Herbie Harkins looks over a few of the cows in his dairy herd as he prepares to load up several of them at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins, owner of Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill has worked on the farm his entire life and recently decided to scale back his operation and sell off his dairy herd. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins laughs as he loads up several of his dairy cows as they prepare to leave Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022 headed for their new home. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins talk as they stand in the milking parlor for their final milking at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins work together to load several of their dairy cows onto a trailer Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. Herbie Harkins recently decided to sell his dairy herd to lighten the workload at the farm. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins talk for a few minutes after finishing their final milking at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins looks over a few of the cows in his dairy herd as he prepares to load up several of them at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Chase Harkins searches for some parts in the shop at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, May 5, 2022 as he and his dad David Harkins trun his John Deere tractor into a dual wheel tractor. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins talk for a few minutes after finishing their final milking at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins makes his way past the dairy herd in the barn at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022 as he checks his list of them working to figure out which of the herd will be loaded up and headed to their new home. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins, owner of Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill talks about a few of the reasons he finally decided to sell off his dairy cows as he stands at the farm Thursday, May 5, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins rounds up a pair of his dairy cows to move them to the waiting trailer as he prepares to load up several of them at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins, owner of Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill talks about a few of the reasons he finally decided to sell off his dairy cows as he stands at the farm Thursday, May 5, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
With the beautiful sunrise as the backdrop, David Harkins gives some water to some of the calves at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill on a chilly morning Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins work together to load several of their dairy cows onto a trailer Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. Herbie Harkins recently decided to sell his dairy herd to lighten the workload at the farm. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins makes his way into one of the pen areas of the cow barn at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022 as he and his son David prepare to load the cows onto a trailer headed for their new home . (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
A pair of barn cats discover a bucket of raw milk and move in for a taste after the final milking of the dairy herd at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins rounds up one of his dairy cows to move it to the waiting trailer as he prepares to load up several of them at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins, owner of Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill talks about a few of the reasons he finally decided to sell off his dairy cows as he stands at the farm Thursday, May 5, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins keeps a handfull of clean rags to wipe down the cows utters as he begins milking the final few of his dairy cows for the last time at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
David Harkins, left, and his dad Herbie Harkins work together to load several of their dairy cows onto a trailer Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. Herbie Harkins recently decided to sell his dairy herd to lighten the workload at the farm. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins hooks up one of his cows to the milking machine in the milking parlor for the last time at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins watches as several of his dairy cows, headed for a new home, make their way into the trailer at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)
Herbie Harkins looks over a few of the cows in his dairy herd as he prepares to load up several of them at Harkins Hill Farm in Forest Hill Thursday, March 14, 2022. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)