Sunday, October 7, 2018

MILTON BUSINESS IN 1986 HOPKINS GRANARY



MILTON'S BYGONE BUSINESS'

HOPKINS GRANARY, INC. 1986

John and Elizabeth Hopkins began the granary in 1947 which has

grown with the agricultural market of the Broadkill Hundred area.
It is now owned by John and Laura Hopkins who took over in

1970 when John returned from serving his country.

Hopkins Granary, the west end of Federal Street or Harbeson Road,

your choice, is a full time Safe Mark Farm Equipment store, offering
seed, farm chemicals, fertilizer, tire and batteries, dealing in grain sales,

drying and sorting and storage

Grain, in from the farms, is weighed and unloaded at the 40 ton

wagon or trailer lift, into the dryer, sorted and put in storage to be sold.

There is a 250.000 bushel storage capacity.

Abstract: 10/07/18 by Harrison H from Milton's Chamber Clipper, written

by Charles Fleetwood in October 1986

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