7,500 mouths to feed on the farm Got a pillow? Tommy Rollo of Kaukauna sought an area behind the Breakfast On The Farm activities on Sunday to take a quick nap (photo by Tina Gohr). The year's Breakfast on the Farm held in Greenleaf By Tina M. Gohr News-Chronicle Success on the farm, according to Brown County Dairy Breakfast On the Farm chairman Joe Schuh, is running out of food. "Come noon, if there is food left over,'' we didn't attract enough people, he said. "We want to feed 7,500 and we don't want leftovers.'' This year's event was held at the 900-cow Budd and Ione Gerrits Country Aire Farms in Greenleaf. Families got the chance to see what happens at working dairy and, of course, taste some of its products. Schuh wiped his brow at mid-morning pondering his next task. "All is going well, except we had trouble with the propane (used to fry the eggs on four-foot wide frying pans). "We ran out of it for one of our pans. Our goal is to keep the line moving. We didn't do too well with the propane shortage.'' Nicki Natzke, co-chairman of the food department along with Lynn Kroll, has spent months preparing for Sunday's feast. "Once it comes together like this, it's fun to watch,'' said Natzke. "Every year it gets bigger and bigger.'' This is the fourth straight year for the breakfast with the exception of its cancellation two years ago because of the threat of hoof and mouth disease. "Many years ago there were quite of few breakfasts, but then they fell apart,'' added Schuh. Organizers ordered 936 pounds of bratwurst patties, 78 containers of cracked eggs (one container feeds 100 people), 375 pounds of diced ham (to go with scrambled eggs), 625 dozen rolls and sweet rolls, and 7,500 napkins to wipe 7,500 faces. To help serve the hungry crew, more than 100 volunteers ranging from Scouts to corporate employees lent a hand. Next year's Breakfast On The Farm will be held on the Dan Natzke dairy farm in Wayside.