Last night my cousin, that owns the farm nowadays, passed away. He had a heart attack in the barn. He was 62 years old. He had no siblings, no children, and has never been married. I used to do almost all the farm work for him, and milked the cows, but I was slowly retiring from most of that myself. I was now down to milking the cows just a couple days per week. I am not sure about any details of his will or anything like that, but I am sure that whoever gets the farm now will not keep the cows. A friend of my cousin's and I are milking the cows and feeding the calves for now, until the final decisions are made, which I am sure will be soon. Our old family farm has had cows milked on it everyday for well over 100 years, now coming to an end.
I was just looking over some pics I took in recent months and felt compelled to share a couple with my friends on the forum. Thanks for reading and looking!
I was just looking over some pics I took in recent months and felt compelled to share a couple with my friends on the forum. Thanks for reading and looking!
i am in the business of hauling milk from the dairy farms to plant. This is an understatement, but it's very hard when a farmer passes on and the family has to pick up the pieces. AND milk the cows and manage the herd while you're grieving. Rough, wish you the best! God Bless.
