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Henry Sweet raking hay on his Elm Tree farm in Hull's Cove
Elm Tree Farm H.C. Sweet
Bar Harbor
Elm Tree Farm (previously the ET Hamor's Sons Farm) purchased in 1923 or '24 by H. C. Sweet and moved in 1925. He had a mixed herd of Guernsey, Jerseys and Holsteins Henry Sweet was born in 1884 in E. Holden, son of Marcus Sweet. Henry was a founding member of MDI Dairies formed by a group of local farmers.
Other Names Associated With This Dairy: H. C. Sweet, Henry Sweet, Marcus Sweet
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One quart bottle
Henry Sweet with horse-drawn milk wagon
Jerome Sweet (1918–2007) in a North American B-52.
He was the eldest son of Henry and Lena Sweet and grandson of Marcus Coleman Sweet.
