Harford Legacy Farm Commemorative Book

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Martha's Farm Market Ma & Pa Holsteins est. 1923 - Street, MD Current Owners: James and Wanda Amos, farm is run by Julie Amos Yarrington Original Purchaser: Charles Nelson and Marie H. Amos Current Acreage: 123 Current Agricultural Products or Services: milk, beef, corn, and farm market Preserved

Around 1923, my Dad and grandparents raised acres and acres of tomatoes. In 1948, when Dad graduated high school, he and my grandparents built a dairy barn and started milking cows. The first milk that left the farm was in milk cans that were transported to a loading dock of the Ma & Pa Railroad, ultimately to be transported to the dairy plant in Baltimore. 100 years and 6 generations later we are still in the business. We have 200 head of dairy and beef cattle and farm 200 acres of crops. We have had several fair championships and have won many awards for milk quality and production. Today we have family laborers from 4 to 92 years old. Through it all we have adapted new practices and accepted new technology as it has evolved, but still focused on the basics of being stewards of the land and caregivers of the animals. It is both a challenge and a pleasure to be an operating farm here in Harford County. Our fondest hope is for our farm business to continue for future generations of our farm family.