Mark & Michael Stanton shared the history of the
"Stanton Farm 1872-2010"
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The monthly meeting of the Ravena-Coeymans Historical Society was held on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall, 15 Mountain Road in Ravena. The program featured Mark Stanton and Michael Stanton sharing the history of the “Stanton Farm” and how Farming has changed immensely over the years. One of the best examples of this change is the Stanton Farm on Biers Road. Mark Stanton and his son Michael took us from the early days when they milked cows, ran a poultry operation, and had apple and peach orchards to their present day operation of just dairy. When Mark was growing up, his father Royal and grandfather Edward milked 56 cows in a stanchion barn. In 1990, Mark and his brother Neil expanded to 120 milking cows. Today they milk 625 cows in a milking parlor with hired help.
This program was open to the community and again we had a standing room crowd for this great presentation. At the end of the program, refreshments were served. Our thanks go out to the Stanton family for sharing their history with us.