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Farm Cacophony

10/25/2016

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Many people think that farm life is so peaceful and quiet, but to me, it's noisy. I don't think it's because I have exceptional hearing, but rather because I have an exceptional sensitivity to sounds. So just for fun, I tried to capture some of the animals sounds on the farm. The goats, chickens, cats, and wild birds were cooperative, but the cow steadfastly refused to make any noise except for some sniffing.

​(I should point out that he's not really a cow, per se. He's a castrated male Holstein 9 month old calf that we're raising for meat for the freezer. It's just easier to say cow. We raise one like him every year. Because he's a dairy breed, we won't get the same yield as a beef breed, but for us, it's a good way to feed a large family.)

​Enjoy the noise!

And now for something completely different, a very old and very silly cartoon just in time for Halloween.
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Andrew Watson
10/25/2016 11:53:56 am

I've always wondered about the word "cattle". Is there a singular version?

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Alison
10/26/2016 09:26:27 am

Technically, he's a steer. Cow is the female that has given birth, heifer is the female that has never given birth, bull is the intact male, and steer is the castrated male. This is true for all cattle breeds. But cow is just such a universal word that even though we know the differences, everyone in my family refers to him as the cow. For instance, Monday morning before school, my daughter came inside from doing chores to loudly announce with some alarm, "MOM! THE COW IS OUT OF HIS PASTURE!!"

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