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Largest Dairy Farm

by Kent Harville
Porfirio Alvarez teaches his son, Jesus, 8, how to put a new chain on a chain saw. The father and son often do chores together. Jesus helps his father by herding the cows into the barn and hosing down the barn after milking is complete.
Porfirio Alvarez, who milks cows at Buckmeadow Farms, takes a break to bottle-feed his 1-year-old son, Juanjosue. Alvarez and his wife, Eduarda, live on the farm, in a mobile home purchased for them by their employer, Scotty Buckley. They have three children.
Porfirio Alvarez and his children, Jesus, 8, and Yaneli, 5, listen to the new CD player he just purchased and put together for his family's enjoyment. Alvarez and his family live in a mobile home provided by Scotty Buckley of Buckmeadow Farms. Alvarez works there milking cows.
Porfirio Alvarez shares a tender moment with his 1-year-old son, Juanjosue.
Porfirio Alvarez, who milks cows at Buckmeadow Farms, wipes the sweat from his face during the noon-time milking of 140 cows. Porfirio milks 12 cows at a time.
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