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Jim Scarrow built dairy farms from the ground up

By Cindy Snyder AgWeekly correspondent
Apr 6, 2011
Apr 6, 2011

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By Cindy Snyder AgWeekly correspondent

WENDELL - Building is something Jim Scarrow has always loved to do. He worked as a builder/contractor with his brothers before he began building a dairy operation from

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