One of the staple events during farm shows is the milking contest stripping milk from a cow’s udder, usually pitting some local celebrity against another. The rules vary but the winner is usually selected by the greater amount of milk in the bucket during a certain amount of time – usually quite brief. Few folks would have the finger and wrist strength needed to milk a cow dry.
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Chris Hardie
Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, raise animals and crops on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he’s a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past-president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Email chardie1963@gmail.com with comments.
