Waters WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2, [1972] - [2012], p. 5

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Eino, as his father had done, attempted to make the farm selfâ€"sustaining. This again, 4 required a continuance of intensive farm labouur, 60y diversification of livestock and crops and coâ€" , operative efforts within the farm community. & t anh S ; * Despite the initial success attained in SS 3 tss creating an economically viable farm unit, "”,/« 4«; A the tide began to change in the post World gran|B" > t War 11 period. After 1945 the average income of on : d fi.‘?.i it | $1,500.00 from the farming operation began ‘/” \)‘L}T. Snd / to gradually decline. This decline was due to «l 5{:45“':“5_‘-\\' “"?’f‘ l 5 the higher cost of living, higher cost for lye 7\'}\*' “&"Lf,”# WWe > farm workers, attraction of farm labourers '(r,‘ ‘S’Q‘;' Wahigt F“._ to the mines, due to the higher and more stable ,’1;\\ ,’f,& \ l0 mc Ne > wages and the effects of increased competition td w Wl .Q”‘, with agricultural commodities imported into the (Pd ko N Sudbury area from Southern Ontario. fv" ; JP Td * ; M I > With all these factors against him, Eino / ) C c k Eâ€" began to find it difficult to make ends meet, ho e mt % '.'.._.:;.:-;;..«__‘ Gradually he had to phase out operations. In ‘t"!"«-"!":’f‘f“;.i; 54 effect, Eino‘s whole life, devoted to ,Q&;fi@&'fl.?‘r“‘:’f, ow se agriculture and working within a selected ~-;:-t‘g:?é_';;_,:"'}__,,,;,_}"4"_'“..'_ ic physical and social milieu, was being transâ€" eaprarittle se . ... formed due to economic forces beyond his conâ€" i ioi +9 ' )‘_ aet trol. These economic forces, coupled with the ’:: ce oale® ‘rt-""f‘;“",";x';“ subsequent spread of urban and suburban popâ€" Y ,«flfi;‘i' s MiXn fi,fqn-t‘- # ulation into Waters Township lead to his conâ€" t»‘:«'y' hy . _.,‘.vfl sideration of subdivision as a alternative â€" source of income. Thus began the transformatâ€" ion of the Mikkola Farm into Mikkola Subdivision. Eine Mikkela and helpers making hay. " 9 oo in gif * a | Te (Ilpaer : 2 9 5) ww _ x d'(/" .1.":..’7' en C Pm B o PE OB n 4 C . wA ~~/’é,,§,.â€"~ ~~ll o 3 i L F « Do t J 7e â€". 26 io \* > sls t hats 1 ‘ M olah o uo *3 ;f"‘ o eFat d >A "'b», mlaiognen t 3 £ 1317:3:&&,-4“??»‘# .m > wdy 13 0+ . C3 e es -;:»;:;';;.‘f;‘;Â¥,-f.r's),»;’;‘.*"'kx'.‘: BM :; m uiss se felaind i e o ooo t radmapasaye C B 9 o w nuly 5t . * * Aegve ie e |s s e e e /+ y Rergragett 1 * â€" â€"*" ez Obxk .""w n r Wnn Th agls + i 8 s .o onl w06 09% felits . "Otiike ons m k N . M ein o icilikens «it on O w ukn y _ SE e To ..E_â€"wn:n_ A F F q We motinc 67 B ¢ es . * .v c ht A M ® s aut % h}r"" 4 h Saimmnl o I 45 a M A@Wnipe , Jn L a Eâ€":* s x ’wr“'. n o8 % 2 K a3 t _ lt es 4 ts 2 : % 4‘ \ l / Ohin & P | v PC O t olA : 5 ks ol : . 4eRs h hss ! Ree,. Ew o w .49Â¥ smm w’-‘;_ ce l\ y â€" V A% I y § ffih s P w s / e ‘ , : P\. F ) H \\ fnn 0C2+ *J \ it | 0 t B \a q . . Rysj ‘i is T:+" B A & AFCCG " S ‘4 whs mt ced ’ e ommemmemâ€"e~~ommmmup o ouucod O1ld cap runn’.m/ a Threshing ma chine ”au/;nq ice From MeaTbird â€"197aâ€"

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