Sandy Loam Dairy was originally located at 4365 Blueberry Rd. Purchased by Don (current owner) Hamm's great-grandfather. The second piece of the farm was purchased by Don's grandparents (John and Theresa Waas Hamm) in 1931. Don's parents Joe and Betty worked the original farm but sold the cows in 1971 due to health reasons. In 1981 Don's oldest brother, Joe Jr. bought a herd of cows and began milking again. On October 16, 1987, the barn on this farm burned down. The cows were temporarily milked on a farm eight miles away, while plans on how to rebuild were being made. The next year, 1988, was a severe drought, so building plans were held off. Finally, the farm was in a position to rebuild and exactly three years to the day of the fire, 48 milk cows were moved home to the new barn. The current one-story steel barn was built in 1990. A 66 comfort-stall barn and a 36x36-foot hay building were built. In 1997 the first freestall barn for the milk cows was built, with two additions added in 2001 and 2012. A heifer-free stall was built in 1999, with an addition added on in 2006. A calf barn was built in 1999. A maternity barn was also added to the main barn in 2006. With the exception of the main milking barn and parlor, all the barns were built by the Hamm's. Brother Bill Hamm works for Walters Buildings, he designed all the buildings. the whole Hamm family went to work building. After two fires, on in March of 2015, we had a fire in the maternity barn, and in June of 2015, we had a house fire at the 4365 Blueberry Rd house. We got to work rebuilding both buildings and on December 20, 2015, my parents were able to move in just in time for Christmas! On January 3, 2013, we built our milking parlor. A double 10 parallel, rapid exit milking parlor that has helped us become much more efficient in milking and comfort for the cow and the milkers. Don was elected State President of the National Farmers Organization in 2002. He is also the administrator of NAFFCOR, which is the financial holding company of the WI NFO. Randy (Don's brother) also runs his own independent AI (artificial insemination) service. Diane and Mary (Wife's of Don and Randy) volunteer quite a bit of time for Holy Cross 4-H Club and many hours in the greenhouse and barn.