A look at a photo published in the July 29, 1966 issue of the Town Crier

This photo was published in the July 29, 1966 issue of the Town Crier. Some 15 farmers staged a tractor demonstration on Highway 9 south of Mildmay. Later in the day the contingent came to the village outskirts and finally paraded once through the main thoroughfare. The demonstration was held in protest over low farm prices, especially for milk. Dairymen were seeking a basic price of $4.00 a hundred-weight for industrial milk. The current prices at that time were $3.25 paid by the processor and a federal government subsidy of 75 cents