***Disclaimer - This interview contains language some may find inappropriate.
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:03:44
Discussion about his birth, Dr. Keir, and the doctor's horse, with mention of Dan Champion and the Darnley Lighthouse; birth, Dr. James Keir, Dr. Keir, Darnley, Darnley School, Dan Champion, 1913, Darnley Lighthouse, 1945, horses.
SIDE A 00:03:44 -- 00:12:11
Discussion about his father, his death from spinal meningitis, and his funeral; Frank MacKay, spinal meningitis, death, funeral, Dr. Keir, 1943, Kensington, hearse, sleigh hearse, Frank Marks, Malpeque, McNutt, winter burial, coffin, Joe Davidson, undertaker, wake.
SIDE A 00:12:11 -- 00:14:12
Discussion about his family and the family farm, with mention of a fire; fire, Muriel MacKay, family farm.
SIDE A 00:14:12 -- 00:17:57
Discussion about selling milk and cream to John Cousins' factory at Park Corner; John S. Cousins, Park Corner, cheese factory, milk, cream, steam engine, cold storage.
SIDE A 00:17:57 -- 00:19:02
Discussion about his father's farm; potatoes, cattle, potato picking, plowing, grain.
SIDE A 00:19:02 -- 00:20:46
A story about predictions about airplanes and tractors; tractors, predictions, airplanes, John Adams, Long John Adams, Sea View.
SIDE A 00:20:46 -- 00:22:52
Discussion about family continues, with mention of his parents and grandparents; Billy A. Abbott, Lucy Abbott, Frank Lewellen MacKay, Abbott, Malpeque church, organ player, Malpeque.
SIDE A 00:22:52 -- 00:24:49
Discussion about home remedies, with mention of potato varieties; home remedies, sulfur and molasses, goose grease, cures, potatoes, potato varieties, blue potatoes, blue potatoes and herring.
SIDE A 00:24:49 -- 00:31:51
Discussion about his uncle, Hart Abbott, and stories about tricks he played and jokes he made; Hart Abbott, character, jokes, tricks, Malpeque, general store, Malpeque store, rum, chewing tobacco, Harvest Excursion.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:51.
SIDE B 00:31:58 -- 00:33:59
Discussion about the Malpeque Wharf; Malpeque Wharf, schooners, pork grain.
SIDE B 00:33:59 -- 00:36:17
Discussion about McNutt's store in Darnley, with mention of their lobster canneries; McNutt's, Darnley, lobster canneries, cash tube, general store, mortgages, lobster cannery.
SIDE B 00:36:17 -- 00:37:45
Brief discussion about Hickey and Nicholson's tobacco, with a story about his brother getting sick from swallowing it; Hickey and Nicholson, tobacco, chewing tobacco, chew, twist, Elton MacKay.
SIDE B 00:37:45 -- 00:38:33
Brief discussion about lime kilns and oyster shell plaster; lime kilns, oyster shell plaster.
SIDE B 00:38:33 -- 00:41:06
Discussion about Cousins' starch factory and selling potatoes; Cousins', starch factory, potatoes, selling potatoes, Jim Cousins, blue potatoes, potato prices, McNutt's.
SIDE B 00:41:06 -- 00:44:39
Discussion about mussel mud, with a story about a man falling through the ice; mussel mud, fertilizer, manure, Edward Bernard, Bell.
SIDE B 00:44:39 -- 00:47:03
Discussion about eggs and a story about trying to sell old eggs; eggs, egg trading, egg candling, egg grading, hens, Burt's, Murphy's.
SIDE B 00:47:03 -- 00:48:22
Discussion about foxes; foxes, fox ranching, fox prices, cars, Will Paynter.
SIDE B 00:48:22 -- 00:52:13
Discussion about horses; horses, horse breeds driving horse, Allegra horses, Deane horses.
SIDE B 00:52:13 -- 00:55:25
Discussion about harvesting grain, with mention of binders and thrashing mills; harvesting, grain, binders, thrashing, thrashing mills, reaper, stooking, bushel basket.
SIDE B 00:55:25 -- 00:57:37
Discussion about the Darnley School; Darnley School, teachers, strap, Ms. Krosher, Art Meyer, Connie Hunter, school.
SIDE B 00:57:37 -- 00:58:57
Brief discussion about plowing and harrowing at age 12; plowing, harrowing, chores.
SIDE B 00:58:57 -- 01:03:51
Discussion about his first job working on Herb Ramsay's farm at age 14, with a story about a horse with the heaves; wages, jobs, 1930s, Herb Ramsay, turnips, Elton MacKay, horses, sick horse.
Tape ends at 01:03:51.
