Dairy has long been a farm industry in Amherst and the cows of choice have been Jersey, Guernsey or Holstein. These bottles collected by John Bowe of Florence, Mass. supply with us basic information about the farm, the milk, the packaging and the market.
With the gift of his milk bottle collection, Mr. Bowe also provided us with basic information on each dairy. Please let us know if you have stories to add.
Want to learn more about farming in Amherst? Check out Harvesting History, the story of our farms from 1700-2010.
These are all entries under the letter “C” in the book Amherst A to Z, written by Elizabeth Sharpe. The book is illustrated with pictures of artifacts from the Amherst History Museum, historic images from the Jones Library’s Special Collections, as well as photographs of our town and the folks who live here.