The Truth About Grazing Cows
Hey, why do cows graze facing the same direction, anyway?
———- from Eddie of Raleigh, North Carolina
I can only offer a theory, but it’s my hunch that cows are reincarnated Druids. Usually, they face in the direction of Stonehenge, that arcane and mysterious circle of British stone. They can no longer make sacrifices on moonless nights because they no longer have hands. This is probably fortunate, if you have chickens or geese. You’d hate to lose your barnyard fowl to some sort of ritual. The lack of hands is the cause of the rather melancholy expression one so often sees on the face of a cow. There are, however, still rural Stonehenges scattered throughout America and certain parts of England. These circles of corn or barely were nudged into place over a long period of time by patient herds of cattle – the most religious, mysterious and clumsy of all barnyard animals.
I can only offer a theory, but it’s my hunch that cows are reincarnated Druids. Usually, they face in the direction of Stonehenge, that arcane and mysterious circle of British stone. They can no longer make sacrifices on moonless nights because they no longer have hands. This is probably fortunate, if you have chickens or geese. You’d hate to lose your barnyard fowl to some sort of ritual. The lack of hands is the cause of the rather melancholy expression one so often sees on the face of a cow. There are, however, still rural Stonehenges scattered throughout America and certain parts of England. These circles of corn or barely were nudged into place over a long period of time by patient herds of cattle – the most religious, mysterious and clumsy of all barnyard animals. 