Cute Craigslist Ad

[Farmer Jayne]

Saw this today. Made me chuckle.

http://ocala.craigslist.org/grd/4226448678.html

[DEKE01]

someone educate me. The second photo, the triangle right aft of her ribs, isn't Elsie going hungry?

[opportunity]

Originally Posted by DEKE01

someone educate me. The second photo, the triangle right aft of her ribs, isn't Elsie going hungry?

She doesn't look horrible but not great jersey cows always look like hell to me when I'm used to the beef cows. I have two jerseys and it doesn't matter how much they eat they only look good to me at 8 months along.

[simi-steading]

Almost an illegal ad for CL.. by mentioning things that go bang.. guns are a nono on CL..

[kycrawler]

That cow is too thin for not being in. Milk can see 4_5 ribs through winter coat. Wonder how old she is feet look a little long

[Farmer Jayne]

Really not the direction I thought this thread would take.

[Highland]

Been a while since I heard of Elsie--now that was and is marketing!

[goodhors]

Wonder how old the cow is, no visible udder as I would expect on even a young heifer. I would agree, she is too thin, feet need attention. Coat is rough, not sleek, like a well fed cow shows, even in winter hair. Dairy cows are ribby even fed properly, but this cow is way too bony. Might be an older cow, can't get her bred, so being sold on. To me, she looks older, mature rather than young. Maybe they have no bull, which is why she never has been bred or had a calf.

I remember Elsie and Borden Dairy advertising when we visited Gramma in Chicago, who had a TV. Just about the prettiest cow ever. We LOVED the chocolate milk Gramma got us for a treat, Borden's of course! Mom NEVER bought dairy company milk from the store, we drank dry milk at home because it was so much cheaper to feed all us milk drinkers!! I am sure we drank at least a gallon a day, among us kids.

Still drink a lot of milk here, though it is dairy company milk now. That dry milk is pretty pricy now! I still use the dry milk for the puppies when we have them, extra calcium for strong bones.

[Paquebot]

Ad says that she isn't bred yet and thus not lactating or a big udder to see. Looks like an open Jersey heifer to me. My first wife's uncle had a huge purebred Jersey herd and none of them ever looked like the real Elsie. (I saw her a few times live.)

Martin

[65284]

Originally Posted by simi-steading

Almost an illegal ad for CL.. by mentioning things that go bang.. guns are a nono on CL..

Firecrackers? Maybe he wants firecrackers.

[DamnearaFarm]

I wish I could get Elsie for Christmas (well, a healthy young milk cow, anyway!). Funnily enough, 65284, I made the same comment yesterday. My daughter saw a good looking cow on CL with the same 'things that go bang' wording and I told her I should email and offer a firecracker

[SimpleAcres]

I think she looks okay, a little shaggy 'cause of winter coat and rolling in pine needles, obviously a young heifer - still has that "baby face." A good idea to get your heifers bred before selling, though, it doubles the value.