Harford Legacy Farm Commemorative Book

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Hillside Farm est. 1889 - Darlington, MD Current Owners: Pamela Gregory Cohen and Johns Hopkins, Jr. Original Purchaser: Charles Hopkins Current Acreage: 180 Current Agricultural Products or Services: corn, soybeans, and hay Preserved Our grandfather, Johns Hopkins, was a dairy farmer until the mid-1960s. Since then, the farm has provided land to grow various crops and pastures for cattle. We have generations of happy memories camping in the pasture, picking wild daffodils, and fishing in the branch. Our family feels fortunate to live on and enjoy a preserved Hillside Farm. The Miller family has leased our farm since the 1960s. Courtney Miller has followed in her father, Jimmie Miller's footsteps in raising dairy cattle and crops on our acreage. My Lady's Manor est. 1890s - Monkton, MD Current Owners: Ross Smith and Jeanette Smith Original Purchaser: Lewis and Carrie Smith Current Acreage: 145 Current Agricultural Products or Services: dairy farm, hay, grain, and corn Preserved

Ross is the third-generation in his family to operate My Lady's Manor Farm, a dairy operation. He was part of the first local board when Harford County started its agricultural preservation program decades ago and was named the 2013 Harford County Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year (The Aegis).