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Hi. I'm a historical novelist looking up information about the difference between milk dealers and dairies when I came across this post. I was reading the replies, hoping to find an answer; but, I did find that I knew a little more than some already. I am researching the G E Koeber farm and milk dealer in Western Massachusetts. I have found that milk dealers are independent farmers who sell straight from the farm and may have a milk route, or sell to a dairy coop that pasteurizes, homogenizes, bottles, and distributes the milk for them.