THE LUNCH ON THE DAIRY FARM WAS FROM 1 UNTIL 4 THIS AFTERNOON.
GREAT TURNOUT!     NANCY AND I  ARRIVED AT ABOUT 3 WHEN THE RUSH
WAS OVER.    IT WAS HOSTED BY SCOTT AND TRICIA HOLDGRAFER FOR THE
JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION, A WIND-UP TO JUNE DAIRY MONTH.
HERE ARE TWO OF THE STARS OF THE SHOW TODAY.   THEY WERE WAITING
IN LINE TO BE MILKED.     THE MILKING PARLOR (A DOUBLE UNIT OF 9 MACHINES)
CAN MILK 18 AT A TIME, 3 TIMES EACH DAY.    EACH OF THE 3 SHIFTS TAKES
ABOUT 4 HOURS TO MILK ALL 400 COWS.     THE  HOLDGRAFERS, TO HELP THEM,
HAVE 3 FULLTIME HIRED HANDS, IN ADDITION TO PART TIME EMPLOYEES,
INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.   CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
THEM.
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SCOTT HOLGRAFER SHOWN HERE DID NOT GROW UP ON A FARM.   HE ATTENDED
SCHOOL AT PRESTON AND WENT INTO THE DAIRY BUSINESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
NEAR DYERSVILLE.    HE MOVED TO THE PRESENT LOCATION ON 328TH AVENUE
NORTH OF ANDREW IN 1996.    FIRST AS A PART OWNER AND NOW SOLE OWNER
WITH HIS WIFE TRICIA.     HIS FARM HAS GROWN A LOT SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS
WHEN HE SAID HE FOUND OUT YOU CAN'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY MILKING A
HERD OF 50 OR SO.    AND SO BIGGER AND BIGGER HIS OPERATION GREW.
AND PROBABLY WILL GROW MORE. 
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THIS WAS THE 2ND ANNUAL DAIRY LUNCH SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON-CLINTON
DAIRY ASSOCIATOIN.    LAST YEAR'S WAS IN CLINTON COUNTY.     THE
ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORS A DAIRY BANQUET DURING THE WINTER.
THE  LUNCH TODAY WAS TO LET EVERYONE (ESPECIALLY CITY FOLK) SEE HOW
THE MILK GETS FROM THE FARM  ON THE JOURNEY TO  YOUR KITCHEN TABLE.
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THIS LITTLE GUY WILL PROBABLY OWN HIS OWN DAIRY FARM SOME DAY.
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TAKES A LOT OF FEED TO FEED 400 COWS AND 50 CALVES.
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HUNDREDS(OVER A THOUSAND) WERE FED IN A LARGE MACHINERY SHED.
BRATS, HOTDOGS,  HAMBURGERS, BAKED BEANS, LOTS OF CHEESE, SHAKES, WATERMELON, MILK AND MORE......ALL FREE BUT DONATIONS WERE WELCOME. 
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THE CALF BARN HAS 70 CALF STALLS.    THERE ARE CURRENTLY
50 IN THERE AND THEY GET FED TWICE A DAY.  
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THIS IS A PHOTO INSIDE THE CALF BARN OFFICE AREA.    NOTE THE PLAYPEN
FOR THE HOLDGRAFER'S 16-MONTH OLD.      THE HOLDGRAFERS HAVE
THREE OLDER CHILDREN UP TO THE BOY THAT IS 11 AND IS STARTING TO
HELP ON THE FARM.
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HERE IS TRICIA HOLGRAFER INSIDE THE FAIRLY NEW AND MODERN CALF
BARN.    SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE CALVES.     SHE (WAS A WEBER) AND
WAS BORN ON A DIARY FARM IN JACKSON COUNTY.    
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THERE WAS A PETTING ZOO FOR KIDS AND
HORSE AND PONY RIDES TOO.
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EVERYONE HAD TO WEAR SPECIAL FOOTWEAR TO TAKE THE TOUR, TO
KEEP  NAUGHTY GERMS FROM OUTSIDE GETTING INTO THE DAIRY BARNS.
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ALICE DAVIS, OF BELLEVUE, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, ENJOYING THE
DAIRY LUNCH, WITH COOL WATERMELON.     HER LATE HUSBAND DICK
WAS A MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOFTBALL COACH YEARS AGO.
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THE STATE OF IOWA DAIRY PRINCESS, MISS ADAMS, FROM NOTHWEST
IOWA......GREETING PEOPLE AT THE DAIRY LUNCH AND REMINDING EVERYONE
TO ENJOY GREAT DAIRY PRODUCTS NOT ONLY DURING JUNE DAIRY MONTH....
BUT ALL YEAR LONG.
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED TODAY ...LUNCH ON A DAIRY FARM!
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