BACON HILL FARM TOUR
Clear Echo Farm
Data Barn
280 cows
220 youngstock
600 crop acres
crops: corn and alfalfa
Kevin in yard behind original barn
Clear Echo Farm [Mile 10.7]
The dark blue Harvestore silos and new blue dairy barn identify Clear Echo Farm, owned and
operated by Jean and Larry Peck and their son Kevin.
Larry’s great-great-grandfather purchased the original 97 acres in 1867. Early farm
buildings, some with slate roofs, have been adapted to fit current needs for housing
machinery and heifers. An old corncrib and wellhouse are remnants of our agrarian
heritage. Today, 600 acres are tilled to grow feed for 280 cows and 220 calves and
heifers. In addition, the Peck’s breed and develop cattle and sell high genetic
embryos and young sires to customers around the world.
Like most of the farms in Bacon Hill, Clear Echo works closely with the soil and water conservation district to utilize a variety of conservation practices. Cow manure is scraped into a pit and stored to eliminate the spreading of fresh manure on fields during periods of rain or snowmelt. Preventing manure runoff in this manner protects water quality and cuts fertilizer costs by returning nutrients to the soil.
Original Peck farmhouse
[Mile 11.0] on right
The original Peck farmhouse was moved a quarter mile down the road and has been totally
restored.
Percy Davis
Farm [Mile 11.3]
This horse farm breeds standard-bred horses and also
provides boarding and a haven for racehorses to rest. Percy trains horses at the Saratoga
Harness Track and races 14 horses at several tracks from Yonkers to Buffalo. He purchased
the 15-acre farm in 1973. Prior to that time, the farmland supported the production of
fruits, vegetables and chickens.
Clear Echo Farm
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