P6833

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ID Number

P6833

Item Name

Image

Title

Harrow Farmer's Cooperative Association Ltd. / Association Coopérative ltée de fermiers agricoles

Title (Fre)

Association Coopérative ltée de fermiers agricoles

Date

ca 1941

Description

Black and white photograph of the Harrow Farmer's Cooperative Association Limited; the building in the photo has three distinct parts; the part of the building in the foreground is a barn-like structure with a peaked roof; it has a tall porch with wide sliding doors on the front; "Harrow Farmer's Co-operative Association Ltd." is painted on the front panel, below a window sitting beneath the peak of the roof; there is a truck pulled up to the side of the porch and a farmer appears to be unloading bags; a car is parked behind the truck; behind the barn is a long section of building connecting the barn to a series of storage bins in the background of the photo; the bins are tall, round structures.

History

Cooperatives were an important feature in the farm economy of 1940s Essex County, which ranked among the leading counties in the field. Similar organizations to the Harrow Cooperative were in operation for the farmers of the Amherstburg, Comber, Cottam, Essex, Kingsville, McGregor, Mersea and Oldcastle areas. Cooperatives handled grain, and some handled livestock as well. They also bought supplies for the farmer, dealing through them in their respective areas.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Agricultural facilities / Installations agricoles

Barns / Granges

Buildings / Immeubles

Farm life / La vie à la ferme

Farmers' groups / Groupes de fermiers

Harrow (Ont.)

Harrow Farmer's Cooperative Association Ltd. / Association Coopérative ltée de fermiers agricoles