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Last of the dairy cows

For almost 85 years, my husband’s family milked cows at our farm.  Twice a day, everyday, without fail. In 1949, during the time his grandfather milked, there were 2,299 operating dairy farms in the county where we live.  Small dairies generated enough income to support the family and the farm operation, and if you were…

The old milking stool

This was Buck’s milking stool.  He was a dairy farmer most of his life. He milked with his sons, twice a day, every day.  He worked from sun up ’til sun down.  There were never any vacations, sick days or holidays.  It was a hard life, but if you asked him, he would tell you…