For Love of the (Lost) Brown Cow
Nov 22, 2019 17:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by rosalind on Nov 22, 2019 17:07:44 GMT -5
Rosebud passed away last Friday while I was out of town. Below is a story I wrote about her and her mother, my very first cows. It's so sad to see that generation gone, but I do have Rosita and Briar Rose, their daughters.
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In 2005, I obtained a cow, Proud Rose, and her heifer calf Rosebud, from my (future) husband.
Proud Rose danced through the milking parlor, inspiring the name Spirited Rose for our new little farm. She danced during milking, a little sassy, like myself.
Rosebud, always patient, calved as a two year old and taught me how to milk cows using a Surge belly milker. She never once kicked, and over the years, let many kids touch her udder and try to milk her. A master of patience.
In the fall of 2006, we showed as a group at the county fair, where the judge (Larry Porter) placed Rose and Rosebud in first place in the dam and daughter class, saying Rosebud was a “positive improvement on her mother.” As time would tell, Larry was correct, Rosebud went on to become Excellent 91 at 9 years of age. (Rose finally worked her way up to Excellent 90 at the ages of 8 and 11 years old.)
Proud Rose and Rosebud followed Jay and I across the country: well-traveled cows we always noted! From both being born at Family Hill Farm to moving to my hometown in Eastern Washington, back to Family Hill, then to Pennsylvania, and back home to Eastern Washington in 2012, where they both enjoyed several years of peaceful pasturing, providing abundant cream and many heifer calves.
[Rose’s daughters over 11 lactations: Rosebud, Ruby, Rosie, Revely, Rosalia, Prancing Rose, & Rosita]
[Rosebud’s daughters over 12 lactations: Rosalie, Rizelle, RosePetal, Birdie, Rennet, Briar Rose, & Revel]
I’ve never wanted to be rich, but how I would love to be able to afford keeping these two cows forever. Even with money, we can’t keep loved ones here on earth forever.
Rose (2002 – 2017) & Rosebud (2004 – 2019)
Memories of these sweet cows live on in their many daughters, the lives of those who bought offspring from us, and those who learn from our website.
The passing of Rosebud closes the first chapter in my life as a dairy farmer, but with daughter cows Rosita and Briar Rose, Jay and I hope to keep writing our story with two more sweet little brown cows.
spiritedrose.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/for-love-of-the-brown-cow/
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In 2005, I obtained a cow, Proud Rose, and her heifer calf Rosebud, from my (future) husband.
Proud Rose danced through the milking parlor, inspiring the name Spirited Rose for our new little farm. She danced during milking, a little sassy, like myself.
Rosebud, always patient, calved as a two year old and taught me how to milk cows using a Surge belly milker. She never once kicked, and over the years, let many kids touch her udder and try to milk her. A master of patience.
In the fall of 2006, we showed as a group at the county fair, where the judge (Larry Porter) placed Rose and Rosebud in first place in the dam and daughter class, saying Rosebud was a “positive improvement on her mother.” As time would tell, Larry was correct, Rosebud went on to become Excellent 91 at 9 years of age. (Rose finally worked her way up to Excellent 90 at the ages of 8 and 11 years old.)
Proud Rose and Rosebud followed Jay and I across the country: well-traveled cows we always noted! From both being born at Family Hill Farm to moving to my hometown in Eastern Washington, back to Family Hill, then to Pennsylvania, and back home to Eastern Washington in 2012, where they both enjoyed several years of peaceful pasturing, providing abundant cream and many heifer calves.
[Rose’s daughters over 11 lactations: Rosebud, Ruby, Rosie, Revely, Rosalia, Prancing Rose, & Rosita]
[Rosebud’s daughters over 12 lactations: Rosalie, Rizelle, RosePetal, Birdie, Rennet, Briar Rose, & Revel]
I’ve never wanted to be rich, but how I would love to be able to afford keeping these two cows forever. Even with money, we can’t keep loved ones here on earth forever.
Rose (2002 – 2017) & Rosebud (2004 – 2019)
Memories of these sweet cows live on in their many daughters, the lives of those who bought offspring from us, and those who learn from our website.
The passing of Rosebud closes the first chapter in my life as a dairy farmer, but with daughter cows Rosita and Briar Rose, Jay and I hope to keep writing our story with two more sweet little brown cows.
spiritedrose.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/for-love-of-the-brown-cow/