef cattle. A hay-drying tower, the first on the continent, was built in 1971. It had a capacity of more than 80 tonnes dry matter. The first forage systems engineer was hired in 1973 Dr. W. Coates. The metal roof, suspended with a winch system, is supported by 4, H beams, bolted to metal plates anchored in concrete piles.

Exterior view of the Director’s house at the Melfort Research station. It was a 1 1/2 story house with a veranda and was located on the southwest side of the building area. Adolf Kaminski, Tim Wright, Dennis Ewanus were some of the people who lived there.

Group photograph of workers at the Melfort Research Station. In the centre of the back row is Jack McMahon. On his right is Jack McPhail’s son?, Clause DeJong ?. The names of the others are unknown at this time.