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What You Need To Get Milking !
By Richard Christman of Stoney Acres Sheep Dairy
So You Want To Milk !!
We have learned after 20 years that the easiest way to see if this is what you want to do 24/7 -- 365 , is to visit a family dairy and see what is done.That being the case there is hardly anyone out there that is willing to let strangers come and watch so this short intel will give basic info on getting into milking.
The first point is what animal are you going to milk--Goats,Sheep,Cows.Well to start you off Cows are real expensive so lets consider Goat or Sheep (small operation).
To find a good dairy animal check local vets,feed stores,animal auction barns,newspapers.Research the kind of animal and costs associated with raising this animal.
Do you have land for grazing(eating grass off the land),or do you need to buy the hay?Does the land have good fencing ? The right kind or do you need to put fencing up.Do you know how? Do you know what kind ?
What kind of buildings are there for protection from the elements? Do you have a building to milk in? The state milk inspector will come and help you decide what would be needed to milk in.They will be the starting point before going to far as the decide what is needed in the milk barn.I would suggest finding the number,calling and ask for the inspector to come and look at what you have .This is most deciding factor because if they say you do not have good enough buildings than you need to decide if milking will be just for your use or do you want to invest and go small scale and sell in stores you final product.
I hope this helps and more will come later.
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Contributor's Note
There will be upcoming intel on this subject.
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This intel first appeared on: http://www.stoneyacres.biz
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I was raised on a dairy farm. Interesting article.
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This intel was contributed by stoney
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