Rudolf Koller was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1828 and died in 1905.
Famous for painting realistic rural scenes, primarily of his native Switzerland.
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A cow eats its body-weight in green forage every 10 days. It is more economical to walk the cow to the forage than to cut and carry the forage to the cow.
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Putting up hay for winter
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Cattle were primarily traction animals before the time of tractors. Milk was secondary with meat and leather tertiary products.
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If you wanted meat, you poached ;-)
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Hat-tip to the unstoppable Lucas
I'm lucky to have a yoke of oxen nearby to work with. Great for snaking a log out of the rocky woods around here.
ReplyDeleteNo need to cut a road in there for that valuable oak.
Thanks as always for sharing ERJ.
ReplyDeleteSomething in my mind feels like that era - post Napoleonic Wars to pre-WW I - represents something unique in European history, something that was only realized after it had been completely destroyed by WW I.
Beautiful art and the detail is amazing. It makes me wish I was there. I look forward to Tuesdays to see what you will have next. Thanks Joe and Lucas.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff boss, Thank you for that. I miss Ole Remus for his as well
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