Buckley Brothers, Inc. started in 1904 as a partnership between two brothers. They operated a wheat buying station in Kingman, Ohio but later moved into Wilmington where they expanded over a period of decades.

Much has changed since those early days. Now they operate three drive-thru feed stores and two retail stores. Their motto “from barnyard to backyard” reflects their growth to consistently stock pet food, horse and livestock food, bird seed, water softener salt and bird seed. They also provide a grain market for area farmers

All these years later it’s still a Buckley family owned operation, an impressive accomplishment given how volatile their field of service can be.

As for myself, I just liked the yellow sign against the brick and the blue sky. Shallow, perhaps, but it did at least cause me to look them up and learn something new!