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Houle closed Loop Flush for the holding area, special needs lane and calf pen lane. Six dairies wi= ll be putting in a version of this in 2008. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS “There were thirteen kids in my family. We were so poor we h= ad to eat our cereal with a fork, so we could pass the milk to the next kid= ” (Bernie Mac in “African American Humor”) KOSHER MILK There are now made-in-Canada special Kosher milk and hard cheeses = on Kosher retail shelves. These niche markets previously were served by imp= orts. Currently Kosher milk is supplied by the Schoutens (Corner View Farms= ) in North Gouver, Ontario. In addition to using Kosher ingredients there i= s a rabbi on the farm watching as the cows are milked, who seals the milk t= ransport truck before it leaves and a rabbi who breaks the seal and supervi= ses the preparation of the cheese at Eldorado Dairy Processors. Some unique requirements include: ·= = No milk from cows who have had surgery ·= = No milk from a milk tank which had not been washed ·= = There are no rules on cow ratings ·= = Milk from Friday sundown until Saturday cannot be used ·= = A rabbi locks the barn doors to ensure that nothing is disturbed when he st= eps out (Ontario Farmer) IN STOCK ·= = Comfort Hoof Shuttes ·= = AO Smith Hot Water Tanks ·= = BE Hot Water Pressure Washers ·= = EYS Cow Brushes
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TOUR DAY Good bye winter, hello spring. Yes it is that time of year with th= e onslaught of shows and tours that we can see spring around the corn= er. The Dairy Tour is shaping up to be another great line up of facilities.= This year Pacific Dairy has three milking parlours for display. We again g= ive special thanks to all the dairies on the tour for allowing the privileg= e of everyone to be able to participate in this event. The following is a l= ist of Pacific Dairy Centers installations in regards to milking equipment = and manure equipment on this years tour on February 13th. ALPINA DAIRY FARM (Russenburger’s) &n= bsp; Double 10 Westfalia Surge Magnum 90i Parallel with Westfalia Sur= ge Automation including Meters, Individual ID, Pedometers, DairyPlan Softwa= re, Sort Gate and Automatic Foot Bath. It also has a Westfalia Surge Milk T= ank. The manure is handled with a Houle Gutter Cleaner and transferred with= a Houle Electromix Pump. CORDINE HOLSTIENS LTD. (Hertger’s) Double= 12 Westfalia Surge Magnum 90i Parallel with Westfalia Surge Automation inc= luding Meters, Individual ID, Pedometers, DairyPlan Software and Sort Gate.= It also has a Mueller Milk Tank. The manure is handled with a Houle Pump, = Houle Cable Scraper and Houle Barn Cleaner. IMPACT HOLSTIENS (Elzinga’s) = Double 6 Westwaard Vertical Lift Parallel with Westfalia Surge Automation I= ncluding Meters, Portal ID, Pedometers, DairyPlan Software and Sort Gate. T= he manure is scraped with a DeBoer Chain Scraper to a Box Gutter Scraper by= Mid Valley. The farm also has a
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·= = DariTech Drag Spreader Boom ·= = Halco Manure Pump on Trailer ·= = 16 ft 3 pt Houle Agi Pump ·= = Used-Houle Side Hill Separator ·= = Houle Flush Valves ·= = DariTech Flush Valves MILK BOTTLES The wide mouth quart milk bottle way patented in 1890 and hardly c= hanged until the 1950’s. The majority that survive today are from the= later years, but that doesn't sour a collectors enthusiasm. He (and for so= me reason, it is usually a “he”) looks for a variety of sizes a= nd shapes, including the “cream top” type, with a special= tulip neck into which the cream would rise. Most of all a collector search= es for bottles from long forgotten home town dairies (average price for vin= tage bottles are $20.00) (Harrowsmith Country Life) Another interesting antidote was the fact that milk men used to ca= rry extra lids in case they were short a certain kind (easy to change= ) Note Errors on calendar as per January Newsletter: <= /span> John Deere Days Feb 5-7 Dairy Tour Day Feb 13 Pacific Ag Show Feb 14-16 Agricultural Labour Pool 604-823-6222 barb@agri-labourpool.com |
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