C22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8,1981
Photos to lighten
one of those days
LANCASTER You’ve just had
one of those days.
The morning milking was a
disaster. The cows just didn’t want
to come back into the stuffy, hot
barn. They’d rather have stayed
under the big tree along the stream
in the meadow.
But finally it was done.
The hauler is late tor the milk
pickup. And when he finally comes
his figures only prove what you’ve
suspected. Production is down
Must be the heat. After all, it’s
the dog days of summer.
You walk out into the field down
behind the barn to check the hay
you cut. It’s just right. Doesn’t
take long in this kind of weather to
dry.
You hook up the baler and start
to pull in the held. Then, a strange
noise echoes trom the baler’s in-
tenor,
Well, it means another trip to the
equipment dealer. But wait, juuic
wife just borrowed the pickup and
your son took the car to school
because he has an FFA show af
terward.
By the time you gel to bale it, the
air will be tilled with bits and
pieces that were once alfalfa
leaves.
You check on the big cow that’s
overdue. Better call the vet.
And it goes on and on.
The sun beats down and the
humidity makes you soaking wet
sweated in a couple of minutes. Not
a hint of a breeze is stirring.
And finally it’s evening milking.
You walk into the barn and look
down the long row of black and
white and what do you see f
You see what Wayne L Ar-
Dairy photo album
macdst, ot Hickory Hill Farm,
Upperco, Md., sent in as a photo in
the recent Dairy Month Contest.
Taken at udder level, the ac
companying photo was entitled
"Light at the end ot the tunnel.”
Alter a day like this, it’s a good
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thing to keep in mind.
Now, it only the sticky heat
would break
It won’t help break the heat, but
the other accompanymg photo
subimtted by Mrs. Patricia S.
Hurhne, 5301 Patterson Road,
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Baldwin, Md.,might give a luth
fleeting relief.
That snow-covered pasture look:
real inviting.
So, here are a couple ot dairy
photos to help lighten a hot day.-
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