Summer Camp at Miles Smith Farm
posted on
December 9, 2024
Click here to see Summer Camp Fun at Miles Smith Farm in the 2024 September issue of New Hampshire magazine.
Flip to page 58 in this digital version of the Sept 2024 issue.

posted on
December 9, 2024
Click here to see Summer Camp Fun at Miles Smith Farm in the 2024 September issue of New Hampshire magazine.
Flip to page 58 in this digital version of the Sept 2024 issue.

I gave this talk because a cow taught me something no human ever could.
That's the thing about cattle: they are forgiving. I can bark at a steer at nine in the morning, and by 9:02 he's looking for a treat. Cattle don't hold grudges. They don't read tone. They don't lie awake replaying what you said to them by the water trough.
The internet assured me the easiest spot to draw blood was the tail. Cow number one proved it. I lifted her tail, slid in the needle, and — like magic — blood flowed into the tube. Easy peasy. I labeled my prize, feeling confident, while my team escorted the next victim into the chute.