Superstition Farms

July 6, 2009

I thought that this field trip was awesome! We had such a good time there, though it was hot.

When we were there, the farm owner came and told us some facts about the farm. For example, he said that a cow can only make milk if it is pregnant. He told us what he had to do to keep his 1000 cows in check and healthy. I was amazed at how much food (50 pounds) a cow eats in one day. That was really interesting. Then he told us to get up and follow him.

We went on a tractor ride. Well, not all of us could fit on a tractor, but they have a tailer hooked up to the back with hay barrels as seats. The tractor took us around for a quick tour around the farm. We saw almost all he cows up close, but never got to touch them. While we were looking in awe at all the cows, he told us yet more facts. Like, a cows udders can get up to 60 pounds with milk. When the ride ended, we looked at some other animals.

He had about 4 goat, one donkey, one sheep, a very old horse, and a very old cow. He let us feed the goats, donkey, and sheep, and let us feed the horse a carrot slice. Be aware that all slobber heavily. He told us that they take in many farm animals that people just left, abused them, or were unable to care for them. I thought that that was so nice of them to do that. We got to hold chickens and roosters too.

Superstition farms makes their own milk, cream, and my favorite, ice cream. We got to taste the milk and ice cream, and it was so yummy!!!! You have to try some!

It is hot there! You should probably bring sunscreen or a hat, and (of course) water. Lots of water. There are some indoor places that you can go in, but all of the cows are outdoors.

Superstition Farms has a summer camp that kids can attend to. For more information, go to www.SuperstitionFarms.com.

Hannah
11 Years Old