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Robert Tolhurst grew up on a farm in Cartierville on Montreal Island. His father and two uncles operated a dairy farm there. His grandfather had focused mainly on market gardening crops. After high school he took the diploma course in agriculture at MacDonald College. The farm in Cartierville had a 99-year farm tax agreement with the city which was coming to an end, at that time. Also with pressure from urban expansion they needed to relocate. In 1946 the farm on Route 138 in Howick was purchased from James Anderson and Bob started milking cows here in September 1950.

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Tolhurst Farms is a family owned and operated dairy farm in Howick, Quebec. Our farm consists of Holstein cattle. Robert Tolhurst grew up on a farm in Cartierville on Montreal Island. His father and two uncles operated a dairy farm there. His grandfather had focused mainly on market gardening crops. After high school he took the diploma course in agriculture at MacDonald College. The farm in Cartierville had a 99-year farm tax agreement with the city which was coming to an end, at that time. Also with pressure from urban expansion they needed to relocate. In 1946 the farm on Route 138 in Howick was purchased from James Anderson and Bob started milking cows here in September 1950.