MOULTRIE, Ga. — Ending the events in the Dairy Pavilion was our cow milking competition featuring President Zippy Duvall of the American Farm Bureau, President Tom McCall of the Georgia Farm Bureau, and President Jimmy Parnell of the Alabama Farmers Federation. The competitors had to fill their individual buckets as much as possible by milking a cow in one minute. Parents and kids watching the competition cheered on the presidents to milk faster, hoping to encourage each one to out milk the other. In order to make the milking competition fair, the competitors went through three rounds. After each round, all three presidents rotated to a different cow.
(photo by Sunbelt Ag Expo)
Once each cow was milked by each president, everyone gathered around the judging table to see who filled up their individual graduated cylinder the most. After careful consideration by parents and kids, it was clear that it was a close competition. President Parnell came in third, not far behind President McCall in second place. Sweeping away first place was President Duvall of the American Farm Bureau.
–Darby Masters, Sunbelt Ag Expo