On April 1, 1929, the French Bauer Dairy was established in Lexington, as a subsidiary of the French Brothers - Bauer Company of Cincinnati. L. R. Zink was the local manager. The company acquired the old dairy at 244 Jefferson Street from the Dixie Bell Dairy. This location served as a distribution point for the company Cincinnati plant.
The French Bauer Company planned to build a large plant on the site, with the capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 gallons of milk per day. However, these plans never materialized due to the depression that began in 1930.[i]
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[i] Lexington Herald, November 27, 1930, page 1, column 1 and Lexington City Directory 1930 and 1931-32.
References:
William M. Ambrose, Bluegrass Dairies, Limestone Press, Lexington, 2012.
