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The Tullando Farm
Researched and Written by Janine Weins
(Posted 4/19/06)

Tourism is a major contributor to the New Hampshire economy. A few people hike into the state on the Appalachian Trail, others spend their vacation visiting quintessential New England villages with historic buildings, and many travel to New Hampshire for the fall colors and the winter skiing. Some come to see cows.

A frequent stop for those coming to see cows is the Tullando Farm owned by George and Barbara Tullar in Orford, New Hampshire. Last June, the farm was on the Pre-Convention Tour for the National Holstein Convention. Tullando Farm is known throughout the world because it was the home of Tullando Royalty Maxima.

In 1992, Maxima broke a record for milk production that had stood for more than 17 years. That year she produced 58,952 pounds of milk in 365 days. Even among Holsteins, who are known for their milk production, Maxima's record is impressive. The average coddled, pedigreed, well-fed Holstein produces about 20,000 pounds of milk a year.

After Maxima set her record, the farm produced a prize bull. His semen was shipped to Holstein farmers in the United States and abroad. Many little calves who were born in Japan had a daddy who pastured in Orford on the banks of the Connecticut River.

The Tullando Farm is one of more than 150 working dairy farms in New Hampshire. This month they are expecting 60 calves. In May they estimate a hundred calves will be born on the farm-maybe one of the new calves will grow up to break Maxima's record.