Louis Wilfred Roper

Prince Edward Island

Louis Wilfred Roper, Southport, Prince Edward Island has been active in agriculture from a very early age. He has the distinction of having been the youngest showman on the Maritime Show Circuit.

His interest in agriculture continued as he attended the Pleasant Hill School of Agriculture in the United States; served as Livestock Fieldman with the Federal Department of Agriculture from 1929-1957; and as Secretary Fieldman for the Ontario Ayrshire Cattle Club. In 1960 he was appointed Director of Livestock for P.E.I.

His interests covered all phases of the livestock industry. He acted as Director and President of the Canadian Guernsey Breeders Association; Director of the Maritime Livestock Breeders Association; and as Director of the Swine Breeders Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Maritime Winter Fair for many years, and was a member of the Advisory Board, Agriculture, for Expo 1967.

He was an active member of the Agricultural Institute of Canada and, in 1964, was honoured with life membership in the Canadian Guernsey Breeders Association.

Mr. Roper's agricultural interest went beyond Canadian agriculture. In 1946, he was part of a delegation which took 317 head of Holsteins, Guernseys. Ayrshires and Jerseys to Mexico through the cooperation of the Federal Government and the Maritime Livestock Co-operative, New Brunswick.

His leadership abilities, his interest in the expansion and development of the agricultural industry, and his contributions to agricultural organizations, are recognized in his election to the Agricultural Hall of Fame.