My first experience and lesson with milking a cow was courtesy of my childhood friend Richard Dugosh on his family’s farm along the San Julian Creek. I would bet he doesn’t even remember the event because it was a daily routine for him.
I never forgot it, and it came in handy later in life when I had a few cows of my own. A nursing cow problem came up, and I had to take matters into my own hands, if you know what I mean.
Only a few things I learned back in the day about fence building from my Granddaddy ...