Cow names
This is Mom wearing her Sunday best sometime in 1951. She is standing not far from the barn where she milked cows, fed chickens and created a lot of humor.
My Mom says that when we were growing up she tried her best to make life fun on the farm. She recalls being in charge of naming the milk cows that the family had at that time. She also was in charge of milking the cows. We had Old Molly and Adna. She loved those cows. It was very humbling for her knowing they gave milk to the family.
There was one cow she called Frank, named after the neighbor who sold it to us. This caused some confusion one day when the man was visiting, because all the kids called out for “Frank” the cow. Frank the man was not sure whether he should answer. But after a few awkward moments he understood the joke and began laughing. My grandfather laughed, too.
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