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Rites of Milk

November 22nd, 2015 · No Comments · farming

Our Jersey cow Emily continues to amaze. The other day I skimmed a quart of cream from the gallon I’d collected from her over two days. That’s an astonishing amount compared to what she was producing when we first started milking her in the spring. Likewise, when I make ricotta cheese lately, the yield is […]

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When Cows Fly

August 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · farming

We have flying cows. How else to explain when a cow goes to bed on one side of the fence, but greets the morning on the other? We first noticed this phenomenon last year. That’s when I placed our Jersey heifer in an area next to the main paddock to graze, enclosed by some temporary […]

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Milking a Moving Target

May 31st, 2015 · 1 Comment · farming

When we decided to share our Jersey cow, Emily, with her new calf, we knew we were in for a learning process, but we never calculated how opinionated Emily would be about our plans. Getting Emily used to the idea of being milked took some doing. She seemed at first relieved to have some of […]

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