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No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)

No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)

Date4/2/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down; Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby; southwest of Brampton. She; her husband; Mike; a former butcher; their children and other relatives raise cattle; pigs and sheep on their farm near Orangeville; last week they started shipping them to Hornby; where they're slaughtered and sold direct to consumer.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007473F
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