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June is National Dair y Month
James Rada, Jr.
Although milk and other thicker and richer, according to
dairy products are no longer Black. Buyers also sometimes
delivered fresh to your door looked for dairy farms with The Dairies of Catoctin
daily, they are still part of our particular cows. This is
everyday lives, whether it’s because certain breeds were Below are the known dairies that made
drinking milk, enjoying ice known to have a greater or local deliveries in Northern Frederick
cream, or adding cheese to a lesser fat content in their milk, County. As odd as it might sound, there
dish. June is National Dairy which affected the taste. still might be some unknown dairies that
Month and celebrates the “Pasteurization is what should be part of this list. Dennis Black, an
contributions that the dairy killed the local dairy farmer,” avid collector of milk bottles in the area,
industry makes to the economy stated Black. recently came into possession of a bottle
and to our health. When pasteurization cap from the Robert Seiss Jersey Dairy.
Locally, many dairies became the standard, and The list doesn’t include farms that sold
have provided home delivery grocery stores installed their products to other dairies or bottling
over the years. Milkmen had refrigerated sections, customers companies. One example of this would be
regular routes they traveled, Dennis Black, avid collector of milk bottles in the area, began buying milk during
first by wagon and then by showcases his bottles and caps from local dairies in the Dairies their weekly grocery shopping. the Sunnyside Farm Dairy.
truck, delivering fresh milk, of Catoctin exhibit at the Thurmont Regional Library. During the 1960s, the local
cottage cheese, cream, and other milkman became a thing of the • Bollinger’s Dairy – Thurmont
dairy products. They would pick past. • Bollinger’s Dairy – Emmitsburg
up the empty bottles and return “Bollinger Dairy was the last • Castle Farms Dairy
them to the dairy, where they one in operation in Thurmont,”
would then be washed and used Black recalled. • Emory L. Moser Dairy
again. Northern Frederick County • Gall & Smith Dairy
“The first one that I know of had two Bollinger Dairies, which • Harry S. Simmers Locust Grove Dairy
is Homarway Dairy,” said Dennis could be confusing at times. One
Black, a collector of milk bottles operated in Thurmont and the • Harvey E. Miller Dairy
from the area. other in Emmitsburg. Collectors • Fairview Farm Dairy
can tell the difference because • Homarway Dairy
the dairies used different bottles.
Photos by James Rada, Jr. • Munshour’s Jersey Dairy
Bollinger’s Dairy in Emmitsburg
The dairy was a partnership always used embossed bottles, while • Robert Seiss Jersey Dairy
between Guy Hobbs, Lee Martin, Bollinger’s Dairy in Thurmont always
and Daniel Weybright. Gall and used bottles with the lettering painted
Smith Dairy bought Homarway on them (pyro-glazed).
in 1932. This large operation in Black has created a display of
Emmitsburg and Thurmont was bottles and caps from local dairies in Shop Local
apparently the only local dairy where the Thurmont Regional Library, on
you could purchase a gill (1/4 pint). permanent loan. The display case is Support Y our
These small glass bottles were used located next to the entrance to the Community!
for holding cream. Thurmont Center for Agricultural
Although some of the local dairies History in the library. Black is always
sold raw milk, many did their own looking for information and artifacts Patronize
pasteurization. However, buying raw about local dairies that he might have your local
milk allowed the buyer to skim the missed. If you have any information,
cream off the top of the milk as it he can be reached at 301-271-4297 businesses.
separated. The milk, itself, also tasted or [email protected].
