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Oregon farmer buys hundreds of waterbeds for his cows
Yahoo! News ^ | 7/18/12 | Eric Pfeiffer

Posted on 07/18/2012 2:17:53 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

At least four dairies in Oregon's Willamette Valley have bought into the "new thing" in dairy farming: buying waterbeds for their cows.

"There's four or five dairies in the Willamette Valley that have them. It's really beginning to catch on around here," Kevin Krous with NW Dairy Service told KGW

The cow waterbed trend reportedly first began in Minnesota but is now starting to catch on the West Coast. For example, the Van Loon Dairy has purchased more than 300 such beds for their cows, at a cost of more than $100,000.

"As the cow gets ready to lie down, water moves to the front bag where her knees will come first therefore cushion it more. Less sores, less cows being stuck. Happier cows, happier milk," said Ben Van Loon.

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Chit/Chat; Food; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cows; farmer; minnesota; oregon; waterbeds
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To: cableguymn
these beds are just as hard as the ground 6 months out of every year in minnesota....

Geeeeez, haven't you ever heard of................................................................................................................................Ice Cream?
21 posted on 07/18/2012 3:26:18 PM PDT by Foolsgold (L I B Lacking in Brains)
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To: Foolsgold

And you aren’t the least bit embarrassed? In more civilized countries, a joke like that would receive punishment...


22 posted on 07/18/2012 3:55:35 PM PDT by jonascord (Any Democrat = Classic examples of the Downing Effect.)
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To: Red Badger

“Why not just get them Sleep Number beds?.”

Because that outfit dropped Rush when he was talking about that slut. No REAL MAN would support that company.


23 posted on 07/18/2012 4:14:12 PM PDT by BobL
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To: jonascord

Cone on waterbeds for cows in Minnesota


24 posted on 07/18/2012 4:18:36 PM PDT by Foolsgold (L I B Lacking in Brains)
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To: NormsRevenge

Local farms that tried water beds got rid of them. What worked best is rubber grindings filled bags. $130 each.


25 posted on 07/18/2012 4:22:49 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: NormsRevenge

BS meter just jumped off the desk and buried itself in the wall.


26 posted on 07/18/2012 4:24:48 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: Cyman

it this case that would be the Cow $h-t meter dairy farms have very few bulls. Same $h_t different flavor.


27 posted on 07/18/2012 4:36:35 PM PDT by scottteng (Tax government employees til they quit and find something useful to do)
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To: NormsRevenge
Getting them water beds was bad enough, but the nightstands with the Lava Lamps are entirely too much!
28 posted on 07/18/2012 4:46:37 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Foolsgold
Sorry cone Come on
29 posted on 07/18/2012 4:47:30 PM PDT by Foolsgold (L I B Lacking in Brains)
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To: NormsRevenge

This sounds crazy!

Whatever happened to cows laying down of a bed of hay?


30 posted on 07/18/2012 4:54:15 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: NormsRevenge

Those waterbeds for cows have been out close to 20 years...made of thick, very tough rubber material to withstand the hoofs, etc.

A local dairy farm was equipped with them, and also had all the milking of hundreds of cows done by robot milking machines, which needed no direct human operation.

Feeding, etc. was all controlled by computer; each cow being recognized by the computer when she entered the milking stall by an ID tag on their neck chain. The computer knew how much milk she produced daily, how much feed she needed, etc.

A family squabble caused its downfall. Now the cows are all gone, the dairy store, gift shop, farm market is closed and someone else has leased the ground and is doing crop farming, only. All because of feudin’ over money!


31 posted on 07/18/2012 4:54:23 PM PDT by Tucker39 ( Psa 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits; even the God of our salvation.KJV)
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To: dfwgator
LOL, first thing I thought of, too!

Farmer Van LOON, you say?!?!

32 posted on 07/18/2012 4:58:47 PM PDT by workerbee (June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
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To: martin_fierro; Perdogg; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ..

Don’t ask about the mirrors on the barn ceiling.

Thanks NormsRevenge.


33 posted on 07/19/2012 10:07:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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