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Yukon Farm Plan Aims to Grow Market Vegetables
John Stelfox and three Alberta graduates lead a four man venture moving to 360 400 acres near Grand Prairie to grow potatoes carrots cabbage parsnips and beets for Dawson Mayo and Whitehorse markets. They acquire an eight room house 20 acres broken a mill shop horses cattle and machinery. Potatoes sell for 15 cents a pound in Yukon and 5 cents locally with strong demand and sparse competition. The project seeks long term profits and adventure despite distant neighbors and supply chains.
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Rocky Mountain House
Mong
University of Alberta
Pelly
Pelly River
Dawson ‘Trail
Dawson City
Mayo
Yukon
Whitehorse
John Stelfox
Young Stelfox
Alaska
Hugh
Dick Bradley
Lacombe
Buck Godwin
Sangado
Vancouver
Skagway
Edmonton
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Herald-Tribune
Grande Prairie
Alta