History of Whittier Farms






















Whittier Farms Inc. is located at 90 Douglas Road in the historic and picturesque town of Sutton, Massachusetts. 
The farm is presently owend and operated by the fourth and fifth generation of the Whittier Family.  The
farm was started in 1945 with the purchase of two foundation cows by Robert and Harold Whittier.  The farm
was owned and operated as Whittier Bros. Hill-N-Dale Farm and located on top of Town Farm Road in Sutton.
  A partnership and expansion program started in 1947 with the purchase of a joining farm of
106 acres. In 1949, another farm of 100 acres was added to supply feed for our growing herd.
In 1960, another 160 acre farm was bought and this is now the main location of the farm on Douglas Road in Sutton.
In 1962 the parternership was ended and a corporation was formed, Whittier Farms, Inc.
In 2010, Whittier Farms Inc. will become part of Massachusetts Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program,
the land will be protected as farmland and will only be able to be used for farming and not developed for any
other reason.  Placing the farm in the APR program will help us keep our committment to keeping
agriculture alive and well right here in Sutton, Massachusetts.

The farm is situated on approximately 500 acres of beautiful farmland.  The farm consists of two locations which
oversee each other from the tops of two hills with rolling farm fields nestled between them, depicting a true
New England countryside.
Whittier Farms is a dairy farm with a herd size of 300 Registered Holsteins.  A Holstein is a black and white
dairy cattle originating from northern Holland and Friesland.  Whittier Farms is recognized throughout the world for establishing high standards for genetic science resulting in the breeding of top Holstein cows. 
Breeding high quality cows enables the farm to produce top quality milk without the use of artificial additives. 
The cows are fed a balance ration, consisting of crops that are grown on the farm or land
rented by Whittier Farms Inc.

Approximately 400 acres is utilized to grow hay, grass silage, and corn silage.
The farm currently ships about 8,000 pounds of milk per day to Agrimark, a Cabot dairy cooperative. 
Whittier Farms operates year round with a retail farm store carrying many products from our farm and
other local farms as well as products grown in neighboring New England states. We believe both buying and
selling genetics benefits our business. Other pages of our site showcase cattle bred and/or developed here.
Whittier Farms takes pride in continuing the tradition started by our ancestors who contributed two
influential sires to the Holstein breed along with developing the groundwork for our Kerby family.

The retail store at the farm is a 30 year old, overgrown 4-H project.  A table underneath the tree on the front lawn
with sweet corn, a fishing box and sign, "honor system"  has changed into a year round farm stand
with a variety of products, employees and cash registers.  The same principle remains, good, farm fresh produce.
  The retail store offers dairy products, as well as our own seasonal fruits and vegetables grown on the farm,
as well as products grown in neighboring New England states. Other products include:
soups and chowders, chicken and turkey pot pies, ice cream, frozen seafood dinners, local bakery breads,
and our home-made pies and baked goods. 
Some of the crops include sweet corn, blueberries, broccoli, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, beans, summer and winter squashes, and add additional crops each year.   Support is provided to local homeowner by selling vegetable and flower plants, composted cow manure, screened loam, and bark mulch; with delivery on the manure, mulches and loam available to the customers. 






















Whittier Farms Apollo Rocket
One of the first bulls with a proof of over 2000 lbs of milk
Maternal grandsire of Tesk
Whittier Farms Ned Boy
One of the top protein bulls of his time!
Maternal grandsire of Patron