[ETL]

Yes, I lived for a year in Upstate New York, in the center of what at least was dairy farm country. In fact, I had bought and lived in an old farm house (1876). Although we only had about 3/4 of an acre, a farmer who lived down the road owned much of the land around us. Our property was actually once his. Directly across the road from our front porch he kept some of his existing dairy cows. Anyway, he had subdivided much of the land he had owned and sold the properties as individual lots. He said the business had slowed considerably.

[daniel1212]

Yes, I lived for a year in Upstate New York, in the center of what at least was dairy farm country. In fact, I had bought and lived in an old farm house (1876). Although we only had about 3/4 of an acre, a farmer who lived down the road owned much of the land around us. Our property was actually once his. Directly across the road from our front porch he kept some of his existing dairy cows. Anyway, he had subdivided much of the land he had owned and sold the properties as individual lots. He said the business had slowed considerably.

With a birth rate of about 12.6 children, and with immigrants that do not drink much milk, plus the attacks on it, plus the price of land in places like NY, that is no surprise.