Workmen finished their chores early in September at Fair Hill farm. Con
struction had started on April 6, according to Ed Frey.
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hour. That may increase
after the cows and the
milkers get used to the
system
T have had one man do 70
cows in an hour,” he says,
but adds that the figure
could change
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WE'RE GROWING BETTER
Presently they are
averaging 55 cows an hour,
and that does include setup,
cleanup and other chores
Freys are milking with one
man on each of three shifts.
Men are working nine hour
shifts on six of eight days
In a system like Freys’ a
man like the herd manager,
Jay Lancaster, becomes
important
Milking starts for the cows
in a holding area. A Ram
Bird irrigation wash system
cleans the cows off in u.v,
holding area. Groups of 125
cows are gathered by a
crowd gate in the holding
area
The automatic crowd gate
runs for 30 seconds
Heat for the water is
generated in a pair of
Therma-Stor heat exchange
units Cows then precede
through a single entrance
where the milker can watch
them all as they enter
After the cows are milked
and the milkers come off, all
10 of the milking units are
backflushed by a Brown
Equipment backflusher to
clean out any bacteria any
cow may have left
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Because ail cows enter from the same end of the parlor, above, the operator
can see them as they enter and check for stragglers. The Freys figure one man
will be able to run the parlor alone.
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