Tuesday, 21 July 2009

'Some Things a Townie Learnt on a Trip to a South Shropshire Dairy Farm' by David Bingham

It’s a myth that cows lie down when it’s going to rain.

Sitting on a bale of straw is very comfortable.

The ideal shorthorn dairy cow is wedge-shaped from back to front and from top to bottom.

Farm cats are nosey and follow strangers around.

A dairy farmer knows each cow in his herd by name and will have his favourites.

A farmer’s son can ride his bike up a steeply-sloping, rutted field

A cow which is too intelligent can be as much a liability as one which is not too bright.

Dairy farmers like to have an afternoon nap between milking times as they get up early in the morning.

A farmer is usually quietly spoken; but if he tells his son to collect a calf from the high field, then his son goes and collects a calf from the high field.

The best way for a townie to cross a field with a herd of cows is to walk through calmly and ignore them.

Hens lay eggs in the strangest of places.

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