Sharon: I believe you may be missing a bet-- have you contacted dairies,
especially mega-dairies, for educational props? Quite a few (if indeed there
are quite a few left) would just as soon hand over the educational component
to a museum. $6000 for a new fiberglass cow seems like a reach for any
museum, unless you had a sponsor ready and waiting in the wings. A stool
with udders-- I don't know about that, cows are impressive because of their
size and bulk. Don't know which region of the country you are in, but I do
know the former Carnation company (Carnation, WA) has a sizeable education
and archives department. Some areas have competing local dairies that are
phasing out/selling out to mega-dairies, and are left with their own
demonstration props. Just a thought. And watch out about the other things
that come out of cows...
Micki Ryan
Curator, Highline Historical Museum
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> [Original Message]
> From: Sharon Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 12/16/2004 12:03:15 PM
> Subject: pseudo-cow milking demonstration
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there, especially those working at living
> history farms/sites, knew where I could find what I can best describe as
> basically a stool with udders that simulates milking a cow. Usually there
> is some sort of wooden cut out of a cow around it-so it somewhat looks
> like your milking a cow-and when you pull on the rubber udders water comes
> out. I know no other way to describe it. I've seen them at state and
> county fairs-even tried one this summer-but I cannot seem to find where I
> can purchase one. I found one on the web a few weeks ago, but did not
> write down the url thinking it would be easy to find again. We're
> redeveloping our farm and have decided to not go the way of a dairy cow,
> however, I'm working on a program that emphasizes the role of animals on
> the farm and their contributions. I still want to be able to give kids
> the opportunity to experience milking a cow to add a little excitement to
> the cheese, butter, milk, and a lot of other things come from cows.
> Thanks for any info anyone might have.
>
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