Gallery 2 - Sense of belonging and taking roots into Greater Madawaska (1860-1960)
16. Drummond
Sheep on Albert Ouellette's farm (am_2357)
Albert Ouellette was interested in breeding farm animals; Ayrshire milking cows, sheep and pigs.
Breeding sheep was wide-spread in Drummond at the beginning of the 20th century and in
the 1940's, there were more than 1000 animals. They were raised especially for the wool they gave:
it was sheared, washed and cleaned before being sent to the carding mill and later spun. This was
the women's work. Like all the farmers of Drummond, Albert raised poultry and pigs. The farmers
usually slaughtered before Christmas which enabled them to make blood pudding and headcheese. In the
spring, it was customary to smoke a pork's quarter, in order to have fresh ham to accompany eggs on
your plate at Easter. Photo taken on March 20, 1942. Lent by Rhéo Ouellette.
