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“I don’t know, I think I panicked,” Josh confessed, “we’re running out of options. I looked up to see one young cow that looked to be mostly Holstein, if not full blooded Holstein went for $400 more than we’d paid … Continue reading
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We peered into the barn to get a look at which cow was coming next. And then it was her turn. Daisy’s! “Go high,” I said to Josh. I didn’t want to lose her. The bidding started. The auctioneer pointed … Continue reading
{for part 4} We found seats, in the third row – also the last row. I was reassured to see a handful of people waiting – we weren’t the only ones enthused about bringing animals home. “Boy, they could have … Continue reading
{for part 3} The auctioneer started with several boxes of small items: four harnesses (we bid and won), three pitchforks (we bed and lost), a metal snow shovel (we bid and won), an artificial insemination kit (we didn’t bid), and … Continue reading
{For Part 2} We thanked him for his information and continued assessing our options. We wrote lists to organize our preferences: Hope and Gabby were due at the end of June. Perhaps Cee could go in that category because she … Continue reading
{For part 1} When the kind man returned with the “catalog” it was nothing like I expected. was surprised to hear there was such a thing as a catalog because I expected it to be a thick manual with glossy … Continue reading
It was early and cold as we made our way out to the truck we’d borrowed from Josh’s dad with the trailer hitched to the back. I had gps in hand and the address to the auction. Our goal was … Continue reading