Dairy Princess Spotlights Fallons’ Farm
LENOX (Susquehanna Co.)
Dairy Princess Shana Mack
writes, “I’ve chosen to spotlight a
farm that has made great come
back the Fallon farm.”
To keep cows healthy, dairy
farmers build and maintain ani
mal housing and milking facili
ties that provide for the safety,
comfort and hygiene for their
herd.
In March 2002 this farmer had
to face any farmer’s worst fear.
The barn was on fire. The family
was ail heading in different direc
tions that day and had it been a
few minutes later no one would
have been home.
Luckily they hadn’t left yet!
They lost their bam but were able
to save their herd of dairy cattle.
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This farm owned and operated
by Paul and Pauline Fallon is lo
cated in Lenox, Susquehanna
County. They have owned the
farm since 1984 and prior to this
it was owned by Paul’s parents.
Both Paul and Pauline were
raised on farms.
After the lire they decided to
rebuild and expand their herd.
They now have a double 12 par
allel milking parlor with auto
matic take-off milkers and a
large frees tall bam with the milk
ing cows housed in three groups.
The high group producing more
than 65 pounds; a second group
under 65 pounds; and a third
group of unbred cows. The Fall
ons have tip tank waterers and
floor scrapers and feed TMR.
Dairy farmers
use modem tools
such as computers
to keep records on
each individual
animal and to
monitor cows for
health problems,
nutrition and gen
eral well being.
Fallon’s new oper
ation is computer
ized. Each cow
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has a computerized ID leg brace
let which is read as they exit the
parlor. This ID bracelet then op
erates a sort gate to sort the cows
into their proper group.
Fallons are now milking 206
cows. They also have a calf barn
with individual calf pens housing
100 calves, a heifer bam with 70
bred heifers and a dry cow barn.
The herd is mainly Holsteins but
they do have a few mixed breed
calves. The Fallon’s have 500
acres of land and raise com and
alfalfa.
Working on the farm with
Paul and Pauline are their five
daughters, Larissa, Sondra, Kris
tina, Victoria, Sabrina and hired
help, Ron Jennings, Wayne Hal
stead Jr. and Jake Tompkins.
They are looking for full- and
part-time milkers.
The unique thing abut this
farm is how it is computerized.
Fallons believe this helps them
keep better herd records. They
said their new operation results
in the cows being more relaxed
and less manual labor. The Fall
on’s are planning an open house
this fall.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6, 2003-813
Susquehanna Dairy Princess Shana Mack and Dairy
Ambassador Aiyssa Sprout pictured with the Fallon family
in the milking parlor.
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Fallon’s new dairy freestall barn and milking parlor.
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