In 1959, Sebastian Scirpo started a Connecticut livestock auction in a rented chicken coop and made $7 on his first commission; 67 years later, his daughters run the state's last remaining sale barn
- Since her father died in 2002, Lisa Scirpo has been working to persuade farmers and dealers that the Middlesex Livestock Auction will continue as the only sale barn in Connecticut.
- Without it, Scirpo said farmers who want to bring animals to auction would have to travel to Massachusetts or Pennsylvania.
- But now, farmers in those states come to Middlefield.
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- Since her father died in 2002, Lisa Scirpo has been working to persuade farmers and dealers that the Middlesex Livestock Auction will continue as the only sale barn in Connecticut.
- Without it, Scirpo said farmers who want to bring animals to auction would have to travel to Massachusetts or Pennsylvania.
- But now, farmers in those states come to Middlefield.
Sources: Times of India