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clevepreach
Posted 9/30/2014 16:37 (#4101384 - in reply to #4101132)
Subject: RE: Hauling milk years ago. (Pic)



Cleveland, MS. Own small farm near Booneville, MS
My dad started milking cows in the late 1950s by hand. He and my older brother would milk about 30-40 head every morning before my brother got on the school bus at 7:00 a.m. By the early 60s he had bought a milking machine that attached the milkers on the cows' udders to a 10 gallon milk can. Once filled, they put the cans in a cooler that had cold water in it. I don't remember how often, but a "milk truck" came by to pick up the full cans and drop off emptys. The truck was just a standard box truck with no refrigeration. Thankfully, my dad got out of the milking business and switched to beef cattle before I got big enough to help. Unfortunately, he then went into the hog business. Man, that stunk!
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