A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002 Holstein Convention Posts Tours (Continued from Pago A 27) Farms is a premiere standard bred training farm. • Tranquility Farms Tour #2 Contact person: Larry Free born Route 517 Allamuchy, NJ 07820 Phone:(908)813-0892 Tranquility Farms is located in the fertile Tranquility Valley in Warren and Sussex counties. It is owned by Larry and Carol Freeborn and their children, Jessie, 15, Erin, 13, Zach, 10, and Becky, 5. The current farm operation consists of a 330-head Holstein herd of which 140 cows are milked in two tie-stall barns. The herd average is 26,350 pounds milk, 3.9 percent 1,040 of fat, and 3 percent 794 of protein, with a herd BAA of 107.2. The breeding program is focused on using highly reli able, good type bulls that are plus on components. Tranquility Farms is a diverse operation, with the main focus being the dairy business. They have a growing roadside market and greenhouse business and see a great future in this endeavor. They sell hay to New Jersey’s growing horse industry and straw for the fall decorative and mulch market. The crop opera tion consists of 600 acres, of which 310 are owned and en rolled in New Jersey’s Farmland Preservation Program. They grow 275 acres of corn, 135 acres of alfalfa, 100 acres of grass hay, and 80 acres of vegetables, mainly sweet corn and pump kins, and cut flowers. • Norz-Hill Farm Tour #2 Contact person: Richard Norz 148 South Branch Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Ph0ne:(908)369-4381 Norz-Hill Farm consists of more 1,200 acres and is in the New Jersey Farmland Preserva tion Program. Norz-Hill is home to more than 450 registered Hol steins. They have 300 cows on DHIR Test and will be expand ing to 400. They are home to several top index and show winning cow families. They have placed more than 25 bulls into AI studs and have marketed and sold embryos worldwide. The feature index family is the Norz- Hill Cleitus Winken Ex family. Members of this cow family in clude Norz-Hill P Winner Ex 93 at Taurus Service and Norz-Hill Bench Winnie Ex 92. They work with two Winchester grand daughters of Winken that are high on the TPI List. Both cows complete eight generations of VG or Ex with more than 3.5 percent protein and 4 percent fat. Both cows are contracted. In the show ring they have been successful at regional and na MORE MILK PER ACRE MIFFLINBURG, PA 800-338-2137 YORK, PA 800-836-3720 MECHANICSBURG, PA 802-897-2281 EMMAUS, PA 800-225-4131 tional shows, and at the New Jersey State Show. In the past 12 years they have had six grand champions, seven junior chani' pions, been premier exhibitor seven times, and premier breeder three times, while show ing in the New Jersey state show. They have bred 12 Excel lent cows (up to Ex 94) and de veloped 35 more. • Cedar Lane Farm All Tours Contact person: S. Tucker S, Johnson P.O. Box 195 Qldwick,NJ 08858 Ph0ne:(908)439-2143 Fax: (908)439-2148 Started in the 19405, this family owned, multifaceted ag ricultural enterprise encompas ses dairy, cropping, equine, forestry, and wildlife manage ment. The prefix “Milk &Honey” is synonymous with producing high-quality milk and genetics. The Holstein BAA of 109.6, along with a rolling herd average of more than 25,000 pounds of milk and a low cell count, exemplifies herd quality. The same holds true for the other two breeds housed at Cedar Lane Farm. The Brown Swiss and Jersey herd classifica tion scores average E-92 points and carry on this tradition of ex cellence. Cedar Lane Farm wel comes all visitors anytime to SI 10WAY SILAGE HYBRIDS The "IN SITU" Results Are Conclusive... MILK PER ACRE PRODUCED IN TESTING VARIETY SEEDWAY E39OL SEEDWAY E4O9L Mycogen TMF94 Pioneer Brand 37M81 SEEDWAY E 538 SEEDWAYE69S SEEDWAY E 705 Pioneer Brand 33K81 Pioneer Brand 33Y18 *UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CORN SILAGE EVALUATION EQUATIONS USED COMPLETE YOUR FORAGE SEED PROGRAM WITH SEEDWAY ALFALFA AND SPRINT ! ( Seedway tests conducted in 2000-2001 ) view any of the ongoing agricul tural endeavors and a special in vitation to Holstein convention visitors. All tours will end at Cedar Lane for a “surf and tanbark” picnic meal. The meal can be bought separately from the tours. The farm is 2-2 Vi hours away from Atlantic City (each way). Tour#2 Tranquility Farms Tranquility Farms is located in the fertile Tranquility Valley in Warren and Sussex counties. It is owned by Larry and Carol Freeborn and their children Jessie, 15, Erin, 13, Zach, 10, and Becky, 5. The current farm operation consists of a 330-head Holstein herd of which 140 cows are milked in two tie-stall barns. The herd average is presently at 26,350 pounds milk, 3.9 percent 1,040 of fat, and 3 percent 794 of protein, with a herd BAA of 107.2. The breeding program is focused on using highly reli able, good type bulls that are plus on components. We have tried to build a di verse operation, with the main focus being the dairy business. We have a growing roadside market and greenhouse business and see a great future in this en deavor. We also sell hay to New Jersey’s growing horse industry and straw for the fall decorative MAH RIT 94 day (early-med) 96 day (early-med) 97 day (early-med) 98 day (early-med) 100 day (early-med) 108 day date) 111 day (late) 111 day (late) 112 day (late) and mulch market. The crop operation consists of 600 acres of which 310 are owned and enrolled in New Jer sey’s Farmland Preservation Program. We grow 275 acres of corn, 135 acres of alfalfa, 100 acres of grass hay, and 80 acres of vegetables and cut flower the majority being sweet corn and pumpkins. We hope you enjoy your visit to Tranquility Farms. Tour#3 Clover Valley Farm, Inc. Fritz and Jean Wainwright have operated Clover Valley Farm for 47 years. Their sons who are fifth generation farmers now manage the farm. The farm consists of about 200 acres with 330 registered Holsteins with an RHA of 26,000 and more than 300 young stock. Clover Valley has four bulls in AT studs. The dairy operation is owned and operated by Fred and Kathy Wainwright. The dairy facilities include a double-10 milking parlor with computerized meters. The ani mals are housed in a freestall fa cility with sand for bedding and automated alley scrappers. A commodity shed with seven bays is also an essential part of the operation. Several commodities are fed alfalfa hay, cottenseed, soybean meal, brewers’ grain, (Turn to Page A 29) LBS MILK / ACRE* 19,605 17,275 15,955 16,155 17,039 21,336 23,399 19,363 22,300
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