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Wells family farm endures on Long Island after 320 years
A Wells family farm in Aquebogue Suffolk County remains the state’s oldest family run operation dating to 1661. Vernon Wells Jr and his sons Dan Craig and Todd maintain 700 acres raising potatoes cattle pigs sheep eggs and grains while preserving a legacy that began with William Wells the English founder who arrived in the 1640s. The piece notes Suffolk County’s prominence in state farming with 80 million in annual income and 10 000 agricultural workers, emphasizing the enduring contrast between city growth and rural life.
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