Cow Appreciation Day July 25th

Here are some interesting facts that many people do not know about cows:

1. No spots are the same on cows. They are like snowflakes


2. When cows die, they must be removed right away in hot weather or they expand and explode.


3. Cows do not have upper front teeth


4. Cows that are called individually by name and cows that are played classic music to provide more milk.


5. Twelve cows is a "flink"


6. Cow flatulence and burping is contributing to global warming. If the gas of 10 cows could be captured, it would provide heating for a small house for a year


7. A dairy cow is can produce enough milk for 5 gallons of ice cream a day


8. In a typical herd, there is one bull per 30 cows


9. A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day


10. The age of a cow can be determined by counting the rings on its horns


11. It takes about 350 "squirts" for a gallon of milk


12. Cows can see colors

A lady from the city and her traveling companion were riding the train through Nebraska when she noticed some cows.

"What a cute bunch of cows!" she remarked.
"Not a bunch, herd", her friend replied.
"Heard of what?"
"Herd of cows."
"Of course I've heard of cows."
"No, a cow herd."
"What do I care what a cow heard. I got no secrets to keep from a cow!"

Well, your guess is as good as mine. It is a holiday, albeit unofficial and it is celebrated on many days throughout July. It probably started as a joke and evolved into the fun tradition it is for many today. It's all in fun and everyone seems to enjoy it, so why not? Go out and start a tradition of your own for Cow Appreciation Day. Maybe I should check and see if there is a Squid Appreciation Day!

According to the Nebraska Cattle Feeders Association; there are approximately 1,940,000 cows in this state alone. There are 1,783,432 humans living in Nebraska. They do some pretty severe damage to cars when they wander across the interstate, can you imagine what would happen if we all woke up one morning and cows were more intelligent than people? I'm just sayin'...

When traveling through many of the mid-western states, it is not uncommon at all to see many herds of cattle grazing on the vast amounts of pasture land throughout the area. Holstein are the cows with the black and white spots and Guernsey are the brown cows. Have you ever noticed a herd of cattle and seen one or two completely white cows? They actually have their roots from cows from France called Charolais. They first made their appearance in the United States in the 1930's and since then have been interbred with local cattle. Although white cattle are rare, you do see them occasionally in various herds throughout the country. Now you know.