Raising Charolais Cattle
Dennis Martin tells us what it is like raising Charolais Cattle in the western part of North Carolina and about public perceptions on where their food comes from.
New England – New York Sheep Craze – 1840
If you ever wonder why there is so many stone walls in the woods, the answer is the Merino Sheep Craze of the 1830s, when the ultra-soft, itch-free Merino wool reached a record breaking price of 57 cents/pound in 1835.
During the height of the Sheep Craze there was over one million sheep in Vermont, and 271,000 sheep in Rutland County alone -- and in Addison County more then 350 sheep per square mile. Forests were cleared, stones pulled out of fields and pilled up as fence rows to keep sheep in.
Places Named Cow
Quite surprisingly, the Geographic Name Information System does not contain any places named Cow in America's Dairyland, Wisconsin. Lots of places named after cows in California and Texas though, along with most of the western states.
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Our Tie Stall Dairy Barn
Our small family owned dairy farm in North Central Pennsylvania
It's always interesting to watch small dairy farm videos, as they're so common in the hills and hollows of both Northern Pennsylvania and much of New York. Common but kind of a dying breed as milk prices as low, labor is intense and backbreaking on farms, but milk still helps pay some of the farm expenses.
