Question:
I grew up in a small town in southern Minnesota and had many occasions to stay over at a farm owned by a family that regularly attended my father's Lutheran church. I enjoyed getting a taste of farm life. They were dairy-cow farmers, and I remember asking the father as he was milking cows why he had the radio on and why he was playing classical music. He said that he tried rock, polka and most everything else and concluded that classical music produced the best milking. Somewhere, it has been said that "music hath charms to soothe the savage breast." I believe it also can arouse and agitate. My farmer friend said the cows were as calm as can be with classical music playing in the barn.
T.U., Minneapolis, MN Aug 16, 2010
Answer:
Thank you for your interesting recollection!
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