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Speedwell Forge Farms Modernization Raises Old World Charm
The Darlington farm adopts random storage in the barn with a conveyor to unload hay at one spot. Milking in a stanchion barn while cattle rest in a modified loafing pen. All hay in loafing barn, silage and grain at milking. Herd on Dairy Herd Improvement testing. plan to raise most replacements after lactation records. Speedwell Forge thrives with modern methods, corn yields rising from 550 to 75 80 bushels per acre. Water, productivity, and silos highlighted. historic horse breeding ended in 1896. Steven and William Darlington IIIs aim for country gentleman status.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Darlington
Middletown
Rysdyks
Speedwell Forge
Steven Gerald Darlington III
William Reese Darlington