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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GnometownHero" data-source="post: 3659462" data-attributes="member: 47828">Having owned a Jersey milk cow I offer these observations.Having a milk cow is an anchor chain in so much as morning and evening milking chores.She made lots of milk, way more than we could deal with in our small kitchen, befor long spoilage was a major pain. We tried making cheese, butter, yogurt, fed pigs wheat shorts and milk, gave away gallons of milk, buttermilk, and the yogurt and milk cheese curds. We couldn't get rid of it all fast enough. The whole house smelled like sour milk.She was a very sweet disposition, cooperative milker, gentle and I enjoyed warmth of her while milking at 5am on cold mornings before I had to go to work.Her calf was an ******* about everything, butted me in the head one evening and really knocked the crap out of me, plus Jersey milk is so rich you can give the calf scours very easy. By the time we got him weaned I was ready to shoot him and call him fajitas</blockquote>