#10 Now I understand how 18,000 head of dairy cows were killed in that Texas explosion. That is sort of sick how they have them caged up like that. My Great Aunt and Uncle owned a dairy farm and made a decent living but it was just one of hundreds of local farmers selling milk to Kleinpeter and Borden. There were only about twenty stalls for milking and I’m guessing about 75-100 head of cows.
They don't keep them caged up, those cattle are in milking stalls. They keep them in there long enough to be milked, then they're turned out into the feed yard and the next bunch are brought in.
Last year I briefly worked on a dairy farm that had robot milkers. The machine is ready 23 hours each day, it needs one hour to sterilize itself. Whenever it feels full the cow walks into a stall where it is gently held in place. The machine washes the teats, attaches the vacuum cups, and monitors the milk flow so it knows when to stop. The cows are free to move in a pen with a heated, sand covered floor to sleep on. Al_in_Ottawa
I saw a video of a milking parlor that was like a merry go round. The cattle walked into the various stations and were milked automatically. By the time the turntable completed a rotation the indiviual cows had been milked and were ready to leave, to be followed by the next animal patiently waiting it's turn to be milked. It was an incredible thing to watch.
From what I've seen of most dairies the cows know the routine and need almost no prompting to go to the place they are to be milked twice a day. Even the cows at the huge operation in the video with the 60+ cow turntable had a line of cows waiting patiently to be milked. It's almost like God created these wonderful creatures for the express purpose of the benefit and feeding of mankind (gasp!).
I have a #2 still in my shed from early last winter. I hope to take care of it before the start of this coming winter. It was one of those Chinese drawer sets of machine screws and nuts/washers. The small kinds, so of course they would bounce under everything. I probably will just toss them into a single container, and dig through them when needed. My eyes don't work like they once did to sort about 500 tiny parts anymore.
I had something similar to #2 happen to me too. Mine was a container exactly like the one pictured only it contained hundreds of micro-fuses of various ratings. The accident was entirely my fault. I dropped the damn thing. Those tiny little bastards went everywhere and believe me, the air was blue and the language foul. There was no hope of resorting them so, like you, I simply scooped them all up and tossed them back into the container unsorted.
#10 brings new meaning to the expression Shit Happens.
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Delete#10 Now I understand how 18,000 head of dairy cows were killed in that Texas explosion. That is sort of sick how they have them caged up like that. My Great Aunt and Uncle owned a dairy farm and made a decent living but it was just one of hundreds of local farmers selling milk to Kleinpeter and Borden. There were only about twenty stalls for milking and I’m guessing about 75-100 head of cows.
ReplyDeleteThey don't keep them caged up, those cattle are in milking stalls. They keep them in there long enough to be milked, then they're turned out into the feed yard and the next bunch are brought in.
DeleteLast year I briefly worked on a dairy farm that had robot milkers. The machine is ready 23 hours each day, it needs one hour to sterilize itself. Whenever it feels full the cow walks into a stall where it is gently held in place. The machine washes the teats, attaches the vacuum cups, and monitors the milk flow so it knows when to stop. The cows are free to move in a pen with a heated, sand covered floor to sleep on.
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I saw a video of a milking parlor that was like a merry go round. The cattle walked into the various stations and were milked automatically. By the time the turntable completed a rotation the indiviual cows had been milked and were ready to leave, to be followed by the next animal patiently waiting it's turn to be milked. It was an incredible thing to watch.
DeleteFrom what I've seen of most dairies the cows know the routine and need almost no prompting to go to the place they are to be milked twice a day. Even the cows at the huge operation in the video with the 60+ cow turntable had a line of cows waiting patiently to be milked. It's almost like God created these wonderful creatures for the express purpose of the benefit and feeding of mankind (gasp!).
I have a #2 still in my shed from early last winter. I hope to take care of it before the start of this coming winter. It was one of those Chinese drawer sets of machine screws and nuts/washers. The small kinds, so of course they would bounce under everything. I probably will just toss them into a single container, and dig through them when needed. My eyes don't work like they once did to sort about 500 tiny parts anymore.
ReplyDeleteI had something similar to #2 happen to me too. Mine was a container exactly like the one pictured only it contained hundreds of micro-fuses of various ratings. The accident was entirely my fault. I dropped the damn thing. Those tiny little bastards went everywhere and believe me, the air was blue and the language foul. There was no hope of resorting them so, like you, I simply scooped them all up and tossed them back into the container unsorted.
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