It's a sad day for farmer Ken today. He has been gradually selling off the cows as they have aged. Since he has an impending hip replacement this June, he decided (SADLY) to sell the rest of his pets! He had 5 cows left and their calves and Mr. Bull left. Neighbor DM came with the cattle trailer and took them to the sale barn in two loads. Some of the cattle still have some Semintal blood from the 70's when farmer Ken was one of the first in this area to breed semintal cattle with his herford stock.
A couple young calves with doe eyes make you really sad to see the cows and calves go!
The cow with the blotch on her face was one of his favorites. When we were going to be gone last summer and she was about ready to calve, farmer Ken had DM take her up to his place so he could keep an eye on her. She escaped and walked back 2 1/4 miles on the highway to the farm and got back in with the other cows to be home on the farm to have her calf!
The ligher cow is one of the remaining with semintal blood lines.
Now tell me this doesn't break your heart to see the cows looking out of the stock trailer when they were hauled off.
The young calves will probably become some 4-H project for some youngsters. Mr. Bull will continue the angus blood line.
We won't have to chase cows and calves that get out! It was a trick 2 weeks ago before Farm Wife had knee surgery to chase down a calf that got out, with each of us having a bum leg!
I guess life will be prety boring now!
Farmer Ken is at the sale barn, probably shedding a few tears, and the cows are saying "Hey Watcha doing anyway!"
