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NIKKOLA FARM Lot 4, Con. 4 Mr. A. Mikkola immigrated to Canada from demanded considerable physical endurance, long the Ostreinthnlun region of Finland shortly hours of labour and manâ€"power. In 1947 a gas after 1912. At this time he decided to take engine relieved much of the manual labour reâ€" residence in the Sudbury ares because of the quired in the milking operation. This gas enâ€" employment opportunities and stable wages proâ€" gine which powered a De Laval Milker was reâ€" vided by the expanding local mining industry, placed with the introduction of electricity the existence of other Finnish immigrants and to the farm in 1948. Accompaning this changeâ€" the landscape which was reminiscent of his over was the removal of the windmill which homeland. Thus in 1931 he purchased a farm had previously powered a generator used in the in Waters Township. charging of batteries. These batteries were the power source for lighting up until 1948. The farm property which consisted of all of Lot 4, Con. 4 was part of the former Gremon Milk production totalled up to 8 gallons Estate. This estate, in turn, had been purâ€" daily,. It was stored in the cold storage room chased from the CGordon Lumber Company in 1889. for a period of one week and then delivered With the 320 acre parcel, Mr. Mikkola proceedâ€" for sale to Coâ€"operative Dairy in Sudbury. ed to clear away stumps and debris left from â€" the Timber era and to open up new tracts of Sheep provided wool for the family. While farmland. By 1932 forty acres had been cleared some wool was spun by MNrs Mikkola, most was for agricultural purposes. He had also proceed~â€" sent to the wool mills in Flesherton in Southâ€" ed to erect a house, barn and granary,. Soon ern Ontario, The wool was then used to make after, a hay shed, blacksmith shop, wood shed, clothing and other woolen articles in the hen coup and sauna were added to make the farm Mikkola home. unit as selfâ€"sufficient as possible. The livestock provided a yearly supply For the most part the farm economy was of meat for the family. Some outside revenue based on animal husbandry. The actual livestock came from the sale of piglets, cattle, milk consisted of two work horses, up to thirtyâ€" and eggs. Eggs, some sixteen dozen daily, five Ayershire and Holstein dairy cattle, six were periodically delivered to Johnson‘s sheep, two pigs and variable numbers of hens, General Store in Copper Cliff, where the geese and turkeys. Special attempts were made weekly bartering ritual took place. Very for inbreeding of each of the above to promo te seldom did the Mikkolas have to transact with the continued existence of animal husbandry. money to obtain goods. In fact, the family preferred the bartering system because of its Hay, oats and barley were the basic feed more personal character. grains grown on the farm, in addition, some feedstock was purchased in the City of Sudâ€" The fall harvest was the busiest time of bury. Milk and eggs were also produced and the year,. At this time both feed grains and kept in a cold storage room. vegetables were stored, although the feed grains were not sold, many of the vegetables Sources of energy and power were also were distributed for sale in Copper Cliff and important. During the development of the farm Sudbury. it passed through most of the historical stages of power transformation, e.g., manâ€"power, horseâ€" All of the above characteristics were power, wind and water power, the gasâ€"powered typical aspects of the Mikkola Farm throughâ€" engine and finally electricity,. Most of the out Mr, A. Mikkola‘s ownership of the propâ€" plowing and cultivation was done by hand. This erty. Following his death in 1939, his son Eino continued the family‘s farming tradition. [‘4’_______â€"_-_" oooooooaaanale £ h & 7 £ 6 P BP 2. "/ofWik | m s oi o is | * __on nettie P g A J olsc m . i 3 di. o _ _R . «in <a h. | d /6 \.‘ 1@”{ g_.~: i% i /Â¥ i 7 a * (}o boates: PS é‘a»‘fi-‘ s ‘ , i . Alot enos l y P \nses m 1‘ 8 +AM0 "” h ols "+~ ’."z!;,".‘ ”\; Ni ‘.“-H !? F . Mtcam y ar Bs . / mm ... / rooanpooe es > V Ne es u_ i.../* $ resps 2Cem e ; â€" A Padieg @ -i%v“\\ Roe maiiies o0 on o o "liinin melitiiness Cmm momnn mm mm sns In the grain Field with the binder, here are Mikkofa house built in 1937 Sr Mrs, Mikkela (at exTreme n,l-T), WiThmem bers of family and other A&’p-