Connecticut is well known for its bustling seaports and shipbuilding industry, but the Nutmeg State has also had a long affair with the land. Farms have been a staple since our earliest settlers took residence. Today we are still large producers of milk, poultry, eggs, vegetables, melons, potatoes, and tobacco. For a look into our past agricultural life, check out these amazing photos of Connecticut farms during the 1940s.
1. Mr. Schneider, with some help, filling a Silo on his Tolland County farm.
2. Men trying to repair a tractor near Townsend.
3. Tobacco hanging up to dry on racks in Mr. Colson's barn in Suffield.
4. Mrs. May Smith's tobacco barn near Thompsonville.
5. Mr. Fred Schoenleber getting ready to harvest his crop.
6. Mr. Arthur Wolf riding across his farm in North Branford.
7. A horse and buggy at Emerson J. Leonard's farm in Westville.
8. Mrs. Dewitt Lasser's cows in her barn in Cheshire.
9. Field of beans in Westville.
10. The Benham's of Hamden getting apples ready to take to the market.
11. A rainy day for the cows in Westfield on Mr. Addison's farm.
12. Mr. August Udal's poultry farm in Canterbury.
13. Workers stripping tobacco on a farm in Windsorville.
14. A mother and daughter pick grapes on their farm.
15. In Southington, James Pompey uses a tractor to farm his land.
Aren't these old-timey photos of Connecticut farms incredible? Which one was your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below, and if you have any vintage farm photos please share those too.
Don't you just love looking at old photographs? Check out these awesome pictures taken during the construction of the Merritt Parkway.
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