What's with the name?

We always get asked about our name.  It often gets spelled incorrectly or said incorrectly, but when you get it you don't forget it!  

Where did it come from?  

• In the late 70's when Billy and Shorty began buying registered Holsteins they had to come up with an official name for the dairy that the cows could be registered under.  With our family name being Miller, they found that all the simple names like Miller Dairy, Miller Farms, Mill-Tex and so forth were already taken.  
• So, after playing with Miller and dairy terms they came up with MILL-KING.
• Craig likes to joke that his dad came up the the name and no one has had the heart to change it, but the truth is that we really love our name. We have incorporated elements into our brand related to royalty like purple and a crown.  
• And once people get the connection between Mill-King and milking they remember us, and then since our label is purple we are easy are spot.