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Hapalson Jersey Farm |
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About Us |
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Phone: 517-223-3187 Fax: 517-223-3187 E-mail: francisandpat@fnwusers.com |
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Claude, Francis, and Patricia Palmerton are the current owners of Hapalson Jersey Farm, located in Fowlerville, Michigan.
The Palmerton’s milk their 175 jerseys in a double herringbone parlor. To keep their rolling herd average up (May – 17,385M 856F 628P) the cows are fed haylage, high moisture shelled corn and extruded soybean 3x a day in a total mix ration. They are also fed some baled hay. In order to better meet the needs of their cows the herd is divided into 2 groups, a high group and a low group.
Like many top herds in the state “Top-of-the –Line” sires are being used. (Impuls, Jacinto, Sultan, Restore Showtime, Juan and Blackstone). Some of the sires of the cows in the herd are Berretta, Hallmark, Freedom, Paramount, Lemvig, Jace, Impuls, Blair, and Bill.
How did the farm have its beginnings? You guessed it, a couple of 4-H calves. In 1959 on a small farm of 12 acres the Palmerton's were starting something big. They moved to their present farm in 1965 with 17 cows. Today, the family possesses 175 cows and 135 heifers and they are currently farming 600 acres.
About the time the family moved to the farm a 3-way partnership was formed. Father and two sons started Hapalson Jersey Farm. H-for Hugh, A-for Adeline, PAL-from Palmerton, SON-for Claude and Francis. Thus Palmerton-Hapalson. The boys bought their dad out in 1977.
While milking is their business the family does grow some crops (alfalfa, corn, and soybeans). They currently are Equity Investor, and are on DHIR. The family received the Distinguished Service Award in 1985 and Distinguished Breeder Award in 2002 and has many Hall of Fame awards. They have consigned cattle in many National sales and have exported cattle around the world. They usually have several cows on the AJCA Top JPI report. The herd has ranked in the top ten in the nation in their herd size several times.
Claude has been on the country SCS committee and county Farm Bureau. Francis is Chairman of the township planning commission and Secretary of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Patricia does custom sewing when she can.
Francis and Patricia have 2 children, Jennifer, 33, and William, 32. Jennifer is married and teaches math. She lives in North Carolina, she had one son age three Zach and is currently pregnant with a girl and is do roughly the same time as this auction. Jennifer received her Bachelors degree from CMU and just recently finished her Masters degree. William works with computers and helps on the farm. William went to Baker College and has a Bachelor of Information Technology and Security, has well as three Microsoft Certification and is currently looking for a computer job. (Résumé)
They will be selling cows and bred heifers at the farm Sept, 6, 2008. There will be about 185 cows and 20 springer heifers. The Palmerton’s also will be selling Billy Bob (breeding bull) and the milk tank.
Parts are reprint from Michigan Jersey News
To read more about us please go to Michiganjerseys.org
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