Sheep Barns at Oakview

Description:: Three views of sheep barns and silos at the Oakview farm.The D.M. Ferry Company, later known as the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, expanded operations from Detroit to Avon Township in 1902. Oakview Farm comprised the area between South Rochester Road, East Hamlin Road, John R Road, and East Auburn Road. In 1912, the company increased the size of the farm northward, so that it reached to East Avon Road. Oakview was the site of the company’s trial grounds and stock seed breeding operations until 1944. Sheep were feed the crops that were unsuitable for reproduction and their manure was used as fertilizer. (P-105) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
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Data Provider:: Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
Place:: Avon Township
Subject Topic:: Agriculture
Format:: Photo/slide
Rights:: Digitized by the Rochester Hills Public Library. No known copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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