LIFE on
By DIETER KRIEG
Ears of corn pounded upon the
metal apron of the elevator. They fell
from the back of the wagon as
regularly as steps m a military march
while an electric motor powered an
unloading wedge pulled by two
cables.
The elevator - possibly weary of
heavy-duty service during this time of
year - screached loudly as it labored
noticeably to hoist the golden ears of
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the farm
corn into the corn crib. If the banging
of the corn on metal didn't keep a
fellow awake, then the loud
screachmg certainly would. In ad
dition to that, there was a definitely
audible "thud" each second as a pile
of corn was dropped into place by the
elevator.
I can still picture the scenes and re
create the accompanying noises in my
mind, even though it was 14 years
ago. Every once in a while an ear of
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corn would come tumbling down over
the side. Quite a few individual
kernels leaked out here and there
too. It wasn’t really all that many - but
enough to cause a disaster.
Everything looked innocent enough
when we finished work that evening.
The cows were content, the weather
was pleasant, and work had come
along favorably all day.
Dipping milk out of the bulk tank to
take along up to the house, it was
time to call it quits for the evening,
eat supper, watch a little T.V., do
some homework, and go to bed.
It was early next day when Dad
announced the tragedy he
discovered.
“Nummer 12 ist tot,” he said,
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Dec 4.1976 —
(Number 12 is dead). The expression
on his face registered unbridled
anguish.
Number 12 was a cow - but not just
any cow. She was the milk production
leader of the herd for the year and
had a commanding 1600-pound lead
over the second-place bovine. Poorer
cows seldom die on the farm. It’s
alway the better ones. Every
dairyman knows that. ,
Down behind the corn shed was
Number 12, with a 220-volt electric
cord in her mouth. She had evidently
been relishing the kernels of spilled
corn during the night and was
electrocuted by the powerline which
wasn’t unplugged the previous
evening at quitting time.
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