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Iowa man hoping to moooove into tiny cow business
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| FR Post 6-21-02
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Posted on 06/21/2002 12:07:17 PM PDT by vannrox
Iowa man hoping to moooove into tiny cow business
The Associated Press ROCKWELL, Iowa (June 17, 2002 10:09 a.m. EDT) - Dustin Pillard is betting his farm on compact cows. Pillard has 50 tiny cows on his northern Iowa farm, all about 3 feet tall. He's hoping they'll catch on as pets, and so far inquiries have come in from as far as Europe, Mexico and Argentina.
"I like them," said Pillard, 30. "If nobody else does, that doesn't really bother me. We're breeding just for the novelty end of it."
The smallest full-grown animal is a 3-year-old bull that's 33 inches tall and weighs 320 pounds. The largest, a mature bull, is 35 inches tall and 400 pounds.
Pillard thinks interest for the cattle, which start at about $1,000, is growing. And the more people know, the more interest he sees.
"If they saw a rodeo bull that was only three feet tall, I'd think they'd have to have one. That's our hope, anyway."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: breed; compact; cow; gene; hoof; milk; minature; pet; small; tiny
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:07:21 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
I was thinking "that's a lot of bull", but it really isn't.
To: vannrox
36 inches tall and weighs 400 lbs?.....
How long are they, 14 feet?
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:11:44 PM PDT
by
SGCOS
To: vannrox
To: vannrox
I know this is the ultimate for urban texans whoo want to ranch in their back yards.
They can drink out of the pool, and you can herd them with dachsunds =)
To: vannrox
Wonder how big the cows are?
To: vannrox
He's hoping they'll catch on as pets Outdoor pets, I assume.
I mean...you can't exactly litter-train a cow. :-)
I already have some "compact cows." They're called goats.
And I get milk, too!
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:20:56 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: Cobra Scott
Socialism had the idea first! According to the Wall Street Journal, Castro urged his scientists to develop a miniature cow that milk deprived comrades could keep in their apartments to milk when they needed.
Too bad there is an export ban with Cuba, there could be a big market for these cute bovines!
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:21:17 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: Hank Rearden
If they can be trained a little, you can have a pet that keeps the yard trimmed, and fertilizes the garden!
Seriously though, cows are pretty stupid and that loud "moooooooow" is gonna be annoying at three a.m. and they're to stupid to know when you want them to shut up. And they don't mind where the cow pies fall....I don't think they would be a good pet.
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:23:32 PM PDT
by
DETAILER
To: vannrox
Gotta put one on my Christmas list.
To: Hank Rearden
Small Texas cow.
To: B Knotts
ROFL - They could always get a job with "Gateway."
To: B Knotts
That's not milk. Why, that stuff's almost as bad as lite beer!
And billies are the most disgusting animals on God's green earth.
To: vannrox
HOW DO THEY TASTE ?
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:34:28 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: B Knotts
Women have built-in miniture cow properties, though cost a lot more to keep. Of all the methods women use to lose weight I've never understood why they don't take advantage of that one.
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posted on
06/21/2002 12:56:54 PM PDT
by
Reeses
To: vannrox
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posted on
06/21/2002 1:00:25 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: antidisestablishment
That's not milk. Why, that stuff's almost as bad as lite beer!
Bah. You haven't tasted quality goat's milk then. The good stuff comes out of Nubians. Tastes about like cow's milk, but just a tad richer if you don't skim it. It's more digestible than cow's milk, though.
And billies are the most disgusting animals on God's green earth.
I reckon you mean bucks. Yeah, they sure are. I don't keep any of those. :-)
I saw one at a convention that was trying to attract the ladies by...no I am not making this up...urinating into his mouth.
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posted on
06/21/2002 1:40:53 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: Plutarch
According to the Wall Street Journal, Castro urged his scientists to develop a miniature cow that milk deprived comrades could keep in their apartments to milk when they needed. Presumably, he failed. Yet, we, the evil capitalists, have succeeded. And without a federal small cow program, as far as I know! Just goes to show you that central planning just don't work.
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posted on
06/21/2002 1:43:48 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: B Knotts
Hi! You wrote:
I saw one at a convention that was trying to attract the ladies by...no I am not making this up...urinating into his mouth.
It's a Goat thing - you wouldn't understand. ;-)
FRegards, PrairieDawg
To: antidisestablishment
Furthermore...just look at that face!
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posted on
06/21/2002 1:52:20 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
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