Re:CULT:cow death
- To: "iris-talk"
- Subject: Re:CULT:cow death
- From: C* M* M*
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:39:20 -0700
When I was growing up, and would help Mom clip the Iris back in the
fall --we had hundreds-along a 1/3 mile driveway- planting area about 3"
wide--the older white and older purple iris--my job was to load the leaves
into the wheelbarrow and take them down to the pigs or cows--for them to
eat--
she never included the rhizomes itself--just the clipped off leaves--
And she had an easy way of thinning the rhizomes--just cut a square out--the
width of the shovel --and toss it out--and the last time I was visiting the
'old homestead' --the beds of iris were still there--after over 50 years--
maybe the older ones are hardier--and maybe they just taste different from
the newer ones--because when the gates were left open and the cows came out
and meandered around the house area, they learned quite quickly to head for
the driveway and eat the iris there--but never did bother the areas where
the newer ones were planted.
In regard to the stomach content of cows--one of ours ate some of the
bailing wire off the bail--and got sick--so we had to feed her 4 sulfa
tablets every 4 hours--round the clock--ever try to give a cow pills the
size of a marshmallow? That is an interesting experience--and one that i
will never try again--
Carryl in western Montana zone 3/4--where the snow was melting 'cause we had
a 36 degree day--now back to more snow--
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