Apparently they are magnets that cows are supposed to swallow. They collect metal that the cow has been ingesting and then all the metal ends up in a cow pie. Which apparently the farmer then collects and uses again.Originally Posted by liza
I was thinking something more along these lines:
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04-27-2008, 03:43 AM #1
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Oil is good, grease is better.
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04-27-2008, 06:39 AM #2
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Oh my, who knew.
http://www.magnetsource.com/Solution...s/cowmags.html
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04-27-2008, 08:25 AM #3
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Oh I thought cow magnets were used so that the cow wouldn't have nails floating along their intestines. I never thought the farmer would get the metal/magnet back!
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04-27-2008, 08:26 AM #4
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which course did you take? they all seem so interesting!
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04-27-2008, 09:17 AM #5
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sounds like something men get from going into Home Depot, not cattle!
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