I bought a cow for our milk needs
@Professor2010 (20162)
India
February 17, 2012 7:02am CST
Today I bought a cow for 20, 000 rupees from the animal market here. She is local breed, not the hybrid, they are bigger, give 15-20 liters of milk daily, but need special food, lot of maintenance, moreover who will milk those 15 liters manually.
This cow gives 3 liters in morning 3 in the evening, enough for us. I have built a cow shed for her and engaged a person, he will take care, feed her, milk her; I will pay 3000 rupees to him every month.
We had cow in our home till 1964, professional persons were available for taking them to grazing fields full of green grass, for milking the cows, for cleaning the cowsheds, for making cakes from cow dung, and they were used as fuels. But now none such professionals are available, grazing fields are no more.
In my family we bought milk from professional milk sellers, milk is never pure, adulterated with rice, wheat flour, groundnut paste etc; some even mix water from ponds and streams full of germs. While boiling the added stuff gets settled in the bottom.
Next I bought from local dairy, we call them ‘Gosala’, later I knew they inject the cow with hormones to increase the yield. So I stopped buying from there.
I also bought milk in pouches from Government owned dairy; they say it is ‘PURE PASTURISED COW MILK’, but what I learn is they buy milk from societies, it has buffalo, goat, camel milk; powder milk is added to make it look thicker.
Buffalo milk causes gout, not well for babies; though good for tea only; hence to get 100% pure milk I bought the cow.
[b]From where you get your milk, do you keep cows at home?
Please respond, comment on this and share your opinion.
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Thanks in advance.
Let’s enjoy life to fullest.
Professor ‘*^Bhuwan^*’. .
17/2/2012.
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Next I bought from local dairy, we call them ‘Gosala’, later I knew they inject the cow with hormones to increase the yield. So I stopped buying from there.
I also bought milk in pouches from Government owned dairy; they say it is ‘PURE PASTURISED COW MILK’, but what I learn is they buy milk from societies, it has buffalo, goat, camel milk; powder milk is added to make it look thicker.
Buffalo milk causes gout, not well for babies; though good for tea only; hence to get 100% pure milk I bought the cow.
[b]From where you get your milk, do you keep cows at home?
Please respond, comment on this and share your opinion.
[/b]
Thanks in advance.
Let’s enjoy life to fullest.
Professor ‘*^Bhuwan^*’. .
17/2/2012.
[i][/i]4 people like this
18 responses
@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Feb 12
A cow would be a good investment. I was brought up outside the city limits and so we were able to have chickens. But after afew years they rezoned the area and it is not in the city limits. And my daughter always buys 1% milk and i don't care for it. I like whole real milk. Not processed in anyway.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Feb 12
It's supposed to be free of fat. It looks like colored water. Why bother with it?! Now they have one called fat free. I just like my regular milk.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
1% milk, what is that? Guess it is 100% lol
Thnxs for details
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Well Anne and Samia,
If you consider the investment, it really does not save money, but we get pure cow milk , and thnxs for the information
@peavey (16936)
• United States
23 Feb 12
We used to have a cow. Either me or my husband would milk her and feed her. We didn't have much land so we bought hay and grain for her.
Most people here buy pasteurized milk from the store, which isn't as good for you as raw, fresh milk, but since so many live in cities, they can't get milk before it goes bad, so they have to use pasteurized milk. Pasteurized milk is transported all across the nation. Our laws won't allow adulteration, although most milk (unless it's organic) contains hormones, antibiotics and pesticide and herbicide residue.
I'm lucky in that I have a share in a cow now and get fresh milk without having to take care of her myself.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Glad to know you had a cow and you enjoy milk thats pure..
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor 
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
18 Feb 12
There were cows only in my grandfather's house.I agree it is good to get unadulterated milk at home but it is a lot of labour. You are fortunate to have a good person to take care of her ; it is quite difficult to maintain the shed and keep it free of mosquitoes.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
So what is cost of cow milk there in Mumbai, do you get pure?
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
20 Feb 12
Hi Professor, it is good to hear that you can have fresh milk from your cow. As for me here, we have to buy milk from the shop since we can't have enough place to feed the cow. Besides that, feeding cow involves a lot of expenses, which we are not interested to bear the cost. I still prefer only to buy milk from the nearest shop in my area here. Indeed, most of our drink also needs milk to make it taste nicer to drink. Hope all of you are healthy and fine now.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Thnxs for the detailed response myfb, yes we are enjoying the milk.
Best of luck.
Professor
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
I hear the name carabao again, what is that, just want to know.
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor 
@youless (112562)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Feb 12
It is a good idea to have a cow so that you can have the natural milk all the time. But it is not possible here. I can't believe that if someone who has a cow at home. You need to have a big space to raise it. Besides, you have to spend time to take care of the cow. This is impossible in the city. We get the milk from the store only.
I love China
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
I am able to get pure milk youless, though indirectly it costs more.
Thanks for information.
@ibinissac (47)
• India
18 Feb 12
If we buy any products from market..it is not 100% pure get..nice look and for ssome other reasons they will add some thing which will not be good for health..
Your move to buy a cow for mik is good... but sometimes we find it difficult to maintain a cow.. For past years I was buying milk form my neighbour..so he l not add any thing to milk which is injurious to health...
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Welcome to mylot
Your neighbor is good man, hope he will keep supplying pure milk to you at reasonable price.
