This dairy was not supposed to be in Texas. Nor was it supposed to be stocked with Jerseys.

But a chance meeting with a dairy realtor in the late '80s brought me to this dairy in Chandler, with its unregistered Jersey herd, and the rest is history.

The cows were enrolled in Genetic Recovery. The herd doubled in size in 1991 after the Bain Dispersal. And, Federal Order Multiple Component Pricing began January 1, 2000. Jerseys are our future.

While we know our cows and enjoy working with them in the barn, they are not pampered. They are housed in a freestall set-up and fed a total mixed ration. We depend upon the very best AI sires and use young sires, which account for around 15 percent of herd matings.

With the most recent genetic evaluation in August 2009, 33 of the cows we milk are ranked among the breed's top 1 1/2% for Jersey Performance Index (JPI), including the breed's #3 cow, Richies Jace Stardust M2699.

Her full brother, Richies Jace TBone A364, is ranked #12 for JPI among Active A.I. Jersey sires with an index of +232. Their dam, Richies Lemvig Star M1096, is the breed's former #1 JPI cow.

The herd has a 2008 AJCA lactation average of 19,114M, 878F and 687P on 970 lactations.

We are milking several cows that made Hall of Fame and Honor Roll records and are ranked on the National Class Leader List.

Herd members include maternal descendants of  Greenridge FW Chief Althea-ET, Long Distance Lester Babe-ET, Molly Brook Fascinator Flower and Sunny Day Yankee Becky, just to name a few.

If you find something here that interests you--whether it's a cow to flush, a daughter of one of the top JPI cows, or maybe a bull or two--drop us a line or give us a call.

We invite you to come visit Texas and stop in at Hilltop Jersey Farm. We'd like nothing better than to talk about how great it is to milk Jerseys!

Thanks for visiting us online and come back again soon!

Nico and Erna de Boer and Family