1985: Kruses purchased a 120-acre farm with 24 cows from Melvin and Beatrice Schlorf in Morgan.
1986: Nine cows owned by Lee Roy were moved from his parent’s farm to the couple’s Morgan farm. Cows were milked three times a day.
1988: A machine shed was built using materials from a free-stall barn in Sampson.
1989: A larger barn was added, and Kruses bought Lee Roy’s parents’ herd of 25 cows.
1995: A free-stall barn was erected. Kruses milked 70 cows, three times per day.
1996: Double-four flat parlor was added, and Kruses bought a herd of 30 cows from a farmer in Brown County.
2001: A second free-stall barn was added, and Kruses bought a herd of 20 cows from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
2002: The double-four flat parlor was expanded to a double-six.
2004: A Boumatic 30-cow rotary parlor was built.
2004: A three-bedroom apartment with kitchen, shower and bathroom was built adjacent to the rotary parlor.
2004: The first manure pit was constructed.
2005: A third free-stall area was added.
2006: The pavilion at the Oconto County fairgrounds in Gillett was torn down, and Kruses used the material to build a machine shed.
2008: A hospital barn with a separate pit parlor for milking special needs cows was constructed, but employees felt it was too labor intensive and not cow-friendly, so the parlor was removed within six months.
2012: A heifer barn and a second, larger manure pit were built.
2013: The machine shed was removed to make way for a new machine shop.
2014: Triple C Dairy milks 540 cows three times per day and works 1,200 acres.
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