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor 
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
19 Feb 12
You drink raw milk! Ewwww! I grew up drinking raw milk! I grew up on a small dairy farm. Now if I had to drink raw milk I will say no! I get my milk from the one of the local min-marts. It is all cow's milk and it is pasturized. I buy in in plasitc bags. It is cheaper nad I don't have to worry if the plastic jugs are recycled which I am not sure of!
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
No we don't take raw milk, but it is boiled for long time to kill bacteria etc and make it thicker, all like thick milk with cream.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
hello professor,
this is a cool thing. very fresh milk every morning and whenever you need it. it will be very difficult if the cow is here professor. 
first, it will need a space and a place for gracing which we do not have.
so i will have to be content with the milk in cans and the powdered milk.
have a nice day.
ann
first, it will need a space and a place for gracing which we do not have.
so i will have to be content with the milk in cans and the powdered milk.
have a nice day.
ann1 person likes this
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Sweety
Jose will be back tonight, today is 25th, Kalyani and Vidya will prepare kheer and other items from milk, he will also drink thickly boiled milk with layers of cream, i will send some 'ghee' for Thea
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor 
@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
19 Feb 12
Wow Papa! Thats great! You get to have your real fresh milk everyday. Wont you get high cholesterol with that?
We have a farm and we put goats and chickens on it. My mom prefers sheep to cows. I dont know why... Maybe because she feels that sheep are a kinder breed.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Grace beta
From childhood i am taking thick cow milk with cream, my cholesterol level is normal
Sheep milk is not popular here.
@vandana7 (100526)
• India
18 Feb 12
:) That was customary once upon a time, wasn't it? I am a city bred person. We take one liter. And it is enough for the two of us. I dont know what are dietary specifications, but as recently as the last Sunday, I am told that is sufficient with periodic supplementing with calcium tablets. So I prefer it that way. :) I dont particularly like milk. :( And Bournavita gets boring after a couple of days. So I would need a lot of variety lol. I was told cow's milk is more risky because it can cause tuberculosis if you do not pasteurise it properly.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Vandanaji
I too don't like taste of Bournvita, calcium is good for elderly women, kalyani takes it.. We boil the milk for long time not only to kill bacteria but to make it thick.
@sjvg1976 (41289)
• Delhi, India
18 Feb 12
Hello Professo,
In Delhi too we are not sure if we are buying pure milk or not
.We buy it from professional milk seller.Its good that you have bought a cow for your home to fulfill milk need but in Delhi we are not allowed to do so secondly its not that easy to find fodder required by a cow and throw cow dung .
.We buy it from professional milk seller.Its good that you have bought a cow for your home to fulfill milk need but in Delhi we are not allowed to do so secondly its not that easy to find fodder required by a cow and throw cow dung .@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Recently a friend said, in Delhi they add urea to paints and make milk, surprising!!!
Our men can do any thing for money.
@Leocen (178)
• China
18 Feb 12
i can't imagine keeeping a cow at home in my area.the denity of population in my city is big,and most of us live in apartment around 100m2 without any yards.so there's no place for cow.cows are often kept in a cowfarm in suburban.many cows woukd be gathering together.the owner of the cowfarm would be rich. we citizans often purchase milk from supermarkets.as the price of the milk is a little high,like me,i don't drink it everyday,sometimes i forget to drink~
but i heard your story,i think it's pretty cool keeping a cow yourself home.this cow would not only give your milk free and help you earn money if you could keep several more cows to produce milk~
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Keeping several and selling milk will help, but i am not into it, that would be additional headache, it is for my family only.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
17 Feb 12
Oh, that's great! You bought a cow to supply your milk. I bet you have some grassy land over there. Do you? Or, do you have some other alternatives to feed your cow in case grassy lands are not available?
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
No more grassy land near, but one can buy grass bundles in the mall for cows etc.
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor 
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
17 Feb 12
That's great. That's a lit of cost just for milk. I guess if you sell milk it would be worth it. We just go to the corner store when we need milk. Enjoy your cow Professor!
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Sister that is enough for my family, no need to sell.
Best of luck.Hope you are fine
Professor
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@gnansekhar (330)
• India
17 Feb 12
hi,thats great mr.professor you have bought a cow for milk,all of us cant go for buying a cow for the sake of milk any ways congrats.and you were right now a days we are hard to find the people to look after the cows and to graze them etc,we buy milk from a person near to our society ,we get good quality of milk,we were ok with the milk supplied by him.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Welcome to mylot Gyan
Glad to know the man near your society supplies good milk, hope he will not add water.
thnxs for response
@Ernnesto (180)
• Slovak Republic
17 Feb 12
Hello Professor2010,
I admire you for such decision. That´s great that you bought a cow. Milk from own production is best, everytime you are drinking it you know what content. I mean what was a feed for cow, and how the cow was milking, because there are some problems if udder is not clean enough. I am buying a milk at special automats for milk. I use to it because I know that it is better that one from shop in paltic or tetra pack boses. I am supporting our farmers, so other adventige. But If there would be some possibility for me to have a cow, I would buy one or too, just for my family and someting for selleng.
Great decision was also buying a home breed, it is better, when you dot need high yield. And you are supporting local breeds :-). So other words for that: protecting them agains extincion.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
25 Feb 12
Hello welcome friend
Guess you are going to buy your cow and enjoy pure cow milk.
thnxs for response
