NanceXToo Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 We were driving with the windows open yesterday on our way to an educational program at the Daniel Boone Homestead when the breeze carried a giant whiff of cow manure into our open car windows. My 5 y/o son was not at all pleased with the smell. I told him, "Well, if you were a farmer, and you lived and worked on a farm, you'd have to smell it all the time. But you'd probably be used to it and wouldn't notice it as much." He informed me, "If I was a farmer and I lived and worked on a farm, I would move out." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 When I was a teenager, I knew a dairy farmer and his family. Their house always smelled, but I usually only noticed when I walked in the door. After a few minutes, it sort of balances out. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 LOL! I grew up in NW PA, and our good friends had a dairy farm. Then I moved to a place where factory farmed chickens are in abundance. There is simply no contest between the two. Cows smell healthy and earthy to me; caged chickens stink. Btw, how is the Daniel Boone homestead? Interesting? It's on our list to visit, but it's a little bit of a hike, so I only want to do it if it's worth the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 My parents live in the middle of nowhere. We had just been visiting them and were driving home. DD2 had been lamenting the fact that we didn't live in the country and weeping and moaning about how badly she wished we lived with Granny and Pa. Then we passed a squished skunk. She immediately changed her tune. Now she sees toll plazas on the highway as a mark of civilization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Btw, how is the Daniel Boone homestead? Interesting? It's on our list to visit, but it's a little bit of a hike, so I only want to do it if it's worth the drive. Well, I'm not sure what it would be like if you just went on a typical day. We went specifically for an educational program where they had different stations set up with demonstrations and hands on activities and so on. Very pretty there, for sure! Not sure how much there would be to do on just a "typical" day. I do have a few pics up on my blog if you want to take a peek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I live across the street from a dairy farm. They liquify the manure and spread it on the fields every so often. The first time it happened, I called DH and told him to come home because the sewer lines in the area must have broken and we had to get out of here before we were poisoned. Our windows were all closed and the odor was so strong I was sure the house was about to be flooded with raw sewage. I didn't think about how there are no sewer lines around here. I still don't like the smell of liquified manure. The regular manure smell doesn't bother me. I can tell that our puppy wants to go over there and roll in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Cute. I love the smell of cow manure. To me it smells clean and earthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I met my dh when I was a teenager. The love in the air was so strong that I guess I never noticed the manure smell. :D We lived on dairies for the first 15 years of our marriage, and I really didn't notice any smell unless it rained. We've now built a house on the back of our property, so there's about 450 acres between us and the actual dairy. I still don't smell anything at home, but when I go to the dairy now, I definitely notice the odor! :001_huh: My theory on this is that modern life has become so anti-bacterial, deodorized, and air-freshened, that we're no longer used to *real* life smells. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadsandLilysMom Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 So cute! I grew up in Carlisle and my grandparents lived in Greencastle. I miss the smell of the dairy farms. We relocated to NH 12 years ago and the farms here do not smell the same as they did in PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 That's the smell of MONEY! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I met my dh when I was a teenager. The love in the air was so strong that I guess I never noticed the manure smell. :D My first serious boyfriend worked on a dairy farm. He'd stop by on his way home to change, and for some reason I never thought he was cuter than when he was dirty, covered in hay and smelling of manure. There's just something about a dirty, stinky farm-boy. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Cute. I love the smell of cow manure. To me it smells clean and earthy. Me too, in our bucolic, New England world. Driving past a feed lot out west, however, is a whole 'nother story. :ack2: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 That's the smell of MONEY! Oh man, I *wish*... Being a dairy farmer is kind of a losing proposition these days. :001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 :lol: Good thing he knows what he wants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I grew up on a dairy farm and I love the smell of manure. I guess that's kinda gross.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 LOL! I grew up in NW PA, and our good friends had a dairy farm. Then I moved to a place where factory farmed chickens are in abundance. There is simply no contest between the two. Cows smell healthy and earthy to me; caged chickens stink. Btw, how is the Daniel Boone homestead? Interesting? It's on our list to visit, but it's a little bit of a hike, so I only want to do it if it's worth the drive. We had dairy farm in NW PA. I just pm'd you Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 That's the smell of MONEY! My dh's family are ranchers, and that is what my fil always says! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I love a man in a big carhartt coat that smells like a cow-swoon! I used to work at a local farm/ranch supply store and I loved it when the ranchers/farmers would come in smelling like cows. I love the smell of the barnyard too-to me it smells like springtime-it's usually one of the first smells that comes back in the spring when the grown thaws... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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