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Dr. Gladstone Brown's Jamaica Hope dairy cattle
"Dr. Gladstone Brown's Jamaica Hope dairy cattle searching for non-existent grass on what was once a lush guinea-grass pasture near Green Acres, St. Catherine. Drought has now reduced it to a dustbowl."
Moblissa - Dairy Farm
"One of the many farmers who have settled at the Moblissa Dairy Farm in the Soesdyke / Linden Highway tends his cattle."
S.E. Jackson explains the techniques of vaccinating a calf
"A.D.C. Farm Manager at Rhymesbury, Mr. S.E. Jackson [right] explains the techniques of vaccinating a calf to a group of young farmers. Upgrading farmer husbandry skills is seen as a vital part of the ADC's programme in it's aim to provide quality…
Unusual phenomenon - twin calves
"Twin calves born April 12, 1973. Looking on is proud owner John Daley, JP, of Lower Hall's Delight."
The effect of prolonged drought
"The prolonged drought which has been affecting parts of the island has taken a heavy toll on farmers' livestock as can be seen here. The animals on a farm in St. Thomas are so weak they topple over easily when they walk."
Milk from cows flowing through vacuumized tubes
"Milk from the cows flow through vacuumized-tubes into the globular containers prominent in the foreground. The dairy herd which is to be expanded with a half-a-million investment phased over four years, produced $ 102,998 worth of milk in 1972."
