The first vacuum-type milking machine was patented with foot- or hand-powered models. In the 1920s the first commercially viable vacuum operated milking machines becomes affordable and hand milking becomes a thing of the past on larger farms.
Dairy products sold directly from Vermont farms generate over $560 million of income and 7,500 jobs.
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Monument produces some of the finest dairy products in the state in a sustainable manner, ensuring that Vermonters have a long-term supply of fresh local milk.
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