Color photograph of a few dozen cows in front of a barn. A line of cows headed back to the barn is visible on the left hand side of the frame.
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Cows were milked twice daily, first at about 3:00 a.m. and again at about 3:00 p.m. The process of milking all the cows could take up to 5 hours from start to finish.

Color photograph

Image courtesy of the Bettencourt Family

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