Number Seventy-four

Number Seventy-four KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR She walked out of the barn in the middle of October, and didn’t come back. Her number was #74, and the exit marked an end to an era that expanded 175 years. Although she was just another cow to many, her life accents the history of dairy farming in Ashford Township. Worn with Age She was weathered like any farmer dedicated to their land.