Farm

Martin's Dairy - 20

Martin's Dairy - 20

Address
Georgia Avenue
Norbeck/Olney 20832
 
Closest town: Olney

Martin's Dairy - 20

Owner 1
Owner Name: Oscar C. Martin
Farm Name: Sr.
Cows Milked: unknown
Milk Destination: Ten milk routes delivered products to area residents, country schools, Olney Inn, Manor Club, Union Station, the Greyhound Bus Station, Scholl's Cafeterias, and Wagshall's Delicatesen.  Wagshall's required kosher milk and, for a long time, a rabbi lived in the Martin house to oversee the feeding, milking, and other stages of milk and ice cream processing.    
Mode of Milk Transport: Martin's Dairy milk delivery trucks.
 
Owner 2
Owner Name: Burton S. Bready
Purchase Date: Friday, January 1, 1915
Sold Date: Sunday, December 31, 1922
Date of Operation: ~1915 to 1921
Cows Milked: unknown
Milk Destination: Sold to MD VA Milk Producers in Washington, DC via MD-VA Milk Producers Association around 1920; via other means before that.
 
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Owner 5
 
Owner 6
 
Tenant 1
 
Tenant 2
 
Tenant 3
 
Tenant 4
 
Rental 1
 
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Rental 3
 
Rental 4

Martin's Dairy - 20

Martin's Dairy - 20

  The Montgomery Business of Farm Economics Program - 1957 Photograph by Richard Rowe 2019 Maryland 4-H Dairy Judging Team - 1987  

Martin's Dairy - 20

Photo by Richard Rowe 2011 Photo by Richard Rowe 2-11 Barbara Duvall McGraw and Josie Martin Mayne at Featured Farm Sunday 25 Sept 2011     

Martin's Dairy - 20

Aerial photo of Farm 20_Martin's Dairy

Martin's Dairy - 20

Martin's Dairy - 20

Other Written History Documents: File Farm 20_Martin - article on Oscar and Barbara Martin
Other Written History Images: 1956 Upper Montgomery County Land Use Map 1949 (1953 revision) Klinge Map - Page 21   Burton Bready 1921 list of Milk producers  Burton Bready 1921 list of Milk and cream producers  Bready 1920 census Bready to Martin deed 320-197 page 1 of 2 Bready to Martin deed 320-197 page 2 of 2 Burton Bready Obit Bready wedding MD-VA Milk Producers Association Files

Martin's Dairy - 20

Awards Received:

Kevin Martin was a member of the 1987 Maryland 4-H Dairy Judging Team.

Other Comments:

Selected as a King Barn Dairy MOOseum Featured Farm in September 2011. 

They processed their own milk and bought from numerous local dairy farmers including Herman Ladson, Frank Palmer, Brooke Johns, Remus Riggs, Ginger Lethbridge, T. N. Berlage, Judson Gude, Ray Roberts, Roland Green, and David Martin.

Burton S. Bready was.a member of MD-VA milk Producers Association around 1921.