Friday 2 October 2015

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS- Glynn Farm, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland (Part 10 )

On the Glynn Farm in County Antrim, the main milk storage tank takes up most of the room and as you can see is quite large and circular.  It holds over 10,000 litres.  You will also see a smaller square tank on your left, this one is a spare storage milk tank and is only used in times of peak production to hold any surplus milk when the main one is full.  The other pieces of equipment in and around that area are for cooling the milk.





 

The milk lorry (or tanker) lifts the milk on alternate days.  John,the farmer actually milks just over 200 cows. twice a day.  
There is a small group of cows that are grazed separately from the main herd (that you saw being herded in from the pastures) and they are milked last.  They are a mixed bunch, comprising of current mothers, cows with high somatic cell counts, and a few lame cows.  They are grazed in a field near the parlour so they don't have to walk too far.


This is Emma’s dog Gyp that you will see tomorrow performing for the camera.  He followed me around quite a bit on the farm.


These are a few, perhaps a bit better reflections than the above, photographs I took when I was going home on the train. 



Now is this carriage empty or not?


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22 comments:

  1. I love the farm - but am blown away by how clean the train is. Our are not usually anything likfe so pristine.

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  2. These places are always a whole lot cleaner than my own kitchen! Gyp that suits him and I did enjoy this entire series and the carriage can't be empty for you are there.

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  3. Nice dog, brilliant clean railway carriages.

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  4. That is a very giant sized milk tank! Nice scenery and almost empty train carriage. The train looks new and clean.

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  5. I didn't realize milk is not picked up every day! I learned something new!

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  6. 10000 litres is an awfully large amount of liquid Margaret. The farmer is obviously very dedicated and hard working.

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  7. I especially enjoyed those scenic photos! And I want apuffin pet. Lol

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  8. milk houses and bulk tanks have come a long way over the years. good for that farmer!

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  9. Interesting pics of the workings of the farm, and of course the sea too :o)

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  10. Coping with milking 200 cows twice a day is amazing. The size the milk tank shows the space needed to cool all that milk. A fine post.

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  11. Your choice of seats! Dairy equipment is interesting.

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  12. Interesting. I have visited a few dairy farms,but I don't think any of them milked 200 cows.

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  13. This has been an interesting series--- Today's dog and train car show made me smile.

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  14. It is some operation! I admire all dairy farmers for their dedication and hard work.
    The dog is a sweetie!
    Translink will need to fill up those seats to stay in business!

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  15. good reflection off the dock. I hope the business picks up for the train.

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  16. Neat to see the storage tanks at the dairy. Reminds me of Hansen's dairy which we took a tour of once. Enjoyed your photos from and of the train.

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  17. Great tour of the farm. What are those red things on the seat backs top?

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  18. That's an interesting post with many wonderful pictures.
    LG Eva

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  19. Lovely reflections Margaret - a very interesting series of posts about life on a farm.

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  20. lots of milk in this tank, cool reflections :)

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  21. Where would we be without these milking parlours? Liked your reflections as well.

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