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your heaa off if the-taod doesn't
show up right on the dot.
Unforgiveable eating habits in
humans. But tolerable - even en
couraged - in the hungry, high
producing world of the modem
dairy cow. Long ago I concluded
that a cow’s supreme goal and
satisfaction from life lies in the
gastronomic pleasures. Of course,
what else would you expect from a
beast equipped by nature with four
stomachs?
Once, cows had to forage for a
living, chomping grass in summer
but making do with tough, dried
stems and whatever else they
could find during the long, cold
season.
Today’s pampered producers
have it all earned to them, fresh,
several times daily. It’s the
epitome of hand-to-mouth
existence, with the human
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caretakers trained to do the back
labor while Mrs. Cow simply
rnaneuveis her muzzle, and
rechews her cud while con
templating the intricate mysteries
of life. Meanwhile, Mother Nature
miraculously converts cow food
into one nearly perfect for most
humans.
Each cow in our stall bam has
her own four feet or so of eating
space, swept down daily to bare
cereamic-tile cleanliness. In every
twenty-four hours, she gets
Jrequent refills of such gourmet
treats as haylage, corn silage,
high-moisture corn, roasted
soybean meal, protein sup
plements, fresh dry hay, and diet
balancing vitamins and minerals.
But is she content? You bet she’s
not.
For just beyond the pipes that
separate her on both sides from
her neighbors lies a veritable corn
silage, high moisture corn, etc, etc
corn silage, high moisture corn,
etc, etc.
The same stuff you say? Cer
tainly. But it’s an acknowledged
fact that food beyond the pipe
always tastes better. (Known as
the grass-is-greener syndrome.)
Given the size of a cow’s head,
plus several added inches for
what seems like an elastic tongue,
plus extra length obtained
by crouching on the knees and
wedging the head under and
around the pipe, render each cow
another three feet or so of feeding
space on each side. That’s to be
fought over with the neighbor,
naturally.
“If you eat someone else’s food
first, you still have your own to
nibble latter,” philosophizes the
fanner, on a theory based on solid
The York County 4-H Council
met on May 1, at the 4-H Center.
Money made from painting
Easter Eggs will go toward the
new popcorn popper at the 4-H
Center.
Lebanon County 4-H Clubs are
sponsoring a dance on May 25 at
the Lebanon County Fairgrounds.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1,1985-B9
York Co, 4-H Council
KRAIBURG:
observation of two decades plus.
Because eating is so important,
we use it as a persuader for cows to
return to their stalls after daily
exercise in the pasture is over.
But recently, as the haylage
units were empty just prior to
loads of fresh ready to go in, and
com silage on a sort of ration
basis, we substituted dry hay one
afternoon for putting the cows mto
the barn.
What that innocent decision
wreaked was madhouse. For
awhile there I feared that we might
have harvested in the hay some of
that illegal greenery that farmers
are more and more frequently
finding planted by anonymous
gardeners in isolated comers of
distant fields.
Even the most calm and steady
members of the herd took to
jumping in a stall, grabbing a bite
of hay, furiously munching on the
run, dashing into another stall,
grabbing another bite, and heading
back down through the bam with
wisps of green wriggling from the
corners of their muzzles while they
busily chewed.
What normally takes maybe ten
minutes turned into what seemed
like a marathon, with patience
wearing as ragged as the remnants
of hay left in some of the stalls
while the havoc was underway.
Eventually, even such in
dividuals as Hardheaded Hazel
and Wicked Wanda were located in
their proper parking places, and
noisily crunching what remained
of the hay buffet.
Next time I spy dry hay in the
feed trough when it’s time to put
cows in, I plan to roll over on the
ground, belly-up, and play dead
until the hay crazies pass.
Call Johanna Geiger at the 4-H
Office if you want to attend.
The next meeting will be held on
June 5. The new Dairy Princess
will give a presentation, and
members will devour a Super
Sundae. Every person should brmg
a topping.