Posted by Janicholson on February 19, 2022 at 12:25:56 from (24.240.46.228):
In Reply to: technology in dairy posted by Hoofer B on February 19, 2022 at 11:08:34:
Between 0 and 6 yrs old our farm milked 24. The parlor (not really that) was a lean to on the side of a native wood pole barn. The silage was fed from the silo with a galvanized basket slightly bigger than a bushel. The floor was concrete with a feed trough in front of wooden stanchions with over center latches on top. It was whitewashed every few years inside, and had a single cabinet for all medications and fly strips hanging every 6 feet. I didn't milk as a job, but did later when 12 or so briefly. The milking was done into open pails and poured into 6 and 10 gallon milk cans. All milking was done on one legged milking stools. these were hauled about 200 ft. on a platform milk cart with model TT wheels and tires. The milk house was the base of the windmill sporting both wind power (that was used often) and an Aermotor electric pump jack. well water was pumped into a concrete cooling tank in which was at floor level. The cooled milk was then hauled to the front yard for pickup to Gary Ind. All cows were named, the bull was only sworn at. Dairy rules changed in our area in 1955 and required changes that would be 3 years wages and never happen. Milk could be sold as before but at 50% of prior return, used for cheese and other non-grade A purposes. Good memories of difficult times and hard work. Jim
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