• Buses are to pull up to the designated Drop Off area in front of the Dairy Store to unload passengers. Buses may then park in the bus parking lot north of the entrance near Udders & Putters
• The group can then wait in the Drop Off area on the brick piazza for their Tour Guide.
• To assure your class, group, or organization’s maximum enjoyment and participation in all of the tour activities, please arrive approximately 10 minutes before your scheduled tour time. Groups with young children or groups arriving from a considerable distance are encouraged to arrive earlier to take advantage of time for a restroom break. There are restrooms available next to the Dairy Tale Theatre.
• Your Tour Guide will greet your group at the designated tour time and will need the group’s leader and/or director to pay for the tour at The Dairy Tale Theatre. Please have all monies collected or a check made out for the correct number of children and adults on that day and give to the tour guide who will ring it up in The Dairy Tale Theatre.
• When these procedures are complete, the tour can begin. Each tour takes about 1 to 1½ hours.
• However, if your group is composed of 75-100 paying participants, the tour will take 2 hours. Please keep this in mind when scheduling your tour to allow your group enough time to tour, eat their ice cream, and return to their destination. If necessary, the tour may be shortened to accommodate a group’s time constraints, schedules, or tardiness. Simply inform your Tour Guide before the tour begins of any time constraints you may be facing. In this way, your Tour Guide should be able to fit the tour into your schedule.
• A teacher or director is required to always accompany his or her group for all tour activities. (see Child to Adult Ratio)

• Groups should always stay with their teacher/director, Tour Guide, or Group Leader while visiting Young’s Jersey Dairy.
• While on the tour, listen and follow all directions given by the Tour guide. These directions are to help insure your safety while still having a great time.
• Be courteous and quiet so that you and others in your group can hear the information and facts about the farm and our animals.
• No running, pushing, or shoving while proceeding through the tour. For your safety, please walk while inside of the barn, and no climbing or standing on any of the animal pens or fences.
• Be kind and gentle to all of our animals. Approach the animals calmly, slowly, and quietly; quick or sudden movements can frighten them.
• Do not mistreat, yell at, run at, or throw food or objects at the animals.
• When feeding our goats, hold your hand out flat and feed them the goat pellets that we provide. The goats tickle or lick your hand with their lips and tongues as you feed them, but they will not bite.
• Do not attempt to pick up or hold any of the barn cats that you may see around the farm. Barn cats are not used to being held and can scratch when being approached.
• While on the Tour Wagon, please remain seated (flat on your behind) with your hands and feet inside of the wagon during the entire trip.
• Please be environmentally aware and conscientious by depositing all trash in the waste receptacles provided around the farm.
• Anyone seen mistreating our animals or not following the rules, at that point and time, will no longer be a part of the tour group.

Booking Your Group Tour: Scheduled Tours are available Wednesday through Friday, beginning at 9:15 a.m. through 2:15 p.m during the above listed dates. Tours should be scheduled at least 10 days in advance to assure the scheduling of your Tour Guide(s). To schedule a tour for your class, group or organization, please call (937) 325-0629, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Wagon Rides: The approximate seating capacity for the wagon ride is 20 to 30 people (depending upon the age and size of the children/adults in your group). We may have to divide your group and have separate wagon rides in order to accommodate larger groups. We appreciate your understanding of these safety regulations and your cooperation in this matter.

Please note: the wagon ride is a “Wagon” Ride and not a hayride. Teachers and group leaders are encouraged to communicate the above information to their group before the tour date.

The Dairy Tale Theatre: Our tour room is called The Dairy Tale Theatre. The tour room has been converted into an old barn with lots of hands-on activities to help you experience life on the farm. Meet and milk “Jenny,” our model Jersey cow. Schools or Groups using purchase orders for payment please use one of the following procedures:

• Write the purchase order number on top of the confirmation sheet before mailing it back to us.
• Telephone us at (937) 325-0629 in advance to give us a copy of your purchase order before your scheduled tour date.
• Provide a tour guide with a copy of your class or group’s original purchase order on the day of your tour.

Schools or Groups using purchase orders when scheduling two or more tours are requested to use one of the following procedures.

• When scheduling tour dates and times by telephone, please inform us of the purchase order number(s) you will be using for each tour date.
• Write the purchase order number(s) on the top of the confirmation sheet(s) before mailing it back to us.