Waterbed-sleeping cows make healthier milk
With waterbeds cushioning their joints, these cows produce better milk, according to Ohio farmers.
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Cats Blackie (black) and Brownie (front) catch squirts of milk during at Arch Badertscher’s dairy farm in this 1954 Nan Farber photo.
“This picture just makes me smile. Great photographs do not need to be serious, they just need to evoke emotion.” — Liz Ronk, Photo Editor, LIFE.com
Ever wonder what the favorite photographs are of the LIFE editors? Here you go.
The Canada lynx has long legs and broad paws that make walking through thick snow easier. They primarily hunt snowshoe hares, a cousin of the Arctic hare. The Canada lynx became extinct in Colorado in the 1970s, though the creatures were successfully reintroduced in the area. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has them listed as “threatened” in the lower 48 states.
13 animals of the arctic
While fresh, local food is growing in popularity among consumers, it’s also growing in school systems. Learn about these 10 successful farm-to-school programs.
You’ve decided to take the plunge and raise your own chickens. What’s next? In addition to building a chicken coop and mulling over the egg-eating options — scrambled or over-easy? — you need to consider what kind of chicken breed is right for you.
A chicken breed for every need
