Today about 600 cows live and work on the farm. 300 of those are currently milking cows. On average each cow produces 80 pounds, or about 9 gallons, of milk per day. The cows are milked in a Boumatic double 8 parallel parlor three times per day starting at 4:30am, 11:30am, and 8:00pm. The majority of milking cows are housed in a 100' x 192' freestall barn. The remainder share a 118' x 272' freestall barn with the younger animals and dry cows.
So great to see such a rich family farm history and know that future generations will have the opportunity to do the same.
ReplyDeletelooking nice and tidy up there, or should I say back there? Hope you survived the crazy storms. Any snow your way? Our windmills are not working near as hard these days ;-) Or actually they are really working with all the wind howling down from your way ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove your family tradition. Is there an interest coming from the next generation to continue the milking? I know it takes a huge dedication for the three milkings. We only did two, and that made for crazy long days during planting and harvest!
Have a great day!