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The Dairy Farm - What Makes a Good Cow?

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Barry asked me to take a picture of one of his favorite cows.  And it was my chance to get an answer to a question that I have had for a long time:  what is the conformation of a good cow?

We chatted a bit about breeding, a very important part of dairy farming because the cows only milk because they have young.

 

 



 

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I came to Pine Plains a few years ago by choice, not by chance of birth. But the small-town rural community I chose is changing. The farmers have, for the most part, sold to people from the city and fields are becoming lawns.

I am making this journal to preserve what I can of a changing way of life and to share it with the community. On a more personal level, I am making this as a way of holding on to the reasons why I came here.