Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

People have been milking cows since almost the beginning of time and in Faulkner County, it was a necessary daily activity for most of the people who came here. In the 1920s, though, milk became an industry for the county. Faulkner County would become a leader in the Arkansas milk industry after World War II. Continue reading →