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| The cow saga continues: She arrives safely and delivers a calf |
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The traveling-cow saga continues this week, as cows travel the United States in search of their new homes and a comfy place to bed down.
Last week I wrote about a heifer, close to calving, making the 1,100-mile journey in a semi trailer to her new home in the foothills of the Rockies. Her new ranch wife owner was waiting for the acquisition.
Although the sellers weren’t too sure she would make it to her destination without calving on the way, her new owner had every confidence that God was watching over the entire transaction, from the first phone call to her last step off the truck at her new ranch home.
In an earlier conversation, the seller was a bit worried that the trucker wouldn’t get there soon enough and that the heifer would calve before she was loaded on the truck. When the ranch wife assured him that God had it all under control, he replied, “God has a list of things to worry about today and I’m pretty sure this heifer is not on His list, so we need to take over!”
Her calm reply was, “Don’t worry, God will handle it.”
The trucker showed up, loaded the heifer and was on his way west. When the cow arrived at her new home, her owners were ecstatic and when handed the paperwork, they realized they had purchased a registered Holstein.
The ranch wife had no idea this heifer was registered and the more the trucker started spewing out facts about her pedigree, such as how much her dam sold for and that there was a 50 percent chance that the calf would be red-and-white, the more this ranch wife realized just how much God had given her.
It took a few days for the heifer to realize she had some boundaries. She had no problem stepping over the fences and the sons of the ranch wife had to chase her out of a cooley or two before they decided to lock her up in the coral. Late that night, without anyone watching and without any assistance, she delivered a beautiful heifer calf.
The ranch wife didn’t waste any time getting on the phone to tell the Kansas boys about the blessing from God. They gave her a few more tips on how to get the swelling out of her udder and let her know she would need to register the calf.
When all was said and done, she realized God had gone above and beyond by not only getting the heifer there safely, but she got a heck of a bargain and couldn’t wait to see how her newest milk cow would perform.
At the end of the conversation, she thanked the Kansas boys and said, “See? God was in it all, from the beginning to the end. Isn’t He good?”
The Kansas boys had to agree – God was indeed good.
The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of Farm World. Readers with questions or comments for Melissa Hart may write to her in care of this publication. |
| 6/15/2011 |
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