By the turn of the century the family were farming Maryland Farm in Ditcheat. During the early 1900's they were awarded the tenancy of Abbey Farm, the family lived upstairs and cheese was made and stored downstairs in what is today a kitchen and dining room. Over the last century and increasingly the last 50 years land has been steadily purchased, including Manor Farm, Wards Farm and Highbridge Farm, and the dairy herd increased in size. The farm has now grown to around 2000 acres of principally dairy farming but also includes some 400 acres of arable farm near Weymouth in Dorset.

The name Maryland Farm is derived from Ditcheat's church, The Church of St Mary Magdalene.