I'm not a fan of the Ayrshire dairy breed. My maternal grandfather was nearly gored to death by an Ayrshire bull that just in a good mood and was playing around. My Father had a high producing Ayrshire that wasn't kidding about having horns and a tail. She would purposely try to injure, maim,cripple, break or spill anything. I think he just kept her around to keep everybody's wits sharp and for the astounding volume of rich milk. Standard procedure was to carry a sawed off shovel handle as a club. She learned not to get ugly after several weeks with Father but she always looked for any opportunity to make something look like an accident. My Mother put the milking machine on the Ayrshire once before the cow realized it wasn't Father doing the milking. Mother could never get near the Ayrshire again. The cow was cross she missed her chance to make a fuss for somebody new. I milked Ayrshire a few times and she knew at a glance I wasn't Father. She had to get the same treatment to understand she was at least #3 in rank and we were #1 & #2. She would just stand there and glare with pure hatred. On the other hand there was Old Mary who was an almost pure white Holsteinan. One time Old Mary was left overnight in the occasional use dry cow pasture by the barn. When Father was walking from the house to barn in the morning.She appeared around the corner to the gate seconds after hearing the house door open. She pranced like a excited puppy and literally shoved Father with her nose proudly up to her new born calf. It was a sad day for all and maybe even a tear in the corner of a few eyes when we finally admitted she was worn out and just couldn't get in calf any more.
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Today's Featured Article - A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
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