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Cow Trivia

I am tired of just of writing about quilting and such. And you really don't want me to write about housework or other cleaning, heck I don't even want to.

So I thought I would do something related to the farm 

How about Cow Trivia


* A cow has 32 teeth, and will chew about 40 - 50 times a minute.

*A cow will chew for up to 8 hours a day

* Cows move their jaws about 40,000 times a day

*Cows spend about 10 hours a day laying down.

* Cows will stand up and lay down about 14 times a day.

*Cows can sleep while they're standing.
( is that where cow tipping comes in)

* The first cow arrived in the U.S. in 1611 in Jamestown.

* A cow will consume about 40 lbs. of food in a day.

* The hamburger debuted at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

* Almost 2,000 quarter pound hamburgers can be made from the ground beef in one cow.

* Cows have an acute sense of smell and can detect odors up to 6 miles away.

Pretty cool facts.

This came from Oklahoma State University Master Cattleman Quarterly



Comments

  1. Well in all fairness to you, It is your blog and you can write about anything you want!! and you do have farm in your blog name!! Most of us are not going to get to live on a farm or ranch or yacht so I find it very interesting when women that do let us know how their lives work!!! thank you for all the interesting facts. they are amazing animals. take care from Iowa Happy Spring if it ever gets here!!!

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  2. That is the beauty of visiting blogs, you learn something new every day. I certainly have today and for that I am thankful.

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  3. I always wonder what the cows are thinking. They look so peaceful.

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  4. Leuk stukje geschreven. Jier is de koe zo jeel gwoon. Wij wonen op het planteland. Wij thuis hadden ee een boerenbedrijf. Mojn jeugd bracht ik dus foor tussen de koeien.
    Groetnis Annie

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  5. Congrats on all the progress. Vintage Garden is very pretty. Those scalloped frames really help the different fabrics blend together.
    สูตรบาคาร่า

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