Lockshore Farms
Organization
Biography
Lockshore Dairy Farm was in Kalamazoo Michigan. In a pamphlet from the farm, it boasts of the use of their Guernsey cattle. It also provides a brief snapshot of the process behind their milk production. It promotes its homogenized Vitamin D Milk and its “Golden Guernsey” milk.
Lockshore Farms’ main building, which was a combined plant, office, and store was located at the corner of Park and Ransom (606 N. Park Street) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Lockshore Farms gave up ownership of this building in the late 1970s. The business was started in 1925 by R. F. Locke at a farm in Cressey, Michigan (now Prairieville).
The farm still operates today, and is located in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Lockshore Farms Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3147
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one pamphlet for Lockshore Farms of Kalamazoo, Michigan, dating from the early 1940s.The pamphlet advertises Lockshore Farms, gives a short history of the company, and boasts of the high performance of their cattle. In particular, it boasts of the use of their Guernsey cattle. It also provides a brief snapshot of the process behind their milk production. It promotes its homogenized Vitamin D Milk and its “Golden Guernsey” milk. Finally, the last...
Dates:
early 1940s