George L. Boswall

(1881 - 1942)

Prince Edward Island

Mr. George Boswall of Mount Mellick, P.E.I., will long be remembered as one of Atlantic Canada's outstanding Ayrshire breeders.

His lifetime association with purebred Ayrshires began in 1908 with the purchase of purebred cows marking the beginnings of Blackaddar Ayrshire Farms.

Blackaddar Farms were frequent winners in the Maritime show circuit. Having attended every major show in the Atlantic region he had the honour in 1923 to take the first P.E.I. exhibit of sheep and swine to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Blackaddar bred sheep were sold throughout the Maritimes and the Magdalene Islands, forming the basis of some excellent commercial flocks throughout the region.

George L. Boswall took an active part in community life. He was a member of both the Sheep and Swine Breeders Association. He gave leadership to many agricultural organizations, offered his expertise as a judge for both sheep and swine and served as a school trustee. He will long be remembered for the active part he played in church life in his community.

The Boswall farm is now being operated by his son, George Jr. and his three grandsons, carrying on the Boswall tradition of breeding high quality stock.

His election to the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame is evidence of the high regard in which Mr. Boswall was held by the agricultural community in Prince Edward Island.