Look at Private Peterson. Look at Private Peterson milk Lulu. Milk Lulu, milk. Private Peterson loves Lulu. Lulu loves Private Peterson.
And so this fellow became the pin-up poster for dairy cows across the country in the 1940s. There wasn't a milking barn that didn't have this photo tacked to the wall to keep the cows dreamy eyed and contented while they were milked.
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The National Dairy Corporations ad in the 1943 National Geographic proving they too were part of the war effort.
Seriously, I haven't a clue what cows used to relax in the 1940s.
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That's one relaxed cow, I tell ya. The cows I've milked have had their heads in a stall, since they seem to enjoy chewing on some rolled oats or something similar. That seemed to relax them...
ReplyDeleteSo basically some rolled oats and Private Peterson is cow heaven.
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