jimofnyc Posted September 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Small county fairs are always a treat for me. Really unhealthy food like fried dough or large Italian sausage sandwiches smothered in fried green peppers and onions. It's all delicious but I am grateful that the fair is but once a year. Wandering about the animal pavilion at dusk, I photographed the farmers as they prepared a meal of different grains mixed with molasses to create a sweet dinner for their prize winning cows. Photographed with my M8 and 35mm 'Cron ASPH. Thanks for looking, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Hiles Posted September 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2011 Nice picture. These look like Jerseys (I know nothing...). It used to be that Jersey milk was handled seperately around here - it was wonderful. Very high fat content. It tasted like a milkshake. I remember getting Channel Island milk in the south of the UK. And the cows are just plain pretty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted September 5, 2011 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2011 Jim, A nice picture with the colors, action and sharpness. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 6, 2011 Share #4 Posted September 6, 2011 Very nice. Whenever I'd roll the oats cart in the stables, just before giving a ration of molasses and oats to the horses they'd all start stomping, snorting and neighing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimofnyc Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted September 7, 2011 A lot of folks told me that Jersey's milk has higher fat content and that there would always be one or two in every herd. Their milk was mixed in with the lower fat (but higher volume) producing cow's milk to bring up the overall fat content so the farmer got a higher price for his milk. And I know horse love the "sweet feed" too. I learned to ride by paying for lessons cleaning stalls. Whenever we'd trot by the barn there was some bucking and complaining - the horses all wanted to get back home for that yummy sweet dinner. Thanks for the comments. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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