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Show i&mttar iBcauer County PAGE 3 SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 farmers of the milford ValleY Dean Carter Dale A Dean Lyre Robert Christiansen JLussel Mayer Cyle Carter 7 (cCoy 'Williams Gregory Marshall 1.. Jetta Davie Jack A kMullin Scott Tearson Gerald Eyre Jiayward Marshall Gary Sullivan Vance Marshall HI I "1 L irr 2 .ttiT 'J laruchl 7saruse Ted Xlmpau Allen 2 fayer Bradley Clark Scott Williams William Towel1 Dalton Farms needed more room for their cubing operation and moved this year to a new location on the M & M Road. Daltons started out with a field cuber in 1972 and upgraded to the stationary cuber, pictured above, in 1986. Hay is purchased from local growers and processed for shipment to Japan via ACX in Longbeach, California. For Billie Dalton farming is not an occupation. .. .it's a way of life. "You work, and you teach your kids how to work," he said. Although he doesn't own exactly the same land, his family has been farming in Minersville at least since his great-gregrandfather Elonzo Colton the deed for 160 a President acre homestead, signed by acquired Ulysses S. Grant on May 6, Man Mayer Craig Davie James A layer A Uchacl ODaniel 1 Vllllam Dal ton James Williams Stanley Dal ton Jerry Mayer X oss A farshall Max Mayer Christen Marshall Tim y far shall X chard Cmb Gilbert Jardley X red Carter X usscl Albrecht X onald Taice Xonald Walker Cyle Wiseman Jeffrey Wiseman Michael Vardley Morris Gray Scott Wiseman Burt McJCeon at 1874. Like all farmers, Dalton's mind is on the weather right now. Because of the recent rains, third crop hay is beautiful. With about 600 acres of his own to put up, he is hoping for sunny skies through October. Premium cubes are bringing about $130 per ton. Rain during the harvest downgrades the quality and takes away tonnage. Marge Sherwood Shirley Stewart Xosalie Cook These ladies are still living on the old family Alan Wood JoeyCeko Ceon Taice place, although they are no longer farming. Bryan Wood Shaun Tearson Spence Eyre ; Whatever the market ; . , o Milford Valley farmers find their crops, good water is the for key to life on the high desert. , .y-f- i The McKeon family ll;Ailr- - Water is Life! w ' puts up their hoy for silage hy chopping and storing it in plastic i K-Atfate'.fL'- K ;,,v lubes. Dick Rollins says his 55 ton American crane is definitely big enough "or the job of loading containers on rail cars. He invested in the piece of equipment when he first tried brokering hay cubes about three The containers are filled with 29 tons years ago. hay en route to Japan to feed cows buyers are quite selective. Japanese dairy like are cubes that good in color and fiber, as They in Milford valley well as testing high protein a such product produces just of high quality alfalfa llll tflilB -- :!;;:-.. Green Diamond Ranch ships 4,500 tons of premium dairy hay each year. Additionally, they raise about 500 tons of oats. The Lekos farm 1,000 acres of their own and 120 acres belonging to Ted and Pat Rimpau. Joey's father, Nick Leko, came to the Milford Valley in the mid 1960's to bring Green Diamond up to an acceptable condition that it could be offered for sale Impressed with the productivity of the valley, he decided to stay. Joey andJolyn Leko built this home on the ranch in the early 1990's. This Tribute to Milford Valley Farmers Sponsored by JB Star A Ranch |