Private company

Sheffield Farms

US dairy

The Sheffield Farms–Slawson–Decker Company, known as Sheffield Farms, was a dairy that pasteurized, bottled, and delivered milk in New York City in the first half of the 20th century. It became one of the largest dairy companies in the world, selling 20% of the city's milk.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Milk wagon, 4–10 Grove Street, Manhattan
Photo: Berenice Abbott, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Sheffield Farms–Slawson–Decker Company, known as Sheffield Farms, was a dairy that pasteurized, bottled, and delivered milk in New York City in the first half of the 20th century. It became one of the largest dairy companies in the world, selling 20% of the city's milk.2

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