FARM FACTS:

Crops we grow:

2000 acres of corn             200 acres of oats

1600 acres of hay              300 acres of wheat

Milk Production:

On average, each cow produces 84 pounds of milt with 3.8% fat and 3.0 protein

Cows are milked three times a day

Produced 2.75 million gallons of milk that was sold to Byrne Dairy

Visitors:

About 2000 pre-school and elementary students visit us each year

Foreign visitors include people from Japan, England, Poland, Russia, Australia and other countries.

Employees:

We have 11 full-time and 13 part time workers.

During the busier crop seasons, we hire six to ten additional employees.

OTHER FACTS:

Number of Cows:  950             Number of heifers:   850

Cull Rate:    30%                     Average price received for milk:  $14.42/hundred (2001)

Calving interval:    392 days    Days open to pregnancy: 117

Days to first service: 76        Service per conception 1.9

Age at first calving: 24 months