History of the
Kimball Family Farm
Established in 1847

In 1847 Ira Kimball built a log cabin on Drybrook Creek located on 195 acres of land he owned. Ira made pine shingles and sold or bartered them. Ira, with his son Ezra, developed a stump pulling business along with the farm. Ezra married Jenny Debell. Ezra's son Ira Burnett Kimball constructed a 50 cow stanchion barn in the 1930s. I.B. married Irene Schemerhorn. In 1964 I.B.'s son Stanley built one of the first milking parlors and freestall barns in the area. He married Marikay Hauffe. Stanley with his son Steve expanded the barn and built a new double 10 parallel parlor in 1990. We currently milk over 300 cows and have a similar number of young stock. We own 922 acres of and farm an additional 125 acres.

In 2004 Steve decided to convert Kimvale Farm to an all organic facility. This will be a three year process of transitioning the herd and the land. In May of 2006 Kimvale Farm received its organic certification. This allows us to sell the milk, from the portion of the herd which has been transitioned, as organic milk.

Steve and his wife Cathy (Abers) currently live in the farmhouse with their children. Jeannine, Anessa, Ross, Jacob and Colleen Kimball are the 6th generation of Kimballs to live on the farm. In 1982 Kimvale farm was designated as a Century Farm by Govenor Hugh Carey.

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