The Dairy Barn is Mooo-velous!
The dairy barn is a favorite farm destination for kids! Here they can watch a cow being milked and learn about milk production. It's an unforgettable experience, one that children will remember each time they pour milk onto cereal or have a glass of milk with cookies.
Dairy barn school field trips will include a milking demonstration, as well as information on milk processing. Children will also learn about different products made from milk.
Southern Belle Farm was established in 1938 in Henry County, Georgia, by the Carter family, who have been farming in this area of Georgia for eight generations. Read more About The Farmers to find out about the Carter family's development of the farm. And be sure to visit our Farm History page to see old photos of the dairy, some dating back to the 1940s.
About Holstein Dairy Cows...
"Holsteins are large, stylish animals with color patterns of black and white or red and white. A healthy Holstein calf weighs 90 pounds or more at birth. A mature Holstein cow weighs about 1500 pounds and stand 58 inches tall at the shoulder. While some cows may live considerably longer, the normal productive life of a Holstein is six years.
Average production for all Holsteins enrolled in official U.S. production-testing programs in 1987 was 17,408 pounds of milk, 632 pounds of butterfat and 550 pounds of protein per year. "
As published by Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University