A Bit of Wisdom from Ole Heart

cowMy grandmother had an old milk cow she called Ole Heart. Ole Heart helped my grandmother make ends meet. She would sell excess milk and butter to various folks around town that preferred their milk straight from the cow rather than the supermarket.  She would get a calf from Ole Heart once a year that she raised for beef and put in her freezer.  She and the cow had been together many years.

During the day Ole Heart roamed in the pasture doing her cow thing. My grandmother milked her twice a day best as I can remember.  She had Ole Heart trained to come to call, (more…)