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crouching , and heavy lifting .
“ If I ’ d be 10 years younger and my knee would be good , then it would be a different story . Then I probably would have went for it yet ,” Seefeldt said .
What ’ s next ?
Although he ’ s ended dairy operations , Seefeldt plans to continue on the farm . He will sell most of his 20 dairy cows , keeping only a few as stock cows to raise calves and beef steers .
“ I ’ ll still run the land ... Even with the cows , even
The Seefeldts installed this bulk tank in 1980 , after local creameries stopped purchasing milk in cans .
PHOTO BY JAN ENGELHARDT to sell them , it ’ s hard to let go ,” Seefeldt said . “ You get so attached to them . They ’ re like pet dogs , when you ’ ve got a small herd . It ’ s hard to get rid of them , but all of it is business . You ’ ve gotta keep going .”
“ I ’ m hoping that the hay ... I don ’ t know how we did it , but we made a good barn full of hay . I don ’ t always sneak that in with all the rain ... so , hopefully , that will be a part of my salary – selling the good hay .”
Good memories
“ I ’ ll miss the milk haulers ,” Seefeldt said . “ They get to be family , almost . It ’ s hard seeing them go . And the cows , too . I try not to think about it , but eventually , it all ends , whatever .”
Seefeldt said he will not miss struggling with the barn cleaner in the winter .
“ I was battling that all winter long . It seems like when everything stiffened up , nothing works . If you had weak links , then they ’ d go . So , that I will not miss .”
Seefeldt has no plans to sell his farm . He “ definitely ” wants ownership of the land to continue in the Seefeldt family .
“ Everybody says , ‘ You should sell , you know ,’ which they did come already and ask , but I said , ‘ Nope , not interested .’ I ’ d like to keep the farm . I ’ m hoping my nephew , Adam , takes over . He seems interested in farming . Hopefully , he can keep it going .”
Paul Seefeldt used Surge bucket milking machines operated by a compressed air system .
PHOTO BY JAN ENGELHARDT
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