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Longtime Medford feed store is set to close

More than a decade ago, Kirby Bros. stopped blending corn, oats, and bran and topping the concoction with molasses to satisfy the cravings of horses that had long been part of the South Jersey landscape. The 100-pound bag of horse feed, priced at $13.60, was the biggest seller, said Chuck Kirby, who inherited the 140-year-old family business and mill in Medford and operated it with his wife, Jan, and their son, Chaz.

"It's heartbreaking," Jan Kirby said as loyal customers streamed in to say goodbye. In recent years, as farms disappeared, owner Chuck Kirby said, Kirby Bros. imported livestock feed from Pennsylvania and added food for pets, birds, and wildlife.
"It's heartbreaking," Jan Kirby said as loyal customers streamed in to say goodbye. In recent years, as farms disappeared, owner Chuck Kirby said, Kirby Bros. imported livestock feed from Pennsylvania and added food for pets, birds, and wildlife.Read moreED HILLE / Staff Photographer
    by By Jan Hefler, Staff Writer
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