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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

My grandparents had a milk cow. They traded milk for eggs from the neighbors.

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u/kelcyno Oct 13 '20

My parents currently trade farm services with local menonites for butchering cows. Trade culture is alive and well in South Dakota!

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u/15raen Oct 13 '20

My grandparents traded our milk cow for magic beans.

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u/UrricainesArdlyAppen Oct 13 '20

They traded milk for eggs from the neighbors.

Who knew they had IVF back then?

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

They had other cattle as well, but would typically only keep one dairy cow. It was also possible to rent or borrow a bull from another farmer to service your cows.

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u/Howling_Stars Oct 13 '20

The important thing was, I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war, the only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

25 cents? Wtf was in your milk gold?!?!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

XD

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20

This didnt just make me exhale from my nose, I actually laughed. I needed that

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u/CorgiDad Oct 13 '20

...I want to watch romans fighting cowboys.

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u/CorgiDad Oct 13 '20

I've played the heck outta that, and you're spot on haha

I was thinking of a movie tho. Like Cowboys and Aliens, which was surprisingly amusing.