Rural Co-operator

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Rural Co-operator

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Description area

Dates of existence

1936-1966

History

The Rural Co-operator started publishing in 1936, first as an organ of the United Farmers of Ontario, and then later by Ontario Federation of Agriculture. It was a direct descendant of the earlier papers of the farm movement, beginning with the Canada Farmers’ Sun, the Weekly Sun and the Farmers’ Sun. In 1944, editor Leonard Harman brought a proposal to the Federation suggesting that the Rural Co-operator should be operated as a separate department with its own staff. Subsequently, Andrew Hebb of Newmarket was hired to be the new Editor and Manager of the paper. The Rural Co-operator was re-branded as "Farm and Country" in 1966.

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Relationships area

Related entity

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (1940-)

Identifier of related entity

CA QUA01752

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Ontario Federation of Agriculture

is the owner of

Rural Co-operator

Dates of relationship

1943 - 1966

Description of relationship

The OFA took over control of the Rural Co-operator when it absorbed the remnants of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1943.

Related entity

Farm and Country (1966-1999)

Identifier of related entity

CA QUA01331

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

Farm and Country

is the successor of

Rural Co-operator

Dates of relationship

1966

Description of relationship

The Rural Co-operator was re-branded as Farm and Country in 1966.

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Authority record identifier

CA QUA09528

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Draft

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Partial

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Sources

Administrative history based on "Farmers Working For Farmers: A brief history of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture" by Harry Zwerver, from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture website at http://www.ofa.on.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/A%20Brief%20History.pdf (Accessed 15 Aug. 2016).

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