The Empire State is famous for its dairy products, with a whole building at the New York State Fair devoted to that industry.
Walk out the back door from the milk bar and take a right to tour the dairy cattle barn. Its rows of stalls are home to cows of many breeds and colors. Nearby are the milking parlor and a show rings where judging is held regularly.
Strolling the hay-littered rows between the stalls is among the most beloved annual traditions of Fair visitors. The many breeds of dairy cows are represented by animals that are at once imposing and adorable.
They seem to calmly accept the parade of visitors, the bovine paparazzi, gawking, petting and photographing them as they relax in their massive barn.
It’s certainly a departure from their daily lives in which they generally encounter only the humans who feed them, milk them, clean their stalls and occasionally provide veterinary care.
There is no better representative of New York agriculture than its dairy cows, the real stars of dairy day.
Leave a Reply